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Newspaper Page TextIf" Veil of Secrecy Lifted From Eight Princesses to Rule During Willamette River Day, KOBE 3 1 u ,1 ; " , - l i ' ," "" I- ; ''''" i ' V w "I r ". - i h 'J V : rirnnrr The continent of Africa's "hump" is lined with historic names along its coast: Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Gold Coast. Their points and ports were familiar It navi gators from the days-when the Portuguese began pushing south ward, 'finally under Vasco de Gama, rounding the Cape f Good Hope and opening the sea lane to the Indies. Traders said slavers frequented these coasts, then Eu ropean nations in the race for colonies parceled out the territory for themselves. France got the big gest portion, though most ol its area is the Sahara, desert. Portu gal clings to a chunk of Guinea. The free state of Liberia hugs the Dena wnere the coastline turns eastward. The Gold Coast under British rule beginning with 1850 but soon to become self-governing, comes next, and then there is the thin strip of Togoland. This was formerly a German protectorate. Taken from Germany during the first world war, it was divided and mandates for its administra tion were given to Britain and France by the League of Nations Following the dissolution of the . League they became trust terri tories of United Nations and Bri tain and France were continued in administration. Togoland has been a frequent subject for discussion in the Trus teeship Council and in the Fourth . Committee of .U. N. In 1952 my assignment to this committee as member of the V. S. delegation (Continued oa editorial page. 4.) Grange Votes Down Plans For Sales Tax PENDLETON - The Oregon State Grange Thursday defeated three resolutions calling for sup port of a sales tax for school sup port purposes. The vote against the resolutions was nearly unanimous. A resolution opposing any fur ther increase in freight rates was adopted. James T. Marr, executive sec retary of the Oregon State Feder ation of Labor, a gusst speaker, told the convention that Secretary of Algriculture Benson had unjust ly accused the Asaericaa labor movement of being a major con tributor to the farm prlct prob lem. Marr said that falling farm prices, not rising industrial wages, were tbe reason for the farmers' difficulties. In a panel discussion an wheat growers' problems, Floyd Root, Wasco County, said that if the "domestic parity" plan were adopted, increased feed,, 'export and food markers for wheat would soon use up the surplus and elim inate acreage restrictions. former Judge Charged With Embezzlement ROSEBURG - Elmer G. Baldwin. 34. Itoseburg attorney and former district judge, was accused Thursday of embealing $"i,ooo from the estate of Chester Milburn St'ltner. a logging com pany owner who died early last yesr. In (lie same court where Bald win once presided, June 13 was set as the date for a preliminary hearii" He was released upon posting $1,000 bond. Dift Atty. Robert M. Stults filed the complaint asserting Baldwin had "feloniously embezzled" $5, 000 from the estate, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of to years in prison. Baldwin said he would get to represent him an attorney from outside of Roscburg. Clouds, Light Showers Seen Considerable cloudiness and oc casional light showers are expect ed in the Salem area today, ac cording to the McNary Field weather bureau report. Partly cloudy skies will continue tonight and Saturday, the weather man said. Predicted high today is 63 to 65, the low tonight 43 to 47. Northern Oregon beaches will probably be partly cloudy today with showers over the coast range. High today is expected to be 58 to 63. low 48 to 54 WIIBERT -W In my IwmHy or years ... t)e le be tnjr TwHuf'sT I I0NNA HARDMAN Royal Group Named For July 4th Festival e One of 8 State Employe Beauties To Reign as Celebration's Queen By JERRY B. STONE Staff Writer. The Statesman Eight radiant white-gowned girls stepped through a veil of secrecy and suspense Thursday night to be announced as princesses of Salem's new July 4th Willamette River Days Festival. The curvesome princesses, one of whom is destined to reign as queen of the festival, had their "coming out party" at the Hotel Mar ion before an audience of several hundred officials and townspeople. Picked from various state de- partments by a "phantom selec tor," the princesses three of them married were put under the spon sorship of various civic groups via a name drawing held during the Thursday evening ceremonies. AU Delightful Any one of the smiling charmers in the Royal Court would make a ; delightful queen and here they are in order of presentation-. Neva Seems, 21. YWCA. em- MADRAS, Ore. A Jeffer ploye of the Department of Veter-! son County grand jury refused ans Affairs, brown-haired, brown- i Thursday to take action against eyed, sponsored by Chamber of Portland General Electric Co. be- Commerce Mrs. Shirley Sonderman, 21, Stayton, employe of the governor's office, light - brown hair, green eyes, sponsored by Salem Optimist Club. Stale HotpHal Ronna Hardman. 19. Independ-, ence. emolove in the ofiiee at the State Hospital, light brown hair brown yes, sponsored by Salem IO-80 Club. Pat Halseth. 21, 355 S. 24th St., employe of the State Highway Traffic Department, blonde-haired, green-eyed, sponsored by Salem Junior Chamber of ComnSerce. Mrs. Joaiut Ertagaard, 28, 345 S. Kth St., employe of State Agri culture Department, dark brown hair, hazel-eyed, sponsored by Sa lem Exchange club. License Department Mrs. Donna Eshleman, 22, 1071 Shamrock St.. employe of State Drivers License Department. ' black-haired, brown-eyed, sponsor ed by Downtown Salem Lions Club. Jackie Hayes, 19, 2040 Virginia St., employe of Oregon National Guard, blonde-haired, blue -eyed, sponsored by Salem Rotary Club. Minnie Neuhardt, 24, employe of State Probation Department, brown-haired, brown - eyed, spon sored by Downtown Kiwanis Club. Stunning Picture White taffeta off-shoulder gowns and huge red-rose bouquets made the festival eourt a stunning pic-1 ture at the first major event of pageant s schedule The queenship will be decided on number of festival tickets sold by each princess' sponsor. Corona tion is set just prior to July 4th. Elmer Berg, president of the Salem Chamber of Commerce an nounced that among other things the queen will get an expenses paid plane trip to San Francisco. (Add details page 2, sec. 1) Fairgrounds Park Ready A public park at the state fair grounds in North Salem has been renovated and is now ready for public use, officials of Hollywood Lions Club reported Thursday. The club, which inaugurated the park, has constructed four fire places, and set up tables in the several acres of oak grove just to the east of the railroad tracks on Silverton Koad. A softball diamond has been laid out and grass seeded, but will not be ready for use until about July 1, it was reported. The park is reach able both from the Silverton Road and 16th street entrances. LOVE INSPLENDOREU SANTA MONICA, Calif -Sammy Fain, composer of "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" was sued lor divorce Thursday by his actress-dancer wife on charges ol cruelty. NORTHWBST IEAOl'I At Stlcm 0. Ynklm S. At Uwltton 1, Wtnatchr 11. At Spokin. S. Tri-City IS. PACIFIC COAST LCAOl'R At San Dieso S. Portland 7. At Hollywood S-S, Vancouver 2-2. At Sarramento S. jos Angvles 1. At San Francisco 1, Seattle J. AMERICAN I.EAGl'R At Waihington I, Chicago 1 At Baltimore 5. Cleveland 2 At New York I. Kanua City 1 At Boston S. Detroit i 1 10 innings) NATIONAL I.RAGl'f At Cincinnati 8. Philadelphia S. At Milwaukee 4 Brooklyn 1. At Chicago S. Pittahurih 1 Only futMS scbedulatt SHIRLET 80NDERMAN . Jury Rejects Plan to Block Pelton Dam cause of construction of Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River. "The district attorney of Jeffer son County has presented for our consideration the matter of al leged violation of Oregon law by Portland General Electric Co. by reas9" 01 ,n. construction ot rei- "" f'j. uur upimon is that such construction by Port' land General Electric is not a vio lation of Oregon law and we have not returned indictments," tha rcpun Mia. Stat Law la QaestloB Atty. Gen. Robert Y ruled come time ago . Ttnrntoa that any construction work at Pelton Dam would be a violation of state law, and. Instructed the district attor ney to takt action if construetiot had started. Construction begin two months ago. Dist. Atty. Warren A. Albright said the grand jury report "does not mean that future action will not be taken if the situation war rants such action. I will continue to investigate the matter aJld when appropriate action is indi cated, by my own investigation or when called to my attention by others, I will proceed in accord ance with the law. Appeal Lost PGE hold a federal Power Com mission permit to build the dam. State agencies opposed the proj ect, but lost on appeal to the fed e"' Supreme Court Thornton said PGE was violat ing the law by not having ob- ttnd water rihtg on the Bridge Crash Of Car, Truck Injures Man IUUiwi Ntwi Scnrlc McMINNVILLE - A spectacular mid - bridge collision between an automobile and a logging truck caused critical injuries Thursday noon to a McMinnville man. In McMinnville General Hospital with multiple fractures and possi ble serious head injuries was Leander Huddle, 23. driver of the auto. Driver of the log truck, Ed ward Schaeffer of Willamina. es caped injuries by leaping from the cab before the truck plunged over a 40-foot embankment. The collision occurred where, Highway 99W crosses the Yamhill River two miles northeast of Mc- i Minni-illA & tL-ilnncc coiH tha I car and truck collided headon. police reported. School District Transferred in Yamhill Counlv Statesman News Service DAYTON - Rural sections of Lafayette School District were transferred to Dayton Elementary District Thursday in an action in volving about 30 children. The unanimous decision of the Yamhill County boundary board followed petition by the voters of the district, though some residents had voiced opposition to the plan at earlier hearings. Only property inside the town of Lafayette now remains in the La fayette district HILTON TO VISIT PORTLAND PORTLAND Conrad N. Hilton, the operator of an inter national chain of hotels, is ex pected to visit Portland Wednes day. A local group interested in obtaining another large hotel for Portland announced plans to con fer with him. J PAT HALSETH !06rh Year May-December Union Lasts p. l 'A- -fM:i . . ,' ' . 1.; 1 j h !i i. ,rv-;-ii 't.V.' LOUISA, Kj. "Grandma" Spronse, 89, and her husband Delbert, "Shorty", have been married It years Friday. While his wife visits his another, "Shorty" is busy bnilding a new log cabin to replace one that burned down 'Grandma', 89, 'Shorty', 28, Married Ten LOUISA. Ky. (f - ' Grandma'' Sprou'se, 8!). and her 28-year-old husband. "Shorty," will spend most of their 10th wedding anniversary Friday building another log cabin in the hills of east Kentucky. Married when lie was 18 and'"'": into more detail on her pre she T9 Delhert Snrouse and Mrs.'0"'" ol things to come Matlie Large Lyon Sprmise saw Iheir hnme iiWrnvpd hv lire M:iv i- " about the turn of events. Grandma is predicting the worst "Vast Wilderness" "The world shall come to a vast wilderness," she warned, adding that "it says so in the Bible." This was one of the few anntver- ..m inla-.M.u,. ,.hn thi rni into .... ....... ... . .. v. ...... wasn i logemcr. snony, uiats - bearded and Dcrsrjirine. was hew - ing Iocs to raise a cabin where the old one burned at remote Catt creek, 25 miles west of here. Grandma was a few miles away from the ruins at the home of Shorty's mother. "Howdy, Shorty." t newsman said "Howdy," he replied. "Building a new cabin?" "Yep." "How long you been working on the new cabin?" JACKIE HAYES 4 SECTIONS-40 PAGES recently. (AP Wirephotos) Years Today "About two days, I reckon." "When do you expect to gel it finished''" "Cotiple more days." he said, continuing to hew the lugs Granthna. in the meanwhile, was rs become she said, "the world shall a vast wilderness O' course, I hain't goin' to lie k,,i ,,r , .,.,,,.- ,ii here. Now won't that be a purl y dx'' she asked. The Weallicr WEATHER Max. Mln Prff. SM.rM .V! P' ' "1 52 it 47 47 4 1 4fl VI M M , 3k(,r 77 77 M oo 1 MP(iinri i North Bend JS """l.. he 71 4 no i. Anrir Chi' d?o New York 71 no Wlllmlt Rlvrr I 4 Irrt rORKCAKT 4 Irom I. S k. ...... U.kl.ru ftM K.laml Considerable tlnudine wiih itgni nhnwers tdav. partly ( linic.v tnnuhl and Saturday Huh today S3 In H tl,e low tnmzht 4S to 47 Temperature at I2:l a m taSay saitm pnrnpiTATioN Sure atari at Waather Vaar Sent. I Thli Year Laat Year NarmaJ atii MINNIE NECHAKDT The Oregon Statesman, Foreign Aid Cut Voted House Delivers Major Blow to Ike's Planning WASHINGTON ( - The House dealt a major jolt to President Eisenhower Thursday by approv ing a big slash in his (4,900,000.000 foreign aid bill despite his plea that the cut would "seriously im pair free world security. With large numbers, of his own party revolting against hit leader ship on this issue, the chamber voted 192-112 against a motion to restore $600,080,000 of the $1,109.- 000,000 a House committee had cut from the bill. Thus the House Indirectly rati fied the big cut, despite an elev enth-hour letter Eisenhower sent to the chamber Thursday, asking for more money "to maintaid the pace of our battle to win a lasting peace throughout the worw. Ne Roll Call The crucial vote was taken with out a roll call, with member! passing up an aisle to be counted by tellers. Thus there is no record of the vote, but newsmen watching from the galleries figured that a majority of Republicans voted against the President, and the bulk of his support came from Democrats. Not Final Action Thursday's action is subject to reconsideration on a possible roll- call vote before the bill is passed, but Speaker Rayburn (D-Tex) and Rep. Martin of Massachusetts, Re publican leader, who led a bi partisan move to restore the $600,000,000, said they planned no further move. Rep. Vorys (R- Ohio), who offered the motion to put back $600,000,000, also an nounced he did not plan further action. All pointed to the decisive margin of Thursday's vote. Instructional Pool Started at YMCA Project A new instructional pool at the Salem YMCA, once all but given up because of insufficient fund, is now on the way to completion. First concrete was poured Thurs day for the pool, located in the new YM wing now being construct ed on the north side of the main building. It was first thought pool con struction would face a long delay because of lack of funds. But YM officials said contributions from organizations and individuals suc ceeded in underwriting the cost of $2K,492. New pool mea-sures 20 by 30 feet, is three feet deep at one end and 3'i feet at the other. While pri- marily an instructional pool, it also will be used for therapy of polio victims. Viesko and Post are con- tractors for the nol and rest of the new wing. Meanwhile. Portland General Electric is eneaged in excavation work at the site to provide iinder- iTniind housing for transformers l'ner Irom the transformers will he led into the YM and other busi ness firms in the area and will re-ult in elimination of part of the i mass of overhead wires. Germany Reverses King-Sized Trend BKRLIN Communist East I Germany Thursday reversed the trend toward kins-sized ciearettes. It brought out a midget cigarette lor people who want just a few Pu,,s A state-owned cigarette lactory at Dresden announced the new size of nearly two inches, com- . pareu wiin uie regular iiiiee-intu size i ' pEA HARVEST STARTS PENDLETON The Uma- till Cmintv na hjirvMt is on .with a bumper crop in prospect. i -J L J0A.VN ERTSGAARD POUNDID 1651 Salem, Oregon, Friday, June I, Slide at Niagara Crushes Power Only Wreckage Remains ' - II. HiiBM-IlM ' III " ' I on i I Mf. r . 1 1 ' 1 NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. Rains ef the Niagara Mebawk Power Corporation's SchoeUkopf sUtion smoulder in this view looking dowa from the top ef the 161-foot-deep gorge en the Asserieaa side of the Niagara River about a half-snlie below Niagara Falls. A saasa ef reck broke away from the face ef the gerge Thursday and crushed a huge section of the building housing electric gen erators. The Rainbow Bridge Is In the background. (AP Wire phots) . Pipeline From To Mid -Valley Cities Eyed WILSONVILLE - A proposal for bringing water from the North San tiam River to the northern Wil lamette Valley will be referred to the State Water Resources Board and eight Valley Chambers of Commerce, Harold Sweeny, Presi dent of the Wilsonville Civic Club, announced Thursday night. c a ,l. i ii. i,;..im. ik. l..K nl.n. in nnn. a construction of a pipeline fromlfer with the Aeiy Engineers of - either Big Cliff or Detroit Dam to Salem and up the valley as far asj Portland. Towns along the route would be supplied by lateral mains, he said The club believes the additional Guard Put on Flood Alert Gov Elmo Smith Thursday asked the Oregon National wuara 10 ur on the alert in case the dikes fail in the Clatskanie and Rainier areas. He sent his request to Gen Thomas E. Rilea. adjutant gen eral, to have the Guard troops ready for immediate action. At the same time, the governor 'sent Roy Kdcerton. hinhway de partment research engineer, to renresent limi in woikins with the Army engineers The governor's action follnwcd i his cimu-n-mr un dozen stale highway, police and ci il defense officials. Gov. Smith said the dikes at Rainier and Clatskanie are salu- rated, and might collapse at any 1 time in tbe next week. NEVA SEEMS mtmm 19S6 MIC! i Detroit Dam water supply will be needed for further industrial and residential expansion in addition to its use by the new jet base scheduled for the Woodburn-Hubbard area and the state hospital at Wilsonville, Sweeny said. Tt. i 1.. . iiu. .iittmittm to the Oregon congressional dele- ' fice in Portland. Valley Chamber of Commerce which will consider the plan were listed by Sweeny as Oregon City Woodburn. Newberg. McMinnville, Salem, Silverton, West I. inn, St. Paul and Hubbard. Sweeny also announced that , i .. ,1 .,, u pians a e unuerwiy iot ."r " west of the Wilsonville bridge. I IU-OIIIU.-. ...u.i... ........ .......... are currently negotiating with the: state for use of live acres of state ( t I I a fn. ,ial .-f Today's Statesman Page Babson Report . 24 Business Page 24. Classified 37-40 Comes the Dawn . 4 Comkt 1 Crossword .y 29 Editorials . 4 Food 13-20 Home Panorama 21-23 Markets 24,25 Orituaris 29 Radio, TV 29 Sec. Ill .III IV .. I .III III .. I . II III III III III Sports Star Gaier ..33-36...IV 6 ... I 26. 27... Ill Valley News Wirephote Peg 71! DONNA CSBLEMAM V 5 Ne. 73 Falls Power Fails For 100,000; Worker Killed NIAGARA FALLS. K. Y. AP) - A series ol giant rock alls Thursday tent two-thirdi of a huge power plant tumb ling into the toanung Niagara Kiver gorge half a mile below Niagara Falls and swept a power company employe to us death. Three earth-jarring slides left most ol the SchoeUkopf station,. largest hydroelectric plant In the sprawling Niagara Mohawk row er system, In complete ruin. ' Plant The company said the damage would run welt Into the million.' Richard Draper,' $t, of nearby Lewtstodr a machinist, ap ' peared la the cascading debria before the eyes of two fsllow-em ploye" ' ;.".': . The body waa not recovered im mediately, .i Leak Discovered He waa one ol a 47-tnan crew at work sandbagging a leak dis covered at the base of the station only hours earlier. The other made their way to safety after cracking noises in the building' warned them that its collapse was Imminent. A company official Mid the ap parent cause of the spectacular collapse was seepage of water into rock crevices between the lip of the gorge and the hydraulio canal feeding into the station from . ' above the Falls AU power was knocked out la. this industrial city of 100,000 pop. -ulation. I Miales Apart The first roaring slide came just, before 4:30 p. m. The others fol lowed about five minutes apart., Fire broke out in the wreckage, but it was extinguished quickly. A pall of smoke and dust hung ove the area for an hour. Hundreds of tourists witnessed the spectacle, second major rock collapse into the yawning gorge in less than two years. Thousands more spectators quickly gathered, but police blocked off the area. Destroyed were six turbine gen erators with a combined capacity of 200.000 kilowatts. All were in Niagara Mohawk's 25-cycle power service used by this area's multimillion-dollar chemical industry and other businesses. One Third Remala In the remaining one-third of the structure, which suffered some oamnKC, were nine a.iMHUiowau fwators ,ln, 0ycle service and ' lour (.wniowau genergiuri in 1 -,e ;"' e-ally in homes, was being re stored slowly within two hours aft er the rockfall by cutting in power from other Kencrating stations in the area 1 Work an Power Service I So far as the 25-cycle service to initustrv was concerned, Niag- ! ra Mohawk said it honed to be alile to restore serwee trom other power source in its system by ... ,..., ' ... ,,,.. . mrf affected hy Thursday's collapse as thov were in July 28. 19M. when a huge section of Prospect Point dropped into the gorge. That tail radically changed the appear ance of the American falls. Tbe watrr used to generate pow er at the SchoeUkopf station, and at other stations below the falls on the Canadian side, comes in through hydraulic canals or tun nels from above the falls. The canal feeding the Schoellkopf sta tion runs through the main busi ness section of the city. MrKenzie Pass To Open Sunday McKenzie Tass. closed for the winter by snow, will be reopened at 6 a m. Sunday. State Highway Engineer R. N. Baldock announced Thursday.