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u. s. Flies Weapons to Guatemala's Neighbors 104TH YEAR Earth Movers Form Apparent 'Traffic "Jam' on New Expressway i. . . Making short work of the huge earth moving operations necessary for completion f the new truck bypass of Salem are these big carryall machines. Though lined up here for a day of rest, the carriers are running two shifts for five days to finish up grading operations on the southern section of the route. These are currently engaged in carrying dirt from a cut near the crossing of the Southern Pacific Salem Population Estimate 43,340 By ROBERT E. GANGWARE City Editor, The Statesman Salem has gained over 5,000 population since the 1950 federal census, City Manager J. L. Franzen estimated Monday. And to prove the estimate, Salem's City Council voted Monday night to appropriate $7,800 from the emergency fund for a supple mentary census. Franzen said 5,000 additional population would entitle the city The House ways and means committee is putting finishing touches to a bill to extend and lib eralize federa social security. This was recommended by Presi dent Eisenhower, and has met with comparatively little opposition in the Congress. While it will add to the cost of the program it also will increase the receipts from the tax on payrolls The system is not actuarily sound, but the current receipts run in excess of disburse ments, and no one can tell accur ately when extra taxes will have to be imoosed to cover the defi ciency. Principal features of the till now in the works are these: 1. Extension of the act lo cover professional workers such as law yers, doctors, ministers, to farm operators, to employes of state and local governments. Still un settled is whether to include farm laborers under the act. 2. Increase In benefits. Minimum for single retired person is raised from $25 a month to $30, and the maximum from $85 to $98 50. Min imum for couples where both are over 65. from $37 .50 to $45 and maximum from $127.50 to $147.75. For insured workers' survivors the monthly minimum for a fam ily would rise from $18.75 to $30 and the maximum from $168.75 to $200. Also retired workers can earn up to $1,000 a year without penalty, and the limit of $600 a year on tax free earnings of depenoents is lifted 3. Increase in maximum base. At present taxes and benefits are computed on a ceiling income of $3,600 The bill provides for in creasing this to $4,200. This will increase the tax on persons with this salary or higher. $12 a year. Under this the maximum monthly benefits would be $108.50 for a single retired worker and $162.50 for a couple. About 70 million persons are now in covered employment (Continued on editorial page, 4.) ANIMAL CRACKERS V WAKHEKJ GOODRICH IS "He's a good sport . . . always ay, 'In oaraVf 2 SECTIONS 16 PAGES - - , . Hvfr .i: Y. V4 to an increase oi some vjo.uuu a year in state gas tax and liquor tax allocations based on popula tion. The manager said he based his population estimate on water con nections in the city. This calculation indicates Sa lem's population is now 48,340, compared with the finally adjust ed 1950 figure of 43,140 and last year's state census of annexed areas bringing that total to 43, 544. Of the $7,800 cost of the spe cial census bv federal officials. said Franzen. about $2,380 would be sent to Washington for preli minary work and the balance would be spent here when the enumerators actually go to work. There was no election post mor tem as such as the aldermen met at City Hall last night for Tegu lar business, but the outcome of last Friday's election did enter the proceedings. Council members voted to drop the city's option on the Capital Journal building if the official vote canvass today confirms that electors by a margin of 36 votes turned down a $100,000 bond is sue to allow purchase of the building adjacent to City Hall for $75,000 and spend the remainder on remodeling for jail and office purposes. And there was some informal talk among aldermen of a move to force the South River Road $20,000 improvement project which voters defeated by a strong vote. Since this is an arterial street, the Council could require its improvement at the expense of abutting property 6wners. (Additional Council news on page 2, sec. 1) BODY RECOVERED MEDFORD UP - The body of Leroy Valentine, 16-year-old Pros pect youth who drowned in a fish ing accident on the Rogue River May 15, was recovered Sunday. General Denies PvL Schine Got 'Red Carpet' Treatment By ED CREAGH WASHINGTON Maj. Gen. Cornelius Ryan testified Monday Pvt. G. David Schine was "a man set aside" in the eyes of fellow soldiers at Ft. Dix a draftee who arrived in a blaze of publicity and got four times as many passes as the usual GI. The Ft. Dix commander de clared, however, that stories of "red carpet" treatment for the mil lionaire private and former Mc Carthy subcommittee aide are not true. Ryan took the stand in the McCarthy-Army televised hearings back in business after a week's layoff in the wake of these de velopments: 1. Secretary of the Army Stev ens and John G. Adams, Army counselor, denied under oath that the Army's actions in its row with Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis were dic tated by the White House or by any other administration higher-ups. POUNDDD The Orocon Statesman. Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, May 25. 1954 m - tracks southeast of Salem to fill sections further north on the highway. The entire length of the route with its many overpasses and underpasses and including four interchanges is due for completion and use this year. (Statesman Photo). (Photo also on page 5, sec. 2). Paving Starts On New Salem Bypass Route Paving crews of the "Warren Northwest Company Monday be gan laying asphalt surface on the new Salem bypass highway south from the Haysville junction. R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, said crews should reach State street within 30 days but further paving south of that point will stop until grading is completed to the interchanggfive miles south of Salem. The grade probably will be completed in late August with remaining paving expected to be finished in September, he addd. No part of the bypass will open to traffic until the whole project is completed, Baldock explained, with the exception of the inter change at Haysville. Traffic will be diverted around the north interchange until that part is fin ished. Weatherman Records Mere 'Trace" of Rain Clouds appeared to be in the off ing for Salem this mornL.g. accord ing to predictions by the U.S. weatherman, with slowly decreas ing cloudiness looked fv later to day through tonight Highest temperature looked for today is about 70 degrees with a low tonight aboui. 38 Tempera ture range in Saiem Monday was a high of 61 and a low of 47 de grees. Only a "trace" of rain was recorded at the McNary Field weather station. EfflQ QQQfflQQJ S Max. Mln. Precip. Siltm (1 47 trace Portland 63 M .03 Baker 83 42 trace Medtord 67 46 .05 North Bend 57 50 trace Roseburg 61 47 .00 San Francisco 60 3u .00 Chicago IS2 t3 .00 New York , 76 36 .00 Los AnReles ... 66 55 tiace Willamette River 1.3 teet. FORECAST itrom U S weather bureau. McNary field. Salem I: Cloudy this morning: slowly de creasing cloudiness today through tonight. Warmer today with the high 68 to 70. low tonight 38 to 40. Temperature at 12:01 a.m. today was 47. SALEM PRECIPITATION Since Start of Weather Year Sept. 1 This Year Last Year Normal 41.11 41.32 37.46 2. McCarthy said Stevens was guilty either of pejury or of a bad memory. Stevens hotly pro tested he was telling the truth, and rejected the senator's charge he was trying to "cover up" for top administration figures. 3. Adams wound up his testimony indicating the Army is near the ending of presenting its case by saying he followed "suggestions" from White House and Justice De partment officials, but insisting the Army's actions were the responsi bility of the Army alone. 4. A source on the McCarthy side said Vice President Nixon was the high administration official at whose suggestion Sen. Pottef (R Mich) asked the Army for a copy of its charges against McCarthy. Both McCarthy and Potter refer red to such an official, without identifying him . during Stevens testimony. Nixon was not available for comment. (Additional details page 8, sec t) Supreme Court Adds To Segregation Curbs By JERRY T. BAULCH WASHINGTON (TP) Negroes won new victories before the Su preme Court Monday on appeals involving racial segregation in col leges, public housing, municipal golf courses and a city-owned thea ter. In none of the cases did the high court actually rule out segre gation, as it did in last week's historic decision which held unconsti Rocket Rises 158 Miles, Hits 4300 mph WHITE SANDS EROVING GROUND, N. M. (JP) A single stage rocket Monday soared to an altitude of 158 miles above the earth, a new record for rockets of that type. The Naval Research Laborator ies Viking No. 11 rocket went 22 miles higher than the Viking No. 10 tested May 7, which reached 136 miles. Officials at the base said Mon day's shoot reached a peak velo city of 4,300 miles an hour and returned to earth 20 miles north and four miles west of the launching area north of Highway 70. The rocket landed within he test range. The rocket record is 250 miles set by the Army's WAC corporal, a two-stage rocket which took off from a German V-2 aloft. Salem to Have Circus Parade On June 23 Salem will have a real circus parade June 23, the City Council was told Monday night. It is to be the first circus par ade here in several years. The plan was revealed as Sa lem Junior Chamber of Com merce applied to the council for a waiver of a $100 permit fee for the Clyde Beatty circus in Sa lem. Jaycees are sponsoring the cir cus appearance to raise funds for playground equipment for Bush's Pasture. The young men's civic group reported a deal with the circus to share in all ticket re venues after paving such local costs to the circus as fees, ground rentals, etc. The aldermen agreed to sus pend the $100 fee. but cautioned against such contract arrange ments in the future, between out side shows and sponsoring groups of this city. And City Attorney Chris J. Kowitz was asked to check over the contract between the Junior Chamber and the cir cus. WESTERN INTERNATIONAL At Victoria 7-12: Calgary 9-10; At Tri-City. Salem, high winds. At Van couver. Edmonton, rain. (Only Games Scheduled.) COAST LEAGUE (No Games Scheduled. ) AMERICAN LEAGUE At New York 7. Philadelphia 3 (Only Game Scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE At Brooklyn I. PirUburbh 5. At St. Louts 2. Chicago S. At Philadel phia 4. New York S. (Only Games Scheduled.) PRICE tutional any system of separate public grade and high schools for whites and Negroes. However, in three of the six cases ruled on Monday, the tri bunal ordered the lower courts to reconsider their decisions "in the light of" last Monday's ruling and "conditions that now prevail." These three cases involved the admission of Negroes to the Uni versity of Florida and Louisiana State University, and to a city owned Louisville, Ky.. amphithe ater. Upholds Bans In the other three segregation cases acted on Monday the court by denying hearings, in effect let stand lower court decisions which: 1. Banned segregation in low-rent housing projects in San Francisco city and county. 2. Banned segregation at Mid western University of Wichita Falls, Tex. This decision was based on the ' separate but equal" doc trine which last week's decision knocked out. The U. S. in the all white school should be admitted because it would be more costly and less convenient for them to attend distant Negro schools. Can Use Golf Course 3. Ordered the city of Houston, Tex., to permit Negroes to use municipal golf courses on a segre gated basis. This appeal by the city has been before the high court since June, 1952. The justices made no comment on the three cases. The question of just how far the school decision extended into other fields of racial segregation was not made clear by Chief Justice War ren's opinion last week. Monday's action on the cases in volving Louisiana State University, the University of Florida and Louis ville amphitheater put the problem in the laps of the lower courts at least for the present. The decisions, on top of last Mon day's opinion, gave a clear indica tion that the high court believes the unconstitutionality of segrega tion extends beyond the school issue. Nurse From Dien Bien Phu Welcomed as Heroine at Hanoi HANOI. Indochina The or deal of Dien Bien Phu behind her, Lt. Genevieve de Galard Terraube flew into Hanoi and a heroine's welcome Monday night, wearing a dusty, sweat - stained uniform and a big smile. Cheering friends hailed her at this French headquarters city. The cherubic-faced, bjue - eyed French air force nurse. 29, was finally freed by the Vietminh at the battered fortress where she had toiled among the French Union wounded for 74 days first under the rising fire of siege guns that led to the- rebel victory May 7, then under Red captivity. The only woman among perhaps 14.000 men of Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries' vanquished command, Genevieve came back in a French hospital transport plane such as has borne more than 400 of her crippled charges. She came back gaily in the worn campaign garb of a parachute trooper, with heavily stuffed knee pockets. She was bare-headed. No. 59 Salem Girl Dies In Wreck (Picture on Page 2, Sec. 1 Eleanor Ann Mcintosh, 18, of Salem, was killed in an auto crash early Monday morning northwest of Dallas while return- ng home from an outing at the j oeacn. Two other Salem people, Ken neth Early, 21, who police listed as driver of the car. and James Cain, 20. a passenger, were in j Dallas Hospital with apparently non-critical injuries. Their con dition Monday night was listed as satisfactory. The accident occurred, accord ing to police and coroner reports, when the Early car went out of control on Butler Hill about 10 miles northwest of Dallas on the main coast-bound highway. At the time of the accident, po lice said witnessess reported the Early car was attempting to pass another vehicle when it left the road and crashed into a tree. The second car was not involved in the tragedy. Early, a Korean War veteran living at 1207 S. Commercial St., sustained a fractured right arm and minor face and body Lacera tions. Cain, 453 Tyron Ave., re ceived head injuries. The 141 Buick convertible was demolished. Miss Mcintosh, who was born Sept. 7, 1935, is survived by her fathers Gerrard Mcintosh of Ken newick, Wash. He is now vacation ing ia Canada and police have been alerted to inform him of his daughter's death. Other survivors include five sisters, Gail and Geri, of Kenne wick. Wash., Mrs. Donna Jordan, Portland, Miss Jean Mcintosh, Salem, and Mrs. Hughie Phfier of ialem, with whom the dead girl lived. The body was taken to the Bollman Funeral Home in Dal las pending funeral arrangements. Ritter Firm To Clear Site OF M&F Store The E. S. Ritter wrecking firm of Salem Monday was awarded the contract to raze the Public School Administration Building and other properties preliminary to the construction of the Meier & Frank department store in j Salem. ! Jerry Frank, who will manage j the Salem store, said demolition j work will start a week from today j breaking ceremonies set for 2 ! p.m. , j The ioh is exDected to b com- ! pleted in 90 days and construc tion of the new store will start immediately following. Wrecking crews will start first on other properties in the block because the school administra tion department has until June 5 to vacate, Frank explained. Tuesday's ceremonies will be held 6n the Marion street side of the block and Aaron Frank, president of the company, will be present along with state and city officials. The program will include a recounting of Meier tc Frank's 97-year history in Oregon. Plans and specifications for the new store along with parking facili ties also will be announced then, Frank said. She wore dusty caavas shoes without stockings, this girl who was made a knight of the Legion of Honor and presented the French Military Medal for her heroic job while the battle was still on at Dien Bien Phu. But her lips were rouged. She was met at the airport by Gen. Rene Cogny. commander of French Union land forces in North Indochina, and Brig. Gen. Jean de Chaux, air commander in the zone. As an air force nurse, she is under deChaux's orders. Under the eyes of Algerian guards, a swarm of friends closed in. They embraced her, shook her hands, cheered and in some cases just reached through the crowd to touch her. She smiled, waved, and walked1 from friend to friend, chatting and laughing. In Paris Genevieve's mother. Mrs. . Roger de Galard Terraube, wept when the -news came from Geneva., saying "that is wonder tuL" 5c Pan-America Defense Pact In Operation By WILMOT HERCHER WASHINGTON (AP)-An air of tension hung aver Guatemala Monday night as it received arms from Iron Curtain countries and the United States rushed light weapons to two Guatemalan neighbors, Nicaragua and Honduras. It was officially disclosed that this country was Paroled Theodore Jordan, Oregon State Penitentiary inmate sentenced to hang 22 years ago, was paroled Monday morning and displayed this smile for the Statesman's photographer as he walked a free man from the penitentiary. (Statesman Pho to). Teddy Jordan Leaves Prison After 22 Years Twenty-two years of confine ment in Oregon State Peniten tiary came to an end Monday for Theodore (Teddy) Jordan who won his parole recently. Jordan, now 48, was sentenced to hang for the holdup-murder of F. T. Sullivan, a Southern Pa cific dining car conductor, at Klamath Falls in 1932. The prisoner maintained his innocence and the sentence was later commuted to life imprison ment; then, only recently, the State Parole Board gave the pa rnle on the basis of good con duct in the prison where Jordan was a gas pump operator at the prison farm. Cmlllno inH urparinff his new clothes with a jaunty air, the stnrkv NeCTO parolee walked outside prison bars Monday and said: "It isn't real. It's like a dream. It can't be true." He left Salem by bus Monday morning for Oakland, Calif., to visit his moiher, father, brother, and five sisters. In a few days, he'll go to Portland to work in a hospital. As Jordan left the Administra tion Building, a guard gave him a stern warning that he shouldn't wave at the women prisoners up stairs in the building. Jordan, with a big Trin on hU face throughout the proceedings, did wave at the women, and the guard scolded him. Preparing to have his picture taken by a news photographer, Jordan had a difficult time tying his four-in-hand tie. He finally made it, explaining he had forgotten how to do it after 22 years, Jordan's conviction on the mur der charge brought protests from all over the nation that he was framed because be was a Negro. When he entered the prison, be was an unlettered man with a fourth grade education. He ed ucated himself in prison, bring ing himself op into the college I level. :.: JL. I ' speeding weapons to Nicaragua and Honduras by air as the U.S. put into effect mutual defense as sistance agreements recently sign ed with the two countries. This development was followed bv word from a Chicago Tribune reporter in Tegucigalpa. Honduras. that war between Honduras and Guatemala appeared imminent. Lincoln White, a State Depart ment press officer, said the de partment knew there was consid erable tension between Honduras and Guatemala but that it had no information that war between them was imminent. Guatemala's foreign minister. Guillermo Toriello, said meanwhile his country had no criticism of the U.S. arms shipments "to Hon duras. And be denied Guatemala was receiving two more ship loads of arras from Iron Curtain countries. Equipment Mved Even as Toriello talked with re porters, freight trains were still taking equipment, including can non, tanks and armored cars from Puerto Barrios, where the Swedish ship Alfbelm had brought the mili tary supplies from the Polish port of Stettin. Toriello, who talked with U.S. Ambassador John E. Peurifoy for an hour and a half Monday, gave the impression be was optimistic about improving relations with this country. He said be had proposed a new approach to the problem of United Fruit Co. properties, some of which have been taken over by the gov ernment. Americans Uneasy But North American residents of Guatemala, some veterans of 30 years were uneasy. There were reports of workers shouting "Go home, gringa (.Yan kee)" to North American women. One American woman, ia CoitA mala for IS years, said it wis the first time she had ever beard such things. Another North American said be could not recall a similar air of tenseness as if something big was expected to happen in the 20 years he had been in Guatemala. Envoy Recalled Toriello said Honduras is a good friend of the Guatemalan govern ment and people. But be made no mention of Nicaragua, which has recalled its envoy from Guate mala. "The equipment Guatemala has bought will never be used for any thing else than to maintain intern al peace," Toriello said. In his story about the possibil ity of war between Honduras and Guatemala. Chicago Tribune re porter Juies Dubois said that Hon duran border guards Sunday cap tured five armed Guatemalan Communists who had crossed over into Honduras. Troop Movements Dubois also said troop move ments were reported on the Guate malan frontier in the vicinity of Puerto Barrios over the weekend. He also said Guatemalan army authorities and civilian authorities had issued arms to civilians in the border area and ordered them to march to Honduras. In confirming the airlift of U.S. light weapons to Nicaragua and Honduras. White said a special ef fort is being made to speed up the shipments because of the 70 freight carloads of red weapons just unloaded in Guatemala. Russia's reaction to the news that the United States was speed ing arms to Honduras and Nica ragua by plane was unusually j swift Haile Selassie to Pas Through Salem WASHINGTON A The State Department -mday issued i itin erary for the nationwide tour of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethio pia who arrives in New York Tuesday. On June 9. the emperor's party flies from Chicago to Spokane. Wash., and the following day to Seattle. From there be goes to San Francisco via Southern Pacific. It was not known at what time of day the emperor would pass through Salem) Today's Statesman SECTION 1 Geneva conference . 3 Editorials, eatures 4 County budget 5 Society, women's ... C, 7 SECTION Z Sports i.j Comics 4 Radio. TV .. 4 Stargaxer S Crossword puzzle S Classified ads , 7 Valley news t