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Now 'EJuiiipdiiro -Celled Political Uontlias Vano, In Spotlight r.lorch 1 (Editor's Note This year's poll Ural spectacular gets under way officially March 13 wbea voters I New Hampshire f la the polls la the nation'! first presidential pri mary election. Hrre'i an analysis of how the current situation shapes lip there and an eiamlnatloa of the curious way In which this elec tion often has foreshadowed major political events to follow.) .... ... By RELMAN MORIN CONCORD, N. H. Wl - Every four years, during the first days of March, lovely little New Hamp shire becomes the biccest state in the union. .It hojdi the nation's first presi dential primary election. It selects delegates to the nation el nominating conventions whs may be "pledged," or "favorable" to a presidential candidate, or un affiliated. The ballot also has a section known as the "beauty con test," where the people may ex- Sress a direct choice for the man ley want as president. . TtarallCA hi U tha fir.t nrimapv Death Takes Tl ..al e . mouier qi Court Justice s YAKIMA m - Word was re ceived here Friday ' that'' Arthur Douglas, 53-year-old brother of Su preme Court Justice William 0. Douglas, died early Friday at Rut land, Vt. Arthur Hoiiota haA hiMtn nrflcL dent of the Statler ' Hotel system until it sold out to the Hilton chain a year ago. He lived in Yakima from the time he was two years old until he graduated from Yaki ma High School. He attended Whitman College at Walla Walla and Columbia Uni versity in New York, where he got his law degree. He-was attor ney for the Statler system until becoming its president. Besides his brother he is sur vived by his widow, Florence, at the home in Bronxville, N. Y., and a sister in Chicago. The body is being shipped to Yakima for funeral services at a time to be set later, "v Rep. Ellsworth Fails to Obtain Boxcar Funds WASHINGTON W - Rep. Ells Worth -J R-Ore.) -failed again this week to obtain an additional $100, 000 for the Interstate Commerce Commission to combat the annual boxcar shortage. . In the House debate on the ICC appropriation for the year begin ning July 1 he proposed to have earmarked $424,000 for the com mission's car service section, which enforces regulations on freight car movements. The division now has. only 30 persons to carry on its program, Ellsworth said, and although the ICC is getting funds, to allow an increase to 40, such a staff still would be too smalj to cope with the problem, "We all know that we had the most disastrous car shortage in all the history of our economy last year," he said. "I know that there are 85,000 fewer freight cars on the railroads today than at this time last' year. "We know, therefore, that we are going to have again a very serious and very destructive car shortage in America this coming summer and fall; and it probably will begin in the spring." "House Appropriations Commit tee members opposed Ellsworth's amendment. They said the appro priation approved by the commit tee was $200,000 higher than for the current year and was "every thing they asked for," Actor, Wife Lectured in Divorce Suit (Picture on Wirephoto page) SANTA MONICA, Calif, A a ... . . t sr! Judge delivered mis lecture rn day after listening to actor Brod erick Crawford and his estranged wife haggle in court over posses- aion of a sports car: "This dialogue sounds to me like It might have been written by Hans Christian Andersen or some other WTiter of children's folklore. It seems kind of ridiculous but it goes on all the time. The parties would be better off with publicity that would add to their stature." The lecturer, Judge Edward R. Brand, ruled Crawford could have the car back from his wife. The actor claimed he had loaned it to her in December and needed it now for transportation. He saidJ under a temporary ruling in their marital court battle he was to get the sports car and she received the family station wagon. Mrs. Crawford held her huaband bad given her the sports car with no strings attached. She said their two children, Kim, S, and Kelly, 4, particularly enjoyed riding in it. To this Judge Brand replied: "I know the children might also enjoy going to market on a horse or playing with a .43 caliber ma chine gun but it wouldn't be logi cal." When the" King ofKepafdied In 1953, his son mourned 10 days in traditional fashion by sleeping on a straw bed in I tent near his palare before being crowned a ut new ling. the New Hampshire results have unusual impact all over the coun try. They may give a powerful shove to one bandwagon, put the raxes on another, Weather Vane More important, this election of ten foreshadows in March what will happen in the presidential election in November. In the past, New Hampshire hai been, many times, a weather vane accurately pointing the direction of political winds. , i For instance: Four years ago, the state gave clear evidence of the political po tency of a then-untried general named Dwight D. Eisenhower. Sixteen years ago, it showed that Americans were not to be deterred, in choosing a president, by the "no-third-term" tradition. The primary this year is March 13. . . ' The GOP side is complicated by two rival slates both "favorable" to the President. (They both deny this is a family fight. ) A seven- man slate favorable- to Sen. Wil liam Knowland, of California, also is entered; the senator did not au thorize them to put him' in the contest. , ' ' , ' ' t . However, with Eisenhower's an nouncement of his intention to run, a Republican contest is not, like ly to develop. Clearcut Battle The Democratic battle is clear cut and packed with drama. Here, Sen. Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee, is opposed by Adlai E. Stevenson, who appears to be the front-runner to get his party's nom ination again. Four years ago, Kefauver scored a surprising victory over President Truman. This year, New Hamp shire looked completely safe for him until Stevenson's admirers en tered a slate for him. - . They will tell you frankly that they hope and expect to "kill off" Kefauver's campaign in this very first test. He has known strength in New Hampshire, and he is cam paigning there, whereas Stevenson is not coming into the .state. Thus, Stevenson's supporters believe that if they can beat the senator, de spite aU the factors favoring him, the victory will have multiple im portance. And of course they are thinking of the psychological impact of such a feat in the first of the nation,' i 21 priaries. Caused by Mud Why is New Hampshire's set so early in the year? ' "Mud." said an old-timer "on account of mud." The primary is always sched uled on the day of the "town meet ing," and this is always set for the second Tuesday in March. You have to beatmthe spring thaw," said the old-timer. "In the old days, the roads were impass able on account of mud when the thaw set in. Some of 'em still are today. , So town meetin , and later, the primary, had to be held at a time when people could come in from, the farms to vote." The New Hampshire primary is 40 years old. 'White' Chief Asks Folsom Impeachment BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A white citizens council leader Fri day night urged the Alabama House of Representatives to bring Impeachment proceedings against Gov. James E. Folsom. Asa Carter, executive secretary of North Alabama White Citizens Councils, said Folsom had failed "to live up to his oath to pre serve segregation" in public Schools. ' : Carter's impeachment proposal was followed immediately by cir culation of petitions calling on the House to prefer impeachment chorees. The impeachment petition al leged that FoLsom "connived with those opposing the state consti tution so as to have Autherine Lucy enter the University of Ala bama." Hour-Long Speech Carter's proposal came at the end of his hour-long speech to a pro-segregation rally at the city auditorium. The auditorium, which seats about 5,000, was half filled.. , , "We want the trouble now," Carter said in referring to what he termed "the pending show down on integrated schools. "We want to bring it on now. We do not intend to pass on to our children a problem they may be too late to solve. "Our Public Schools" "We want a (state) govern ment . . . that says to the Su preme Court 'these are our pub lic schools, and the first Nearo that sets foot in a white school will be arrested and placed in jail "We want a government that says to a federal judge 'if you continue to conspire with the NAACP (National Assn. 'for Ad vancement of Colored People) and break our segregation laws' I'll put you in jail'." BOOK CHARGE BRINGS FINE HAMILTON, Ont. - The public library haled Bruce Perry, 27, a trailer camper, into court for neglecting to return five books. He complained mail service was i Tousy where heli v ed. Magis trate Beamer Hopkins retorted: "Your system of returning books seems to have been lousy too"; fine $25, costs $10. Mormon a' 5' , LOS ANGELES This newest and be dedicated In suburban Westwood In a four-day ceremony starting of the Angel Moroni standing edifice. AP Wlrephoto) Favorable Outlook Forecast For Oregon Vegetable Crop By LILLIE L. MADSEN Farm Editor, The Statesman CORVALLIS - Vegetable prices for Oregon farmers were looking up Friday, Oregon State marketing specialists reported. Oregon processors are likely to want more sweet corn and at least Solon Helps Teacher Plan World Flight AP Special Washington Service WASHINGTON - Miss Jan Wood, California Flying School teacher, has turned to a flying congressman, Rep. Peter Mack D 111) Friday for advice on her forth coming light plane trip over Europe, Africa and Asia, with her dog, Cindy. . The 34-year-old Los Angeles high school teacher said Mack, who flew a single engine light plane around the world in 1952, gave her a number of useful hints on routes and plane facilities. "He told me I would find the worst flying weather in the first part of the trip in Europe, where I can easily wait it out if neces sary, Miss wood said. Miss Wood left Los Angeles last Sunday in her Cessna 170, a single engine, four-passenger plane, with Cindy, a 3-year-old police dog, as her only companion. She stopped at Phoenix, El Paso, Dallas, Atlanta and Norfolk on the way here. Miss Woods said she would fly the plane everywhere except across the Atlantic and Pacific. She will board a Part American World Airways plane for Rotter dam, Holland, next week, while the Cessna and the dog will be loaded aboard a Pan American cargo plane. One purpose of the project, she said, is to demonstrate that light planes are efficient and inexpen sive for tourist travel abroad. Miss Wood plans to tour Europe in short 100 and 200 mile hops un til September, when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess F.-Wood, 611 Jackson St., Pasadena, Calif., will join her in Copenhagen. After flying them around Europe for about six weeks, she plans to take off through North Africa and Tur key in the next phase of her 'round-the-world trip. Rejected Suitor Pays 2nd Visit . To Girl's Home , NEW ORLEANS Un - Police carried W'illiam Hoffer away from the home of a girl who wouldn't go out with him Thursday night, just a week after he had to be routed out of the girl's house with tear gas. Officers booked Hoffer for dis turbing the peace. The 18-year-old Biloxi, Miss., youth only a week ago barricaded himself in a bathroom of the girl s home and shot himself in the stom ach as police fired a tear gas bomb into the house to rout him. Appeals from his brother and a priest had failed. Hoffer old authorities then he was despondent" because Mary Flynn refused to go out with him. A spokesman at Charity Hospital, where the youth was taken after the first incident, said only quick action saved Hoffer' s life. The hos pital released Hofer Thursday. . Famed Swedish Actor Succumbs STOCKHOLM, Sweden - An- ders de Wahl, Sweden's greatest tragedian for a half century, died Friday at the age of 87. De Wahl'i best known roles were Hamlet; Henry IV, Peer Gynt and Faust. For 27 years he touched off Sweden's' - traditional' New Year's Eve celcbrasion by broadcasting Tennyson's Ode to the Season. It became a tradition to await de Wahl's rendition before starting the toasts with "skoal." Temple Amit$ most magnificent of the 12 temples atop a 137-foot towtr Is one of the as many snap beans, beets and peas as they contracted last year. The reduced supply of sweet corn is well sold and southern freezes have again favored a good cleanup in beans. Earlier, the idea was that the bean crop in the Willam ette Valley might have to be cut considerably. . i Oregon potato growers will prob ably find better mid-summer mar kets than last year as a result of plantings being cut back in Cali fornia. With the new soil insecti cides proving so' effective, the thought is that the Willamette Val ley may be back in potato grow ing, too. Onion Outlook Darker Onions may be the one dark blot on the vegetable picture. Ro land Groder, marketing specialist, said that "onions may not do so well in the year ahead," ' Strong demand was expected this year for farm timber' and prices are likely to be near last fall's rec ord high. Housing, the big user of Douglas fir lumber, is expected to slow down slightly this year, but a probable step-up in heavy construe tion should help close the gap. An estimated 1.2 million houses will be started this year compared to 1.4 million in 1955, Christmas tree farming also looks like a good bet. Stumpage prices of good quality trees, have been rising for several years, econ omists said. Cane Berries Good Long range price prospects for Oregon berry growers appear good for cane berries, not so good for strawberries. Strawberry prices were expected to be heading for a drop, according to the market out look here Friday. Recent straw berry production has been running ahead of consumption. The price slump may not come for another year or two, and the winter weath er may slow it up even more, but marketing specialists are suggest ing that growers keep in mind that there might be a slump when de ciding size of plantings this spring. Despite freeze damage ' in the Northwest, larger acreages in oth er states could easily, pick up the slack lor the law crop, u was pointed out. California growers were planning a 21 per cent acre age increase. The carryover of frozen strawberries seem likely to increase'. Rural Health United Community Activity ' PORTLAND The. president elect of the American Medical Association said here ' Friday that the "star" system of eval uating individuals has separated people and destroyed much of our "team and community spir it." - Dr. DVight , Murray, Napa, Calif., said we should not "pit one special group or individual against the other" but should "adopt objectives that will ben efit all people together" Dr. Murray spoke at, a f'n quet at Multnomah Hotel, Fri day during the 11th National Conference on Rural Health, sopnsored by the AMA's council oti rural health and attended by farm leaders, physicians, educat- tors, and community group rep resentatives. The convention op ened here Thursday and win close Saturday noon. He cited successful community-wide programs for attracting doctors into areas without med ical service, and "self-help" hos pital construction, as examples of what can be done when vari ous unrelated groups and Indi viduals join in a local project Activities freed Dr. Murray said that more of these projects can and should be done, and urged physicians to adopt community, activities ss "a oersonal resoonsibility." "Our modern mode of living has- tended to draw us apart ss individuals. The "star" system of valuatlncladiyMual worth has destroyed ' a good -'3eaTof"lM team nd community spirit which prevailed In years gone hy," he said. "We and I wean all of us, doctors, lawyers, Uborers, house Dedication 'n ' A i1 erected by the Mormon Church win Sunday. A lJ-foot gold-leafed statue structural features at the ,$8,000,001 Monte Carlo DropsLoaded Dice Charge MONTE CARLO, Monaco -The Monte Carlo Casino Friday with drew charges against three Amer icans who have been held since Feb. 20 on charges of using load ed dice at the Monte Carlo crap tables. " The three men had been held ataix-en-provence pending a court hearing to decide if they should be extradited from France to Mon aco. They identified themselves to French police as Jason Lee, 58 of (1201 Cramers Place) Los Angeles, Calif.; Philip Aggi, 37 of (1206 Ing raham St.) Los Angeles; and Ralph Shaker, 40 of (441 Tolanda) West Covina, Calif. The Caslnd is habitually recit cent about prosecuting for any thing that happens at its gamb ling tables. Withdrawal of the complaints, however, would not necessarily force the Monaco courts to drop its prosecution. It is expected the extradition hearing will be held as scheduled and that a final decision will be taken after the men have been transferred to Monaco. Trumans Eye Europe Trip INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (P) Harry Truman said Friday night he and Mrs. Truman are "in the talking stage" about a trip to Eu rope in May. "I look .forward to making such a trip and I sincerely hope it will be possible for us to go," the .former president said, adding: "We are still in the talking stage on the whole thing." Truman said it was probable Stanley Woodward, former chief of protocol for the State Depart ment, would go along to advise him on protocol. Others invited are Mrs. Woodward and Eugene Bailey, Truman's secretary. "I will make an announcement on my plans as soon as they are definite," Truman said. In Washington, the Democratic National Committee announced Friday, the Trumans were going on the trip. Speaker Asks wives, farmers must recapture an appreciation of the communi ty as a team. We should adopt objectives that will benefit all people together and not pit one special group or individual against the other. "A fundamental part of the philosophy of the council on rural health is the conviction that people who, through their own choosing, get together for a cooperative effort will solve most, if not all, of the health problems of any community in a manner that will satisfy the larg est number of its citizens. "The medical profession does not claim a privileged position in the rural health movement, but is available to serve and to aid those seeking assistance." Teamwork Spirit ' Dr. Murray said the teamwork spirit is "highly developed in rural areas because it was born of necessity. So many of the serv ices which have always been available in metropolitan centers can only be obtained through co operative enterprise in country areas, and generally the rural people have alwsvs been able to prove their ability to do for themselves." Noting several AMA or physic ian-backed programs which have helped improve rural health, Dr. Murray said the idea of sharing in 'community activities is one he would like to see adopted by all physicians. town Responsibility '" "It' it euf-rponsihihly indi vidual! and collectively, to seek out other groups who are also interested In the welfare, of the community" he said. Abortion Ring Broken Up in Pqlice Raid DETROIT, Mich. iff A Detroit doctor and his wife were arrested Friday in connection with what polka described as a mass-production abortion clinic where illegal operations were performed at the rate of two or three a day. A police "raiding party broke" the glass panels of a door at the lavish home of Dr. Raymond W. Maurer and arrested Maurer and his blonde wife, Florence, 45, The Maurers were released almost im mediately on writs of habeas cor pus after posting $2,000 bonds. Lt. Albert G. Isaac of the homi cide bureau and assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Albert A. Gold- farg said the raid climaxed two months of investigation. They said two to three abortions a day have been performed at a red brick 21-bed clinic operated by Dr. Maurer. Goldfarg said fees ranged front $200 to $900 depending on the pa tient' finacial status and added that $1,500 was charged for a sin gle "house call" in the fashionable Grosse Pointe area. Lt. Issac said patients have come from as far away as Hollywood, Calif. Amateur Radio Contact With Japan Urged WASHINGTON W - Rep. Nor blad (R-Ore) Friday proposed ne gotiations to reestablish amateur radio contact between American troops in Japan and their families in this country. . Such operations, he said, were discontinued by the Army last May to carry out terms of agreements between the United States and Japan Servicemen, had operated the amateur stations on an off-duty basis arid made them available to other troops who were placed in contact with amateur radio opera tors in this country. That, Norblad said, allowed serv icemen! to talk with their families "without the tremendous cost in curred in trans-Atlantic or trans Pacific telephoning. He added that the program was "very much of a morale boost" and spoken of highly by troop commanders. Norblad made the suggestion in a letter to Secretary of State Dulles. Carrier Rate Hearing Set Public Utilities Commissioner Charles H. Hcltzel Friday set Mar. 27 for hearing a petition filed by the Pacific Inland Tariff Bureau concerning motor carrier rates. The commissioner, on Septem ber 7, 195S, allowed a 8 per cent increase on all motor carrier rates and charges of less than 10,000 pounds with a 25 per cent increase on minimum charges. The order provided for an expiration date on April 30, 1958, for such increase. The tariff bureau has asked that the increase be increased from 8 to 7 per cent and that it cover all rates and charges on all size ship ments with certain exceptions and that the increases be made per manent. The order provides for a hearing on the petition within the time which the current rates would ex pire. CIIL'RCil PLEA SET NEW YORK - Seventh-Day Adventist Churches throughout the country will join tomorrow (Sat urday, March 10) in offerings aimed at raising $250,000 for aid to areas hit by disaster. Since the last July offering, six years ago, relief shipments have been made to victims of war, famine and floods, in 42 countries. on . . ' ... y far.... (Its Shopping Starts In trie f ages ef This Newspsper Stalr.rnan. Salem, Ore, Sat. School Reporter Bl WILL BATESON AND BAK8A1A E0MFAC3 ft Jones Named Honorary Uolarian SOUTH SALEM HIGH j Dale Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones, 2170 Berry, j was named South Salem high school honor ary Rotarian for the month of March. ' Jones excels in sports and has been on the vanity baa ketball. football and base ball squads. In his first year of 5 B. BoairsN high school be was a member of the Junior var sity squads of these same sports. His club membership includes National Athletic honor society, A. "A. Stagg Hi-Y and "S" club. Female leads for the production of the operetta "Babes in. T o y 1 a n d ", were announe-" ed Friday. They are Bev erly Walls," Jennifer Ser: combe, Sue Gricr. Beverly Bishop, Phyi- ' lis Dannelly, Patricia Thor, Joan Wirkstrom, Yvonne Pool, Doris Parker, Jackie Hansen and Mavis Malbon. Male leads will be an nounced the week following spring vacation. Tryouts were held Thursday and friday. Several students represented South High at the Salem Science Fair held at North Salem high. Students receiving gold teals for their exhibits were Roger Colgan, displaying a solar engine; Gary Gleason, project on electro phoresis: Dian McMains, hydro- genation of vegetable oilsi Vic- Writers Pick Top Movies HOLLYWOOD UrV-Screenwriters at their Eighth Annual' Awards Dinner Thursday night voted "Mr. Roberts," "Marty" and "Love Me or Leave Me" as the best written movies of 1955. The Writers Guild of America award for the best comedy writing went to Frank Nugent and Joshua Logan for "Mr. Roberts." Paddy Chayefsky received the award for the best drama for "Marty" and Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lenhart for the best musical in "Love Me or Leave Me. Because of an unprecedented tie in the balloting the Guide's Laurel award went to four members the writing teams of Frances Good rich and Albert Hackett, and Ju lius Epstein and the late Philip G, Epstein. Goodrich-Hackett writing Includes the movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and the Broadway hit "Diary of Anne Frank." Movies created by the Epsteins include "Casablanca," "The Male Animal" and Julius current "The Tender Trap." 3 Counties Named Disaster Locales Clatsop. Columbia and Tilla mook counties have been desig nated as disaster areas by Secre tary of Agriculture Ezra Benson, Gov. Elmo Smith was advised In a telegram received here Friday. The three counties, as disaster areas, are eligible lor assistance under the Department of Agri culture's emergency feed grain program. An armadillo burrow in Texas was found to be home lor tne armadillo, a rattlesnake, and a rabbit, says the National Geo graphic Society. Here's ilse ' how to get more business coming your in i '..kin... way. start your selling wrterei mosr toiks siarr their shopping ... In the pages of this news paper! People who are looking to buy, first look at the ads to see whaf i for tale. That's why your advertising here will pack the biggest pay-off punch I Mar. 10, 'Zl (Src. !!) tor Lucy, collection of Chinas herbs; Danny Quinn,' hydrolysis of vegetable fats: Gerry Barn well, protection given by active) metals. Receiving honorable men tion for his photographic project was Ron Johnson. - .. LESLIE JINIOR IT1GH A modern dance demonstration, was presented to Leslie girls Fri day by members of the Leslie Girls League. Those participating in the program and presenting dances developed on the them of "Jungle" were Joanne Daley, Vicki Fronk, Eileen Hadley, Mar cile Puffer, Lynn DeVries, Julit " Dodge, Sharron Fugman, Marilyn Salter, Leona Nelson, Joan Glenn Elaine Herbst, Joan Heuneke, Mickie Mills, Jimi Minty, Jean' Minto, Sandra Wiscarson, Rober ta Metzger, Jayanne Harvey, Sharon Golden, MenetU Ganger, Sandra Scharf, ' Darlene Spoor, Theresa Blum, Joan Frid, Janet Andrew! and Linda Bacheller. NORTH SALEM HIGH "We are going to state," is the theme song of North Salem High : students as they talk of the state basketball tournament to be held next .week during spring vaca tion. The students' spared nothing Thursday night as they let Salem know they had won the crucial game with Cottage Grove. After a certain amount of bora toot ing and bell ringing they set out to hitch up Lee Weaver's hortt and cart. ' " This time the victor? serwn- tin. complete with a police escort went right through Salem. Stu dents who were in a position to see the horse and its following of cars said that it was nearly four blocks long. Senior class advisor Leila Johnson, said Friday that seniors who bad not ordered their sen ior announcements and cards might order them at' Cooke's sta tionary store before March 19. Officer Finds JaiVs Doors Hard to Oven ...... " FORT WORTH, Tex. taV-U. 8. Probation Officer J. Leo Baldwin completed interviewing two pris oners in their jail cell and turned to leave.;;, The deputy V. S. marshal who admitted him had, as usual, locked the cell door. Baldwin called to a woman visitor waiting in the hall near the cell and asked If sho would find a deputy marshal and tell him "I'm ready to get out of here." 1 The woman timidly approached a deputy marshal in an adjoining; office and reported, "a man back there says he's ready to get out of Jail." The officer, who wasnt the one who admitted Baldwin, sent the woman back with this message: "He said, 'a lot of people would like to get out of jail but he can't let you out. Baldwin smiled and tried again: "Go tell him the probation officer is ready to have the holdover cell unlocked." The two prisoners in with Baldwin snickered a bit. The willing but confused woman approached the deputy marshal's desk again but forgot her "lines. She blurted: "That man in thert says he sure wishes you'd let him out." The message she then carried to the ..Impatient Baldwin was: ''Quiet down, you ain't going no where." Baldwin's jail companions chuckled. "Look," said Baldwin. "Go find Mr. Cross (U. S. Deputy Marshal Guy Cross) and tell him Mr. Bald win wants out." It was at that moment that Cross, who had been called to another office on an errand, showed up to free Baldwin. 53 T V-