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Over the weekend I ' made a
"quickie" trip by air to attend a
board meeting in Philadelphia.
Returning I boarded the plane
(United) at 9 p.m., PST Tues
day; and arrived in Portland at
8:30 a.m PST Wednesday. One
has to pinch, himself to realize
the transition in space, so swiftly
does it occur.
Not so good traveling in the
other i direction this time, how
ever. Clouds were over Chi
cago, with low ceiling, and when
we arrived eleven other planes
were" stacked up awaiting their
turnr to come down through a
hole in the clouds. Our pilot
cruised overhead for three-quarters
of an hour then flew back
to Cedar Rapids to sit down and
refueL When we finally reached
Chicago the last evening plane
had gone, so I had to wait till
3:30 a.m. to get out of there.
I do want to report how air
terminals have to be rebuilt or
expanded to keep up with the
growing volume of air travel.
Cedar Rapfds has a very neat,
new air terminal. Philadelphia
opened a fine, big one just a
few months ago. Newark, N. J.,
which was "out of bounds' for
some months because of a series
of accidents is back in service
as one of three major airports
for New York City, with a new,
well-designed terminal Chi
cago's terminal reminds one of
the stockyards with runways;
but a new airport is a-building
on the northwest side of the city.
It's a race to provide proper
facilities to take care of air traf
fic. How's business? The question-mark
tells the story. Every
one is asking the other fellow
the question, and in the run
around you get
(Continued on Editorial Page 4)
Living Costs
Slip, Jobless
List May Drop
- WASHINGTON Ufi The govern
ment reported a modest decline in
living costs Wednesday Secretary
of Commerce Weeks said there are
"some indications" of a slight drop
in unemployment this month.
These reports came as President
Eisenhower counseled patience in
dealing with the general economic
situation, saying a slam-bang pro
gram of federal aid isn't called
for at this time. The .President
added such emergency action
jnight dim chances of an orderly
business upturn later this spring.
The "government living cost in
dex edged down two tenths of one
per cent between mid-January and
mid-February. It was 115 per cent
of the 1947-49 average, compared
with the 115.4 peak set last Octo-I
ber.
The living cost report reflected
lower consumer prices in a wide
variety of items, including food,
clothing, Used cars, movie admis
sions and TV sets.xEwan Clague,
labor statistics commissioner, said
it indicated "the general business
situation is undoubtedly affecting
prices."
Weeks told the National Confer
ence of Business Paper Executives
that new claims for unemployment
benefits dropped in more than a
dozen cities in mid-March.
At the same time, he said, there
has been some 'substantial rehir
ing in the farm -machinery field
and a rise of some 10,000 jobs in
the automobile industry.
Woman Dies
In Dentist's Chair
PORTLAND m Mrs. Virginia
Mae Stafford, 22, died suddenly in
a dentist's chair here Wednesday
while awaiting removal of a tooth.
Physicians from nearby offices
-were unable to restore breathing
in 45 minutes of resuscitation. An
autopsy, was planned.
Animal Cracker
W WAftXEN COOORIGH
"Oh, eh, here comes that 'one
fcffl tieppy family routine!"
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SECTIONS 20 PAGES
Tax Gut
Voted by
Senate
WASHINGTON til - The Senate
voted Wednesday night to cut in
half the present 10 - per cent ex
cise tax on household appliances
such as refrigerators, stoves, iron-
ers, and dryers. ",
The cut would amount to 100 mil
lion dollars in annual revenue.
Although the Eisenhower admin
istration has opposed such tax
cuts, the Senate Republican lead
ership agreed to accept the propos
al after it became obvious some
GOP members were going to
swing over in favor of it.
Sens. Douglas (D-EU), George
(D-Ga) and other Democrats ori
ginally led a' drive to abolish the
10 per cent excise entirely on the
household appliances.
Modification Wins
But they agreed just before the
final vote to accept a .modifica
tion suggested by Sen. Capehart
(R-Ind) to cut the levy to 5 per
cent rather than wipe it out en
tirely. . v
The cut was tacked onto a pend
ing tax bill 'which, as passed by
the House, would reduce some
excise levies and extend others.
The Senate vote in favor of the
reduction in household appliances
taxes, which would not be cut un
der the House bill, was 64 to 23.
Voting for the cut were 33 Dem
ocrats, 28 Republicans and Sen.
Morse (Ind-Ore). Against were S
Democrats and 15 Republicans.
Principal Items
These are the principal items on
which the excise tax would be cut
to 5 per cent: Refrigerators,
stoves, fans, water heaters, flat
irons, air heaters, electric blankets,
grills, toasters, broilers, mixers,;
juicers, food choppers and grind
ers, clothes dryers, - dehumidif iers,
dishwashers, floor polishers, wax
ers, mangles, garbage disposals,
power lawn mowers and home
freezers..-
When it became apparent that
the proposal would go through, sev
eral senators changed their votes
from "no" to "yes." These includ
ed Butler (R-Md), Griswold (R
Neb), Hendrickson R-NJ), and
Payne and Smith (R-Maine).
Before the tally. Sen. . Miljikin
(R-Colo), floor manager for the
bill and chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee, announced he
would accept the modified amend
ment and take it to conference
with the House.
But he indicated it might face, a
rough road with the House con
ferees. He said they were adamant
against reducing present excises
below the 10 per cent level
The additional tax cut voted by
the Senate would take the reduc
tions in the excise bill past the one
billion dollar mark.
$912 Million
As originally passed by the
House, the cuts totalled 912 mil
lion. The Senate Finance Commit
tee boosted them to 958 million.
Capehart said be and some other
Republicans were under heavy
pressure from appliance manufac
turers all over the country to give
them some relief. Sales have been
off in many appliance lines. ;
The Democrats argued that
many of the appliances were ne
cessities and home work-savers,
and should be given relief. ;
After deciding that issue, the
senate knocked off work for the
night without reaching a vote on
the bill as a whole. :
Suggestions Made.
During the day-long debate. Sen.
Douglas had called for tax changes
to stimulate buying. .He urged the
chamber to cut the 10 per cent tax
on autos, radios and television sets
and remove it entirely from a
number of household appliances.
Sen. Millikin said he was op
posed to any further cuts in the
bill, at a time when the budget is
unbalanced and the government
needs the money. But he promised
a complete overhaul of all excise
taxes as soon as the government's
finances permit
Sen. Aiken (R Vt) said he did
not see how any senator could sup
port the Douglas proposals and at
the same time refuse to increase
the national debt limit ' '
The government will be in a
catastrophic situation" if it loses
a lot more revenue end does not
get a higher debt ceiling; he said.
President Eisenhower has pro
posed a 15 billion dollar boost in
the present 273 billion ceiling. The
House passed this last year, but
the Senate Finance . Committee
pigeonbeled it"; ; y
Chicken Added
To Tie in Sky9
BALTIMORE UR Tim Bright,
Maryland's only candidate so far
for the Republican nomination for
governor, gave the City Wide Wo
men's Republican Oub his defini
tion of the "180 per cent prosper
ity he f avors. r r ; ?
"I ' want chicken legs raining
around this state like a snow storm
in Chicago," he said. I want tur
key gravy dripping out of your
mouths like Niagara Falls.
"I want you to have porterhouse
steaks for breakfast" ?
After Bright's speech, the and?
ence was served hot . dogs and
lemonade.
Tli Oregon Statesman
Pretty IHlazel (Sreen
Finals of rid-Valley Spelling Contest
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fj) . V.' , ;: SS .
It can't be! That's' what Sharon McKimmey (center)? of Hazel Green
seems to be saying as she finished spelling "guillotine'' to win
first place in the Grand Finals of The Statesman-KSLM Spelling
Contest at Parrish Junior High last night At right is James Oberg
of St Paul, who is relaxing after a tense competition in which he
They Can't
Kick Me Out
HaymesSays
WASHINGTON !w After a
whirling dervish -visit to the na
tions' capital, ; crooner Dick
Haymes took off, for New York
Wednesday night declaring "they
haven't got a chance of kicking me
out of the country."
But the singer, husband of Rita
Hayworth, declined to say immed
iately just how he expects to es
cape deportation to his native Ar
gentina. The Immigration Service
ordered his deportation Tuesday on
the ground of illegal re-entry into
the country last ; June."
Haymes, said he hoped to have a
statement of his plans in two or
three days, "when I know what I
am going to do which I do not
now." J
But apparently in good humor
after a day spent in Washington,
be added:
' "I haven't a worry in the world."
With Haymes was his attorney,
Bartley Crum, who said he tried
without success Wednesday to
reach SenLanger (R-ND). Lang
er was on the Senate floor during
much of the day.
Crum said he will return to
Washington Thursday and try
again to see Langer, whom he has
asked to check immigration files
on Haymes case.
Cram said lie believes some
source outside of government in
spired the deportation action
against Haymes and said "in those
files we understand there is the
name of the informant"
Defendant s
Unprepared
For Freedom
DALLASrTex.f(-Judge Frank
C. O'Brien said the fine would be
$25. I ;
The 17-yearkd speeder, said, I
can't pay it" f -v
The judge said he'd give the boy
10 days to pay half the fine, then
10 more for the other half.
The youth said that was fine but
be couldn't get home now because
he didn't have carfare.
"I only got fare for one way from
my sister," he said. "Everybody
told me it was going to be a one
way trip. They said you folks is
putting everybody in jail that
comes down bete.w
The judge-loaned him a bus tok
en, y
PADUCAH STORE BURNS
' PADUCAH. Ky.tfi Fire roared
through an office building and a
department store in the heart of
downtown Paducah Wednesday for
three hours, causing damage esti
mated at up to $300,000.
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Willamette River .4 feet.
FORECAST (from U. S. Weather
Bureau. McNary Field, Salem):
Mostly runny today with increasing
high cloudiness late tonicht or early
Friday. High today S3 to 64. low to
night 39 to 37. Cooler Friday. Tem
perature at 13:01 -a.m. today was 38.
SALEM PRECIPITATION
Sine Start el Waathf r Ttar Sept 1
This Year LaU Year Normal
, sT.aa - a.o? - , aa.n
Salem,. Oregon, Thursday, March 25, 1954
St. Paul Boy Second, Turner Girl Third in
Annual! Statesman-KSLM Event
By ROBERT E. GANGWARE.
City Editor, The Statesman
Hazel Green's
fast-spelling, at-
tractive student
body president
Sharon McKimmey, captured top
spelling honors and the affection
of a crowd of i 450 Wednesday
night in Grand Finals of the Mid
Valley Spelling Contest staged by
The Oregon Statesman and
KSLM. ;?
Sharon spelled down 19 school
spelling champions of Marion,
Polk, Linn and Yamhill Coun
ties, and she dad it the hard way
on words ranging from surveil
lance and witticism to that ever
difficult floral pair, chrysanthe
mum and nasturtium.
Runners-up in competition so
keen that 49 unpublished words
had to be called up were:
James Oberg, 13 years old and
No. 13 in the contest lineup, who
won second place. A St Paul
seventh grader,! he's the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Oberg, Au
rora Route 1.
Third Place I
MaryAnn Cain, Turner seventh
State Police
Arrest Vice
Probe Prober
Cloak and dagger operations
during the current Lincoln Coun
ty vice probe got so mysterious
Wednesday that officers became
suspicious of each other and one
special investigator was arrested
for driving without an operator's
license. I
An Associated Press story ex
plained that State Lt Farley
Mogan, being questioned by the
grand jury, in- Newport, cited
Harvey Irvin Burch, of Marion,
on the charge.
" Mogan told The Statesman he
became suspicious when the man
was loitering outside his and At
torney ' Robert! Y. Thornton's
motel cabins. .When Thornton
drove away the! man followed is
his own car so Mogan took chase
and pulled him over. Burch ad
mitted he had no operator's li
cense and explained he was a
former Los Angeles detective
who was currently a Multnomah
County . deputy, sheriff working
for Thornton during the probe.
He produced documents prov
ing this, but no driver's license.
Thornton told In officer he had
"no comment" on the -matter.
Cop Gets His Man,
Gets Back His Job
KANSAS CITY It hurt
when Patrolman Rueben Hunt was-;
suspended Saturday for letting a
prisoner escape! .
Hunt went to work. He traced
his prisoner through the license
number of his car. ' "
Wednesday be walked in with
Tom Bates, and had him ar
rested fori?&reless driving, creat
ing a disturbance and resisting ar
rest ;
Hunt was reinstated.
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CLASH IN WEST BERLIN
BERLIN (A Three , hundred
east, Berlin Communists' . clashed
with West Berliners Wednesday
night in brief street fights in the
French sector of the city.
HOUSING DECLINE NEAR
WASHINGTON . Wl Federal
housing officials, expect new hous
ing starts this I year to drop to
around 900,000 units as compared
with UOO.000 ia 1953.'
PRICE 5c
Contestant Wins
Mi 1
won second place (he missed "fastidious"), and at left is little Mary
Ann Cain of Turner who slipped on "nasturtium" but outlasted 17
other school champions to win third
Statesman staff photographer).
grader -who won third place.
The little 12-year-old is one of
six children of Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman Cain, Turner Box 157.
Grand winner Sharon McKim
mey, 13, is a Hazel Green eighth
grade student of Darrel ; D.
Brown and is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Francke,
Salem Route 6, Box 312.
Given $100 Bond
Sharon was presented the $100
defense bond by Charles A.
Sprague, Statesman editor and
publisher, and Glenn E. McCor-mick,--
owner of Radio . Station
KSLM, at the conclusion of the
tense 2V4-hour spelldown at Par-
additional S p e lling
Contest story on page 2,
section 1, and story and
pictures on page 3, sec
tion 1.)
rish Junior High Auditorium.
James received a $50 bond for
second place and MaryAnn re
ceived a $25 bond. , ;
In winning the top honors,
Sharon spelled "fastidious" which
Jim Oberg had missed with an
"eous" ending. Then the brunette
went on to the victory by spell
ing without hesitation the word
"guillotine." x '
Sounded Out
The only word Sharon had
trouble with - was "precipitous"
which she carefully sounded out
syllable by syllable, in contrast
to her usual rapid delivery.
The St Paul youth, third boy
to finish in the money in the
Spelling Contest's four years, had
his chance at first place last
pight when he spelled "raucous"
correctly after both Mary Ann
and Sharon had misspelled it
But then the young Oberg faced
up to a word he gave every sign
of never having heard Yand the
audience groan seconded his ex
pression). He tripped on "vicissi
tude. Under contest rules,? the
winner must spell correctly an
other word after he has spelled
the word which somebody missed
before him. i
Mary Ann went out on "nastur
tium." i : ,
Contest judges last night were
Supreme Court Justice ' Harold
Warner, Circuit Judge Arlie G.
Walker of Polk i and Yamhill
Counties and District Judge Val
Sloper of Marion ; County.
Wendell Webb, managing edit
or of The Statesman, pronounced
the words as he had in the 10
I LA Sanctions Wildcat Dock Strike,
Union Battle Wearing in New York
NEW YORK m -- The old Inter
national. Longshoremen's Assn.
(Ind) ' Wednesday sanctioned New
York's multirnfllion dollar wildcat
dock strike and threatened to tie
up the whole East Coast ' i j
A rival AFL union 1 promptly
planned a showdown on the Water
front Its port chairman. John Dwy
er, announced: '1 !
"We will work the port We in
tend to keep the (port open." j -
Mayor Robert Wagner took a
grave view of the ; new crisis and
told a news conference: 1
"Certainly, I imagine,' it would
demand the attention of the Presi
dent of the -United States."
Wagner has promised to bring in
state and even federal reinforce
ments if needed to keep the piers
No. 380
place, (Photo hy John Ericksen,
as 450 Watch
semi-final contests which had
selected the 20 finalists from
among 80 schools' participants
in the contest
(Additional details on Page 2,
Sec. 1.)
Astoria Man
Heads State
Realty Board
Ragnor Johnson, Astoria real
estate broker for the past six
years, was appointed by Gov.
Paul L. Patterson Wednesday as
state real estate commissioner.
Johnson succeeds Al Crose,
Salem, who has reached retire
ment age. However, C r o s
sought reappoinment
Johnson was associated with
the Astoria National Bank for
eight years, then was'a petroleum
sales engineer for Shell Oil Co.,
and founded his real estate brok
erage office in Astoria in 1948.
He is a past president and di
rector of the Astoria Kiwanis
Club, a past president of the As
toria realty board, a director of
the Oregon Association of Real
Estate Boards, and state chair
man of the National Brokers In
stitute. Johnson also is a member of
the state real estate board.
Johnson will take over his new
job April 1.
Two Whales,
Shark Fight
LACUNA BEACH, Calif. W -Lifeguards
at this resort told Wed
nesday of witnessing a savage fight
between two 30-foot whales and a
15-foot shark in the surf off Aliso
Beach. -
The guards said that the marine
giants at times were clear of. the
water and flopping about on the
sand, intent upon the deadly busi
ness of tearing each other to bits.
The surf and the beach ' looked
as if someone, had dumped hun
dreds of gallons of red ink at the
water's edge, they added.
The outcome of the battle wasn't
learned because the participants
suddenly changed the theater of
action to deeper, water.
open for non-strikers. . ;
. In Albany, Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey expressed concern over law en
forcement on the waterfront The
Republican governor said he was
not issuing any ultimatum to the
Democratic city administration but
he told a news conference: " .
: "If there is a breakdown of law
enforcement in the city I have the
power to remove either, the mayor
or the police commissioner; or
both.'" ,. -
In endorsing the 20-day-old strike
for the first time, the iLA openly
defied a federal no-strike injunc
tion vand laid itself open to a pos
sible heavy contempt fine. It al
ready had been accused of contempt
H'-B
' By JIM BECKER
TOKYO W") Ambassador James M. Allison Thursday announced
the United States would give financial aid to 23 Japanese fishermen
who suffered radiation burns in the mighty hydrogen-blast March
1 near Bisuni Atoll. ,
As an interim step. Allison
prepared to agree to reimburse the
nancial assistance " as necessary i
for medical care and the relief of
their families.; He said this would
include lost wages.
Allison said he bad informed the
apanese Foreign Office upon au
thorization of the U. S. govern
ment !
Ealier Allison had said there
was "some hazard' to eating fish
caught - -near ; the Pacific test
grounds "a short time subsequent
to the tests." j .
Allison, in a statement handed
Japan's Foreign Ministry, said the
United States is checking for radio
activity all fish brought to Pacific
ports. Japan is doing the same.
The Foreign Office in a state
ment said no radioactive fish had
been- found on Japanese fishing
boats since the "Lucky Dragon,"
dusted by radioactive ash from the
blast 80 miles away, came back to
Japan. There have been no reports
of radioactive fish reaching U.S.
ports.
Allison emphasized that "there
is negligible hazard, if any, in the
consumption of fish caught in the
Pacific Ocean outside the immed
iate test area."
Based on Studies
The ambassador said these con
clusions were "the opinion of the
Atomic Energy Commission's sci
entific staff based on long-term
studies of fish in the presence of
radioactivity, j
Despite! the assurances, fish
sales in "Japan remained dull and
a clamor of press, politicians and
labor leaders persisted over the
accidental burning by radioactive
ashes of 23 Japanese aboard the
"Lucky Dragon."
k Fish dealers in nearby Yoko-
horoa announced they were closing
up shop for . three days because
business "-was bad. "Sushi," a fish
rice sandwich as popular among
Japanese as the-hot dog is among
Americans, went begging.
Time Tables Asked
Kyodo New Service said director
Tsutae Yamagochi of the Mari
time Safety Board had sent a red
quest tnrougn tne foreign umce
asking the United States for a time
table of remaining Pacific tests.
It seemed unlikely such secret
information would be forthcoming.
Allison had told the Foreign Office
the enlarged danger zone around
the area and increased air warn
ings to ships; was "considered am
ply adequate to provide for safe
ty." L
Yamaguchi also announced that
his board had advised fishing asso
ciations to equip their ships with
"charts and other necessary
items" presumably geiger coun
ters if they intended to fish in
waters in the Marshals Islands.
Twin Girls
Born in Salem
Twin girls, the first children
for the family, were born to Mr.
and Mrs. George Muzzey at Salem
General Hospital late Tuesday
night. I
Hospital ! officials Wednesday
said that mother and daughters
were doing fine.
The girls,? who weighed in at 4
pounds, 8 ounces, and 5 pounds,
5Vi ounces,' were named Cheryl
Lynn and Teresa Jane. Papa Muz
zey, presently unemployed, ex
plained that there is quite a his
tory of twins on nis side of the
family and the new pair was ex
pected to be a duo. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. D.
R. Wheadon, of Brownsville, and
Muzzey's mother, Mrs. Myrtle
Pykkonen lives at 2310 Lansing
Ave. ' - ;
Weather Outlook
'Mostly Sunny'
Weather outlook for Salem today
appeared to be good with "mostly
sunny" and anticipated high tem
peratures reaching about 64 de
grees, according to predictions by1
the U.S. Weather Bureau at Mc
Nary Field - ;
Temperature in Salem Wednes
day ranged from 59 to 32 degrees.
The weather man. predicted in
creasing high cloudiness today
with a "cooler Friday." Lowest
temperature expected ? today is
about 35 degrees.
A general East Coast strike
would freeze nearly all shipping
from Maine to Virginia! However;
longshoremen in other ports might
be deterred from striking by their
contracts with shippers. The ILA
here has no contract
The ILA was kicked out of the
AFL six months ago for harboring
racketeers. The AFL then set up
its own dock union with the .same
name. .! - i
: A . struggle for control of the
port was climaxed - on March 4
with a federal no-strike injunction
against the; ILA. Members of the
union walked off their jobs the
next day and the port has been
badly crippled ever since. The
strike has cost shippers an esti
mated 20 million dollars ia losses.
last ..Burns';
. -
said, the American government "is 1
Japanese government for such fi
Found
Donald E. Hemenover, convict es
j capee found inside the walls.
Con's Escape
sing
Dummy Fails
A dummy failed to qualify as
a bona fide Oregon Penitentiary ,
convict Tuesday night and the
real inmate was found Wednes
day huddled in a plumbing ac
cess shaft between two cellblocks.
His discovery ended a night-long
search. t x
He was identified as Donald E. :
Hemenover, 28, serving 10 years
from Multnomah County for as
sault and robbery with a danger
ous weapon. He was received
last May 29. ,
Stuffed Overalls'
Warden Clarence T. Gladden
said thexman had fashioned a
dummy out. of -overalls stuffed;
with old clothes and placed them
in his bunk : With radio ear-'
phones near the head of the bed.
The warden explainedNthe ruse
this way: ;r ...
The man's cell is located in, E
block on the south side of the
control area just inside the walls
from the administration build-'
Try by U
ing. Following Tuesday night's I
meal, which is preceded and f ol- S r
lowed by a count, the man ap- ; f
parently made his way into C j
block on the north side of the f
control area. In this area he re- 4
moved a wire mesh and sawed a i
bar off the face of a tunnel vent J
which serves also for access of
plumbing, pipes. When captured J ',
the man had a short piece of j
hacksaw blade in his possession. !
The warden pointed out that I
this vent courses between the f
rows of cells. After once getting j
inside, the man made his way in- I
to another man's celL From here f
Gladden said the inmate then; I
cut another vent loose in the roof '
of theier and got outside onto 5 i
the top of the cellblock. "He ap-
parently saw it was futile to try I N
to get out this way and went back I
down into the vent shaft," Glad-!
den conjectured. - t
In Segregation , x' xf
Following his capture, whichM
was accomplished without inri-i '
dent, the man was placed in ;
segregation and the warden said
he would probably be formally ?
charged with, attempting to es-H
cape from the prison. ' -:
In reconstruction of the escape
attempt-Warden Gladden mused
at the futility of the method
"Even after they get atop the "
cellblock there's no place to go,",
he said. It would take a ring-v;
tailed monkey or a mighty long i
rope to. jump from building to '
building," he explained. The cell-' :
blocks are all under close scru
tiny of guards in the towers lo-'i
cated along the walL
Consolidation of
Schools Rejected ''.
' Statesman Kewt Service
SPRING . VALLEY--Proposed
consolidation of Bethel and
Spring Valley School Districts
was turned down Wednesday
night by Spring Valley voters.
Voting in this district was 30
to 16 against consolidation.
Bethel District residents voted
16 to 6 in favor of merging the
districts, but approval on both
sides was required. The two
school . districts are located in
northern Polk - County. Bethel
is operating two classrooms this
year. Spring Valley sends its
pupils to Hopewell, Wheatland
and Salem. -
Today's Statesman
SECTION 1
Spelling contest 3
. Editorials, features 4 '-
' Society, women's 6, 7
Valley news T .... 8
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- Sports . 1, 2
: Radio, .TV ... ..... 4 I
; Comics 4?
Farm news 3
, Classified ads m 7-9 1
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