Tuesday, January 26, 1954
Special Election On
Grid System Demanded
By STEPHEN
After a mint! iiai v.
day night it was pretty" clear
tftdt the only way a decision will
be reached whether Salem keens
it one-way traffic Brid wii be
by vote of the people.
Whether this vote will be Jn
w!"'iN?VCTb:r is a question,
but it looks dark for a vote in
There are two ways to put it
One is by resolution and ordi
nance passed by the City Coun
cil. This could put it on the
ballot as a special election mea
sure in May. But it is doubt
ful if a majority of the council
would vote to do that. Mayor
Al Loucks frankly told the hear
ing he would not vote to put it
on the May ballot. Alderman
David O'Hara said he would. No
one else spoke definitely.
The other way is by initiative
petition of the people. Under
the law this method can not put
it on the ballot until November.
Something was said about such
a petition having so much
weight that the council would
put it up to a vote in May, but
there is nothing certain about
that.
Two of the speakers at the
bearing flatly asked the coun
cil to put the question on the
May ballot. One was A. R. Mef
ford, chairman of the Citizens
Committee for a Reasonable
Tele -
3 Radio-Television
KOCO will have a re-broadcast of James Burr Miller's "Big
Story" at 8 p.m., Wednesday night. Miller's "Big Story" was broad
cast in this area, JCGW, Sunday night, Jan. 24. He is now a member
of the staff of the Oregon Statesman. His story won the Palt Mall
$500 prize. ,
TUESDAY ON KOIN-TV:
3:15 Armchair Theatre "My
and Jimmy Lydon.
6:45 p.m., Jane Froman Show
roadway lobster palace at the
pens the festivities with "The Good
Row, Row, Row," "Rings on My Fingers," "Tell Me, Pretty Maiden,"
backed by the quartet and "They Didn't Believe Me." The quartet
ic-lurno. to sins "Everything Was Wonderful" and the dance group
docs the Turkey Trot.
S-.30 p.m.. Red Skclton Show Red Skelton devotes the entire
half-hour of the "Red Skelton Show" to a sketch about a visit to
Paris. Red is "on the loose" in the gay French capital in the
roles of Clem Kadiddlehopper, San Fernando Red and Cauliflower
JlcPugg. The skit starts on shipboard and comes to a climax when
he becomes ensnarlcd in an adagio act.
9:30 p.m., Suspense John Archer and Helmut Dantine are co
starred in "The Haunted" a drama set in a skiing lodge in Quebec.
Archer plays a suspicious husband who solves the mysterious death
of his first wife by a clever but primitive ruse. Dantine portrays a
French-Canadian guide.
10 p.m., Danger Carmen Mathews, in "Riviera Revisited"
portrays an American tourist who returns to the scene of her honey
moon and thereby catapults hersell and her young daughter into
"Danger."
11 p.m., Showtime on Six "Rendezvous 24" starring William
Gargan and Maria Palmer.
6
wTSDAY ON KPTV:
liionc Lucas Show Shrimp curry-peach flan.
Matinee Theatre, 1 VRecklcy Way" starring Marion Nixon and
Kane Richmond.
Strang; Adventure, 6:30 "Bed by the Window.
I.iberace, 7 Selections include: 12th Street Rag," "Polish
Dance," "Tenderly,"
Dance," "Tenderly," "Brazil,' "Tschaifoksky Piano Concerto, and
Bob Hope Show. 8-Hope will
nation-wide contest to Iind a baby
arc Zsa Zsa Gabor, sinner Tony Martin and comeutan cass URiey.
Fireside Theatre, 9 "The Uncrossed River" starring Bruce
Bennett, Andrea King and James Griffith. At the turning point in
his career, a man finds himself faced by a blackmailer who threatens
to break up everything he has worked for.
Nitc Owl Theatre, 11:05 "Mystery Plane" starring John Trent
and Marjorie Reynolds.
WEDNESDAY ON KPTV:
Matinee Theatre, 1 "Girl From Alaska."
Life Is Worth l.iving.7 Bishop Sheen will devote this telecast
to a discussion of "work."
Coke Time, 7:30 .lill Corey, singing star of the "Dave Carroway
Show," is the guest of Eddie Fisher. Her solo will be "I've Got a
Crush On You." Fisher will sing "That's Amorc," "You Alone,
and "Ebb Tide." , . , ei ...
I Married Joan, 8 "Mabels Dress" Judge Stevens hides a
dress for a friend until the friend can smuggle the present to his
own home to surprise his wile. Joan finds the dress and the
trouble starts. , .
!.. i sin. .,.!, in "Thp Health Farm Margie makes her
father's life anythingbut healthful
b rirh fripnd to save a romance.
Kraft Theatre, 9 -"The Atherton Boy" starring Louise Albntton.
Grant Sullivan, Marjorie Gateson and Lydia Reed. Story of a young
man'5 determination to raise his social standing by fair means or
foul. , , .
Death Valley Days, IO:30-"Land of the rree
Nile Owl Theatre. 11:01 "Hideout" starring Howard heel and
Valeric Hobson. . ,
IVI.DNESDAY ON KOIN-TV:
3:30 p.m., Armchair Theatre
SO pm". Kit'carson-The h7ar,!s of hauling freight by wagon
cross trcPahero s terrain and through the bandi. infes.ed motin
um of the Early West provide a colorful background for The
rtventurcs of Kit i arson
7 pm. 11 e Ribbon Bouts-World ht heavywHcht champion
ki u,Jn nf SI LouU puts his title on the line when he mcet.
hie M .ore f SI L mi. p . .. . 15.roond Pabsl :
pTTbiEiSi to be broadcast exclusively over the CBS Tele-:
Illiic Ribbon Bout lo oc nrtwm.i v -
Vision Network from Ihe Mis.in Ball Park. Miami, t - a. ,
u.ion iwvsui Hollywood The Semi-Main Fvrnt lea-
IB p.m.. nres!.... """
SZStST;;Bio contesting strength of
f'1mn PShnw-time on Six-' Cross Street ' .tarring Anita Louise
ind John Mack Brown.
Does TV Kurt Your
Eyes!
Try
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PHONE 2-1913
2303 Fairgrounds Rd.
Valley IV Center
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Open Till 9 p.m. Daily
Sunday from 1 to S p.m.
A. STONE
Grid System. The other was
L. F. LeGarie, Court Street res
taurant owner, who was neutral
on the Erid Question .hut
said it was of so much import
ance that the council should put
11 un ine Danot and save the
people the trouble and expense
ui circulating petitions.
Kate Meinbock said he be
lieved the council would let the
people express themselves.
The hearing Monday night was
lopsided. Eleven speakers ap-
pvarea against me grid system.
Only one spoke for it. That was
Elmer Amundson, member of a
special committee appointed by
former Mayor R. t. Elistrom to
study traffic.
"We investigated many
months," said Amundson, "de
bated it for six months and then
took a year to adopt the grid
system. As for the 1200 names
on the anti-grid petition, we
can't permit the tail to wag the
dog.'!'
Al Mefford listed all the argu
ments of inconvenience," confu
sion and hazard, and then offer
ed four solutions that he be
lieved possible. They were:
1. Outright discard of the grid
system.
2. Run Highway "2 straight
out of town on Center Street in
stead of running it twice across
the city. This, he said, would re
lieve most of State Street, also
Views
Best Gal" starring Jane Withers
The shows background is a
turn of the century. The quartet
Old Days." Miss Froman sings
announce the. winner of the
tnal iooks line mm. cods rucsb ;
when she changes identities with
I
"Ynkel Boy" starring Albert Dck-
: ,nr nnnnrs. The
Service
Co.
Iliihlv Trained Technicians
Hc1 l.lcctronir
Test Kquipme nt
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1410$. 12th Ph.4-5512
12th from State to Court, Court
from 12th to Capitol, Capitol
from Court to Marinn
from Marian to State; 'also the
l''! at 12th and State,
"in ana court. Capitol and
j.uun, tapuoi and Chcmeketa,
Marion and Cottage, Cottage and
Chemeketa, Cottage and Court,
and Cottage and State.
3. Urge the State Highway De
partment to complete the by
pass and take the through traf-
nc on commercial and Liberty.
4. Enforce existine traffic and
parking Jaws.
He finished his argument by
declaring "That anything so un
necessary, so disliked, and criti-
ciseo Dy so many people as this
grid system is not good for the
city of Salem."
"In as much," he added, "as a
majority of the council say they
are right and that a majority of
the people are with them, we
challenge you to put this on the
May ballot and let the people
speak. Wc wilt gladly abide by
the majority rule."
T. H. Tomlinson said the grid
system bottlenecks traffic on
Liberty Street because it is the
only northbound one-way street
that goes clear through the city,
and declared one-way movement
on Cottage, Winter and Church
unnecessary.
Other speakers against the
grid were Harry Robinson, who
favored it only for the arterials;
Earl Cook, who said he was for
a workable one-way plan; Andy
Foster, who said that the
whole the reaction of ti- buy
ing public was against it t'x
val Edwards; Art Peter., res
taurant owner, who said that by
the grid the city is denying it
self the enjoyable use of its
wide streets; Mrs. T. S. Roberts;
Don H. Wall: Gil Ward, who
said: "Primarily Salem is a trad
ing center, and we find that the
people generally in the outly
ing areas are not for the grid.
i There are 100,000 of them, and
we can't just say they can
either stay away or not. We1
just can't jeopardize that busi
ness." The question is complicated
by the attitude of the merchants i
in the Capitol-Shopping Center
for whom W. M. Hamilton ap
peared. If two-way traffic is restored,
on other streets, the Capitol
Shopping Center wants it re
stored on North Capitol, he said.
They were damaged, said Ham
ilton, when Capitol went one-'
way as one of the arterial coup
lets, but they did not complain.
Now they say what is fair for
one business center is fair for
another.
Mayor Loucks asked for some
expression from the aldermen.
The only reply came from
O'Hara who said, "I don't think
it is before the council in the
right way. It should be here by
resolution. But if you want a
straw vote, 1 would favor put
ting it on the ballot in May."
On Television
KPTV (27)
UHF
KOIN-TV (6)
VHF
Tl'tSDAT
10:00 a.m. KPTV rim Dont School
. 10:30 a.m. KPTV What'a CooklniT
KOIN Spotllte Revue
10r45 a.m. KPTV What'a Cooktnt
KUIN nriimer unj
11:00 a.m. KPTV newKrna Falll
KOIN Koln Kitchen
11:13 a.m. KPTV Three step lo Heiven
KOIN Koln Kitchen
N:SO am. KPTV Filer. 61 family
KOIN Koln Kitchen
ll: a.m. KPTV Friend ol Family
KOIN Newircel
13:00 am. KPTV Bride and Groom
KOIN Blc Parol!
H IS a.m. KPTV Dennett!
KOIN Bia Payorr
mo P.m.
1:00 p.m. KPTV Matinee
KOIN Love of UH
KPTV Matinee
KOIN flcarrh lor Tomorrow
KPTV Matinee
KOIN Ouldtni Llaht
1:19 P m.
1:30 p.m.
I IS p m. KPTV Matinee
KOIN Valiant tadf
1 00 p m. KPTV Matinee
KOIN I'll Buy That
3:30 p.m. KPTV On Your Account
KOIN Btrlkt It Rich
3:00 p.m. KPTV Kate Smith
KOIN Oarr Moot
3 15 p m. KPTV Kate Smith
KOIN Arm cnalr Theater
4:00 p.m. KPTV Welcome I rave.en
KOIN Armchair Theater
10 p m. KPTV The Toymalter
KOlH Mi. Moon
4. IS p.m. KPTV The Tolmaker
KOIN Cartoon T:me
8 00 pm. KPTV-Hoady Doc-dy
KOIN Saddle Pala
I 30 p m. KPTV Bar 27 Corral
KOIN Hohlnaon Cruioe
I 00 P m. KPTV-TBA
KOIN Mr. Weatherman
( IS p -l. KPlV-TBA
KOIN Photo Qu
'Zn'L:'
s.ts p m. KPTV-worid on vie
KOIN Jane Froman 8how
7:00 pa, KPTV I.iberacf-
KOIN Hance P.lder
7.3ff p.m. KJ'TV tttanit Soi
KOIN Hollywood Miie Hall
7 p m. KITV Sca5 Cainan
POIN Hollywood Minlr Hall
t 00 p m. KPTV Bob Hope Show
KOIN Where's Raymond
g.39 pm KPTV- Boh Hope Show
KOIN Red Skelton
S 00 p m. KPTV-riro.Mde Theater
KOIN Captured
tlOpm KPTV Circle Theater
KOIN-Fuprne
10 01 p m. KPTV Judie For Totrelt
Kf)IN-Dan-rr
10 30 p m. KPTV Bis Pirture
KOIN-Make Boom for Daddy
11 00 p m. KPTV Potrr a New.
KOIN Hnoattme on Sla
KPTV Nile Owl Theater
wtniNrsnxT
10 o. . m . kptv-d. Don, .
Knv-wi-.aft rkmi?
kb, n,m
10 , m, KPTV-wnat- cookm
KOIN Bnehter Pav
11:00 am. KPTV l!;iftli;n P;ls
KOIN Koln Kurhrn
11 13 a m. KITV-Tnree Sicph to Heaven
KOIN-Koln Kitchen
:11:30 am. i:-'rv-l-nenl ol Family
I KOIN Koln Kitchen
11 4J am. KPTV Prlenil ol PamlU
KOIN TV Newircel
12 M a.m. KPTV ffrlde anf Oroom
KOIN -Bit Payolt
13.13 pm. KPTV Bennetta
KOIN Bit Payoll
13 30 p m. KPTV 1 BA
KOIN Bob Croiby
1 OH at. KPTV Metlo.ee, ThealW
KOIN Lore ol Lilt
1:13 pm. KPTV Matinee
KOIN evarch Tomorrow
I 30 p m. KPTV Matinee
KOIN-OulOlna Llfht
1 p m. KPTV Matinee
KOIN Valiant Lady
3 04 em. KPTV-Matlnee
KOIN-Doubie or ffothinr
1.30 p m KPTV On Your Arrounl
KOI!e-trlkt It Rich
) 00 p m. KPTV Kate Smith
t KOIN oarry Moort
t 30 p.m. KPTV Kale CmlUi
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem. Oregon
Queen
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HgUHfOt'l-' it t iT-rif n m iirniaaii rl iriifc ifrWHy rytJiTh i inn i imii ii i - v' r
MT. ANGEL Left to right, front row: Princess Veronica
Frank;, crown princess Laura Schroiiz; Queen Marletie Prosser;
Princess Anita Wilde and Marlene Diehl. Back row, left to
right: Darrell Ferschweiler, James Fessler, Ronald Harris, Dale
Looncy and Thomas Traeger. Madelyn Studio, Mt. Angel.
Father of Little Swim
Star Gets 10
MIAMI, Fla., (P) Russell G.
Tongay, husky father of the child
swimming stars, "The Aquatots,"
faces 10 years in prison for man
slaughter in connection with the:
death of 5-year-old daughter
Kathy.
Tongay, a former Coast Guards
man, showed no emotion when a
six-man jury found him guilty
yesterday nor when Criminal
Court Judge Ben C. Wilard sen
tenced him to 10 years at hard
labor.
He did not take the stand.
Defense Atty. Louis Japcway
filed notice of appeal and Ton
gay s bond was set at $5,000. Ton
gay posted bond and was released.
The jury deliberated 54 min
utes before returning its verdict,
affirming the state's contention
that Tongay sent his daughter to
her death by forcing her to dive
from a 35-foot tower.
Mrs. Bcttv Tongay. slender
blonde schoolteacher and mother
of the Aquatots, took the stand to
describe Kathy's illness and death.
She also testified that Tongay was
a good father and said she was
very happy with his efforts to
make swimming stars of Kathy
and her brother Bubba, S.
Kathy and Bubba received wide
publicity in 1951 when they went
to England following the father's
announcement they would at
tempt to swim the English Chan
nel. British and French authori
ties refused to allow it.
Later, (he children made sever
al film shorts and appeared in a
motion picture with Esther Wil
liams. Asst. County Solicitor A. C. ,
Dressier told the jury that Ton
gay drove his children until they
performed like automatons and
said his motive was "pure selfish
gain." ,
Jcfeway contended the state did
KOIN Arm Chair Theater
;M p m. KPTV Welcome Ttavelera
KOIN Arm Chair Theater
4 30 p.m. KITV The Tormaker
KOIN Mr. Moon
4:S pm. FPTV The Toymaket
KOIN Cartoon Time
l-.M P.m. KPTV H4j To)fly
KOIN Sdi;r Pala
:J0 pm. KPTV-Ilar 37 Corral
KOIN Kit Caraon
1:00 p.m. KPTV Name'a same
KOIN Mr. Weatherman
t It p m. KPTV Warn the Bama
KOIN Photo Qui!
I 30 p m. KPTV -Piano Porter
KOIN Dime E-la-arna
6 15 p m. KPTV World Retrlew
FOIN Thla la Your Miule
Too pm. KPTV Bishop Bneen
KOIN Plyhta
1:30 p m. KPTV cone Time
KOIN Plahtl
7 45 pm. KPTV Nea-a Caravan
KOIN Tlahta
I p m. KPTV 1 Married Joan
KOIN Arthur oodlry
I 30 p m. KPTV M Little Marala
FOIN Arthur CVKlfrey
I 00 p m. KPTV-Kralt Theater
KOIN Strike It Rich
t 30 p.m. KPTV Krall Theater
KOIN I've Pot a Secret
10 00 p m. KPTV-Thle le Your Life
KOIN Wreetllnt
10 30 p m. KPTV Death Valley Daya
It. 00 p m. KPTV 11th Hour Nri
KOIN Showtime on Sli
II IS pm. KPTV N;t Oal Theater
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and Court Rule Over Mr. Angel Winter Carnival
Year Term
not prove that a dive was the
cause of death.
Dr. Victor Caldcrin, who per
formed the autopsy on Kathy, said
her body was a mass of braises
and that the cause of death was
peritonitis brought on by an in
testinal rupture. He said a bad
dive from 33 feet or any violent
mow to tne back or stomach could
have caused the rupture.
Kathy died last May. She was
the second Tongay child to die a
violent death. Russell, Jr., died in
convulsions in 1945 at the age of
18 months. An autopsy showed
hjs death was caused by hem
orrhage brought on by a head in
jury and an inquest was held but
no charges were filed.
It's good insurance
these Willys velwfJes thot will net von
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Get die ctikk (hat v,i'!t pet you thtough every rfay in trie
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Mt. Angel Has
WinferCarnival
MT. ANGEL Community-wide
co-operation brought about an un
usually festive tvminj Saturday
when the Parents club of Mount
Angel Prep school sponsored the
6th annual Winter Carnival in the
St. Mary's school auditorium. ,
AYnid a lavish stage and audi
torium decor in a winter wonder
land and carnival theme. Queen
Mar)ene Prosier and her Winter
Carnival court were presented to
the public, which opened the eve
ning festivities.
Queen Marlene, a senior a Mouat
Angel Academy, was escorted by
Ronald Harris. Laura Schmitz. M.
A. A. senior, had the honor of be
ing crown princess; her escort was
James Fessler. Princesses Anita
WUdc, senior, Marlene Diehl, sen
ior, and Veronica Frank of Silver
ton, junior, were escorted by Dale
Looney, Thomas TTatgcr and Dar
rell Ferschweiler. The girls belong
to the Booster club of Mount An-
I gel Academy, and escorts are let-
to own ot least one of
can't.
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ELSNER MOTOR CO.
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termen of Mount Angel Prep.-
Crown bearers for the - queen
were Margaret Ebner, daughter of.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ebner and ,
Donald Berchtold, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Berchtold.
S. C. Schmitt, past president of
Ihe Mount Angel Business Men's,
club, had the honor of crowning
the queen. Rev. Edward Spear,
OSB, Prep school principal, was
master of ceremonies.
The carnival; in charge of the
Parents club of Mt. Angel Prep, is
the only fund-raising event held to
help with the school's sports pro
gram. Seek Foreclosure
ALBANY A foreclosure suit has
been instituted in circuit court by
Claire L. Cook and Mark S. Fish,
seeking a $3700 Judgment against
Dan Neuschwander, and others, in
cluding the state tax commission
and United States government, and
asking an order foreclosing a
mortgage on real property given
security for a note on which the
plaintiffs alleged the defendants
have defaulted.
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Vngt 17
Hamm Will Manage
Prudential Agency
Harold D. Hamm has been pro
moted to manager of the Salem
disfaict agwity rf tne Trudential
Insurance Company of America,
518 State street, newly created
to meet the expanding business
area.
Hamm is a former staff man
ager of the company's Columbia
district office.
Hamm. who at areseat lre
with his family in Vancouver,
Wash., was born and educated in
Clarlnda, Iowa. Prior to his as
sociation with Prducentiaj as
tnct agent In Vallejo, Calif.,
1941, Hamm was associated with
a California grocery store chain.
During World War II he served
utth Vnt U. S. navy. He is ttie
father of two sons, Jarold, 8, and
Clarke, 5.
Hamm is the current president
ol the Vancouver, Wash.,
as I ter of the National AssocM
Life Underwriters and p
ber of the advisory board '
I Boy Scouts of America.
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TRUCK
Salem, Oregon