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I if The Vcstlier IVHttCA'T Ifrm V. 9 l'hlt B irwu. MiNiry S ie:d, Sjmi: Fart;y cioudv louiv, tt'wnir trtostjV fair tonift and Triajr a epl for amrtt fly irtornini r.mxit fisa, A r"f 1 lod.v, Su, iuw tor..f .-W it; hleh r'irtjy, HJ. Tnipratura at lilt lm today U 41. SMf MH'IMTATIOX lr Hurt of Weal her Itu Sea, t Villi Veat Li r Krma) UM JJi MSI I'illlHll: Dun nra VV' PCUNDUD 1651 1,1 I l,w,l fi ClA j'' In a five-to-four decision the lT. S. Supreme Court declared void a New York city ordinance whiclr called for the automatic discbarge ef a city employe who refused to answer questions about Commu nism. The case arose from the discharge of a professor at Brook lyn college, a municipal institution, who declined to tell a Senate In ternal Security Committee whether he had been a member of the Communist Party in 1941-42. He pleaded the exemption provided under the fifth amendment. He had testified that he was not a Communist at the time of the bearing. . The majority opinion was writ ten by Justice Tom Clark and was concurred in by Chief Justice Warren, Justices Black, Douglas and Frankfurter. Justice Reed wrote a dissenting opinion and was Joined by Justices Burton and linton. Justice Harlan wrote a separate dissent. . The court seems to be plowing Its way through a number of cases growing out of the exposure of Communism. Recently it upheld the federal statute ef 154 under which a witness could be held in contempt if he refused to answer questions following a guarantee of Immunity by a federal court. Then it struck down a state law against (Ceaiiaaed M editorial paf. 4.) ILS. Delays Launching of First Satellite WASHINGTON OP-Congress has been told the first U. S. earth satellite will be launched into its orbit early in 1953 instead of mid '1957. . Assistant Secretary of the Navy James H. Smith Jr., gave the date while testifying last month before a House Appropriations Subcom mittee. The testimony was pub lished Wednesday. The tiny unmanned satellite, de signed to carry instruments which -will automatically report to the "earth data collected in space, is part of U. S. contribution to the in ternational geophysical year. This worldwide scientific program ac tually will run 18 months, from July 1, 1957 through Dec. 31. 1958. The target date for the launch ing of the first earthborn satellite had been set as mid-1957. Prasent plana call for construction of a dozen or so satellites. Speaking of' the satellite launch ing. Smith told tht Congress, "suc cess is essential, as this is an un classified project on which the at tention of the world will be fo cused." Tides Cause Flash Floods In Virginia NORFOLK, Va. W - The high est tides in 20 years touched off flash floods in low-lying Hampton Roads areas Wednesday night and isolated two communities. The rising water caused suspen sion of ferry service across Hamp ton Roads, .blocked highways, forced tlosing of the James River Bridge at Newport News and seri ously interfered with coastal ship pinij. The town of Poquoson in York County was cut off from other parts of the peninsula by the high waters of Chesapeake Bay and a flooded Bennett Creek which cuts through the community. The Army dispatched a fleet if amphibious vehicles from Ft. Eus tis on an emergency mission to restore communication with the town of 4,000.' Fair Weather Keturn Forecast Rain fell Wednesday for the second day in a row, .18 inch of it bringing the total for the month to .54. A return of fair weather is ex pected tonight, however, after partial cloudiness most of the day, McNary Field weathermen said. Temperatures are expected to rise with a high today of 60 and a peak Friday of 65. High temperature Wednesday was 57. Snow returned to some parts of Oregon Wednesday night Lakeview, which basked in warm sunshine at the start of the week, found itself buried tinder five inches of wet snow Tuesday. ' WILBERT ' 1 Mm ill Tsaaaewerkr lOorh Year FHA Lumber Edict May Halt Construction Of Up to 100 New Houses in Salem Area West Coast Standard Sheathyig Ruled 'Too Thin' for U.S. Approval By CALVIN D. JOHNSON Staff Writer. The Statesman Construction of 80 to 100 Salem area homes being built or about to be built through federal housing administration FHA loans may stop immediately if an FHA rul Brailie Switchboard to Give i u n ' . f . i f ': " SAN RAFAEL, Calif-A braille switchboard believed to be the first of Its kind la the West, was la operation this week at Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael. The switchboard permits Magda lene Phillips, blind graduate of the school t prot P IU with her finger tips. Normal switchboards signal the operator with a light, but this one pops ap buttons where Miss Phillips rests her left hand. At each battoa are braille symbols which permit her to ping la the right connection. Miss Phillips haUs from Portland, Ore. With her Is her Cermaa shepherd, Tanya. (AP Wirephoto). t Woman Blasts U.S. Bathroom As 'Relic of Prehistoric Age' By FRANCIS ST1LLEY NEW YORK W A suburban NVw York housewife Wednesday Glared war on the so-called mod- era batnroom. "It is still a relic of the prehls- torlc age verred Mrs. w. j. Moore of Pclham Manor. She has lots-of ideas for irr - provements, and she's all set to carry them befon t women's con - gress on housing in wasr.ingion April a-n. A number of women throughout the country were invited to .the parley by the housing and home fir ance agency. It warns women s: " ... .y ideas in preparing new housing 'have invented all these miracle standards. -: - Big Bm-Boo "The great American boo-boo is the bathroom," she declared. While hordes of experts have Rancher Adds 145 Acres SUItiman Nfwi Sfrrlre JEFFERSON Frank William son, recently from Colorado, bouiihfanothcr farm in the An- keny area this week to add to the) some 900 acres he purchased in that district in March. The deal closed this "week covers the 145-acre farm of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Howard, Route 1. Box 54, Jefferson, Mrs. Howard disclosed Wednesday. The price was not made public. This farm joins the Thieson Ranch, which was among the three Williamson bought earlier. The Howards, who have lived here for the past IS years, plan to buy a small acreage in the Salem area and turn to poultry raising, Mrs. Howard said. The Weather Mat. 1 17 S3 SO SI as S4 Mia. Pr-I. 1 .IS 41 tract 37 .37 -40 .14 4 .06 44 M 44 . 4 .01 M ' .00 Salvia Portland . Bakrr Mntlord North Btnd Roarburs San Franrlaco . Lna Angvlea Chicago . M Nfw York , U 40 .00 WUlamctU Rivr O fMb 2 SICTIONS-24 PACES ing put into effect Wednesday is maintained. The ruling would com pel rejection of any FHA-financed house being constructed with V inch sheathing board, : . , Salem homes effected Include those financed by the Veterans Ad IT V been fussing with the kitchen, poor" ora ma " ""K'"! " c bathtub bathing her children in aoout the same position as her an- ':' 1 , .. M o( Wd wasnables? -Cabinets built nob. eyef buj)t a towe, rackinl0 lhe walli with sliding doors, . a towe) m continuing plastic rods on which to j The ,owc, rack ,f buil. for t!hanf the ciothes." 1 folded towel, so what do you do! A furthermore, on the subject of Wjt, your tov,e atw usjng it? ; b&by's bath: "I'm for a big, wide, ly,,,, f0i,j jt neaty s0 you'll; deep basin that you could bathe nave a mcei so(!gy jowe (ur your i next bath or you spread- it out no the radiator. fc 'D"C: Dac 10 wasnmg oy nana. Ana win-re uu we wwi: it wash-in the bathroom. What do we 'do with wet clothes? "We arrange them in a nice thicket on the shower curtain rod so that papa can invent a few new cusswords every morning when he trios to take a shower." Mrs. Moore,; who is "3i and nrmid nf it." has a bov of 12. a dauchter J and twin sons of 10 months. Her husband is an attor - ney here. ' Bathe Babies "The fact that babies have to be bathed every morning has been entirely overlooked by everybody wn0 Dujd, houses Attack on Cole Planned for Four Days; Mob Dwindled . BIRMINGHAM. Ala. I Ani' atUck by more than 100 white men had been planned on Negro singer Nat (King) Cole as he sang at the Municipal Auditorium, po lice said Wednesday. Investigating officers said they hurl riplarmliwH that Tuesday's at- imib., in wiiim aiA jitru m.c rested, had been planned four days before it took place. Cole, whose soft renditions ot ballads has made him one of the nation's most popular vocalists, i was shaken but unhurt when sev-1 eral white men assaulted him. across the footlights while he was singing before nearly 4,000 white I person. i n ministration, which, U is assumed, would follow the position taken by FHA, an Associated Press release stated. The FHA ruling is based on the American Lumber Standard dress ed dimension of 2532 of an inch Jobs to Blind .... ' J ' ' t J ; '7 What can be done? "1 think the bathtub should be put up higher. All that storage space underneath cpuld be used a baby in, right in the bathroom Those are not' all Mrs. Moore's house ideas, but sbe's going to stick to the subject of bathrooms in Washington. "I feel somebody else will take care of other rooms. I've got to be the champion of the bathroom." Mailing of Voters' Pamphlet Starts Mailing of voters' pamphlets for the primary election hewn Wednesday under direction of David O'Hara, State Elections 1 Repatrar. O'Hars estimated that more than 850,000 pamphlets would be required to supply all registered voters In the state. This is a slight increase over two years ago. Eastern Oregon pamphlets are the first to be placed in the mail. Detective C. B. Golden and De- 've. .n0"8?"10. "7 had determined that the attack was planned at a filling station owned by one of the men from Anniston, Ala. Officers said they had learned that a mob expected to total 130 men from Anniston, Piedmont, Bessemer, " Tuscaloosa - and the Birmingham area was to join at the auditorium. Our Information is that they I had planned to infiltrate the an dience, overpower the band, the police, and anyone else who interf (erred with them," said Golden, "But the expected mob failed to show." ..(Add- details page M (sec. IL) Tho Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, April nn n for. a nominal one-inch board. This is 132 of an inch greater than the Mnch standard set up by West Coast mills. Guy Arrington, FHA regional director in Portland, said a letter from Charles A. Bowser, assistant FHA commissioner in Washington, said "The administration is unwill ing to depart from the American l umber Standards." T All Offices The letter, mailed in Washing ton Tuesday, went to all state FHA offices, Arrington said, and he assumed that wherever West Coast boards were in use the re jections could be expected. As West Coast lumber is used for home construction in most parts of the country, FHA-financed homebuilriing may -come to a vir tual standstill. - Glen Hamilton, one of Salem's home builders who concentrate chiefly on FHA and Gl-financedf homes, estimated Wednesday night were arc ju iu w nunirs in ine area now under construction, and another SO to 60 on which construc tion has not yet begun. Work on all of these would have to be stopped if the FHA ruling is en forced, Hamilton said. , Some Adjustment He added, however, that because of the potential country-wide ef fect of the ruling some adjustment by the FHA would be necessary. The optimistic position taken by Ham'lton was more stronzly voiced I by Floyd Pre-slcr, head of Salem Commcnwsalt Inc.. a morgan and f nance firm. "I wouldn't be surprised if the whole thing is called off by Thursday night," Bressler said. -'Foolish Edict' Ha added that the ruling "is the most foolish edict that has ever come up. If It goes into effect It would influence thousands of build ers and finance companies across the. country. ,1 know it will be straightened out. It has to be." ; The ruling will probably be brought up at Monday's meeting of the Salem Home Builder's As sociation. Sidney Llambias, publi city chairman reported. (Add. details oa poge t.)f : - ' Electrician Cheats Death A Salem electrician who touched a 7,200-volt wire atop a 40-foot pole Wednesday morning was due for release from Salem General Hospital this morning, attendants said. Francis E. Graham, 565 N. 18th St.. reportedly was knocked out momentarily by the shock, but a safety belt kept him from falling. A Salem. Electric employe, he' was repairing wiring near American Asphalt Paving Co., 300 Cherry Ave, First aidmen said he had severe (third degree) burns on his right forefinger and left heel. Fellow workers said his finger apparently came in contact with the high-voltage line and his heel rested on a ground wire. Graham regained consciousness immediately after the shock and made his own way to the ground. He was taken to the hospital by Willamette Ambulance about 10:30 a.m. Rocket Forms 'Moonlight' Over Desert ALAMOGORDO. N, M. W-A "star' back-pedaled up the eve ning sky Wednesday to spawn Hol- loman Air Development Center's second "artificial moonlight" ex periment. An aerobes rocket cut a spar kling trail from 30 to 70 miles into the upper atmosphere and then spewed sodium in a sequel to the much heralded test last fall. The orange sodium vapor quickly was molded by wind into a huge "S." Th cloud spread rapidly but soon disappeared. Within 20 min utes there was no sign of it. Officials explained the experi ment was another method of gain ing more knowledge of the upper atmosphere. IKE SIGNS BILL WASHINGTON UB - President Eisenhower signed the Upper Col orado River project bill Wednes day and the Reclamation Bureau prepared to start the far-flung 760 million dollar job, PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE At SaframMti Pftrilanfl tain At San Franclaco Vancouvrr rain. Al Ian Dieso I, Los Angeles I. 6,000 IM. Y. , 1 T , i r.nrn", - NEW YORK Some el the lOO uniformed firemen who picketed City Hall Wednesday to press for a pay Increase tote placards addressed to Mayor Robert Wagner. The reference to the perils ef their Jobs was painted ap last week when six firemen died while battling a blase la the Bronx. The flresnea are seeking 1,0Ot a year ia place ef their present 15,315 annual wage. (AP Wirephoto). Eisenhower Edges Adlai in Illinois Race CHICAGO UT -President Ei senhower drew more votes than Adlai E. Stevenson Wednesday in final tabulation of incomplete re turns frn the Illinois presiden tial preference primary. But the race was very, very close j and the result probably caused more concern then cele bration among national political strategists. ' -" Eisenhower had nominal oppo sition on the Republican prefer ence ballot from Sen. William F, Knowland of California, who is supporting the President for a second term, and Lar Daly, a Chi ca?oan who has made several un successful bids for public office. With only 308 of the state's 9,511 precincts unreported 279 of them downstate Elsenhower had an overall total of 723,267, Knowland 32.685, Daly (.099. - With only 412 of the state's pre cincts unreported, including 385 downstate, Stevenson had 703,291. Sen. Kefauver received 27,(07 write-ins in 1,299 precincts, or less than 5 per cent of Stevenson's total. The bulk of the missing pre cincts were downstate, where Ei senhower had an advantage of better than 2 to 1 in unofficial returns. Stevenson's margin was less than 2 to 1 in Cook County (Chicago), Democratic stronghold. Associated Press projections in dicated that, if there is no change in the vote averages in precincts still unreported the final score will be 755,559 for Eisenhower and 726,964 for Stevenson. , (Stary also oa page 2) Dust Storm Whips Gorge HEPPNER. Ore. I - Dust. apparently lifted by strong winds! in Central Washington and in the; Columbia Gorge near The Dalles, ! sifted down on this Northeastern Oregon area Wednesday. The dust coated houses, cars and streets. It was heavy enough j for footprints to show on side walks, visininty was cut to a quarter-mile. The dust began coming down In the night There were no strong winds here. Weather observers at Portland said the strong winds, after picking up the dust, fanned out and dissipated their strength, allowing the dust to settle. FongTrial Nears Jury PORTLAND OP - The first degree murder trial of Wayne Fong was expected to go to the jury sometime Thursday after closing arguments by the prosecu tion and defense. Fong, 27, is accused of slaying Diane Hank, a 16-year-old girl who had been a frequent visitor and baby sitter at his home. She disappeared after spending the night of Jan. (, 1954, at the Fong home. . FATIIER OF 7 KILLED SCAPPOOSE -, Frank Jura- cek, 40, the father of seven 1 children, was killed Wednesday! when a truck-trailer he was driv- i ing rolled oil a hillside road west j of here. I 12, 1954 Fa Firemen Picket - t . Sit North Santiam's Oldest Woman Taken by Death UUiau Ntwt efvlc MILL CITY Mrs. Ida Geddes, the North 5antiam Canyon's oldest woman, died Wednesday, night at her home. She was 101. . Known as "Aunty" by her many in health during the past six months. tion on Feb. 9, 1955, marking her day waa spent quietly due to her MILL CITY L Mrs. Ida Geddes, 101, wbe died at her home - near Mill City Wednesday Bight Tot's Body Found In Spokane Dump SPOKANE I - Workers sal vaging tin cans from the city dump north of here Wednesday found the partially burned body of an infant boy. The baby, which weighed from five to six pounds, was apparently picked up by a garbage truck. - Politics on Who's Running i,V 7;..' 1 Sf I (Editor'! Nott; Th Orrfia SUtnman I tirlualm Tollttcal Parade arrlra la written ay r lor tht randldatn thtmtrlvra. Tht material la re.ented it a auhlif atrvtra, without rati or akllfatlra tm anjroae, and Mf er anajr lot ' aceerd wilk th tditarlal awUcara t Mia am HP' i a , DENVER YOING (R) ( andldala lar Marias Ctaaty Sheriff In placing my name on the bal lot for re-election as sheriff, I do so with the sincere desire to be 3 of further ser- vice to the people of Mar ion County. The sheriffs office has sev eral phases and requires constant effort to keep pace with the growth of the county Lrvt. I)eavr Taum as well as be- ing informed in all modern meth ods of law enforcement. I have endeavored to do this Co-operation between this office and all other enforcement bodies atntula vorv hioh The reputation of the civil de- partmcnt for prompt and efficient service is unquestioned despite the heavy load increase In recent years. The j;iil and its operation have received very hlsh rating by the federal -jail inspector, The tax department hat oper- PK1CI 5 for Pay Raise I 4 i J friends. Mrs. Geddes had tailed She was spry at a buae recep 100th birthday, but ber Ulst birth Illness. She had suiter ed from Jaundice recently and was bedfast for two weeks before she died. Came by Traia Unlike most pioneers, Mrs. Ged des came West from Minnesota by train (be third passenger train that rolled into the Pacific North- west on the new tracks of the Great Northern railroad. That was in 1883. With her husband, Joseph, -she taught in early schools in the val ley. He was president of Mineral Springs College at SodaviUe when that school closed in 1910. Shared Hoaors In recent years, Mrs. Geddes shared longevity honors in the North Santiam country with her rural neighbor, Lewis T. Hcnness, who is the area's oldest resident. He was 101 last Sept. 29. (Add. details aa page 2, see. 1.) Wasco County's Cherry Crop Reported Down THE DALLES ( A survey indicated V'ednesday that the Wasco County cherry crop will be about 20 per cent smaller this year because of damage in last fall's freeze. The canning cherries apparently suffered most, and much of the crop is cxpectec to go into the fresh fruit market this year.. The harvest is expected to be about a week late, starting about July 4. Parade. . for What Office atcd economically and efficiently even though duties imposed by law, as weU as increased popula tion, have added many problems. I have alwnys worked with youth organizations toward prevention of juvenile delinquency, and I am confident most of the young people of this county will rate among the highest In integrity, honesty and good citizenship. If re-elected I will continue to give the same courteous and effi cient service that I have In the past, in keeping with my slogan, "For a continued progressive, im partial and fair administration in the sheriff's office." I was born in Oklahoma but have lived In Oregon most of my life. I received my education in Spring field. Ore. I have worked in the mills of Portland and the Ceramic tile business in Portland and Salem I came to Salem in IKS, and opcr ated the Capitol Tile business un- til 1W2. when I started work in j i me snerui s oince. in im I was elected sheriff of Marion County. I am a member of Elks Lodge, Lions Club, Chamber of Com merce and have been active in 4 11 work. (Tsmerrew; , Gey Jeaas.) - - - No. la n nn President May Veto Measure Farm Relief Bill , Out for Year if : Ike Won't Sign 1 WASHINGTON AP)-Con- -cress passed its battle-scarrexl . farm Dili Wednesday night, " handing President Eisrnliowe ! one of the worst legislative de feats since lie entered the White House. The election year measure oft era farmers aa extra three bil lion dollars ia benefits during this growing season, Including high, . rigid price supports which Eiaea- ' bower opposes. " Many Republican leaders In ; Congress predicted the President - . will veto the legislation. Demo-. ; crate and farm belt Republicans were equally corfident he rould 1 sign it, some saying he had aa ether course. Action on the controversial bill ; was completed by the Senate, which voted approval shortly after 1:10 p.m., EST. The House passed it 237-181 earlier In the day. Oa the 50-3S rollcall by which the Senate approved the measure : IS Republicans voted with 25 Democrats for passage. Fear -Democrats joined 31 Republican! f. la opposing the bill , Beats Dlsappolntee Secretary of Agriculture Bensoa Issued a statement saying he wai "deeply disappointed" by the con- gressional action. "Farmers, have a right to he ; even more disappointed because - the bill does not give them the , sound help they have expected and deserve," Bensoa added. , "As It" stands, the bill wealff -seek te cure the farm problem ! with the very measures which build up the surpluses, which lost I the farmers their markets and which reduced their Incomes." I This was a reference to H per cent of parity price supports, among other things. ; Gees te While Hoase ' , Now the bill goes to lhe White House for a decision which will echo loudly through the presiden tial campaign this fall. If Eisen- hower refuses to sign It, there may well be no farm relief kgis- lation this year. The Senate rolkaj vote aa , passage was S0-3S. It came after the GOP leader- ship made a last-ditch fight ia the , House te send the bill back to a congressional conference commit- ; tee for major revisions to make it more acceptable te the admin- J ' ' istration. FaD Owt ef Line But the leadership failed lo keep -farm belt Republicans ia line In either branch of Congress. - As approved by Congress, the. I bill virtually plows under much of the Eisenhower agricultural . program. It gives the President the soil -bank plan he wants to cut dowa " the production of surplus crops -but scraps the flexible price sup- 2 port system he fought for and won -after a hard congressional battle ? two years ago. In the place of flexible supports, . Congress voted to support major crops wheat, corn, cotton, rice and peanuts at 90 per cent ef parity, - The administration contends Z supports at N per cent of parity would nullify the effects of the I soil bank, adding to the surplus problem and hurting farmers more than it would help them. Narblad Oppawes WASHINGTON (II - Here it how Oregon members of Congress voted Wednesday on the Demo- cratic-spnnsored farm bill, passed X by the House 237-181. and sent te the Senate: For: Mrs. Edith Green D), and . Sam Coon R. Against: Harris Ellsworth (R; - Walter Norblad (R. WASHINGTON (II - The six Pa- cific Northwest senators, includ- ing Senators Morse and Neubcrf - , er of Oregon, Wednesdsy favored the farm bill which passed the ? Senate by a JO-JS vote. Today's Statesinsn Page Sec Classified 21-23 (10 Comes the Dawn ...4 (I) Comics 1 ) Crossword 20 (II) Editorials ; 4 (I) Farm (II) Home Panorama 1-10 (I) Markets . 21 (II) Obituaries 21 (II) ladio, TV 20 (II) Sports -...IMS (H) Star Gaier (I) Valley News II (I) Wirephoto Fane ! (It)