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- Recent reports of pending busi
ness deals in the lumber Industry
have received considerable public
ity but not very much comment.
One was the possible purchase of
the Long-Bell Lumber Co. by the
fljnt International Paper Co.
which is said by company officials
to be in the study stage. Another
was the offer of Blythe ft Co.,
Investment banking house, to pur
chase control of Dant ft . Russell
with extensive interests in forest
products manufacturing and of
Coos Bay Lumber Co, in which
Dant and Russell has a large in
terest. Still , another deal on the
fire is the acquisition of M k M
Woodworking by the Simpson in
terests of Puget Sound.
The Blythe deal is ostensibly
one for investment, the official
statement denying the company
was acting for a third party. How
ever, since Blythe is primarily an
investment banking concern it may
not look on its purchase as one
for permanent investment. The
other deals represent expansion oT
concerns already large. The Simp
son company had its start a) Shel
ton. Wash., where it still has very
large interests. It has grown by
purchase of other going concerns
such as ihe McCleary Door Co.,
the Everett Pulp and Paper Co
and by purchases of timber in
Northern California. M ft M bas
extensive plywood and door manu
facturing interests in Oregon and
has expanded considerably in tinv
ber and manufacturing in North'
em California.
International Paper's operations
. have been chiefly in the Northeast
and South and in Canada. If its
deal with Long-Bell goes through
(Continued on editorial page, A.)
State Hospital
Inmate Flees
Criminal Ward
A 21-year-old inmate of an Ore
gon State Hospital criminal ward,
considered "to be dangerous" es
caped early today by sawing
through bars and climbing down
knotted sheets from a third story
window, hospital officials" reported.
Officials listed him as Richard
R. Kidd and said he was armed
with a knife. Kidd has been court
committed to the institution on an
arson count,; authorities reported.
That Kidd may have been in
jured In the 12:19 evape was the
belief of officials, since the sheets
he was descending reportedly
parted when he was a consider
able distance above the ground.
He fell but. vanished into the
night, authorities said.
The youth first sswed thfaugh
bars at a third story ' window.
Where he obtained the saw was
not immediately known and
where he got the knife also was
a mystery.
Officials described the youth
as 5 feet, 9 inches, 126 pounds,
with brown hair and blue eyes.
His home address was not im
mediately announced.
Convict Flees
State Prison
Ralph John Hults, 56, serving a
life term on a rape conviction, es
caped Thursday night from the
State Prison while working outside
the walls, state oolice reported.
Searchers had found no trace of
the inmate at an early hour today.
Authorities said the man disap
peared, into the darkness about I
p.m. while on a detail near the
prison. j
Officers reported that Hults was
committed from Marion County in
1946. Said to be originally from the
state of Washington, he was de
scribed as .slightly under average
. height, slim of build, blue-eyed and
with brown hair turning grey.
Blast Fatal to
. CANBY JH A farm explosion
Thursday killed George H. Gott
wald. Canby.
Coroner Leslie Peake quoted
David Schiever. who was helping
Gottwsld, as saying Gottwald was
sacking a small dynamite charge
at the base of a stump on the
farm of Steven J. Eyman when
something made it go off.
IS REPORTED KILLED
ALGIERS, Algeria H French
.authorities reported 55 persons
were killed by violence in Algeria
Thursday. Among them were eight
French farmers shot down in their
homes by rebel bands.
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Debate
Drags on
Ike Gains 5141
Victory as 90
Figure Refused
By WILMOT HERCHEK
WASHINGTON (AP)-Sena-
tors knocked off work, on an
election year farm bill late
Thursday nighf after defeating
a Democratic dnve to have cot
ton, corn and peanuts crops
supported at 90 per cent of parity.
This m-41 vote was a major vie
tory for President Eisenhower.
But a complete snarl , over ef
forts td"make it easier for corn
belt farmers to share in the new
billion dollar soil bank program
finally brought agreement to re
cess for the night until 10 a. m.,
EST, Friday.
Angry protests about deals
and "lobbying" both on and off
the Senate floor indicated long de
bate lay ahead and that the com
plicated measure might not pass
until next week.
All 95 Present
When the 90 per cent of parity
test came, all 95 members of the
Senate there is one vacancy
were on hand. Sen. Millikin R
Colo), who has been ill for several
weeks, showed up in a wheel chair
to vote with the administration
forces.
Ike "Delighted"
Eisenhower and Secretary of Ag
riculture Benson want Congress to
retain the flexible system of farm
price supports established in 1954.
Under that plan, the government is
permitted to support basic crops
at from 70 to 90 per cent of parity,
according to supply conditions
President Eiselthower was de
scribed by Murray Snyder, White
House press aide, as "delighted"
by the Senate 54-41 vote.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
said he wished to "commend the
Senate highly."
After the vote rejecting rigid,
high price supports for cotton, corn
and peanuts, the Senate had been
expected to act quickly on similar
high supports for wheat, rice and
dairy products written Into the
farm bill by the Democratic-con'
trolled Agriculture Committee.
But then the Senate got Involved
on com again.
Argue Cora Issue
A hot argument broke out over
an amendment offered by Sen,
Hickenlooper R Iowa) to permit
corn growers to produce a bumper
crop in 195S, yet share in soil bank
and. price support payments.
Hickenlooper contended this was
necessary to allow the growers to
take part in the administration's
soil bank plan, designed to cut
down acreage of crops in surplus.
Election Tear
Sen. Humphrey (D Minn) and
other Democrats cried out this was
an election year bid for votes,
which would only pile up more
surpluses and leave the farmers
worse off after 1956.
The Senate never did get to a
vote on the Hickenlooper plan. In
stead it started debating another
amendment by Sen. Daniel (D
Tex) to tie the level of price sup
ports of feed grains oats, barley,
rye and grain sorghums to that
of torn.
The Senate did not get to vote
on that either. Opposing leaders,
calling a halt at 10:16 p. m.,
agreed they needed to consult law
yers and agriculture experts so
the chamber would know exactly
what it was. voting on.
WASHINGTON Url - The two
Democratic senators from Oregon
lined up against the majority
Thursday in the vote by which the
Senate rejected rigid price sup
ports on. cotton, corn and peanuts.
Both Morse and Neuberger favor
ed the rigid supports. v
Dead Whale Drifts
Near Depoe Bay
DEPOE BAY (A - A dead
whale, which was carried back out
to sea after showing up 300 yards
Wednesday morning from this
resort community, drifted in again
Thursday.
The odor was even .worse this
time, because it was only 100
yards out. Residents were hopeful
a tide would carry it out again
permanently.
Broadacres
In Semi-Finals; Woodburn Girl 2nd
WOODBURN - It took J0J words
Thursday night, in next to the
longest semifinals of the year, for
12-year-old Sandra Hunt of Broad-
acres and Lois Young, 13, of
Woodburn, to qualify for the Grand
Finals of The Statesman-KSLM
Spelling Contest.
This is the second consecutive
year that Woodburn, and Broad
acres contestants topped the, event
. Sandra emerged the winner by
spelling "forbearance," after Lois
had missed It, and then the re
quired extra word "fastidious." By
so doing, Sandra won the Webster's
New Collegiate Dictionary and the
certificate of merit denoting first
place.
The girls ge into the Grand 11
nals, March 22, fat Salem, on equal
terms. ,
Patricia Bowers, 14, St. Paul's
Academy, ranked food third.
&Vip )) rWW Wh) U M llllfVi!
105th Year
alem
Candidate
Deadline
Morse, Unander,
Hatfield Among
Thursday Filings
By THOMAS G. WRIGHT JR.
Staff Writer, The Statesman
First stage of one of the most
topsy turvy pre primary cam
paigns in Oregon's history will
come to an end at S p.m. tonight
when all candidates for the May
18 ballot must have completed
their filings.
It was a busy day Thursday
for the State Elections Bureau
with Wayne Morse for Senate,
Democrat Lew Wallace for gov
ernor, State Treasurer Sig Unan
der for Republican renomination,
Mate ben. Mars. Hauieia, nepuD-
lican, for secretary of state to
head a list of 01 filings.
It will probably be even busier
today with "tome 200 candidates
expected to add their names to
state ballots. Deadline will come
at the sane time at the Marion
County Courthouse for county
offices but few filings were an
ticipated there..
Two Offices
Several Salem area candidates
were among those filing Thurs
day. Most prominent was Hat
field, dean of students at Wil
lamette University, who filed for
both secretary of state and del
egate to the Republican national
convention for the 1st District
Another member of the Willam
ette faculty. Law Dean Seward
Reese, filed for delegate also.
Republican Rep. Robert L. Elf
strom of Salem filed for renomina
tion to one of Marion 'County's
four House seats.
Not Committed
Four other Republicans are al
ready filed for representative.
They are Wintott Hunt of Wood-
burn, Eddie Ahrens of Turner, and
W. W. Chadwick and David Crom
well, both of Salem. Incumbent Al
Loucks has not revealed his in
tentions. Filing Thursday for Republican
presidential elector was Mrs. Ma
bel G. McCall. Salem, president of
the Oregon Federation of Republi
can Women.
"Rigid Economy"
Wallace, who twice previously
carried the Democrat banner into
the governorship race, said his
campaign motto would be ''rigid
economy in state affairs." He will
oppose State Sen. Robert D. Hol
me J of-Gearhart who has been as
sured support of the f state Demo
cratic organization.
Wallace says he feels he is en
titled to lead the party as he did
in 1942 and 1948 general elections
"when the Democrats are going to
win." He is a Portland insurance-
man.
No Opposition Expected
Unander, who had announced for
state treasurer earlier in the week
after considering governorship and
U.S. Senate candidacies, will pro
bably have no opposition in his bid
for renomination. Rumors Thurs
day indicated however that a Dem
ocratic "name candidate would
file today. The name of State Rep.
Alfred Corbett, Portland, has been
mentioned frequently in connec
tion with office.
(Additional political news on page
4, sec. i.
FIRST MAYOR NAMED
CANNON BEACH JH - Dr J.
W. Sargent became the first mayor
of Cannon Beach Thursday night.
The newly incorporated beach city
held its first council meeting and
elected him to the position.
Today
Entrant Tops Spellers
She went down on "sanctuary," j
which Sandra spelled to' stay in
the running. Karen Crook, 14, Don
ald, was. fourth, losing out on
affidavit," also to Sandra.
There were 11 contestants.
First-place Sandra is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Hunt
of Route 1, Aurora and ber prin
cipal and teacher la Mrs. Helen
Mayfield: She is in the 7th grade.
Lois, who placed second, is tne
daughter of Mrs. Esther" Young.
717 S. Front St., Woodburn and
her teacher is Keith Llewellyn.
She is in the 8th grade.
Patricia, who won ' the third-'
place certificate,, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bowers of
St. Paul and ber teacher is Sister
M. Josephine Clare. She, too, is
an Ith grader.
Linda Cbristofferson, 12, In the
7th grade at Parkersville, slipped
4 SICT10NS-36 PACES
School; Superintendent
Book Sale Today Floods YM With Volumes
y c V '-' -
Used tools by the thoaundi win I tale at the YMCA iMa oralM 1st the third tnMl "Mol
Fair," sponsored by the rs Mei and Y$ Menettes clubs. Proceeds will go to the "Y" building fund.
Mrs. Phil Yoder Is shown above going througb a ttack ef books which were sorted late last sight
(Statesman Photo).
Adlai Refuses
Oregon Race
Democratic presidential candi
date Adlai Stevenson told heads
of his Oregon committee Thurs
day he would not enter the May
18 primary and they said they
would abide by his decisoin, thus
removing the possibility of a test
of strength between him and Sen.
Estes Kefauver.
Stevenson m a d e his desires
known in a telegram to Mrs. Mar
guerite Berg, Salem, and Alfred
H. Corbet, Portland, co-chairman
of the Oregon Stevenson for Pres
ident Committee. It has seemed
to me than in fairness to the
Democratic party I should par
ticipate in primaries only to the
extent that I can make genuine
opportunities to express my views
on public policy," the telegram
read.
The Weather
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New York
Wlilamtttt S 7 feet.
Forecast (from V. S. weather
bureau. McNary field, Salem):
Partly cloudy today, tonight and
Saturday, with a few widely scatter
ed ihoweri; cooler with hlgfl today
46. low tonight 22.
Temperature at 13 01 a.m. today
waa 40.
SALEM PRECIPITATION
Since Start of Weather Year Sept. 1.
Thil Year Lait Year Normal
4n aui mm
on "syllable"; Marilyn Hood, 13,
in the 8th grade at Gervais, tan
gled up on "inevitable"; Carol
HostetUer, 13, in ButteviUe'a 8th
grade, left an "h" out of rhythm";
Bonita Emil, 12, 7th-grader at Au
rora, went down on "familiar";
Barbara Raymond, 13, in the 8th
grade at St. Paul.t an extra "o"
in "bominy"; Steven Fisher, 13,
in the Hubbard 8th grade, was con
fused on "isthmus"; and Irene
Schultz, 14, in St. Louis' 8tb grade,
inadvertently tumbled on "image.
Host principal was Principal
Charles Campbell of Washington
School. Dave Hoss of KSLM was
master of ceremonies and Wendell
Webb of The Oregon Statesman
called the words.
' The last two semifinals will be
at Turner on Monday and Rkkreall
on Tuesday,
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The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Friday, March f, 1934
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Vikings' Victory
Means Spot at
A-l Tournament
The North Salens Vlklags l"ed
erosstowa neighbor South Salem
la the Class A-l tevBament at
Eigrae last night as tbey edged
the Cottage Grave Lioni M to U
at Willamette University before
a near capacity crowd.
The hustling Vlklags very near
ly blew a big lead la the final
quarter before outlasting the
pressing Cottage Grove quint,
third place finishers la District J.
North Salem, South Salem and
CorvalUs will represent District S
at the tourney. (Additional de
tails on sports pages.)
Filing Assures
3-Way Race
For Alderman
Dr. A. D. Woodmansee, Salem
dentist who resides at 695 S. High
St., has filed for alderman from
the city's Third Ward, promising
at least a three-way battle for the
position.
In filing with the city recorder's
office Dr. Woodmansee stated he
would "abide by majority opinion
of the people in my ward on all
public questions if they be sound,
economical and to the best interest
of the city of Salem."
His slogan to accompany his
name on the ballot reads "To keep
Salem 'the best home town in all
the world."
Already seeking to represent the
ward which embraces the south
central portion of the city are In
cumbent Clayton Jones and Pat
Rodcn.
Filings for city offices have re
mained slow, according to the rec
order, but candidates have until
April 3 to complete their filing
Deadline for county and state of
fices is S p.m. today.
Fraternity Chiefs
At Oregon State
Outlaw Hazing
CORY' ALUS (ft Oregon State
College aaaMneed Thartday Its
fraternity leaders have eauawee
hazing.
The Interfraierfty I'raneil vote
Wednesday night was reported
284 for an eed to hazing.
A Holatkm eaa brteg pre
tics to a fraternity or an
totrigtr! ban pledging, ma
la and Islttotto-s.
A similar acttoa was taken at
the lalverslty ef Oregon meat-
ly. '
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6,000 Used
Books Go on
Sale Today
An estimated S.D00 used books
go on sale at a.m. today mark
ing the beginning of the YMCA'a
second annual two-day Book Fair.
The books are spread out on
tables all over the YM's lobby, and
separated into convenient catego
ries, ,
The sale is sponsored by the Y's
Menettes, a YM women's group,
and the Y's men. to raise money
for the YMCA's building fund. It
runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today
and tomorrow.
All books represent contributions
from organizations and citizens.
More than $500 was cleared from
the event last year.
SpringTouch
Greets Salem
The Salem area Thursday had
moments of springlike weather
sandwiched in between occasion
al sprinkles of rain. Tempera
tures were relatively balmy and
the sun peeked through at times.
Forecasters at McNary rieia
said more scattered showers are
in store today and Saturday,
with the mercury due to slip
slightly.
The State Hignway Depart
ment said highway conditions
were generally good, with chains
needed only in the Mt Hood
area and at Warm Springs Junc
tion. Snow flurries fell Thursday
in Santiam Pass.
Albany Atom Ore Plant
Set to Roll
WASHINGTON - Facilities I
for producing zirconium, a metal
essential in atomic reactors, will
be more than doubled soon, the
government announced Thursday.
Interior Secretary iwcuay saw
that within 90 days the Bureau of
Mines is to complete restoration
to operating condition of the gov
ernment zirconium plant at Al
bany, Ore. The Atomic Energy
Commission reauested the action.
The Albany plant has an annual
esDacltv of about 300.000 pounds
of zirconium sponge metal and
several thousand wunds of hafni
um metal. Hafnium, which Is con
tained In zirconium ores, also has
important uses In the atomic ener
it field. !
A Bureau of Mines spokesman
said the present capacity of com
mercial zirconium plants Is some
thing more than 200.000 pounds an
nually. The bureau developed
PR1CI 5
III Health Plays
Role in Decision
Effective Aug. 31
Dr. Walter Snyder, superintendent of Salem schools for-
!ie past four years, resigned Thursday night, and the Salem
School Board began actions to choose his successor. ;
While Dr. Snyder s letter of resignation gave no reason for
his decision it seemed certain that recent ill health played a
compelling part. Snyder, SI, has
lirsi oi wmcn iook mm away
from his duties for several weeks
last year.
All members oi tne noara
voiced deep regrets In accepting
the resignation which will be
come effective Aug. 31, just be
fore the start of the 195657
school year.
Dreadful Loss'
We are going to feel a dread
ful loss," said Mrs. Edith Brydon,
unior member of the board, in
motion to accept the resigna
tion Gardner Knapp, who was
president of board when Snyder
was selected to the post, said "If
there are decrees of regret, the
highest are in order." Board
Chairman Harry Scott and mem
bers Ray Cates and Gus Moore
offered similar regrets tnai in.
Snyder felt it necessary to re
sign, j
Chosen in 1952
Dr. Snvder was chosen to the
cost In 1952 to succeed Dr. Frank
Bennett. During his tenure ne
bad seen the completion of South
Salem Huh' School, guided
program to build two new junior
hign schools, ana me construc
tion of the new Hormngsiae,
Grant Auburn and Candalarla
schools and the new scnooi ad
ministration building.
Broadening of the special edu
cation and adult education sec
tions, Including the start of an
exceptional child program for
children with high learning abili
ties, have also been features of
his administration.
Silent On Plans
Dr. Snyder did not disclose his
future plans, but said "I am not
ready to retire, by a longshot,"
He indicated be would probably
announce the plans early next
week. It was considered possible
that he might return to the State
Department of Education in some
administrative capacity. He was
assistant superintendent of pub
lic Instruction for Oregon bciore
assuming the Salem port in De
cember 1952.
After acceDtlmr Snyder's resig
nation, the board decided to call
on a committee of Oregon edu
cators to help select his succes
sor. Such a committee was used
in choosing Snyder for the post
(Additional School Board news
on page 2, sec. 1).
U.S.f Leads'
In A-Bombs
With 35,000
WASHINGTON JJ) - Dr. Harold
C. Urey said Thursday It may be
a "good guess" that the United
States now has enough nuclear
material to make 35.000 atomic
bombs and the Russians enough
for 10,000.
Urev. a Nobel-prize winning
chemist, helped develop the origi
nal A-bombs.
Urey, who is with the University
of Chicago, appeared before a
House subcommittee looking into
the government's handling of In
formation matters. Including re
lease of science information.
LOAN LIMIT ASKED
- WASHINGTON (II Rep. A. L.
Miller (R-Neb) proposed Thursday
that legislation providing loans for
small reclamation projects be lim
ited to the 17 Western states.
in 90 Days
Albany the methods now used com
mercially for urconium proauc-
tlon.
Started to IMS
Production of the metal was
started experimentally . in IMS.
Three years later the AEC and
the Navy Became uueresieu in
zirconium as a construction ma
terial because the metal does not
trap neutrons needed to sustain a
chain reaction,
private Firm
ALBANY. Ore. (H -Mara
Wright, assistant regional director
of the Bureau of Mines, said the
government's zirconium plant
probably will oe oprrawa j
private firm when production Is
resumed. : ; -- '
He said several firms have been
Invitwl to bid on the operating con
tract Full operation will call
at
100 to IX employes, be saw.
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No. 341
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suffered two heart attacks, th
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Resigns
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Dr. Walter Snyder wbe las re
signed as Salens school sapertn
tendent Salem Lad's
Heart Surgery
'Successful'
"Oncratlon successfuI.,, was th
word received Thursday evening
from Mayo Clinic shortly after
Steven Kelly, nine-year-old Salem '
boy, underwent a rare type oT
heart surgery. '
Mrs. Alice Penlx. 2050 S. Cburca
St., grandmother of the boy, said
the wire to her cautioned that
Steven's post operative condition
was "critical." It was indicated
that patients normally are regard-'
ed as "critical" Immediately fol
lowing major operations.
Parents of the Mciumey acnooi
fourth-grader, Mr. and Mrs. George
H. Kelly, 210 W. McGilchrlst St.,
wired news of the operation from -
Rochester, Minn., where they are
maintaining a vigil.
Younc Steven underwent tne op
eration to correct a defect between
the ventrical openings of the heart
wall, from which he has suffered
since birth.
The bov Is being aided la his
fight for recovery by M pints of
blood donated recently by friends
and neighbors here.
PIONEER DIES
PORTLAND Ul Mary Jane. .
Clymcr Taylor, 98. the last surviv
ing member of the Oregon Pio
neers Assn.. died vveanesaay nere
at the home of her daughter, Julia
Woodard.
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Bring Cash
Some ' old-time aristocrats.
lacking cash to meet income
tax, used heirlooms in place
of money,
Many Americans also turn
unneeded Vthings into cash,
selling them through Classi
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said first caller bought bis
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