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4 : - t V . I, I 1 4 I ' i l I pff m am U LTD The Cowlitz county PUD has filed-condemnation action against Pacific Power k Light Co. to ac quire its dams on Lewis river, the Yale and Merwin projects with capacity of 233,000 kilowatts. A spokesman for the private utility states that this is not regarded as an "unfriendly action" but rather as a move to bolster the PUD position in seeking a share in the Swift creek project, on the Lewis which PP&L is going to build. The fact remains that the condemna tion suit' is a gun at the head of (ha private utility. mis certainjy loots me an anise of legal powers. As a municipal entity the PUD has power to con demn private property. As such it also has under federal law prior claim to federally generated elec tricity. If it exercises the prerog atives it could almost paralyze PP&L. The Injury would fall not just on the "wicked power octopus" but on its consumers who thus would be deprived of energy. I do not think this will happen, but private utilities and their custom ers are exposed to Just that threat. (One reason why the Cowlitz PUD probably will not take over the Lewis river dams is because on condemnation it would have to pay, (Centianed editorial page 4.) Salem Area Ranch Sold For $200,000 Sale by John. J. Roberts & Co. of the 300-acre former Roberts hop ranch about three miles southwest ot Salem was complet ed Friday. Price was not disclosed, but indications were that close to 200,000 was involved. Gaining ownership Monday in a double transaction were Mr. and Mrs. George Tokola of Van couver, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey of Fossil The Har veys, relatives of the Tokolas, art moving onto the Roberts farm to manage it. . John J. Roberts, who operated the ranch about SO years, retains ownership of his house, store and several other buildings at Rob erts Station. Included in the sale was a large dairy barn, machine shop and equipment and several tenant houses. The farm was sold by Roberts to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Troeh of Portland, who traded it for the 30,000-acre Rowe Creek cattle ranch in Wheeler County near Fossil The Roberts farm lies west and north of Roberts Station, be tween South River Road and the Willamette River. The transaction was handled by Rawlins Realty at Insurance and attorneys Allen at Hansen and DeArmond Sherman. Heine Seeks ' Council Post Walter Heine, 2470 N. Church St., filed Friday as candidate for Ward I aldrrman in the city's nonpartisan "lection May II. Heine, 13, aa agent for Richfield fuel oil products, is a newcomer to city politics. "Ms boo qvite orovnd hare unce you bagon your gloss blowing hobby." r 1106th Yaar Gallstones Case Taken to CourtK LOS ANGELES UrV-The case of the missing gallstones was more mysterious than ever Friday. A small claims court recently awarded Mrs. Viola Fredieu $80 back rent on the 49 stones she had kept as mementos of an operation. Harold Hester had rented them at f 10 a month, she testified, as a promotion stunt for his water softener business. She said he wanted to show his customers what happens "when you drink hard water." Hester, in the same court Thurs day, testified a retired Army sur geon had assayed the stones he rented as "just pebbles picked off the ground." "In fact, Mrs. Fredieu's stones have an exceptionally high uran Gas-Turbine Ends CoasMo-Coast Run (Picture oa Wlrephata Page.) LOS ANGELES Iff) Chrysler's gas-turbine powered sedan ended its coast-to-coast run at the city hall Friday, attracting hundreds of curious citizens with the low whine of its engine. , it avcragca at mues per gallon on me trip. The car is a standard Plymouth- model, exceot for tha power plant Engineers said tha motor is parable gasoline engine, has BO per cent fewer parts, requires no radiator, transmission, cooling fan, or carburetor and has only one spark plug, which is used for starting only. It uses virtually any kind of fuel. And of special interest to Los Angeles is he fact that turbine engines do not emit smog-producing pollutants, Chrysler offic ials say. The car is propelled by a jet of hot gases blasting against fan blades of a turbine. The jet stream causes the turbine to spin at speeds up to 50,000 revolu tions per minute. Singer Ray Fails to Send Jap Crowd TOKYO Iffl-American sob singer Johnny Ray played to a half-cold audience in an all-cold hall Friday. Ray, whose weeping style has made him a bobby-soxer favorite in tho United States, seemed to puzzle the Japanese in the audience of some 4,000 listeners in the barn like Memorial Hall. Originally built to stage wres tling matches, it was unheated for Ray'a debut. One Japanese girl said her teeth chattered so much she was unable to clap. But Ray drew resounding cheers from the foreign members ot the audience mostly American serv icemen and women civilian em ployes of the U.S. military forces But there was no mob scenes such as occurred in Melbourne. Australia, where crowds of girls tore Ray a clothing to shreds. Resurrection Theme Marks Eas ter Rites By VAN EISENHUT Cfcnrca Editor, Tho Statesman Praise and thanksgiving for a risen Saviour will highlight Easter worship services Sunday in Sa lem and throughout the world as Christians commemorate t b a resurrection of Jesus Christ. Starting tha day for a multitude of believers will bo tho annual sunrise service at o'clock Sun day' morning in McCullock Sta dium. Sponsored by the Salem Ministerial Association, tha serv ice will join many churches In the Salem area for united wor ship. Scheduled speaker Is Prof. Burton Bastuschek of Willametta University and many local pastors also will take an active part In the ceremony. Special music will be given by the Salem Academy mala quartet and Wayne Meusey Is organist Record Snow Heaviest newftl in the recorded history of the Cascade Rang apparently portends a trtmtndeui run-off this spring. These photos takan on Mt. Hood give somo in 2 SECTIONS.. PACES Missing, ium content," he said. "They caused a geiger counter to click like mad. The Atomic Energy Commission may be interested in them." Examining a vial containing what Hester said were radioactive pebbles, Mrs. Fredieu said: '"Those are not the stones from my operation. Mine were gray and larger. One was real big. People were always so interested in them." Judge Mark Brandler vacated the rent award and continued the case to April 10 pending chemical examination of the stones. Mrs. Fredieu added: "I want my gall' stones back. Hester has counter-sued her for four months rent on them. Powered Car 200 pounds lighter than a com Cabin Yields Remnants of Killer's Wrath , ABERDEEN. Wash.' (J) - An apparently maddened farmer went on a rampage of death this week that cost the lives of three other persons and himself, it was discovered at his ramshackle Wishkah River home Fridi. The bizarre and as yet unex plained quadruple killing was dis covered because the killer left be hind, a gift of $100 fo. his mail man. The victims were identified by Grays Harbor sheriff's deputies Richard Rest and Ian Kilcup as: Fred W. Leach, about 73. Ida B. Sawyer, CO. George W. Frye and a woman believed to be his sister-in-law. Oletha Frye. Both were about 50 years old. - Today's Statesman Sac Pago Church Nowt I 6, 7 Classified .... II 57 Comics ...ll... I Crossword MW.ll.fcM. 4 Eastor Story 3 Editorials 4 Homo Panorama .... I.. I Obituaries II...... 5 Ohio Pago ..; ll.. 3 Sat., Sun. TV II 4 Sports ...H. 1,2 Star Gazor I . S Valloy I Wiraphoto Pago ....II. I Following the joint service many congregations have sched uled sunrise breakfasts which will be followed by traditional Easter rltei. Several churches have scheduled as many as three serv ices to include tho anticipated throngs. In addition to the onion service, many Individual ' churches in Salem and tho valley have an nounced sunrise rites for Easter and nearly all will conduct special programs observing the resurrection. Good Friday services at First Methodist Church were well at tended. This service also was sponsored by the Ministerial As sociation and 14 ministers gave short messages en tha "Seven Last Words." (Add. caarrh news on pages and 7, see. 1.) In Cascades dication of tho depth, and alto show the picturesque vistas arid statuasquo trttt of tho past fow days. Timberline lodga (two cantor photos) has boon all but buriod, and KUNDDD 1651 Plans for Unveiled Citizens' Group Gets Report on 2 Junior Highs By THOMAS G. WRIGHT JR. Staff Writer, The Statesman Preliminary plans for Salem's twin junior high school 'buildings were unveiled by Salem Architect William I. Williams Friday who indicated a preference for a struc ture laid around a square with two interior courts. The plan would be adptable for both the Jones Road and Lansing Avenue sites, Williams told a gath ering of the Citizens' Advisory Committe on Public School Build ing Problems at a luncheon session Friday noon in tho Marion Hotel. Skeleton Construction Skeleton steel construction, con tinupus skylights, aluminum win dow walls, brick partitions between rooms, steel roof decking and structural clay tile were principal features recommended in the con struction by Williams, who showed samples of materials, and slides of school buildings incorporating them. Of 11 alternative arrangements prepared to include the various education units, Williams favored one built around a square. A row of classrooms connecting two sides of the square would divide the un used interior portion into two courts. Administrative offices and lib rary facilities would be in one side of the square if the tentative plan is adopted. Major Problem ' Big problem ahead, said Wil liams and Dr. Walter Snyder, superintendent of Salem schools, will be the paring down of space requests of various departments to fit the 85,000 square-foot budget for each of the structures. "We hope to build facilities to fit our curriculum needs, rather tharf fit our program to the facili ties," Snyder told the group. Junior high teachers and administrators conferred often with architects in the early planning to decide what was needed in the buildings, Sny der said. He noted that plans did not call for an .auditorium, but included provisions for using both the gymnasium and cafeteria for auditorium purposes to cut the costs of construction. Slight Variation The buildings will follow closely the State Department of Education requirements for space allotments in junior high construction. Only variations will be In corridor space where the state recommends 13 per cent and the architect 15, and in service areas where the state rec ommends 12 and the architect 10 per cent. Voters approved $1,200,000 for construction of each of the build ings in a bond election last Febru ary 6. The committee, largely financed by contributions from parents' groups of the district, led the campaign lor approval ot tne bond issue. Single Vote We ds Areas BtaUiauui Nawi Sartrlra PERRYD ALE A single vote, which wss first challenged as to iU validity, Friday resulted in consolidation of Perrydale and Salt Creek school districts. The single vote swung the Salt Creek district in fsvor of the consolidation by n hair thin 30-29 count In a special election held at the Lower Salt Creek School. It was much different at Perry dale, where voters approved the Issue by a unamious 34 ballots. Tha verdict means thst tha few high school students now resid ing In the Salt Creek area will attend Perrydale High School next falL cliools Threatens Heavy Hun -of Tho Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, March 31, 19S4 Beer, Water Taps Reversed; Family Washing 'Sudsy' YOINGSTOWN, Ohio W -Ready to da the family wash, Mrs. Margaret Swary, who lire aver the Alcatras Tavern, faoad she had plenty of "sads," Thars day. Oat ef her hot water tap gushed gatlaaa of frothy beer. Dawastairs, easterners who wera being served hat water aa dranght began to gramble. A customer, Art Scherts, soon located the trouble. A beer com pany servkemaa bad switched pipes as he Installed a new barrel of beer. Grove Hands Resignation to Salem C of C Stanley B. Grove, manager of Salem Chamber of Commerce, submitted his resignation Friday in a surprise development. The man who came from San Diogo a year ago tff taka "ovef the reorganized Salem Chamber told President Elmer Berg ha would quit May 1 and become chamber manager at Santa Ana, Calif., where be and Mrs. Grove would be near their children, grandchildren and other rela tives. Might Reconsider After the chamber president and several board members pressed Grove to stay in Salem, however, Grove said he might re consider, depending upon further conference with his wife, who is now in San Diego. He expected to call Mrs. Grove Saturday and spend the week end making up his mind defin itely. But Grove said he had already telegraphed the Santa Ana Cham ber Thursday night that he would accept tha offered job there. Explaining h I s resignation, Grove declared that the family considerstions are the only rea son for it. Enjoyed Work "I still consider Salem one ot the two or three cities in the country I'd most like to live in, and 1 have enjoyed thoroughly my chamber work here the past year," said Grove. Ha started here March 1, 1S5S, after a quarter of a century In Chamber of Comemrce work. He had been San Diego Chamber manager for nine years, and be fore that had headed chambers in Toledo, Ohio, and Warren, Ohio. Since Grove became manager here, the Salem Chamber has boosted its membership, more than doubled its annual budget, gone through extensive reorgani zation, Including merger of the Industrial Development Council and the Chamber proper. Cold Night On Forecast Low temperatures tonight with a possibility of frost In lowland areas was predicted by McNary Field weathermen. It will be mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, however,' but with increasing cloudiness late in the day, they said. Almost half an Inch of rain fell in cool temperatures Friday. Fast Action . . . 12 calls received on the first day this Ad appeared and Home was told . ... SOUTH TRADI OR BHL Ntw 1-bailrm. homa, lot aoxlTS oread air hail, fmolaca. wall lo wall earpatlnf throughout and drat4. Lawn I.ViO ahrubt, ' brlrk front, awltotmlnf pool, outndt flraplaca. Prica IU.MO or 1,S00 down. Ph. x-xxxx. Call 4 Mil New to Flare Tast Action ' Want-Ads. snow has filled tho crags and crovicas al most up to tho ski-lift's lifo-iino. tun-off floods aro faarod. (Ban Gifford-Statstman photos). . i' Sa lorn-Bound Craft Crashes; 3 Killed KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. (A-Tkreo persoas were killed aid twa others Injured Friday aichl when a Iwla-eafiaed Air Force cargo plaae rammed lata reeky klUto and eaaikt fire aevta miles sooth of here. The tU was aa a tralalag flight from McClellaad Air Farce Base near Sacramento. Calif., te McNary Field at Salem, Or. The twa injared. an ealiited man aad aa Air faree WAF, we're taken te a aosoltal here sufteriag from shock, borne aad brok en bones. Tha Air Force withheld all names peadlag Mtiflcailaa at relativea. Rescaers warked their way an the ateep hillside aad reached the charred wreckage about Z!4 heors after the crash. Reports from State Pallce radios at the seeaa said tho three bcdlea wert baraed. Air Farce aourcea listed the two Injured persons as Pfe. Leray Wiggleswerth, Gladstone, aad Airman te Virginia F. Bewmaa. WAF, of ParUaad. Both were reported to be la "critical" eaadltioa at a Klamath FaUs hospital 2,000 Ready for ;;;-OT Over 2,000 performers from Northwest college and high schools will compete at Willamette U. in the sixth annual Willamette Relays today, n meet which opens the region a track season tor many icnoois. ' A field of 21 colleges and TO high schools will bo on hand for the OVeWSv''- W .- . V J- 1- fffpr-.m .i.J. t. .. Feature race of tha day is expected to be The Statesman's mile duel between Bill Dellinger and Jim Bailey, the University of Ore gon's two top distance runners who rarely compete against each other. This race will be at 1 p.m. Del linger captured the 1954 NAA mile and Bailey, an Australian, won the title last year. With good weather and a fast track the time should be under 4:10, said Oregon coach. Bill Bow erman. ' (Addi. details la sports sectlaa) Coos Barbers Vote $1.75 for Haircuts COOS BAY ( - The Barbers Union here has voted to Increase tha price of haircuts 25 cents to $1.73. Shaves will be 11.50. The union includes journeymen and master barbers from Gardiner south along the coast,, to Port Or ford. . The Weather Matt Mia. Praclp. Salam . ..... St 44 41 Portland U 41 H Bihar SJ M .01 - Medlord . ST 41 .01 North Bend SI 45 .31 San Pranclico .. W 41 T Loa Anatlea 71 S3' M Naw York 47 IS . T Willamatta Rlvar I S fact. Politics on Who's Running (Idltar'i Netti Tha orafaa lutaaanaa'i ntluilra "Polltleal Parada ariaa la wrtttaa ay ar far Um cwaHatu thaHt. Tha malarial la praiantad ai a auaUc aarvlet, wilhant cat or aalliatla So anyaaa, aad ut ar aiar oat ho to aar with tha editorial aaUclaa at tali -. ' ) Patrick L McCarthy CaaSldato for Marion Commissioner (D) . - Election of'Patrkk L. McCarthy. St. Paul fanner, will bring to the county court a man whose back ground and ex perience will make for bet ter and more rrpresentati v e a d ministration of the govern ment of Mar ion County. The Marion County budget for fiscal year 1933-SS, exclu- Palrlrh McCarthy aive of school administration, Is $1,163,300. The many friends of Patrick McCarthy throughout tha county who have urged him to be a candidate be lieve he possesses the ability and personal knowledge of the coun ty's needs required to administer this huge fund fairly and wisely. McCarthy, 43, owns and operates his own 'farm near St. Paul He has been a resident ot Marion 'County for 27 years. He Is mar ried to the farmer Mary Elizabeth Hickey, and they have seven cm! idrcn, four boys and three girls. PI f t: ill . ,: PRICE S CarPropelled By Sun Wins Science Show CORVALLIS on A model solar automobile which actually is propelled by energy from the sun was named the "best-of-the show" entry here Friday night in the fourth annual Northwest Sci ence Exposition.. The model car was entered by Roger Berg, a senior at Beaver ton High School, and was named as the best of 470 exhibits picked from regional shows7 Roger Colgan of South Salem High was named eligible for a college scholarship. Other division winners picked from S first-p 1 o c e finishers named last Sunday include Dick Schindler of West Salem school 'it' -"rati Isplay from Santiam School in Lebanon also won Its division competition. All these winners received subscrip tions to Science Magazine and IS and $10 cash awards. Parade.... for What Office Pat McCarthy attended Mount Angel and St. Paul elementary schools and graduated In 1331 from St. Paul High School. He then at tended Portland University, where he studied business administra tion. Ha Is a leader in civic, farm and fraternal organizations and on the board of St. Paul Union High School. An energetic,' young member Is needed on the county court to help meet the increasing problems of fast-growing Marion County. Election of an active farmer will assure proper consideration of the nerds of all the people of the county. Pat McCarthy has the initiative and fresh outlook for this important job! As a practical man, Pat Mc Carthy knows there are no easy answers to the question of bow to obtain better services without in creased taxation. He is concerned with problems of public safety and transportation and adequate care of the indigent and aged. He be lieves tha county court should take tho lead in stimulating Marion County Industry. As Commissioner, be will serve conscientiously, with mind opes to change, with his sole aim to do his job honestly and well. (Tamarrtvi AnUae Viatica) N ' V. i J. J. mmm The Weather FORECAST (from TJS. waathar buraau. McNary field. Slm): Mostly cloudy with lw showers this mornlhc partly sunny thia alr nonn, rlearinf tnnlfht. Tho hiah. today. Sl-M; tha low tonl'ht. SJ-3J, with ehanca of a UU1 (mat la tha lowland ara. ..-..- Smct Start ot Waathar Yaar 8pt. I. Thl, taw la Vt " u.1 No. 4 Millions Look to Cross Pilgrims Walk Path of Christ In Holy Land By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ nearly 2000 years ago -drew the devotions of millions of Christians tho world over this week end. , Even the talk of Imminent war in tha Holy Land failed to keep pilgrims from many lands from plodding through the rain,- sleet and , snow in Jerusalem on Good Friday in a processional along tho . ' path Christ took from his trial to Calvary. In Protestant and Catholic , churches in all countries, services In commemoration ot the birth ot the great religions wert being Thousaads In Pilgrimage At the Vatican City in Rome, thousands made solemn pilgrimage to St. Peter's Basilica Friday for , liter la memory of Christ's death on tha cross. ' . . In Washington, President and ' Mrs. Eisenhower attended Good Friday services at the National Presbyterian Church, and the President in a letter to his pastor declared the day "of significance to all throughout the free world . who strive to uphold the value ' of a civilization in which tho Christian heritage is of immeaa urable value." Plans were made everywhere for the largest Easter attendance in history. "An Impressive Sight" Massive crosses led the way through flagstoned streets in Jeru salem. The procession, dotted with um brellas, wound between two hills on the Way of the Cross inside the walls of Old Jerusalem. In numbers it was the smallest in years. Hundreds had been frightened away by talk ot the possibility ot an immediate out break of a second Arab-Israeli War. But it still comprised an im pressive sight. Organizer in groups according to language, the pilgrims stopped at the 14 stations of the cross. A sermon was preached at each sta tior in the language of the group, relating the incidents which oc- ; curred on the way. The Way of the Cross, which pil grims tread on Good Friday, ac tually is several feet above the ground on which Christ walked. The passing of centuries and suc cessive wave of war and con quest have burled tha encient Ro man streets far beneath later lay t era ot civilization. Ditch Relieves Underground Flood Threat By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A 5-foot ditch was dug across the highway leading out of Wilson Creek Friday to relieve tha pres sure of an "underground flood" on the Grant county Ipwn. Water came up out of the ground from natural springs and pressure filled potholes and was gushing from the side of one hill at an estimated rata of 2.500 gal lons a minute. All basements, cesspools and other excavations in the town were filled with water and some lawns and streets were also flood ed. The underground flooding ap peared creeping from east to west, following old creek chan nels, soaking one section ot town while another dried out somewhat. Most residents were boiling their water supplies, on the advise of county health officials. There were reports of soma sew see problems, but no contamination yet, from the filled cesspools and septic tanks. r "I'