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Newspaper Page TextPOUND! D 1651 107th Year 2 SECTIONS-14 PAGES Th Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Monday, October 21, 1957 PRICE 5c No. 201 - - m There is general awareness of our surpluses of wheat and cotton and corn. Schoolboards are in con tinual hot water because of the "surplus" of children of school age surplus that is to the facilities for their' education. There is one more surplus which we shall hear more about, because it is growing women outnumber men in' the United States by some 1,500.000. Though more male babies are born than female the ratio is 105 to 100 by the time age 24 is reached the females are in a majority. The life expectancy of the American fe male is 73 and of the male 67, which explains why there are more widows than widowers. Why do women live longer than men? The October Harper's offers answers in an article by Selig Greenberg of the staff of the Pro vidence Journal-Bulletin, who spe cializes in reporting medical science. He says that the females are sot the weaker sex, as long re puted to be. While not as powerful in muscle the female starts with one more X-chromosome, builds higher count of white blood cells and enjoys a superior glandular system. This may be nature s way of insuring the perpetuity of the race. The "killer" diseases seem to hit more men than women. Green berg' reports that diseases of heart, blood vessels and kidneys are two and one-half times more prevalent among men than wo men, that the mortality rate of cancer is about five per cent high er for men. Then he adds this socker: "I believe that, in addition to their biological superiority, (Continued editorial page 4) Dead Errol Flynn, Beauty Face Drunk Counts After Party By JAMES BACON slightly different. She said that HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 2O0rV-Errol hen the officer asked Flynn to ,,:,,: , Ki. K ,w, meet his wife, Errol said: Let Flynn. frolicking at a big ball that . . . d ... . meet counted few sober frolickers was her The officer gave Errol the jailed on a plain drunk booking badge and he gave it to me. I LONDON, Oct. 20 Jack Buchanan, Internationally known British song and dance man, died today in a London hospital. (AP) Famous Comedian Succumbs wrapped the badge in my glove and I guess I must have lost it. At the jail, Flynn was tossed In a cell with four other Saturday night celebrants, but only for' an hour or so. He paid $20 bail and was freed. Actor, Actress Booked U.S. Radar in Turkey Taps' Russ Secrets WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 -Avi- atioo Week magazine said today the United States has been tapping Russia's missile secrets for more than two years with powerful long-range radar and other equip ment based in Turkey. "Operation of this equipment, well known to the Soviet Union, is considered . by diplomatic sources as one of the reasons for the current heavy Russian mili tary and political pressure on Turkey," the magazine said. The usually well-informed pub lication said the backbone of the U. S. missile intelligence system is radar equipment with a range up to 1,000 miles, developed by General Electric Co. and operat ed by civilian employes near the Black Sea fesort of Samsun, Tur key. It added: "This radar can de tect and track missile firings from the main Russian missile test center at Krasnyy Var on both the intermediate range ex tending to the southeast toward the Afghan border and the longer range track extending eastward on about a heading of 70 degrees to the Pacific Ocean in the area around Vladivostok in Siberia." Aviation Week said a similar radar set is used at Laredo, Tex., to track ballistic missiles fired from the White Sands, N. M., proving grounds. A Defense Department spokes man refused to confirm or deny the Turkish radar report or to comment on the Aviation Week article. He also declined to say whether any violation of security might be involved. Siamese Twins Doing Well WELLINGTON. Tex.. Oct. 20 W Siamese twin girls born yester day to an itinerant cotton worker were reported doing well at a hos pital here today. The Infants, who together weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces, were named Guadalupe and Kasuel hs- trada. They were born to Mrs. Lina Estrada, 38, Donna, Tex. They are joined at the chest and abdomen. It had not been deter mined whether they could be separated. LONDON, Oct. 20 W-Jack Bu chanan, internationally known British song and dance man, died in a hospital today after ' an ill ness of several weeks. His trade mark was his attire top hat, tails and cane. A performer who also was a hit as a producer and director, Bu chanan had been active in song and dance routines until he re cently became ill with spinal ,ar thritis. He was always evasive about his age but friends said he was 64. All he ever said was that his birthday was on April 2. Buchanan became a leading comedian soon after he began his career as a chorus boy 45 years ago. He appeared on Broadway with Gertrude Lawrence and Bea trice Lillie in "CharlplX Revue" in the 1920s. The debonair star entertained troops during World War II and continued to operate his theater, the Garrick, through the worst German bombings. After the war he did a six-week Broadway re placement for Frank Fay in "Har vey." The movies which Buchanan di rected included "The Sky's the Limit," "That's a Good Girl" and "Yes, Mr. Brown." In his song and dance routines he wore a top hat, tails and white scarf and swung a cane. His soft, saucy chatter was as popular with American audiences as in London's West End. last night after he allegedly stole an off-duty policeman's badge and a kiss from the plainclothes man's French wife. It was all done in the spirit of good, clean, fun, said Errol. his friends and even the officer's wife an attractive hat check girl. But vice officer William Fried man said Flynn was belligerent as was the girl friend of one of Flynn's friends, Maura Fitzgib bon, Dublin-born actress who had only bee,n at the ball 15 minutes. She also was jailed on the same booking drunk in a public place. Flynn denied he was drunk and his appearance and speech at the jail accented his denial. Bought Drink or Twe "Why." the 48-year-old actor told a reporter, I didn t even get to the bar. My friend, Cedric Ke hoe, bought me a drink or two but that's all." The occasion was the annual Ballyhoo Ball of the Publicists' Assn., a costume party attended by hundreds, including many scantily cladj starlets. Don Boutyette, president of the movie press agents union, called Flynn's arrest "an outrage. 'He was arrested only because he was Errol Flynn," said Bouty ette. "He was not drunk, he cre ated no disturbance. There were a hundred people here who had far more to drink or were more boisterous than Errol." Flynn, only in town a few days for his role of the late John Bar rymore in the movie "Too Much,( Too Soon," said he planned to file a suit for false arrest. Just Police State "What is this?" he asked," police state? Here I am at a par- if QL.I ,YWOOD, Oct.-20 Actor Errol Flynn and Actress ly 04 wiiiui nine vtnv mice ui four bars serving drinks, when an officer, who was drinking himself at the time, introduces himself to me and asks me to meet his wife. And I wind up in jail, fingerprint' ed for the first time in my life." Writer Kehoe, an old friend of Flynn's who came with .Miss Fitz gibbon, gave this version: "I left Errol talking to Maura while I went over to the bar to fetch some drinks. As I returned a man was introducing his wife to Errol and asking for art autograph. After Errol gave the autograph he asked the man what he did and the man answered: "I'm a police officer.' "Errol then replied: 'If you're a police officer let me see your badge.' As the officer showed the badge, Errol playfully grabbed it and gave it to Miss Fitzgibbon. "Errol,' whom I've known for 20 or more years, was just kidding and the officer took it seriously and wrestled all of us into a po lice car." Miss Fitzgibbon's version was Lj . j ; Dooley to Stay as Speaker tS h jldreihi Me Mr Fores ver MaftoifD Home Safety to Feature Last of Health Programs (Picture below) Home Safety will be the subject of the third and last in a series of "sneak prevue" health programs given by the Marion County Health Department. The meeting is to be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Salem Gen eral Hospital conference room. It is the third to be presented to par ent, social, civic, farm and ser vice group representatives showing health programs which can be or ganized, said Mrs. Bernice Yeary, director of nurses in the health department. 'The home safety program will present a skit "It Never Happened Before," which is a satire on a hat show. Each hat will represent a home safety problem, such as stair' case hazards or a cluttered yard. said Mrs. Yeary. After the presentation, the group "six and six" discussion method will be demonstrated. By this method the entire group is broken into sections of six, each of which dicusses one phase of safety' for six minutes. Each section then reports to the group possible solutions to' the problems, and a general discussion follows. Two films are also scheduled for the meeting. "Home Homicide" concerns home safety problems and solutions. "You .Can Take It With You" concerns home and work problems, said Mrs. Yeary. Two previous Monday prevues have been held this month. Maura Fitzgibbon were booked on drunk charges after a party here last night.' They are shown as they appeared at jail. (AP Ten Convicted of Plot To Assassinate Nasser CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 20 (IP)-Former Foreign Minister Mohammed Salah el Din and 10 other defendants were con victed today on charges of conspiracy to assassinate President Nasser and overthrow the regime. Salah el Din got a 15-year pris on sentence and former Defense Minister Abdel Fattah Hassan was given 12 years. Brig Ahmed Atef Nassar, accused ringleader of the plot, was sentenced to life imprisonment along with army of ficers Hassan Syam and Amin Fawzi and civilian Abdel Hamid Islambiuli. Retired Maj. Ghanem el Saidy got 10 years, Capt. Ah med Kawkab, civilian Mohamed Sawady and civilian Ahmed Sak k 7 years, and retired Col. Has san Abdel Ghaffar 5 years. Mo hamed Hilmy Ibrahim and Ah med Ghannam, both retired army officers, were acquitted. The group was arrested in April and indicted in July. They were accused of plotting to assassinate President Nasser and all mem bers of his Cabinet in order to take over the government. The prosecution charged they intend ed to restore Gen. Mohamed Na guib to the presidency, with Salah el Din as prime minister and Has san as. minister of the interior. The charge also was -made that Communists were to be brought intojhe government. , Demos Caucus, -Back. Holmes Support of Gov. Robert D. Holmes' tax relief program and streamlining the coming spe cial legislative session to save time and money were agreed upon bv House and Senate Democrats at a joint caucus held here Sunday. Out of the Demo huddle it be came clear that Pat Dooley. Port land, will remain as speaker of the House. It was advocated that number of committees be held to a minimum in the . session starting uct. 28. I Since taxation is the issue in the special session, the 27 representa lives and 10 senators present at the caucus felt number of commit tees should not go much beyond rules and taxation committees. Overhulse Prrteal Among those present at the ore- legislative pow-wow were Dooley and Boyd Overhulse, Baker, who is expected to retain his job as president of the Senate. The sprink ling of Upper House Democrats joined in the confab here after en gaging in a party Senate caucus in Portland Sunday morning. Gov. Holmes talked brieflv to the lawmakers on aspects of the tax picture. In pledging "whole hearted" sup port of the governor's tax relief plan, the Democrats barked a pro gram calling for some $18 million relief for income tax payers plus reduction of property taxes by ni creasing basic school aid to $103 per census child per year as against the 195 voted by the last Legislature. House Miaarlty ' Republicans, who have a House minority of 24-36 and are dead locked 15-15 in the Senate, are ad vocating a program that would cut taxes by $59 million. (Add. details page I) Car Given to Pope on Third Floor of Home CASTEL GANDOLFO. Italy, Oct. 20 (if A group of Italian pil grims today save Pope Piux XII an automobile and they delivered it right in the third-floor hall where he received them. The pilgrims from the town of Desio, birthplace of the late Pope Pius XI brought a three-seater Italian midget Bianchina to the Pope's summer residence in this hill town 15 miles south of Rome. An audience had been arranged in a courtyard, out it was too cold and rainy for the 81-year-old pontiff to go outdoors. So several of the pilgrims picked up the car and carried it on their shoulders to the third-floor hall inside the papal residence. The Pope received them with a smile and a blessing. Paulette Goddard To Marry Author TMYTON, Ohio, Oct. 20 -Ac-tress Paulette Goddard told a re porter here today she plans to marry German author Erich Re marque "sometime in the future," but gave no specific date. Miss Goddard, 46, is here with Melvin Douglas for tomorrow's opening of their road play "Waltz of the Toreadors." Remarque, 59, has written sev eral novels, including "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Arch of, Triumph." ' -i Auto Dives Into River A car driven by Clarence Go' ser, 1080' Church St., NE. went through the ferry cable, and into Willamette River at Buena Vista about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, state police said. It came to rest in 1 feet of water about 40 feet from the. bank. The driver swam to safety. Ap parently the unusual mishap was caused by brake failure, police said. Ex-Church Leader Dies PITTSBURGH. Oct. 20 UrV-The Rev. James J. Ferguson, II. for mer moderator of the General As sembly of the United Presbyter ian Church, died today in Mercy Hospital. He was elected modera torthe church's highest office in 1945. Forecast in Area Clear For Sputnik . Another day of fair skies Is fore cast by McNary Field weathermen. Some high, dry clouds will move in Tuesday, they said. The clear sky is a break for a growing number of satellite watch ers but continued dry easterly winds are bringing increasing fire danger to Western and Central Ore gon. Low humidity today is ex pected to be between 30 and 40, Associated Press reported. Sputnik spotters get another break as the satellite comes into view on its evening crossing of the Salem area. Morning observation may be unsuccessful for a time as the relationship of the satellite and the sun have changed, AP said. The satellite is due to cross the Salem area from southwest to northeast about 7:08 p.m. today and 7:03 p.m. Tuesday. The rocket is due about 1:40 p.m. today and 6:35 p.m. Tuesday. Northern Oregon beach weather is expected to be fair today except for morning fog patches, AP reported. BELPRE, Ohio. Oct.v 20 iV Trapped in their two-room apart ment, a 36-year-old mother and seven of her nine children per ished early today in a fire appar ently started by defective wiring. Found huddled around the tele vision set in the living room were Mrs. Vivian Snyder, ber daugh ters, Linda, 14. Sheila. 11, Mona, 7 and Rcta Jo, 5 months: and her sons Mickey, 9, David, 3. and Danny, 2. Firemen said they died from suffocation. Mrs. Snyder's husband, Lloyd, 40. a glass worker, and two other children were away at the time, officers said. The father and one child were visiting relatives in Vienna, W. Va., across the Ohio River from here. The other child was in a hospital. Fire Department officials said the victims apparently tried to reach the apartment's only door way, bill were either cut off by flames or were too weak from fumes to make it. . The apartment is on the second floor, over a vacant store. Belpre is 12 miles southwest of Marietta on the river. NEWARK. N. J., Oct. 20 i Four small children were burned to death today when they were trapped in the third floor of blazing tenement building. Their mother, who leaped to the street with her fifth child clutched in her arms, was in jured. The father, Godfrey Taylor, thinking his family was safe, swung to a second floor window . and then jumped to safety 35 feet below. Found dead in the debris of the ruined tenement, were four of Taylor's children, Godfrey Jr., 9, Marilyn, 7; James, I; and Ron nie, 1. The mother, Mrs. Lucille Tay lor, 30, was taken to Martland . Hospital where aha and ber hus band were reported in fair condl The fifth child, Rita, was eriti cal. . AMARIIXO, Te.. Oct " Ut Smoke from fire which dam aged a frame home tonight as- , phyxiated four children, left . alone while their father visited their ill mother in a hospitaL Neighbors said the youngsterf were in the back bedroom of the frame home when fire'swept through the living room and kitchen. The Negro children were those of Airman l.C. and Mrs. Aaroa White, He is stationed at Ama- ' rillo Air force Base. They wer) identified as Kathy. t, Aaroa, -4, Sharon, J. and Stanley, U , months. , .; ' . Mysterious Barricade Leaves Salem :il!,TY IlivVllllTI On the Brighter Side . . . John Ericksen 1 1 - '.-r. r -fWt K .i f . t r 4 1 I it it 'rtm,l' riillw Uif Most daffy hats come from New York or Paris, but this original Uauy nar "original" was created (at Marlon County health office. ,r . - . t ll r ; i ia ...m l. .. J u . moaeiea oy jnrs. nernice icary, county neaiin nurse supervisor, it win usm in demonstration Monday on home safety.. Hat I motif was Inspired by a dangerously clut tered staircase. (Story at left above.) Father, Guide Save Mother, Two Sons STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 20 A hunting guide aided a young father late today in bringing his wife, two sons and a nephew to safety from a snow bound cabin where they had been marooned a week. Routt County Sheriff A. B. Hit ter said the father, 27-year-old Dave Eskridge, and the guide, Dennis Cullen, arrived here with Eskridge's 24-year-old wife Bertha his sons, Jimmy. 9, and Larry, 8. and his nephew Dusty Long, 18. "All were in good shape," Rit ter said. He said he believed the family left town to spend the night with Mrs. Eskridge's parents six miles south of this mountain com munity. He said he thought they would return to their Craig, Colo , home tomorrow. Ritter said Cullen accompanied Eskridge to the cabin with eight horses yesterday. They stayed overnight in the cabin in the re mote Lake Luna area at the foot of 11.940-foot Mt. Ethel and rode out through 18-inch-deep snow to day. c I, t, "V 11 Li a V i : t . r iMill - Mayor Robert F. White packi a wandering street barricade Into his station wagon Sim- ' day for a trip to Portland and presentation to officials of the Rosa City. A "demand, has been made for return of the barricade, which mysteriously showed up In Salem last Halloween. ' -..,; .,...'? Russ Warn of A-Rockets If Syria Attacked MOSCOW, Oct. JO UrV-The So viet Union issued a veiled warn ing today it will use nuclear rock et weapons if it must defend Syria in a war. Such a war, it said, would spread. The warning came in an edi torial in Izvestia, the official gov ernment newspaper,, which called it a "dangerous illusion" to as sume that a war in the Middle East could be localized. "It should not be forgotten both world wars also started with mil itary actions of local character." Izvestia said. "In our age of rapid development of military tech niques and atomic rocket weap ons it is still more difficult to lim it the boundaries of any armed conflict. Russia accuses the United States of goading Turkey into an attack on Syria. The Soviet charges say the United States has a master plan in which the Turks will attack the Arab nation on Turkey's southern border after Oct. 27 Turkey's parliamentary election day. Syria and the Soviet Union contend Turkish troops on Mayor his engine exploded. After giving an approximate "fix" to ships in me ayrian Dnraer are preparing the area, the other Sabres con for an assault. tinued their flight because of fuel Izvestia said Syria was in a shortage. powderkeg situation. The Soviet army newspaper Red Star said Syria does not stand alone in her struggle. "The Soviet Union cannot re main indifferent when an area ad joining its borders is converted into a hotbed of military provo cations," it said. The Weathei Today's forecast: Patches of morning fog, otherwise fair. High temperature 66 to 68, low 36 to 38. (Complete report page 2) Hauls Portland ; Ba rri cade Baclc Home' By JEMY STONE Staff Writer, The Statesman ; ;VV Mayor Robert F. White took steps Sunday to see that tht) city of Salem owes nothing to the city of Portland-not even t street barricade. , , , ' The mayor packed a wandering "City of Portland" barri cade into his station wagon and took off for the Rose City, where he will attend a three-day meeting of the League of Oregon Cities. White said be plans to make a formal presentation of the thing to Portland City Commissioner Wil liam A. Bowes at a Wednesday morning breakfast of the League . at the Multnomah Hotel ,4 . Teagae la Cheek ' m " Bowes with tongue in cheek had "demanded" return of the bar ricade after noting it in a recent picture feature in The Statesman. The device has been used on street projects here ever since it myster iously showed up last Halloween. Bowes, carrying the gag further, said "ail penalties for stealing bar ricades will be waived if Mayor White will humble himself and re turn the barricade personally.' . Mayor White.- plunging with equally light-hearted test into the issue, responded that "the city of Salem is completely solvent and docs not need to steal or borrow from the city of Portland." : "I think they want to make a real occasion of this at the Wed nesday morning breakfast.' grinned White as he left for- Port land with his precious burden. When Salem's mayor attends the League meeting starting Monday, he will be among top candidates for presidency of the organization barricade or no barricade. Pilot Leaves Jet at 500 MPH, Lives VALLETTA, Malta, Oct. 20 (aX- First Lt. Herdis Clements. 25, of Evansville, Ind., bailed out of his U.S. Air Force Supersabre jet while flying 500 miles an hour al most six miles over the Mediter ranean today. He was finally picked up and transferred to the British cruiser Birmingham where he was report ed "comfortable" despite his six mile fall without oxygen in an ejector seat. Clements was flying with two other Supersabres from Tripoli to the French airfield of Etien when Today's Statesman Page Sec. Ann landers S I Classified 12, 13 II Comics II II Crossword 10 II Editorials 4...... I Homo Panorama ... 6 I Obituaries 5 I Radio-TV 11 II Sports 9, 10... II Star Gazer 8 I Valley News 7 I Wirephoro Page ..11 II Retired Banker Dies CLEVELAND. Oct. 20 IB-Edward Belden Greene. 70, retired Cleveland industrialist and bank er, died today at his home after an illness of several years. Queen Ends 'Happy' U.S. Capital Visit By WARREN ROGERS JR. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 - Queen Elizabeth II of Britain brought to a close tonight a "hap py and memorable" state visit to the nation's capital and departed by train for New York.' (Picture on page 12). Lovely in a pale green sown of lace encrusted with gold, emer alds and diamonds. Her Majesty stood on the rear platform of a private train as it pulled slowly out of Union Station at 11:31 p.m. Reside her was her husband Prince Philip. The observation platform was brilliantly lighted as the train dis appeared down the track, with the improved and that Americans royal couple waving farewell. marveled at Her Majesty's ability The Queen and her consort said ' me' her heavy schedule and their formal farewells earlier in maintain so much "poise, charm and grace. In a short reply, the Queen voiced her thanks and said her ivisrf had been happy and memor- the evening to President and Mrs. Eisenhower at the White House. At the station it was Vice Pres ident Nixon who sned the Oueen on her way. with words of crati-ifble and her only regret was that tude from all the people of the United States for the royal visit to this country. Nixon said that "no single event could have done more" to bring the people of two nations or the nations themselves closer to gether. He said there was no way in which the visit could have been we must leave so soon As she turned away from a small platform in the station con course and, walked down a red carpet to the train, Philip turned to reporters and asked with a smile: "Did you copy it all down?" Lined up alongside the track to say farewell were ambassadors and chiefs of missions of the Brit ish Commonwealth nations and various American dignitaries, in cluding Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A color guard was drawn up at stiff attention and a band played in the distance. There was a burst of cheering from the estimated 1.500 persons who thronged Union Station con course behind iron gates as the train moved into the night. The Queen and Prince Philip earlier had said good by and thanks to President and Mrs. Ei senhower, who told them "Please come back again."