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CVA Called 'Not American'
By Reclamation President
Spokane, March 11 A bitter attack against the proposed
Columbia Valley authority was made by the president of the
National Reclamation association last night before an American
Legion regional economic conference.
Harry Polk of Wiliston, N. D., head of the association, described
?the CVA as "certainly not Amer
ican" and something that
"smacks entirely too much of
what we are trying to crush in
this country."
He predicted in his banquet
address that President Truman
will find strong sentiment
against the CVA when he visits
the Pacific northwest in May
to dedicate the Grand Coulee
dam.
Polk finished with a plea to
"keep our government in the
hands of the local people."
Conference delegates took no
action on the CVA in their aft
ernoon business session, but
heard a number of resolutions
that will be acted upon today in
the final session of their three
day meeting.
The resolutions included re
quests that:
Appropriations for the veteran
loan program of the farmer's
home administration be increas
ed; the FHA be given more ad
ministrative help; western states
be completely covered under soil
conservation districts; there be
no change In the veterans' pref
erence act; credit programs be
established for veteran farmers,
and others, seeking to settle on
western agricultural projects.
Legionnaires also were asked
to go on record for development
of western hydroelectric power
projects and support legislation
for a 15-year reseeding program
under the federal forest service.
Judge Ignores
'Jesse James'
Union, Mo.. March 11 (PI J.
Frank Dalton can tell anyone he
wants to that he is Jesse James.
There's nothing to stop the bed
ridden codger of 102 from call
ing himself anything he likes ex
cept maybe his conscience, Cir
cuit Judge Ransom A. Breuer
said yesterday.
The jurist sat through nearly
six hours of testimony, then put
both sides in the legal battle
back in their starting positions
with his decision.
He said simply there was no
thing for him to rule on.
If Dalton is really the notori
ous Missouri outlaw of the last
century he ought to be ashamed
of his crimes, the 80-year-old
judge said in an oral opinion.
If he isn t he s trying to per
petuate a fraud" on. the people.
But Dalton never had his
name switched legally to Dalton
and therefore could not have it
changed" back to James, the
judge ruled.
Breuer's opinion came after
he had listened calmly and in
tently to nine witnesses wit
nesses who ranged in age from
80 to 111 years. Some swore
Dalton is James.
But ballad singers and history
will continue to 1 o o k on Bob
Ford as "the dirty little coward'
who lay Jesse James in his grave
under a smoking pistol and with
his boots on.
Governor Douglas McKay is
the lone republican filing for
chief executive. Barring a last
minute filing by mail, Gov. Mc
Kay will be the first incumbent
governor to go into the pri
maries unopposed since 1906
when Governor George E.
Chamberlain, democrat, won the
nomination without opposition
In his party.
State Treasurer Walter J.
Pearson, Sen. Austin F. Flegel
and Lew Wallace, all of Port
land, are the democratic can
didates for the gubernatorial
nomination. '
United States Senator Wayne
Morse will be opposed by four
republicans, Fred E. Robinson,
4Medfordi Earl L. Dickson, Al
bany; John McBridge, Portland,
and Dave Hoover of Deadwood
(Lane county).
McBride was a candidate
against Senator Guy Cordon in
lma and polled about 5000
v'tes in the state.
Howard Latourette of Port
land and Louis A. Wood of Eu
gene are the candidates for the
democratic nomination for Unit
ed States senator.
Rep. Walter Norblad, repub
lican, is unopposed for the re
publican nomination for con
gress in the first district. Demo
crats who have filed for this
position are Roy L. Hewitt, Sa
lem, and Roy L. Ward of Philo
math. Superintendent of Public In
struction Rex Putnam has no
opposition for re-election. This
is a non-partisan office. State
Labor Commissioner W. E. Kim
sey is unopposed for the repub
lican nomination and Howard
Morgan of Monmouth, is like
wise unopposed for the demo
cratic nomination for this office.
Polk County
Filings for nominations to the
state legislature in Polk county
included state senator for Polk
and Benton counties: Senator
Dean H. Walker, republican, In
dependence, and A. E. Albertsen
of Philomath, democrat.
For state representative, Mrs.
Joe Rogers, Independence; Hollis
Smith, Dallas, and Frank H.
Farmer, Rickreall, republicans;
Alfred S. Dembowski, Dallas,
and Joseph Singer, Salem.
Benton County
Legislative filings for Benton
county include State Senator for
Benton and Polk counties. Sen.
Dean H. Walker, Independence,
republican, and A. E. Albertsen,
Philomath, democrat.
State representative, Rep.
Francis W. Ziegler of Corvallis,
republican. No democrat filed.
District attorney, Robert Mix,
Incumbent, republican; no democrats.
Linn County
Filings for nominations to the
legislature in Linn county are:
State senate. Rep. Warren Gill
of Lebanon, republican; Walter
Shelby, Albany, democrat. Joint
senator for Linn and Lane coun
ties, Sen. Angus Gibson, Junc
tion City, and Jack A. Draper,
Albany, republicans, and Elmer
B. Sahlstrom, Eugene, democrat,
State representative: (two to
be elected), Melvin Goode and
Hector MacPherson, both of Al
bany and Ed E. Cardwell of
Sweet Home, republicans; Earl
G. Mason of Albany, and Dave
Epps of Sweet Home, democrats.
District attorney, Merle A.
Long and Courtney R. Johns,
both of Albany, republicans; no
democrats.
Yamhill County
Legislative filings for the le
gislature in Yamhill county are:
State Senate Sen. Eugene E.
Marsh, republican. No demo
crats.
State Representative: (Two to
be elected) Rep. Carl H. Fran
cis, Dayton; Harry F. Williams,
Carlton and Elliott B. Cummins,
McMinnville, republicans; Guy
Shumway, McMinnville, democrat.
Circuit Judge Arlie G. Walker
in the 12th judicial district com
prising Yamhill and Polk coun
ties has no opposition.
Lincoln County
Filings for the legislature in
Lincoln county is confined to
the following for state represen
tative: Rep. Gerald Wade, New
port, republican; Paul A. Trul
linger. Waldport, democrat.
Crackdown by
School Board
Mill City The school board
this week cracked down on the
teaching staff for what was de
scribed as a new low in regard
to discipline.
The board charged that stu
dents come and go as they
please, chase around in automo
biles at night and have been
seen smoking on the school
grounds.
Contracts of 14 teachers were
renewed but the board refused
three contracts, one to a high
school teacher and the other to
grade school teachers.
Many Promise
Safety Help
About 25 Salem clubs and ag
encies were represented at the
meeting at the Senator hotel on
Friday out of which will come
a traffic safety council to be ap
pointed by Mayor Robert L. Elf-strom.
Persons from these organiza
tions all pledged cooperation
with the council when appoint
ed and assistance to Mayor Elf
strom in selecting the personnel.
Represented were Salem pub
lic schools, Salem police, state
motor vehicle department driv
ers' license division, Salem In
surance Agents association, Hol
lywood Lions club, American
legion posts 9 and 136, Willam
ette university, parochial
schools, East Salem and West
Salem Lions clubs, North Sa
lem Boosters, city planning and
zoning commission, Chamber of
Commerce, St. Vincent de Paul
parish, Salem Ministerial asso
ciation, Salem Kiwanis club,
Junior Chamber of Commerce,
Junior Woman's club, Salem
Trades and Labor council, Mar
ion County Teachers association,
Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Chamber of Commerce, Portland
General Electric, Rotary club,
20-30 club, Radio Stations
KSLM and KOCO, newspapers,
and Willamette university.
Speakers were Mayor
Mistrom, Captain Walter Lans
ing, James Banks, Frank B
Bennett, Chief of Police Clyde
A. Warren, John Kerrick, Gor
don Skinner, E. A. Randle, Judge
Joseph B. Felton and Travis
Cross.
Ku Kluxer Freed
On Murder Charge
Pell City, Ala, March 11 W)
A high-ranking Ku Klux Klans-
man and two other men have
been freed of murder charges in
the night-gang slaying of Charlie
Hurst, a country storekeeper.
Released from jail yesterday
were the Rev. Alvin Horn, Bap
tist minister and organizer for
the Georgia Association of Klans;
Jesse Wilson, 55, Talladega coun
ty farmer; and E. L. Hudson, a
carpenter. Each lives at Talladega.
Three others are still being
held on murder charges in the
case.
Charges against Horn, Wilson
and Hudson were suddenly drop
ped yesterday by motion of Cir
cuit Solicitor Leland Randall,
who said he had no statement to
make regarding the withdrawal.
Coal Restrictions
On Railroads Lifted
Washington, March 11 (P)
After midnight Sunday, the na
tion's railroads can fire up their
steam locomotives and use
much coal as they need.
An order removing all restric
tions on coal burning train ser
vice was issued yesterday by the
interstate commerce commis
sion. The ICC clamped on the re
strictions in January to offset
a coal shortage. They were fur
ther tightened during the coal
strike.
The railroads were author
ized to restore coal-burning
passenger service to 75 percent
of normal last night with all re
strictions called off Sunday at
midnight: A freight service cut
was dropped earlier this week.
Lebanon Dumping
Program Changed
Lebanon To prevent careless
dumping of refuse during un
supervised hours, the city coun
cil this week recommended that
a gate be installed at the ent
rance to the municipal dump ar
ea. It would be locked at 9 p.
m. each day and reopened at 7
a. m.
It was reported that many per
sons are dumping trash late at
night in places other than regu
lar disposal spots, thus creating
confusion and extra work at the
dump grounds.
The public property commit
tee was given the problem with
authority to act.
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Escape Tunnel Tested Out the "laundry chute" escape
tunnel of a navy fighter plane goes a member of a detail
which is testing various types of escape devices at the naval
air station El Centre, Calif. Designed for high speed exit
from a disabled plane, this "laundry chute" enables the
pilot to drop out the underbelly and thus avoid the pos
sibility of striking the tail surface. The plane shown here
is a Douglas XF3D-1 flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet.
(AP Wirephoto)
Retired Doctor's 'Death Diary'
Kept on Rare , Incut able Disease
St. Joseph, Mo., March 11 VP) Dr. Edward F. Higdon, a retired
physician suffering a rare and incurable disease, is keeping a
"death diary" on the malady that may Kill mm any lime.
He dictates notes on every aspect of the ailment to a stenogra
pher. She types the diary which Dr. Higdon will leave to medi
cal science in hopes it will leadf
to some cure, even if too late to
aid him.
"I have to get busy and find
out something about this thing,"
he said, "or I'm not going to be
around very long."
Little is known about the dis
ease, called myasinenia gravis.
It cripples the voluntary mus
cles of the face, tongue and
throat, later spreading to the
respiratory system and finally
the heart muscles.
The muscles weaken with
slight use and refuse to perform.
Swallowing becomes impossible.
In the final stages the victim
dies of exhaustion.
Dr. Higdon is subject to chok
ing. Unless he gets immediate
relief from a drug, prostigmine
his life is in danger. For this
reason he carries the drug and
hypodermic with him always.
He tries always to be with peo
ple so that he can have aid.
Dr. Higdon, who is 75 years
old, faces the peril with dignity
He first noted the symptoms
three years ago a shortness of
breath, weakness of his jaws,
difficulty in swallowing. But,
unable to identify the ailment
despite a lifetime of medical ex
perience, he went to the famous
Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn.,
last fall.
When it was diagnosed, Dr.
Higdon turned to the medical
books. He discovered there was
a great lack of information on
myasthenia gravis. One thing
that makes it baffling is-that the
victim has no pain, no fever.
Then and there Dr. Higdon
vowed to contribute to medicine
as much as he could on the sub
ject. Taking prostigmine several
times daily brings great relief
to Dr. Higdon. But it also gives
him tummy aches. In the past
two weeks he has felt well
enough to move about after
several months bedfast.
He has lost his appetite, but
keeps canned apricots and but
termilk around for snacks.
Dr. Higdon has lived here
since he retired in 1942 from
a position as a neuro-psychiatrist
with the veterans administration.
He had worked for VA in Kansas
Pope Calls for
Peace Prayers
Vatican City, March 11 (U.R).
Pope Pius called on Catholics
today to open a crusade of
prayers for peace on Passion
Sunday, March 26.
In an encyclical letter to all
bishops, the pope said he would
descend into St. Peter's basilica
on Passion Sunday to unite his
prayers with those of the world
He expressed anxiety over
the failure of the world to find
true peace, and said:
"Many nations obstruct each
other in turn, and as faith grows
less, the competition of the ar
maments race grows, leaving tne
souls of all trembling in sus
pense." The pone said the worst evil
and the root of all other evils
was the substitution of lies for
truth. He linked that with the
persecution of Catholics.
Without Identifying those he
condemned, the pope appeared
to aim his words at communists
who have been denounced by
him in similar words many times
previously.
Turner Mrs. W. R. Hogsed,
Turner, and daughter, Mrs. Zena
DeLorn of Seattle, left for Los
Angeles, Calif.
Voice of America Pokes
Fun at Russian Ballot
New York, March 11 W) The Voice of America has stuck
its tongue in its cheek and started to have a little fun with the ',
communist party.
The state department hopes it has a few Russians laughing
even if they're not laughing very loud.
It's election time in the Soviet-
Alaska Stories
Heard Monday
J. R. Griffith, dean of engi
neering at the University of
Portland, will be the speaker at
the Monday noon luncheon of
the Chamber of Commerce.
He was formerly an engineer
in Alaska and his subject will
be "Tall Tales of Alaska."
Dean Griffith organized the
engineering school at University
of Portland and in 1948 after
several years of military and
civilian work in Alaska. For
over 10 years he had been pro
fessor of structural engineering
at Oregon State college.
During the war, 1941 to 1944,
Dean Griffith was with the
navy at Seattle as assistant dis
trict public works officer and
held the rating of commander.
Just after the war he was
two years assistant chief engi
neer on the Birch-Johnson-Ly-tle
contract project for building
army facilities in Alaska.
New chamber members this
week are: Margaret Allen, Marg
wen's, 440 North Capitol; Mrs.
Aureta Smith, secretary of Sa
lem Contractors exchange, 335
East Bush; Vincent W. Elliott,
balem Business Exchange serv
ice, 155 South Liberty, John
Hall, manager for Northern
Piggly Wiggly company; 240
North Capitol; E. D. Wallace,
Wallace Hardware, 2056 North
Capitol; Harry Ewing, tax con
sultant, 1997 Fairgrounds; Ar
thur F. Steimonts, photography,
ihisi state street.
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Lunch where you'll see fj
your friends! If they're
people who know
good food . . .
they'll be here.
Hours:
Daily 7 a.m. 9 p.m.
Sunday, 12 noon - 8 p.m.
and Virginia.
He calls Richmond, Mo., his
hometown, but started practice
in Oklahoma when the Sooner
state was Indian territory. Dur
ing World War I, he served over
seas with the Dixie division.
Special! Dinner
at
COLE'S
4135 Portland Road
Open 5 P. M. 'til 11 P. M.
SUNDAY at Noon
SOUP SALAD
Crispy Fried Chicken
French Fries - Roll
Dessert - Drink
Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Roy
W. Hammer have been enter
taining as their house guests his
brother in law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Ross of John
Day, his brother and sister in
law, Mr. and Mrs. George Ham
mer of Arlington, Wash., and
an uncle, John Claypool of Den
ver, Colo.
and next Sunday the followers of
Joseph Stalin will vote.
So here's what the "voice"
has been pumping into Russia
this week along with the reg
ular radio news in almost
every language and dialect of
the sprawling Soviet empire.
Announcer : Gentlemen, we
give you the elections to the su
preme Soviet!
Music: flourish of trumpets.
Commissar: Comrades! Today
is March 5! There are only seven
days left in which to make up
your minds as to which candi
date you wish to vote for. This
year, as in other years, we have
simplified the task for you.
There will be only one slate, one
party, and in all probability
only to help you of course .
only one candidate. Grasp your
pencils firmly! Enter the elec
tion booths with your head held
high! Mark your ballot without
fear! With one slate and that
all party members it will be
difficult for you to go wrong!
Man (very timid): But,
comrade, wouldn't it be sim
pler to just declare the offi
cial slate elected and save us
the trouble?
Commissar: Ahhh, comrade, I
am glad that there is one so bold
as to ask that question, (aside:
Dsssst! officer! get that mans
name!) comrades, if you think
because we have devoted years
to simplifying the electoral pro
cess for you, that it is only i
token duty you perform, let me
reassure you on that point. This
year 1950 is a momentous op
portunity for the people of tne
Soviet Union. There is a record
to be surpassed. In the 1937
elections we had a 95.4 per cent
vote in favor of the proposed
candidates. In the 1946 elections
better, much better a 96.7
vote for the candidates. But the
record still holds and that
record is 99.8!
Woman (very timid): But,
comrade, isn't that voting re
cord held by an outsider. . . .
by Hitler?
Commissar: Comrade, did I
hear you correctly? (aside: pssst!
officer! Quick get that woman's
name!) I have named the mark
for which we shoot. To surpass V
99.8 we will show our face un- "J
ashamed to the world. And, com- -rades,
remember 100 per cent j
is 100 per cent!
HEY KIDS!
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FREE
To the first- 250
KIDS!
Who Bring 12 SQUIRT
Bottle Tops to
Dr. Pepper Bot. Co.
1095 N. Liberty
after 8:00 a.m.
Sat., March 18
ONE
ONE BOTTLE OF
OLD TIME DANCE
Every Saturday Night
Over Western Auto
259 Court St.
Join the crowd and have
a good time.
Music By
BEN'S ORCHESTRA
PUBLIC DANCE
Admission 60c, Inc. Tax
i .
BIG
DANCE
Wayne Strachan's
Music
k Best Dance Floor In
Town!
A Super Snack Bar!
VFW HALL
Hood and Church Sts.
NOW OPEN-THE NEW
CHINA CAFE
. (JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO THE BOLLYWOOD STOPLIGHTS)
Famous Chinese and American Dishes
"ORDERS TO TAKE OUT"
Open 4:30 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. Saturday 'Til 3 A.M.
WE CLOSE MONDAYS
2055 Fairgrounds Road Phone 2-6596
the COLONIAL HOUSE
Four miles south on 99E
Will Re-open at 5:30
SATURDAY, MARCH 11th
Sunday Dinners from 2 P.M.
(Closed Mondays)
DINE AND DANCE
TONIGHT
at the
Salem Supper Club
2 Miles Out on Dallas Highwoy
Stubby Mills and His Music
Enjoy the Fine Italian Food Prepared by Our
Famous New York Chef Nick Marino
No Cover Charge No Minimum
Phone 29242
THIS WILL
OPEN
YOUR EYES
Did you know that you
can enjoy a Nohlgren's
a
for as little as two
bits? A blessing to
your budget ... a
poem for your pal
ate and you feel
like a million!
A
BIG DANCE
Saturday Nite
Aumsville
Pavilion
TOMMY KIZZIAH
and his
WEST COAST RAMBLERS
CHICKEN DINNER
90c
Every Saturday Evening and All Day Sunday
Home Cooked Meals Every Day
Open Seven Days a Week
WE MAKE OUR OWN ICE CREAM
SNACK SHOP
17TH AND CENTER
LEGIONNAIRES
Special Sunday Dollar Dinner
Tomato or Fruit Juice Cocktail Soup Salad
Turkey Ala King Encasserole
Choice of Dessert Rolls and Butter Coffee or Tea
Open 2:00 to 9:30 p.m.
All Legionnaires, Auxiliary Members and Their Guests
Phone 3-763Z 2650 So. Commercial St.
DANCE SATURDAY
In the Newly Remodelled and Newly Decorated
Crystal Gardens
To the Old Time Music of
POP EDWARDS and His
Nine Piece Orchestra
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY'S FAVORITE OLD TIME ORCHESTRA
And to the Modern Music of BILL DeSOUZA
and His Talented Ten-Piece Band
"THE TALK OF THE TOWN"
TWO FLOORS - TWO BANDS - ONE PRICE