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... , ... (g, o o o o O O Q o Q o G . Capital: THE WEAlHERc INTlgHTTENT 'RAIN tonight and Wednesday, heavy at times. Little change in tenifralure. Low tft Dight, 36; high Wednesday, 45. 8 36 Pages . 68th Year, No. 44 Salem, Oregon, Taesday, February 21, 1956 Ml O O 0 s0 e6? 5 '"Tr uOS8J0 1 Air L,niei Says Russ On Heels U. S. Still Ahead But Soviet Fast Catching Up WASHINGTON W Gen. Nathan F. Twining testified Tuesday the United States Air Force still is ahead of Soviet llussia in top qual ity combat airpowcr, defenses and guided missiles. But he told a closed-door session of the Senate Armed Services Com mittee "the Communists can build strength faster than we originally predicted." The Air Force chief of staff said Soviet leaders arc pulling extra ef forts into reseai.h and develop ment. "This greater effort could also result in the Soviets oDlaimng Dei ter missiles sooner than we, added. "They have stated they expect to have ocean-spanning weapons in the near future,' Twining said. "Judging from their progress in aircraft, the could make good this combination of promises and boasts.'1 Twining and Secretary of Air j Force Quarles were called lor com mittee questioning against a back ground of irotests from a number of senators that this country's air supremacy is bqing challenged. Twining's stimato of Russian and U. S. capabilities was handed to newsmen outside the committee room, apparently after military secrets had been deleted. The Air Force leader said Sovi et Russia now has many more combat aircraft than the United States Air Force, but he credited this country with being ahead in quality a ndstriking power. He conceded that the Commu nists have advanced both in quan tity and quality of aircraft and missiles much faster than our ex perts believed possible as recently as eight months ago. In the missile field, Twining said this country is making progress but added: "No one can guarantee at this time that our future schedules on these ballistics missiles will be met." (Continued on Page 5, Column 1) Ike Asks Flood Control Funds THOMASVILLE, Ga. Ifl Presi dent Eisenhower Tuesday asked Congress fo. supplemental appro priations to finance flood control projects in California and Oregon. James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary, said at Eisenhow er's vacation headquarters here the requests will not increase the fed eral spending budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The reason, he said, is that the increase requests are being ac companied by decreased suggest ions in other fields. The over-all result, Hagerty added, is a net decrease of $65,000 in the total budget. Eisenhower asked for $400,000 for a general appraisal by the army engineers of need for flood control projects in the Far Western states. He also requested that $3,990,000 be transferred from other budget categoric- .-r a start on three flood control projects in California the Success and Terminus Res ervoirs in the Central Valley area, and the American River levees in the Sacramento region. Of that total, S50.000 would be used to speed tp work on the John son Creek flood control project near Portland, Ore. Tax Receipts Up $7 Million State income tax receipts from all sources during the present fis cal year, including the month of January totaled S34.097.90 1.97, an increase of S7.401.538.35 over the receipts in the sr.me period a year ago, according to Tax Com misioncr Ray Smith, in charge of the income tax division. Returns from both personal in come and corporate excise taxes for the period showed a marked increase, with collections from the personal income taxpayers to taling $24,108,607.63 as compared with S18.173.136.31 during a sim ilar period. Corporate income tax reeepits 'for the period totaled S9.294. 132.12 or sn increase of $1,536, 658.20 over the collections, for the hst fiscal year including January collections. Commisi1nr Smith said that personal income taj collections last month totaled S6.553.946.56, twice as much as was collected in January, 1955 when the total per sonal tax collections totaled $3, 316,519.17. A slight incrc-Sse inhe corpor ate excise tax collections was made in January, Smithcsaid. o o tfuther Ik-lalls today. 19, Total 24-hour prrrfpiU- tion: for0month: 3B: normal, 3 rt. Sraton precipitation. 45 0; nor mal 211 .07. River blrht. 5.3 Qret. 7) (Kfport by V. 8. Weather Burtgo.) Schools Location Outside City Cuts Cost by $200,000 By A. L. LINDBECK By locating the two new junior high schools outside the city limits the Salem school board will save the taxpayers of the district approxi mately $200,000, according to Architect William I. Williams, who is drafting the plans and specifications This saving of approximately 10 liams explains, arises from the fact that the buildings will not have to conform to the higher building restrictions imposed by the city's building code. And yet, Williams insists, the new buildings will be absolutely safe. A part of this substantial saving, according to Williams, will be in the Steel columns and beams. The rilv rrtrin reniiir thnt thoco be fireproofed. This material specified for the two new junior high schools will not be fireproofed. However, being steel, they will not burn but might buckle and sag if subjected to terrific heat. Another savins will hp effected in the evterinr w.ilU Thnm u-ili be partly frame construction whereas inside the city they would need to be of piatcrial concrete or brick able to resist a fire for at least two hours. Still another substantial saving will be made in the type of ceil ing to be used in the new buildings, an exposed steel decking in com bination with accoustieal tile. An apparent inconsistency! in this situation is to be found in the fact that one of the new buildinss the one near the Washinc- he,ton grade school will be located the city boundary and which may well be taken into the city in the not loo distant future. Williams explained that he was not finding fault with the city building code, which is a uniform code used by the city of Portland and most Oregon municipalities. (Continued on Page a, Column 4i Food Report Urges Institution Changes Board of Control Miilis Nutrition Study By JAMES D. OLSON The state board of control Tues day accepted a report on a sur vey of feeding problems at all state institutions in the Salem School Board Man Indicted For Assault HIIXSBORO Ml A Washington County grand jury Monday indict ed Louis Forrest, 24, member of the school board at nearby Seo field, on a charge of assault and battery. Mrs. Essa Robertsoi.. 55, accused him of beating her after an argu ment last Tuesday. Mrs. Robertson is the teacher at the one-room Scofield school for pupils through the sixth grade. She said Forrest blackened her eye and hit her in the jaw. Forrest denied it. The teacher said Forrest and his cousin, Mrs. Yula Felals, started an argument with her over move ment of some unused desks. Mrs. Fellas is janitor at the school. Mrs. Fellas said the teacher threw a hnnlc at tier, hut that she did not see any blows. Forrest said I a "shoving match" started and Mrs. Robertson fell against a sink. Mrs. Fellas and Samuel Hanson, 74, school board chairman, re signed pending outcome of the dis pute. County Judge Harry Seabold asked all five school board mem bers to rc.-.ign. Forrest is the only one who lcfused to d. so. Public Offices Close Feb. 22 All public offices city, county, slate and federal will be closed Wednesday in observance of Washington's birthday, and this will include the post office and the liquor stores. An exception to the complete holiday order at (he post office will be that special delivery let ters will be delivered. The holiday does not extend to businesses, and stores and banks will be open as usual. Pub lic and parochial schools will be in operation, but in some of them programs in recognition of the day have been planned. Complete fire and police crews will be on duty, of course, but parking meters will be forgotten for the day, and you can park in the most convenient spot avail able and keep your pennies and nickels in your pocket. BulganinBids Commies Use Atom to Gain Party's Ends MUbluw o Soviet Premier "We Commanists must fully the party boss, Nikita S. Khnfsh Bulganin Tuesday called on his place the greatest discovery o( the chev, appeared to be reassuring party to use atomic enei-y' to 2flt ... century-atomic, energy-at the congress that there is not now achieve victory for communism. .; the service of . . . tin cause of; and" will not be a struggle for pcr He claimed the Soviet Union was i building comrur,i.;m. In the peace- sonal power behind the Kremlin ahead of all countries in peaceful 'ul uses, of atomic energy ir coun-: walls. uses of tiromic energy and urged iry is aneaa ot otner coumnes. , uuigamn urged me congress to his audiC.ice'at v 20th Communist his lead we must keep in fne ; approve'the new fivj-year plan for Party congress io keep this lead, future as well." ia big boost in industrial prodjic- Bulgamn formally introduced the Hc pledged tM collective lead-, tion. . sixth five-j'ear plan Ayf assured ?.rshm wi l continue in the Soviet: It appear! certain Jhat dele the delegates that collective lead-;Ln'" and there will be no return; gate's 'tvould vote with alacrity ,,i,; r ii irt ,ih nniin I to the cult of the individual." -for tnt' sew economie bluwrint; W3N 'I' "' "If lh lOlt. r.nlrv a-. Ihooo ioih i, n,", uin century was me J ,i, r?lam"i Ji;.w, theOageo.f electricity of steam, century- i becoming 'jriicM.,ncrii i united pole al, (Kvelopmt of pro ticsf the ductive force ; me ate,ni ainniiHrnriai.. ;riric in ,U J.,iiA' for the two structures. percent in construction costs. Wil on a plot of ground that adjoins area, which, if the recommenda tions arc carried out, will even tually have far-reaching cffecls on food operations for more than 9,000 institutional wards. Nearly a dozen different rec ommendations are outlined in the report but they center primarily around two major suggestions for the establishment of ration and accounting systems which would assure inmates and patients of institutions nutritionally adequate, attractve and wholesome diets on i an economical basis, The study was authorized by the board of control last May and has been conducted by Leon D. Margosian, management research director of the department of Fi nance and Administration, chair man; Miss Elsie Maxwell, food consultant to the board of control, and A. M.- Richardson, food mana ger of Hie Oregon state peniten tiary. , Governor Elmo Smith said that his study of the report indicated that, at best, the change-over from the present system would be a rather long process. Manpower problems, trained personnel and other factors will have to be con sidered. A food control system similar to the one proposed for all state institutions except the State Tuber culosis hospital, has been in oper ation at the pententiary since 1953. Governor Smith indicated that the first implementation of the plan would be carried out in the State Hospital where the report indi cated the need for improved feed- ing standards and procedures is greatest. The report frankly points out that there is now no basic frame work for an objective measure ment of the feeding operations that (Continued on Page a, Column 1) Packing Firm Adds to Land Purchase of two tracts of land which will add to the north end of their present 100-acrc industrial site was announced Tuesday by Ted Chambers, president of Cas cade Meats, 2805 Valpack Road. The two tracts were purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Selmcr C. Espelund and Mr. and Mrs. John McGowan and both border on Kapphan Road. Purchase price was in the neighborhood of $30, 000. "This purchase opens up Cas cade Meats Inc. land between the two railroads with egress onto Kapphan Road. "We feel that this properly is now the finest trackage and in dustrial site in and around Sa lem," Chambers said. Both parties to the transactions were represented by Himmcl and Ferris Realtors, 134 South Liber ty street. no saia mai ooservance- oi uies nf the CommuiWt Centra; Commit - Vtcc would insure the .forty from is hlms alK- -flntee us f ., - if ..! "J" V'"v ,.,.- u. -.ws - lcommunlsm . D - , The0gotnment cef, AW Neff,GQP Aide Face New Quiz Public Hearings On 'Gift' Set Next Week WASHINGTON W, A special Senate' committee headed by Sen. George (D-Ga) decided Tuesday to resume public hearings in one week on an oil lawyer-lobbyist's frustrated attempt to give Sen. Case K-SD1 a $2,500 campaign contribution. Charles Steadman. committee counsel, said Joseph Wishart, Neb raska Republican state finance chairman, would be the first wit ness. Committee aides talked with Wishart in a closed session Tues day morning. Wishart's committee accepted a $2,50C campaign contribution from John M. Neff, Lexington, Neb., lawyer who acted for Howard B. Keck, head of Superior Oil Co. of Los Angeles. It was Ncff who left 25 $100 bills with a friend of Case as a cam paign contribution during the Sen- ale gas bill fight. Case declined the money, told the Senate about it, and voted against the bill. Steadman said the committee al so will recall Neff and Elmer Pat- man. Austin, Tex., lawyer who hired Neff to represent the Super ior Oil Co. Unless there are some unlooked for developments, Steadman said he thinks the committee can wind up its public hearings with a single day session next Tuesday and be ready to report to the Senate short ly thereafter. It is under instruc tions to report by Thursday of next week. Senate Democratic and Repub lican leaders are moving for ere ation of a new special committee to take up where the George com- mittee leaves off in an investiga tion of political contributions and lobbying Sen. Knowland of California, the Republican leader, planned mean (Continucd on Page i! Column 3) Benson Fights Rigid Props in House Hearing WASHINGTON' Wl Secretary of Agriculture Benson Tuesday carried his fight against a return to high, rigid farm price supports to the House Agriculture Commit tee a group that has supported them in the past. Outlining the administration's new farm program proposals, the secretary said in a prepared state mcnt: "The continuation of wartime price supports far beyond war time needs is one of the causes of our agricultural difficulties." Benson's new appeal for the flexible support system was made as the Senate prepared to debate a farm bill approved by its Agri culture Committee which also would restore the 90 per cent sup ports for 1955 and 1957 crops as well as authorize a soil bank pro gram proposed by the President. Benson made no direct reference to the Senate bill nor to specula tion as to whether such legislation would be vetoed by the President should it carry the high support provisions. He said that "war time incen tives" were continued in peace time "with the apparent hope that they would protect farm income. Disorder Spreads to Second Plane Plant FARMINGDALE, N. Y. W I Police, however, reported they Strike violence spread to a second; plant of the Republic Aviation Corp. Tuesday, leading to the ar rest of 11 more pickets for pushing, shoving and fighting. Trouble broke out for the first time at a smaller company plant at Port Washington on Long Is land, which employs some 2,000 persons. .1 i ;- L 11 jail, lu. .,,,11 uuusis in iita.J it cans ior snarp ooosis in neavy. - : industry and ngricultural produc- resumed tion and development of nuclriiW! power stations. For example,-it due 'for , ;.... ; .i.i producti) blW and crisesi tion Mviy nighU ttBccp raring t'onWio (o) temper cent inititom Open despiteuthrcaks Slides, Travel Families Leaving Homes Bush School WUFaculty Pay Raised By Trustees Endowment and Lift in Tuitions Beneficial To Instructors Salary increases for faculty memljers of Willamette yivcr- sity to be financed in part by an increase in tuition foes but more largely by an increased endow ment were approved by the uni versity's board of trustees at a meeting in Portland Monday, it was announced today by Presi dent G. Herbert Smith. "In these times most universi ties have had to increase their tuition to take care of increased expenses but we have always .re lied largely upon our endowment and wo hope to continue this pol icy," Dr. Smith said. "However, it has become necessary to make some slight increase in our tui tion, details of which will be worked out within the week." Dr. Smith said that details of the salary increase for faculty members will also be announced in about a week The campaign to increase the university's endowment fund by one million dollars will include $216,000 given the university re cently by the Ford Foundation in its grants to private colleges. The Oregon Methodist confer ence will ho asked to contribute another $200,000 and it is hoped to raise the remaining $600,000 from private donations. Dr. Smith said that there still remains $98,000 to be raised to complete financing of the recent $1,190,000 building program on the campus. (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) had "nipped in the bud" further trouble with the arrest of two strikers there. Only a handful of tnc company employes sougm get to work. New clashes also marked the day at the main plant here, resulting in the arrest of nine additional pickets during the morning. Arrests since Sunday now total On. Several persons were reported bruised in the melees and one was taken to a hospital with undeter mined injuries. Sidney R. Siben, union attorney, said he had been unsuccessful in efforts (o confer with company offi cials on measures to insure peace ful picketing, and added: "This 'the strike) is going to be serious." About 200 pickets marched at gales of the Farmingdalc plant. A number of non strikers slipped through the picket lines and en tered the plant. Some 6:i8 ithcrs arrived on two Long Island Railroad trains and entered the plant,, without interfer es, tnasmuch as the station for the plant is on republic property. Some company activities weno resumed iortly afterward, indud- flying of U, pl''ne.'bPro tne, .government. r? ' r7 i A J, s, tm ,.,ria , lninJ'""' violence. Floods in South Winners of Freedom Library This group of pupils at Bush Elementary School produced an exhibit that won for the school Freedom Library in the annual Freedom Foundation Awards. The exhibit was mainly a mural of western frontier life and a book of art and essays by noted Americans. The winning group above is centered about a similar exhibit that won (or the school last year. First row, from left, Larry llenning, John Clouse, Bill Bowman, Sharee Ert Mary Stein, Rosemary Weekly. Kathy Cole. Back row, from left. Lory Hold, Keith Salter, Alix Adair, Paula Woodrum, Eileen Hart man Steven Busick, Ronald Meek. Hioli Water Troubles Again Harass Valley 3 Inches Kain in 48 Hours; All Streams Up High water troubles with flood ing in some areas, .faced soaked Willamette valley regions Tues day, with rains relentlessly con tinuing to pour down. In Salem, 2.07 inches of precip itation were measured in the 24 hour period ending at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Added to the .06 of an inch measured in the preceding 24 hours, Salem listed a total of Hagerty Irked By Quizzing on Ike's Decision THOMASVILLE, Ga. (1 With a show of irritation, White House press secretary James C. Hagerty Tuesday cautioned newsmen against pressing too hard for in formation on whether President Ei senhower will seek re-election The subject has come up every dav at I accrtv s news confer ences since the President arrived last Wednesday for a vacation at the plantation estate of Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey. And each time Hagerty has flatly refused to discuss the matter. Tuesday a reporter asked about the possibility of Eisenhower an nouncing his political plans at his next Washington news conference, probably on Feb. 29. Obviously irked by the continu ing barrage of questions on the subject, Ilai'- ty shot back: "If you gentlemen want an' an nnuncemciit at a nress conference to;you na(l neUcr leave it as it is. i know of no better way not to have an announcement at a press con- ference than to keep pressing The President and Humphrey went quail hunting again Tuesday llniorlv announced it now is def - initc that Eisenhower will fly lo Washington Saturday. Senators to Question Dulles Friday on Tank Sale, 'Brink' WASHINGTON W Chairman ; with Dulles at the 2:30 p.m. closed, George iJ-Gai said Tiifsday Sec-i session. rotary of State Dulles has tcnta-; Sen. Humphrey ID-Minn) said lively agreed to appear Friday j Dulles would be asked not only before the Senate Foreign Rela-1 about the shipment of 13 tanks to lions Committee for a thorough airing of complaints arising from the lanks-fr-Arabia deal. . Other members said George as sured them r' a closed committee session Tuesday tto investigation will "cover the waterfront," in - jciudi Democrale complaints , , , ...... ...... ., itspartmt actions. G of: George p.d Undi "secretary SlStato Hoover is slatcdi?cSrlshipnMnt Jo Saudi rabia. 3.03 Inches of rain in the 48-hour period to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Surface water poured over many country roads, rivers of the valley were rising, tributary creeks were roaring at high lev els, and in the city flooding base ments and streets were causing much inconvenience due to the rains. The Willamette river was up to 5.3 at Salem Tuesday morning. It is due to reach around 14 feet by noon Thursday. Flood stage here is 20 feet. At Jefferson, the Santiam was to be over its banks by mid-after noon Tuesday, a crest of Id to 14 feet being predicted. Albany sta tion expects a crest of 17'A feet by Wednesday night, Corvallis a crest of 17 feet by fl p.m. Wednesday. Adding to the water woes is the fact little relief is in sight for a few days, with prospect the week end may bring higher wat er marks. Intermittent rain is due to con tinue tonight and Wednesday with heavy amounts at times, and the five-day outlook is for recur ring rains in heavy amounts. For the five-day period, temperatures arc due to be slightly below nor mal. Meanwhile, new snow, 10 to 14 inches of it. was reported for the high Cascades and lesser amounts in lower elevations. Motorists arc warned to carry their chains for all travel along mountain routes. (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) 4 Feared Dead In Jeep Plunge YUEKA, Calif. IJI The Siski you County Nierui s oince reports four persons presumably drowned Monday when a jeep plunged into the rain-swollen Klamath River I'bl'low the Horse Creek Mi miles northwest of here. Those feared lost are Paul D. I.inderman, 45; his wife, Jennie, 41; their daughter, Paula Lee, 1, and Robert Allen Erwin, 18 , months. The baby was the son of Dell Erwin. All lived at Happy I Camp. Saudi Arabia, tlwt wn. embar goed temporarily , but about his "brink of war" interview in life magazine "and everything else." And Svn. Aiken IR-Vt) said that n hi? iinrterutnnH it "the skv's the lm,i.- insofar ns ciucstlBning the - i officials is concerned? of. Senate and lise Democrats had crumbled that thsi Eisenhower ad misSirion had failed to consulip Congress before making m jlr for (cign policy movesikc the tang) classified -5-6 Disrupt Oregon; Highway 99, Rail Line Blocked By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 Earth slides and flood waters 1 Ising swiftly in the wake of heavy tains cut highways and rail lines in southwestern Oregon Tuesday im itiiuuies Dcgan to move irom threatened homes. The city of Grants Pass was on- lirely cut off by road as slides and water isolated it for a short time. Four Greyhound buses with 75 passengers were stranded there. The Redwood Highway south out of Grants Pass was opened at mid morning to slow travel but No. 99 stayed closed. Residents ea.ii of Rnsehuri! wer moving out as Deer Creek swept over a bridge and washed up to ward the houses. The Southern Pacific's main rail line in the Cascade Mountains was blocked by hrce slides some 45 miles south of Oakridgc. Snow, mud and trees littered the tracks. Slide Derails 2 Cars One ot the slides swept down on a passing freight train, the rail road s dispatcher at Portland said, derailing two cars and cutting communications. No one was hurt. H eight and passencer trains warn halted. Heavy and continuing rainfall brought the flooding and slides on the long-soaked hillsides. The start was similar to that of the disas trous December flooding which spread over Southern Oregon and Northern California. An emergency disaster proclama tion was issued at 12:43 a. m. at Grants Pass and the County Civil Defense Agency took charge ot city ana oounty activities Just as u am iwn months ncrv iiiu tuv s sun us weiB satin- bagged along one stretch nf thA business district to hold back wa ter wnicn jourcd from a broken storm sewer. Flooding irrigation ditches at the edge of the city spread water over wide areas. Sheets of Hall At Coquille, which took some ol the heaviest losses in the Decern- ocr Hooding, hail fell virtually fit sheets for a lime Tuesday morn ing. Tho rains there began to put surface water in low valley sec lions but the Coquillo River still had not made a substantial- rise that far down stream. (Continued on Page S Column 3) Santiam Roads Slide-Blocked Flood waters blocked the Pacific Highway In two places Tuesday, and a snow slide closed the norlh and south Santiam highways near the Cas cade Summit. The Highway Commission said Iho Pacific route wa- closed be- tween Grants Pass and Gold Hill by the flooding Rogue River. It said the road couldn't be opened lucsuny. The samo highway also was closed ' between Myrtle Creek and Dillard by a slide and culvert wash out. This section was scheduled for reopening later in the day. The snow slide on the Santiam was at Hog Rock. It is near the summit on the section where both the Norlh and South Santiam high ways merge into a- single route. The Mcdford-Provol and Pow ers secondary highways were closed by high water. The Tiller-' Trail road was closed by a slide. The Redwood Highway.' which j runs from Grants Pass lo Crescent City, Calif., was open, but traffic was slowed by water over the road 20 i for five miles west of Grants Pass. In the mountains, the heavy snowfall continued for the second straight day. The commission warned that chains are required at these points: Government Camp. 10 Inches of new snow; Timberline 14, Warm Springs Junction 14, Green Springs Summit IB, Willamette Pass 20, ' Santiam Pass 18, Lapinc 4, and Austin 0. Today's Index Seel ion One . Amusement Kdilnrial Local 2 4 -0.5 Section Two Society 1-2 Section Three Dollar Day & M6 Comics TrlcvKinn 10 11 Sectfoif lk&r - 1 Sports 1. 3 Q rvy 9v
