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Mr. and Mrs. Salem Motorist driving to work or shopping downtown
fused as the chap pictured above, if they don't mind their motoring manners. The extension of Sa
lem's one-way grid system will oe opened tms morning and the number of "one way" and "do not
j enter" signs are expected to crop up at unexpected intersections. Statesman Photographer John
Ericksen and Reporter Jim Miller collaborated on their version of a confused two-way man on a one
way street (Photo by John Ericksen, Statesman .Staff Photographer.)
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SHORT HILLS, N. JT. The
Wbitt'Houst looks lovely, from
the outside,- tine its reeoBitruci
tioa. It is particularly attractive
at night when the lighting is
reflected from its gleaming white
surface. But since the Wisconsin
election of last Tuesday the po
litical commentators have been
hanging crepe on the White
House door. All of them have of
fered their analysis,' but again
no one can claim he predicted
the result: The general conclu
sion is to accept the post-mortem
of the defeated Republican
that resentment of labor and
farmers was reflected in the vote.
Washington is super-sensitive
to political vibration Over the
country, and over the world for
that matter. Living as so many
of its residents do in or by
politics they have to "be alert to
shifts in sentiment Now the
professionals of both parties are
trying to develop programs for
1954 the Democrats to exploit
the "break through" in Wiscon
sin, the Republicans to close
the breach in the line. What
seems clear is that the admin
istration must quit promising and
starti performing.
Thanks to the kindness of Har
old Say who represents the Port
land. Chamber of Commerce here,
and Mrs. Say we were given, a
very pleasant ride into Virginia
, last Saturday afternoon. The goal
was Gunston Hall, hot far from
lit Vernon which was the home
of George Mason, generally
(Continued on editorial page,)
! Corvallis Councilman
Seeks Legislature Post
: CORVALLIS W A Corvallis
city councilman. Rex E. Smith. 34.
filed Tuesday to run for office as
Benton County represeniative. He
will seek the seat that has been
held by Francis Ziegler. who is
being mentioned as a candidate for
the newly created State Senate seat
for Benton County."
ON WAY TO INDONESIA
DARWIN. Australia UTt U. S.
Vice-President Richard Nixon left
by plane Tuesday for Indonesia.
Animal Crackors
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Traffic Grid
Drivers This Morning
Salem's new one-way street grid designed to ease downtown
traffic congestion will become reality today at 7 a.m.
Ten streets of the downtown and Capitol area were marked by
new signs and ready for the new traffic plan use. They are general
ly east of Front Street north of Trade, south of Union. They sup
plement and follow the pattern of one-way Liberty and Commercial,
Marion and Center, North Sum
mer and Capitol Streets which
have been one-way streets the
past year.
jyatch tfew Signs .
Police Chief Clyde A. Warren
reminded motorists to break old
driving route habits, watch the
new signs, get into proper lanes
for turning. But the chief said
he looked for little trouble be
cause Salem drivers are already
used to one-way streets.
Warren said patrol cars will be
in the area to help out as needed
if the newness of the grid leads
to trouble spots today. Police
department parking meter crews
finished altering meters to suit
the new plan late Tuesday. En
gineering crews were called out
for 5 a.m. today to unmask signs
and otherwise get things in or
der. New Stop Signs
Many new stop signs will face
Salem drivers as the one-way
streets are put to use today. No
changes are made in traffic
lights, however.
City Engineer J. H. Davis said
painting parking space markers
where needed will begin today,
too. "Once the cars are parked
right in the block, it's better than
signs to guide the motorist" he
said. ,
One-Way Streets-
These are the . new ' one-way
streets: Northbound Church
from Trade to Union: Winter
from Court to Union;- West Sum
mer from Court to Center. South
bound East Summer from Cen
ter to Court; Cottage and High,
both from Union to Trade.
Xastbound Court from Front
to Capitol; Ferry from Front to
Cottage. Westbound State from
Cottage to Front; Chemeketa
from Capitol to Front
3 DIE IN BOMBER CRASH
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina UH
Three persons were killed and
two were, rescued unharmed when
an Argentine Air Force bomber
crashed in the River Plate near
here Tuesday.
Franzen Asks Sewer Addition
Considered in Annexation Plan
A trunk sewer big enough to
serve the entire area east of Sa
lem city limits to Four Corners
should be considered in connec
tion with any annexation of ter
ritory to Saleni's east limits. City
Manager J. L. Franzen told Salem
Planning and Zoning Commission
Tuesday night
He made progress report on the
work of a committee which is
drafting an anexation policy at
the request of Salem City Council.
- Franzen didnt estimate cost of
a major trunk sewer to serve
the eastern area, but he did esti
mate that a $30,000 expense for
at least part of the job should be
considered along with some pres
ent bids for annexation in the
area. " ,
, Commissioner V. D. McMuHeri
suggested that the entire area
east of Salem to Lancaster Drive
might be formed as a district to
handle its own bond issue to fin
today may become as visually con
Ready for
Allen Cancels
Eugene TV
Station Protest
W. Gordon Allen. Oregon radio
station operator, apparently clear
ed the way -Tuesday for a rival
television applicant to put up a sta
tion in Eugene.
Allen announced at his Salem
home that he was withdrawing a
protest against a construction per
mit issued to Eugene Television,
Inc. Allen, who also holds a con
struction permit for a television
station in Eugene, had protested
that stock ownership of Eugene
Television did not meet Federal
Communications Commission regu
lations. ,
That held back the construction
permit that already had been
awarded to Eugene Television.
Informed of Allen's decision, the
owners of Eugene Television said
they expected to put their tele
vision station on the air by Feb. 1.
Allen said that in the meanwhile,
he would go. ahead with plans for
his TV station in Eugene.
No Respect
For the Law
LONDON VFi James J.
a mounted policeman, won
Goss,
a di-
vorce from Janet Goss on a cruel
ty charge Monday, alleging that
she:
Kicked him.
Bit him.
Threw a poker at him.
Broke a pot over his head.
Stuck a knife in his back.
"Had he gone on living with
this woman," commented Judge
Seymour Karminski, "I have not
the slightest doubt that he would
not have escaped so easily next
time."
ance sewer needs. One of the ob
stacles in considering annexa
tions is that Salem has always
paid for sewers out of general
taxation. Many cities assess the
cost of sewers to benefitted pro
perty, just as street pavings are
financed.
Commission Chairman W. W.
Rosebraugh announced that the
group will begin meeting .twice
a month in November, with a
meeting the second Tuesday to be
devoted primarily to long-range
planning and a meeting the third
Tuesday to zoning matters.
Robert K. Powell, who has
headed the zoning body's plan-
urn; cummmee, win preside over
the planning meetings of the com
mission. The plan was worked out
at an informal powwow of com
missioners and city aldermen
Monday night v
(Additional zoning .news on
page 2, sec. L) ,
Another
Hunter
Killed
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The major part of , the deer
hunting season closed Tuesday with
another hunter reported killed and
two more wounded. That brought
the list to 6 killed, 13 wounded.
Still to go in Oregon are the
remainder of the bird-hunting sea
son and special deer and elk
seasons.
The latest gunshot death was
that of Edwin Cecil McLaren, -49,
La Grande, who was shot through
the heart Monday while hunting
in Northeast Oregon with Myron
Nass of Elgin. Nass said he fired
two shots at a doe, then heard a
third shot., When he went toward
the place he had seen the doe, he
found McLaren's body. Police be
gan an investigation.
The wounded were both hit while
hunting in Central Oregon. LeRoy
Smith, Bend, was struck in the
right leg by a bullet that missed
a deer in a jackpine stand south
of Bend Monday. He was hospital
ized at Bend.
Mrs. Fred Willis, 32. Carlton,
Ore., was shot in the arm Tuesday,
about 30 miles east of Chemult
Mate ponce reported she was
handing a rifle from an automobile
to her husband when a bullet was
fired accidentally. She was taken
to a hospital at Bend, where
attendants reported amputation of
the arm was necessary. She was
listed in critical condition.
The regular deer season ended
Saturday, followed by an either-
sex season for previously unsuc
cessful hunters. That season ended
Tuesday.
State to Drop
Guarantee to
Flax Farmers
Oregon farmers hereafter will
receive the market price for flax
purchased for the state flax in
dustry instead of receiving
guarantee, the State Board of
Control decided Tuesday.
It has been the practice in the
past to guarantee flax producers
$60 a ton for first grade flax
regardless of market conditions,
Gov. Paul Patterson said this
was an unbusinesslike practice.
"Any contract we sign now or
in the future must stipulate we
shall pay the market price," Gov,
Patterson said.
Decision of the board follow
ed discussion of a recent request
from J. J. Fitzsimons, manager
of the state penitentiary indus
tries, to make final payment on
the 1952 flax crop. This pay
ment will boost the total paid
for No. 1 flax up to $60 a ton
Payment for No.. 2 flax is $48
a ton. The entire payment in
volved $19,000 which was author
ized by the board.
It was' suggested by Fitzsim
ons that the farmers be offered
$54 a ton for next year's flax
crop with an adjustment on the
final payment bringing the total
payment in line with the market
price.
(Add. board news page 3, sec 2)
Tornado Rips
Into Amarillo
AMARILLO, Tex. Cfi A small
tornado ripped into the northeast
section of this Texas Panhandle
city late Tuesday, injuring at least
five persons.
All of those injured were living
in a trailer court The twisting
winds overturned several trailers
and sent broken glass and debris
swirling over the area. Several
small houses were unroofed.
The black funnel appeared a
the outskirts of the city at about
5:50 p. m. and touched the ground
about three miles from the center
of town.
A pelting ram storm accom
panied the twister.
Adenauer Says
Reich Impatient
For Independence
BONN, Germany tf Chancel
lor Konrad Adenauer strongly
hinted Tuesday night that the West
Germans will try to regain their
independence by other means if
the European Army Pact is not
ratified.
He told reporters the Germans
are impatient over delay of the
six-nation European Defense Com-
mumty project because it is put
ting off the day when the occupa
tion will lend. The Bonn-Allied
peace contract is not scheduled to
go into effect until the EDC trea
ty is ratified.
If the EDC comes to nothing.
Adenauer said, the" Germans will
"have to take the initiative."
No More Worries
Over Safecracking
ST. CATHARINES, Ont (JPjr
D A. DalzeiL a farm implement
dealer, had so much trouble
with 'safecrackers uui he left
" e combination on a piece of
paper pasted, to the company's
front door so thieves vouldn't
damage the dial.
The empty safe was stolen
Tuesday morning.
Trapper Bags
Sheep-Killing
Polk Coyote
Polk County farmers have one
less sheep-killing coyote to worry
about thanks to 56-year-old C. H.
Simpson, professional trapper
from Monmouth.
Simpson trapped a six-year-old
female coyote Monday which has
been responsible, he says for help
ing to kill some 100 sheep in the
Eola Hills in the past 10 months. ,
The 40-pound animal met its
end on the Eola farm of Mrs. B.
O. Schucking.
Simpson, his two hound dogs
and a Collie, are employed by
Polk and Benton counties to brack
down the sheep-killers. '
A bated steel trap scented with
a preparation made by Simpson
was used to bag the animal.
The trap . was buried beneath
the surface of the ground. The
coyote sprung it with his foot and
dragged the trap into a thicket
Simpson's dogs picked up the
scent and trailed the animal to
its hideout
The trapper pointed out that
the coyote would probably have
chewed it's foot off and escaped
if the trap had been anchored to
one spot
Simpson at first thought dogs
were entirely responsible for the
sheep-killing, but now believes
dogs and coyotes may be running
together, a rare team-up, he says.
A former employe of the New
Mexico State Game Department
Simpson has been a trapper most
of his life. During his two years
in the Willamette Valley, he has
trapped 19 coyotes- and several
bobcats, fox and coon.
Former Boss
Of Carpenters
Union Dies "'
INDIANAPOLIS an William
L. Hutcheson. 79, former head of
the giant AFL. Carpenters' Union
and a militant figure in labor's
struggle for recognition, died Tues
day of a heart ailment.
Hutcheson was head of the car
penters' union for 36 years until
he stepped down in January, 1952,
in favor of his son, Maurice A.
Hutcheson.
The husky labor leader, entered
Methodist Hospital Oct. 12 after
complaining of severe pains in
the abdomen, and he suffered a
heart attack Oct. 15. He had been
in a critical condition since.
Thief Robs Apartment,
Also Cooks Breakfast :
The thief who broke into the
apartment of Mrs. Betty Shoe
make, 827 N. Liberty St, added
insult to injury.
Not only did he walk off with
clothes, portable radio, woman's
purse and groceries, but he
cooked himself a breakfast of
fried eggs.
Today's Statesman
Section 1
Editorials, features 4
Society, women's 6, 7
Section
Sports 1, 2
Comics . 2
.Valley news . : 3
Radio, TV ... 6
Classified ads 8, 7
Cab Driver 'Regrets Helping Police' Catcli
Greenlease Kidnaper; Ransom Probe Grows
ST. LOUIS tin ' Cab driver
John Hager, now sorry he tipped
off. police to the confessed kidnap
slayers of 6-year-old Bobby Green
lease, Tuesday - told his part of
the affair to high police officials.
He testified before Chief of Po
lice Jeremiah O'ConnelL who is
leading the investigation here into
the missing 1300,000 of the $600,
000 Greenlease ransom money.
Lt Louis . Shoulders, who got
Hager's tip and a key man in
reports of discrepancies In police
accounts of the case, was reported
suffering a nervous condition.
Hager told newsmen before en
tering the inquiry room he has
"been hounded so much by this
thing that my wife has become
a nervous wreck. People call me
on the telephone with all kinds
of remarks.
"ATI this because T decided to
Up off Lt Shoulders, and the kid
Churchill
AimsPlea
At Russia
LONDON OR Prime Minister
Churchill appealed to the Soviet
Union Tuesday to co-operate for
peace. The Soviets, almost at the
same time, reopened criticism of
Churchill, thereby throwing fresh
doubt on the chances for four pow
er meetings.
In the House of Commons,
Churchill expressed hope the
Kremlin would accept the West's
bid for a Big Four conference of
foreign ministers as "an invalu
able step toward reducing world
tension."
He also reiterated his wish for
talks on a top level involving him
self, President Eisenhower and
Premier Malenkov. He sidestepped
an answer on whether he might
go alone to Moscow.
Churchill appeared in the House
for the first time in four months.
He flashed a smile as Conserva
tives and some Laborites
gave him an, ovation.
He expressed regret he had been
unable, because of ill health, ; to
go to a. Bermuda conference with
Eisenhower and Premier Laniel of
France. Now, he noted, Soviet
Russia has been invited to a for
eign ministers' session at Lugano,
Switzerland, Nov. 9.
"I think such a meeting would
be an invaluable step toward a
reduction of international tension
and a solution of major European
problems," he said. "We hope Mr.
Molotov (Soviet foreign minister)
will accept"
One Division
In Chest Drive
'Over the Top5
- One division fn Salem's- Com
munity Chest fund campaign
went "over the top" in its eollec
tion quota Tuesday and a second
unit was on the verge of topping
its quota.
The utilities division came
through with 101.2 per cent of
its $4,450 quota. The residential
(women's) division stood Monday
night with 99.8 per cent of. its
$10,000 goal collected.
A total of $94,600 has so far
been collected on a campaign
goal of $140,000.
Big guns of the campaign, the
mercantile division with a $24,
000 goal; industrial with a
$20,650 quota and professional
with a $17,150 goal, have all col
lected between 63 and 67 per
cent of their quotas.
Chest officials said "lots" of
contribution cards are still out
They asked that , workers turn
the cards in as soon as possible.
Daily noon report meetings will
continue today.
In announcing the utilities
"over the top' sprint chest offi
cials pointed out that all Salem
utility firms exceeded their in
dividual quotas and gave nearly
$500 more than last year, when
their division quota also was ex
ceeded. 1
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Fair Weather
On Forecast
,' Generally fair weather today
and Thursday is forecast by the
weatherman, but the five-day out
look lists showers for Friday and
Sunday.
Total rainfall expected for the
two days is about a quarter of an
inch. ; , . '
Maximum temperatures for the
five-day period are expected to
rangf in the 60's with the mini
mums in the 30's.
napers and murderers of this boy!
got caught It's gotten so I wish
I had never called the police. And
you can bet your bottom dollar
I won't call them again on any
thing." Hager's tip led to the arrest by
Shoulders and patrolman Elmer
Dolan of Carl Austin. Hall here
Oct 6. Later Mrs. Bonnie Brown
Heady, Hall's woman friend, was
arrested.
Dr. Charles M. Bauman. Lt
Shoulders' ' doctor f told newsmen
the officer was "emotionally . up
set and I believe be should not
be questioned at this time.".
"He told me -he wants to go
down and tell his story and is
confident be will be cleared, Dr.
Bauman said.
He said Shoulders was "com
pletely wrought .up" because he
"cannot understand why. after he
broke the case, they should in
TOWS
; By MILO FAltNETI . ;
PANMUNJOM (AP)-The first balky American
prisoner to change his mind about remaining in the
Communist world was given full approval to come
back to the Command 1 Wednesday by the;
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission. ,
He was identified as Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson,
of Big Stone Gap, Va.
Unlike the Communist com
mand, the Allies had not sent per
suasion teams to the compound
where the 23 to 30-year-old cor
poral and 22 other Americans are
held under guard of Indian custo
dial troops.
. Dickenson reached his decision
without coaxing or "explanations."
The Allies deferred their ex
planatory talks while the Commu-
PANMUNJOM (AP)- Cpl.
fidward S. Dickenson, one of
23 nnrepatriated American
war prisoners held in Indian
custody, was turned over to
the United Nations Command
Wednesday at his request
and without coaxing.
nist high command ran into, riot
ous difficulties in attempting to
woo home 22.400 anti-Communist
Chinese and North Koreans.
America Blamed
In a strong note Tuesday the
Reds blamed American "obstruc
tions" for the failure of their psy
chological campaign to regain the
loyalty of supposedly volunteer
Chinese.
Dickenson, wearing a faded blue
Chinese "peoples" uniform, ap
peared calmly before the Valida
tion Committee of the NNKC
Wednesday morning. Facing him
were representatives of " Poland
and Czechoslovakia, as well as
Switzerland.' Sweden and India.
The Polish and Czech members
broke a two-day boycott to attend
the session.
Question Put
"Do you wish to be repatri
ated?" the committee . chairman
"Yes I do," the Virginia soldier
answered quietly.
"Then we will do everything
possible to comply with your wish
es." the Indian chairman said.
Dickenson feigned illness Tues
day niht to leave his - compound
where 22 other Americans, 1 Brit
on and 335 South Koreans whom
the Reds say refused repatriation
are quartered under neutral In
dian custody.
Asks Repatriation
After reaching a hospital he told
an Indian officer that there was
nothing wrong with him but "I
want to be repatriated."
Then he asked for rfn American
cigarette.
It was not immediately clear if
the Poles and Czechs who walked
out on Indian, Swiss and Swedish
members Monday were back to
stay or would resume their boy
cott later. .
(Additional details, page 2,
sec. 1.)
Max. Min. Precip.
Salea 63 45 .07
Portland S8 45 .07
San Francisco 7J 3 .00
Chicago . SS 57 .00
New York 79 1 M
Willamette River -0.6 feet.
FORI CAST (from U. S. weather
bureau. McNary field, Salem):
Mostly clear today,, tonight and
Thursday with some fog in the early
morning. Not much change in tem
perature with the highest today near
65 and the lowest tonight near 35.
Temperaure at 12:01 a.m. was 40
degree.
SALEM PRECIPITATION .
Since BUrt f Weather Year Sept. 1
This Year Last Year Nor ial
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vestigate him simply because they
can't find the money.
He said Shoulders had over
worked himself trying to solve the
case. -
Earlier Lyle Mudd. police sta
tion turnkey who guarded Hall
after his arrest testified at the
inquiry.
He has been quoted as saying
Hall offered him 12,000 to "get
hold of the officer who arrested
me I can tell him where the
rest of the money is."
Judd is reported to have tent
out a radio call for Shoulders to
give him this information after the
lieutenant left the station in his
private car following the booking
of Halt
Dolan. who testified Monday,
also said Shoulders left the sta
tion and that he went with him.
In his written report Shoulders
made no mention of.hu absence.
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Milk Prices m
Drop in Many
Areas of State i
PORTLAND OB The minimum
milk price will drop a half-cent
to a full cent a quart in alt
Oregon milk pools outside of Port
land and Tillamook on Nov. 1. t
The State Board of Agriculture,
made the decision in a Monday
meeting here, but delayed until
Nov. 9 a decision on what to do
in the Portland and Tillamook'
pools. i
The tentative plan is to increase
the minimum price in those two
areas in order to bring prices into
line throughout the 'state. William
S. WeideU milk marketing admin
istrator, said the Portland price
now is 22 cents a quart while
around the state it ranges from
23 to 25 cents. .
SHS Senior
Nominated for
Arnold Singleton, senior at Sa
lem High School, was nominated
Tuesday by Rep. Walter Norblad
as a principal candidate for the
United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md.
Singleton is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. Singleton, 1137 E.
Rural Ave. His alternate for the
nomination is John L. Bobellof
Tillamook.
Entrance examinations will be
held March 24, 1954, and success
ful candidates will enter the
Academy in July, 1954.
Other nominations made by
Norblad include Tom Reher, New
port principal, with William J.
Harris, Portland, his first alter
nate, and David Warren Jam,
St Helens, his second alterna'fe.
John Paul Chan, Corvallis, was
named principal and Cyril Keith
McNary, Hubbard, his first alter!
bate. -
And Was His
Face Amber
A classic motorist's excuse)
backfired on a Salem driver on
Tuesday night when police stop
ped mm for running a light at
12th and State Streets. ;
The arresting officer pulled the
man over to the side of road,
and inquired if the gentleman
knew why he was being stopped.
"It couldn t , be for going
through that amber light back
there could it?" the driver asked;
-What amber light?' said the
policeman as he wrote out the
ticket ' ,
"That has been a flashing red,
light ever since the traffic sig
nal was installed."
HUNTER DIES IN WRECK
OREGON CITY tff An. automo,
bile overturned at a curve a
Gladstone early Tuesday and kille
Clifford C. Long, 34. Portland, a
he was driving south to Rosebur;
on a hunting trip.
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On Cleopatra
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Bat Salem area nan, waaldat
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vacattoas aid acker aaaaaser-da-
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Phane 2-2441 for aa ad-writer
and let he aaw yon near t
Uy nka a fast dollar. ,
Here's how Warren Erwert
of Rt 6 Box 808, went about it
It took only two days to rent
this borne. .
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