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Salem Area Persons Tour Oregon Government Offices tMtmm Yj ;Y 1651 107th Year 2 SECTIONS-14 PACK The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, January 21, 19SI MMCf S No. S00 J ..." 'I""' ' i fcenei like this were typical Monday afternoon throughout late office building i as tome 300 Salem area people toured offices during the nation'! fint Know Your State Govern ment Day. Charles Terry (renter), itate civil aervlce direct meddle W,0 The ballot box poll as reported in this issue shows that President Eisenhower's popularity in this! 66 per cent in 1956 to S3 per cent today. That is not surprising in view of his illness and the flash of the Russian Sputniks. One won ders how he would have fared if those fireballs hadn't been shot into space. It must be admitted that Eisen hower left the country in some bewilderment in consequence of his response to queries at this last press conference. It was the first he had held since before his last illness. In, that period numerous issues had come to the fore, not ably organization for defense. In his "state of the union" message he had recognized that proper military organization is a "first need." Of reported "harmful serv ice rivalries" be had stated: "But no thing is sure. Whatever they re, America wants them topped." He reported that. In association With Secretary McElroy, be had tho problem of efficient organisa tion under study, Soon my own conclusions will bo finali zed. hall promptly take such execu tive action as is necessary and, In a spearate message. I shall pre sent appropriate recommendations to the Congress." . Eisenhower called for "real un ity" in tho defense establishment (CenUnaed ea Editorial Page O Ike's Speech On Economics Jumps Stocks NEW YORK. Jan. 20 on-Most stocks rung up gains today as President Eisenhower's economic message was delivered to Con gress. Key issues closed a few cents to $1 or more higher. The market moved ahead prior to the President's report. It held most of the gains thereafter, al though closing slightly under the best. (Add. market news to page 10) tike speech o page U) Statesman Ballot Box Valley Would Still Elect Ike But His Margin Would President Eisenhower wouldn't get as heavy a favorable vote in the Mid-Willamette Valley now as he did in 1956, a Statesman Ballot Box survey showed today. But he still would get a firm majority. Of the total who participated in the Ballot Box poll, 66.S per cent said they voted for Eisenhower in 1956 but only 53.41 per cent of them said they would vote for him if he were up for election this year. By parties, 27.50 per cent of Dem ocrats voting said thoy were for him two years ago and 12.90 per cent said they still favored him; ! 65 85 per cent of Republicans said they were for him two years ago and 77.38 per cent said they still favored him. ; A percentage table shows the rote thusly: Far Ike' Against la 156 la 1956 Dem. n.5 71.41 Kep. M.U 14.1S AU parties 66.28 13.72 For Ike Against New Ike New Peas. 1X.80 I7.W Rep 77.31 22.62 AM. parties $3.41 44.JS , Some of those who indicated they Voted for Eihenhower in 1956 but would hot do so today based their vote on age and health. Many of those who were not and still are not in favor o( him object to his military background and foreign policy. And many others who were lor tiro in 1956, and still art point . ... . 4 I First State Government Day In U.S. Termed Big Success How the state fichts shifty were learned hv groups of Salem area businessmen and others day. Some 300 spread themselves out among 34 departments Know Your State Government "Response of those making the tour was so enthusiastic, ing Chamber of Commerce, "we hope to make it an annual event." Purpose of the Government Day was to acquaint citizens more fully with the workings of various state agencies. ! Well-known departments such asj Secretary of Stat, and Highway drew some of the largest groups. But even such little-known agencies as the Committee on Natural Re sources, Land Board and Industri al Accident Commission drew well. Inside Stary Learned Officials, and in most instances heads of the various departments, conducted the totjrs. Visitors learned first hand the "inside story" of each department and the importance of state government to Salem and to its citizens. Gov. Robert Holmes, at a Cham ber of Commerce kick-off hraeheon Monday noon, hailed' the program as "another Oregon first." Some 270 Chamber of Commerce members and guests attended the luncheon at the Senator Hotel. They left for the tours mostly in depart ment-owned cars. Visitors selected the offices they wished to visit. Special RecegBltiea As part of the Chamber lunch eon meeting, a group of 11 nurses was in observance of Professional Nurses Week. Receiving special recognition were Mrs. Gracy Tay lor, a public health nurse in Sa lem for many years and now re tired, and Sister Anna Hyaward, still active at Salem Memorial Hos pital after 41 years of nursing serv ice. H. C. (Hub) Saalfeld aad St. Elmo Massingale were co-chairmen of the government tour pro gram. Arthur Haniey, assistant secretary to the Board of Control, conducted tours through several state institutions. Four Statesman staff writers ac companied separate tours. Their stories are on page I. Pictures are on pages 3 and (. to his religious avowal, his record in maintaining peace and his stern training for a stern age, Salem, Monmouth and Silverton postmarks were the most frequent on the envelopes bringing in ballots but there were many also from Aumsville, Stayton, Mill City. Woodburn, Jefferson and Gervais, as well as other points. S ri.i. JUiesman Dauvi ova Al the present time, Oregaa fnrblds mrmbers,o( Its heard of control (governor, secretary at alate, slate treasnrer) frnm hav ing more than two soccesslve terms ar mare than eight years eat of twelve. Seme folks say this sometimes deprives the slate of a goad official and causes anneressary upset. Others favor auck a forced tyraever. This week's question: . '.. Do you favor lifting 2-term limit for control board? Yes Comments No (This ballot nend not 6 tirned. but any other eotnmunlcatlon accompanying t and delsnl lor publication In th Safety Valve mint be alaned, carry tha lull addrcia of th aline, and b laaa than tM word! In length. Bullou ahnuld b received by Friday. Jan. SI to Imur counting. Resulta will be mad known Tues day. Feb. 4. I Mall tt r leave with: THI OREGON STATESMAN. ' ' BALLOT BOX EDITOR, IS CHURCH ST. NR, SALSM, OREGON , ' or, 'give viiiton Dr. Homer H. Hswes (left) and Charlea Schmidt a look at hit department! Job announcement bul letin board. (Statesman Photo) (Picture! also on page 8 and page 2) sand dunes, auctions off vehicles and establishes freight rates Day in the nabon. Ike Tells Nation U.S. Strength Up CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (AP)-President Eisenhower, opening a new Reniihliran ririvft for mnh-nl nf fVintrr,.. eatrl taniokt . , .. . t,. . , i ji Amer,ca riry " this dawning space era is markedly stronger man wnen ue iuok qiiicc live years ago. . Slayer Sack Ruled Sane By Doctors A week -long examination has brought a sanity ruling in tho case of George F. Sack, Portland wife slayer now serving a life sentence at State Prison, K was announced Monday by Dr. Dean Brooks, State Hospital superintendent. Sack was sent from tho prison to the hospital for examination to determine if his mental state was severe enough to require assign ment to the hospital. Dr. Brooks said that after- ex amination by four doctors, Sack was fouad to have a personality disturbance of the paranoid type, meaning he has delusions that he is being persecuted as Well as de lusions of grandeur. - Dr. Brooks said that Sack is competent to handle his business and financial affairs. Sack originally was sentenced to die in the gas chamber for the murder of his wife, Goldie- Gov. Robert D. Holmes commuted the sentence to life imprisonment. The examination was given at the State Hospital. Sack was returned Fri day to the prison. Sarah to See Exhibit KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20 tA-Miss Sarah Churchill will attend the first one-man art show of her fa ther. Sir Winston Churchill, here Wednesday. Be Smaller Sample comments of voters on both aides of the question appear today oa Page 4 and the Ballot Box' new question is posed in the adjoining box. This time, voters will have two weeks to respond. The summary of replies from this week's question, as well as another new question, will appear Tuesday, Feb. 4 D.lf - i D - -! i ;',. . , f i si I i ; mmmMn n rnti Ainnfu in ml i I m nit ral who visited state offices Mon and live institutions in the first At the same time, the President told about 5.000 cheering diners at a 1100-a-plate GOP rally and a nationwide television-radio audi ence there must be no political hassle over the status of this country's defense and its struggle for a just peace. Some. Democrats, and some members of Eisenhower's own party, have sharply criticized the administration's defense program in this congressional election year, text, Eisenhower remarked he wanted to say to all America: "Don't pay any attention to the pessimists those people who. for reasons of then- own, contend that 'America is fearful America is weak'. Stand Preadly, Erectly "Let's throw back our shoul ders" and stand proudly and erectly, "Let's thrust out our chins and say: America is strong and will grow ever stronger as long as there is any danger of attack upon us or our Allies, "America has never been afraid to sacrifice for the common eood "America does not want war- it wants only peace just and secure and lasting peace, "Our country wants all people to auain a Deuer worm lor them selves and for their children America's heart, her strength and her faith are dedicated to this single overriding objective." Even as Eisenhower was call ing for removal of security and peace from politics, his chief aides, and Vice President Nixon were hitting tonight, at GOP ral lies, at Democratic attacks. And from the Eisenhower chief assist ant, Sherman Adams, came word the Republicans stand ready to do battle with the Democrats on de- Jfense security. Applaase Interrupts The President, interrupted by applause 16 times during his 15 minute address, pledged his ad ministration will keep the nation's defenses strong in dealing with the Russian threat. He called, as he did in sub stance in his recent State of the Union message, for effective mod ernization of the U.S. defense set up. Departing again from his text, Eisenhower assured the Nation mat in mat modernization he in lends to participate personally un- til the job is done, v Eisenhower also called for elec-l tion to Congress in November of I a GOP team Of all Stars. His speech kicked off the party's cam - paiRn lo win control of the legis- lative branch from the Democrats. Not Political Matter "Our first objective - security i and a just peace is not a par tisan or political matter." Eisen hower told the party faithful who ve him a rniKinfr nvntinn at Ih. start and finish of his SDeech in' Donovan-Hall at the International Ampitheatre. The occasion marked the fifth anniversary .of his first term Inaugurate I The President's address from the flag-draped hall wasi carried by NBC TV and radio to more than 40 GOP fund-raising dinners around the country. Anjrstimated 40,000 attended theVfalfs. (Nlxaa speech an page t) The Weather Today's forecast: Partly cloudy with scattered showers today, occasional rain tonight, Wednesday. High ,46?- lew 36. ' (Complete report pa II City Job Pay Hikes In Offing By ROBERT E. GANGWARE City EdIUr, The SUtesmaa Salem aldermen Monday night approved a detailed pro posal for classifying 339 regu lar city jobs and setting pay ranges. The City Council examined City Manager Kent Mathewson's tV page comparative salary study and classification plan, then or dered it put into form for final legislation. Once this basic plan is adopted, the administration is expected to bring out a recommendation for selected pay raises that might boost the city's payroll as much as $76,400 a year, or 5 per cent. WhM Be Available Already in the city's general fund budget is a $25,191 fund for pay raises that have been held up pending the classification work. This would be available for pay raises the last five months of this fiscal year (to July 1). For a full year, such raises would require $60,456 out of the general fund, which depends on taxation: $9,660 out of water funds and $6,300 out of earmarked con struction funds. Overall city payroll now is $1,- 298,040 a year plus part-time la bor used in the construction sea son. Up U Standard Most of the aldermen indicated informally they were prepared to go along with pay increases to bring city pay standards in most jobs up to standard. Some of the aldermen said they would reserve judgment on pay increases until they saw the ac tual proposal. Alderman Russell Bonesteel said he thought it a poor time to be raising pay. "An in crease of 54 per cent would bring criticism," he predicted. On the other hand, Mayoc Rob ert F. White said he would con sider the council "dilatory" if the pay raises are not given. He said the Salary study showed some raises are needed, "and the study is definitely on the conservative side." (Add. details oa Page 2) 8th Grade Girl Gervais Entry In Spelldown GERVAIS, Jan. 20-Penny Thom as, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, b. Thomas of Gervais, will represent her school in a semi-fi- , nals of The Ore ' g o n Statesman- K S L M Spelling Contest this year. Penny was cer , tified as the top speller of 7th and 1 8th grade class ics by her teach t er and principal, Mrs. Jewell Col- wen, and win Penny Thnnua compete at Mt. Angel with the champions of 12 other schools March 13. Penny is active in the school band (clari net). Girls' Pep Club, and her hob by is reading. Tommy Pekarek, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Pekarek, and Pau line Cox, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cox, won second and third places, respectively. AU three students are in the 8th grade and all will receive certificates of me rit from contest sponsors. Some Clouds, Rain Forecast Little change in temperature is expected today in a forecast which calls for partly cloudy weather with scattered showers todav and tonight, McNary Field weathermen said. Temneratures todav will ranee from 46 down to 36 degrees tonight. thov irl Salem haH l hi oh r 19 jand a low of 32 degrees Mondav. accompanied by .20 of an inch of ! rajn j Tire chains should be carried at ""a ss- uregon awu; nign- way Commission stated. Minor falls of new snow and icy conditions were reported at most mountain points. Northern Oregon beaches will hav Prtia clearing today. Today's Statesman Pago Sec. . 6... I Ann landers .. Classified ... 1 3, 13. Comics 7. Crossword II. Editorials . 4. Home Panorama... 6 I Markets 10. .-II Obituaries 11. -.11 Radio-TV , 7 I Sports t, 10 II -Star Gazer ........ A I Valley Nowa . -11..ll Wirephoto Page. ..7 I Where, Oh Where Has Naughty MolotoY Gone? SPOKANE, Jan. 20 If) Tke Snafctunaa-Rertew tried again tnday U lelepbeae V. M. Mele-tot- la Owter Mongolia hot said a wnmaa emplere la the Rns alaa Embaisy tliero reported: "We don't knaw where he hi and have a loformaiiea m him." - Reporter Geerge Cheek, wne plnced the rail, said be tfcea asked throngs the telephone -eraUr ha Mnseow af Mnlatav might be reached la five or 10 days. He said ward easae hack: "It wUI ne gtd to keep try lag. He ts ant In MangnUa and we have no knowledge of bias.1 MnMov, the foraser Rnaalaa forelga snialater, was depaeed aad seal to Mnngnlla as asuhaa aadar last year. One Killed, Two Hurt in Car Crash luttnui Ntws Servlc ALBANY, Jan. 20 One woman was killed and two persons were injured critically in a hoadon au tomobile crash north of hero today on Highway N, state police said. Dead on arrival at Albany Gen eral Hospital was Mrs. Mabel Irene Tobias, 55, of Spokane. - Also in the same hospital with serious injuries are Edwin Tobias, believed to be the dead woman's husband, and Mrs. Hazel Marie Morrison of Portland. Tobias received a fractured leg. crushed chest and internal injuries. He was still unconscious late to night, attendants said. Mrs. Morrison had severe head injuries and a fractured leg. State police said a car driven by Mrs. Morrison skidded in front of the Tobias car which was pulling a trailer. The accident happened a half mile north ofibe South Jeffer son Junction shortly before noon. A third car driven by Alden Pow ell of Woodburn struck the rear of the house trailer, a few moments after the crash. Powell was not hurt, officers said. This was Oregon's 21st traffic victim this month and the fourth for Linn County, according to the Associated Press tabulation. Arrangements for Mrs. Tobias are pending at Fortmiller Fred- nckson Funeral Home in Albany, Sleighter to Stand Trial In Murder Levi Allen Sleighter, who is charged with first1 degree murder in the hammer-slaying of his wife last month, was declared sane enough to stand trial after a men tal hearing Monday in Marion County Circuit Court. Sleighter's 54-year-old wife, lia ble, died in a Salem hospital short ly after being attacked with a claw hammer Dec. 24 at the Sleighter home at 865 Plymouth Dr. NE. Arraignment, at which time Sleighter may enter a plea to the charge,; is set for Thursday at 1:30 a.m. On the Brighter Side . - . eVi - 1 a. O Bar St . th ...'...-..- . V 1 . " - i, Olrl nnirrol This sly old VVWson Park squirrel passed up a handful of pea JIV J.U jquiirei nuU 0ffere him Monday noon to make a successful grab for the whole sack. He 'paused long enough to have nil picture snapped with the prise be fore making his getaway up i UU psrk tree. v ' ' ; ... 2 Private IPmveir Dams odd WASHINGTON, Jan. day denied a private power utility combine s application to build two dams in the) Shake River bordering Idaho and Oregon. The FPC held the Pacific Northwest Power Company's (PNP) proposed Mountain Sheep and Pleasant I . " Valley dams would not be "best adapted" to a compre- hensive plan for developing, the Columbia Kiver tributary. The two projects, costing sn estimated 170 million dollars. would make infeasible a higher Nez Perce Dam which has been proposed downstream and which would be more desirable,, the FPC saia. Fewer Cam pan y PNP was organized as a power generating company by these pri vate utilities, which would obtain energy from the combine: Moo- Una Power, Butte: Washington Water Power. Spokane; Pacific Power Light, Portland, and Portland General Electric. Port land. Public power groups opposed PNP's license applications during a year-long hearing. They con tended a federal Net Perce dam would provide more power, flood control and other benefits than Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley. And they declared a pow er monopoly in tho Pacific North west was involved. Denial Keeoasaaeoded' The FPC legal staff recommend ed denial of PNP's application, uying Net Perce would bo super ior and its flood control storage desirable. However, FPC Examin er Edward B. Marsh recommend ed in an initial decision in the case that PNP's license bo grant ed. Mountain Sheep and Pleasant Valley would have generated pow er from waters discharged up stream by Idaho Power Co. dams. Idaho Power has an FPC license to build three dams, including one in Hells Canyon. The FPC said ta Its brief 13 page opinion ' it was "readily ap parent" from reports by Army Engineers that "any combination of projects ' which includes Net Perce is consistently superior to any combination of projects which does not include Nes Perce. Eeooemlcally Feasible FPC ssid Nex Perce Dam would be economically feasible for pri vate financing and construction as well as for federal construction, Nothing in the record, FPC de clared, "convinces us that the Nez Perce project could not be con structed under a license. The commission said the power output attributable to Nes Perce, at site and downstream, would be two-thirds more than that credited to PNP's proposed dams. The fish problem at Nes Perce, which would block fish runs in the teeming Salmon River as well as in the Snake, "is generally similar to that at other high dams," the commission said, "but tho engi neering problem increases with the drawdown of the reservoirs. "We are of the view that this engineering problem is no greater than many others. tStary also oa page 2) 0 at' 29 (AP)-Tlie Federal Power Commission (FPC) to Mannequins Blush With New Sty lings FLORENCE. Italy, Jaa. 20 IB Italian fashion designers today evened somrner vacation clothe shewing ao mock of tho body benntiml that two manne quins were eaabarrasaed. Spertawear aad ready -U-wear "baoUooe" clothes were feo tared as Flareaco's International fashion openings started. A ree ord crowd of MO boyers and I aahioa bayers and fashion writ ers, after a weekend of openings la iIhm, eaaso hero to aee tho latest to Italian vacation elotk tag. They saw on explosive reood of gay colors. Designers said they were snare Interested la colors this aenaoa than la eats. Yugos, Czechs Tried to Aid, Rebels, France Says PARIS, Jan. 20 (APV-France tonight indirectly accused two Communist nations Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia of dis patching a huge arms shipment to rebels fighting in Algeria. At the same time, France rejected a Yugoslav protest that Smith to Guide Hatfield's Bid For Governor Tho campaign of Secretary of State Mark Hatfield for the Re publican nomination for governor will be guided by former Gov. Elmo Smith. In announcing Monday that be had accepted the job of chairman of Hatfield's newest political ven ture. Smith said he wss "pleased to be associated with Hatfield." "Mr. Hatfield offers to Re publican voters an experienced and dynamic leader, well qualified to lead the Republican party to a vitally important victory in the governorship race in November," added Smith. Hatfield and State Treasurer Sig U Dander are (he only an nounced Republican gubernatorial candidates to date. Now- publisher of the Albany Democrat-Herald, Smith lost a close contest to Democrat Robert Holmes in the 1956 governors race. President of the Senate in 1955, Smith became governor on the un expected death of Paul Patterson. Smith announced several weeks ago that he would not be a can didate for governor in 1951. y John Erkkseoj nnWVmi i ni ii far ifif' r " r Sonake by IFPC But the lines still were apoetao alar with short shorts, and tight tights. Designer Baldiol had a dtfftV ealt moment when two maaao oalns came sot wenrfag beach jacketa boasting the srlgiaal haadblocked prlata for which ho Is famed. Tho two were sapp posed to take off their jacketa to give the aodleaee a look at snatching bathing an its. . Bat both girls balked. Taear players insisted. Tho fashinn bayors aad writers laaghed. Fi nally, one aaede! sjnlcUy oponaoV her jacket to reveal tho brief est of bikinis. Then she ealckly polled the jacket arwani her nodi ranked off tho pUUaraa, fallowed by tho other mnneanln. French naval units flagrantly vie- la ted international law by halting a Yugoslav ship carrying . the arms. . f , ; ' . Two French warships hailed the S.OOMoa Yugoslav passenger-cargo ship eUovenija Saturday as she sailed westward ia the Mediter ranean some 40 to M miles off the Algerian coast. The ship waa ordered into the port of Oraa where ISO tons of machine guns and arms were seized. , ' Has Clear Proof Foreign Minister Christian Pineau told newsmen he had clear proof that a certain Driss Bon Said, identified as an agent of tha Algerian National Liberation Front, had purchased the arms several weeks ago from a firm in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Pineau said the French had kept track of the arms presumably through intelligence agents as they made their way ta Yugo slavia end finally aboard the Sloveoija. He told reporters that when arms are purchased and shipped 1 from Communist countries it must be assumed the governments are fully aware of what is going oft. This amounted to the indirect ac cusation that Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were attempting to supply the Algerian rebels. . :i Oral Protest Made Radiovoj Uvalic, Yugoslav am bassador in Paris, called on Pi neau briefly at tho Foreign Min istry tonight. He told newsmen later he had made an oral protest -to Pineau "against the flagrant violation of international law" in the seizing of tho Slovenija. "This is a very grave situation which could have bad effects en Yugoslav-French relations." Uva lic said. "The fact that the arms might have fallen into the hands of the rebels cannot be used as a pretext against normal commer cial shipments . of arms among sovereign nations." Yugoslavia contends the arm were consigned to Morocco. Sputnik's Evaporation Date Set as Jan. 4 . MOSCOW. Jan. 20 ( Soviets scientists said tonight a review of calculations shows Sputnik I pene trated the denser layers of the atmosphere and evaporated Jan. I. That was three months to the day from its launching. .. Spelling Bee The Statesman KSLM Mld VsJ ley Spelling Contest is now on for nearly 100 7th- and Ota grade students la 13 valley schools. Twenty-five words are DQblished each school day. Nt) composite list will ho available. conclusion occupation leisure -, resignation campaign . durable , midnight . worse ;i; gentlemen fashion ' ' eliminate ? conquer' ' teamciU zipper transport -. smoothly - ' carnival appetite, broadcast I microphone journal warfare . ; tciswrs myttetious miscellaneous 1
