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n n n ) C'l f t i, ,r:r II "111 ( ' vlQll ljDO i nit 1 1 1 u c C J Lj Li L w -1 aJ U Jt X v, u Turtlo Soup for Ift'SKEGON, Mick. -li t heavy, caaght Um M-bmmI aaalng eaaa aa aaay. IAP Wk-eaMal PGE Plans to Award Pelton Dam Contract PORTLAND IK -The gulf between Portland General Electric Co. and the Oregon Fish and Came commissions was widened Saturday When the utility firm announced It would award million dollar construction contract for Pelton The proposed PGE dam on tha Mate agencies and sportsmen's groups on the ground It could damage Or? Ufi) HlXii I The log cabin stage in Oregon was shortlived For one thing, the trees were too big for ease In handling; for another, sawmills were set up early Jason Lee erected one at what is now Salem In 1S4A mnA marU lnmhe far th house which still stands at 960 Broadway. Settlement here skipped, over the log cabin period Of East era United States. When the pioneers did get to building they had no professional architects. Carpenters Joined in the migration to Oregon and brought with them some rudimentary know ledge of style. For the moit part, however, those who wanted to build w it n annua-. nF.uiniu,. .u, . UKKiuiLr were forced to rely on pattern books. We have had in Oregon aoma very fine examples of what ! mieht be called copybook archi-1 lecture. This is discussed in inter- esting fashion in the March issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly in an article by Martin 1). Koss. architectural historian and lecturer at the University of Oregon. His atudy deals with architecture in Oregon in the period, 184S-1J95. He illustrates the article with numer ous pictures of Oregon homes and public buildings erected in that period. The prevailing styles were the Classic revival and the Gothic re vival Oregon was merely follow ing, though at times belatedly, the styles In vogue in the eastern part of the country. Oddly, however, though many came to Oregon from the South very few structures like (Ceatlaaed editorial page, 4.) Tractor Kills Farm Worker NEWBERG, Ore. Ufl Roger, E. Shannahan, 25, Bcaverton, was killed outright when thrown be neath a tractor Saturday. He had been working in a field at his grandmother's farm near here when the accident occurred. Dep. Coroner Gene Smith said the tractor apparently struck some thing, spun around and tossed Shannahan from the cab. He was decapitated. Disease Resistant Berry Developed CORVALLIS til - The agricul tural experiment station, here has developed a new disease-resistant strawberry, called the Siletz. The variety was developed by cross ing commercial berries with a na tive beach strawberry of the Ore gon coast. The Siletz plants are stronger than the Marshall and Northwest varieties, the two main berries bow grown in Oregon. The Siletz Isnt quite as tasty aa tht other awe kinds however. Sunday Dinner an right far aa II year-aM bay. lartls la Maakegaa Laka wKa eawkey rep. Dam to the Guy F. Atkinson Co. Deschutes River is opposed by the 1 salmon and tteelnetd runs on. the popular Central Oregon fish ing stream. Word that the K.SM M contract would, be (warded to tot large western contractor followed Fed eral Power Commission approval of revised drawings for the mala dam, including tha power house and diversion tunnel. Fish passage facilities were not Included in the revised plan, a PGE spokesman said. . FWi Distal It is the arrangements for fish passage which has caused much of the dispute. The power commis sion action was criticized by John C. Veatch, chairman of the Fish Commission, who laid it was his understanding the power commis sion was to wait until state -hgen-1 l opportunity to study "e revised plans. Veatch said PGE filed the plans with the power commission in Jan uary but waited until March 27 to submit them to the fish and game commissions. 'That's very much the way the Federal Power Commission has acted all through the contro versy," Veatch said. He added that the original PFC order has been violated because PGE ia go ing ahead with construction with'- out approval of the state agencies Violation Ruled State Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton ruled recently that PGE was violating state law by pro ceeding with the dam without a li cense from the state Hydroelectric Commission and approval of the Fish Commission. PGE, meantime, said construc tion of the main dam of the 25 million dollar project will start toon. - - Skywatching Award Goes -To Blind Man BEND m A 63-year-old Hood River man, blinded in 1914, re ceived an award here in recogni tion of 1.000 hours of sky watch duty at the Hood River ground observer post. Robert Riley, a Hood River resi dent for 15 years, joined the ground observers in 1953. Riley takes a Sunday shift at the ob server center and is able to iden tify most planes flying through the Columbia Gorge by the sound of their motors. An assistant helps him make entries in a log book. Mercury Drop Beats Forecast " Cooler temperatures predicted Friday for today arrived Satur day. It will probably be slightly warmer today than Saturday's high of 54, and mostly cloudy this morning, but clearing par tially this afternoon, ' McNary Field weathermen said. There is r possibility ofsome rain Monday, they Mid. - , - PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE -At San Francisco S, Portland 2 At Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 11 At Sacramento 0, Seattle 8 At San Diego 1, Hollywood 1 fl I .1 tf. ( U . .1 .1. 71- A, lO&fH Y..f I f bt Mia Berg seesa'l mlad. Mlka The reaaU wlil be tartl Gala Welcome Prepared for Doug McKay Douglas McKay, retiring sec- 'rtary of the Interior, returns to Salem Monday to be greeted by an "informal and non-political" parade and reception. Sponsored by a number of or- g-mizations with which McKay has been associated, tha fetes are planned as a welcome home for the man who "handled a big Job in Washington", according to co- chairman Bill Boss. The parade, scheduled for p in, will include such marching units as the Shrine Patror, Cher- nana, Salem Mounted Posse and possibly the Shrineri band. The Salem Auto Dealers Association will be represented by a string of cart, including an old-model vehicle which will carry Mr. and Mrs. McKay. Route of the parade will be from the Capitol Mai! down west on Chemeketa and south on High to Trade Street. The reception is slated at the Legion Club from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and public is Invited. (McKay story also aa Page 7, Sec 1). Lines Form For Voters' Registration Voter registration continued at a rapid' pace Saturday with sev eral hundred persons taking ad vantage of the special courthouse hours to sign up, deputy regis trars reported. Almost steady lines were re ported throughout the day at the county clerks office which re mained open until 8 p.m .to catch late registration. The office will he open from 8 3C to 8 p.m. Mon day and Tuesday to handle the final rush of votert to get tr.eir names on the bocks for the May 18 Primary. Registration deadline is mid night Tuesday. America's Kellys, Monaco's v Royalty Hold By PRESTON GROVER MONTE CARLO W - Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III danced cheek to cheek Saturday night at a chapagne dinner given by her parents. The dinner of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kelly of iUdelphi. at! Monaco's famous casino gave 100 twedding guests their first op portunity to blossom out in lull regalia. Diamond necklaces appeared al most to be required for admission. The dinner was in an expensive cabaret, housed in buildings form ing the casino. The party opened the plush and forrnal .festivities preceding the marriage of Mist jCelly and the prince next week. The prince and his future prin cess appeared earlier than most guests. She wore a jeweled neck-' The prince drove his bride-to-lace, yellow full-skirted ball gown, be home as the clock on the pa- and a brown mink stole. Spectators noted she also had on low-hccled shoes, out of con sideration for her prince who it half an inch shorter than the. The prince, like all the male ICTI0NI - J4 PACIS Parley Pleasing To Dag Purpose Said . Accomplished in Egyptian Talks By TOM m Aminos BEIRUT. Lebanon HI Dtg Hammarskjold arrived . Saturday night from apparently encourag- Ing talki with Egypt s leaden oa th Middle Rait crisis. The U. N. aecretary general stopped off at the Gaza atrip, lo cal point o( Israeli-Egyptian fric tion, en route from Cairo to nil temporary headquarter! here. He aim stopped briefly In Israel. In five day i In Egypt. Hem marskiold succeeded In getting pledget from both Israel and Egypt on a cease-fire. The pledget now appeared ta be in the proceat ol being carried out The two na tion! alsd agreed to avoid hostile acti. Now he and hit staff were ex pected to work out tha details for a withdrawal of troops of txxn sides from tha border, the setting up of a buffer tone and a limita tion on tha border forces. Before leaving Cairo, Hammer skjold again talked with Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser for 30 minutes and with Foreign Min ister Mahmoud Fawxi for more than an hour. Upon leaving Nat ter be told newsmen: "I have done in Cairo what I came to do." A highly-placed Egyptian told newsmen "Egypt did not place any obstacles in front of Secre tary General Hammarskjold while ha was here. Hammarskjold left Egypt pleased with kit visit and be expects ta xetura to Cairo la ter." . 'Biggest Yet' Plane Carrier Commissioned NEW YORK W - Tha U. S. S. Saratoga Joined the Navy Satur daya new sovereign of Amert can fighting ships. - She was commissioned into service in dramatic ceremonies on her huge, sunlit flight deck. More than 1,000 guests, includ ing top ranking Navy officers and government officials, were pres ent for the debut of the new air craft carrier, the biggest, hardest-hitting combat vessel ever built. "The Saratoga," said Secretary of Navy Charles S. Thomas, "it the Navy't greatest offensive ves sel." The 60,000-ton thip, an awesome colossus of tteel, surpasses in size, power and tpeed any ocean fighting ship afloat, including her sister ship, the carrier U. S. S. Forrestal. The ship will carry tome 100 fighting planes faster-than-sound fighters, bombers and night and day interceptors and attack planes. They will include Sky Warriors, Sky Hawks and Crusad ers, the newest and fiercest in air warfare. PEDESTRIAN KILLED VANCOUVER, Wash. OB - Ed ward Walter Hesner, 18, of rural Vancouver was fatally injured when struck by an automobile at he walked down a highway near here Saturday night Formal Party guests, wore a smartly cut dinner jacket. He sported no decorations or other outward trappings of royalty. But he played the part of prince charming. He bounced out of his big lim mousine to offer Grace his arm, then ushered her into the cab- - tlZ They began the evening! danc ing with a solo whirl around the floor. The tune was "Your Eyes are the Eyes of a Woman in Love." r The party Included everything from a rich French menu and a formal receiving line to a jazz session put on by visiting Prince ton men. The band is known at "Stan Rubin's Tigertown Five." -The jazz vat mainly for listen ing. A smooth French orchestra was present for the dancing. lace read 1:30 a.m. Shortly there after, he left the palace for hit nearby villa where he is spend ing his last bachelor days. (Add. starlet, plctares. page I (See. L) Tha Oregon Statesman, Blazo Turns i f INDEPENDENCE Nethlag was r O aucklae thep Batarday algbt ieet4 twitted steel aad debris as a fire with aa estimated daaaaga of between $iH,t awd tlOtV 0 swept thxtifh that portiaa of the plant Owe of the rtreaaea John Hughes, Noted Salem Airman, Dies; Joha Hughes, prominent Salem flier and member of aa early Sa lem family, died Saturday at his home, 48 E, Vista Ave., at the age af 43. Ha had beet UL mors than a year. Bora la talem Jan. I. lilt he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joha Hughes. His grand father was a pioneer Salem resi dent and extensive owner of both business and farm property In the area. Frank Hughet owned and operated Hughes Grocery Store oa State Street. John Hughes attended Willamette University after graduation from Salem High School in 1932.. later transferring to Oregon Stats Col lege and completing hia education at Curtit Wright School of Avia tion, Glendale, Calif. He wat a civilian flying instruc tor for the Army Air Force during the first years of World War II and later, 1943-4S, a Douglas Air craft test pilot ia Long Beach, Calif. He owned and operated Sa lem Air Service from 1946 to 1952, when be told it to Kreitiberg Avi ation. In recent years be wat en gaged in property development. principally Laurel Springs Add! tion, a residential area west of Candalaria. He leaves hit widow, the former Velma May of Salem, to wbom he was married in Salem in 1940; and daughter, Jerilyn Hughes, and son, John, Hughet Jr., both also of aaiem. Services will be 2 p. m. Tuesday in Virgil T. Golden chapel. Dr. Paul Newton Poling officiating. Light Dinner Irks Husband MINEOLA. N.Y. (IV- A Long Island husband, suffering from sci atica and diet frustration, toutly denied in first district court Sat urday that he slapped hit wife. "All I did." explained Dennis Smith, "wat to pick her up and throw her out of the house." "Why?" asked Judge Lyman Hall. 'I'm a construction worker." said Smith. "Last night's supper wat the tame thing I have al most every night a bottle of soda and a frankfurter. If not that, it's potato chipt and beans. That s no good for my sciatica. judge." Smith, 30, of Bethpage. vu ac cused of beating his wife, Theresa, 34. He was released until April 25 when a hearing will be set. Burglar Starts Day Right, Steals Breakfast Goods A burglar who believes la starting the day right Is be lieved to have invaded tha home of Marie Henderson, 1342 Lee St. He took several tlabt of ba een, a quantity of coffee tad, to be ture he got up In time to eat it, aa alarm clock, the told police. Entry wat believed to hive been made by forring a bark door soma time Thursday, po lice said. i- POUNDIID 1651 Salem, Oreyoo, Sunday, April IS, Machino Shop left of the Holt CeulBvaewt Co. Gov. Leo to Defy U.S. Tax Deadline Monday ' By BOW AID B. BENEDICT SALT LAKE CITY I Utah Gov. J. Bracken Lee't Income las la duo Monday, and the Governor says he Is "ready to go to the high est court to prevent tnt government from collecting it." Lee, a Republican, conlenda it it unconstitutional tor the federal govern meat to use tax revenue to aid foreign aatkmt. nere is aa previaioai anywhere la tha coosulutioa granting the Young GOP Avoids Clioice Of Candidates EUGENE un Oregon-Young Republican! holding their annual meeting here Saturday decided not to endorse candidates for tha May First they voted down a motion by the Eastern Oregon College Young Republican Club that State Sen. John Merrifleld be endorsed tor the post of Kepublicaa na tional committeeman. The en dorsement question then wat ta bled: Later in the session George Tom- linson of Portland asked for a sus pension of convention rules so be could introduce a motion not oa the agenda. He taid later thiat hia motion was to have been that the convention endorse Phil Hitchcock for Republican nomina tion at senator. Hit request wat turned down. however, and the convention ad journed without hearing hit mo tion. , Both Hitchcock and his oppo nent, Douglas McKay, had urged that no endorsement be made by ine Young republicans. Shirley Field. Portland, and Roger Emmons. Salem, both spoke against endorsement of can didates. They said the organiza tion would be better off as neu tral in the primary elections. Delegates approved a resolution camng lor legislation to assure protection of state water rights. inner resolutions: Supported Idaho Power Co.'s plans for hydroelectric develop ment of HeJlt Canyon and crlti- dized tha state's two Democratic senators for their stand on power. urged naming the Portland Sa lem Freeway the Paul Patterson Memonal Freeway. ' Approved, by a one-vote margin. the so-called federal plan for re apportionment of the state Legis lature. . Commended Gov. Smith for "hit contribution in the development of state highway! and highway poli cies. .: KELLY WINS DIVORCE BARTOW. Fla. (1 John T. (Shipwreck) Kelly wat granted a divorce Saturday from hit wife, the former Brenda Frazier, a New York cafe socialite in the early 1940S. The Weather Mi. Mln. PrHp Salt M 41 .te Portland St 4a .00 Baker N SJ .10 Medford . tl 4 .00 North Band M 4S trire San Franrtico SS to trart Lot Angtlaa S4 09 . Chicago IS 4 .OJ New York M SI .00 Willamette River II feet. FORECAST (from U. S weather bureau. McNary field. Salem i Mostly rlnudy thla momlnf. partial clearing thla afternoon and tnnliht; Increasing rloudlneu with a little rain later Monday. The high today, M-M. and tha low tonight. 40-41. Temperatura at 1101 a. m. today wat 4S. tAirw pmtciriTATio Since Start of W.iOnf Teat ' 1 Tkli Tear Lart Year Normal UN . S4.7I 1954 PIICI Into Twisted Mpss of Steel treat the three ewmmniea la attewdaaea (Maaath, Dalla aa4 latwwaaee) sheets a stream of water ea the saMeMtrtag fir. The flraa pUat to rctalld tha pUat. (SUtetasaa Pheia by Jaha Ericha. ) . - t V. a. government tha right la ap propriate taxpayers money for support of foreign nations," ha said Saturday. "My refusal to pay my tax is intended to force a court case of that contention. "I Intend to fight in ever dis trict court in the country and ia the Supreme Court, if necessary, to prove my case." Friday Lea received a letter from Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey, who said the govern ment would "proceed in the usual manner to collect tha taxes" if the governor doesn't pay up before the deadline Monday, . Hsu! Mesaer Lea said ha wrote to the secre tary, "asking him to dalrfy what this 'usual manner ia. I want to know if he meant that they'll just move in and con fiscate my property without due processlike they've done In the past at times or if they'll have a court order." Leo said be feels the federal gov ernment will not take any action "at least until after the Novem ber elections," and said he it not going to wait to be ordered into court. Te Take Case to Ceart "I have my attorneys preparing briefs and 1 expect to take the case into court In about (0 days," Lee taid. "At that time I will ask the government for a declaratory Judgment." Leo said he will take the case first to U. S. District Court in Salt Lake City. Tha governor filed hit Income tax return last January but did not enclose the money. Politico on flip's Running (dttafa Nattt Th Oretaa Suteemaa'a nelmfva TellUcal Farade" erica it wrlttea ay r (or tae eaadlatt thaajieelyea. Tha Mterial M reeenUd at a uHe aervtee, wlthoat mt ar ekUfattw (a anroae. aa4 uy ar star let a la accord with tba ditarlaj aaUciei at tola saws' . . H. E. (HERB) BARKER R Candidate foe Mario Representative Herb Barker, executive secre- ary of the Central Labor Council of Salem for the past nine years, hat been a resident of Marion County for 39 nine years and is now residing at hit home 1 on South River Road seven miles from Sa lem where he lived for the past 10 years. He It married and hat two tons. He has never held public of- rlerkert Barker fice but has been active for many years with variout groups and or ganization! for the betterment of the general public He has been a member of organized labor AFLimake more difficult the operat!on since 1921 and has been active j of our initiative and referendum both on a local and stute level. He has worked diligently with both labor and management groups for many years. Besides being a member of the labor movement be is alto a member of the Eaglet, 10 No.l Kremlin Twins All Smiles on Trip to Britain LONDON lit Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganln and Communist party chief Nikita Khrushchev rod toward Brttala Saturday night, th first top Soviet leaders ta visit a may western nation sine th Bolshevik revolution. The "Kremlin twins, B and K. as they have beea called by the British press, were all smiles on leaving Moscow's green and white stuccoed station by special train Saturday. It V.llnUvr.f - tmurb tha East Prussian city of Koenlngs- berg they will board the Soviet cruiser Ordionikidzo Sunday. No foreign or Soviet newsmen will be permitted to tea the embarkation. Bulgaala and Khrushchev teemed ia good spirits at they were teen off by a party of digni taries and diplomats amid a glart of television lights. The Soviet leaders showed none of the animosity voiced in sections of the Russian press that "some forces" in th West were attempt ing to sabotage their trip. There was one Russian sugges tion that even the Prince Rainier Grace Kelly wedding ia Monaco had been timed to take tha spot light oft tha Russians' arrival In Portsmouth next Wednesday, th same day at tha wedding.- Cologne Bottle in Sun Cause Explosion PRINEVILLE ID - Sunshine coming through a glass showcase focused en several bottles of per fume and cologne In a drug store here, causing tht botUet to a x plode. . Stor manager Joe Lehmberg extinguished the resulting fire, which caused minor damage. Parade.. . . for What Office Kiwanis. Izaac Walton League, member of Salem Aprenticeship Council, member of Marion Coun ty Red Cross Board of Director, president of Salem United Fund, member of Farmers Union (Rob erts local), first vice president of Oregon State Federation of Labor, and member of the Labor-Management Committee of Salem. If elected he will tupport legis lation that will bring about better relationship between labor and management with a minimum of control on cither. He will tupport legislation to Improve workmen's compensation, unemployment compensation, and other legislation beneficial to citi zens of the county and ttate. He it opposed to a tales tax and will oppose any legislation advocat ing a sales tax. He will oppose any and all at tempts to destroy or weaken or : procedures. If elected he will represent the citizens of Marion County and the people of Oregon in a fair and just manner. - (Tomorrow Lee Byert) , Machine Shop LosE hi Blaze Holt K(iiipmcnt . Firm to HrlniiM; Hires Near 1CD .' Staleeawa Newt Brrb lNDLTEDENra-Tha vatf mmliliMj slxvp of the Holt liiilpment (a, wat re!notl to a man of twist rd girdr-rt ami tljtlcnrj mjchinrrv SaN tinhiy night in a fire with aa estimated darner of between) 3o,ooo and $1X5,000. The manufacturing plant at tha northern etlge of the city, em- iloys pearly 100 persona, about 0 of whom worked ia the area affected by the blaze. However. Bud Holt, so of the linn's owner said that snoat of tha men whno Job were wiped out by the tiro would be Beeded la rebuilding operatic. He said the plant would be rebuilt at quickly aa possible, tame I'akaowa The fire started la tha area above a hydraulic press, Holt said. Tha cause wat ant known, The fir was discovered st about J 11 p m. by a man who had coma to look at tome used equipment which la told at the site. It was . under control in hour later. Tba extent of the damage was hidden beneath the heap of smouldering rubble. Drill presses. lathes were smashed as tha roof collapsed bringing dowa the rase hi as shops 10 overhead cranes. i It wat Impossible to determine 1 the amount of salvage. In giving the estimate of between "fSoO.Oo and $1,300,000 damage. Holt said "Last week's production la tha mac run aaop wis at tna mo hour peak we have lorg ber striving for. It will Ukt us months or years to reach l- t peak artln." , , Ucxtd Machine Snap Tb firm manufacture! bun dozen, heavy logging equipment ' and many other types of mach inery. Holt described the machine tbnp as "one of tha best ia tba nation. The foundry wat tpared by the tire ad were moat of th firms otlire. However, tha foundry production, will b limited ts it worked tn conjuncuoa I. a machine shop. -. . Halt said tba loss was parti.!'? covered by insurance. Tit f rm it owned by Frsncis Halt ol lnd pendence, Th e znnnuf.ictu:.-1 firm emerged from Haifa tnitk Ing business about IS years am It comprises one oX. tha dUr'a largest payrolls. The building It composed of seven! additions to tha original plant and wat constructed of J! "15, oa tvr and metal sheeting. ther wwrt eight piece of fira fighting equipment at tha blaz including two from Dallas, two from Monmouth and tour from Independence. Tivister Kills Texas Youth WEATHERTORD, Ta. (f) One . boy wst killed Saturday night as pockets of high winds, rain and hail battered north Tex as points and tha weather burets warned of looming thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Is east and northeast Texas. The victim wat Ronnie Green, third grader at Aledo, near Wealh error a. High winds earrled away part of a barn at tha farm of hit fath er, A.J. Green, and crushed it against a shed too yards away where the child and a worker. Louia Town send, 22, bad takea refuge. Towntend suffered eoly minor Injuries. What was described as tornado like winds possibly a tornado- struck near Midlothian In tha Pert Worth-Dallas area Saturday night Truck Knock . Roscdalc House Off Foundation : autaaaaaa Hews larvtrt ; ROSEDALE A htutt wti knocked loose from Its foundatioa by pickup truck Saturday after noon, state police reported. The house of Floyd Clark, Salem Route 4, Box lit, appeared to b damaged severely ia tha erash which also knocked dishes and ether loose objects to tha floor, they said. Clarence RoswcQ Darby, liberty Road, was bruised but apparently not seriously injured. He told po lice the truck ran off the road while he reached for a bag of groc eries that had fallen to tha floor. Today's Statcs-rn Pago ,26-21. Sac Classified Comics . Crossword Editorials Garden .. 14 L II 4 I ....M, J3 III Homo Panorama Obituaries Our Valley , ladio, TV Sports Star Gam Valley Newt Wiraphota Pag 15-20 III 23 111 25 TV 14 II u,i2 n 14 II 25 IV , 14 U