J Plan Eliminates Weed for 36 fib Cabinets ('.tiiiiiii VJ v ( ill in, H KJimn - ' c; POUNDKD 1&S1 J 05th Year 2 SECTIONS-! 6 PACES The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, February 1 1, 1954 PRSCI S No. 321 Q-iWll' l 1 -'ill I 4 1 "1! 5 Mrs. Leonard Bruce, 748 Meadowlawn Dr., was awarded $140 by Awards Board Friday for a suggestion which would reduce bulky trans' Affairs office where she of 36 file "cabinets three times (Statesman Photo). , Food, Fuel Airlifted To Europe Villages LONDON Food and fuel tumbled out of mercy planes over inowbound villages of Europe Friday in the worst winter of the century. r .:-.-.-.-- 'American Air Force "Flying 3 bunipc s ovain ion cnmoea 10 Frigid blasts out of Siberia r .Mini. MM I I I I 1 I kVLFLrl I Ih-B TO) 0IG1 Case histories in integration are becoming available. The border states like Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri are moving toward de segregation. Cities like Washing ton, Baltimore, St. Louis have made notable progress in this di rection without nearly the amount of resistance that might have been feared. The current issue of Southern School News, the publication launched by Southern publishers to give a strictly factual report of what is happening in this area of social relationship, gives'-a sum mary of results in the first year of desegregation at Soldan high school, St. Louis. This is a fine old high in the city's middle- class west end, in the path of Negro residential migration out ward from the city center. Pre viously all-white, its enrolment has jumped from 900 to 1400 and now a third of the students are Negroes. Thanks to cooperative efforts by the school admimstra tion and the neighborhood associ at ion, the transition was made without serious incident. The end of segregation at Soldan is com plete. Negroes and whites mingle freely in classes, ' in the lunch rooms, in gymnasium and athletic activities, in clubs, school elec tions and other extra curricular affairs. Seven of the faculty of 83 are Negroes. No complaint has been received from whites about the Negro teachers. Some comparisons are reported on the experience at Soldan. Negro students have a "general tend ency" to be tardier and more in ( Continued on editorial page 4.) Abbott to Die ...(... . tt OAKLAND. Calif. Or) - Burton W. Abbott, 28 year old former University of California account ing student Friday was formally sentenced to die in the San Quen tin prison gas chamber for the kidnap-slaying of 14-year-old Steph anie Bryan last July, ROAD PROMOTER DIES EUGENE J. E. Turnbul, .63, civic leader and Oregon high way promoter, died at a hospital here Friday. N'o sir the neat was good enough for my ancestors, and It's good eaengh for me." . 77 II. 1,'"; I is employed. Her suggestion will allow the department to get rid as maay as these shown above being worked over by Mrs. Bruce. . - i Boxcars" joined the rescue work turned Europe from the far north to the Mediterranean's shores into one yasi retngeraior. Austria ana Hungary recorded temperatures down to 31 degrees below zero Vnk...t..it tVu. nnlnct .-in.. 1 0OO Ships Marooned A Dane could walk to Sweden across the frozen Oeresund, the 4-mile wide sound dividing the two countries. The ice there marooned SO ships. O the Danish island of Moen, a birthday celebration went into its fifth day because the 20 guests were trapped by snow. Freezing 70-mile-an-hour winds whistled down the canals of Ven ice. Gales whipped the English Chan nel into an icy froth. The crew of the 216-ton 'British coaster Conlea abandoned ship off the Channel Is lands. A freighter picked up six men but a seventh died of ex posure. Rescue vessels ploughing through mountainous seasin the Bay of Biscay took five persons off a 100 ton motor yacht. Crosby's Son Faces Suit For $100,000 TACOMA UF) - Pvt. Phillip Cros by, 21-year-old son of crooner Bing Crosby, was sued Friday for $100, 000 in connection with an automo bile accident Tuesday. The suit was filed in the Pierce County clerk's office by Claude Pearson, attorney for 79-year-old Asa N. Brightwell, who was struck by a car driven by Crosby in near by Tillicum. The complaint alleges Brightwell was walking along the shoulder of the road when he was struck and further alleges that Crosby was guilty of careless and .negligent driving. ' Thursday a drunken driving charge against young Crosby was dismissed by the prosecuting at torney s office. The soldier is scheduled to report to Ft. Dix, N. J., on March IS for overseas service. Brightwell received a fractured pelvis and ankle in the accident. He is at Madigan Army Hospital. Bank Robber's Gun, Car Both Fail; Posse Makes Quick Catch ARLINGTON, Ky. Ot) - A would be bank robber with gun that wouldn't shoot and getaway car that wouldn't start was beaten into submission Friday by a posse of about 20 men. . The posse was waiting when he tried twice to leave the Arlington bank's back door, each time withjjng on the outside. a woman nosiage. TIlASS to safety with a box containing the ' bank's money, estimated at $55,000, Herman (Chick) Maxie. 52. was taken Friday night to Paducah by the FBI.' Maxie waived hearing Commissioner Herbert Melton Jr. ana was neia unaer iiu.uw oona on a charge ef bank robbery. Maxie entered the bank in mid - afternoon. He took the bank's keys st gunpoint from Cashier. C. C. Perry and locked the front Voor. He tied up Perry and Mrs. Marie Jj.liJ.li J Ui:iili the State Employe Suggestion filet in the Department of et State Worker Awarded $140 For Proposal Tk ItftiAct il-K tmurst 4a rials $I40i was authorized Y ' the State Employe Suggestio Awards Board Friday for Mrs. Olga Em ily Bruce, employe of the Depart ment rf Veterans Affairs. She suggested consolidating the materials in b us division files, thus reducing greatly, the number" of bulky folders needed. As .a result, 36 file cabinets can be sold and the floor space used for other purposes. ...... W. H. Straw, penitentiary em ploye, received $33 for construct ing a truck tire changing ma chine which He designed. This machine enables the penitentiary to change tires rather thar send ther to other sh-ps. i Two State Industrial Accident Commission employes ceived awards. Harry 3. DeLand re ceived $20 and arrict F. Bales received $10 for suggesting rec ord changes for the commission. Franklin C. Bcswick, Unem ployment Compensation Commis sion employe, w $ : , a.'ded $20 for his suggestion to revise the unemployment application card. Herbert O. Haag, of o state police, received $15 for suggest ing changes in police report blanks. Two Certificates of Merit wr e awarded. Rose Mears Pappas, of the State Unemployment Com mission, suggested orientation program for field aulitors to fa miliarize them more fully with all phases of the program. Helen Towne, State System of Higher Education, suggested a nfceting of all clerks and secretaries the week before school for briefing on registration procedures. Salem Area Showers Seen Warmer temperatures and showers are In prospect for the Salem area today and tonight, ac cording to the Weather Bureau at McNary Field. Partial cloudi ness is due Sunday. Forecasters said the mercury probably would drop no lower than38 tonight, with a high of 4648 expected both today and Sunday. Beshears, assistant cashier, and made them lie on the bank floor. He commanded Mrs. Gay Watts, a bookkeeper, and John W. Riddle, a customer, to lie on the floor with out being bound and started filling bis box with money. Meantime, things were happen- Mrs. Howard Jones looked in- ide the bank and. becoming sus- picious, went next door to the store of R. P. Hocker, the bank's :.!'," UV ,":.k7i"V ""Za . G Usson, who rounded up the When Maxie confronted the oosse. .,.,.M4 BnH mrrhi U "v ...... w ." roni nim wnil.M i mhtm as tney reached the door. .Maxie returned . for Mrs., Be shears. This time, he held one arm around her waist, made her carry Last Union Vet Of Civil War 109 Years Old Today (Picture on Wirephoto Page , DLXUTH. Minn. - Theiast Union Army veteran of the Civil War will be 109 Saturday awkhis eyes are set on a horizon of peace. The sight of Albert Woolson may be dimming, but bis thoughts and his voice are not. In booming tones that belie his recent bouts with hung con gestation, the old soldier said: "This business about war is 11 nonsense. "I see a peaceful life ahead of us" While admiring President Ei senhower, Woolson makes no bones about naming Ulysses S. Grant as his favorite president. Fair Board Clears Rodeo, Horse Show The way" was cleared Friday for revival of a combined horse show and rodeo at the Oregon State Fair. v The State Fair Board received approval from the State Emerg ency Board to make budget chan ges which would permit replac ing the circus performances of recent years with the rodeo-horse show combinatioi that had been staged before. Principal budget change would be in the spending of $7,0f" of State FaL: Board money lor two new horse barns. In other major action at the Emergency Board's meet'ng ' in the Capitol Friday, $335,000 was alloved for construction of the proposed new poy rhouse at Ore gon State Tcnite tia ; and a re quested $42,600 , .nj:c" ' ' ve the Strtc Civil Dc'cnse Agency wa"fi,cd (Additional 'eta' ice. 1. Page 5.) Accused Plane i Bomb Killer Tries Suicide DENVER i John Gilbert Graham, 23, accused killer of 44 in an airliner crash, tried to kill him self Friday night by strangulation in the Denver County Jail, Warden Gordon Dolliver said. Graham's attempt on his life was thwarted by guard Jim Martin, who noticed the prisoner s. irregular breathing, rushed into the cell, ripped a make-shift noose from Graham s throat, and applied arti ficial respiration. . Graham was unconscious for alfout five minutes, Dolliver said. Graham was scheduled to be tried March 5 by a jury that would determine if he was sane last Nov. 1 when he is accused of dynamite- bombing a United Air Lines plane. Federal agents said Graham has admitted placing a dynamite bomb in the luggage of his mother, Mr Daisie King, 54, who died when the plane crashed 11 minutes after takeoff from the Denver airport. Jet Bomber Crash Kills 6 RAPID CITY. S.D. Off-Six men were killed when a B47 jet bom ber crashed and burned shortly after taking off from the Ellsworth Air Porce Base here Friday. Air Force officials declined to give names of the victims and the home oase of the plane until fam ilies of victims have been notified. The plane crashed with a force that shook windows in farm houses a mile away and burned so fiercely no rescuers could get near it. LOGS CRUSH MAN , OSWEGO, Ore. Oft A load of logs rolled off a truck at a lumber company Friday and killed an em ploye, Leonard L. Davis, 65, Port land. . 'the money and kept his gun hand free. "However, Grady Adams, 24, a posseman, was waiting just out side the door against the bank wall. He chose not to fire his small target pistol and swung a haymaker blow against Maxie's head. The robber hit the ground, Adams landed on top of him and Mrs. Beshears ran. Maxie raised his pistol on Adams but another posseraan kicked out of his hand. After that, Maxie was helpless. It was learned after the excite- ment had subsided that Maxie's1 m j.titvA w.tM i-.,ij uitk JIT, " i;r . l .1 1 : , au(on,BUC aneiii wnicn cperi said would never have fired. And when officers started to move Maxie's car, parked beside the bank, they discovered It had developed engine trouble and wouldn't start. It was towed away. Gov. Smith Asks Politics Not Mar Efficient State Operation Adlai Arrives In Portland For Address PORTLAND 1 Adlai Seven son arrived here by plane Friday, several hours ahead of schedule to avoid fog which, it was feared, would close the, airport at night. Stevenson, candidate for the Democratic presidential nomina tion, will address a party Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner Saturday night. , Stevenson, who flew here from San Diego, went at once to I hotel to work on his address. A press conference is scheduled Saturday morning He was greeted at the airport by a group of Democrats includ ing Rep. Edith Green, State Chair man Howard Morgan- and National Committeeman Monroe Sweetland. Morgan said earlier that Steven son will criticize the Elsenhower administration's power and farm policies. . Stevenson has said that his visit to Oregon is primarily to aid Sen. Wayne Morse in Morse's campaign for reelection. v Message Told Sen. Case to VoteGasBill WASHINGTON Off- Sen. Francis Case (R-SDi told Senate investiga tors Friday he received an appar ently "fictitious" telegram urging support for the natural gas bill. , He urged an inquiry to deter mine whether this wire, and possi bly others, was in fact faked "to influence my stand." A special Senate investigating committee shrugged the suggestion off. Chairman George (D-Ga) held the question of phony telegrams doesn t have any bearing ' on this particular inquiry. The investigation was set up by the Senate to look into the question whether a $2,300 contribution to Case's re-election campaign by Ne braska lawyer-lobbyist John M. Ncff was an improper attempt to get Case to vote for 'the gas bill. Case turned down the gift nnd voted- "No" when the bill exempt ing natural gas producers from di rect federal regulation passed the Senate last Monday. : - Hall Feels Better About '56 Ike Plans WASHINGTON Of! - Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall reported Friday he feels "a little bit better" about the chances of President Eisenhower running for re-election. , The President may cheek in at Walter Reed Army Hospital Satur day to see what the doctors say about his physical condition. He is schedlued for a complete new examination to ascertain how his heart has stood up under the strain of the presidential work load. , Hall predicted last November that Eisenhower would lead the GOP forces through another na tional campaign if he Is physically able, and the party chief said Fri day, "I haven't changed my mind one bit. New Site Proposed For Sports Center PORTLAND Oil - Still, another site for Portland ! proposed efght- miilion-dollar sports center was advanced Friday. A petition to the City Council asked that several sites in the vicinity of Barbur Blvd. and S.W, 35th Ave. be considered. A downtown West Side site, ad jacent to the Auditorium, has been selected for the sports center, but that is under attack by East Sid ers, who have proposed a number of sites east of the Willamette River. ' Max. Mia. Prcetp. Saltra Portland 4 Jl ,M . 44 3 ,. S5 48 24 10 14 42 ' 2" 36 4 2S 3 T T .00 .00 .00 .00 00 no .00 B.K.r Mdlord North Bend URon burl ...... 4S . IV..W...1 HI tm Aneis si iSwTarlT w ; W1iwu. ' Riv'r ' s.s tttl roBECAST tttnm v S weather i bun. McNur ftld. Haletm I tmuay wiui amwra .looay and tonighl and partly cloudy Sunday; high both daya 40-4. low ton I gilt migh toda; 31. Temperature it Hill a.m. today wai 41. ... SALrsf pnrrimATioM Slnre Siarl of Wthr Year P.pt. t ThU Var U Vtar Stomal 41 14 1S.71 1 H The Weather .. - Governor to Give Up Flying Own Airplane Gov. Elm Smith's private airplane is for sale. The new governor announced Friday that because of lack of time and his heavier responsi bilities, he has recluctantiy de cided that he will forego the pleasures ef piloting his own plane for the present The plane is a four-place Cessna 180. "With my increased responsi-' bilities the state of Oregon, Gov. Smith said, It seems best to dispose of my airplane and postpone my personal piloting career temporarily." The governor first learned to fly in the late ' 1930s and has a private pilot's license. He said he and his 18 year old ion. Farmers Union Hears Tax Report; Morse Due Today By MI.LIE L. MADSEN Farm Editor, Tke Stalesmaa ' Although Mate income taxes will probably bring less returns be cause of lower farm incomes the state has a possibility of coming out with a small "cushion" in the year head, according to State Sen. Rudie Wilhelm Jr., who is a member of the tax interim committee. The senator spoke Friday at the 46th annual convention of the Oregon State Farmers Union, now in session at Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Salem. Attendance this year has been large in the first two days of the three-day event. It is expected to reach a peak Saturday when Sen. Wayne Morse speaks at 11 am at a public session. Carry Aloag "Unless "we tnerense" expenses more than normal, the present tax structure will carry us along," Wilhelm said in his afternoon ad dress. However, he admitted the problem of increasing school de mands, and left the thought that sales tax was not unspeakable in the state taxOinterim committee. "Because of the schools, we may have to increase our taxes. Oppo sition to more property tax is loud. Oregon's personal income tax is the higest of any state in the na tion. There's no scarcity of tax ideas submitted to us, but we've found none that everyone likes," the senator concluded as he ticked off a dozen or more tax "possibili ties" among them the sales tax. He reminded the group that the cigar ette tax will be on the ballot this fall. , . Study Underway Some study of the Interim com mittee is being given on the claim that Oregon's "high taxes are keeping out industry," he said, as he also reported that the com mittee was working with Oregon State College on a study which, when completed, should show whether the farmer is paying more than his share of the tax burden and how much more, In answer to questions on the possibility of a school equalization tax on state level, Senator Wil helm admitted the "wide differ ences" in assessed valuation in the state, and said this was being corrected, as rapidly as possible. He also said it was conceivable "that a logger or contractor might shift equipment into a county that has lower assessed valuation that one in which he lives." He pointed out that there was already some equalization, but added that it may need some "stepping-up." (Addi tional details Sec. 1, Page 3.) Oregon to Be 97 Tuesday Gov. Elmo Smith called upon Oregon residents to observe the state's 97th birthday next Tuesday. He suggested that schools give recognition to the day. Oregon sometimes is called the Valentine State because the bill granting statehood was signed by President Buchanan on Feb. 14, 1859. The news didn't reach Oregon until a month later. - - Forest Grove Debut on Television Show By CHARLES IRELAND . Valley Editor, The Statesman FOREST GROVE - The tele vision eyes of three nations will gaze on this Willamette Valley city of 4,343 population Sunday. The National Broadcasting Com pany is spending $100,000 to bring the public a 10- to lS-minute pre view of the barbershop harmony contest- which Forest Grove 53 miles northwest of Salem has made famous. The telecast will be part of Wide, Wide World (channels 27, 13), TV show that pokes its live cameras around North America in search ot special events and celebrations, The 90-minute show starts at 1 p.m. and the Forest Grove por tion is tentatively expected to go the program without costumes bat on the air at 1.13 p.m. iurday morning, while a dress re There also will be a "billboard1 .hearsal is scheduled Sunday at shot from Forest Grove at the I a.m. The telecast will serve as Start. , a prelude to the , All Northwest Viewers will see the Washing- Barber Shop Ballad program ton County city as it might have scheduled here Feb. 23-23. Denny, who is an enthusiastic aviation fan, did considerable flying together last summer. But, in general, be has flown little since World War IL "This isn't going to be noon- lar with Denny," the governor added. Denny piloted the Smith fam ily plane from John Day in cist ern Oregon to Salem the day Gov. Smith was sworn in at Oregon's chief eiecutive. The new governor had been driven here by a state police officer. Denny has his private pilot's license and is looking forward to getting a commercial pilot's license soon. Veto Forecast If Farm Bill Wins Approval WASHINGTON Of - Secretary ot Agriculture Benson lashed out Friday at the farm bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Commit tee. He called it "inconsistent," saying it would create a new sur plus problem after solving the present one. " Sen. Aiken of Vermont, top Re publican on the committee, voiced some of the objections echoed by Benson and predicted a presiden tial veto if the measure passes both houses in its present form. Sen. Ellender (D-La). chairman of the committee which battled within itself for more than 14 hours Thursday to complete the bill, pre dicted it will pass the Senate "pret ty much as it came out of our committee." The bill combines President Eis enhower's soil bank plan with high, rigid price supports which Eisen hower contends wouM nullify the plan. Committee members voted 8-7 to support wheat, cotton, corn, rice and peanuts at 90 per cent of parity. "These two parts of the Senate bill are inconsistent," Benson said. "The Congress will have to decide which way it 'wants to go. We can I not go both directions at the same time." Senate debate on the controversi al election-year measure is expect ed to start about Feb. 20. Portland Bandit Irritates Woman; She'll Leave Town PORTLAND Oft For the sec ond time in three weeks Mrs. Ethel M. Peterson, 40. was held' up Friday at the downtown clean ing establishment where she is an he expects his administration to attendant. j be a dynamic one with changes What's more, she said, it was 'being made, in policies and per the same robber each lime. She sonnel as the need becomes evi- told police she had had enough and would leave town "and never come back to Portland." Friday the robber forced her to lie on the floor and took about MO. The cleaning place is less than two blocks from the main police sta tion - ' - Readies for looked 60 years ago, for the portion of town to be telecast will be transformed. Some 600 residents in Gay 90 s attire will stroll down streets where parking meters have been replaced by hitching posts. Buggies snd horseless carriages will help carry out the 19th cen tury theme. Unless last-minute chsnges are made, the sequence will open with a couple riding through town on a tandem bicycle. "Barbershop" singing, a quilting bee, a can-can dance and a parade will follow. Six television cameras will re- corj foe program and special equipment will beam it to the television audience In the United States, Canada and Mexico - Those taking part will rehearse Calls for High Standards of Government By THOMAS G. WRIGHT JR. Staff Writer, The Statetmaa Gov. Elmo Smith asked for maintenance of high standards of state government as new political developments added to what he called "The present highly charged political atmos phere." Major interest in the continu ing twirl of .political activities focused on a telegram urging Congressman Walter Norblad to reconsider his decision to run for governor and seek reelection as representative from Oregon First District Less Lamented The plea came from Mrs. Mar shall C'ornett, Republican Na tional Committeewoman a f r o rn Klamath Falls, who lamented the loss of Nor b lad's capital experi ence and seniority and expressed fears that the party might lost the congressional seat to the Democrats. nuiunu, rrpuricuiy on a swing through Southern Oregon, was not available for comment on the request received in Salem. The telegram declared that Oregon needs Norblad in Con gress and his stated intention to campaign for governor presents grave danger ot the Democrats capturing his congressional seat. Concern Felt Having in mind Senator Cor don's statement a few years ago regarding two congressmen. who sacrificed their important com mittee positions to go to the Sen ate, I feel concerned that you1 too should make such a sacrifice. "Also there is grave danger of your seat going to the opposition. nave you seriously weighed these conditions against (he possibility of gain? You are valuable to us. We need you In Congress." Candidacy Told . Meanwhile another candidate announced ambitions to succeed Norblad in the House. He is Sil- verton area turkey grower R. F. Cook, who filed Friday for the Republican nomination Cook an unsuccessful candidate for Marion County Representative in 1832 and 1934, said he would base his campaign on reductions in farm subsidies, foreign aid and the national debt. A 56-year-old former school teacher. Cook is active In grange affairs. Salem Attorney Jason Lee has already announced he will seek the Democratic nomination, and Dr. Frank Fowler of Astoria says he is considering entering the race on the Republican side. Promin ently mentioned as a GOP candi date also, is Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry of Salem. Plea Issued Governor Smith's plea for go ernmental propriety came in a meeting with top officials of the executive department, first since he assumed his duties on the death of Gov. Paul L, Patterson last week. "The present highly charged po litical atmosphere makes it par ticularly important that state af fairs be conducted with compe tence, economy and utmost pro priety, not for the political bene fit of this administration but to preserve, and where possible to improve, existing nigK standards of the state government,'' Smith declared. He told his department heads dent. At the same time, he added, few basic changes in the policies of the late Gov. Patterson art Confidence Expressed Gov. Smith expressed confidence in Robert Johnson, whose appoint- jment as director of finance and administration becomes effective March I. He said Johnson will be responsible for assisting In mainte nance of smooth and cooperative administrative machinery in the executive branch, , t The governor advised depart ments to begin immediately the preparation of suggested legisla tive proposals for the 1957 session and to give early attention to the 1957-59 budget which will be con sidered by the next legislature. (Additional political news sec. L page 2.) Today's Statestr.:n Sec P ago Church News I.... 4 Cl.itified ....... II.... 37 Comics ........ .11.... Crossword .I....II.... Editorials .. . I.... Homo Panorama.. I.... Markets .."....-.II...- Obituaries ......II.... 4 tadio, TV ...... .11. 1 Sports .........II. ...1, 2 Star Gator ...... I.... S Valley .........II.... 4 I Wirephoto Pago..!!.... t