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Newspaper Page Texto) . , o)(0 (O The Wealher Today's forecast: Fair through Saturday except airly morn ing clouds. High today 12-84. lew tonight 53 55. High Sat urday 15-87. (Complete report pafe 11.) 106th Yaar Grippe Vaccine Succeeds, Test By Navy Shows Scrum Curbs 'Certain Respiratory Diseases Characterized by Fever' By FRANK E. CAREY WASHINGTON' (AP) - Successful trial of a new triple barreled vaccine against some grippe-type illnesses was an nounced Thursday by the U.S. public health service and the Navy. Administration of the vaccine to 4,000 recruits at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Iakcs, 111., last winter and spring r reduced the expected rate of such HMDS mnora Aulai Stcvensonwptithe Pema cratic nomination for President last night at the national conven tion in Chicago on the first ballot. The victory which came in sight after the Floriia, California and Oregon primaries, and was pretty well clinched with the withdrawal of Estea Kefauver, became a lor President j reality In spite of the eruption of; Harry Truman in behalf of Averell The vaccine-developed by the Harnman. The man who in 1952 , public health service and pro resisted all pressures save thejduced experimentally combats commana oi me convention 10 rje- courted the honor and responsi bility actively. Now he must fare forth to wear the party colors in the final, jousting, in all prob ability against his former adver sary, now the incumbent Presi dent, Dwight D. Eisenhower.- Today the convention will select Stevenson's runningmate. That will be the subject of dickering among party leaders, hackers of hopeful candidates, heads of dele gations, and of course with full consultation with the presidential nominee. , i The 1954 Democratic convention thus far has progressed smoothly. The split within the party ever the wording of a civil rights plank in the party platform was bridged with a compromise text which (Cealloaed ea editorial page. Huckleberry Crop Poor PORTLAND I This year's j Most of the funds are ear huckleberry crop is not very: marked by the Federal Bureau of good, the U.S. Korest Service re ported Thursday. The severe winter was blamed. In the Larch Mountain area and most other districts of trie Mount Hood National Forest, berries are fewer than in recent years. The Forest Service said that the best f ickings were in the Mount .Ad.Trs area of the Gifford Pinchot Forest in Southwestern Washing ton. Mi Patterson To Retire From Educational Post Mrs. Paul Patterson, widow of the late governor, is retiring from the State Board of Education after eight years of service. Gov. Elmo Smith Thursday ap pointed Mrs. J. B. Caldwell, Ore gon City, as Mrs. Patterson's suc cessor. The governor wrote to Mrs. Patterson that "your contributions to the schools and to the youth of Oregon will long be remembered and will be reflected through the years in the educational growth of our young people." Mrs. Caldwell was on the Ore gon City School Board for five years, and has been president of the Oregon City Parent-Teacher Council. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon. Her hus band owns a finance company. WILBERT "Never waited an terdksasuiafyr . BOrs CLOTHI nc.-,.Yr f4"M U4 se w ggy e1 IT si' '5S' 4 SECTIONS-40 PACES illnesses- among tlie recruits by between SO and 70 per cent, the re port said. Explaining that the ailments are certain respiratory illnesses "characterized by- fever," the health service said: "These illnesses are of the grippe variety and do not include the nnn-feverish infections gener ally designated s the common cold." . Broader Drlinillui . But the Army, which has also - ilfl?9rlfdjron)iint.j:esulLs (romaL vaccine against some ol these same illnesses, has used a broad er definition of them. It has said, that while they do not include the common cold they include illnesses "commonly re ferred to as grippe, catarrhal fev er, virus penumonia, 'sore throat and severe colds, thrfe nf the 13 known tvpes of "denovirus," which formerly were called the "APC" viruses. $103 Million State Highway Program Told PORTLAND in - The State Highway Commission Thursday announced plans for a two-year, 10) million dollar highway con struction program. . It is the first step, the commis sion saic'. in the 642-million dollar, 13-year federal-state financed pro gram. Work on the projects is starting immediately, said W. C. Williams new state highway engineer. He replaces R. 11. Sam Baldock who is en route to Iraq wtare he will head a highway mission. Roads for the interstate system, which in Oregon includes Highway 30 from Portland to the Idaho border and U.S. 99, the north-south Pacific Highway. Some 71 million dollars will be spent on the inter state system and 31 million on other roads, Williams said. Welch Named Prosecutor PORTLAND IB - Atty. Gen Robert Y. Thornton Thursday named Robert L. Welch, Lake viewi as special prosecutor of some of those indicted by a Multnomah County grand jury in a recent vice and corruption investigation here. Thornton said he would name other assistants later. ' - He appointed Dan M. Dibble of Portland earlier as co-ordinator of the prosecution of the more than 30 persons indicted. (Earlier story an page 2t.) Stumbo Boys Put Their Road Strip Up for Sale (Picture oa wlrrphote page.) I WOl.K CHEEK, Ore. - The fm,r Kumitu. hnv!. who own it- lout section of the busy Pacific fliyhwiiy near he .re, Thursday put1"" l,u' niauer, swiu m- nau inner the property up lur sale They listed it wilh a real estate b r o k e-r at Mrdford as hav ing "highway frontage on two sides", and as being "at the end of the longest dead end street in the West." " Tin Stiimbos brothers Robertr Allan and Harry and cousin Clair threw up a barricade across the highway last Sunday to dramatize their, claim to the strip -of prop erty that bisects (he busy South ern Oregon route. The embarrassed Highway Com mission has started negotiators for purchase of the strip and has authorized condemnation proceed ings if the negotiations fsil. The Stumbos reported Thursday night that they haven't heard a word from the Highway Commis sion. But that was all right with Robert Stumbo, the spokesman The Oragon Statosman, River Days Festival Queen California Bound ! ilij 111; ft .'. ... . : : I , .; ' V. . . ... - . . . .i r- '"f . ' ' ' " '"' '' "'' - 1 y v - : -vwf ,s . - ! -v,r; .. ... .'. ih - ' i n i " , iTl n I L .in. Oueen Neva Seems of Salem's - , , preparation; lor a piane inp tree rounatrip transportation ant'i first queen. (Statesman SalenvBird's Meow Even Fools Cats There's a parakeet in town who slyly lures felines with a convinc ing cat-like meow then chases them out of the house. Owner Joyce Bedient, IS, of 2447 Fairgrounds Rd., says the bird's meow is so authentic visi tors peer about and "wonder where the cat is." Actually the household harbors oat ftiul Inn Irittnn uhinh nrrw vide no end of delight for the parakeet and his pranks, accord ing to Joyce. The bird, called Mr. Peepers, draws the curious felines into the trap with a series of "meowsiWhen routs them with a barrage of pecks on the hind parts, The bold Mr. Peepers, prefer-j(ray ring to meet the cats on their own level, chases them afoot rather an on the wing. Joyce says she thinks the cats will learn someday. Mercury Hike On Forecast Temperatures will rise in the Salem area today and Saturday, according to the McNary Field weather forecast. Predicted high today is 82 to 84 the Saturday maximum, 8. to 87. Thursday's high here was 77. Low tonight will be about 53 to 55. for the group. "We've had other ""," he said. S t u m b o, obviously enjoying l" Commission's embarrassment i""". ' He is urging log truck operators who use the road to apply to the State Public Utilities Commission for a rebate on the road use tax they are charged for traveling the. route. , "For years, the truckers have been charged by the state for passing over the highway. Well, the state just doesn't own our sec tion of the road and it, has no right to Charge anybody," Stumbo said. i He has filed a tentative schedule of tolls with the Douglas County clerk. Robert May,, an attorney for the Highway Commission, said the land never had been bought hyi the state, apparently because the road-planners noted only a lane there when the highway was re located In 194. (Earlier aterjr ea rage U.) MUNDID 1651 Salam, Oregon, Friday, August . ll)! first annual Willamette River --, , - ; s i inis morning in oan sraucia to we say city was among photo by John Ericksen). Royal Miss Leaves Today On Prize Trip to Bay Area Br JERIT STONE Staff Writer, The Statesman A starry-eyed 21-year.-old girl Will fly south early this morning on a trip she won as queen 'of Salem's first annual Willamette River Days Festival. . . San Francisco-hound Queen Neva Seems had that special glow while packing Thurscfay because the, trip to the Ray City will bring a reunion with her fiance. Navy duty in Japan for Meoicai lorpsman uene Mewan, Lebanon, has kept the pair apart since last Christmas. When attractive Queen Neva steps aboard a United Airlines IP1""1? P . ''""J whirl of excitement" that started with her coronation as ruler of the July 4th celebration. The brown-eyed, brown-haired River Days ruler's roundtrip ticket south was donated by United Air lines, with $25 coming from the Chamber of Commerce to help de- expenses. Chamber officials said an original Impression that the trip was all-expense paid atenv med from a misunderstanding. Hotel Space Short Shortage of hotel accommodations in pre-Republican Convention San Francisco for a time posed a prob lem for Queen Neva, who wanted the trip to dove-tail with the ar rival of her fiance. She finally obtained a reservation at the Hotel Durant in Berkeley across the bay. Actually ber fiance arrived two weeks ago on the USS Kenneth Whiting, a seaplane tender, but regulations kept the crew onUhe ship for a two-week period. Neva and Gene have known one another ever since high . school days in ! Lebanon. "Now everything seems to have worked out just right," beamed Neva, who is an employe of the Veterans Affairs Department. Part of the wardrobe she excitedly pack ed Thursday In her room at the VWCA was gifts that went along with her selection as River Days ruler. Marriage te Walt ' ' " As lor marriage, Her Highness said that won't come for a while since her fiance won't be getting out of the Navy for smilhor year. si,e intimated it might happen ! prelty soon alter that. m-va win be in the Bay arcs one week and then back to her job. Today's Statesman Benson Reports II IV Business News. 31 IV Classified 16-19 II Comics .f . II Crossword 31 IV Editorials 4. I food 33-37, 39 IV Home Panorama I, 9 I Markets . 3I.. IV Obituaries .... 31 III tadio-TV ..... 30 III Sports .......13-1$ II Star Cexer 1...L Valley News .. M.'...ll Wirephota Page U II Mateamau 17, 1956 MlCf ; ;Jf f i t "I HI I I mmm, , Davi Festival haDOiW Backs In j , : auia rcuniun who nrr. nance. inc gnu pressmen w me page- Fair Ticket Sales Qimb Advance ticket sales for the Oregon State Fair are running ap proximately IS per cent ahead of last year, fair ticket manager Joe Simeral said Thursday. The fair's downtown ticket JKoth- wn,lch "P'M trp location lor three weeks, moves i today to the mezzanine of Meier k Frank's store, Simeral said, where it will be open during store hours snd may be reached by telephone. The booth handles box and re served s e a t s for the Helene Hughes stage revue, the combined horse show-rodeo and the horse races. BUS WRECK KILLS U MANILA Twelve persons were killed and at least 27 in jured when a bus skidded into' a 10-foot ditch near Manila Friday. Most of the passengers were uni versity students. j GOP Aiming at 'Interesting, Brisk' Convention Agenda By I.EIF ERICKRON ' I "There will be no cluttering up SAN FRANCISCO - The Re- with a lot of verbiage." publicans announced Thursday a1 Murphy s;lid President Eisen national convention program de-ihower wont talk longer than 20 signed to be "brisk, clear and in-1 minutes in his Thursday speech liTPslins" from its Mondav after- "?n, ? ii win noon start Ihrmiuh President Kis ,y, " " lies dav. a The balloting for Vice President I will follow immediately alter President Eisenhower's renomina tion in the Wednesday session. Only scattered opposition to Rich ard M. Nixon's renomination now is apparent. The convention finale comes Thursday wilh acceptance speeches by the nominees for Vice President and President. The program was prepared "un der a whole new concept of po litical conventions" required by consideration of the national tele- vision audienc, said actor (leorite Murphv of Hollvwoort. showman consultant .for the national com mittee. The platform presentation by the Republicans will be "stream lined." Murphy said. There will he no hour and a half reading, he declared. "But the essence and the mean ing will be dear, Murphy said. No. 143 Suez Rule By Board Proposed Egypt Opposes West's Plan for ; Global Control LONDON (AP) - Secretary of State Dulles unfolded to the 22 - n a t i o n Suez conference Thursday a western plan for an international board, includ ing Egypt and linked with the U. N. to run the Suet Canal. Shortly afterward, Egyptian president Nasser's emissary. Wing Cmdr. Ali Sabry, flew in and announced to reporters: "'We insist we shall have sole right of control for the Canal and its economy. If force is applied, we shall defend ourselves. There will not be any compromise which interferes with the independence and sovereignty of Egypt." Net Prepared U Act Egypt is boycotting the confer ence. Sahry declined to atate th specific purpose of his trip but said be did not come to London prepared to act for Nasser on any conference proposal. He said Egypt might be willing to abide by the findings of a big ger conference of about 45 na tions, such as Nasser proposed last Sunday. This would include all countries that use the Canal. Ne Share" Central But Sabry emphasized again the Egyptian view that other nations could not share in running the Canal. "They are like customers going into a shop," he said. Sabry said "no comment" to a question on whether Egypt would .n T'"."''0 4lnsl "T irom me west. . pyUes' proposal for the interna tional board was the main plank of a four-point plan presented to the conference by the United States, Britain and France. (SUrtes alas ea page ti.) Truman Now Confident of Adlai Victory CHICAGO UTf-Harry S. Truman took the nomination of Adlai Ste venson in stride Thursday night, saying the "Democrats will win in November." The former president watched the collapse of his stop-Stevenson movement from a box in the con vention hall. As he saw Averell Harriman go down in defeat, he mustered a big smile, and told reporters: 'My only observation is that the Democrats will win in Novem ber." Was he still willing to campaign "Of course, if they want me to," he said. "I'm going to support the ticket." Truman was asked how long he would remain in the hall tonight. "I'm supposed to go to the plat form," he said. , For what purpose, he was asked. "To hug Adlai," he said. GOP TO FOOT BILL ' WASHINGTON IB - President Eisenhower will fly to and from the Republican National Conven tion in San Francisco next week in his government-owned plane, but the GOP National Committee will foot the bill, the White House said Thursday. and declared the President him self h:is unvested a rule that all speeches he "as concise as pos sible " "What we're driving for is this," Murphy said. "Instead of one speech' of an hour or more, we wnt to present five speakers talking, say, five minutes each. That's more objective, more ln: teresting and more understand able." . ' , Not. yet officially set is a plan for nine Eisenhower cabinet offi cers to read the planks .dealing with his responsibility. Under-sec-retary Herbert Hoover .lr. or Hen ry Cabot lilxe ,lr, ambassador " he I'niled Nations, would ap 'P "r ",r aevrriary ni iai uui-1 les. Dulles will be at the London Sues conference. Sen, Prescott Bush of Conneetl cult, resolutions chairman who will ofler the platform report at the Tuesday session, is shooting (or a 3,000 word resolutions re port. The Democratic platform rta 10,000 words. 5 Contest 'Wide Open9 For Vice Presiden t Stevenson's Offer to Let Convention Pick Running Mate Seen as Slap at Republicans . " . By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL CONVENTION HALL. Chicazo (AP)-Adlai E. Stevenson smashed to a first ballot nomination for the ing uemocratic convention delegates he was leaving the Vice Presidential choice to thentalone. t . , . In a dramatic personal appearance on the scene of his triumph, Stevenson shattered political tradition and precedent to announce: "I have decided that the selection of the Vice Presidential nominee shotuM Ytn made throuffh the free processes of this convention.". i he choice will he yours, Stevenson declared. The profit," he added solemnly, "will be the nation's." The unheralded stroke was designed clearly as a political Vice President Nixon. Stevenson didn't specifically! mention President Eisenhower or refer directlv to the chief executive's heart attack last September and intestinal op eration in June. Paints te Deaths Seven of 34 Presidents, he said. have risen to their high office from the Vice Pridency. through the death in the "White House. Stevenson himself said he was taking an unusual step. But he said the American people had solemn obligation to consider with utmost care who would be their President if the elected President is prevented by a high er power from carrying out bis term . The announcement about the Vice - Presidential spot was the sole purpose of Stevenson's ap pearance before the Democratic convention Thursday night. He said he would be back Friday night to deliver his acceptance speech after the Vice Presiden tial candidate is tapped. . Kefaavrr la Kara A scramble for second spot en the ticket can be expected now among a half dozen or more men (Additional eonventlon stor ies on nacet 11 and SI. Addi tional pictures pages II ana si.i including Sena. Kefauver of Ten nessee and Kennedy of Massach usetts. Stevenson crunched out a stun ning but completely expected de feat for Gov. Averell Harriman of New York in the Presidential nom inating derby. With only (M H votes needed te win, Stevenson's total ran up to 90S 'i at the close of the only ballot. Then the convention made it unanimous. Frent-Reaaer The former Illinois governor ran like a champion out front all the way and true to form. He lumped in front when the first stale put its voles on the line and staved there. Harriman never came close to threatening. , Once more the Democratic clans had placed Iheir Presiden tial banner in Stevenson's hands, bent on converting their 1952 los er into a 19SS winner over Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was the massive Pennsylvan ia delegation that ram up the jackpot for Stevenson. It handed over 67 of its 74 votes and put him beyond the 686 Vk needed to nail down the nomination. Mr. Chairman," came the dra matic announcement from Penn sylvania, "Pennsylvania casts for Gov.' Harriman 7 votes and suf ficient votes to put Adlai Steven son over the top, 67." The packed auditorium rang out with cheers and yells. tOS'i Vetes On and on the call of the states rolled. And at the end of that first and only roll call Stevenson had 90S', ballots. The New York governor trailed in the dust with 210, The other votes were scattered among seven favorite sons. In the end, in accordance with custom, the Democrats put on a big display of unity and rank-closing. Gov. Raymond Gary of Okla homa, the man who had placed Harriman's name in nomination, moved to make the tally unani mous for the winner, . The convention chairman, Sam Rayburn of Texas, put it to a voice .vote and proclaimed there were- no "noes.". So the scorelioard was changed to show Stevenson IS72 all the others blank. Roar Aapnval Once mure the Democrats thundered' their approval. And for a change Rayburn made no ef fort to halt them. Ju.st belore the roll call, Rep. John MrCormack of Massach usetts, . whose ' name had been placed in nomination as a favorite son, took the podium to say: "I release the Massachusetts delegation." Massachusetts handed 32 of its 40 votes lo Stevenson as soon as it got a chance. Harriman, smiling and relaxed after his thumping, olfered Stev enson his cnnxratulations and help in the upcoming campaign. One quirk of the voting on the nomination, indicated in advance, ' was the failure of either Slevrn son or Harriman to gather in the solid support of his own home state. Out of the Illinois delegation, Stevenson 'lost l'i votes to Harri man. And out of the New York Votes. IVt defected to Stevenson. i '-- Presidency Thursday night and swiftly told wildly cheer Oregon Standard Greets Adbi s i CHICAGO Adlai Stevenson is Ing appearance before cbeennj DemocStie convention dels fates late Thursday night Appearance for. brief talk cant Just after Us nomination: for penaidency. (AP Wlrepheto). Fists Fly alalia Walla PrisoiyOvcr Segregation " WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP)-Negro and white inmates of the State Penitentiary traded prison's maximum security messlmll in a dispute over segre gated dining areas. one was hurt and prison officers stopped, the fracas qnickly. Warden Merle Schneckloth said. ' ...-'. Death Claims Actor Famed As 'Dracula' LOS ANGELES IB Death Thursday night claimed Bela Lu gosi, who won international stage and acreen fame in the title role of Bram Stoker's mystery, "Drac ula." He was 73 years old. The Hungarian actor had a long and active career but a year ago he appealed for help to Los Angel es County authorities, saying he was a drug addict and wanted a cure. , He was admitted to Metropoli tan State Hospital at Norwalk to begin a three months rehabilita tion course, and when he was re leased he said he was convinced that he had been cured forever. Lugosi told authorities he was encouraged to break his drug ad dition by a woman many years his junior who had written to him of her admiration for his acting and the roles he had portrayed on the screen. He Identified her as Hope Lininger of Johnstown, Pa. After his rehabilitation, he and Miss Lininger were married. "We have been very happy to gether." she said Thursday night. "He had made one picture since he completed his cure, The Black Sleep.' He seemed to be getting belter month by month." NORTHWEST LEAGl'E At Kujtrnc S. Salem I. Al Tri-Cllr in, lwntnn 1. At Spokane 15, Wemlchu 4, PACIFIC COAST LEAGl'E At Sin rnnrlico t-10, Portland 1-4. At m Angrlet 4-3. Vancouver 13-3 At Sariamento S, Hollywood 4, At San Dirio 3. Sealtl 4. AMERICAN LEAGl'E At Kama) City i, Cmcafo (, Al Cleveland , Detroit 4. At New York I. B.xlon 1. Only gamea scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGl'E At Broklyn IS, New York S (13 Innlnva. At Chlraio 4, Cincinnati I. At SI. Umla 0, Milwaukee I. At Philadelphia J, ntuoursa 4. . ' ' coud aimed at the COP and J framed by state standards it blows briefly Thursday In the He scheduled a continuous meet ing with tbe Inmates Council after the outbreak at breakfast.- The council consists of 13 inmates, twe of whom are Negroes. Council members are "elected democrat tcally," the warden said. - . Segregation in the prison's din- -ing hall has been "the custom since I can remember," the war. den said. However, no prison offi cial ever has received orders te segregate the races in the hall, he added. Ne Sack Pelley At Otympia, Gov. Arthur B. Langlie said: "There never has been aa pol icy of segregation in our institu tions. I know nothing about any thing like that. If there has been any segregation, it has been worked out by the inmates. "If this is a policy of the pris on officials, it is certainly violat ing the principles of our state. If that is the case, I think the depart ment will take care of it without any orders (rom me." Five Refuse Schneckloth said the outbreak started after 17 Negroes refused to sit in the segregated area of the dining hall. Five whites objected and there was a brief flurry of punches before prison officers re established order, the warden said. Shooting Kills Portland Pair PORTLAND IB A man and a woman were shot to death here Thursday in , what county police said was an apparent murder-sul-cide. , . Dead were Mrs. Lois Blanche Conger, 29, and Joe Morris, a salesman, Sheriff's deputies said Morris forced his way Into a bedroom of the Conger home where the shoot ing occurred. Mrs. Conger's' 13-year-old daughter, Low V a 8 Meter, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Bodey, told police they heard Mrs. Conger cry out, "Go chead and shoot me." Two shots followed and Mrs. Conger and Morris were found dead. Police said Mrs. Conger once worked for Morris in a gre eery store he owned.