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Extreme Cold Sets Records In Midwest Weather Blamed For 60 Deaths Bt tnllnt Pieti International Another shock wave of cold buffeted the nation Monday breeding tornados in Georgia and Alabama, road -jamming snows in the north, and warn ings for more snow and below lero weather for the Midwest. The icy weather was blamed for more than 60 deaths across the nation. New low temperature records were set throughout the frozen Midwest while freezing tempera tures endangered the multimil lion dollar citrus and winter vegetable crops in Texas' Rio Grande Valley and Southern California. Thousands of dollars in dam age to homes and farms was left in the wake of a series of tornadoes which danced over South Georgia, Alabama and northwest Florida Sunday., Sev eral persons were injured but there were no deaths. Thruway Blocked Heavy blowing and drifting snow forced officials in Buffalo, N. Y., to block 110 miles of the state thruway in western New York. Visibility dropped to zero and scores of cars had to be towed out of the area. Below zero readings were logged from Nebraska to Ohio, including 41 degrees below at Black River Falls, Wis., and 38 below at International Falls, Minn. - An 80-year-old temperature record was equaled in Chicago when the mercury dipped to 15 below, the lowest in the windy city in three years. Springfield, 111. recorded 14 below, a new record and the coldest reading there in six years. Indianapolis, Ind., had a record 8 below. Ice Blocks River Memphis, Term., shivered in 14 degree weather while El Paso, Tex., registered a low of 18. Ice jammed Cottonwood Creek in Buena Vista, Colo., diverting more than a foot of water into a dozen homes. Volunteers and city employes had worked all day Sunday loosening blocked ice and opening sluice-gates of a dam in the town. Extended temperatures in the 20s would deal a multimillion dollar blow to plants in the Rio Grande Valley Monday. Last weekend's freeze ruined toma toes, sweet peppers and dam aged others crops. The valley suffered an estimated $50 mil lion loss last January. The loss in Southern Califor nia has been estimated in the millions, and included 50 per cent of some crops. Dickie Enters Innocent Plea BOISE (UPD Theodore Thom as Dickie pleaded innocent Mon day to a charge of murdering 10-year-old Carolyn Rae Oldham of Boise last fall. Judge Merlin S. Young set Feb. 4 as the date to set a trial date for the 22-year-old Dickie. Dickie also is charged in El more County of knifing to death Nancy Joy Johnson, 22, and her 2-year-old.son, Daniel, last April 10. Airman l.C. Gerald M. An derson is being held by au thorities at Mountain Home AFB on that charge. Dickie allegedly admitted rap ing and strangling to death the Oldham child the night follow ing an escape from the Ada County jail. He also has admit ted he killed the Johnsons. Anderson's attorney, Robert McLaughlin, said he expects an announcement soon that Ander son will be freed by Air Force authorities. Six Children Killed AUBONNE, Switzerland WV Six children perished Saturday when a building of the Lavigny Home for Epileptics burned down. Two children managed to es cape from the wooden structure. READY MONEY HOME Depend on us for friendly, thoughtful consideration and prompt attention. . . . plus low month jy pavments. Serving you is the heart of our business. 1 rtiesuuil JT 1M AND LOAN ' Remember the addxes. ... 991 OAK STREET Telephone DI 4-2255 I t ' - l-srrft . Am..- 3 I Iowa Cold Harpo Marx Addresses Audience PALM SPRINGS. Calif. Wl For the second time in 46 years Harpo Marx spoke to an audi ence. What he said was to confirm the announcement his comedy associate had just tearfully made: after more than 50 years in show business, 74-year-old Harpo is retiring. It came about rather casually Saturday night. Harpo the ever-silent Marx brother with the wild wig, harp, capacious 'raincoat and honking cane was dining with his wife. Afterward he was to do a show at the Pasadena Civic Audi torium. "Mrs. Marx said, 'Why are you doing this?" Harpo recalled Sunday. "She said, "you've been in the business a long time. What are you trying to prove? Why don't you quit?' "I hesitated a second and said, 'Okay.' " At the benefit, Harpo went on-stage, played a harp and clarinet and did a comedy rou tine with a girl singer. Then costar Allen Sherman, the current favorite with his off beat lyrics to folks songs, came on and told of Harpo's retire ment plans. "He got emotional and start ed crying so all of a sudden I found myself talking," Harpo said. The audience of nearly 2,000 paid him tribute with a stand ing ovation. The only other time he ever speke to an audience except Saturday night, Harpo told a reporter was in Toledo 15 or 20 years ago. Before retiring he'll make four scheduled benefit appear ances in New York: Memphis, Tenn.; Seattle, Wash., and Port land, Ore. Violinist Added To CMA Series Eugene Civic Music Assn. members will get a "bonus" at traction in this year's concert series. CMA President Arthur Bailey announced Monday that the CMA board has signed a con tract for a seventh performer, violinist Marilyn Dubow, who will present a Sunday afternoon recital on May 12. The day is part of Mothers Weekend on the University of Oregon campus. Bailey said Miss Dubow. from New York City, is a "brilliant young artist" who recently won a Russian competition for vio linists equivalent to the piano competition which launched Van Cliburn as a top concert star. FOR ... ' LOANS n Purchase ri7cbMin,e ne-fincmi fincrarin- Remodel Hepcdr Locally controlled Federally supervised Insured savings I vni' nut KTIV (AP Yvlrepholn) Winds reached a velocity of 52 miles art hour in Jowa Sunday as arctic air surged across the state dropping visibility to near zero at times after a 14 below reading in Des Moines Saturday night. This scene in downtown Des Moines shows some of the debris blown about with swirling snow. Few people were out and churches were closed as driving became hazardous. Justice of Peace Arraigned Monday Springfield Justice of the Peace Carl M. Lewis, 56, was arraigned in Lane County Cir cuit Court Monday morning on three indictments charging him with conversion of public funds. Lewis, of Leaburg, will plead Wednesday to the charges. Lewis was arrested Friday Springfield Man Given Prison Term A Springfield man was sen tenced to 18 months in the Ore gon State Penitentiary Monday following his pica of guilty last December to a charge of negli gent homicide. Russell Irving 'Connolly, 29, of 155 Nova St., Springfield, was sentenced by Lane County Circuit Judge Roland Rodman. Connolly had pleaded guilty to one count of an indictment charging him with negligence resulting in the deaths of' two young women in an auto acci dent Oct. 27 south of Goshen on Highway 99. Each count of the indictment alleged the death of one girl, and Connolly had originally pleaded innocent to both counts. He changed his plea on Dec. 5. The indictment alleged Con nolly was driving on the wrong side of the road and was af fected by intoxicating liquor at the time of the mishap. Killed were Mildred Ann Eich, 20, and Sharon Anne Kilian, 19, both former resi dents of Springfield. DID All tug cleaning methods are not the same. I recent- ly phoned Wollmaster Service where I learned that before having my rugs cleaned, I ihould discover whether all this is included in the price. HerN what Wollmaster Service does They do all the work. They remove your furniture from your rug and take the rug to their plant. They process oil" rugs through their dusting ma chine where they remove an amazing amount of loose dirt. They scrub each rug with o mild detergent which . is gentle yet thorough in its cleaning action. They deep rinse eoch rug to remove all the deep ly imbedded dirt which is so hard on rugs. They dry rugs completely in o specially designed room ot scientifically controlled remperotures. They return rugs promptly, re-lay the. rug and put your furniture back in its-proper place.' After learning this, I decided to let them eleon my rugs and wos very pleased with the results. Why don't you phone them now for prompt service? Walt . 564 Eost DI 4-8597 R r I 1 . 0 night after the grand jury re turned three secret indictments against him. One indictment, similar to a district attorney's information on which Lewis was first arrested last Monday, al leges he converted about $1,425 of public funds to his own use between June 30, 1961 and Dec. 31, 1962. The other two indictments charge conversion of specific amounts, $40 on Jan. 14, 1963, and $35 on Jan. 11, 1963. '. Four other men were' "ar raigned in circuit court Monday, and two of them entered guilty pleas: " Ncal Bishop, 42, of Cot tage Grove, waived indictment and was arraigned on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. He v.'iU plead Wednesday to a charge alleging he passed a worthless check for $25 in a Cottage Grove market on Dec. 14. Monte Cole Thor, 23, of Stockton, Calif., entered a guil ty plea to a charge of obtaining money and property under false pretenses. He was charged with passing a worthless' $35 check in Springfield on Nov. 3. A pre sentence investigation was or dered by Judge William Fort. Frank Allen Drew, 21, of Cottage Grove, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglarizing the Northgate service station in Springfield on Dec. .31. A pre sentence Investigation was or- derded. Kenneth Irving Vincent, 19. who gave a Eugene motel as his address, was arraigned on a secret indictment returned last Friday charging him with know ingly uttering and publishing a forged check for $25 at Mar cola market Oct. 10. He will plead Wednesday. YOU KNOW? 4 ' madter SERVICE 13th Aye. DI 4-9713 Dem Wants Hatfield SALEM tfi House Speaker Clarence Barton, D-Coquille, said Monday that Republican Gov. Mark Hatfield won't allow his name to be put on the net receipts tax bill. "As a result," Barton said, "there is not the enthusiasm for it on the part of the Democratic majority." Hatfield is urging the Legis lature to pass the bill. Bonding Plan SALEM (UPD A plan to con struct college classrooms by bonding and to repay the bonds with student fees won support Monday from House and Senate leaders. House Speaker Clarence Bar ton, D-Coquillc, said it would be a "sound practice." "I am all for building any buildings by bonding," he said. Senate President Ben Musa, D-The Dalles, said, "I can't see anything wrong with it if it can be done in the framework of the law." 'Those who want to be edu cated, let them pay for it," he said. , Slock Up Now . . Your Choice Smoked Picnics BAR 'S' Fresh Beef Liver SO GOOD FOR YOU ... Chunk Style Bologna FOR A FAVORITE SANDWICH OREGON GROWN WHOLE I I Jv I TOP QUALITY I I FRESH BAKED CAKE DONUTS ' I VvV yff SNOW MIST CHUNK STYLE NO. Vi CANS Dan River YARDAGE 4 yards 3.99 Value 2 49 Liquid HETRECAL 6-pak r 139 Barton said the House Taxa tion Committee wants to intro duce the bill, "at the request of Governor Hatfield." But Barton said Hatfield wouldn't permit this. "On it be that the governor doesn't want his name on a bill that raises taxes?" Barton asked at a Monday press conference. He said that since the gover nor won't let his name go on the bill, the Taxation Commit- Gets Support The plan was suggested Fri day by Sen. Alfred Corbctt, D Portland, and Rep. John Mosser, R-Bcaverton. It would transfer a specific amount of student tuition mon ey into a special fund to be used to finance bonds for in structional buildings, laborato ries, and other classroom facili ties. The money taken from the tuition fund would be replaced with a general fund grant. The plan is similar to the one now used to build dormitories. Corbett said bonding attor neys have been asked for an opinion on the legality of the proposal. SO DEUCIOUSI 1675 West We reserve the right SIP) BAG J-J D0N J HUT Mf (E W r5NE REGISTER-GUARD, Monday, Jan. 21, 1963 Page 3A s Nanie-en Tax Bill tee Isn't going to sponsor it, either. So it will be introduced Tues day or Wednesday by individual Republicans, Barton said. Hatfield said later at his weekly news conference that he didn't think it was good policy for the governor's name to be on any bill. Hatfield said his net receipts bill would be introduced by Rep. Victor Atiyeh, R-Beavr-ton. "Mr. Atiyeh is representing my point of view, which is clearly defined," Hatfield said. He said various parts of his legislative proposals would be introduced by Democrats, others by Republicans and others by committees. The net receipts tax is a re vised income tax. Everybody's gross income would be taxed one per cent, and there would be no deductions. There would be a sliding scale of rates up to 5 or 6 per cent. Barton said "the Legislature shouldn't have to take the gaff on this bill all by itself." But, he added, the Demo cratic majority in the House is willing to co-sponsor the bill with the governor and make a bipartisan effort out of it. The Republican-sponsored bill r 18lh Ave. (at lo limit quantities Prlcee Store hours! 9 hM. lo 9 P.M. to levy avS5?-i!rxcnt a!t on net business prot''.j intro duced in the House ;w This tax would replace part or. all of the tax on merchandise - inventories. The principal sponsor was Rep. Victor Atiyeh, R-Beavcr-ton, but Rep. Richard Eymann, House Tax Committee, is a co sponsor. Sen. Edward Fadclcy, DEu. gene, introduced his proposed 1 constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty. But Sen. Thomas R. Mahonoy,' D-Portland, introduced two bills that would become law if the people repeal the death penalty. One would make persons serv ing life for first degree murder ineligible for parole, and those doing life for second degree murder would have to serve at least seven years. Mahoney's other bill would permit the death penalty for first degree murderers who com mit another murder in prison. Another new Mahoncy bill would exempt from taxation the ' first $7,500 of true cash value of a home of any World War I veteran. A bill to prevent suits against doctors who render emergency aid to accident victims also was introduced Monday. c r Chambers) effective Jan. 21. 22 and 23 Daily
