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... ' Baby Kidnaped, Meld for Ransom Westhury, N.Y., Scene of Abduction; ' $2,000 Demanded 'or Infant to Die' WESTBURY, NX AP) A month-olo baby wat kidnaped from hit carriage i terrace - behind hi house Wednesday. Mia horrified mother found ransom note demanding 12,000 or the baby would be killed. Mrs. Morris Weinberger had left the Infant, Peter, In the car riage and had gone into the house for "not more than 15 minutes." When she came out again, nly the note was In the car riage. It was learned from police sourres that the note said sub stantially this: "I, hate to do this to yon but I am in great need. I am scared stiff. You must put 2,OO0 In .small bills in a garage (location not disclosed by police) before Holiday Traffic Deaths Soaring 115 Perisli on Roads; Record Feared BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fourth of July highway deaths jumped, Wednesday night, beyond the fears o( safety experts. With many motorists still en route home the count passed both the toll of the recent Memorial Day and the only other one-day Inde - pendence Day observance since World War II. In Oregon, however, no fatalities were reported in the period end in e at mirinirht This .was the count at midnight (EST): 115 traffic deaths, 65 DtT One of the most haunting of the Negro spirituals is the familiar: "Were you there when they cruci- fied my Lord?" A paraphrase of ' that is on the lips of Communists in Russia and around the world "Were you there when Stalin was indulging himself in the 'cult of personality' by acts of gross in justice and extreme cruelty?" When Khrushchev made his long speech at the 20th Communist Con gren relating the sins of Stalin, a voice from the hail Is said to have asked why he and his cot leagues didn't stop Stalin, to which he made a feeble and unsatisfying reply, "What could we do?" The facts emerge that not only were Khrushchev and Co. quiescent in these purges, they were partici pants. Even now they justify and commit executions against rivals (Beria) and their supporters. From other parts of the Com munist world the questions are pouring into Moscow, asking of the present leaders: "You were there; how did this happen!" Or, "Why was not the full story told to the Russian people?" Eugene Dennis, secretary of the l S. Communist Party, in a letter to the Daily Worker, reprinted in Pravda, asks these questions of the present So viet leaders "Did any one of them attempt to change anything in the period which preceded the last three years? Could one have stopped the evil goings-on earlier? How great ' ana now serious are ine cnanges going on now Palmiro Togliattl, " Communist . t I 1 - -. tinns on why the Stalin excesses were tolerated, asking B It K of (Continued on editorial page, 4.) Drain Pipe in Pool Traps, Kills Boy, 12 YAKIMA W A 12-year-old Tortland, Ore., boy, "ictor Quist Jr., drowned Wednesday in a freak accident In a private swim ming pool at a ranch south of here. Sheriff's officers said the boy was diving in the pool and caught his hand in a drain pipe, holding him under water. The officers said it took rescuers 20 minutes to free the boy and hy then arti ficial respiration was - unsuccess ful. Victor was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John LaMar, 1332 S. E. Salmon, Portland. The accident occurred at the Alvin Baldwin ranch, near Don ald, Wash. WILBERT "Hojs emyono soon my lipstick C U CawT!""' meyw snwoowr . I 10 o'clock tomorrow or we will kill your baby. We could ask for more but we ask for only what we need." Children were' called inside . and doors were locked in the neatly kept, newly developed $35,004 home section. For many hours no word of the kidnaping was made pub lic. Neighbors kept silent in deference to the wishes of the distraught parents. At least 200 detectives and policemen were assigned to the case. Still fresh in memory here Is the disappearance of 3-year-old Stephen Dammaa last Oct. 31 at East Meadow, three miles from here.' The Dammaa boy, presumed to bsve been kidnaped, never 'has been found. i drownings and 31 deaths in mis - ccllaneous accidents a violent death total of 111. At the Wednesday night rale, the National Safety Council said, the final traffic toll may ap proach 150 20 more than the council's preholiday estimate. "It's running even worse than we feared," said Ned H. Dear born, president of the council. "And this is in the face of splend id efforts by law enforcement au thorities who have conducted a vigorous campaign. The overall violent death toll ! aIs0 exceeded the Memorial Day holiday five weeks ago, when there were 109 traffic deaths, 32 drownings and 33 miscellaneous deaths for a total of 174. Tfjjin Bores Into Crowd Of 80, 3 Die rOX LAKE. 111. W A Mil waukee Road passenger train bored into -a holiday crowd of about (0 persons gathered on a trotl tn urntfk m firuArlra Aim- play Wednesday night and killed three persons. Five persons were injured. The crowd, which had taken to the trestle as a vantage point to witness the Fourth of July dem onstralion. apparently confused , the headlight and whistle of the train with the fireworks. Tm tats ..a . vui.a, ua utrill- nersnni in th vathrrina hniil 1 a warning. By then, a large por- tion of the crowd was trapped. A woman and a 7-year-old boy were crushed on the tracks and a man died later. Many saved themselves by leaping from the trestle into the water below. Swing Falls at Carnival; 10 Children Hurt 'DUXBl'RY. Mass. t - A speeding carnival chair swing carrying 13 persons collapsed Wednesday injuring 10 carefree children three seriously at an American Legion Fourth of July observant. Two bystanders also were hurt. Police said Ihe swing, whlrh rotates rrom a central tower, tip- which had an iranoo entertain pod, pitching the children to thelment budget plus additional thou- ground. ne bystanders apparent- 'ly -were struck by flying parts of the vehicle. The screaming children were bundled in Three ambulances and were rushed to Jordan Hospital in nearby Plymouth along wilh the injured bystanders. Gillis Mulder, 4a, .of Duxhury, father of one of the Injured chil dren, said he was standing near the chair swing, watching his daughter, Cheryl, 9. when I h e swing suddenly tipped, toppling the children to the ground. , U.S. to Freeze Some Steel Supplies Today PITTSBtmGIt m The gov ernment Thursday makes its first official moves in, the 4-day-old steel strike that shows no early signs of settlement. ' It plans to issue an order freez ing certain critical steel supplies now stockpiled in warehouses to : temporarily some sleel products Insure unhampered defense pro- for defense needs will go Inlo ef duct ion, and feet Friday. The order is riesicned Fiwtnml mnHialnra will rnnfnr , separately wilh the "Big Three" ! of the basic steel Industry and the lilted Sleelworkers wilh the aim of reviving stalrmatcd con- tract talks. ' The Independence Day lull for the moment checked the spread- 1 Intf affr-Ha nf th strike hut it ia f xp-cted fo Increase sharply the rest ,01 the wee. 106th Year Holiday Crowds Pack Valley Shows Popular Molalla, St. Paid, . Albany Report High Attendance By CHARLES IRELAND Valley Editor, The Statesman Tremendous crowds were report ed Wednesday at every major Fourth of July spectacle in the mid-valley. Officials of the Molalla Buckeroo reported an alltime record crowd of more than 60,000 for its six performances with nearly 25,000 attending the two Wednesday shows. At the Albany Timber Carnival, j estimates of the afternoon crowd ! ranaea irom k.uw up to zu.uuu. Tickets were not required and there was- no official count. An other huge throng rimmed Way- erly Lake for a fireworks display at night. St. Paul wound up its rodeo with a capacity crowd of approximately 13,000 that brought total for its four performances to near 30,000, as reported by rodeo officials. Llndermaa Wins Highlight at St. Paul Wednesday saw Bill Lindcrman, Walla Walla, Wash., emerge from a field of five leaders to win the individual ; championship and a leg on the , new President s Trophy Lindcrman, president of fhe na tional Rodeo Cowboys Association, ran up 535 points to nose out two others for the title. His total cash earnings here were $1,300. (Story also m Page t, Sec. 1.) At Woodburn, the Junior Cham' ber of Commerce reported 1,960 ticketa sold (and presumably used) at its Chuck Wagon Breakfast. The total far exceeded last year's rec ord of 1,100 persons served. See Fireworks At RickreaD, a crowd of more than 2,000 flocked to the Polk County fairgrounds to watch a $600 display of fireworks, sponsored by Dallas firemen. Several hundred cars parked on WW south of the I!1.4''0 view f "n"w Mill City reported a turnout of more than LOOP for a noon barbe cue dinner and a far greater turn out for night-time fireworks. Throughout the valley, most .. . . . . . . , , , T Jamni(? ?' h PtcnsMj family reunions and informal get-togeth- ers. , lne 10an The Albany Timber Carnival saw a Canadian, Alan Wood row of Courtney, British Columbia, up set a field of veterans to win the "Best Ail-Around Logger"' title. In a sensational feature of the Timber Carnival, Jim Herron, Longview, Wash., and Jubal Wick heim, a-newcomer, spent two hours and 40 minutes trying to roll each other off a log before Horron finally dumped his opponent inlo the lake. They were on a log 14 inehes in diameter. New Mark Reported While no records are kept here on that phase of the contest, the length of time was believed, un officially, to constitute a new mark. Ilcrron's victory was his fourth here in five years, while Wickhrim is current champion of the nation al "Rolleo" log rolling event. Molalla Ruckeroo ofiicial Frank Lewis said the large crowds st rodeo performances there assured the financial success of the event sands for prir.es for cowboys Gene AiKry and television's niinm uuiury rrceiveu an,'"! for their combined talents at lh Annie Oakley"' received $11, ono four-day Molalla 'show, while tric'k'j roper Mnnlie Montana waa paid $2..W0 for his act. Five cowboys were waging a close race for "best cowboy" hon ors st Molalla l.ile Wednesday night and Lewi said Ihe winner probably would not be determined until Thursday. (Add. drtalla on valley celebra tions la sec. 2, age II.). The strike of SM.ooo basic steel workers alreacy has hiked unem ployment in allied industries close to . 47.0(10. Of this number 33.000 are railroad employes and 11.000 are in the transportation field. The government order freezing tn iknnn .,1 .1 .inl linma t S-7 defense producers, it is expected j it nMinl"'" va''VverDs';0 H'' to Int ahnjit two weeks.' I . The government freeie was "jAJlw v.!," ."rirookivn u-S nounced by William Truppner. dl- At rnubiirth j-s' phiidir,hia 4-4 rector of Industry mobilization for At Milwaukee 4-s. 51. Lnun s-i the Commerce Department. He emphasized that it will apply only to selected finished steel products, land not all sizes and shapes. 2 SECTIONS-U PACES Highlight of Thoasands of people, bnadreds of Br A - v ' - X, mLLJm v -1 etle River Days lestlval a whopping Fearth of July success Wednesday. Above Is part water show la highlight the three-day festival. Two spills. Just In front of this section o( the huge crowd and some of the thousands of dollars wortb of speed boats at the of riverside beach, added to the thrills of the day. Despite the spills and Ike btg crowd, show in Paul Wallace Marine Park here. t)utbaard racers speed around the oar-mile no serious mishaps were reported (Statesman photo by John Ericfcsea.) . - , ; Russia Leads Warplanes, Twining Opines WASHINGTON un-Gen. Nathan F. Twining indicated Wednesday his Russian visit has confirmed his opinion that the. Soviets have more military aircraft than the United States and are making strides toward the American standard ol quality. . The Air Force chief of staff, just back from Moscow, will re port to President Eisenhower at Gettysburg, Pa., Thursday. Later Girl Trapped 9 Days Under Wrecked Auto c.i t i aw rirv ,m ia. year-o'ld girl who was trapped for1"" ''Bht days spent inside Rus- h,.. i n i .k sia. Twining gave reoortcrs a! -ainwt atrpnirth slowlv -Wednes- Sav . Physicians said It was a mira- cle- she survived the long period tJZtZJJnX following the accident which killed' "'I'V, T V ," her fiance In a Utah mountain g,a" ,,nd U' S- Air Forces, canyon Twining has repeatedly stated Slender, dark-haired Jean Mar- !" spcnhn AliV'rZm c ,.i !,, .. fore congressional committees f ,1a ? trini J J" that the Soviets are ahead in num listed in fair cond ion. She 'bpr4 of miitary aircrafti that tne partly conscious but doctors said it would he unwise to attempt to question her. The girl ana 22 year-old James IJKZZ tiJJ?Ll'lL?u' y of D(lf Wilson, in had been m ssing since June 24, ,,:,; !, c . . ' . when they went to Rr.wberryl?22 Reservoir, about 70 miles south east of here, on a fishing trip Aprml and trrnund ufirrhpi hurl " 1 iu iiutu wic ruge in iuuiiiv, anu been made in the Mrawberry j that he believes the total air area and along routes the couple'. trenizth of the United States. dIiis would have taken in returning here or in driving jn other direc tions away from the area. Tues day a plane made another check along the mountain highway. It spotted a wrecked car hidden in brush at the. bottom of the canyon of V. S. HWhwav 40. in Parleys j Canyun. a -short distance down the Wasatch Mmintain summit. Fr,inv the highway, the wreck-! atfe was not v'sihie, and thou- , ,i. -( sands of motorists had passed the spot SECOND HONEYMOON MONTE CARLO, Monaco on Prince Rainier's yacht captain disclosed Wednesday the Prince and Princess Grace plan a second Mediterranean honeymoon cruise starting about Aug. 1. i ' , 7 ALGERIANS KILLED ALGIERS, Algeria The French reported Wednesday thir, forces have killed 70 rebels in-'tn eluding 23 in a sinelc action central and weslern Algeria. s Eft 11 f NORTHWEST If AfilS Al Kalrm S-0. Yakima 1-1 At l.rwMnn S-S. TrM'Hv 13-S Al R(xikn. S-S. Wrnati'hea 0-1 rAf inr coast i taci r At Pnrlland -l tlollvwmid S-S At Sai-ramrnln S-4, San I'i annwn AMr.ntrAsr i.r(.t s , At miratn S-J, Kan.m City I S At IVtrnil 4-1, rirvrtand -l At whinfinn 10-4. Baltimore l-T At Boiton 1-4, Ntw York S-S Salem Fourth thrills and score of boats made Salem's first Wlllam-1 ennrae where tl in Number of In the day he win discuss his findings at a news conference ar ranged by the White House staff. Secretary of Defense Wilson will participate in the meeting with the President, as will Donald A. Quarles, secretary of the Air Force, and Adm. Arthur W. Rad ford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Immediately after flying into W'ashineton Wednesday moraine, "To" hint of the substance of I his report to the President He about the same " , i-j ' . " . i , ! as I did when I left, about the United States Air Force now holds a lead in quality but that the Rus- sians are making great progress in coin th. nnaliiativ ran An U'il.-nM .n;J il. 1 r:ij ' w' - - continue iMotlCr BcdrS i. uu .u- i i i: ..i'-snsvit-vi avl o that df Allied nations, exceeds that of the Communist bloc. Two Rescued - llif ( t Ottc V11 XlClttllo GARIBALDI, Ore. i,fi A fishing v,.,,..,uw. r, resort operalm- rescued Iv from the Pacific OcCan off Netarts Flnv WednpsrlflV. Ted Cornett made It to the scene scant minutes after the 15-foot skiff of M. L. Hiles and Wallace Worden. both of nearby Manhat rll om Tilla-! tan. had capsized in waves. The two men had tried the 10-mile ocean run from mook Bay to Netarts Ray after renting a boat at Garibaldi. Wor sen was clinging to the boat, but lliles was drifting out to sea Ira life Jacket when Cornett arrived 1 null both to safety. The Coast Guard recovered Ihe, capsized boat. Blood Drawing Today Red Pross officials reminded Wednesday that the Bloodmobilc will visit Salem today for a pub lic blood dr. wing at the downtown Armory between noon and 4 p.m. Salem Exchange Club is sponsor Any cilizen may volunteer hMture range today: 48 to 63, imitKi vy rrjHrrung iu ine armory during that time. ,'l'DAN CHIEF ol'KTED VII AtlTfllTf C,.JA. m fl.. iMiniuvu,,!, .iMiiaii u III" mier Ismail El Azhari was forced oiit o' office by a 80-31 censure vote in Parliament Wednesday. His regime was widely blamed for the "black hole of Kostl"' deaths of 194 larmers in Febru-.Vr'w ry. I The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, of July Festival s - Germans Vote Compulsory Conscription BONN, Germany l . The West German Bundestag in a stormy session Wednesday gave a smashing vote of approval to compulsory military service. The 202 opposition deputies in the 487-member lower house walked out angrily near the close of the all-day debate. In one of the most bitter floor fights in the six-year history of the Bundestag, tempers flared and deputies shouted as the gov- ernment and opposition parties battled over the bill. The crucial vote came on the ' firs' paragraph. This stales that I every West German male over the aRe ' 18 W'U he subject to4he raft- Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's supporters snowed under the op position on this vote. Then they beat back every attempt to change the measure. The voting was by show of hands. Barring a major political up set, the House is expected to pass the bill Friday on the third and final reading. 43-Inch Tall 4-Pound Girl CLEVELAND Iff) - Mrs. Trini dad Milano, wh.o is only 43 Inches taK and weighs St pounds, has given birth to a 4 pound, 7 .ounce girl St Luke's Hospital disclosed , nrum.,ud.y. Mrs, Milano Is 35, Her husband. Joseph Jnmes Milano, also 33, is 4 foot 7 inches tall. Their . daughter, named Miryi ' . , . 'i was uurn ui v:rn a, m July S by caesarean section. Tw.nr. w , normal stature. She was placed in an Incubator as a precaution, ' i d. n,: ..: Partly Cloudy J J I Day Forecast Partly cloudy skies arc expected i in the Salem area today, lonight and Friday, according Ao the U.S. weather bureau at McNary Field Weather will probably be cooler today, the station said, with s high of 70 to 72. The predicted low to night is 42 to 44. Expected high Friday is 7 to 78. Northern Oregon beaches will probably receive occasional show ers followed by clearing periods today. It will probably be mostly cloudy tonight. Predicted tempera- Tho Woalhor Ma. Mia. Pre-lp. narl p,.rtiand , Baker "tnil "" Rnarhurs - rranriam v" rk 1 47 7S 74 Si 1 4a 47 81 47 S SS Trat-a .OJ .00 .00 .no .no .07 J4 9 7a Wlllamettt Rlvar -O S iett. Thursday, July 5, 1956 River Sees Boats Skim - r races In 11 classifications gave an River Mirrors Display as - By THOMAS C. WRIGHT JR. ' ! v Staff Writer, To Statesman' The Willamette River mlrroreoT7i.the rocket's red glare" Wednesday night as a colorful fireworks display marked the end of Salem's most successful Fourth .of July celebration in a decade. Waters, which a few hours before had been chopped to tr taxied froth by 24 speed boat races, reflected the red. white, blue and treen color spectacular for thousands of and bridge raila. They were three and four deep the length of Marion Street bridge to watch the aerial show. And hundreds more viewed the colorful show from boats on the river. Night Illuminated Hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks lighted the night in first big public display in many years. It was all part of a three-day Willamette River Days Festival which was climaxed Wednesday when over 10,000 centered their eyes on a seven-hour water show. What they saw most of was the tanned features of WUlamina's Rocky Stone speeding across the finish line in an ambitious 24-event racing program. What they liked as well was the 100-mile-an-hour power of the big inboards which closed the show.' Seattle Speedster Stone, and a Seattle speedster named Billy Schumaker', dominat ed the outboard action, with the Willamina veteran capturing five separate heats and Schumaker winning In four,' Paul Woodroffe, Harvey Reinke, John Hall and Harry Eyerly protected the home town prestige. And two visitors gave the big crowd some unscheduled thrills in a couple of grandstand spills, one of them narrowly missing serious proportions. - Water skiing, a tugboat race and a tug-o-war provided extra intermission interest in the day's busy act'ivitic!, tAdd. details on page' 2, sec and sports pages.) COMMIES BFH'Ml TIMFS ,ra , i I 1,U,11V,, '(!' - II Mill, III . f,,.., .k..-l Ik. fn..r,k ..I wZv iih nri.Ho t",'.'?) iP'rr r- anus jninca in wnn cm., q, praise for the spirit of 1776. ELKCTXICIANS IN 1LACK WARRENTON, Va. A meeting of local electricians broke up in a hurry Tuesday night, A sudden storm knocked out the lighting system. Hungary to Decide Own Policies, Keep Russ Tics VIENNA. Austria I -A broad cast from Hungary claimed Wed nesday that Hungarian Commu nists have the duty to decide their policies independently "even while we remain true to our ties with the Soviet Union," The broadcast added that in the past Hungarians bad often copied Soviet methods and policies too slavishly, without regard to Hun-'tarv falmiro Tosiiattl In Italy, enrv's tieriiliar conditions. It said. Three prominent members of this had hnrmed Hungarian ecun- om'e development. 1 The cninmc-il.Try was m.-i-'e nv- er a station that calls itself "Our ! Hnnieland'" and aims its broad- casts at Hungarian emigrants ln"",y mM Py leart- , . , , -u . ; ers. Some po ideal circes n Western countries. The text -was mMn lhlt (ht visl obtained from the official Hunga- miRht be, connected with Ihe con- rian news agency Mil. MICE 5c Days Events Along River estimated U,tM persona n seven-hoar Fireworks Festival : Ends persons who lined th' river banks Arabs Claim Threat From Israel Troops JERUSALEM Iff Arabs charged .Wednesday nisht that Is rael is massing troop near the Jordan-Israel armistice line, is - racl said Ihe. charges are "pure;""' opposite nans ana pacxra ino - fabrication." A Jordan military spokesman, reporting Israeli concentrations especially near the Jerusalem area, said Jordan's army is care fully watching them. . " -"- The area was a scene of bloody battles in the 194S Palestine war. In Beirut, the Lebanese govern ment received similar reports and notified other Arab countries to be ready to act. A military spokesman In Jor- dan's capital. Amtnan. later said laim-u iiwifia c iiiowhik m " - new part of Jerusalem. The Holy City is divided between Israel and joraan. Most oi tne inrisiian ana Maslem shrines snd some Jewish historical spots are in the old cily area held by Jordan. Officer Finds Duty at Home Kt'ATTt.K lei Fnr apvirnl weeks .,T I. i,..i,u in . ?" T.m . .pMi"0m. DU,W 1 Sea""" ""rt" rh 'Ven had his name on a warrant, Dull he conjnuay eluded them. A patrolman found him Wcdncs- day asleep on a sofa in the patrol- man's home. Detectives s a I d James E. Gefcller, 21, admitted 16 ' burglaries, mostly In taverns, but he insisted he didn't know how nor j why he entered. Ihe policeman's t home. It was interpreted In some West ern countries as a Hungarian "c cloration of Independence" from Moscow control. But veteran ob servers of satellite affairs here discounted this. They ' said it was more a commentary oh the cur rent controversy between the So viet Communist 'party and West- ern Red leaders like party secre. Tojrlialll's party left r ime for' Vicn by plnne Wedneadnv.b Th" three, Deputy (Ilnncarln Pa-i je,i and Senators Carlo Nes.tr i ville and Oiarnmn , Pellegrini, said ' itroversy. . I The Weather 1 TORKCAST (from tin. Mather - . ru. McNarjr rtM. 8aJe.nl: Partly rinudy today, tonight anal . Friday . Cooler today with a hiv 70 to TJ; the lw tnrlleht 41 to 44v , TM hlih'rYlday 71 to 7S. ' ' Trmptrpturo at 12 81 a m, today sAirn pnrriprrATioN ' Sine start of Weathef Vr Sts. I Tali Yrar , La Vrar .Normal " No. 100 Throng Exceeds $ 10,000 Annual River Festival Planned; Weather Assists . : By CONRAD FRANCE ' Staff Writer, The Statesman ; Upwards of 10,(XX) riesons participatni in Salem I first i complete July 4 observance l 1 recent years Wcdnesday-in- suring its almost certain con-', tintiance as an annual event. - Near-perfect weather brought , out record crowds to Willamette) River Days festival, the mora- . Ing parade, family picnic and water activities at Wallace liar-. ine Park, where boat races were the day's chief attraction. . One of the largest crowds ever . to watch a local parade in recent A full nnn nf WiUamett.! River Days event pictures ap-: pears Page II, See. 1 Ad- diUoul stories Pates 2, l:i of See. 1. Boat racing results sports pages. ..'I rears lined the route of march ? for blocks of the first festival ; ' " .a. " h ' uVdniH.v nrin. - rtuinrsaay morning. . More Customers - .-J An t.itimated 9.000 more, if yoU count all tho kids, jammed WiK lace Park for the afternoon aqua tic program. Ticket sales by 4 p.m. totalled about 8,500. James Daniels, festival president . re- -ported. Bat customers were still " l. I. f- -I . 3 LUUUll in (Ul i. m ,c mug irvw 1 and nighttime fireworks; - ' - ? "We turned away an uncounted number of cars beginning about s 2 p.m.," said Daniels, "because we ran out of parking ipac." Prior to the festival it wu esti mated that narking , apace was adequate.. , " An hour after the races started -traffic waa piled up clear across I the Center Street bridge. " ; Approximately 4,000 barbecued. buffalo aandwiches were sold, it- was - estimated. Also dispensed' were hundreds of cases of sofi;t drinks, hot dogs snd other con-'1 cession items. ; Picnic Lunches la addition to the paid cuss'i tomers, many from out of Iowa,- on the Wallace Park aide bf the;. i Willamette River Hundreds of on- J jJookers viewed the program from railing of 1 the Marion Street bridge. Many families ate picnic 1 lunches in the park. . .. ; . Several hundred kiddies turned out at Bush's Pasture at noon for ; the games and contests sponsored I by the Salem Junior Chamber of Commerce. . And every contest- ant went home with a ribbon. - - Bend Concert ' .-J While the kiddies raced and : contested their parents ate picnic. lunches in a nearby grove. They ? also heard a band concert by the Salem Municipal Band, direcle4 Dy Maurire Brcnnen. jaycellea ' passed out hundreds of free help- I mgs ol ice cream, soft drinks and potato chips. . Chief of the highlighU of the ; parade and the waterfront pro- r gram were the .appearances of ', River Days Queen Neva Seems and her court of seven princesses. In both appearances Uiey were aboard festooned cruisers. ' Hour Lone: Parade J Pretty girls, floats, horses, drill units, and many festival oiieenaj and rourta from niat-hv WiMn n. v.n.,w ...,.. i-1 lh hnur-long parade Wednesday morning. Wc consider this first River Days festival a big success" said President Daniel and Vire-Prei-J dent Robert Hullrtte, "and we In- tend to improve on it next year." ! Willamette River Days festivities came to a close late Wednesday night with a Queen's Ball held at J the Crystal Gardens ballroom and attended by Queen Neva and her ! CTIlrt. . ; A rmall crowd v!ewed the format'! presentation of the - River na-s court, a'l attirtd-in billerlna-J lenrilh white furtrals. and thH grf"1 rrcrrh whi h followed, -3 i (Additional d-t lis en sage lj seel). . , -1 Today's Statesman Page See. ....II ... 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