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Newspaper Page Text0N0 VOTE TUESDAY Fire District The Weather Forecast: Continued fair and warm Sunday, Temperatures: Predicted high for Sunday. 92! . predicted low for Sunday, 52 degrees. High Sat urday was 94, and the low Saturday, 51 decrees. Slid ! ' buildin' elect""' IA. LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. EUGK.NK, OKKGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1952 (FIVE SECTIONS 44 PAGES) SUNDAY EDITION Phone 5-1551 6, UCLA 13 . n..nn Pucks Inst I 17 .le al..st I'CIA In the Coll.en ' 13 , but the. score represem 1 ' who, arcordinjt to "those In tt.M Hke. 37-7 beating. 0 Puck lost Ihrlr 1952 Pacific Coast In ine museum naiurnay presented a moral the know," Stote College 14, Utah 7 . i rvi f Pacific 13 ,gton 39, Idano d 28, Santa Clara 13 Jnd 13, Missouri 10 In Texas Christian 0 L 46, South Dakota St. 0 . 19 VanderDiir ,Teih54,The Citadel 0 7( WakeJForest 14 )ene to Decide Kindergartens By PHIL WOLCOTT Ulliler-Gnard Sl.ff Wrltrr Ifh would public kindergartens cost? Would Ihey idch to tne present uwui i juou. ire some of the questions Eugene school district liking themselves this week, prior to balloting on foment of public kindergartens Tuesday, Sept. 23. Lures will be on the ballot one to establish the pre (intent, one for a $250,000 bond issue to construct 12 5 classrooms, and one measure to levy a tax of $84,000 for lithe kindergartens the first year. tpjss to have kindergartens accepted into the public school Jtohsve them administered by the school district staff. At 'lie's kindergartens are semi-private schools, sponsored by kj financed by fees from parents, but conducted In public U, most of them sub-standard. inures pass, it means that insofar as funds are available i .! u. '' --,1- j!mvmnm Aftermath of 'That Sign' Excitement Came After Nixon Left Nixon Answers Critics of His $18,235 in Gifts A SMALL RIOT broke out in Eugene Saturday because of this sign, shown above the crowd, which greeted Sen. Richard Nixon. Yells of "Get that sign down" throughout the speech didn't bother its young bearer, a Young Democrat from the University who was sponsored by the Lane County Democratic Central Committee. After the speech, an an gry group tore at the sign and knocked it to the ground. A Linslaw man was put under citizen's arrest as a result by a local Democratic official. By JAMES WELCH llegiitf r-GuarA Staff Writer While Sen. Richard Nixon Saturday was hard at work trying to overcome the stigma of that controversial $16,000 in. gifts (now set at $18,235) from friends. A University of Oregon student was injured by an elephant trainer's pike, a Linslaw man was arrested by a Democratic leader and a re porter was interviewing a reporter. The donation to Nixon which was fc -fr indirectly responsible for all the I trouble in Eugene did another thing. It allowed the Lane Count 'people who traveled on down the valley with the Nixon train to judge the vice-presidential candidate he worked under pressure. But their judgment was from 'r. Sen. Hichard M. Nixon in Eii-;his integrity. SOME BOARD TRAIN I gene Saturday urged voters to re- To newspaper demands he re- About 30 local persons-politic-tm Congressman Harris Ells-sign, Nixon replied with a terse ians and newsmen-listened to the 'vrth. as Representative from he ; one-sentence 'Statement which said: young Californian's Eugene talk 4th D,,trlct ln ,ne November dec-, 'The disclosure of all the facts nd then boarded the campaign,"""- ,. , .. , ""'.l 1 UUH- "'.' train, riding to Albany. j. 1 , u , Bml"L 10 "lease 'ay win ciear But before the 12-car Nixon spec-, 15 sPec,al ,raln which stopped, up the honest misundertandings ial pulled into the Eugene- yards, ien" al Southern Pacific Depot. jp , which these editorials were there was trouble '; the young speaker said, "You re based." A 3-year-old elephant was on'in ,0 ei'pcct,me ln -My ,his',1 (For ,ist o donors tn Nixon. hand, as part of a Republican !hPe y"u ha,v,he 2"d ?enre W 2.) stunt. cuu linn vrjiinwinuu uiv-R. ij iNixon s a kirs aonarn tne train Orecon i "aan,nKL ,n" 1 one e """; saw tne senaiors statement was in he E Nixon Gives Aid 11 To Ellsworth Herald-Tribune Urges Resignation ABOARD NIXON CAM PAIGN TRAIN (UP) Sen. Richard Nixon kept plugging away at Democratic corrup tion as the theme of his writs-tie-stop campaign tour into .Oregon Saturday and at. the same time assured all those seeking his resignation as vice presidential nominee the facts about his $18,235 would prove Iposes Kindergarten Measures of the Eugene School Board Saturday broke, their neii- lime out against the measure to establish kindergartens Met 4 to be voted on Tuesday. m nnlnterl out in a formal statement on the Issue thai It ke additional kindergartens, but feels that the present normal and consequently not the proper moment for foment. Full text is on Page 4. ruction of them, all kindergarten classrooms will be up to Is for equipment and course of study. As well, all teach lertified by the state and must have had sufficient tram line preschoolers. ing "state standard and part of the public school svs Bergjrlcns will allow the school district to recei" bis:e i annually from the stale, based on the number of child- lance, just as now allotted for regular grade students. (the district would not be eligible to receive these funds ijdergartens had been In operation for a year. JOper cent, or approximately $25,000 of the. operating costs ie to the district in basic school money the second year of Hording to local school administrators' estimates. 50,000 bond issue, if passed, would be on a two-vear basis. year, plus interest. j would pay for 12 kindergartrn classrooms one each at I Westmoreland, Whiteaker, Willakenzle, Willard, Adams, I, Harris, Howard, River Road, and Santa Clara Schools. h, a room is expected to be vacated and could be used pens alter this year. If Wilson Junior High moves to the Ugh next year and if Lincoln School moves to Wilson, room for a kindergarten there. en youngsters from Wagladry would go to Adams, those iill would attend Westmoreland, and Willagillespie pre jd go to Washington, at least until there are enough a enough money to build kindergarten rooms at these )f a kindergarten room is estimated al about $20,000 ireenuy mull grade school classrooms. A kinder- must contain about 200 more square feet than a t Broom because of the nature of the activities, local itrators say. wstion facing the voters is: Would the passage of this SEE KINDERGARTEN STORY (Cmimitd on pooe 4 A) j Day Brings pi Prostration I- f a-vj 4' J - i . MJJS IM.tiH ri. A,. , I mmmmMSititnsmmi .'i'jjLnam-immmm a.inn' tin? huff SLrn4 , Several University of students, members of the Lane County Young Democrats organis ation, were on hand with a sign which ridiculed Nixon for accept ing the gifts. A photographer asked the sign effective members of the House of reply to editorials carried in the Representatives." j Washington Post and New York Ellsworth was on the platform 'Herald Tribune suggesting Nixon with Nixon and was introduced by ! resign "for the good of the party." ine canniaaie tor vice-presineni,, along with Gov. Douglas McKay, I TOTALS $18,235 Smith, a Los Angeles attorney and director of the controversial fund among wealthy Californians to underwrite Nixon's nolitical ex- I Nixon, dressed in a natty gray penses in office since 1950, releas- STOPS FOR PICTURES carrier, Charles Grover, to hold itjand several Republican candidates near the elephant, which Grover "" did. But in the milling crowd, all was j confusion, the elephants trainer, ' -:. had iust climhnH haclr nnm ,i .. ..j ,i. Tony Gentry, asked him to take the I tne train when he vniced support ; h . . . . . b . . sign away, ana wnen tne siuaeniiot Eusworth. The special train a totaling $18 235 dirin t Gentry gave him a push ;(ew moments beIore had come to aj After the list was issued Nixon . IMl'l ? lLS .nrhi'nd anA Nixnn hi4 'H imvn "porters aboard his train a The barbed pike tore his hand , have hj, picture ken with , ninl explanlltion o his use , ' " ' ; tnree-year-oid elepnanl. 'of the fund: The pachyderm, waist-high on Nixon said: six-foot man, was covered with m n ,. i . . filing a complaint against the trainer. Later Grover went to a ! doctor's office for treatment. He was not hospitalized. The trainer, whose big job of the signs proclaiming. "I Like Ike."l,.:,i.. i in i 4i.,in i ;..ui.u Following the picture-taking. Nix- Ln blic scrvants must, take part An Uiinhai) "Tt'te Katiai tn huts ... moment is showing his Indian ele- . ul?n. ,' lls.Der nave ahut in wbich those who r nol 1TJVI?Z J "n elePhi"lt1 independently wealthy are finan- man a jacicass. Icially unable to participate without Then launching an attack on I assistance. corruption ana communists, mxom said; "As you go home after you! phant at the county fair, later ex plained that elephants are gentle beasts "until something moves above their heads." As the several thousand Lane ! County people, listened to the sen ator s speech, the sign was held high near Nixon's platform.' !l.,u,. , ,L. n,,kii.- -..., ment transportation, 'misuse, of the People in the hack yelled that j Vo(e fnr EheJhnwer 0w 'jf senatorial franking privilege, or they couldn t see past it That only vou are convinced a vote fnr Kisen. any subterfuge, caused it to be hoisted higher. hower js m (he bfsl int, nf "3. I have never received on SIGN TORN DOWN j America. For what is good for Am- Penny of this fnnd fnr my per- As the local party boarded the erica is good for you." :sonal use. train and Nixon left his micro- CROWD SHOUTS Tnl ha" een 8 ma',er phones, it happened. An angry: ,,,. .. ,.,: 1 ot nllnlic knowledge from its in- group knocked the sign down, tear-' - "fefpetT , ' ic,, vccption: atlempl haS eV" beM ing it. There were blows, and s.l?rf!idfnt "f ihfU"d.S u , m,"1e ,n conce3' its nr the air cleared and notice from sev-; '." ",, ""'' purpose; an. msnursements were "2. It enabled me to make my hear me speak, don't vote fnr"-Ei-P1' u "u senhower (for President) because )vlnou,t rf.cnurse V my vnn like him nor hran he it . I".""", " eR S" el . member of the Republican party. Hr alternoon Sat- for fa: vuuniy xeDt Uu'M.l, and warm weather and a of 92 degrees. Weather in BURMA, A THREE-YEAR-OLD Indian elephant from the Lane Coumy Fair, had a mo ment of questionable glory Saturday. Her trainer, Tony Gentry, made news, too. Afraid Burma would stampede when the poster (shown in the other photo) was waved above her IP candidate Richard wi. n oe,!ree'- i 1 nMd- GeT Injured the sign bearer with his pike pole, used to guide the elephant. Sen. JJ "Peeeh .ndhir" but fh nciM-aur iw! Nixon is shown' speaking on the platform. Rep. Harris Ellsworth of Roscburg stands be- .' uncomiorl- clouds and fog along the Coast I nlna ine young camorman wnose ren-naireu wnc, ri, is seaieu uciichih uiiu uiiiniu me hue ha. i tiu ana iog along ine 1 F ,or"'t fire 'da"""" observer, I danger f heat nrnir.n.. n Grace, 33, t Coos '7 m Eugene nf.i.P'm' Sal"r"y 1 'o the E,i0n. 4 1 '"tu as "rea ?.'"rt re in lh Oregon flag at right. Assessor Reports on Municipal Levies 4 Lane Cities to Have Lower Taxes t H Z , ",! ",lr (I r .under corpora By marvin tims iCiW Tax Levies Comoared bv Stock 7!!! V- f t . , Li ! I ' . III Up IIUIH II, .1 HI tl.L IIIIII.1. J? our of Lane County eight in-, ,,nmninftH mma0f ra,e fnr Lane County's eight incorporated cities' cn:nwi c,linfti ni.tHM w led cities will have higher ii Ulllllllt I I1R I LIIIIIIIIV ll.NL'Hl I from .1' ?.!ening,:.voar, but the other four will show "strict a v lvesleri1 decreases. Mlhtt "n llJ This w"s revealed Saturday in iilittle conlcexpe:,', s nniul ,ax "Port County appear Z und"lr. 'Assessor George Stock. The report, g mar to be am- nnrm.ll., j !-. . . i T1 ne 0nin i ' ' f,l'':u in nuguji, im.i ril k,i ,:.r " closure been delaveri "re dlStrinl lf: . " . - - Knal-r Hoe uu - .u-mii en, enn rnv.v nun vtnff pnr. . ?. hp,t and low h , wesl ,1(lc Property in Eugene. comnared with last fiscal year: 1951-52 City Coburg Cottage Grove Creswell Eugene . Florence a"tMt and lm.. k "c piy'VKiiy in iuBcue. Iv fire w. , hum"l- ,lhe controversy is still undecided, fSaturdav L ,1 only "" S,ock completed his report to 1 lh Sorinifi ilf f"r" m!lke lhe 'ieadline for turning his 1! called . ..Fire lax ruU ovcr 10 lhe county tax of ill ,r, ,ut ba,l'r- '' (je. "re near The City of Oakridge had the reachj u lal'Sest combined tax rate decrease accordin. ? Il!h ra drP of 10 ml"'. Millage is now Bureau L'0 lho "4-9 in,lea, ' field th. " u Tne tirnV w brought about ?,h H ha, I furlliby a $39 000 increase in the city's t.. . "aS exceHAJ v ,,nil . .. . S: 1 'w Sunn.. " "nn siiDstantiai at- -Jwas urease in school taxes. !0p k; , 1 . Cob"rg' combined tax rate " INIXOn dropped from 75.1 to 73.8 mills: lou ""-Sen. Rn(,. Eijtene went from 75.2 to 74.4 ?" nlTn !': and Florence from 79.1 to ,h Reni,u?'w Sal- Of the fn. .i.i.. 1-. ."M'lMt TJli". '!. Junction City' went from H staiinn 1 ,n W.0 mills up 3.8-for the 'on. l,rS(.,,t hn0st. 1 Cottage Grove'i eombined ratt Springfield $197,819 $2,739,425 $482,783 $32,364,033 $676,519 SI, 634,3 12 $1,044,704 $9,540,388 1952-53 Valuation $197,026 $2,900,537 S467.304 $37,077,120 $987,847 $1,701,945 $1,083,176 $9,968,674 1Q-I . irr?1 s valuation increased about $1,. Mni.. 'MO.000 for a total of $22,872,099, 75.1 79.9 66.8 75.2 79.1 64.1 94.9 80.0 dropped from eral agencies rushed in, Charles O Porter, member of the executive committee of the county Democrat ic organization, appeared, demand ing the arrest of a man he held by the arm. Police obliged when Porter prom ised to sign a complaint, charging disorderly conduct. The man, Sinclair Sutton nf Lin slaw, was wearing an "I Like Ike" button. Municipal .Judge John L. SEE NIXON STORY ("Continued on page 4A) going to mean tragedy to the Unit ed Mates. , made by Mr. Smith by check, as I He asked the crowd, estimated ; trustee. ,at more man a mousanci, do youi 1 think you have the best govern-: "5. Contributors to this fund ar long-timed supporters of mine. who sincerely wish tn enable me to continue Lane Democrats Take Credit for 'Cold-Cash' Sign Walter P ment in Washington?" He asked, "Are vou eettinff vour monevs' to continue my A big "No" sounded from the;1"1 communism "" "-P-crown". . .. . . . . , . u: o. niFiir 1,1 1,1111 trvi anivcu 11,1 ne .ti,Re i,i 111c rtinci n,w id..c, which he was instrumental in bringing to light and which result ed In prison sentence for the. for mer Stale Department employee, ........ -..I r Th. m.n -hn-r.frr.H l Ih. UPPrt ,he Political aCtWitieiS of The man who referred to ine , . . . . ii;,. . .j i,i'" u the candidates of their choice. Any Hiss case as a red herring, he ., . , , . active battls or received any special considera tion from me. "7. This fund represents a nor- i mal, legitimate, open matter of permitting constituents actively to said, "is not fit to be President. His Truman The anti-Nixon sign which re sulted in fighting at Southern Pacific Depot Saturday morning during Sen. Richard M. Nixon's appearance in Eugene was offi cially sponsored by the Lane County Democratic Central Com mittee, spokesmen said. Keith Skelton, secretary, said the committee Saturday author bred Young Democrats to carry the sign. It said, "No mink coats fnr Nixon Just cold cash," and nn the other side, "Shh Don't Speak of $16,000 or you're a Communist." The sign did not Indicate its sponsor, and Americans fnr Dem ocratic Action, some of whose members were with the sign carrying parly, were at first be lieved responsible for it. other interpretation is a grave in- reference was to President J--:1"-" j "r I lu lieu imiuiiu!!ii.y ivmiei.v It was reported from St. Louis that Eisenhower was disturbed over the expense money and wna hoping that Nixon could provd "clean hands." Nixon's aides said the first Nixon knew of the St. Louis story was when he was handed wire-servic copies of it here. ierce Gaining SALEM API Walter M. Pierce, 91, 'was recovering Saturday from a 10-day illness. The former Ore gon governor was reported by his wife to have been unconscious sev eral times during the period. Ike Said Concerned About Nixon 'Gifts' I The general ..ill not. however, jhave anything to do with Nixon if 'the senator is proven In have fail ed to live up to Eisenhower's own By JOHN I.. CUTTER I'nltfd Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, Mo., fin Pwighl P.; K: 1 u 1- l,,jHH.Af orenunrot " " Roseburg Man Crushed By Load of Lumber wmI frnm 79 9 to 82.2 mills: Cres-1 approximately well from 66.8 lo 68.6 mills; and tion of public ROSEBURG iai A load of lum- burg, part owner of the mill. The widow and two sons, associated in the mill with him, survive. 73 8 The millage rate 822 41.1 to 40.6 mills. 68.6 Bethel School District No. 52 in 74.4 fti-AacArl in vnlitntinn frnm C7 dQd . JS 1 432 to $8,781,848. The millage' rate h" ,nPP,ed at 'he Sanders Lumber "' " decreased from 54 to 52.5 mills. According to the report, Lane i County's valuation has more than 'doubled since 1947. The valuation $11,300,000. Valua-ithen was only $63,436,177. By 1950 utilities, however, it had jumped to $114,433,978. oi-nnu n,looH nnward onlv dropped from $19,217,892 to $18,-i The total valuation of tax ex- 6 mills from 80 to 80.6. ! 717,268 a decrease of about $500,-1 empt properties in Lane County Kusene's valuation rose more 000. The county millage rate will; rose to $139,800.438 an increase than $4 000 000 to a new peak of increase only slightly going from of more than $5,000,000. The valua $37 077 120 Millage for city pur- 7.6 to 7.8 mills. ;tion of tax exempt property, then, poses dropped from 20.1 to 19.5. Eugene School District No. 4 In-; is about $1,500,000 more than the I ane Countv's valuation hit a new creased its valuation nearly $6,-lvalue of property on the county ki.h -r ti7wT an Increase of'OOO.OOO to reach an all-time high, tax rolls nifto , , . Sen. Richard M. Nixon and hoping fervently his running mate can prove clean hands, it was learned Saturday. vice. Under Ihose circumstances it Is assumed I hat if Nixon should h proved guilty of any unethical or imnral activities he would ne cx- ... l n ui: :j..,i. ine P .""Ipocled to remove himself from the candidate is obviously disturhcd1 !.,.., over the matter as it now stands. Johnson Heads Ike Campaign Stock's report lists 207,160 poul try animals, 21,886 cattle, 17,242 sheep and goats, 2,366 swine, and 1,194 horses and mules that have Eugene's mayor, V Edwin vice-chairman of the committee been placed on the tax Tolls. Johnson will lead this area's cam- and assigned to direction of the The report also lists 865.667 paign for Dwight Eisenhower. 4th Congressional District (ccn- acres of non-tillable land at a value The appoinment was annuitm-m .,.,..,...... .. . .,. i, i,,,.-.: , Ai.w.t,tuii, nnn bv Gordon Orput, state chairman gon). 164.786 acres nf tillable land with of the Oregon for Eisenhower Com-; .Johnson has been the city's may. value nf $9,894,295 fnr tax piir- i or since 1949 and his present ram- poses, Timber land totals 314,993 Mayor Johnson has been made a paign for re-election it unopposed, awes at a value of $5,748,118. ticket. In lhat event. Ihp Ppnilblican But until all the facts are in he' Nationni committee would have ...ill I. rrirlt, niahr alaln.'.. . Co. mill here Saturday and fatally " ", ., u hil, Nin wm Id ,,le pn,. 10 , m- V ; ' i crushed V. R. Sanders, 52. Rose- "1 h??n. I n,Urally ne Elspnho"'er " wl "" " " ecnon. Eisenhower's attitude on the F.isenhower accepted Nixon as a Nixon affair was disclosed as he running mate because he was lm rolled across Missouri. pressed w ith the young senator' The Nixon affair, which has reputation for going after Com. rocked the GOP campaign, in-, munisls in government in what the volves disclosure that the young general considers the American senator received financial aid from wealthy Californians (luring the last two years. INSIDE TODAY IDA Civic Music Association an nounces three of Its at tractions... Page Tax Amendment would raise fees for auto owners Page 9A County fair floral and vegetable award winner announced Page 6B Editorials 8A City Briefs IB Home and Garden 5B Radio 6B Theater 7B Sports I-3C Classified 4-BC Society CORRUPTION ISSUE Nixon said it was tn help pay Kiscnhnwer is well aware that worthless In this campaign. He does not see how he could continue the. line of his recent the costs o( his baltle on Commun- " '"e 'nn auair proves 10 ne, ..j i. ...'....itiuii, the corruption issue is and he did not profit personally. NO DECISION YET There still has been no decision i speeches under such circum on whether It might force Nixon stances. In Eisenhower's view, cor off the GOP' ticket or destroy "cor- ruption is corruption anyplace you ruption" as a top GOP issue in the find it. presidential campaign. That is what F.isenhower meant As a novice who entered politics when he said in his Kansas City after 40 years ln military service, speech that there must he "sin. .1-8D iF.isenhnwer frankly does not knowjgle standard" of morality ln publle what steps can or may he taken. seme.