Arson Charges Filed
Against III Student
MOSCOW, Idaho. Nov. 20 G" -
A charge of first degree arson
wat' filed tonight against a fresh
man student who officers said
had admitted setting one in a se
ries of dormitory fires which
struck the University of Idaho
campus last month.
He was not charged with
Netting the fire in which three
fellow students lost their lives
early on the morning of Oct.
19.
Paul D. Matovieh. 20. Kellogg.
Idaho, was charged with physi
cally netting a fire at Chrisman
hall ~ 13 in which a davenport,
chair and drapes were burned.
Other Bla/es
There were other dormitory
fixes on the campus Oct. 12. 14
and 19. Arson was suspected in
each, including the last blaze in,
which the students died.
Earle Koehler, state law en
forcement commissioner who has
been here for two days, issued
the following statement:
“Thirty-three days of intensive
investigation by local, county and
state officials has resulted in the
solution of the series of fires at
University of Idaho dormitories
and the deaths of three students
in the last fire at Gault hall. Oct.
19.
L<9NE STAR, BUT 2 TURKEYS
Thanksgiving Choice
Stymies Poor Texans
By ROBERT E. FORD
DALLAS UP)—Texas is blessed
with two Thanksgivings this
•year. No other state can make
that claim.
Texans can take their pick
Nov. 22 or Nov. 29.
For this they can thank Frank- J
lin D. Roosevelt, the U.S. Con-:
gross, the Texas Legislature and j
a rugged states rights outlook.
FDR started the ball bouncing
in 1939. November has five
Thursdays that year. He an
nounced that the third Thursday
would be Thanksgiving.
More Yule Shopping Time
He hoped to make merchants
especially thankful. His plan was
to allow a greater spread between
Christmas and Thanksgiving so
shoppers would have more time
for yule buying.
People who wanted their tra
ditions to stay put cried out.
Texans called it federal interven
tion. •
Congresj got around to making
the “fourth Thursday" official
in 1941.
Texas governors picked the
state’s Thanksgiving after that.
The Legislature took it out of
the governors' hands in 1951 by
naming the “last Thursday.”
Careless Cussing
Halts Finn Twin
ALEXANDRIA. Ca.. Nov. 20
M Ceorge C. Finn, one of the
“flying Finn twins,” was acquit
ted of assault today but found
guilty of using profane language
during a dispute at Washington
National Airport Sept. 18.
Finn, conducting his own de
fense, moved to “arrest judge
ment" against him on the swear
ing count on the ground the air
port regulations covering cussing
are not valid.
Sentence was withheld in fed
eral District Court pending a
decision by Judge Albert V. Bryan
on his motion.
Finn was charged with assault
ing an air force policeman at the
airport
Koehler did not elaborate on
the last section of his statement,
other than to say investigation
was continuing into the Oct. 19
fire.
Matovich was arraigned before
a justice of the peace. He waived
preliminary hearing and was
bound over to Superior court un
der S40.000 bond.
bait ah county prosecutor Lloyd
G. Martinson said that Matovich
had a history of setting fires, in
cluding^ “three or four" at Ham
ilton Air Force base in Califor
nia. where he had once been sta
tioned while in the sendee.
Confession Filed
Koehler said the intensive in
vestig \tion “has culminated in
the full confession by Matovich"
to setting the Chrisman hall fire.
The Gault hall fire struck just
after 2 a.m.. sweeping from a
second floor lounge to sleeping
quarters above in the new $500,
000 dormitory which housed 150.
The victims were Paul Johnson
of Davenport. Wash., John Knud
son of Idaho Falls and Clair
Schuldberg of Terreton. Idaho.
Johnson was found dead in a
shower room with a towel about
his head. The other two were
found in a charred hall on the
fourth floor.
calendar or Congress or the Leg
islature backs down, Texas will
have two Thanksgivings on years
when November has five Thurs
days.
What do Texans think about
it?
Wick Fowler of Dallas said he
is violently opposed. “I'm a senti
mental fool about Thanksgvjing,”
he said, “but two Thanksgivings
just cut the pleasure in half.”
“I think having two Thanks
givings is just plain dumb,” Mrs.
Carl Ryan of Dallas exploded, i
Just One Thanksgiving
Vick Lindley of the Bryan
Daily Eagle, alrhost next door to
the A&M College, said: “Two
Thanksgivings? In this place
there’s'only one Thanksgiving—:
the day the Aggies play Texas U.
“The banks and post offices
may be closed Nov. 22. but every
body will wonder why.”
Wacco’s Mayor D. T. Hicks
proclaimed what he called a
“States Rights Thanksgiving” for
Nov. 29.
The conflict strikes into the
home. Many fathers will observe
the 22nd because that's- the day
the boss liked. Their school-age
children will observe the 29th in
most places.
Generally speaking, federal
agencies, the armed services and
many retail stores will "observe
the first holiday.
Gridder Cleared
Of Theft Charge
CORVALLIS Iff) Paul Lowe.
Oregon State College football
player indicted by a grand jury
on a charge of taking a bicycle,
was exonerated by circuit judge
Fred McHenry Tuesday.
The judge sustained a demurrer
to the charge filed by Lowe’s
attorney, Kurl Huston, and dis
missed the indictment. The de
murrer objected to prosecution of
the felony charge under the state
motor vehicle code.
Huston contended a bicycle was
not intended for inclusion in that
part of the state code relating to
theft.
Lowe and a fellow student.
Bert .Washington, were accused
of taking the bicycle of a Cor
vallis High School youth last
June 29. without his permission
but without attempt to steal.
They were indicted Oct. 11.
Judge McHenry also ordered
Uie charge against Washington
dismissed.
Lowe said he had borrowed the
bicycle from a friend, not realiz
ing that it did not belong to the
friend.
Hungarian Rebel
Vows to Continue
Revolution Battle
PITTSBURGH, Nav. 20 iff>—
A 21-year-old Hungarian stu
dent who says he led an army
of 5,000 in their uprising
against the Russians, said to
night the revolt “is not over
yet anti I will return to fight
in two weeks."
The student, who earlier told
government official* In Wash
ington of the revolution. Is
using the name "Ist\an Lasz.ln”
to prevent possible reprisals
against relatives in Hungary.
In a tulk at a rally called by
sympathizers of Hungary. I-as
zlo declared:
“I don’t heleive the Hun
garian revolt is crushed. It Is
still in force and it will Is* suc
cessful.”
Laszlo told newsmen after
his talk that lie would go "un
derground" when he returns to
Hungary if the revolt has lieen
crushed.
State Employee
Awards Available
Any state employee has the op
portunity to receive a cash award
for submitting practical sugges-,
tions for improving efficiency,
safety, or cutting down expenses
of State service, according to
Mrs. Taylor, member of the Uni
versity Employee Suggestion com
mittee.
The committee, voted by the
last legislature, has awarded a
total.of $2,360 to 70 suggestions
in cash awards. No one from the
University has applied, however.
Suggestion blanks are avail
able at the business office of
Emerald hall or by writing the
State E mploy e e Suggestion
Award board at Salem.
HEY, YOU DUCKS
While you’re liere for the Oregon-OSC game
this Thanksgiving, stop by and save on gas,
oil and repairs
"Sure Cure for auto ailments"
■ Corvallis Motor Clinic -
Corner
3rd & A Sts.
, REPAIR SHOP
GAS FOR LESS
Owner
Glpn Pyle
15 Corporations Make
100 Million This Year
By MAM DAWSON
NRW YORK lift Some of the
biggest boys are putting on more
profit weight this year. And even
when their corporate earnings
are running behind a year ago,
they aren't exactly wasting away.:
Fifteen American nonfinancial
corporations each have made
more than 100 million dollars
after taxes ao far this year. That
is one more than earned that
much in the first nine months of
1955. five more than did in the
same period of 1954. In prewar
1939 only two of them made that
much the Bell Telephone and
General Motors.
Four of this year's 15 stayed
above the 100 million mark al
though reporting earnings drop
ped below last year's.
When all of 1956* earning*
after taxes are tallied, two more
corporations may Join the 15.
Their nine month* profit* weren't
too far below the mark.
The summer steel strike and
■ he auto sales drop changed the
standings of some of the top 15
money makers, and pushed an
other one out of the li*t.
Bethlehem Steel, which at this
time last yer.r had earned more
than 10O million dollar* w • • Just
under that figure when the sum
mer quarter ended.
Ford in 11th Place
Ford, which at this time last
year ranked fourth among the
giants of profit, is down to 11th
place now after a 53 per cent
tumble.
General Motors, despite a 30
per cent drop In earnings, still
holds top rank, however, edging
out New Jersey Standard Oil The
Detroit giant made 639'-.. million
dollars while the big oil company
reports its nine months net at
603 million to retain second place
It was a 15 per cent rise for Jer
sey.
Bell holds onto third "position
with a gain of 14 per cent.'report
ing 5501 million dollars net in
come.
DuPont Replaces Ford
DuPont has moved into Ford's
old place at fourth, although the
chemical firm's profits this year
are four per cent lower than last
year, when it was fifth
If. S. Steel moved up from sixth
to fifth, although earnings were
off nine per cent, while the Texan
Co. went from seventh to sixth
with a nine per cent increase in
profits from its old activities.
Gulf Oil rose even faster, from
eleventh to seventh place, on a
42 per cent Jump.
DuPont, big steel, Texas and
Gulf were all in the 200 million
to 300 million bracket.
Eighth, ninth and tenth po
sitions didn’t change, being held
by California Standard Oil. S<>
eony Mobil and General Electric,
respectively each belter than
150 million dollars.
Kennccoft Copper Jumps
Kennecott Copper Jumped from
16th to 12th this year from 82
million dollars profit in the first
nine months of 1955 to 116 million
this time, a gain of 42 per cent.
Indiana Standard Oil retained
13th place despite gaining 12 per
cent in earnings this year. Union
Carbide & Carbon kept 14th pla< •
with a slight profit gain. Shell
Oil is the fifteenth, a 17 per cent
increase bringing it from 86 mil
lion to just above the 100 million
mark.
READ EMERALD WANT ADS
BEFORE
the game
hungry Webbies
go to the
CAMPUS
INN
at Corvallis
HOME MADE PIE
SANDWICHES TO GO
Open until 1 p.m.
on Thanksgiving
16th & Monroe
1
Oregon Daily
lEMERALD
WANT ADS
*Rates: 4c per word first inser
tion, 2c thereafter. Minimum
charge 40c.
WANTED
Riders Going to Seattle or
points between. Leaving
Wednesday at 0 p.m. Return
ing Saturday evening. Call
L)I 3-2050 after 4 p.m.
11-20-2
FOR SALE
flood 1940 Chev. tudor, R&H.
DI 3-2193. 2372 Patterson
Dr. li-20-0
SERVICES
PHOTOGRAPHS. House
groups and dances. Phone
DI 4-3432. The Fehly Studio.
tf
Sewing and alterations. Bal
cony Westgate Shoppe. DI
4-8152. 9-26-tf.
Must Make Room for Christ
mas stock. Large trade ins
on new Watches. Use your
credit. HUFF'S JEWELRY,
917 Willamette. DI 4-7072.
11-16-5
SERVICES '
Expert Typing — Reasonable
rates. Pick-up and delivery.
•Phone HI 6-5332 evenings.
11-19-3
RENT your sewing machine —
then when you're ready to
buy apply your back-rental
payments on your purchase.
SINGER SEWING CENTER
1032 Willamette DI 5-8421
10-20-20
Anti-freeze. Save 75c a g*i*lon
on permanent anti-freez,.'.
Only 2 days left to order fur
delivery after Thanksgiving
holiday^ For orders or fur
ther information call Jerry
Jones, DI 4-5784.or DI 4
5835. 11-20-2
LOST and FOUND
Lost Alan's wedding band.
Call Dick Valentine. DJ 3
4063. Reward. ll-20tf
FOR RENT
I Room and board or board for
men students. Close to cam
pus. Phone DI 3-2741.
11-13-tf