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K w - - This Cat's Set for Playground Dress-Up Day siDoditd Foireinraeini (Story in m$wm VOUNDBD 1651 106th Ytr 4 SECTIONS-32 PAGES Th Orvgen Stalcimin, Silcm, Oregon, Friday, July 13, 1954 PRICI Sc N. 101 v w r- - " '. "".i V i "a" . 'JL"T", U-J f - . " - ::7v'- .'V "'''"V : -; .. -. ' , v N ' ' ' . " v ''.'.'.', v J. Vvo.v. ' ' . . 'y ,if u Column 4) j 5 SL':;:.,..,... Today Is dress-up day at Salem playgrounds and Craig Hasklns, 2555 Ellis Ave. plans to g as a eat. It is Friday the I It a, but yauag Craig will g as a yellow eat Instead of the unlucky black variety. "He is sbowa checking bis costume iat a mirror Thursday. (State maa Photo.) msnm UOCOOCH Frankly I am getting fed up with so much propaganda about the eglect of ou child ran through defeat of the bill for federal aid on choolhouse con struction. One would think that little or nothing ia being done for education of the youth of Amer ica. . One columnist raises the bogey of Russian competition: the Reds wijl get us if we don't watch out and spend more for education. . Congress is depicted as pennywise and pound foolish, starving children of their right ful heritage of a good education. Maybe it would be enlighten ing to see just what the United States is doing in support of its schools. The 1035 Statistical Ab stract, government publication, lists the following as expendi tures of all governments, federal, state, local, for particular func tions for the year 1953: fM.tlT.SM.SM S.iM.Mt.M nithwaya Wflfir Dralth in kwsHjJs trafu' . lntrr it m S fcl l.MS.Mt.Ht 3.244.MMM Nor is the federal government a complete laggard in its contri bution for education. Of the sum mentioned above as spent for edu cation the breakdown was: StxU ana Iwu governments . aral St.M.M.M Ttl.SM.tN Frequent reference has been made to the big fund provided by (CaaUaaed editorial page, 4) Portland Tot, 2, Dies Under Car PORTLAND ifi An automo bile killed 2-year-old Joan Marie Anderson on suburban street east of Portland Thursday night. The driver, Frank Stuart Burtch, 41, said the girl darted into the street so suddenly he was unable to stop in time. The girl's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Anderson. TROOP REMOVAL ASKED BAMBERG, Germany The Bamberg city council Thursday called for a withdrawal of Amer ican troops from this ancient Bav arian town. The demand came in the wake of alleged series of grave incidents Involving V. S. soldiers. WIIBERT "Tow should hwvo lot It , 9m4 ... H wow off tha table, sVrwwyr . ...... f j ii Albany Liquor Raid Nabs 23 Teenagers A .,.! :.. I Jlirtreitril. Ill lclllirc ItiUuiikR Mtwa Sprvlct ALBANY, Ore. Telephone circuits were basy here early Thartday morning as 23 'teen agers called home for 15 ball following a lienor raid at a dance ball parking lot aear Al baay. Eight agents ef the State liquor Control Cemmissioa ar rested the 23 yeang people and charged them with illegal pos session ef liquor. A few of those arrested were It. Most of thenf-were a bit younger. County officials said the ar rests were snade la the parking Ike to Campaign by Plane, Asks Nixon GETTYSBURG. Pa. (AV. President Eisenhower will ffn tn Ran Francisco the week of Aug. 20 to accept the second term nomination he Is expected to receive from the Republican national convention. Then, starting around Sept. 15. Eisenhower will oDen his reelwtinn campaign, flying to different parts six major raaio-iv specenrs in ine This preview came from nepub-; lican national chairman Leonard W. Hall Thursday after Hall and Eisenhower went over the plans at the President's Gettysburg farm. Hall said Eisenhower made it "absolutely" clear he wants Vice President Richard M. Nixon to be his running mate again this year. Nixon is due to confer with the President Friday, ostensibly to re port on his recent flying trip around the world. Te Return to While House The recuperating President also decided to go bark to Washing-! ton and the White House next Monday or Tuesday. The expected rather than the un expected came out of the Elsenhower-Hall conference and a sub sequent session the Republican chairman held with newsmen. There was word that: Eisenhower will appear in per son at the GOP national jconven-1 ihiii iii omi r iflm iii in nuiii to accept his second term nomin ation. The assistant Republican leader In the House. Rep, Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, will place Ei senhower's name in nomination. At present there is "no indi cation" anyone else other than Nixon will be put in nomination for Vice President. 4 Left la MMalr Hall left one Intriguing item hanging in midair. He said (hat "in a sense" as a result of his talk with hisenhower, he may candidacy. Also, he said, in the, next few days "we will be able to say who will nominate the'Vice TT:r! - u .civ.. ...... - lis." a newsman asked, 'cant this, we say correctly now that the President did reaffirm his desire to have Nixon?" ' I have said ail along. nail replied, "and I think the Tresi-i dent himself said. . . that he was pleased with the idea of Mr. Nix - on being on the ticket. 1 think those were his words. And I think it's Eisenhower and Nixon. That s It." For the President, he said, he expects it will be a traveling cam paign in which F.isenhower "will hit different parts of the country bjr plane. If 11 Tl T Ililll X iJrHIIl" IXU, area of the Cotteawoeds daaee ball. Tbey said those arrested were drinking la the parked cars. Beer, rather than hard liquor, was said to bo involved in nearly all cases. Addresses given by those ar rested Ineladed Salem, Lebanon. Corvallls, Bend, Oregon City and Mareola. The agents said the raid was confined te the parking lot where approximately 1,001 ears were reported te be parked. Most or those arrested posted bail withia a few hours, al though ene youth was still being beld ia lien of the S5 bail re quired ef each person arrested. as Teammate of the country and making five or six weeks before election. -r- District Office For Oil Firm Planned Here Reestablishment of Salem as a district office for Shell Oil Com pany was indicated in reports cir culated here Thursday. Announcement of details con- rerninir thn nffi. ..tiink .rni ck-u nit' !.,,; ,. Ih. MiH.wiii..... i. . peeled early next week, accord ing to a company spokesman. Operation of the administrative office is due to begin about Sept. 1 and will bring several new families to Salem. A district office, one of four in the area, was discontinued here several years' ago. The other of- fif1. wir. majn,ained 8t Boise Idaho. Portland and Eusene Shell distributor for Salem is E. Burr Miller Oil Co. Qlen R. Rob- frts, galem, is district repress tative here. Portjand Finn's Bid Low on. Dorm At Deaf School A low bid of tm.SM was offered Thursday by the Portland contract ing firm of George A. Moore 4 .associates lor construction of a The.bjd'was lowest of eieht ve by "he sate Aboard of AVth? Wdto ev Ptpd ' h "t "Lectin of the pourd scheduled for Tuesday, The orolect calls for constr. The project calls for construction of a unique M-shaped building on the school's site in North Salem. It will provide space for 127 boys .nd 11..,),.. . recreation center )W; 1 i 1 : Worker IJCIliaild .-, 10 1 JLXCL'l'US OUI)I)lV HlI.I-SBOrtO I The demand for workers has exceeded the sup ply at the state employment office here in the past month. Manager Akin Elkins reported Wednesday. Newport Bar Scene Of Rescue Surf Swamps r 20-Fbdt Craft of Fishing Party NEWPORT Five Salem firemen were rescued by a coast guard ves sel Thursday morning when their ZO-toot fishing boat overturned in ocean surf near Newport. j , All five men were picked upj auuui o ju a.m., eigm minutes Bll er a lookout in a guard tower had observed a large breaker swamp the double-ended lifeboat, the New port coast guard station said. No serious injuries were report ed. All the men were treated for shock, the coast guard said. Five la But Rpnnrlnd In he tn tho hnnl f the time of the accident were Bob- ert Blegen, 1660 .N. Cottage St.; Reyce Unhart, 755 S. Capitol St.; James Stilson, 520 E. Hoyt St.; Bertram Iverson, 589 Knapp St.; and Dean Hagedorn, 2435 S. Win ter St. All the men were wearing life Jackets, the coast guard said. Four of the men were found hanging to the turned-over boat. One, Blegen, was reported to have drifted about 150 feet from the swamped for mer lifeboat. Beat ReeeverM The Newport coast guard said , the boat was later towed back to J port. It had drifted about six miles (south, they said. Lost in the seddent was an out board motor plus a large amount of fishinc eouioment. The men dried out at Newport and waited for their boat which is co-owned by six Salem firemen to be returned. They returned to Salem late Thursday. The coast guard ssid large breaker apparently struck the boat broadside. Seas were choppy at the time of the accident, it was reported. Salem Couple Wins $42,806 Damage Claim A Federal Court Jury has award ed a Salem couple f42,8M in dam age suits against a Seattle doctor they blamed for a highway colli sion near Medford a year and a half ago. The jury returned Judgments of $33,022 and $9,784 for Claude Eas ton Bird and his wife Juanita. 4195 Gardner Ro., who were injured in the crash. Defendant was Dr. How ard DeSuIly Hodson. Bird had initiated a 1319.831 suit against Hobson in Circuit Court. here, but it was later transferred to Federal Court. Mrs. Bird's suit had been for $30,000. Both charged Hodson with negligence in causing the accident which occurred Jan. 26, 1955 about 11 miles north of Salem on the Pacific Highway. The jury considered a counter suit by Hodson at the same time. $2.4 Million Voted for Base At Woodburn A $2,400,000 appropriation to get the Woodburn area Air Force base underway was passed Thurs day by the House. The money will be used tn pur chase some 6,000 acres of land needed for the field 15 miles north ot Salem, and to take care of preliminary expenditures. Authorization of the base has already been made, but this is the first money to be appropriated for the project which may ulti mately run as high as $60,000,000. It is virtually assured of approv al by the Senate. Construction is expected to get underway next year, but prelim inary purchases and clearing op erations may be completed this fall, according to Air force of- The Weather Max. Mm. Prarlp. .... SJ , S H 84 60 .00 87 M .00 .l H T M M I .00 SI . . IS.., OS .... SI M T 7a n 00 M 70 T U jSn .os Portland Bakr ..... iKllortl worm nvna Rodchurs Kan Fianrlnco , lM Angclra Chicago Ntw York Wi1lmtt Blver -t lt. FORECAST ilrom US wratfctr burrau, Mrnary field, Salrrrw: ralr fodav xrpl for tnornlM cloudiness. Partly cloudy tnnlxht .and Saturday. Shshllv warmer today with a high near SO and low tnnish't nrar as Trmpcrslur " s m. today, was Salem Precipitation , ftlnc Hurt of Weather Year Svnt 1 Thti Yaar Lait Vtal Normal mm v 2.4a asjt . 1 Appointment List Empty, -Governor Takes Holiday There were no appointment! In the date book. And no visiting del egations were expected. So Gov. Elmo Smith took the day off Thurs day. Aides said it was the first time in the six months he has been gov ernor that he didn't have any com mitments, so he decided to have the day to himself. He is expected back at his capitol desk Friday. Testimony of Chief Purcell, Langley Asked PORTLAND ( A grand jury investigating reports of . vice an corruption in - Portland Thursday called on Dist. Atty. William Langley and Portland Police Chief James Purcell Jr. to waive im- i mu"ity ,and 'f'V voluntarily, The invitations were in letters sent to the two officials. Langley made no comment, but Purcell said his attorney had ad vised him to appear only under subpoena. He indicated he would not ask immunity. The district attorney once wait ed in the witness room to be called but was not. He has not returned since. ... Purcell appeared before the jury earlier. , The letter to the police chief asked him to appear "under the waiver arrangement previously intered Into." RrpadlaUoa Told The jury's letter and Purcell had repudiated an arrangement under which he would testify vol untarily without immunity. "In view of your, promise of co operation and assistance, and the fact that no other leading public figure, with the exception of Wil liam Langley, has adopted such course, it is our request that you again appear before the grand jury x z j. Menday Maralag The letter to Langley said the jury is "willing to bear any state ment or explanation you wish, to make" next Monday morning. The jury said it has concluded, on the advice of the attorney gen eral "that for legal reasons it would be inadvisable' to hear Langley as a witness unless he agreed to make a voluntary ap pearance, waive immnnlty and agree in advance to answer all questions "put to you by the grand jury or the attorney general. Luxury Yacht From Oregon Gutted by Fire HONOLULU ( - A 140-foot luxury yacht from Portland. Ore., was gutted by fire wednesaay while anchored off Canton Island, 2.000 miles southwest of Hawaii. Mrs. William G. Cooney of Port land said Thursday she received word from her husband, William, 38, through the Civil Aeronautics Administration that all aboard, in cluding a French poodle, are safe. Cooney owns the yacht. The vessel, the Coronia, was salvaging the troop ship President Taylor which ran aground at Can ton in 1942.- With Cooney were a cousin and his wife and two children and Mrs. Jean Johnson. Mrs. Cooney and her three chil dren had participated in the sal vage operation for 14 months. Then they came to Honolulu while her husband continued the work. Cause of the fire was not re- ! ported. Mrs. Cooney said her husband. Mrs. Johnson, the cousins and some others formed a corporation three years ago when they "got tired of sitting) behind desks" and decided to salvage the Taylor. IKK SUPPORT CONSIDERED DALLAS, Tex. UJI Dave Beck, president of. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Thursday that he may support President Eisenhower for a sec ond term. Morse Attack on McKay Stirs Rebuttal by Colorado Senator WASHINGTON Sen. Al-jthe Oregon primary this year, lott R-Colot Thursday night ques- some 1194.000 to Ktt.OOO. tioned a statement by Sen. Morse He predicted that even more iD-Ore) that his Republican op-j would be spent by Republicans in ponent, former Gov. Douglas Mc- their ellort to defeat Morse, who Kay, "is not a free man," j was elected last lime as a Repub- The brief exchange came Jut changed his party lah- Iwrnr. the Senate concluded .! els to Independent and then Dem- long session and Sens. Morse and,00!"', Neuberger 'D-Ore were critirir. ing large Republican campaign funds. ' Neuberger said that Oregon Re publicans spent three times what Democratic candidate did in Paving of Polk Cutoff to Wait for Court Decisioii Who's Next to Get His Polio Shot? 'V r CHICAGO Fear yonag beys are shot at start of city war oa poll De Lnga Of the Chicago Daily Storms Again Strike State; Fires Started PRINEVILLE, Ore. 'J! A sum mer storm swept Central Oregon for the fourth straight night. mountain roads and lightning set ting off about IS forest tires Thurs day night. Foresters ssld the situation was critical, but that no major fire had broken out They explained the scattered downpours were dousing some ef the fires and all available crews were out control ling the others. The forest crews were control ling the fires before they grew even to the site of an acre, offi cials said, but the situation was hazardous because of winds up to 40 miles an hour. One major logging road was washed out north of Prineville by flash flood. Other mountain roads also were reported de stroyed, but no major highway had been struck. 1 A lightning bolt In Wednesday's storm critically injured a farmer at nearby Fowell Butte. Under treatment at a Redmond hospital was Archie IBud) Mus tard, 45, who was struck by a bolt as he changed the irrigation water in a field. Henry JoroVm, a neigh bor accompanying him, was not hurt. Chester Maxwell, custodian of the Powell Butte Community Christian Church, also escaped in jury when a lightning bolt struck the spire of the church while he was in the building. An eight-inch hole Mas burned in the roof of the building. Bid for Coos Bay TV Withdrawn WASHINGTON 1 - KOOS Inc., was unppposed Thursday in its application for television chan nel 14 at Coos Bay after Pacific television, Inc., withdrew. Pacific Television said it would take another channel to avoid long contested hearings which were scheduled to begin July I'll he running against one of the largest slush funds ever raised." Morse ssid, "because the opposition does not want free men in the Senate." Allolt, only Republican present, said Morse certainly was not re- '3-" '" :) wide-eyed with apprebeasioa a at Beard of Beallb eUale News ansae this picture. (AP Wlrepaote.) - . . Mill Creek Yields 40-lnch Salmon; Deer Roams City Salem abounded with wild life Thursday. A deer pranced through the Candalarla district Thursday mora- ing and two 14-year-old boys pulled Thursday afternoon. The deer was seen about 11 a.m. by James Dawes, a service Sta tion attenaant at South Commercial and Waldo Streets. , Dawes said the deer appeared near the American Legion Hall and then crossed South Commer cial into an orchard. The animal appeared to bo a four-point buck, be said. In the Candalarla district, a postman and neighborhood child ren aaid they had seen the doer pass through the residential area. It was last reported disappearing over the steep western edge of the development, apparently bead ed for wilder country. Monte Olson, J7S3 Hollywood Ave., and David Jones. 2410 State St., reported the salmon find. The two boys were fishing In Mill Creek at 15th and Marion Streets about 4:30 p.m. when they sighted the fish. They jumped in after it and wrestled the catch to shore. Tbe fish was reported to weigh 20 pounds. VOTE DIRECTORS NAMED WASHINGTON I -The Dem ocratic national committee Thurs day picked state agriculture di rectors "to help organize the farm vole" in seven midwestern and western states. Today's Statesman Pago tec. iabson Hepcrt... 30 IV Business News ...30.....IV Classified 30-32 IV Comic - 24. ...... .Ill Crossword 32 ...... Ill Editorials 4 I food 17-23 III Home Pano rama 11-11 II Markets 30 IV Obituaries IS II ' Radio, TV 13 II Sports 27-29 IV Star Caxor I Valley News ... I I I Wirephoto Page 24 III ferring to McKay, who resigned aa Secretary of Interior to seek the Republican nomination in an effort to upset Morse. "I don't knowlww I could make it more clear." Morse replied to Allntt. "I want to make It clear i that Mr. McKay is not a free I man. Allntt ' disagreed saying that "other persons drsw different con clusions." Morse retorted that he ws in belter position to know McKay's record thaa most periona. a doctor fills trrlagt for (bo next west side, r Irate grisaer Kdward a 40-iach salmoa (rem Mill Creek T Extension of McGilchrist Street Eyed A first step toward the eventual two-block extension of McGilchrist Street westward between Hla and 12th streets was taken Tharsdsy when Marlon County Court mem bers agreed to investigate right-of- way procurement. The decision followed a Joint meeting of county and city officials concerning mutual road and traf fic problems. McGilchrist St. now extends east- west between 12th and 13rd streets. City officials also studied contin uing the street eastward two blocks to 25th St., but bo definite commit ment was msde by court members concerning that section.' County Engineer John Anderson said, "purchase of land now for the westward extension of McGil christ would be a wise move by the county," referring te eventual in crease In land prices in the area. Also discussed was future con struction of a road from zsth St. to Strong Rd. across Fairview Home property. This would involve state cooperation. It also was point ed out that such a mad would in volve crossing some Southern Pa cific tracks. Fair, Warmer 1 Today's Menu Fair and warmer weather Is forecast for today ia the Salem area with the high temperature expected to rise to near 10. Thurs day's high reading was 1$, the McNary Field weather bureau re ported. Tartly cloudy conditions are forecast for tonight and Saturday. Morning cloudiness is forecast for the North Oregon coast today with clearing later in the day. Statues Wear Scanty Garb Capitol grounds statues of Jason Lee and John McLoughltn hsve si ways been decently attired in Ifth Century gsrb of the era in which they lived. But Thursday morning. despite additional attire, they were slightly on the indecent side. htatehouse Janitors stripped pan ties and masks from the statues before the arrival of most Capitol workers. Youths were blsmed for addini the 20U, Century cloths. 1 Contract Let; Intercliang e at TLX - '' mere l ear A ptvinK contract for the) new coast cutoff route m Polk County was awarded Thar-' day to an Independence firm, but tha State Highway Conv' mission, ordered delay of the) project katil tha State Supreme Court reaches a decision on a right-of-way suit. An opinion is expected next Wednesday from the court en aa appeal by Joa Harland, Rlckreall farmer stitose farm was bisected by the 4.43-mile route from Oak Knoll to Dolph Corners. Condem-. nation action to acquire the land was approved in Circuit Court. ut Harland protested. Winner of the contract en a bid of I307,W1 was Central Paving Co., Independence, according to the As-' sociated Press. When completed tha stretch of highway will cut about three miles from the dis tance between Salem and the Un-. coin County beaches. Expressway JnjseUea Central Paving was also the successful bidder 00 construction of aa interchange at the tnterseo tioa ef Hopmere Road and the M- Vem-PerUand Expressway eit mika aorua ef Salem. It is expect ed te serve the proposed Wood bum area air base, The S71.03I contract also includes construct ion of h turn-around conrtecrlon. at the Battle Creek Junction Imerchaiu ojJ the freeway seven miles south ol the city. - ' r 1 Aa agreement was signed Thurs day by Marion County Court an (horiiinf construction of the Hop mere Interchange by the State Highway Department. Federal rues Plans for increased highway ac tivity provided by rederal road funds were discussed at the Com missioa's meeting - Thursday ia Portland. Deputy .Highway EngV W. c Williams said the stale would seed to Increase Its staff by about JS per cent te 170 engi neers when 130,000.000 becomes available for construction next year. . The eoinmlssioa approved t3l one lor equipment for IS new sur vey crews. It else turned down a request from log-haulers for Sat urday afternoon highway opera tions, but added another hour- a day tor hauling during the week. Deadline is now I p.m. Near wesdbara Other contracts let Thursday in cluded: , Marion Grade J mile and pave 33 mile ol roadway at McLaren achool near Woodburn: Central Paving Co., Independence, 111,- 113. . Marion Place pneumatically ap plied concrete mat on north slope under Chemawa railroad over- crossing north of Salem; Gun-Crete Cement Co, Portland, M.I71. Marios Ceastract 200-foet bridge ever Champoeg creek three miles west of New berg; United Builders, Inc., Beaverton, $33,fM. Distributed Latest . edition of tha Salem City Directory wai being distrib uted to subscribers in Salem and Marlon County Thursday. The 1AM Directory, published by R. L Polk k Co., Seattle, con tains 182 pages, slightly larger than the 804-page-lDSS Directory. Silvertnn and Woodburn nsmes are lultd along with the Salem names. Canvassing for the Information in this directory was done by Polk crews sis or seven months ago. The directory Includes the asu si features: Alphabetical list of citiieni snd businesses, street end office building ' directory, classified business list and rural route directory. iiir.mvi..; NOnTWWKST. UAOUI k ' At Trl-Clty S, Sctam 1. At Wanatrh 1, Krn f. At Yixtaa 1, Lewlttra . coast i.iAeva At rnrtlanS 4. Im Anivlve 10. ArvHnllrwood S. San Difs 4. At San rranrlare 4. SacramratO I. At Vancouver S. Seattle S. AwrairAW t.KAoi a At Naw York . Clavaland I. At Hoitnn S, Chlrata L At Kaltlmnr 4. Kansas Cfty 0. At WaaUdSten A, DtlrWt 4. matioval uusra At Chlraaw 1-4. 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