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2 (Sac 1 Statesman. Salem, Ore Thurs March 18, 1954 Special Closed HearingHeld Bv 3 Judges . J - A. special dosed tearing which occupied a Marion County Circuit Courtroom most of last week and all day Wednesday was concluded at the -close of the day, but results were cloaked under the title "Confidential." ' - The hearing reportedly involved an applicant to the bar who qual ified scholasucally, but was re fused admittance by the board of governors ' on a morals charge. Spectators and the press were refused admittance to the bear ing. , In an interview with a States man reporter following the close of i the proceedings, . the three judges impanelled by Chief Jus tice Earl C. Latourette to hear the case, still refused to comment on the matter. Yamhill County Circuit Judge Arlie Walker, chair man of the panel, said that the findings of the three will be trans ferred to the State Supreme Court in a confidential report . . . in the next few days." Assisting Judge Walker ' in the hearing were" Marion. County Cir cuit Judge Rex Kimmell and Lane County Cireuit- Judge - William East. The hearing, said by Judge Walker to be the first 'of its kind in this area, nas resulted in a rather steady stream of witnesses and lawyers into and out of Judge Kimmell's courtroom since its be ginning March 8. Justice Latour ette explained that the applicant to the bar sought a hearing by the State Supreme Court when he was refused admittance. The three judges were then selected by the Supreme Court. Secrecy in the handling of the hearing' has been explained by Judge. Walker as "the best move under the circumstances.. As chairman of - the panel, he said he felt that publicity would be damaging to the person involved "no matter which way the case goes." Be said both plaintiff and defendant stipulated that the ses sion remain closed. Arraignment Set Friday Arraignment in Marion County District Court for five of the teen agers arrested in connection with the Silver Falls auto looting case 1 was continued Wednesday until Friday. A sixth boy, 17 years of age, has previously been certified over to juvenile court and is being de tained in the county juvenile ward. 'Held in lieu of $1,000 bail on a charge of attempted larceny from an auto are Jack Lyman Todd and Dean Stiles, both 19 .and of Silverton. Stiles also faces a charge of larceny from an auto mobile which carries bail of $1,500. Also held in lieu of $1,500 bail are Duane Lemoine Mattox, 18, and Oronzo Bryan Shaw, 19, both cf SHverton. Held in lieu of $2,500 bail on a charge of larceny from- an auto is Duane Deroy Hug. 18, of Mt AngeL Marion County sheriffs depu ties estimate thaf over $2,500 in cash, has been taken from cars narked in the resort area nf the falls the past few months. Taken . as well have been several person al item inrlf linff two diamond rings, traveller's checks, purses 1 . . . V . I i w ana cleaning. Arrests Degan wnen two of the boys were apprehended trying to break into a "planted car Sunday night Deputies in dicate there will probably be other arrests in the case. Grandson ' UiHiinstem Sentenced PITTSBURG, CaliL Ber Bard C. Einstein, 23, grandson of scientist Albert Einstein, Wednes day was fined $100 and put on six months' probation for stealing 60 cents from a vending machine. ' The sentence was imposed by Justice of the Peace Michael Gat- to, who also gave the same penal ty to John Edward Marvin Jr., 21, of San Diego, Calif. Judge Gatto also ordered the young men to pay $75 for damage to the vending machine. Young Einstein. . son of Prof. Hans Albert Einstein of the Uni versity of California, received an honorable- discharge at nearby Camp Stoneman Jau. 13. the day of the theft Young Einstein pleaded guilty Jan. 14. later saying, he did so only to avoid publicity. Judge Gat to denied bis appeal to change his plea to innocent, and he was sen tenced for petty theft Demos Doubt Fairness of TYIndtistry WASHINGTON UB - The Demo cratic National Committee Wed nesday questioned the "fairness - and impartiality" of the television industry "in its treatment of the two major political parties." Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said in a statement the TV net works provided a - "virtual din out" of Tuesday night's Democrat ic reply to President Eisenhower's tax speech Monday night , Part of Sermon it . if - r ; c 'I a w m ' I i - I r I a 1.1 Making metal objects float In mid-air demonstrated by George Speake of Science nightly this week at Speake utilizes laboratory and films to bring the five "Sermons Fallibility of Human Senses i Demonstrated The fickleness and unreliabil ity of the human senses was dem onstrated ; with a stageful of scientific instruments by Dr. George Speake of the Moody In stitute of Science at the Salem High School Wednesday night ! Dr. Speake will appear at the high school this week each night through Saturday at 7:30 o'clock. His "sermons for science" are sponsored locally by the Salem Gospel Crusade and the Chris-, tian Business Men's Committee.' Tonight his lecture will di cuss the possibility of reproduc ing sounds of past centuries. He will probe the theory of record ing permanently voices and even mental Images for the future, i By use of whirling discs and drawings Speake - demonstrated Wednesday night thaV although God's . laws are constant, the human senses are, "easily led astray." ! He demonstrated opt ical illusions: In explaining man's discovery of nature's laws, Dr. Speake showed how the law of gravity could be made to prjoduce some peculiar results .when anotner law is "superimposed" on to that of gravitation. He v showed how, by other tests, the senses of taste and touch and hearing are not always infallible. "The one-thing we can count ' m 41 1 on," speaKe summarized, "is me faithfulness of God. His laws never change whether they be spiritual or physical laws." The high school auditonum wsa packed, with many teen-age spectators present Dr. Speake said each nightly show will be different The science sermons are open to the public. Ship Crushed By Ice, Sinks ) ST. JOHNS. NfldV W) The seal ing vessel Newfoundlander sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Wednes day after apparently being crushed by heavy ice. The 65 members of the crew escaped by walking to land over icefields. The ship was attacking a seal herd less than a mile from shore when the ice closed in around it, BLM Official Transferred to Washington j WASHINGTON ( Secretary of the Interior McKay announced Wednesday that William Guernsey, now regional administrator for the Bureau : of Land 'Management (BLM) at Portland, Ore., is being transferred here as an assistant director of the bureau. ' , ! A bureau official told a reporter that Guernsey will be in charge of technical activities. The official said he is moving into the post previously held by William Pin cus, now on loan to the Hoover Commission on Government Reor assignment will be to coordinate reorganization activities. The fact that Guernsey was go ing to be brought to Washington was announced Feb. 12, when Mc Kay established three new area of fices of the BLM at Portland, Salt Lake City and Denver and abolish ed six regional offices. Guernsey's new job, however, was not re vealed at that time.. s i I RENT A PIANOI Give Tow Child a Future Special Rental Purchase Plan MANO COMrAUT t f i From Science9 is part of the "science magic,' (above) of the Moody Institute Salem High School auditorium. electronic equipment pins colored From Science" to Salem. Portland iTransit Request Favored PORTLAND tfj - The city's masss transportation ! franchise committee Wednesday approved a three-point request the Portland Traction Co. said is i needed to grant wages and working condi tions asked by its employes. The request, which now will go to the City Council, is for full adult fare for students over 14, an in crease from 7 to 10 cents for. student 14 and; under, and 30 instead of 15-minute schedules for some night and Sunday bus runs. At present, students up Ao 20 years of age ride for 7-cent fares. "Periods of partial clearing' was the only anticipated respite from an otherwise showery day today, according to predictions by U. S. Weathermen at McNary Field. j : "-The weather bureau -expects a mostly cloudy X Thursday com plete withshowersyemperatures are predicted, to yange from a high of 50 to a low of 30 degrees which is about j the same range as Wednesday. 1 ' North of Salem at Hubbard re ports indicate there were brief snow flurries during the day Wednesday, but not enough to whiten the ground. A good deal, of snow in the Willamette Pass resulted in a warning by the State Highway Department that motorists in the area should carry chains. Snow in greater quantities was also re ported at Burns; Austin, Timber- line, Government Camp, Santiam Pass and Ochoco Summit High ways were open Wednesday. Young Poison Victim Still Unconscious HOOD RIVER W) Michael Ogden, 6, poisoned by. a deadly fruit spray solution four days ago, remained unconscious Wednesday night 1 Four-man teams continued to give him constant artificial res piration in a dim hope of saving his life. 'Hospital attendants said his condition was unchanged. He has been unconscious since last Saturday when he spilled the solu tion from a bottle he found at an orchard near his home at Odell, south of here. I . The chemical was . tetraethyl pyrophosphate, which penetrates the human skin; and paralyzes the respiratory system. It soaked Michael s pants and got on his legs. 5 The solutions sold commercially as TEPP, is Similar to a nerve gas developed during World War II. '--J Monday a. J-year-old boy was killed and his sister became seri ously ill near Turlock, Calif., when they used the chemical to make mud pies. , h : . FRENCH SEEK A-BOMBS PARIS (J -1 Defense Minister. Rene Pleven told the French NaJ- tional Assembly Wednesday night that France should start preparing its own atomic weapons next year and build atomic - powered ships. Now Showing - Open 6:45 "WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME" Technicolor Donald O'Connor y Janet Leigh Co-Feature -"DANGEROUS CROSSING" Jeanne Craln Michael Bennla . Showery Day On Forecast Washington Post Buys Times-Herald WASHINGTON t The Wash ington Post purchased the Times Herald from CoL Robert R. Mc Cormick for an undisclosed sum Wednesday and the . first edition of the combined newspapers hit the streets of the capital about 3:45 p. m. (EST). . The new "Washington Post and Times-Herald" will carry most of the features of .both Dublications. it was announced by Eugene Mey er, chairman of the board of the Post, and Philip L. Graham, presi dent and publisher. : . j Although announcements of the sale did not mention the purchase price, Mrs. Garvin E. Tankersley, a member of the Times - Herald board, said it was announced at a board meeting Monday that an of fer of SVx million dollars had been made, fi ' The Chicago Tribune,' of which CoL McCormick is editor and pub lisher, bought the Times - Herald for Vk million in 1948. U.S Canada Pledge Not to WASHINGTON W United States and Canadian officials is sued a joint pledge Wednesday that the two countries won't upset world markets by dumping their vast stories of surplus farm products. This was a principal result of a pioneering cabinet - level confer ence, with U.S. Secretary of State Dulles and. Canadian External Af fairs Minister Lester B. Pearson headine the delegations. A joint communique called for tem. of , trade and payments throughout the world s a means of raising living standards. Four cabinet officers from each country took part in the Washing ton meetings, held to bring U.S. Canadian economic policies closer kogether.: A second meeting will be held in Ottawa at a time to be announced later. The conferees agreed that in dis posing of farm surpluses both coun tries would consult with interest' ed countries" to avoid interfering with those countries ' normal com mercial marketing.' They also agreed the U.S. and Canada ' 1 should concentrate on greater consumption at home, and that any extraordinary mea sures to dispose of surpluses should not replace normal sales of pro ducts. Train, Auto Collide! on 12thStreet Collision Wednesday night of a westbound auto on Center Street and a northbound freight train on 12th Street resulted in extensive damage to the car, but the tram came through the or deal unscathed. ' Arlie Everett Largent, 535 Boone I Rd , driver of the car, was treated by Salem First Aid for a cut sustained on bis ear, Largent told investigating city officers that he was starting to make a left turn off Center Street and neither saw the train nor heard the belL Engineer G. E. Long told officers, briefly, he was; "heading north. The car was bounced off the front of the train rather than dragged any distance. Damage was extensive enough that the auto had to be towed from the scene. al Movie Draws Protest LONDON JH A Protestant re ligious group protested Wednesday to the: British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) lover plans' to televise the canonization of Pope Piux X at the Vatican May 29. "It is a domestic affair of the church; of Rome, grounded on an outdated medieval superstition and as such should not be broadcast in a Protestant country," the Pro testant Truth Society said. SNOW: IN CENTRAL OREGON PRINEVTLLE I 'Snow an inch to four 'inches -deep covered high and low . Central Oregon country from Bend to Pnneville Wednesday." ST. LAURENT RETURNS OTTAWA UB Prime Minister Louis St Laurent returned home Wednesday night from a round -the - world tour by plane.' si-C-M ream turns umnvuxrs JULIUS CSAlSARf t .,. until tuns iuss nMi. wi nasn ' i u jttwuuai.BKnnwi L. x L tKa um'tMU lcn AISO . , . "Food for Paris Markets"; . ;a-a4T jhricw tat this show only; Admlta U0. Students 74c S ChfldrwHOe ' Dump Produce Pap Atomic Test Victim f-.''-- 'if il i. '- ' . : .!, i C i TOKYO Dr. Kentaro Shimizu f- - t l4. unidentified Japanese crewman of the fishing vessel which wan dered into the Bikini atomic test area on March 1 and was show ered with radioactive ash. Ten of when vessel returned to Japan aware of the radiation effects. Tokyo.) Hardware Store Sold Action in Marion County Pro bate Court ' Wednesday indicated sale price of the Ray L. Farmer Hardware Co., 2065 Silverton Rd., at $6,400. Purchaser of the store is Gene" R. Walper, 2640 Doughton St J Private sale of the company was ordered in connection with the Clifford E. Farmer estate. Walper, president of the Shur Way Company, explained Wednes day that he intends to feature the sale of pumping machinery, irri gation equipment hardware and sporting goods. Following a com plete remodelling of the interior of the building; Walper and three associates will have a grand open ing April 2 and S. Public Service Forum Group Hears McCoy Robert McCoy, consultant for the Oregon; development commission, was speaker at Wednesday night's meeting of the, public service for um, -i '' Speaking on the topic ''Ameri can Economic Aid to Greece," Mc Coy outlined the economic deve lopment that has taken place in Greece; since World War II. He said that there has been con siderable progress toward econo mic stability and higher standards of living in Greece. He pointed out, however, that there is still much work to be done. McCoy served with the labor division of the mutual security ag ency in Greece from October, 1951 to November, 1953. In the capa city of labor relations specialist and as acting deputy director he helped develop labor management relations. A graduate of Fresno State Col lege and Stanford University, Mc Coy served for a period as assistant professor of -political science at Lewis and Clark College. His pre sent jpb involves acting as liason officer between the state unem ployment compensation commis sion and the Oregon development commission. AF Reserve Center Due InPortlaiM k PokTLAND ito A new Air Force'; reserve center will be acti vated in the Portland area April 1, Col. John J. Gerrish, commander of the 9090th reserve group at the Air Base here, announced Wednes day, a He said the center probably will be based at the Vancouver, Wash., Barracks. The: center will be for the' 9090th group! and will be separate from the 403d troop carrier wing at the Portland Air Base. Activation of the 9u90th will enable its members to set pay for their i training as do members of the 403d. At present, the 9090th trains on a non-paid voluntary basiSi Phone 27S29 -V Gates Open, :3I ;! Showat7:tl -Two Technicolor Bits ; ROBERT TAYLOR i ANNBLYTH v 'ALL THE! ROTH ERS If WERE VALIANT' Also - i RANDOLPH SCOTT -is PHYLLIS KIRK - I "THUNDER OVER fi- THE PLAINS" Briar the Whole Family Sec a Movie From : ?f ' Tonr Car s-.-- 14 of Tokyo University examines an the 23 aboard were hospitalized as soon a those aboard became (AP Wirephoto via Radio from UJS. Doctors to Treat Victims Of H-Blast TOKYO tf Three U.S. doc tors from Hiroshima A-bomb target in World War I Wednes day were directed to help treat 23 Japanese fishermen burned by radioactive ashes from an atomic or hydrogen blast in the v Pacific U.S. Ambassador John M. Alli son offered the aid of the doctors members of the Atomic Bomb Cas ualty Commission at Hiroshima. Three Japanese doctors on the commission also will come here. Allison also -proposed a joint U.S. Japan investigation of the accident March 1 some 80 miles away from the big blast, which may have come from a hydrogen weapon. (The State Department in Wash ington announced that U.S. and Japanese authorities were inves tigating to determine how such an incident occurred despite careful precautions". It emphasized that warnings had been given "over a wide area".) Japanese doctors ordered all 23 of the fishermen back to hospitals. Doctors said the victims' hair was falling out and exposed skin was turning black. The doctors said some of the fishermen are in serious condition but with long range treatment, including blood transfusions, ef fects of their burns would not prove fatal. The fishermen witnessed what may have been history's mdst awe some man-made blast. Their boat was powered with fine ashes which a Japanese scientist said was pul verized coral Whether the Japanese were with in the -restricted Bikini-Eniwetok atomic proving grounds has not been determined. They said they were not. Allison's proposed inves tigation would determine that Judge Holman To Assist in Marion Court A full docket and a sick Marion County circuit Judge has resulted in appointment of Clackamas Coun ty Circuit Judge Ralph M. Holman to assist in the trial docket April 6-30. Announcement of this appoint ment was made Wednesday by Chief Justice Earl C. Latourette of the State Supreme Court. Ill at Salem Memorial Hospital is Marion County Circuit Judge Joseph B. Felton. Circuit Judge Rex Kimmell has - ' required some time off tor a physical ex amination as well as cancelling much of his regularly scheduled cases in view of a special hearing in his courtroom assigned by the Supreme Court. This has left an in creasing burden of regular cases in the hands of Circuit Judge George R. Duncan county clerk officials explained. ; fttONK S-ST NOW PLAYING! TSST JKSZ, OlS ! Diitrrnti. wnfOMsflUMTUMi ram. ALSO 1 kV cirii q lIitcliell States McCarthy Using Hate Campaign TROY. N. Y. ll Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell Wednesday night accused Sen. McCarthy IR Wis) and his supporters of running a "hate cam paign designed - to convert the fear and hatred that Americans eel for Communism into fear and hatred of other Americans." ' 1 In a speech before a St Pat-. rick's Day dinner here, Mitchell said one of the results was a re- against the Catholic Church. v a. a ' vi lui&iviM vicjuuiwc Mitchell said that "a group of political extremists" was deliber ately over emphasizing the in ternal Communist menace, to their political and business advantage. What these extremists are try' ing to do," He declared, "is to con vert the fear and hatred that Americans feel for Communism into a fear and hatred of other Americans." i Salem Police Attend Qass City police attended the first in a series of seven classes of the Advanced Oregon Regional Police School held Wednesday in the City Council chambers, j Topic Wednesday was "Func tions Within 4he State Bureau of Identification and Investigation" Speaker at the two classes during the day was Capt George A. Kanz, director of the State Identification Bureau in Salem. The classes were conducted from 12:30 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. in order that all off-duty officers might attend. The series of lectures; each with a different topic, will be held regularly through April 15. Cancer Group Suspicious Of Cigarettes SAN FRANCISCO UR - The American Cancer Society Wednes day night cautiously voiced its "suspicion" that cigaret smoking has something to do with lung can cer. , The society summarized a report by 25 leading U.S. cancer research ers in these words: "Evidence to date justifies the suspicion that cigaret smoking does, to a degree as yet unde termined, increase the likelihood of developing cancer of the lung. This is the first time the so ciety has taken a stand on the con txoversial question. j ; Dr. Charles S. Cameron, medi cal and scientific director'' of the society, was asked by newsmen what he would advise cigaret smok ers to do in view of the pronounce ment. He said: "If you are young and do not smoke, or if you are a beginning smoker without the ingrained hab it, do not smoke. ; "If you are an older, confirmed smoker, smoke in moderation." ' Asked his idea of moderation, Dr. Cameron, himself a light smok er, said 6 to 8 cigarets a day. , Dyes Hair Green For St Patrick LOS ANGELES W) Harry J. Kelly1, 70, Irish - born resident at the Veterans Administration facil ity, celebrated St Patrick's Day this way: . He dyed his white hair green. He wet green crepe paper and rubbed it on his crew cut. 1 He plans to' un-dye it Thursday. TODAY'S SPECIAL , Swedish Meat Balls Mashed Potatoes String Beans, Tossed Salad TtT ALL FOR ....... . . SALEM HOME BAKERY 1380 yN. Church i nom s-soM ' NOW PLAYING! Feature 1:00- 3:10 . 5:25 m mm 71 lllim'IrMDP. Prices This Show: AdnlU $1.00, ChHdren 20e - ' -.Also-Selected Short Subjects ' 7:40 - 8:55 L iWJ- -1- J BACALL Radar Device Allows for Fast Take-Of fs NEW YORK ,UR Development of airport radar equipment to per mit landings ' and take-offs at a one-a-minute rate in sero visibility . was announced Wednesday. tEdward K. 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