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t The7eat!:cr roairasT trm o. a. arm. I7 ftttt. SaJnal: Consxferabw ctouajnaat wiia Irak VrrS hfM thrmmrt today an rrt eay. Coauaiar cnai with Viiffh both elan St ta St; (he low toniftlt a Is 44. UCDQIG vv Tnpmlut at U.et a. SALKtt rwirTTATMM tar Mart at Weaia Tau Saat. I TH Tail - Lart Yaw formal POUND0D 1651 1L J II fill wllte Tbe California election Tuesday wound np the primaries with any significance lor the presidential nominations. Adlai Stevenson won handily ever Estes Kefauver. The 135) Democratic candidate has wiped out the Jolt he got in Min nesota by his victories in Oregon, Florida and California. The a delegates In California, however, bring to some 260 the instructed delegates for , Stevenson, with 166 for Kefauver. The convention win number 1,172, so Stevenson is a long way from having the major ity necessary for a nomination. He is the leading candidate, and tha chance to run against Eisen hower is hardly inviting enough to bring about his upset at the con vention. The 1956 experience surely adds to dissatisfaction with presidential primaries. For one thing they are most wearing on candidates, and very expensive. For another thing, they have become only a set of samples of popular opinion, be cause so few States hold presi dential primaries. Ex President Truman is quoted as calling them "eyewash." That may not be the correct term; but they are a fail ure as far as insuring sn expres sion of the will of all the members of the party is concerned. Various proposals are made for changing the system. One is to have a nation-wide "primary on a single day. That would require (ConUneed aa editorial page, 4.) -Water Control District for Labish Formed Formation of 1.200-acre water control district in the much-flooded Lake Labish area northeast of Salem became official Wednesday following a hearing in Marion County Court. Some 32 persons, mostly prop erty owners in the, rich farming area, attended the hesring Wed nesday morning after which the court ordered the district formed, The court will order an election soon to set up machinery for the new district Aim of the district Is control of the waters of the Pudding Rivers which periodically flood the low land areas causing land and crop damage. Plans under considera tion call for building of a road dike across the outlet end of the for mer lake bottom to prevent flood waters from the Pudding River from backing into the area. The project would require sea gates to keep the water back and pumps to raise drainage water from La bish drainage ditch into the river. Backers of the project hope to enlist financial aid from the fed eral government to esse the cost on property owners, most of whom signed petitions asking for forma tion of the district. Federal agen cies have underwritten much of the cost of similar projects else where, owners have been told, and Army Engineers have contributed necessary engineering services. A few property owners in the area have opposed the project and property of some of the objectors was excluded. Tito Sees No Threat to U.S. Friendship1 MOSCOW I President Tito of Yugoslavia said Wednesday night Senator McCarthy's resolu tion to stop U.S. aid to Yugoslavia is unimportant and not a threat to his friendly relations with the United States. Tito indicated he would visit the United States - if invited. The visiting Yugoslav chief talked informally to a reporter at a grand reception in his honor at the Kremlin. Asked about the resolution Mc Carthy introduced in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. Tito replied: "It is not important. Our rela tions with the United States will not suffer. Our friendship with the United States will continue as be fore our trip here." The Weather Max. Min. Prer SAISM - 13 Portland M Raker Medford '3 North Bend 6u Rowburg San Franritcfl Si Willamette etlver I I feet. 4S 51 .11 49 4 SO si W1LBERT Car ta-a y-Z- 7 106th Year Sharon Named Rose Queen , 1 a- . if . ' A .$.. ' : !; I ' " K 1 tV PORTLAND Seventeen-year-old was named Wednesday night to Festival (AP Wirephoto). Blood mobile Asks 50 Pints Today Quota will be 50 pints when the Red Cross bloodmobile to day makes its June visit to the Salem Armory under sponsor ship of the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce. Honrs will be from noon to a p.m. Governor Offers To Expand Probe la Lane County Gov. Elmo Smith told'Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton Wednesday that he could have broadened pow ers in the Lane County Investiga tion if Thornton wants them. The governor wrote Thornton that if he wants more powers, Thornton should draft an amend ed order and the governor would sign it. Gov. Smith issued an order Ap ril 27 asking Thornton to take over the investigation of alleged em bezzlement of the funds of Moses Moody, state prison convict. After that order, Dist. Atty. Eu gene C. Venn charged that the grand jury was improperly em paneled, but the supreme court ruled 4-3 against Venn. 500 Azaleas Beautify Bush's Pasture First of some 500 azaleas to be planted la Hash's Pasture went la Wednesday afternoon aader the direction of the Chamber of Commerce beautificatlon committee. Actual planting was done by parks department employes. The aialeas were grown from seed from the Rothschild Estate in England. Plants were donated by P. H. Brydon.' Parks employe John Verne is shown in foreground with one of the unusual plants, while representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, Parks Advisory Board and ether Interested persons look on. (Statesman Photo). Dedication Accompanies Start of City Azalea Garden The city started planting 500 aialeas in Bush's Pasture Wednes- day. along with a program of park improvement and city hrautifica- lion. A dedication program preceded . the planting, with J. Earl Cook, j Salem Chamber of Commerce 2 SICTfONS-24 PAilS "X Ja..w. 5 f '4' Sharon Frey ef Grant High School reign over the 1956 Portland Rose Grant Beauty To Rule Over Rose Festival PORTLAND I - Sharon Frey. the Grant High School princess, was chosen queen of the 1956 Portland Rose Fcsitval Wednesday night in ceremonies at Multnomah Stadium. A large crowd turned out in chilly but dry weather to witness the selection and coronation high light so far of the 48th annual festival. Queen Sharon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Frey, is a 17-year-old senior. She's the tallest of this year's court at 5 feet T't inches. Sharon will be 18 on July 26. Each of the eight princesses, introduced by the student body president of their high school, gave two-minute talks while the judges watched and listened. Their ballots were scored on poise, appearance and speaking ability. Queen Sharon will rule over the week's other events, including stadium shows Thursday and Fri day nights and Saturday's floral parade. a. beautification chairman, in charge. The azaleas, donated by P. H. ; Waltfr Wjrth , . kJ R tendent. and Charles Barclay, ; mayor's representative. ; Preserving natural beauty and j adding to it can go hand in hand I wifh business and population ex - Classified Ad Tells World of Wedded Bliss KETCHIKAN. Alaska This reflection of romance ap peared in the classified d columns in the Ketchikan Daily News Wednesday: "I am responsible for all debts and. obligations of my wife, Shirley, both present and future, and sm more than hap py to be the provider for a woman who has borne me two lively children, and whose love and care has made the past three years of married life the nicest years of my life. "OB thlST wr third -wedding-an--niversary, I wish to publicly express my gratitude." It appeared over the name of Norman S. Nelson. Jurists Hear Coast Cutoff Protest Case A farmers' battle to halt con struction of the O o 1 p h Corner Rickreall cutoff of the coast high way west of Salem moved to the Oregon Supreme Court Wednesday. Heard before the hih , court Wednesday morning were argu ments in the appeal case of Joe Harlarjd, Polk County farmer, who is seeking to enjoin the State High way Commission from building the road through his farm. Harland lost trie first round sev eral months ago in Polk County circuit court when his injunction petition was denied. He then ap pealed to the Supreme Court. Because of the public interest involved, the Supreme Court had advanced the Harland case on its docket anoVan opinion is expected on Wednesday's hearing within several weeks. ; Still pending in Polk county court ( are some 14 Condemnation suits filed by the state highway com-1 ' mission against Harland and other farmers whose lands will be cross ed by the new highway. Meanwhile the contract for the cutoff has been awarded and Bab ler Bros. Construction Co. crewi are already at work along the pro posed 4.4 mile route making cuts and fills, building culverts and lay ing tile. Queensberry Fails 1 To Obey the Rules ! LONDON The Marquis of Queensberry, J6-year-old socialite and descendant of the man who wrote the boxing rules, was cited as corespondent Wednesday in a divorce petition filed by Actor George Radford against his actress wife. Ann Zane. Miss Zane is not defending the I case. '6 Ipansion, Cook reminded a crowd of onlookers, including Parks Ad- i visory Board member., his com- rnittoemcn, city park department j workers and other citizens. j The beauty of Salem has helped attract industry here a well as 'pleased the citizens, Cok said. l .' Jr . aT The Oregon Statesman, New Salem Producing Cans About Ike to Sidestep GOP Primary Wrangling WASHINGTON I , President Eisenhower, who described him self as "too busy" to think about his re-election battle, took stands Wednesday against cuts in foreign aid and personal involvement in Republican primaries. His bless ing for ex-Secretary of the Inter ior McKay in the Oregon primary contest for senator also came ,in for comment. The President arrived at the conference two minutes late, with his mind on foreign aid and the $1,109,000,000 reduction recom mended by the House Foreign Af fairs Committee in his M. 900,000, 000 program. (Foreign aid story also on Page 12, Sec. 1.) Declaring "we must continue' to wage the peace," Eisenhower said it would be tragic not to support foreign aid cheerfully and ade quately Otherwise, he said, "we are going to spend many more billions in this static, Mgative da fense." "Take a Uak" But he said that with evidence of renewed friendship between Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia and the Kremlin, "we have to take a look where we stand with this in dividual now and what serves our best interests." He asked a question and an-' swered it himself: "Why was Marshal Tito re ceived with such acclaim and so elaborately in Moscow? "Well it was because of the success that he had had in defy ing the regime, and to get him back at all, they had to make great concessions. Satellites to Consider Eisenhower said he believed that in the central headquarters of communism there would be some serious thinking about what other satellite governments think of the Tito affair and the possi bility of emulating him. The session with newsmen was split pretty much between that prime 1956 subject politics and matters of foreign policy. Did he think he would have a "tough battle to be re-elected, or will the Democratic candidate be fairly easy to beat?" "Will you take an honest an swer?" the President came back. 'I haven't thought a single thing about it. I am too busy." Politics came up when a re porter inquired whether Eisen hower planned to help Sen. Wiley (R-Wis), a strong supporter of ad ministration foreign policy, who was denied endorsement for an other term by the Wisconsin GOP state convention. Opaetet laterfertng "I don't believe," Elsenhower said, "it is a place that the Presi dent of tbe United States should be interfering." No, the President said, his hands off policy toward Wiley isn't at odds with what amounted to a warm blessing he gave Sec retary of the Interior McKay, who resigned from the cabinet to seek and get the Republican senatorial nomination in Oregon. Eisenhower said that "I misun derstood the s i t u a 1 1 o n," and thought there would be no other candidates in the Oregon pri mary. Actually, three Republicans were in the race before McKay hopped in, and two stayed there. Clouds, Showers Remain on Menu More of the same weather-wise is scheduled for the Salem area today and Friday, according to the weather bureau at McNary field. . Forecast for today and Friday calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered light showers. It will probably remain cool with a high both days of 64 to 66, a low tonight of 42 to 44. ' Northern Oregon beaches are ex pected to receive similar weather. Predicted temperature range for the northern coastal region is 45 to 62. VnttTHWKKT t.CArifR At Salem l- Yakima 2-11 j At Lewiitnn 2-10. Wrnatchcc 4-9 At Spokane , Trl-Clty rain I PACIFIC COAST l tAGLF I At San Diefn 2. Portland 3 At Hollywood i. Vancouver 1 ' At Sacramento 7-0, Los Anr-s 1 17-5 At San Franritco J-4. Sra'tle 3-3 I AMERICAN I.EAGI'E At Washington 12, Chicao 7 ' At Baltimore 1. Cleveland At New York 1(1 Kan.au Cilv S At Boston 5 Detroit 4 NATIONAL LKACitr At Cincinnati 7. Philadelphia 3 At Milwaukee ? Brno. !vn S I At Chicao 2. Plttiburft I I At St. Loma 1. New York t Salem, Oregon, Thursday, June Governor Lands - ; r Gov. Elm Smith above, left), la landed la the sunken garden jus -,,,'r" - 1 ' r vt.-.Nf ."7- .... .' .V lowing aa inspecuoa et iiom eoDaiiioni aetweea reruana and cuuubic. AetempaBytng the g ernor was Fred Shldeler, asaistaat admihlstratar ti tha eseentlve departmeat. Smith said the dikes he iBtpected appeared secure. (Statesman Fbota.) (Flaad ttary page IS, see. x.) Ceremony Tonight to Reveal 8 Princesses for River Days Identities of the secrecy-shrouded eight princesses of the Willam ette River Days festival will be re vealed tonight at ceremonies in the Marion Hotel. The princesses, all ' state em ployes and selected in secret last Hells Canyon Bill Gets Push In Vote Trade WASHINGTON - Rep. Chen oweth (R Colo) said Wednesday he has agreed to cooperate in ob taining House Interior Committee approval of the controversial Hells Canyon Dam bill. In return, be said, be bis ex tracted a House leadership prom ise of help in getting the Frying pan - Arkansas project bill before the House. Chenoweth told a reporter he met during the afternoon with Speaker Rayburn (D Tex). "I agreed with him that I would stay away from the committee vote on the Hells Canyon bill, or vote for it if necessary," Cheno weth said. Voted Agaiist The Coloradoan was one of the Republicans who voted against the Hells Canyon bill in the House reclamation subcommittee which approved it 14-13 with two mem bers absent. Informal polls indi cate the vote in the full commit tee which has the same comple ment as the subcommittee would be 15-14 against the bill if all members voted. If this calculation were correct Chenoweth's switch would make the vote 15-14 for the Hells Canyon measure. The bill proposes a giant federal dam in the Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River between Idaho and Oregon. The Power Commis sion already has licensed the area for development by Idaho Power Co. but this is being challenged in the courts. Senate Actios Sought In another Hells Canyon devel opment. Sen. Magnuson 'D Wash) asked the Senate Interior Committee for immediate author ization of the proposed high dam The Washington senator said the project was necessary to avoid a recurrence of "present disastrous floods" on the Snake and Lower Columbia rivers. Magnupon said the proposed dam wouid provide 3.80.000 acre feet of water stor age. State Traffic Toll Rises Above Previous Year Oregon's traffic doalh toll in the I first five months of this year is j 147. or nine more than in the simi lar period of last year, the- stale tnillic safety division reported j Wednesday. Tin"-1 er 23 death in May. 1 compare! with 33 in May 1955. 7, 19S4 Factory to at Capitol After Seeing Flood - - ;: i- rr-i a heWeapter piloted by Dea Johasoa, McMraavUle (leaving alaae). aorta, ef the State Capitol fealldiag at MS pj. Wtdnesday, (! week, will be introduced to the audience of the July 4 festival. city and state officials at the I o'clock program. They will also meet representatives of civic groups who will sponsor them in the competition for the River Days queen's crown. ( v. The girls, ranging in age from 19 to 26, are from these state de partments: finance, highway, agri culture, state hospital office, Cap itol building, public service build ing and two from the state office building. Advance Plata Each princess will be accom panied by her department head and Oregon State Employes Asso ciation chapter president. Salem Chamber of Commerce officials, who have prepared advance plans for the festival, tonight will offi cially turn the celebration over to officials of OSEA, which will spon sor the festival. Clad in gowns and hair-dos, do nated by local merchants, the girls will appear masked. Later they will unmask and will be escorted to the platform by Salem Cher rians. Mayor Robert White is to be master of ceremonies. Among dig nitaries participating will be Earl T. Newbry, secretary of State, and Job-Hunter Ranks Decline There were 18,300 persons hunting for jobs in Oregon last week, or 9,400 fewer than a year ago. the State Unemployment Compensation Commission re ported Wednesday. Ten thousand workers found jobs during the seasonal up swing in May. Payments to jobless workers in May totaled $1,102,643, compared with $2,083,231 in April Grange Opposes Plan to Attach Emergency Clause to Tax Bills PENDLETON UP - The state Grange Wednesday urged defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment that would permit the Legislature to attach an emer gency clause to a tax measure The amendment would allow a tax to go into effect without being held up by a referendum petition. Speakers asserted control over tax laws should remain in the hands of the people, and said the whole thing was 'an attempt to enact a sales tax against the de sire of the people In passing a resolution opposinj; the proposed amendment, they supported a stand taken earlier in the week hv (iranne Master Elmer MeClure. Another resolution passed by Ihe Grnnur rTitiwed" the national (irai g'' for i,,,n to support rufi development, and putlic power PtlCI U a representative of tbe office of Gov. Elmo Smith. Selection of a River Days queen will depend on the number of fes tival tickets sold by each princess and will be enounced on July 2. Plans for the royal court include a "land cruise" on June 16 to neighboring towns, and a two-day water cruise on the Willamette River from Corvallis to Portland, to publicize the celebration. The Independence Day festival one of the first in Salem in many years, will include official boat races, a parade, picnic, barbecue, fireworks, variety show and water sports. Site of the activities will be Wal lace Marine Park on the west bank of the Willamette. Proceeds of the festival will be used to develop the park. Vote Favors Fire District At Jefferson Stateinan Newt Service JEFFERSON A Jefferson rural fire protection district was approv ed by a wide margin at a special election held here Wednesday. The count was . 30 in favor and only one against. Five fire district directors elect ed in the balloting at Jefferson High School included N. D. Brad ley, Dixon Vose. Leland Wells, Delmer Davidson and E. B. Hen ningsen. The new district's boundaries are roughly almost to Salem Heights Liberty district on the north, the Turner-Stayton district on the east. Greensbridge district on the south I and Sidney-Talbot district to the ! west. I The new district does not in i elude the city of Jefferson, which ' has its own fire department. i programs. Donna Ingram of the Warner Grange. Clackamas County, wa.i named the outstanding young Granger, followed in order by Ted Robinson, Greenacres Grange. Coos County; Marylu Caldwell, Shasta View Grange. Klamath County, and Helen Louise Lyman, Webfoot Grange, Yamhill County Phyllis Clayton. Spencer Creek Grange. Lane County, was named winner of the youth talent contest. Winners in Ihe young degree team contest were Bedland. Clackamas County, (irst : Morning Star. Linn County, second. Charily Grange, Linn, third Honor grange activities went Klamath Coun'y .ip. Mini";. V iwnrds (or youth to Poe Valley. Lacomh. Chanty '.ir gi .'lines. Linn, 1 rdlaritl granges, V hi r-,'i- inc. Clackamas. lie. 72 Start July 1 Manager for piant Q10Sei Plant Chosen; Hiring to Start By THOMAS G. WEIGHT, JK. ' Staff Writer, The SUtesaaaa American Can Co. picked a sup- ,'. erintendent for its new million dot -lr Salem plant Wednesday and announced that It would start pro ducUon about July 1. John Griffin, with the firm's bit -. Portland plant for the past threw years, has been named manager tor the Salem unit which la near lng . completion oa a llH-acra -tract in north Salem. He if mak ing plans to move here as head oi a nucleus tnanagement stall ef - 15. Machinery Arriving " Can making machinery tor thretf' - production lines Is being Installed sow: am is expected to .start roll ing early next month, according to , Griffin. Initial production on tha three lines is planned at a rate of 160 million cans a year though equip- , ment will be capable of nearly ' twica that much, U laid. A fourui " production line may be added' later. Applicants (or an Initial work force of about SO persons are be ing Interviewed in a warehouse . office at the site by J. J. Quan- -ctrom, personnel representative of American Can from Ha San Fran cisco office. Quanatrora said ever 100 applications had been received since he started Interviews rues- ' day. ; f . V .' May Kite to 140 .. -,; ., Actual employment Is expected later this month. Griffin Indicated. Payrolls may be expanded to 140 workers la peak atason, ho 'Mid, but soma 45 to M will be hired to begin productioa at tbe plant. - Industrial contractors Andersea , and WestfaH are putting the fin ishing touches oa the giant ware house, and manufacturing plant and expect to turn tt ever to the firm complete la a few days. 1 Two lines of machines Including sealers, testers and side seamen have already been installed at the ' plant and a third Is due for com pletion by the time productioa starts. Renovation Of Post Office To Start Soon Work on extensive renovations at the Salem Post Office Is ex pected to get underway soon fol lowing opening of bids on the Job at Seattle. Wash., tt was reported Wednesday. Low bidder was the firm oi Lorentz Brunn of Portland at $121, '80. Other bidders. aU of Salem, were Erwin E. Batterman, $123, 569. R. L. Fofster and Son, $121. 965. and Viesko and Post, $136,303. General Services Administration of the postal service in Seattle, conducting the bid opening Tues day afternoon, said the contract might be awarded within a few days. Work is to be completed withia five months after contract award ing. The project calls for finishing of the entire basement of the Salem post office, construction of addi tional platform space, enlargement of driveways and other improve ments. Pays Fine for Taking Bath MIAMI BEACH, Fla! ( - Ed ward J O'Brien, J4-year-old visitor from Kensington, Conn., Wednes day paid a fine for taking a bath. Officer Ronald Minerdini re ported he found O'Brien with a bucket of water and a wash rag sponging off in the middle of Col lins Ave., the town's main street, while singing "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More." O'Brien was fined $25 and costs for being drunk. The officer said he was completely unclothed. An indecent exposure charge was div missed. Today's Statesman Sec. Pago Classified 21-23 II Comics 20 II Crossword 17 II Editorials 4 I Farm 16 II Home Panorama I Markets 21 II Obituaries 17 II Radio, TV 10 I Sports 13, 14 H Star Gaier 10 I Valley News 11 I Wirephoto Pago ..20...II IT
