Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 1

fft. I Appreciate Culliire of Ar.c -7 Ml' With- Dr. W. L. Van Loan, superintendent of presiding, a class of 175 seniors received their Orvallia senior hieh school commencement exerci.

WEDNESDAY. MAY 28, 1947 CORVALLIS, OREGON ESTABLISHED 1862 I Aiintii iiftf niffht before a crowd of parents and friends that taxed tha seating capacity of the auditorium. Class members marched to their reserved secti th? processional "Coronation by the high schxi with Charles Kellmer directing. Rev. G.

Hayden Stewart cr- a the invocation, and two members of the class assisted the musical program, Miss Alice Jeanette (Jane) Jt.ff::. singing Let My Song Fill Your Heart," with Mrs. Or Martin Johnson as accompanist, and the trio, Jane and Charlotte Cutshall, class members, and Marilyn singing "Flower of Dreams," with Shirley Roberts acccn-' panying. Greta jo McCurley played "Adoration" as a violin solo. First Applegafe Marker Placed Today Al Monroe School Erection of historical markers serve a three-fold purpose of memorializing the pioneers, hrinem 1 1 i FRANKLIN'S CHOICE Auburn haired, blue eyed Sutan Virginia Small, daughter el Mr.

and Mrs. Phil Samll, S27 North 15ih. is Franklin school's candidate for queen of the Corvallis Rothow on June 14 and IS. Princess Susan is the third of the five princasses front whom the queen will be chosen. Seven years old on January 7.

she was born in Corvallis and has lived here all her life except during the war wha she traveled about the country while her father was In the army. has a five and a half year old, sister. Shirley, is fond of playing "dress up" and skating and has Cookie, a cat, for a pet. history to life for today's school cnnaren. snd providing additional points of interest to thousands of tourists: speakers' brought out at Ceremonies swnmnnnvinii ih nloo.

1 Bt niJiitegaw i rail wmen- nial marker on the high school grounds at Monroe this morning, Tbis was the first of four markers assigned to Benton coun-tl. The second will be placed at the flat. View school tomorrow at 11 o'clock as feature of it. -1 m. a uic uoang oj scnooi mere.

Two others Will Te placed later In the year at Philomath and ,,1 he Monroe ceremony was attended by the student bodies of the grade and high schools, townsoeo- pie and visitors from other parts of Benton county and Eugene. The arrow-bead shaped, marker is placed at the edge of the school ground next to the Pacifie highway, mounted on an iron oin em bedded in a cairn-like concrete base designed by J. H. Gallagher, Cor- vauis. John E.

Smith. Benton county historian and acting instructor of geography at OSO gave the princi pal address, recounting briefly the early history of the settlement of the Willamette vallev and the Dart played by the opening of the alter- (Continued on page 5, column 5.) Ford Offers Vege to Workers "DETROIT, May. 28. The Ford Motor Cos today offered CIO production workers the equivalent of a 15 cent an hour wage increase and simultaneously boosted 20.000 salaried employes 10 per cent. boost in salaries was limited to those making' less than $1000 monthly and.

becomes effective June5 the, company said. The offer was worded in such a way as to exclude 3800 striking foremen as long as they were not covered by a The proposal to the CIO United Auto Workers; which has threatened strike action after three weeks of negotiations, was conditioned oh their acceptance of their old contract virtually Iniaet; except, for wage issues. A lt provided an 11 cent hourly wage boost plus six paid annual holidays, identical with the pattern established in settlements with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. DETROIT.

Mav 28. OPl i The CIO United Auto Workers today re jected a proposal by the Ford Motor Co. for a 15-cent increase for 130,000 production workers, i Thef company made" the offer earlier in an announcement that 20.000 salaried employes would re ceive a 10 per cent wage Increase June 1, 1 White House Urged Communis Propaganda WASHINGTON, May 28. A sub-committee reported to the Lhouse- un-Amencan activities com mittee today that "some of the most flaerant 'Communist propa ganda films 'were produced asvt nnilt nt whitn nressure. 1 The report 'did hot say who cupied the White House at the time the films were produced.

VOL XXXtX, NO. 24 Senate Passes Income Tax Cut 20-3OPerCent v' 'r WASHINGTON, May 28. (PI -senate today passed legislation ait income taxes lor most tax-from 20 to .30 per cent ring July I- The bill slashei rovemment's annual revenue to estimated Starting with SO per cent fojrthe josest income brackets, the tax euts range aown ml iy.o per cen truest income taxpayers. Km Tbe vote on final passage was 5Jt34," i -The bill now gcs back' to the iuse for action on senate amendments and doubtless will be sent (e senate-house committee for paipromising differences, The house originally voted to juke income tax cuts to January Settlement of the iunonth difference on the effec-flv date is one of the major points disagreement between the house iBd senate versions. 1 The percentage reductions from current tax loads under the sen-ite bill, which is similar to, the oouse-approved measure, would ke: Thirty per cent off for persons hose net income, after exemptions tiA deductions is $1000 or less.

Prom 30 to 20 per cent for persons with net incomes tof $1000 to $1400. Twenty per cent for incomes of $1400 to Fifteen per cent from $79,700 to Ten and five-tenths per cent on all above The bill also provides an additional $500 personal exemption for taxpayers, over 65 years-of age, and for their spouses too, if they have reached 65. Bv DKWITT MACKENZIE AP foreign Affairs Analyst Former President Herbert Hoovr opens up a wide avenue for serious reflection when 'he charges that Moscow is delaying rehabili-tetibn of the former axis nations, and adds thaj 'the reasons for continuous obstruction, by i Russia- to every effort restore production have at least some expression in the Russian jress is a method by which the United States caii bs bled white by relief meas- a Mr. koover made this accusation I letter to the anpronrintions eommiUee of the house of repre-aentativei. Suggested methods of restoring the German and Jap-ms economies to ease the American taxpayers', burden and admori-ished: c.

"We should wait ho longer. Rus- will not make war about Well, why should Russia want Weed the United States white that is indeed the desire of the Muscovites? Mr. Hoover doesn't I'late on the Subject, perhaps for reason that the answer is fair- obvious. If that is what the So- have in mind, the purposes f'early must be one or both of ese: sr-1. To reduce America rom her lotion the' world's greatest I0? to one of such economic witness that she no longer would dominant in global affairs.

In ronnection we must note Moscow repeated allegations that the wiled States has imperialistic de-Hna and is trying to encircle the Union. To create a condition of eco-chaos inhe United States oiculated to permit communism take over the government and "ahllsh a Soviet. rfHJvw called for rehabilitation ine enemy countries and, in or-f achieve thU, urged that the "wd SUtes make an immediate with Japan, and that the fnt plan of a temporary cen- wuedon Pare 3. Column 4 TODAY'S FIRST CASH AD th first cosh od wrween 10 ond 50 words Iwi for this Issue. R'-'tOKRATO.

H.M A I han. tat IhtM io.llom. first cosh od between 0 ond 50 words token ofjw 8:30 a.m. Voch day opoeor on tU front 9 th day Coutr Coys ToBrir.33C3Yc:r.3 McnloCcn-diis Approximately 300 boys have now registered for- the annual Beaver Boys State in Corvallis, sponsored from June 29 to July 6 by the American Legion, department of Oregon, reports D. M.

Mc Dade of Portland, president of the Beaver Boys State board of directors. McDade was here last week making arrangements for the project. Acting director of activities for the boys' state will be John Fen-ner, Oregon State college alumni manager, McDade said7vW. M. Harper, chief campus police officer, will be officer of the day.

The boys will be housed in Central hall, one of the men's dormitories," and will usethe Memorial, Uiuon dining room; vu-v. Medford has signed up the larg est delegation to date, McDade said, with Col. W. H. Paine enrolling 32 boys.

He hopes to have 40. Commander N. K. Hichena reported 12 registered from Eugene and Al Crose said 13 would attend from Days, In Douglas countyr expected to send seven boys to the week's program. Other Legion posts that have sig nified intentions of sending repre sentatives to Beaver Boys State are: Yamhill.

Maupin, Grants Pass, Itillsboro, Federal Dost oi roniana, enterprise, urande, Lakeview, Parkrose, West Hills, Portland, Monroe, Sweet: Home, Wallow Baker, Canyonvllle, Redmond, Day villa, Sherwood, On tario. Gresham Cottage Grove. Al bany, Mewberg, Klamath Falls and uregon state college-post Beaver Boys Stata-is an'Amerl canism project of thO Legion giv mg. Instructional and functional phases of government to boys through the organization' of 'city, county, and state units govern ment for the duration of the week they are together. 1'.

A. fr 3)1 Hanqcd by US Army LANDSBERO; Germany, executioners handed 28 more elite guard administrators of infamous Mauthausen concentration camp today, completing the execution of 48 of the camp's, guards and foremen for war Twenty-two men were hanged yesterday In two hours and 37 minutes, i Today's executions of 28 men occupied three hours and 30 min utes. man received a last-minute stay of He was Otto StrlegeL 32, the Mauthausen itess sergeant-A final decision Is expected from U. S. army headquarters within 24 hours.

i When informed of the reprieve, Streigel defiantly demanded to know why he was not being hanged with his comrades. Roseburg Taxpayers Reject City Budget -V'--" ROSEBURG, May 28. UP) A proposed city budget which would have exceeded the six per cent limitation by $99,21153 was rejected yesterday by margin of 90 votes. budget was the highest in city history snd'aalled for expenditures of $191,435, of which was to be raised by taxes. The vote" was 990 with 450" voting yes and 540 no.

4 Middle West Has Advantages, and By HAL BOYLE -KANSAS CITY, May 28-(JPhComlnt back to the middle west, I always wonder why people ever migrate from here to New York. aI did it myself ten yean ago, and I still can't make up my mind whether it was a good idea. For the advantages that living in Manhattan once had over lift in inland towns and cities have pretty well The difference used to weigh heavily in favor of New York. Now the balance tends to swing the other way. i Fifty years ago the' great eastern metropolis could feel pretty smug in its artistic, commercial and cultural superiority over the other American That Is no longer true.

Her in th midwest the leading cities have their own symphony orchestras. Their women's shops carry rirtn avenue styles, ym radio programs, the movies, the magazines, the, latest books all Out of State Retirement Plan Hopes that Benton county could join in the state public employes retirement program during the coming fiscal year went by the board today after the county bud. geV. committee reported it could not balance the budget within the six percent increase limitation, and tossed out this item again when approving a' total budget of $413,632 for the next 12 months. The final public hearing on the budget will be held June 27.

Cost to the county for the retirement program would have been approximately $11,000. Elimination of this item stijl did not quite cut the'-faiitiagy proposed budget of $423,666 but that amount, since several small additional increases were made by the committee The 1946-47 budget was $368,084. Half -Tim Sanitarian Several other proposed new items were eliminated. A proposal fora full-time county sanitary officer was cut, leaving the present half-time setup in existence again. The sheriff 's request for installation of two-way radio equipment in his police carsdso was dropped.

Included in the new budget will be Ian additional full-time deputy sheriff, however, who will operate throughout the county, handling enforcement of various county regulations including load limits on county roads. Portable truck scales will purchased logging trucks and other; heavy vehicles using the county roads will be weighed This deputy previously has operating half-time. An additional office deputy was authorized for the county assessor. A' $150 item for Applegate trail markers Was approved. Increases in salaries' amounting roughly to Jtrom five to seven percent 'were authorized'' for most county employes, while salaries of employes otjthe jcouftty.

health de-partmehf "received "big" Tiodsts, in some cases 20 percent. These sal-, ary scales, were set by the state health department and in order to obtain state participation in the (Continued on Page 3, Column 6) Pacific Highway' Bridge Soon Ready SALEM. May 28. The almost-completed $140,000 bridge ver the Pudding river on the Par cif ic highway -at Aurora will be moved into place about July State Highway Engineer R. H.

Bal-dock said today.1 The new bridge, which will be placed on huge jacks and slid into the place now occupied by the present narrow structure, will eliminate one of the Pacific highway's worst traffic hazards. Baldock said it would take about 12 hours to remove the present bridge and install the hew one. Operations will begin at midnight in order to cause the least interruption to trafffic. Forest Fire Hazards "s- Continue in Oregon SALEM, May forest fire hazard remains critical in eastern but5 cloudy weather and showers have greatly improved conditions in the western part of the state, State Forester N. S.

Rig- ers said today. there and there is no great Industrial capacity, south of the equator. "There are three possible areas in he northern hemisphere where these two conditions do exist. "The first is in western Europe where both, the first and second world wars --i "The second is In eastern Eurasia, and the nearby Islands of the western Pacific whence the Japanese Jumped off the last time. "The third is the land mass of central Asia.

Other army officers backed up the war department's request for funds to finance large-scale-maneuvers in the Arctic regions and to develop missiles that will travel through the upper air at 3000 miles an hour. Spaatz told the committee that, regardless of where the next war comes from', "hostile shots will most certainly be fired on the United and air attacks, either by heavy bombers or guided missiles, "will hit the United States and do terrific damage." the Arctic Frontier Need Better World Verlun D. Scholl. the president, gave greetings from the class, and Dr. Van Loan introduced mem-! bers cf the school board and gave admonition to the class, stating that criticism, so prevalent today, inai criucism, bo prevalent loaay, should be matched by assuming the responsibility of leadership.

He presented Dr. Herbert G. Smith, Willamette university president and commencement speaker. Speaking on the subject, "The Marks of An Education," Dr. Smith stated the individual needs to det velop a spirit of tolerance while learning to live happily with other people, correct use of the fundamental tools of the three '-'R'S" an appreciation of the culture of our ancestors which has come down to us through books The educated man should use his education in assuming rcsponsi bility toward building a better word, Dr.

Smith stated. Principal R. G. Cunliff spoke briefly in presenting the class, and was assisted by E. C.

Reiman, chairman of the school board, in presenting the diplomas. Special Honors Special senior honors for the grade point average of 3.75 or above for the four high school years were given Corwin Alexander Maejel Allman, Evelyn Bulils, Jeanne. Cortright, Esther PeUoldt, Vivian ElUs and Mary Louise Gil-fillan. Senior honors for grade paint average of 8.25 to 3.75 for the four years were. granted Leora Kuhl-man, Elli Nelson, Peggy Rickard, Donna Stumpenhaus, Charlotte Cut-hall, Joyce Nonken, Patriiia Mcllugb.

Dan.lliller, Beverly J. Spurgeon, Robert ifurina, VerU MjdisDh, Joan Wheeler. Ard.a F' Tatrkia Elips-ts, rjith sen Mary Ann Spring, Yviiliaru WUson, Hejen L. Stansfield, Ilkh-ard McCoy, Nancy A. Clinton.

Dorothy Jean Hollister and Donna (Continued on Page 8, Column 4) i i Marshall Becking Si. lavrence Seaway WASHINGTON. May 28. (JP) -Secretary of State Marshall testi fied today that completion of the St. Lawrence seaway would aid, In TI defense of the North American con.

Marshall appeared with former President Herbert Hoover and oth ers before a senate foreign rela tions sub-committee considering new legislation providing for the authorization of the half-billion dollar international development. -Marshall said four advantages of the project would: v. "1. Enable us to build oceangoing war vessels in the relative security of Inland waters; Create, a vital new line to the industrial heart of the United States and Canada; "3. 'Create a tremendous source of electric power in an area that does not have enough and would be -comparable to that generated by TV and in the Columbia and Colorado "4.

Provide this nation with overall economic advantages." AH New York Many More are as available here as they art ip New York. And the people seem to have more time to enjoy them. Composers, writers, now live anywhere, Life Is expanding and breaking old bonds in the midwest and throughout the rest of the country. It is becoming richer and fuller. In New York this isn't true in the same -manner: The slums clear very slowly, life rides to the subway's grind, and tha concrete wilderness presses more heavily upon the spirit, There aren't enough green and growing things around.

Tempers are shorter, service is worse. i But it would be unfair to New York to say it has nothing to compensatt for the lost spaciousness of living you leave behind when you come to 'it from the American heartland. There is a throb and pulse about Manhattan that, one felt, you can never forget It is a sense of being part of the craziest, most wonderful, big gest and noisiest sideshow In his- tory. II I IN, III LI.BMt"-l i. Ijn; jV' 1 lw.J ji my a it" IllSfC I -I vl JJ JiU UJ v- For the Oregon State classes cf '97, "02, '07 and 22, the special day, known as Reunion day, will be June 7.

This year the class of '97 will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary and the class of '22, its twenty-fifth anniversary. 'The committee for each class ho prepared its own program for the day. All classes will Join together'-for the annual alumni essocistion meeting at 3 with President A. L. Strand as the speaker and the alumni-faculty coffee at 4:30 in the Memorial Union.

Dr: William T. Johnson, Corval lis, is in charge of the arrange ments for this year's Golden Jubilee class, Oregon Staters who have previously celebrated their fiftieth anniversary are members of the Golden Jubilee alumni. Last year's Golden Juhilee luncheon was at tended by 29 alumrQione of whom were under 70 years of age. The class of '02 will have a re union in Corvall.3 the in 10 years. An hi -wtant of 'the '02 is in ellipses other tvr.i 'C2 are i.

and c1dSjj- may rar ar.y- when iiam to 'IS; Senior ei.iss fresidert c-t3 cLss C7. Weathers. t-bony attorney, will as I t-. h'r, ccSlMe classmates et a iin in AH rt tbe Term! lr at 12 7. A K.

I '07, ts t.i 1 u.J ku a will toe Clyw FU-. is rpA John lulton, retin-d rin. class wiU attend a luncheon at J2.30 Tony Schllle, '22, senior class nresMent, as Replies have been received from many of the members of the class of '22 stating that they plan to attend the reunion, John Tenner, alumni manager, said today. Registration and informal visiting wilV begin at 10 on Saturday morning in the Memorial Union, followed by the class luncheons. IIF-'i" ML-1 GSim ilCDrSSKO (11 il Inrknr I JiiCfi jS Jl.O OMAHA, May 28.

'() Spring snows ranging up to 12 inches at Alliance covered much of western-Nebraska today. The snow began falling last night find continued today. At Alliance trees were broken down by the heavy wet snow which contained 1.86 of an inch of moisture, roads were blocked, traffic snarled and all 6now removal equipment called Into play. The snow fall there was heavier than any experienced dur ing the winter. Temperatures dropped to freezing in some places.

Election Ballots -Reported Missing KANSAS CITY," May 28. (JP) -Primary election ballots checked by county grand Jury in its investigation of alleged vote frauds were reported missing today from tht vault of the Kansas City board of election commissions. Ludwick Graves, chairman of the board, said both doors of the large storage vault in the county courthouse had been pried open and "three ballot boxes containing ballots checked by the grand jury have been opened." "One of the boxes," he added, "is definitely empty." Nicaragua Quiet 1 After Prexy Coup MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 28 -P)-Stores and business houses here wert functioning normally and air transportation was again on regular schedule today after a brief interruption resulting from the bloodless coup which forced President Leonard Arguello out of of If ice Monday. Only a few armed soldiers wore seen on the streets. Weather Forecast Oregon Tartly cloudy tonight and Thursday, but with morning cloudiness near coast.

Gentle to moderate westerly winds oft coast. Local temperatures yesterday- Maximum 68, minimum 52. Socialist Oevin Given Hearty i Driiish Support MARGATE, May 28 UP) Foreign Secretary Ernest Be vin won a vote of confidence from Britain's ruling Labor party by more than two to one in a preliminary skirmish on foreign affairs at the party's annual conference today. 'The delegates voted 2,357,000 to 1,109,000 for rejection of a com posite resolution calling for a "re view of our military commitments and the distribution and organization of the armed forces, in order that they may be reduced considerably below the government's tar get for March, 1948." Prime Minister Attlee announced several weeks ago that the labor cabinet wished to reduce the number of men and women In the armed forces to 1,087,000 by March, 1948, the end of the fiscal year, The number as of December 31, 1948, was 1,427,000. Ho More Loans The government also won a via tory on its proposals for economic planning and manpower distribu tion for coping with the country's current economic crisis.

Resolutions supported by the party's national executive were given almost unanimous approval, while others disapproved by the executive were defeated or withdrawn. The debate on economic planning was highlighted by addresses of twb high government leaders who indicated that Britain did not in tend to seek another loan from the United States. Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison warned against piling up financial obligations, and Chancel lor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton said that "we must not count upon raising any further overseas credit." US Tax Exemptions To Remain theSar WASHINGTON, May 28-fP)-A proposal to raise the personal income tax exemption to $750 for single persons and $1,500 for married couples was rejected 44-27 today by the senate. The amendment was offered by Senator McClellan, to the pending tax cut bill. Present exemptions are $500 each for the taxpayer and his spouse.

-Boseball Scores National League Brooklyn 001 230 341 14 19 2 New York 100 000 010 2 0 Taylor and Edwards; Jansen, Voiselle 5, Ayers 6, Andrews 9 and 1 American League Boston 020 070 0009 1 1 0 Philadelphia .010 000 010 1 7 0 Ferriss and Tebbets; Flores, Me-Mahan (5), Sceibe (5) and Quern. Money-Raising tip i To Assist Chinsso The mor.ey-raieing phase of' the activities of the Benton county committee' for United Service to iChim astartedthis, weekr WiUv the mailing of a large number of letters to residents of Corvallis and other communities L. E. Stutz, co-chairman of the committee announced today. It is hoped to raise the relatively modest amount sought entirely through mail solicitation, said Stutz, as this is not.

a high pressure, hpuse-to-house campaign, but one which will give people an opportunity to assist the people of a struggling, friendly nation to help" themselves. The United Service to China, formerly- United China Relief, is headed. by Edward R. Stettinius, Ur. as national' campaign chair man, and with Secretary of State George C.

Marshall as honorary chairman, Stutz pointed out. These and other leaders in this country strongly endorse this means of con tinuing American aid to the Chinese, who may, if aided now, continue as Iru the past the "key to peace in the Far East." as the New York Times termed that nation. Little if any of the aid provided through USC is duplicated by other agencies; in fact the purpose of the USC is to avoid duplication and insure that i contributions reach places where'ther will do the most lasting gcod, Stutz added, Congressman Calls For Quick Jrealies WASHINGTON, May 28. (JP) -Chairman Taber, N. of the house appropriations lommittee declared today the administration should accept "immediately" Herbert Hoover's suggestion that this country" write its own peace trea ties with Germany and Japan.

"It's perfectly apparent the administration has let things get out of Taber told reporters after observing that American financial commitments abroad between now and July 1, 1948, will amount to close to $5,000,000,000 if pending legislation is passed In its present form. Declining to suggest a deadline for getting Russia's agreement to speed big-power treaty making, the New York lawmaker contended: "The more we fool around with it, the more we get involved In International handouts." Great Blast Due to No Safety Regulation WASHINGTON, May 28. (Pi -The coast guard reported today an investigation ef the Texas City disaster April 16, showed ignorance andviolar.ons of safety regulations governing the handling of "dangerous" cargoes. A death-dealing chain of explosions which killed and injured hundreds was set off when shipment of ammonium nitrate blew 1 up while it was being loaded on the (French vessel Grandchamp. Main U.S.

Vaf Defenses Expected To Be llorth; on WASHINGTON, May 28 -(fl5)-The army believes that if there Is another war defenses must be "on the Arctic frontier." Without naming any possible aggressor, Gen. Carl Spaatz, commanding general 'of the army air forces, told the house appropriations committee during hearings on the 1948 military supply bill sent to the house floor "As we fabricated this budget we had continually in mind the concept of the Arctic frontier. While none of us, of course, knows when war may come, we 'can with reasonable assurance tell from whence it will come. 1 "Wars of a scale or magnitude adversely to affect the United States must be compounded of two primary elements a large population which may become -warlike, and a vast Industrial resource for the production of weapons. "Reference to a globe repre-wniinff the earth's surface will show at once that the southern hemisphere may be dismissed.

Tbart art no. vast populations.