The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, May 03, 1956, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather j fOFECAST (from U S withf m Itau. MrNarjr (ld. Salem): Variable hich clmidiiwaa today anf tonight. Partly cloudy to funny Trt fly High tiwlar W-T0 low tonifht 43-45. High Friday 10-T1. Temperature at 1101 a m. today waa M. f ALtK MKCIPTTATIO Slur Hurt f Weather Tw . 1 Thu Year Lj Year Normal B70 ' .M M M ,' mnmm a (raw ( OrtfM POUNDBD 1651 106rh Yt.r 2 SECtlONS-24 PAGES Th Oregon Statesman, Stltm, Ortgon, Thursday, May 3, 1954 PRICE 5c N. 37 Aerial Photograph Shows Site of Giant Airport at French Prairie jCjOIlStrilCtiOll Rocket ettfiOU TOQUE The announcement made in Washington Wednesday hy the Air Force of the selection of land on old French Prairie in North Marion County for the site of the Creator Portland air base merely con firmed what was pretty well under-1 stood to he the choice of that branch of the military service The facts concerning the base were previously well publicized land requirement some .VKKI acres; cost around $14,0001100; personnel and dependents on base 2H8. oil base. ir40; annual operating' outlay $", 000,000. Construction may start just after July 1st When definite dates for work are set steps should be taken by pub lic ofticials and private organiza tions to prepare for this advent. Construction will call for housing of Workers and alter that housing will be needed lor civilians and military personnel who will live nlf Ihe base in adjacent communities-. Though this camp will be un a much smaller scale than Camp Adair, provision for recreation and entertainment nl servicemen may be required Related also will be the relocating of farm families who Bow will be di.sposscs.scT1. though (Continued on editorial page. 4.) Washington Governor to Run for Senate Ot.YMPIA :V - Cov. Langlic Wednesday announced he would he a candidate for the Republican nomination for the f. S Senate seat now being held hy Sen Mag nusnn. a Democrat The announcement, long one of the slate's most "iffy" questions, opened a new front in the wide spread battle by the COP to re gain control of the Senate I.anglie's candidacy, combined with the attempt of Oregon Itepuii licans to unseat Democratic Sen More in Oregon, make the Pa cific Northwest a key area in Hie (IOP campaign The power issue is ! ke'v to he the main large: Langle. ,YV is virtually certain to (ace. -Ihe Dcmturalic incum bent. Sen. Wairen C Magnu-on. SI. in Ihe November general elec tion Neither man is likely to have . serious opposition m the September primary elections for their respec'r.e parly in .m na tions, Langlic denied any pressure from the While House in reach ing h,s decision, hut acknowledged they are interi s'ed doing " Ills annoiipremr h' Senate i aught in,, in in what I am for the C S. o:ii;caos in both political (amps hv a stirrer nt capital circle thrwH Wednesdav Man.'. though! he would retire mih puhla o'iiee or run for reeled mn to a fourth term as go-, ernor In Washington C . Magna Son told reporters he will wel come I.anglie's candidacy ' if he is the noiii'iiec (ieorge Kinnear. than man of the Kepnhlican State ('nlial Committee, predicted in sou'h west Washington that I.anglio would defeat Magn:isni l.t Cov Fmmelt Anderson and Atty (ien Don FastvoUi, two of the three announced candidates for the Republican nomina'mn for governor, welcomed I.anglie's an nouncement and pledged their support. The W calhcr Mas Mm Prrnp. Balrm lis I' iwt Portland . sti j; on llflki-- h :' MM Medf.-rM - 4', no North tier it 'II mm San Flani;si-o ng 4' mm In Angplrs . I1R M on CliH-.lC'i lil iti Ii ,i, r hrw York no 4ti W ill.imrltp Biifr 16 fret WILBERT "Ntxt Iim look in our trath can b lart yow dvmp it in fh truckT v'. r:-..-.'.y.-.--- . . .Hi .? i- 'S' J . cs. Explodes ; 8100.000 Test 1 Minis in Cloud Of DoMTt Dust IWirephoto on page 17. sec. !.) VVIIITK SANDS PROVING CROIAD. NI' V - A new Navy research rocket misfired late Wednesday, plunging to earth from the launching site. The inislire ruined a highly vaunted Navy research tiring con nected with the research program. The research vehicle sent a thick cloud of dirty yellow smoke boiling into the southern New Mexico desert air when it impact- i ed a short distance rum where it started seconds belotc Nitric acid, part of the propel- lant mixture, was scattered over a wide area near where the rock ft- sttU-t-. ..'......, ., . ; Scientists on the Aerobee-Hi protect, a SloO.OoO program for this one rocket alone, blamed the failure on the rocket's own pro pulsion system No Injuries There were no injuries when the rocket plunged to earth after its mam motors failed to lire, but there was an urgent emergency when all hands outside the block home were ordered to the safety o! its walls Many were too far away to make the liloi khouse. including a number of reporters and pilot og raphers. and could only stand helpless during Ihe lew seconds i1 took the rocket to impact Valve Closed Project officers who went im mediately to the rocket debris said they found the oxidizer valve, which permits flow of Ihe rock et's fuel supply, was closed. Whether it was closed on impact of the rocket or whether the clos ing prevented firing was not im mediately known I nusiial significance was at tached to the experiment because the rocket carried among its in struments a preliminary design of the mmitrack. a device which will be used in keeping track of the I S earth satellite w hen it is ' ired in I he I ' S (leophv sn-.il Year in lit" Supermarket Plans Opening On August 1 A new son Too l-'ruksnn super inaiket at IV. 1 IL'th St . w ill prohih'v open nln.ut ugus I A. M Krickson i.t the supermarket (ham said Wednesday A building permit was i sued Wednesday (or the sirai u;i c f.i'ounn u is hrnLcn Mtinnnv at the new site. Krickson said The '.'I loot l' 1 J 4 foot oiiildini; is e pi lid he compleled in mid .luh . he said Smith and NeKnn Salem eon Iractnis ari liu.lduu l!ie new store. Ilv louitli Krickson super maikel m Salem The store will include a bakery and a col fee shop. Krickson said. Politics on lios Kiim.iii" (Irlitor s Nnlf Th Orrion Statrman nrlinlve "Pnlltlrjl PiniK-" rrli Is nrlllrn hv or fur Ihf runctidalf lhrmHvn Th mlrrljl Is prrsrnlrri as puhlir rmrf. without rosl or ohlltallon lo inyonr, and nuv nr miv not hr In ireord with lh doorlal pohrln of thl nrm-papi-r i Wll 1 .MM F. 1IKM V iRi ( .i ndirl:!!" Iit Secretary n( Slalr William K. Ilcaly will give Hie gon a secretary of slate of proven administrative ability and unquc' tinned integrity, lie will bring to Oregon's board ol control a wealth of exper ience and a re cognized under standing of Uie problems faced by tljnse whose lov ed ones are receiving care in our state in- stitutions. A native of MI'llam f . Hralv Massai husctts. Healv was educa ted in the nubile schools of the Ik -aa. 71 I states of California and Washing- Mary Finley in 19.12 They have ton He gained a w idclv-knnw n ""' child. Patricia, now married reputation in Ihe Northwest during and living in Oakland. CaW Mrs the 12 vears he spent as a new-- llealy is the daughtei of pioneers paper r'.'perter un leading Washing ol the Oregon Territory Her moth ln dailit s r. Mollie Kdeps. was born on one Healv successliillv managed a ! the San Juan Islands Iter number of private businesses, in- father. Dr.-.l Ward Finley. gradu eluding Ihe publication ol trade a'cd from North Pactlic Dental magazines Beginning as president ('""'ge and began Ihe practice ol of a young Republican group, dentistry at Brownsville in 1909 jlkaly rose throu.h the ranks in I (Tomorrow; Jason Lee), I ' s , i s .,', " ( jf,t 1"." -: . ? ' - 4-' Kr L4f -"- " "" m -'n i i a 1 1 I, , "' l'KjMUMama!l?: f . --, ,,r r . , R' -'f 'r- '" -.- - --- The bulletin from Washington that near-final approval has been given a $60,000,000 1 at the upper right Is Jefferson. A staff artist blocked In the projected runway and military base tent Statesman Photographer John Ericksen into the air Wednesday, ; outlined the possible borders of the overall base, on the basis of still-indecisive haze or no haze, In an effort to location of the huge development. The result is largely self-explanatory. Mountain Aviation Inc. I Zirconium Mill In Albany to Hire 130 Men SLtlfsman Nws Srrvire W Al.BAW Production of zircon ium will he resumed here by AniMM creating some HO new jnhs in Albany. The Atomic l-'nergy Commission .iniiiiiini i'd Wednesday Ih.'it the Wall Chant Corp . New York. N ' , has been granted a contract to operate the dovornmcnl-ouned 7ir conium plant . The plant was limit hy the I S Huron of Mines and has been closed o r approximately two years The to llip ln - v.'ir ('iinlr.nl for production of 300.000 pounds of iri'oiiiuni annually .lames II McClain has resigned Ironi Ihe Hiireuu of Mines here to lie superintendent of the plant Stephen Vih has arrived here Irom Boulder City. Nov . to lie manager Keoponing of the plant was hailed as a tremendous boost to employ mcnt hcie Parade for What Office the Republican party, holding every iiltnc available to -a party worker below the slate level. Mr volunteered for service in the infantry in World War II In every community in which he has lived he has taken a leading part in civic and haritable activities He was manager of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce in 1947 when he accepted appointment as assistant secretary of state Ilcaly is known as an evict ding ell-infonned public official He is held in high esteem by most state employes fie re orlrmrcd for his friendliness and understanding ol the problems of others llealy is a direct descendant of an early American family, the Fairbanks, established at Dcdham. Massachusetts, in lh:i He married pin-point for Statesman readers IT Monmouth Centennial Observance Today si.iirman NrH srrvire loflicially open at noon, hul the 1 horse how, a fire department wa l Picture in Sec. 1, Page 10) ! opening day highlight will he cur-j ter battle, whisker and costume MONMOl'TII A four dav rele- on at ion ceremonies at 8 p m. judging land a street dance. Iw-Mtinn rmhrnemo loo vears nl Monmouth history will open here Thursday ' The centennial observance will Court Upholds Death Penalty The Slate Supreme Court Wed nesdav upheld the death penaltv lr"l'-eci upon .lames xorman .icn- si-ii. cuinicieo oi iirsi ocgiee mur dir in Jaikson County, lor the slaving of Mrs Fern llile. Med ford housewife. April 23. 11154 It was charged that the murder was committed in the course o armed robbery hy Jensen and his assouale. Donald Chestley. who luiike into Ihe llile home to steal money and car keys Jensen's ( omplaint had charged he could not obtain a fair trial in Jackson County The Supreme Court noted that the trial did not commence until more than five months alter the commission of the crime and that the record showed no abuse of dis cretion in denying -a motion to change the site of the trial The high court also re'used to iriticre the instructions given by the trial court on ms.-inilv as a de Iciise III commenting on evidence indi cating that Jensen is a psyiho pallio personality the court said "We bold that in Ihe case of a felony mental defectiveness short ot insanity cannot be availed of to reduce the crime Irom first degree murd, to second degree murder 0r manslaughter" PILOT F.S( APKS IN ( KAMI SPOKANE - An KURD Sab re let crash landed at (leiger Air Forci Base, just west of here, late Wednesday night but Ihe pilot was not injured, officers said. Today's Statesman Page Sec. Classified 21-23 II Comics 20 II Crossword 21 II Editorials 4 I Farm 18 II Home Panorama 6 8 I Markets 19 II Obituaries 21 II Rsdio, TV ... 19 II Sport. 13-15 II Star Gner 6 1 Valley News 10, 11 I Wirephoto Page . 20 II the approximate Information regarding the exact sue. Ericksen flew to Open Three-Day 1 liiirsrla.v in t ampbell Hall on I he Oregon College of Kducation cam- Inlv Lois Flaming will become W- The coronation program will in- hide a variety show Admission, will be hy the buttons that have been sold for weeks here to help finance the centennial Other events on Thursday de signated as "K M Khbert Day" in honor of Monmouth's dean of merchants wd! include children's games at Ihe grade school and a 2 30 pm baseball game between Central and Canny High Schools. For Ihe public, the big day will be Saturday when a 2 pm grand parade will be followed by a free High Clouds On Forecast Salem area can expect variable high cloudiness today and tonight, according lo the McN'ary Field weal her forecast Friday will be partly cloudy to sunny, Ihe weatherman predicted High today is expected lo he fi8 to 70. Ihe low tonight 4.1 to 4"i High Friday should be 70 to 72. the forecast said Northern Oregon heat lies should receive m o s t I y high cloudiness through today with cloudiness low ering tonight, according lo an area lorecasl Asparagus, Rhubarb to Set Wheels Rolling in Salem Area's Canneries By I.I1.1.IK I.. MADS FN Farm Fdilor. The Statesman Wheels in the canneries are be the first run of the huge W illamette Valb ftuhl crop aud one ol he valley's largest payrolls for six months out of the year A small amount of asparagus will start the season at Salem So far as could be learned Wed nesday. I'aiilus Bros , will open the season in the mid - Uillanielle alley hv processing asparagus who plan to ptoii-s tins 1 1 1 1' 'I In next week This will not be grim n giHisehci rv pat k v II be mi; .11 hen locally, but hniught in limn Ihe laigelv bci ,nise ol siipplv l.-i' one Yakima ''alley in Fasiern Wash pai ker it ioaiked lh.-i -m.l'. . .. nrrton 'pi-rhaps 1 1 1 . I i laiau-e tnt mi i I'rodssing of rhubaib will also all deni.ind is never too large ni l iinderwav late net week or Mfet ul the proi i ssoi s ar- o..k eailv in Ihe follo'ing. depending mg Inward strawberry hat'ist upon wealher tanners saul 'Hue with considerable eagerness, as Lake Packers. Inc. according to the txlint ol the imp is siOl the Junior Kckley secretary -treasurer unknown ipianlitv in tbe vallev for Ihe comjianv, will begin its. Because of the frost damaut , ac Historical extiitiits will be on (lis- play in stores and the UCK Lib- rary throughout Ihe celebration. A special art exhibit is on display in lm' l"m a 1 oepanmem. ,Add- d,,aiU ln Pe W) Burns Fatal to Salem Airman (iaylin Conn, 21 year old son of Mr. "and Mrs Delbcrt H. Conn, 5. N Cottage SI , died Wednes day of burns which injured bun gravely in a model plane accident Sunday at Riverside, Calif Conn's plane, guided by wire, struck a power pole, with the re sult that the young Air Force man received third degree burns He was Mown Tuesday lo Brooke Army Medical Center near San Antonio. Tex . for special treatment, but he died there Wednesdav morning Marion County Chapter. K e d Cross, received word Wednesday that Conn's parents, wife and sis ter were at his bedside at death They are returning to Itiverside. Calif . where interment will be made While the funeral is pend ing, the Conns will be at vttl Hrocklon St . Kiwi-side . the lied Cross learned The deceased was stationed at March ir Force Base, near River side Ills lamilv moved to Sah in from Corvallis three jears ago rhubarb pack about mid - Mav While Blue Lake pronss,d iim hh f"r several vcars none was packed here this p.v.t e.ir Supervisors ot Buds I vt Urn sion. (iener.'il Fluids. olp Wood burn, said Wednesday their com pany also planned lo pack ihuhaib and might get underway late next week I'l late M.lV goosebel I ios will Im- packed with I'.oihis Brothers anil Starr Foods Inc among lho-e with jticnara ww or Kreitzoerg River Freight 'Due to Return lo Willamette POUTI.AM) i.e - Itivor freight shimiirnf will reliirn to Hie Willam ,,tt(, at)ovp Albany this year for n,p ftrsl m, in (,,(.af),,'s fap( i,ow shaver ,lr said Wednesdav. anaver s Aioany narge vo. recently won Interstate Commerce Commission approval to extend barge shipping activities to Ku- gene, effective July 2. Rut shipping will not start above Albany until the low water season1 is over Shaver said. Thai prob- ably means it will be November before shipping starts, he said. He expects to conduct the shipping vearlv Ihn.oeh Ihe hieh water i-i . .it ... period of November to March He added that year-around river shipping may become possible when all the Willamette Basin storage reservoirs are built XT NORTIIWKST I.SAtit'E At S;tlrm 2 Spokane 4 At Kugrtir ; Wi riiitt lur 4 Al Yakima l Iri-t itv i I'M IUI COAST I KAOli: Al l'..ttl,incl H I i.s Aot, irs 4 V V.i rfl ntiv rr V s,in Dirgo 1 ,M II.. IK w "..it (I San Krai-., .s, , A- Seattle li S.e la' AMHIII S I I .1,1 y ,Vl Was' .,,(.,- I Ml.. A ' Nt v. , jk 1 III ' Al ... : K. . S V HON l I I.VI.I I e i reage is down, but 1 1 ' i al all unusually recent (lavs to av v hlooin and -nine ;nmi i s vv i re sav ing W ednesdav til. v miht hav e lu -t a . lai -e a i lop oil a ' mall" r ao H age Pit k n.1 Iln v ti. he-.e will be rvreptinn.'illy good- thu vent Bui all pi oi i si.rs will not p.n k -liawt'crries in the Salem area tin . vo at' ( . 1 1 1 f i it ma I 'acking I or pi.t at on w mi I l.u I its plant roll 111.' on l!a 1'' a'. I I op Hill ll 'lie In an si i-.. in Musi prm i r ate laik in.' , ihi l -i." i en n et in I'n la .01 p.n K all '. el s.d trolil w lilt. I 1 1 1 "',,1 fn'IlM I'.n k r foods stair F ' w has gained a w iCfial.itairi u:!t ; phii.: in , . ., oi said W cdm sd,y , I i Of Project to Begin in Fall; 2,000-Man Base to Replace Farms, Change Prison Site ; By THOMAS G. WRIGHT SUff Writer, The Statesman Firsl i'oilriirlion on a JfO,0O0,(K)O Air Forced Nuvy jet base on French Prairie 13 mile north of. Salem Mill begin this fall, an Air Force poL.emaa' said Wednesday morning on heels of official selec lion of the site. Choice of the site in the Woodburn-St. Paul are came Wednesday morning from the Defense Department, entlini; several months of con jecture on a northwest location known lor several weeks nun the site had been receiving favor able consideration. Though funds for the first $13, 508.000 installment on the base have not yet been approved by Congress, it seemed certain that the big task of converting farnv! lands into a 2.000-man air base with a two-mile-long runway would be underway before the end of the v , i c.i...c i.oi.iun Col. Paul Stephens, "tallatKjM representative or the North Paci - (ic Region for the Air rorce. said Wednesday morning that planning funds for the base are already available and preliminary work on the site will continue. To Acquire Site Stephens said that if normal ex perience is followed, the money I should be available around the end of June and will actually be in hand for contracting about Sept. 1 ii w ill he around that time that actual acquisition of the 5.000 to 7.000 acres needed will start and some time later in Ihe fall clear - ing and removal of existing slruc- tures can .tart. The actual work on airport con- slruction, Stephens said, will prob- ., ... . ably await dry weather next year. (ompletion of the base will re- quire two construction summers, he said. T" M"vr ""P'" I ne ."Mmcsman s vvasninKinn cor- respondent A. Robert .Smith said completion of Ihe new base is scheduled for late 1958 or early. HI .a hin lh Air I, nrrrt will mAVA ' .mm, .... - m... i" its jet inlerceptnr fighters from Portland International Airport and , the Navy will use the facility for Naval Reserve training then, he reported ; Tolal cost estimates of the air base are still considered "rough" by Pentagon officials. They said Ibey usually calculate the average air installation to run around SUi4 OfHl fHMl In Federal Budget l'p lo now the only firm figure being used in connection with the new project was the $13,508,000 contained in the federal budget be lore Congress. Hut this, it was in dicated, was simply a first-year cost figure expected to carry the development ol the base through the fiscal year which starts July I. During this initial year, officials said detailed planning, design and acipiisition of real estate would he completed before contracts for con struction are let It was estimated that contracts for runways, bar rai ks antl administration buildings would he let bv July I9a7 Cut Through Farms Ihe SI 000 (not not thwestsnulh e.is! ninway and its adommg taxi a iv- ."iiul facility aieas are expet t 1.1 to i hi a wide swath through the I-1 em h Pi airie farms alongside Ine W II . ri He I ' i v it in t o'l"!v north Marion I'll -I i epoi is ot ( oiisnleralioii of "f'a'.a hv Iho l-' nad raised pt o Ii sk ironi pi u k itv iiwiiiis, many ol tin 111 !i - ii ndi nts ol the French pa'tieeis w lm ii gave the area its name in the i al ly IHIMI's (iovernment purchases of land in the ari a mav involve donation land 1 i.uius ol nianv of these early I t enriiiiieu mi hiding Nai i i-se Cor novi i I- rain ois jiive. I.iicniie titi".:oiie l-'abiau Malvois Toh Man lie'!, .lull. in Itn'ian B.ulholie mew I)i 1 in tin. l.oretuo Bvrd. John B Di-Uuiu, Andciiun Dellavetij and John dcrvais Male Properlv Print'ipal pi opt rtv ow ners w hit h av he involved ill the s(,. pur i h.i'es irii lutli slate oi Ihegiin. M .1 Mahonv. Bvrd and DuHette '.oiiilv icemtiet s ' lli'mai's A W Zvssi'ile ft .1 Hi mine Bene .1 lit merv ( !v ie Bhv . n 1 W K.el' 1 1 anal 1. Il'.i-h F M .111 .'. I' I'! riilei son ana O H lo 'ale in "iti r' v is Ihe ! I a. W 'l.air.s am: llai' raiu h . li ji .l , b'l-ed o', el ... pe v .n'el iliedi.de lol pella in. lit j UdU. UclaU. J'Aiie IT, Sec 2) Sacred Heart i To Become Girls' School Sacred Heart High School will revert to an all-girls school bK ginning this fall school official reported Wednesday " ' ,";. f,rst 'ni.e 30 voar lnat ,lle school has ndV had boys enrolled, although th , ., , a5 a jr,,s Th (i . eraduatl from Saw cred Heart , l97a wjU jive thg isrhooe, commencement address May 31, the school said. He Is the Rev. Augustine Meyer, pastor ol St. Henry's Church tn Gresham. Twenty-nine boys are scheduled to graduate from Sacred Heart thia year. They will be the school last males. . ' Boys who would normally enroQ ', at Sacred Heart will now attend the new Serra High School opened September. 1954. Serra High if "P " r a ' W ,he "anciscalt 1" ' the Providence of Santg i Barb" P h.e ""S? ' . . . . t c. . ,he Salert .of the Holv Name, (Add p j., ; Polk Voter ; List at 10,822j ,-, Suif.m.n Nrwi Srrvtra DALLAS, Ore. There art' 10.822 registered voters in Polk County, County Clerk Betty Adami reported Wednesday. Tht're are S 9M registered as Rei publicans and 4,712 as Democrats w'th ' ' ers accounting for as. additional 14fi voters ; A comparison with total registr. t ion JUSt prior to th? 1954 pnmaT elections shows a drop of 56 regl. tered voters in the county, the clerk reported ;. During the two-year period, Dera ncratir registration has climbed by 3.12 and Republican registration bal dropped hy 376. according to records in the clerk's office. (;oal 1'iO Pints At Salem Wood Drawing Today . The aim is 130 pints of blood based on current need, the R(?i Cross reported on the eve of t day's blood donation project at Salem Armory The monthly blond drawing will be from noon to 4 p m CitiieM are urged to volunteer their blood for hospital and military needs. ,At ,, drawing will be May '.'1 nt Mt Angel Tliit f Sounds 300 Falsi Fin Alarms DKTROIT. Mich l"-The Detroft fire department had 300 falsi alarms simultaneously Wednesdii, thief took a four-foot soctum ol master cable connecting th tut- alaim boxes wph the fire dfr partment dispalibei When tho (able was cut Ihe- alarms went off. The thief escaped. Out-grown Toy$ Bring Ready Cash! These ads rirmiglit resultj. Hie 1st day they appeared-.; I llll I) S trli vrlr jit jnstahlr tor limit I null Th s ( KM I) s prt!tlr trartor A. srnot-f-r h-.lh i-r i-ond. Ih sxssx Make life easier . . use Want Ads dailv Phone 4-1581 1.