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in i ' : 1 1 f n J i : " . : " V' i : j P ! i i M I I )C2;h Year J SECTIONS-J6 PACK The Oregon Statesman, Salam, Oregon, Sun Jay, Marth 33, If 34 PRICE 1C Na. 364 .Northeast .Army fo Gear New Division for Atomic Yar An ffjli. . , ) ew h T A T V V V . . . I ?M . T J LjJ On n voi-ire-,;- J , By C YATFJ MCDANICL WASHINGTON tl - The Army Saturday described tht radically new formation and some of tht new weapons .that will make up tha first division specifically or ganized to fight an atomic war. It It tha 101 lit Airborne Division, famed fur Ita atand during thr Battle of the Bulge. It will be reactivated early thla fall. When the 101st assembles at Fort Campbell, Ky., It will have only 11.W0 officeri anJ men. 5,800 fewer than the existing two air borne divisions. Ke Regime nU The blgget break with tradi tion, iti new commander, Ma. Gen. Thomat L. Sherburne Jr., aid Saturday, will be In the unit organisation of the division. There will be no regiment! and no bat talions. Instead of '-avlng the three regi ments of a conventional division, the Wlit will have five battle groups,' each of which will have five companies. Every officer and man in the new division mast be a "Jumper," Sherburne told reporters, for the division's way of getting into ac tion will be through the air. Its U(D QDG The Democratic primary in Minnesota did more than box the compass on presidential candi dates, moving Sen. Kefauver up to "front runner." It added to the problem of the party organization. Stevenson had been favored as one man who could unite the party af ter the breakaway of 1952. He worked to cultivate the South with out the sacrifice of his political principles, and had made head way. Only Governor Shivers of Texas was an announced holdout, and his power has been trimmed Stevenson retained the favor of what are left of tha party bosses. tha Chicago machine, Mayor Lawrence of Pittsburgh with only a rejuvenated Tammany hall lulkinf in the shadows. The swing to Kefauver displeases most of the Southern Democratic atatesman without gaining for him - the favor of the northern, political factotums. Gov. Harriman of New York is anathema to the South, a New Deal Democrat who was a Srotege of FDR and a follower of larry Truman. The party heads are therefore distraught as they look around for someone who can weld the party fragments together and still collect a popular follow ing against Eisenhower. Reaching down in the bag they come up with such names .as Sen. Lyndon Johnson, Senate majority leader, nd Sen. Stuart Symington of Mis souri, secretary of the Air Force. 1947 50. A draft of 70-year-old Harry Truman was also suggested The developing conflict over civil rights widens the split within (Contused en editorial page, 4.) Guatemalans Punished for Seeing Parade GUATEMALA Iff Archbishop Mariano Rossell Saturday can celed all Holy Week outdoor church processions here because many Roman Catholics witnessed an annual student parade Friday, despite his prohibition.. He called the parade "sacrile giovs, obscene and pornographic." The parade satirized the gov ernment with floats and placards. While it was under way, two bombs were hurled from a roof top into a crowd of spectators, injuring 30 persons. Police are in vestigating the incident. However, Holy Week services will be celebrated in churches here "with all fervor." This will be the first time in .centuries the capital has missed its Holy Week processions. They have attracted many tourists from abroad. - Three Internes Found, Win Race With Deadly Disease MIAMI, Fla. uB-Three young Internes, exposed unwittingly to a deadly disease, were located in auburban Hialeah Saturday night after a search that probed for them all the way along their auto route from Washington D.C. Drs. Geerge Polis, Martin Sto ker and Stephen J. Alphas were inoculated at once at a local phy sician's office against , meningo coccal septicemias- The internes were checked Into a Hialeah motel when anoth er aiotorist spotted their auto li cense tag as that for which all persons were asked by police to watch for. S At the Hialeah office of Dr. Thomas C Prell, the vacationing trio appeared to be in good health. Officials at George Wash frnrrat mission will be to fly In, parachute to the ground In or near some Important objective and then fight on its own without ground support or supply for several days. Support Creep In addition to the five battle Plan to Install DALLAS, Ore "For Sale" slga went p an four voting Machines here Saturday when Polk County, which bought them two years age but has sever used then, decided ta try and find a buyer. Three af machines were never uncrated. Inspecting fourth in Polk Courthouse foyer are Clerk Betty Adams and Sheriff Tony NeufeldL Curtains close when voter enters and pulls lever. (Statesman Photo). ' Polk County Puts 'For Sale' Sign On Its 4 Unused Voting Machines By CHARLES IRELAND , t Valley Editor, The Statesman DALLAS, Ore. -Four year-o!d voting machines that haven't even voted for dog-catcher are for sale here. V lThcy are perhaps the only voting machines in tne unuea eiaiea Bandit Takes $85;000 From Tampa Bank TAMPA, Fla. ufl A lone bandit robbed the International Bank of Tampa of an estimated 185,000 Saturday and abducted t book keeper. Frank Massari, vice president of the bank, made the loss esti mate. Massari said the gunman let about $30,000 behind in a rear vault. Joseph Patrinostro, 24, was re leased unharmed after using his personal car to drive the un masked robber to another car awaiting him about 10 miles northwest of Tampa. Apparently the man hid In the bank and came out after it closed. Patrinostro said he was eating lunch in an anteroom when a 6 foot, 200 pounder pulled a gun on him and demanded money. All the cash left in the teller's drawers was taken and then the bandit ordered Patrinostro to get what was available in the vault. Patrinostro did so. Rain on Forecast Today, Monday Rain today is expected to turn to showers tonight and Monday, McNary Field weathermen said. Temperatures will remain about the same today, but Monday is ex pected to be cooler, with partial clearing. Temperatures Saturday ranged from 45 to 54. Precipitation was .52 inch, heaviest since March 3. ington University Hospital, Wash ington where they were intern lng, said antl-biotic inoculations were highly effective In blocking the ailment if it were contracted. Dr. PolilC, shortly before leav ing for Key West, Fla., on Thurs day, spent four hours treating a patient who died of the disease eight hours later. The diagnosis was not made until after Polis had left with Drs. Stoker and. Alphas, The hospital said the form of the disease which proved fatal to the patient, a woman in her 70s, is oftener found in young children. It first attacks and col lapses the body's veins, and in its final stages Oeufwa adrenal glands. It can kill with in 48 hours of its onset, pnysi eians said. groups under his command, Gen. Sherburne will have a support group composed of engineers, quartermasters and other special ists to give the division Its tem porary self-sustaining ability In areas where it might be isolated from other Army units. Voto Tabulators Abandoned I i- ' were purchased by a governmental agency and never used. Despite their "age", three of the machines have never been un crated. Polk County bought the four gadgets two years ago and planned to use. them in 4h 1954 primary elections. They were earmarked for two big West Salem precincts and two in Dallas. Each machine cost $1,500. And that's where the trouble started. Some of the rural organizations around the county raised the cry that the $6,000 could have been put to better use improving Polk County roads. The machines even became a po litical issue. County Judge Cal Barnhart, who was campaigning for the Republican nomination two years ago, stumped against the voting machines. After the controversy arose, in cumbent officials decided not to use the voting machines. Voting Complicated Barnhart says he argued that the people should have been given op portunity to decide whether they wanted to use voting machines. He said he met people who told him voting was "complicated enough these days without adding voting machines." Actually, the machines don't ap pear very complicated, although there is nobody in the Polk Court house at resent that knows how to run them. Ed Hamilton, recently retired, was Polk County clerk when the machines were acquired. And County Commissioners Gay Rem pel and C. L. Burbank' say. the county court bought the controver sial machines at Hamilton's re quest. Hamilton, who was named Ore gon's "Taxpayer's Man of the Year" about that time for his econ omies in office, saw the voting ma chines as both a time and money saver. 48 Hours Late Four years ago, one of West Sa lem's precincts didn't finish count ing votes until 48 hours after the polls closed. With voting machines, totals would have been available imme diately. The machines keep a run ning total on each candidate and ballot measure. The voting machines would have partly replaced 10-man election boards in -larger Polk County pre cincts. A 10-man election board costs Polk County $90 a day. Pay fer Themselves Hamilton and the county court estimated the machines would pay for themselves within 10 years. But perhaps they recokned with out the human element. "Old folks don't hanker to these voting machines," said County Sheriff Tony Neufeldt, who knows Polk County like the back of his hand. "The oldtimers want a ballot they Can put their X on. They don't seem to have much faith jn voting machines." If Polk County had Used the vot ing machines, it would have been a front runner in Oregon circles. Currently the machines are almost unknown in the state, although Lane County reportedly has rented aome for a trial spin this spring. At least, that gives Polk County a lot of potential customers-J Sherburne said that if the Army had had two or three such divi sions In 19'jO "we could haw bro ken up the Korean War before it got well started." Have IWwIlzrrs Each of the battle groups of the division will have a battery of 10J A If they find a buyer. ' nobody will be happier than white-haired Tude McBee, venerable courthouse custodian. "I've moved thost darned crates around the basement so much," McBee said, "it's a wonder those blamed rvwing'Tnachines" aren't worn out." Symington Gains as Demo Dark Horse CHICAGO tfl Sen. Symington (D-Mo) appeared Saturday to be gathering strength as a dark horse contender for the Democratic presi dential nomination after Adlal E. Stevenson's upset defeat in Tues day's Minnesota primary. Stevenson and his supporters in dicated in interviews they regard Symington as perhaps more of a threat of their own aspirations than Sen. Estes Kefauver ' (D- Tenn), who whipped Stevenson in the Minnesota vote or New York's Gov. Averill Harriman. Symington, former secretary of the Air Force, has kept to the side lines thus far In the battle for the nomination. .,. . The personable and handsome Missouri Senator doesn't have any wide base of political support with in the party. But all this could chance oulck- ly if former President Truman should give Symington a nod, or if Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex) should indicate public support for the Missourian. Symington isn't so committed on the racial issue as to be ob jectionable to the South. On the other hand, he isn't labeled as a Dixie candidate who would be un acceptable to northern Democratic leaders forced to deal directly with the racial question in big cities such as New York and Chicago. (Add. Del. page g, tee. 1). STRIKE CLOSES PLANT ANACORTES, Wash. uTl -Workers a', the 73 million dollar Shell O" Co. refinery -truck late Satur day in support of their demands for higr wages ant it appeared likely the plant would be entirely shut down by Monday. The Weathci W. HI. ..! Salam -. ,., S4 4S . Portland SS 44 M Bikrr tS SO .00 Mtdford . S7 ' 3 .00 North Bend SS SO M Rowburg tS 40 ,M Sn rrinriKO SI SO .00 Lot AngclM 11 SI M Chlro J7 24 trr HrWi York 1 41 17 48 . wuiamctt River SI ttrt. Forecast (from U. ft. weather bureau. MrNary field. Salem): Cloudr with oreuionil rain tnd becoming ahowery tonight and partly cloudy by Monday alternooq. High toaay. SJ-M. and low tonight 4S-44: little pooler Monday. Temperature at 11 M a.m. today waa so. SALEM PRKCIPITATIOM Sine Start of Weather Year Rent. 1 TMi Year Lat Year Normal SIM 41.71 howitzers at the start, Sherburne said, but theae Will eventually be replaced with a weapon capable of firing atomic ammunition "which is still secret." The battle groups will alao have 10S mm recoilleis rifles and a numUf of so mm self propelled guff. Ti. division will be the first in the Army to have a battery of "Honest John" atomic missile launchers. Mar Plane The division will also have Its own aviation company, which the Army said would comprise "a great number of observation air craft and helicopters." He said also that the "guys" In the division have lot to be "toueh- er because they will do a lot of walking." But the general dis closed that the division will have 762 "mechanical mules," a recent ly developed vehicle that looks something like a stripped down Jeep. It is capable of carrying 1.000 pounds up and down the steepest grades likely to be en countered. Smith Names Rawli inson to Run Campaign Appointment of Richard A. Rawlinson, Salem business man, as his campaign manager, was announced Saturday by Gov. Elmo Smith. Rawlinson, who operates laundry here, will guide the ov- rnor's campaign as Smith seeks i a e Republican gubernatorial nomination in the May 18 pri mary election. Smith also an. nounced selection of Charl r Bollinger, former Salem man now living in Portland, as field director for the campaign. Smith advanced from presi dent of the senate to the gover norship upon the death of Gov. Paul Paterson some two months ago. Rawlinson, In accepting the appointment, admitted he "had never participated in politics be fore.". But he said he "firmly oenevea timo smith has the ex perience and capacity for the governorship." Earl L. Dickson, Albany mar ie; owner, win be Smith's oppo nent in the primary election. The 47-year-old Rawlinson has been jctiveiiL Salem civhmf fairs. He is a member of the Salem Rotary Club and Salem Chamber of Commerce and a communicant of St Paul's Epis copal Church, where he has head ed numerous church drives. Bollinger has had extensive experience as a campaign organi zer. He handled strategy in gu bernatorial races of both Earl Snell and Douglas McKay. . Portland Mayor Recall Threat Brings Apology PORTLAND (XI Joe Dobbins. leader of the group of East Side business men who want Portland's proposed sports center on their side o(tthe river, has withdrawn his threat of a recall against Mayor Fred L. Peterson. Both men are seeking the post of mayor in the forthcoming elec tion. Dobbins apologized for threat ening the' recall. He had urged it earlier unless Peterson fired the civic commission which selected the west side site for the proposed eight million dollar center. Politics on Who's Running (laitor'a Note! Tha Oraioa SUUimaa'a txeludva "Political Parada" aerlct Ii written ky ar lot tha candidates themwlvti. Tha material la praaanted at n public icrvlca. without coal ar obligation te anyona. and mar ar may not ba In accord with tha adltorlal policies of thla nawa paper. . a . a GEORGE N. GROSS (R) ' Candidate for Marlon District Attorney George N. Gross, 39, with a background of business experi ence in farming and logging prior to entering the legal profession, has lived in Sa lem since 1949, and currently' resides at 3425 Crestvlew Drive with his wife, Fern, and their t w o children, Gayle and Dan ny. Gross re ceived a bachelor of science de gree from the University of Oregon and a bachelor of laws degree from Willamette .Univer sity College of Law. vpun ucing auinuicu i " Orejon State Bar, Grots entered private practice and was appoint ed deputy district attorney in Au gust, 1955, and is currently serv ing in that capacity. Gross served both as an en listed man and officer Overseas in both World War II and the Korean Campaign and was dis charged with the rank of csp- Ljfz. Gaoria Grata Mercury Tumbles as Third Blizzard in 9 Days Sweeps Over Region; 7 Killed, Traffic Snarled NEW YORK (AP) Spring had a btigh time breaking out anywhere In tha Northeast Saturday as the third snowsbrm in nine days belted the area. Up to 12 inches of new snow fell. The new storm, coming in the wale of last weekend's crippling blizzardj, left at least seven dead, brought temperatures tumbling down and added to the) work of snow-weary highway crews. , This is the Latest Thing? K I ' i f I .1 CHARLESTON, W. Va Here's how 24 year-old Melltssa Harvey has shows the way. The hair Is 1V Inches long la front, shorter in back. How does Mellisaa like tt? She's not certain; says It depends en how It grows back. (AP Wirephoto). Sophomores Capture Freshman :,. ':' 1 , By FLOSSY HODGE' " '.; Statesman's Willamette Correspondent "One blushing rosebud" bloomed again as the sophomore class of 1958 walked off with first place honors at the 48th annual Fresh man Glee, Saturday night in the Folhtwtnf thta -year serenade- Magic" told with a captivating of love enclosed in the heart of Reds Capture Brazil Towns RIO DE JANEIRO A band of 200 armed men reportedly led by a Communist have seized three towns in northeast Brazil and chased sway police, press dispatches reported Saturday night. The reports from Goianis, cap ital of the state of Golas, said at least two persons had been killed and several wounded in a clash between the armed men and state and local police. These accounts said the small police departments at Amarox Leite, Porangatu and Formoso were outnumbered and forced to flee after a brief exchange of fire. The bands then occupied the towns. The governor of Golas sent in state police, but asked for fed eral troops to bring the situation under control. Parade ' for What Office tain as flight commander, and holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star. Gross stated that "due to the growth of our community, the of fice of district attorney is rapid ly becoming increasingly impor tant with additional duties and responsibilities. The primary function of the district attorney is to protect the innocent, to as sist in prevention of crime, and to bring to justice those who vio late criminal statutes. I believe the best deterrent to criminal ac tivity is strict and impartial en forcement of laws which are no better nor more effective than the agencies who enforce them. I intend to effectively uphold the laws of this state by diligent and honest effort through coopera tion with police deoartments of the state, county and cities. I am confident ' mv background as fnr.ctifino; attorney and mv pres- nt ana future ex aerie nee as deputy district attorney qualify me for this office, and I am will ing to devote my undivided at tention to discharge responsibil ities of the office to assure hon est, efficient legal service for Marion County. (Tomorrow: George Jones) II win Wok. girls. Oa a dare. Glee Title Willamette University auditorium. theme, tne sopAemere'' Kose Latin beat the story of a message a rose. This winning selection was awarded 292 out of a possible 360 points. The senior class' beautiful "Ser enade in Silhouette" was given second place, while the freshmen totaled 239 points for third place for their "Serenade to Willamette." Blue Monday The Junior class was named Blue Monday winner for its "World of Night" and will plan a spectacular Blue Monday assembly to express their sentiments on the judging. The juniors will come into their own Monday, as that is the day Glee bets, ranging from green hair to slaves for a day, will be paid off. The juniors will present an assembly parodying the other classes, and will follow this up by taking a swim in the creek which runs by the campus. Original Soags Original songs written for this contest are judged for words and music and count for 40 per cent of the total scoring. Presentation, which includes sonority, diction, originality of formation, adaptabil ity of formations to "Serenade" theme, and execution of formation, accounts for the other 60 per cent. Judges for the contest were Dr. Helen Plarce, L. Stanley Glarum and Prof. Milton Dietrich, words; Dr. William Swettman, Prof. T. S. Roberts and Prof. Robert Walls, music; and Robert Voigt, Beatrice Bliss and John C. Peery, presenta tion. (Add. details, page 2, see. 1.) Gunpowder Blast In Boy's Pocket Wounds Dignity OAKLAND, Calif. OtwAdd gun powder to the list of things bs carry around in their pockets. Jack Clark, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark, was pushed to the ground Friday while playing on a schoolground. There was an explosion. Police found Jack had been carrying a vial of gunpowder in the rear pocket of his jeans. The wound was not serious, but it wasn't very dignified, either. 12 Die as Bridge Tumbles in India BOMBAY, India Reports from Surat said 13 persons were killed Saturday when the 45-foot central span of a partly finished bridee collapsed ISO miles north of Bombay. The reports sajd more than 100 persona -ere bur ie4 - underneath tin acDris ana mat so were in jured. BRIGHT PARTY DALLAS IT - Ed Bright was married Saturday with minister Melvln Wise officiating and Mrs. U. E. Smart as matron of honor. New England and upper New York state bore the bnint of it this time. Most main high ways were kept open, but driving was reported hazardous ia many places. Storm deaths Included: New York ; Connecticut 1; Massachu setts I, Maine L The new storm forced cancrHa Hon of Boston's St Patrick's Day paraae lor the second time; knocked out nntil next Tuesday the New England welterweicht ti tle bout between Walter Byars and Boooy Murphy In Boston; and halted horse racing at Lincoln Downs race track at Lincoln, R. L for the ninth straight day. Airport CUoed Boston's Logaa International Airport was dosed. So was Wor cester's. This storm started in most areas with rain and changed to snow after daylight. Western New York got the snow during the night, however, and skies cleared in the morning. It left SH inches of snow In Syracuse, bringing the season'i wiai mere to a record 1311 Inches. Jamestown got I Inches, Elmira and Ithaca each 54 and Binghamtoa and Albany I inches. By mid-mornini northern Cos. necticut measured five Inches. Moat of Massachusetts was ex pected to get between I and II inches. Keetrd Brake Portland. Me., announced that ita 1906 March record of 41 inches for the month was broken shortly ucr noon. Parking bans on streets In New Bedford, Mass., were reimposed. oua service was knocked out la Worcester. So were bus lines from that city to Fitchburg. Mass., and ' rroviaence, k. l The city bad no salt for melting ice on streets be cause last weekend's storm had' used up Its supply and a sew or der had not been completed. In Honor of Late Governor A Paul Patterson Memorial Fund has been established by tht Salem Shrine Club, it was an, nounced Saturday by Paul Hale ' club president. In memory of the " late governor, the fund will con- : tribute to support of the Shrine Children's Hospital in Portland. The resolution setting tip the fund pointed out that Patterson.: himself a Shriner, had long pressed concern for the welfare and happiness of underprivileged' and crippled children and always evidenced a great interest in the program of the Shrine Hospital. It was added that the late gov ernor "by precept and example' . . . quickened and strengthened ' our sense of duty to help the crip pled and unfortunate." Officials said individuals and ' groups are invited to' contribute to the fund. At the end of the. year a record of donors will be presented to Mrs. Taul Patterson. . The Salem Cherrlans, civic or ganization, plan to work in behalf of the fund as one of their major projects for the year, it was re ported. Oregon Doctors Favor Fluorides, Survey Reveals PORTLAND m 4 Practlcinf physicians in Oregon favor by a 9 to I margin the fluoridation of drinking water supplies to reduce tooth decay in children. - Results of a statewide survey on th -,?stion were announced Saturday by the Public Policy Committee of the Oregon State Medical Society. The survey lndl- , cated that 1,08' doctors favor flu oridation, 116 oppose it and 10 are "undecided." Dr. Russell L. Guiss of Salem, chairman of the committee, re ported 74 per cent of the 1.C1S member physicians in the state took part in the poll. 1 Today's Stst:sr.:n Sec Pag -II. 11-11 III . 14 -.11. ? Classified Comics Crossword Easier Feature I 4 Editorials I...... 4 Garden 1.10,11 Home Panorama II 1-4 f Obituarist rlt t Our Valley ...... I 13 Radio, TV . II Sports Star Caier I 14 i . L.1MS.1 Valley Wirephoto Page L 11 World Thla Week. II 19:
