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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1956)
Of Shift: c.V f . r. . ;( ' ) w - Br THOMAS G. WRIGHT JR. Staff ttrltrr, Tb tUairunaa Ont of (ha busiest pre primary Campaigns In Orrun political his tory li expected to produce record registrations In Marion County poll books before (hey are closed April 17. Plans art almost complete by the Marion County clerk's office nd deputifed registrars for han dling the rush of citizens desiring to cast ballots at the May 18 Prl Wary election. Last registration count In the county listed a total of 40.278 i voters, but registrations since that count In July 19W and the late' pre-primary activity are expected to swell the total above the record S0.448 on the books for the 1952 presidential election. Special Hours Special Courthouse hours and supermarket registration booths re planned for convenience of voters desiring to register. In ad dition to the regular hours Monday through Friday at the Courthouse, the county clerk's office will re main open until l p.m. on Friday, 6aturday, Monday and Tuesday- April 13, 14, It, 17 Just before the deadline. Registration committee members f the League of Women Voters ill man booths Friday, April t Meier and Frank store, Satur day, April 7 at Western Security Bank and First National Bank, and Monday, April 9 at Scars Store in me tapuoi Mioppmg icmcr ioe committee under the chairmanship of Mrs. Alice Armstrong has al ready been deputized by County Clerk Henry Matt son for the pro ject. b County Areas Some 50 deputized registrars are also spotted out in the county areas, including all towns and larger communities. The city of Salem and organized labor are considering a plan to staff regis tration booths also at Salem fire stations. While i recent school bond elec Hon in the Salem School District served to spread out 'the regis tration problem, registrars expect a rushing business during the next month both because of the height ened Interest in the election and the regulations of new voting laws. Under the new law all voters are required to sign the poll book before they are issued a ballot which Is a certification that they reside in the precinct at the. ad dress listed in their registration. In the past many voters have re turned to old polling places after moving to new precincts rather than reregister. Close Watch Close poll watching Is expected - by members of both political par ties to challenge voters who they nave reason to believe are incor rectly registered. Persons who change residence after the registration is closed are eligible to cast ballots in their former precincts. Those citizens wlio will become eligible to vole by residence or reaching voting ne after the registration deadline are required to register between March 19 and April 17. March 19 is also the earliest d.ite requests fur absentee ballots enn be accepted from persons who will bo away at the time of elec tion, or who live more than 15 miles from any polling place or are unable physically to go to a polling place. Absentee ballots must be received by the Marlon County tlcik or tity rccoidcr not later than May 12. I'ntil a new count of registered voters Is completed alter April 17, Leaders of State Education Unit V.'. - .'-,' ' " ! ; . 'J I ' x V v 4 ' V . , : li V- 1 i the totals of the two major parties on't be known but If pnt stan- ards prevail the Republicans will old I to 3 marzm. At the last registered voter count July 28 last year jirpuDiicans were on the books as compared to 14,97) Democrats. Republleaa Maeblae At the 1!'4 general election 29,- KO Republicans were registered and 18,71)3 Democrats with the Re publicans showing a two-to-one edge Inside the city of Salem. The primary registration was almost identical with 23,651 Republicans and 18.134 Democrats. Republicans counted 30,402 for the 1952 general election when President Eisenhower was elected while Democrats had 19,430. In Salem the score was 14,011 for the Republicans and 7,464 for the Democrats, outside the city It was 18.384 and 11,908 respectively. Yugoslavia Flood Victims Rescued BELGRADE, Yugoslavia Of - Yugoslav army troops Saturday rescued the populace of three vil-. lages inundated by noodwaters from the Danube River sweeping down from Hungary. Yugoslav officials said 30 air i . j i i i wet pianw succeeaco ra.wtan-i.,, . Ins lh l.nok. tka nrHiK ' -"" ...... V """- li. ad the oreanzat on aims with bombs. lessening the threat for mooo members in the metro- of greater floods. - ' 'politan New Orleans area. First aaaaal coaveatlaa W Distrlbntlvt Edacatloa Clubs of Oregea wonad op here Saturday, cbotwlaf aew dicers and aamlaf four delegates to the aatlotial eoaventloa aext month la St. Louis. Geaeral chair- maa for the sessions was J. Maurice Adams, coordinator of distributive educatloa for South Salem High. Left to right are Adams, Steve Little of South Salem whe Is outgoing state president, Robert Fry of South Salem, vice president, Sharon Fletchall, Dallas, parliamentarian, and Delores Dukes, Klamath Falls, aew president. Little, Fry, Miss Fletchall aad Ed Bryant, alt of South High will attend national eoBveatloa which runs from April 23 to May Z. (Statesman Photo) Prizes, Banquet Conclude Annual Meet Of Oregon Distributive Education Clubs Annual three-day convention of the Distributive Education Clubs of Oregon concluded Saturday night at the Hotel Senator with a banquet and awarding of a number of prizes. The prizes went to winners In various club-sponsored contests Prize winners included: Bob Fletcher, Dallas, first, and Delores Dukes, Klamath Falls, second, in public speaking; Vicki Brockman, Klamath Falls, first, Nancy Hopson, also of Klamath Falls, second, and Adeline lunn, Dallas, third, essay;-Joy Holsdorf, Dallas, club activity manual; Sharon Guthrie, Klamath Falls, fashion design manual, Dallas, first, and Klamath Falls, second, demonstration sales team; Lowell Doelke, Milwaukie. first, and Dor- tha McMillan, Pendleton, second, merchandise manual; Klamath Falls, display project; Elda Run yon, Klamath Falls, first, Margaret Huxtable, South Salem, second, and Ron Manchas, Dallas, third, Job interview; and Dallas, first, Klamath Falls, second, and Frank lin High School, Portland, third, window judging team. In a general session earlier In the day a number of ranking edu cational officials and other persons were introduced as special guests and reports heard from commit tees. The guests included Clyde Hum phries, program specialist for dis tributive education in the U. S, Office of Education; Rex Putnam, state superintendent of public in struction; Oscar Paulson, state director of vocational education; Colleen Simper, Newport, state president of Future Homemakers of America; Ralph Morgan, state supervisor of agricultural educa lion; Mrs. Bertna Komnagcn, su pervisor of homemaking for the State Department of Education and Jack Pringle, Seattle, national vice president of the Distributive Education Clubs of America. L. Y. Eaton, state supervisor of distributive education, presented the awards to prize winners. TALKS PLANNED VIENNA," Austria W Bucha rest Radio said Saturday Romania and Greece will hold high level talks 1 in Bucharest the end March on a number of problems, The Communist radio gave no de tails. lis Cp!tetyiJc5t7 Tracls Sold PORTLAND UB Thirteen tracts of OiC limber and five tracts of puMic domain stumpajje were sold last month for 1)07.038. the Bu reau of Land Management report ed hcra Friday. The sale Included 19,738.000 board feet of OiC timber which brouuht 8851.703. and 4.074.000 board feet of public domain tim ber that brought 1113,333. Catholic Group Plans Probe of Desegregation NEW ORLEANS W - Thirty Roman Catholic laymen Saturday reported formation of an organiza tion to investigate "the problem of compulsory Integration" and learn whether Communists .have Infil trated anil segregation move ments. The organization, the Assn. of Catholic Laymen is headed by Atty. Emile A. Wagner, a critic of Integration proposals in Catho lic schools. 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