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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1956)
Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 1956 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL McKay Rests After Rushed Primary Race Tirpfl Candidate Happy Over Results of Voting Exhausted after a strenuous campaign, Douglas McKav, suc cessful Republican candidate for United States Senator in Friday's primary election, left early Sun . day with Mrs. McKay for his beach home at Neskowin. "I expect to get a lot of sleep and relaxation," McKay said. "I am tired but happy over the re sults of the primary campaign." McKay said he would remain at the beach for a week or 10 days at least after which he may return to Salem and Portland to lay plans for the fall campaign. A large number of congratula tory telegrams were awaiting Mc Kay when he returned to the home of Mrs. Lester Green, a daughter, a home which the McKays oc cupied prior to his appointment as Secretary of the Interior. The telegrams, McKay said were from well wishers not only in Oregon but from many points in the nation. In addition he had scores of telephone calls, many of them from Washington, D. C. McKay will oppose Wayne Morse, democratic nominee for re-election to his senate seat at the general lection in November. Rock-and-Roll Show Picketed BIRMINGHAM, Ala. W-Whitc Citizens Council pickets urged white persons to stay away from a concert by rock-and-roll music stars yesterday, but about 2.500 ignored the demonstration to see the show. The concert was presented in the afternoon for a white audience and at night for Negroes. Both pro grams were heavily guarded by police. Some 50 to 60 pickets appeared outside the municipal auditorium for the show for white persons. They were in turn picketed by about 12 teen-age white boys. The youths carried signs reading, "Rock-and-roll is here to stay, and "Three cheers for Bill Haley," a nationally known recording artist who was the headliner of the show. He is white. The demonstrators against rock-and-roll carried printed placards reading, "Down with be-bop," "Christians will not attend this show," and "Ask your preacher about jungle music." They didn't picket the program for Negroes. Section 1 Page 3 Marie Dionae's Flower Shop Sellout at Montreal Opening MONTREAL Wi Marie Dionnc's ! novice twice and left because of new flower shop named Salon I ill health. Her shop is the first Emilie after the dead quint sister personal business venture of any was a sell-out even before its of the quints, who came into their scheduled opening today. million-dollar fortune on their So many persons flocked to a 21st birthday last May 28. preview opening yesterday and demanded flowers that the shop virtually was cleaned out. "We had not planned to sell any flowers but so many people asked for bouquets to take to patients at the three nearby hospitals that we had no alternative," Miss Dionne's assistant, Ellen Bourget. said. "Our stocks are running out and we've had to send for more." The Rev. Gustave Sauve of Ottawa University blessed the midtown shop in the glare of movie cameras. Marie wore a grey tailored dress set off with a white gardenia. Annette, a musi cal student, was on hand and Yvonne and Cecile, the other surviving quints, joined the party after work at the suburban hos pital where they are student nurses. Marie entered a convent as a Eight Perish In Ohio Auto, Train Smash Police Clear Florida Beach To Avert Row DELRAY BEACH, Fla. Wl Po lice ordered about 150 whites and Negroes off the public beach yes terday, braking up an apparent dispute over use of the bathing strip. Officers declined to discuss the incident. Observers said about 75 Negroes and an equal number of whites, mostly teen-agers, con fronted each other near where the Negroes had been bathing. Delray Beach city officials last week indicated Negroes were wel come to use the beach. ELYRIA, Ohio W Eight per sons were killed last night when a New York Central passenger train hit an automobile near the west edge of Elyria. Only four of the victims had been definitely identified early today several hours after the crash. They were listed by Dr. S. C. Ward, Lorain County coroner, as Millard C. Martin, 37, Akron, Ohio; his wifr Eugenia, 33; their son David Martin, 13; and Warren" Edwards, 46, Akron. The sheriff's office traced li cense tags on the automobile to Martin. The train was the NYC's Pace maker, bound from Chicago to New York. Engineer W. C. Kar chure of Toledo said it was going 70 to 75 miles an hour when he saw the automobile approach the crossing. The car made no apparent at tempt to stop, although the diesel locomotive's bell, whistle and os cillating headlight were operating, Karchure said. Some of the bodies and 'parts of wreckage were strewn along the tracks for about half a mile before the train could be brought to a halt. Other bodies were taken from the twisted ruins of the automobile. Saturday Matinee Goes on Despite Furnace Smoke Smoke which filled the basement and balcony of the Capitol theater Saturday afternoon failed to halt the childrens' matinee. Cause of the smoke was back fire from the furnace, city fireman said. No damage was reported. Only one truck responded to the call and most of the children in the theater were unaware of what was wrong. GUEST FROM IDAHO LY'ONS Spending last week at ' the home of her mother, Mrs. j Pearl Averill, was Mrs. Roscoe Bodtken from Buhl, Idaho. Addi tional guests were Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Mitsch, Susan and Meri dcth, of Lebanon; and Mrs. Bur nrll White, Jenifer and Tony, of Newport. i OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY 12:15 TO 9 P.M. OTHER DAYS 9:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. You are Cordially Invited to the FUCHSIA SHOW AND SALE all this week May 21 to 26 today thru Saturday PATIO GARDEN SHOP SECOND FLOOR Fuchsias Shown hy Copley Fuchsia Gardens rv--rf Winn S If iflni' i. m ! good records are meant to he beaten The infantile death rate in the United States is very low. From 1934 to 1936 we ranked seventh in the world, led only by New Zealand, Holland, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden. Yet 70,000 infants die annually in the first month of life, and 53,000 more from the second to the twelfth month. How many of these precious infants might have lived had their mothers had adequate prenatal care under the direction of a competent physician? It is now up to the mothers to take advantage of the knowledge and skill of the physician during the trying months of pregnancy. We are ready to supply the needed dietary supplements and other medication ordered by your physician. CAPITAL DRUG STORE Main Store: 405 State. Corner of Liberty Prescription Shop: 617 Chemekeia. Griffin Bldg. We Give Green Stamps Store Hours: Open 8 a. m. Daily. Close 6:30 p. m.. F.irept Monday and Frinav (lose H p. mm J :liu CD Observers Not Dismayed By Bomb Test USS MT. MCKINLEY, off 3i kini UPt Sixteen civil defense ex perts who witnessed today's H bomb explosion said they were "not necessarily dismayed by the sight, awe inspiring though it was." Their statement: "The tremendous thermonuclear detonation we witnessed here em phasizes the vital need (or in creased civil preparedness to strengthen the weakest link in our total defense which is an essential deterrent to aggression. "Dropped as it was from an op erational jet aircraft, this bomb should bring home to Americans everywhere that the deliverable hydrogen weapon is a realty. How ever, civilians, too, can defend themselves and their industry and keep their determination to fight back, should the need arise, even against such a weaDor as this. "The civil defense observers here from state, city and federal organizations are not necessarily dismayed by the sight, awe-inspiring though it was. Individual and Soviet Frees Poles, Baits NEW YORK Ul-The New York Times said today ihat Poles and Baits, long prisioners in Soviet la bor camps have written to rela tives in the United States that they have been released and may be family preparedness, coupled with a growing support for civil- defense is the key to national civilian strength so indispensible to a strong military organization." able to emigrate to the United States. A Washington dispatch to the newspaper also said: State Department officials who reported the development said about a dozen letters from for- I mer prisoners had come to their auenuon. ine writers were said to have explained that with United slates visas emigration was pos sible. 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