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The Oregon Etcrtesancrxx, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Jaxniary 18 1953
PRICE 10a
No. 319
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Bernard de Voto raiks high, as
an historian, novelist and critic A
! native of Utah he has 'made the
Great West his literary province,
f and writes with .facility about
; everything from the fur trade of
the Rockies to the overgrazing
which muddies the streams drain
ing its arid regions. He has just
comoleted a major undertaking in
historical research and literary
composition: It comes out as a
book, "The Course of Empire
i (Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston;
$6), and covers the penetration by
Europeans of the land mass of the
: North American continent.
DeVoto thinks in terms of geo
politics. It is the occupation of
the Mississippi Valley and the re
gion West ro the Pacific Coast by
one people who put it under one
government which gives the Unit
ed States its present power; and
world position. How the mists
"which enveloped' the continent
beyond the coastal seaboard, with
such fantasies as the River of the
West, Straits of Anian and North
west Passage to India, were raised
by intrepid explorers ' from the
time of Cortez down to Lewis and
Clark forms the theme of this
book. ,1
This land mass was approached
b. different peoples from different
angles. The Spanish worked the
edges of the Gulf of Mexico, and
Coronado, starting from Culiacan
on the east coast of the Gulf of
California in 1540, pushed north
across present Arizona, New Mex
ico, Texas as far as western Kan
sas in search of the rich seven
cities of Cibola, finding only the
impoverished villages of the Zunis
and other Indians. The French
entered through the St. Lawrence
gateway, explored the Great Lakes,
floated down the Mississippi (Mar
quette. Joliet, LaSalle), estab
lished Canada and . Louisiana as
outposts of the empire of the
(Continued on editorial page, 4.)
Deluge Leaves
Street Flooded
In South Salem
Almost an inch of rain in six
hours of buffetting in Salem was
reported by weathermen at Mc
Nary Field bringing the precipi
tation total for Saturday to 1.14
inches. ... .r . . .... '.
Similar, conditions of wind and
rain were predicted for today and
tomorrow.
The deluge managed to clog
numerous sewers throughout the
city and resulted In water back
ing up and over streets. Resi
dent in the vicinity of Rural Ave
nue and Yew Street reported rain
had clogged the culvert on Hoyt
Street causing water to rise over
the curbs and in some places al
most across the streets. One city
man was dispatched to the scene
with a pumper to see if the flow
could be slowed.
The highway between Central
Howell and Mt. Angel was closed
late Friday night byswelling of
the Pudding River. Residents
reported that at least two feet
of water was over the highway in
spots of the road and traffic from
Central Howell had to be de
toured through Silverton to reach
Mt. Angel. Conditions were the
same Saturday.
Salem and vicinity wasn't the
only area in the state to sustain
concentrated amounts of rain.
Newport on the coast reported
3.70 inches of rain fell hi the last
24-hour period .with 1.64 inches
in a six hour period of time. Coos
-Bay had 2.59 inches in the 24
hour period with 1.19 inches fall
ing in six hours. Brookings re
ported 5.64 inches of rain during
the 24 hour period. Coastal
storms brought wind as well as
rain with gusts up to 50 miles
whistling into, the Willamette
Valley. . .
Pellets Pierce
'Four windows of th nnrtMvmiTwl
Shasta Daylight were damaged by
peiiets wnue traveling ' through
Salem Saturday at about 10 p.m.,
officials of the Southern Pacific
advised. ' . ' - r '
, A; report was called from the
Portland office of the railroad to
city police that the train was shot
at apparently by b-b guns, near the
12th and u .Streets - crossing : in
Salem and four windows broken.
-No one was injured, though one of I
the windows was In the dining ear.
(The following words art among
those from which will be chosen
the - words for the 1953 Oregon
Statesman-KSLoI t Spelling Con
test for 7th, and 8th graders of
Marlon, Polk and part of Yamhill
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Session
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Ait Start
By PAUL W. HARVEY Jr."
Associated Press Correspondent
Setting some kind of a modern
record for : speed, the Oregon
legislature will head into its com
mittees ready to tackle the 10 ma
jor lawmaking tasks.
While a big share of this legis
lation was introduced during the
busy first week, the rest of it
should make its appearance next
week.
. The statute revision council,
which the legislators' bill-drafting
service, says it already has re
quests to draft 300 bills, which
shows the lawmakers want to get
their bills drafted early and go
home as soon as possible.
House to Vote on Code
The house will vote Monday
on the new three-volume code,
which is legislators bill-drafting
version of all Oregon laws. It is
expected to be passed by the house
quickly, ' but there are signs it
might run into some trouble in the
senate.
When the, new code is passed,
then all new laws and amend
ments will be based on it.
Here is the status of the 10 top
problems of the legislature:
1. Finances. The Tax commit
tees of both houses will meet
Tuesday to discuss the main tax
bills, which simplify the tax sys
tem by putting all income tax
money into the general fund. The
house already has the bill to make
state personal income tax exem
ptions conform with the federal
exemptions. The joint ways and
means committee, which writes
all appropriation bills, predicts
its Job win be completed In 60
days. It already is holding budget
hearings.
2. Code Revision. The new law
code, the fruit of four years of!
labor by the statute revision coun
cil, probably will be passed
through both houses in a few
days.
3. PnbJe Welfare. Unexpect
edly, this is developing into one
ox me Biggest oaiues 01 me lee-
i&iBiurv, wiu ue wnoie weixare
system under fire. The ways and
means committee is studying whe
ther to make public the names of
those getting old age pensions and
other welfare, hoping it might
save money by forcing a good
number of persons off the rolls.
Other controversial legislation
would have the state refuse some
13 million dollars a year in fed
eral welfare grants, let pensioners
earn small amounts of money
without having it deducted from
their pensions. And let welfare
recipients appeal to the courts
when they don't like decisions of
the welfare commission.
4. Government- Reorganization,
Committees in both houses will
begin work in a few days on Gov,
Patterson's surprise recommenda
tion to hold a convention fn
1056 to write a new state const!
tution. The bill to create a state
revenue department, by consol
idating all major tax collection
agencies, is ready for introduction.
It was written two years ago by
tne state LJttie Hoover" commis
sion.
5. School Reorganization. The
education committees of both
houses will try to find a way to
make it easier to consolidate
school districts. Largely because
of strong opposition from the
state grange, the people narrowly
defeated the 1951 legislature's
school reorganization bill. Now
school Interests and the grange
are trying to reach agreement.
Liquor. Legislation to sell
liquor by the drink, as ordered br I
the people last November, will be I
up ior discussion next week be-1
lore the alcoholic control com- f
n., . '.Tl iffr? means when Douglas Mc-
nw L.1 by the,drlnk Kay marches up to Congress to
2J SC1!whert-m1aIS " or money to run his depart
served. But Jabor organizations, ment one of the items will be
nt WSrit Zr,?0
tliiq" old also in
!Lhk f f0?. man tca
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LnSLlSln600
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sideratton a few days of a bill
mf?oto0 paid hquor com"
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cession c; ite bond prot "Tose jj to visitors daily
gram for road building by iiSing the President and his family can't
32 mini rfs ZTTa? make a move without calling in
This bill Ig.expected to-bV
wiu uuie opposiuon.
v Parole Reorganization. No
legislation has showed up yet, but
were wm be legislation for a full-
time paid parole board.
9. Unemployment Insurance
and Workmen's - Compensation.
The biennial dispute between em- j
ployers and labor will begin early I
in the week when labor Introduces I
bills to increase jobless benefits I
and .Industrial accident .payments.
The employers probably will!
counter this with bills to- reduce J
taxes and I Contributions that em-1
ployera pay, to support these pro-1
gTams. . ' v I
PeKon Dam, Stopped by a 1
state" hydroelectric"' commission I
order that it cant build Pelton I
Power Dam on the Deschutes Riv
er,' the Portland General Electric
! Company and . Central Oregon
commercial interests will intro-
Lduce two pieces 'Of legislation, j
Uegisiauve news page ioj
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Space Is at a premium in many
District's Juvenile population grows faster than aoiiars are avail
able to provide buildings. This is evident particularly in this class
room at Auburn School, ' east of Salem. Taught by Mrs. Robert
Rice (at back of room) the 2t third graders and 14 fourth graders
Thousands in D. C. for Gala Inaugural
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McKay to
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Statesman Correspondent
WASHINGTON As though he
won't have half million other re-
J sponslbilities as Secretary of the
Interior. Douglas McKav will be
President Eisenhower's landlord
after Ike moves into the White
House.
When Mamie wants .her up
stairs parlor repainted she'll have
to check with Doug, probably al
ter having Mrs. McKay in for tea
and winning her over to the re-
decoration ideas.
When Ike digs a few divots in
the back lawn practicing his golf
swing, it'll be McKay's boys who
follow him up to manicure the
mutilated White House sod.
McKay, of course, can't collect
any rent because tne president
gets his lodging free. As for a
lease, that's up to the American
voters to renew if they wish after
four years.
Hiring of Staff
But McKay's department has
charge of remaining landlord
functions, even to hiring the
household staff of the Executive
mansion.
This all came about when Wash
ington, D. C, was established as
a federal city a number of plots
or ground were given to or bought
by the Government and set aside
for its use. The grounds now oc
cupied by the White House were
the first unit of newly acquired
real estate and to this day is
known as Reservation No. 1 among
Responsibility for " caring for
these grounds has evolved over
the years along with jurisdiction
over the . Washington Monument,
Lincoln Memorial and other
shrines into a function of the In-
tenor Department.
Must Take Inventory
care and maintenance of the White
House. Each year Interior officials
mixst take an inventory of feder-
aUj-owned furnishings In the his-
totic mansion and get the Presi-
Kent's signature on the list, there-
holding him responsible for
their care while he Is living there
and for their presence after his
aepanure.
In the downstairs public rooms
case the Fine ' Arts Commission.
No changes or additions to the
furnishings or decorations can be
made downstairs without an okay
from the commission.
Not Boss Upstairs ' r '
But upstairs the First . Lady Is
boss. And if Mamie wants the
Eisenhower living L auarteri re
painted in the spring, she Can-pick
the colors herself and have lice
tell Doug' to get the job done.
w n m hl for the
day-to-day landlord f to handle,
lutMr mnrh a TTart-r TnnMn'i
famous balcony , addition on the
rear of the rnansion, and the com-
vletm l renovation, of the White
TTnnc . lust fv-irmri1pt1 ' last vear.
These major construction projects
require special appropriations
from Congress and are handled
by General Services Administra
tion, the agency which supervises
most public buildings and govern-
'ment records
d Premium in Mdriy Salem Schoolrooms
1J
schoolrooms as the Salem School
Serve as Ike's Landlord
Ship Pulled
Free of Mud
COOS BAY un The freighter
Santa Clara Victory! ran aground
in the lower harbor of Coos Bay
early Saturday, but was pulled free
at high .tide in mid-day.
No damage was anticipated.
because the bottom there was mud
and sand. A Coast i Guard . cutter
and two local boats tugged the
freighter free. It then went to
North Bend to load lumber.
Packed Train
Crashes in Fog
SAVANNAH, Ga. IB A packed
Miami to Boston passenger train
crashed into a freight in dense fog
early Saturday, Injuring seven per
sons, two critically.
The fast Atlantic Coast Line MI-
amian, pulled by three diesels.
slammed into the freight about 3
a.m. some 30 miles southwest of
Savannah at Fleming, Ga., small
town of 400 with only one tele
phone.
The impact derailed the three
diesels and four of: 19 passenger
cars, two of them empty, of the
Boston bound train; and knocked
eight freight -cars from the track.
Flames broke out In the freight
caboose and one of two empty
Pullmans but were confined there.
The freight, a 56-car southern
train, had pulled up to- repair a
wheel bearing on track used jointly
by ACL and Southern. State Pa
trolman E. E. Sharpe said flares
it set up probably were not visible
in the thick fog. .
Doorbell-Ringers
AsktotcliTV
A "desirel to waich - television'
prompted doorbell ringing on the
part of three - juveniles, they, told
police after their apprehension in
North Salem Saturday night.
The boys, two 14 and one -15,
were soaked with rain. They-told
city police their doorbell ringing
campaign hadn't brought any , in
vitations to watch TV. After ques
tioning, the boys were sent home.
TO END TRANSIT STRIKE
Philadelphia m Phfla-
delphia- Transportation Company
workers ' voted Saturday night to
end the transit strike which had
tied up this city's j transportation
system for the last four days.
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TOKXCAST (from U. S. Weather Bu
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with Intermittent rata today and to
night, Hifh today 53 to S5. low tonight
it to 48. Temperature at 12:01 am.
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have double lines of desks and are crowded to the wajls. The school
has six grades and 113 pupils In four rooms. Relief' Is slated for the
situation, but details , of the project have net been completed by
Salem school authorities. (Story on page 16).
WASrHNGTON UFi Thousands
of people poured into bunting-be
decked Washington baturoay to
start the hoopla surrounding the
inauguration of the first Republi
can administration in two decades.
The presidential oath of office
will be administered to Dwight D.
Eisenhower on the Capitol steps at
noon Ix-ST) Tuesday, but the warm-
up ' preliminaries are already un
derway.
There Is a carnival air along
historic Pennsylvania Avenue,
where a mammoth parade will roll
benino. isennower from tne Capi
tol to the White House Tuesday
afternoon, and souvenir vendors
are making their pitch on street
corners.
Visitors intent on capturing a
piece of history that they can pass
on to their . grandchildren are
streaming in from all parts of the
country, by train, plane, bus and
private ear.
Inaugural committee officials es
timate that by Tuesday the army
of visitors will reach half a million.
and toe capital is ready for them.
Robert S. Hinds, executive sec
retary of the Inaugural Housing
Committee, said the situation is
well in hand and there are plenty
of rooms available, in private
homes as well as in hotels, motels
and other lodging places.
In Special Trataa
Thousands of visitors are arriv
ing by special trains that will be
parked in railroad yards and serve
as "pullman cities" for the occu
pants during the Inaugural period.
Arrivals at Union Station found
the concourse planked over where
a runaway locomouve smashed
through to the basement last Thurs
day. The locomotive is still there,
but the station has been pretty
well fixed, up. '
' The official celebration gets un
der way Sunday, afternoon with a
reception for governors -and other
distinguished visitors, followed by
an inaugural concert by the Nation
al Symphony Orchestra and guest
soloists Sunday night,
Prominent Artists
The guest artists Include Yehudi
Menuhin, violinist, Jeanette Mac
Donald and James Melton.
- Special services will be conduct
ed in aB Washington churches Sun
day. -
Eisenhower and his entourage
are due In from New York late
Sunday,' but the President elect
will make no public appearances,
under . present plans, until he at
tends special church services Tues
day: morning before taking on his
greatest assignment,
'For the Republicans who have
been outside loo-ng.in ever since
Herbert Hoover lost to Franklin
D. Roosevelt in 1932, there will be
a round of . receptions, balls, din-:
ners, cocktail parties and . other
high jinks from now until Wednes
day. '
Mine Test Hole
Holds Screaming
Girl 90 Bliriutes
- GILB2RTON,-
Pa. W Five
Mae: Heiser felt
year-old ' Laura
down an 11-inch wide strip mining
test hole Saturday and screamed
hystericalUy: for -90- minutes ' until
40 rescuers - yanked her free on
their sixth try.'- . v "
The little girl was playing .with
some' friends on the floor of an
anthracite strip mining -project
two miles northeast of this com
munity of 2,000 when she fell down
the hole an estimated 10 feet.
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Wes Roberts
New National
GOPChairman
WASHINGTON UB Republicans
unanimously elected C. Wesley
(Wes) Roberts, 49-year-old former
Kansas newspaper man, as their
national chairman Saturday after
being told they can lose control of
Congress next year if they don't
watch out.
Party leaders who had a leading
role . In success at the polls last
November congratulated the rank
and file and claimed 11 million
new GOP voters in the election of
Dwight D. Eisenhower as Presi
dent. But they told the GOP National
Committee that, while Eisenhower
won a big personal victory, the
party gained only slim majorities
in the Senate and House.
They declared the party must
remain alert .est It lose Congress
in 1954, halfway through Eisenhow
er's term which starts Tuesday.
Former Rep. Leonard W. Hall of
New York, who headed the House
Republican Campaign Committee
in the presidential campaign, put
it succinctly when he said:
"I think the people wanted a
change and Dwight D. Eisenhower,
not the Congress, represented a
change . to them.'
Roberts, former weekly newspa
per editor, said in accepting the
chairmanship: f
"A political party is only worth
Its weight in better government.
The Republican Party challenged
the people of America to demand
a government of honesty, of in
tegrity, of broad vision and high
purposes. The people of America
responded. Now the challenge rests
with us, the Republican Party."
A veteran of World War H, Rob
erts was organization director of
the commmittee in the campaign
and one of the earliest Eisenhower-for-president
supporters.
He was chosen to succeed Arthur
E. Summerfield of Michigan, who
has resigned to be Eisenhower's
postmaster general.
High praise for public participa
tion in Civil Defense and a slap
at the Air Force for its now-defunct
Skywatch highlighted a six
months report of the Marion Coun
ty Civil Defense issued Saturday.
.More than 5 per cent of ' the
county's population has enrolled
for Civil Defense work a total
of 5.598 persons and a 40 per cent
Increase since last July 1, Director
Wallace 8. Wharton said.'
Major criticism accrued to city
officials of Aumsville, Hubbard,
Mill City, and Woodburo-'eff orts
so far, have been to no avail in
getting , directors to fill vacan
cies" in those cities, although "un
der state law the mayor or coun
cil of each incorporated town or
city is- responsible." .
Wharton said that "cooperation
between Marion County' Civil De
fense and Marlon County Chap
ter Red Cross has been excellent
and oL mutual benefit to both
organizations." t-.-'-'-::'-i:f
' Ree-ardins Operation ywatch.
which went Into action under or
ders of-the Air Force last July,
Wharton's report said dual, con
trol (Air Force and Civil Defense)
had been proven Ineffective, that
operations of Skywatch had .been
"completely - unsuccessful," and
that the : Air , Force had - avoided
questions as to why it was nec
essary. "
Wharton said ."th atmosphere
Gvil Defense Report Praises
Public; Criticizes Air Force
; ' By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON
i WASHINGTON : (AP) Major changes in th
government's vast public power program were Indicated J
Saturday by Douglas McKay, .-. President-elect J Eisen
hower'a choice for Secretary of Interior. j
j ' McKay V proposals to give privately-owned utilities j
a bigger share of the power business became known
when Chairman Butler (R-Neb)l
released a transcript, of McKay's
closed-door testimony before the
Senate Interior Committee.
: That 15 - member sroup on
Thursday unanimously recom
mended Senate confirmation for
McKay, who resigned as Governor
of Oregon to take the cabinet post.
McKay told the Senators that he
had sold his shares of stock in
oil and timber companies to avoid
possible embarrassment in-his new
job. ;
Turns Over Control
He also testified that he had
turned over to his family control
of his General Motors Automobile
Agency (in Chevrolet and, Cadillac
cars).
McKay's criticism of the power
policies and programs of the "New
Deal" and "Fair Deal" adminis
trations came during questioning
by both Republican and Demo
cratic senators.
McKay testified that private en
terprise and privately - . owned
electric power companies had been
throttled and there has been a
tendency In the past to give the
breaks to all the public deals."
McKav also said that he was
not in sympathy with some of the
efforts to build up federal controls
over electric power and distribu
tion in the Pacific Northwest, . es
pecially the Columbia River Basin.
Extended Exchange .
The extended exchange between
McKay . and senators over power
policies caused Sen. Cordon (R-
Ore), from McKay s state,- to say
there is "necessity for the Con
gress to develop and spell . out
clearly a public power policy." j
That is right," agreed Chair
man sutler.
.Under questioning: the incoming
Secretary of Interior took these
stands:
1. Favored immediate admission
of Hawaii to statehood. , He said
Alaska also should be admitted
under certain conditions that he
did not outline.
2. Endorsed ' claims . of coastal
states to ownership of the sub
merged, off-shore lands, including
rich oil reserves. J ; . i . ' . .
1. Urged greater controls of pub
lic lands and ' electric power fa
cilites at state, and local levels
Instead of Washington,
For' Private Enterprise
4. .Said that private - enterprise
should be given a chance to assist
in development of atomic power
for widespread future use.
5. Expressed sympathy for de
velopment of processes to use coal
and shale reserves. for fuel to aug
ment or replace present electric
power, natural gas and coal sup
plies. .
6. Avoided a definite stand on
the argument over whether ' the
Interior Department - or ; the Agri
culture Department's forest serv
ice should control and administer
public lands, used widely in the
West -for livestock grazing, and
lumber production.
7. Promised to avoid "empire
building" as Secretary of Interior.
8. Said the federal development
of big multi - purpose dams
combining Irrigation, flood control
and electric power development
must continue but Indicated that
privately - owned utilities should
share in distribution and . sale of
more of the power.
(Story also on page I)
TO OPEN DAM BEDS . j
PORTLAND W Five million
dollars in bids wilt be opened by
Army Engineers here April 10 for
The Dalles Dam.- . -
The contracts will call for man- j
ufacture and Installation fay April,
1955, of machinery and equipment
for the dam.'
of the whole program x x x added
up to merely pressure selling."
He added that the Air Force still
had not replied to a query of last
July as to what organization would
be liable for : damage caused by
Civil D e f e n s e activities. (The
question arose when "Ground Ob
servation Corps observers on the
top Of the Livesly. Building In
Salem x -x x threw some planks
and a bottle -of ink over the side
into Liberty Street," No one was
injured). - - ,, ." .
" Wharton also. 'said no clarifi
cation was forthcoming on the
question as to. the status, under
International: law, of '.ground ob
servers who presumably would be
classed as ''irregulars" and there
fore hays no protection whatever
from jsnj purushment an enemy
commander . might wish to mete
out to them o rto the communities
which harbored them. ". .' ' -
The report reiterated a Civil De-,
fense belief that the Ground Ob
servation Corps - should be made
completely an Air Force function,
and also said that: : v ;
"Despite the failure of the.U. S.
Air Force to provide the training
and assistance promised,"' the
Marion . County . ground observers
"performed creditably .x x x due
to the persistent work of County
Coordinator Robert D. Geddes and
the beads of the posts in the
County " -'. w- '
Ike Reported
As Insistent on
Wilson Choice
NEW YORK m Presidentelect
Eisenhower was reported Saturday
to be standing firmly behind his
choice of Charles E. Wilson as
defense secretary despite a Senate
balk at confirming him because of
his stock holdings. j
Senate action on confirmation,
meanwhile, was put off until Wed
nesdaythe day after Eisenhow
er's inauguration. r .
Wilson, who quit the $600,00O-a-" '
year General Motors presidency to '
take the $25,000 federal I Job, re
portedly still was insistent that he :
be allowed to retain approximately
12.500,000 worth of GM stock.
The Senate Armed Services Com
mittee has questioned whether it
would be lawful for a federal offi
cer to have a financial interest in
a firm doing business with the gov
ernment. ' .
. General Motors does more busi
ness with the Defense Department
than any other corporation.
Wilson conferred with Eisenhow
er at the la tier's Commodore Hotel
headquarters Saturday and dew
clined afterward to discuss the siU -uation
with newsmen.
James C. Hagerty. Eisenhower's
press secretary, told them, how
ever, that there was "no change" "
in the situation. i
Man s Return
t Mt. Angel
Ends Mystery
MT. ANGEL The mystery of
the whereabouts of an elderly ML
Angel man, feared by police to be
the possible victim of foul play,
was cleared up Saturday by the?
appearance of the: man himself.
William F. Dwyer, about 70,
whose blodstained home her
caused police to begin searching
for him, turned up healthy and -unaware
of the excitement stirred
up.
Sheriff Denver Young said
Dwyer. was. questioned by a
deputy when ' the elderly man
stepped off the bus at Woodbum.
enroute from Portland to , his
home at Mt. AngeL , : .
Young said Dwyer explained
the quantities of blood in hi
home by saying he had been ill
and had hemorrhaged st the
mouth.. This the old man said,
had happened earlier in the week.
He had, then gone to Vancouver,
Wash- to visit his son. He was .
on his way home Saturday after
having spent Friday night in
Portland. j
Mt, Angel Police Chief Merle
Grqpe notified county officers
when he entered Owyers home
Friday and found large quantities
of .blood about the house and what
had seemed to be evidence of an
altercation. Grace had checked
the house when It was reported
that Dwyer had not been seen for
several days. j
Phone Office
Blaze Sets Off
Fire Siren
Statnauui News Sarvlce
SILVERTON All records for v
summoning a fire - department
may have been broken here Sat
urday when a short circuit " la
telephone equipment started S
fire ,and blew the fire siren a
the same time.
Lowell Brown, manager of tho .
Silverton Telephone Co., saidE
damage was confined to telephone
equipment He -said the short cir- '
cult burned out 300 switchboard
lights and knocked out the ex- ;
change from 230 aon. to 6:50 a.m.
Brown reported restoration e ;
service was speeded "because new
equipment was on hand in prepa
ration for the company's switch
to dial service. The company im
mediately hooked Into the new
board for power.
The fire siren blew so long that
many people thought It was axe
air raid warning.
-: IK$ I!:ro To Slayl
Meaning Television, cf course.
Therefore, The Statesman today
is inaugurating a new depart
ment in its Classified Advertis
ing section for radio as well
as television,- and including: in
stallation, repairs and service.
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