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THE WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY tonight and Wednesday, with a few scattered showers tonight. Slightly cooler Wednesday. Low tonight, 50; high Wednesday, 72, Adlai Affirms Race Stand in Trek to Dixie Says Court 'Right But Rejects Use Of Force ' LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UP) - Adlai h. Stevenson carried his ; campaign into the South today and : reaffirmed his stand that the Su preme Court ruling against segre gated schools was "right." The Democratic candidate for President told an open air crowd of more than 4,000 that ho is "con fident the school segregation problem will be solved "in the manner prescribed by the courts." The crowd, which was predom inantly wnue, applauded him twice during his discussion of the integration issue. The first time came when he said that Americans should agree that "once the Supreme Court has ; decided the constitutional question, Ike to Sketch Farm Goals in Tonight's Talk Peoria Speech to Start At 5:30; New Ohio ( Date Added ! WASHINGTON un President Eisenhower took oft Tuesday afternoon for Peoria, 111., and a ; major campaign speech in the evening on the farm issue. " The presidential plane Colum bine III was four minutes ahead of schedule. The President and Mrs. Eisen- j. hower climbed aboard at the Mil ' .' itary Air Transport Service tcrm- lnal with no ceremonies of any . ' kind and no crowd to see them off. - Eisenhower's speech will be de- r livered at the Bradley University ' field house beginning at 5:30 p.m. f (PSTL It will be carried by CBS ! radio and television networks. He will fly back to Washington i shortlyi after the talk. Eisenhower decided to add an . Ohio speaking date to his cam ; paign schedule, a midday speak ing appearance in Cleveland Mon day before he travels on to Lex t ington, Ky., for his third nation ; ally broadcast address that night. Thus, within the span of a week, he will visit three states where the Democrats arc working hard lo repeat their victories of 1948. Eisenhower carried IU:nois and Ohio by substantial margins in : 1952. He lost Kentuck) by only 700 . votes.. On today's second invasion of , the Midwestern Farm Belt, Eiscn r hower has promised to blueprint an agricultural program aimed at 'what he calls "the special prob . lems of the farmers and the spe cial treatment they should re ceive." Whether this "special treat vment" will entail any increase in :j federal payments to farmers or ' any major revisions of the admin f istration's agricultural program remained a guarded secret. UFCanjpaign Lags Behind '55 Canvass United Fund collections reported at Tuesday's luncheon fell far short of totals reported at the same stage of the campaign last year, according to chairman Wil liam Hammond. A sum of $17,45.1 was turned in Tuesday making the total to date read $59,315. Last year at this time UF coffers had gained $84, i 360. Hammond urged workers to step up their collections during the week. This year's goal is $227,800. several thousand more than last year. A jump in the total pledged is expected when state workers re t port. There has been no report from that group, usually one of Demand that Attorney General I of the interim committee. McMini-i The committee also will recom the largest contributors. i Robert Y. Thornton institute im- mec forwarded a list of disposition ! mend an amendment to the law General gifts division, with $13.-1 mediate legal proceedings against 'of cases involving overweight log-providing for an issuance of a 076 turned in and 46 per cent of justices of the peace in Oregon1 ging trucks to Thornton. In this certificate of necessity for log their goal totaled, lead all other divisions in collections. United Fund , Daily Report Goal $227,800 Collected to Date....? 59,315 Percent of Total 28 Today's Report $ 17,453 Do Your Share we accept that decision as law abiding citizens." Opposes Use of Force aievenson said our common! goal is the orderly accomplish ment of the result decreed by the couri. He was applauded a second lime during this passage when he said ne stands squarely" on the Dem ocratic plank that force should not be used to effect the Supreme Court's ruling. 1 Stevenson noted the absence of Arkansas . Sen. J. William Ful- bright, who was in Washington conducting an investigation into the Illinois financial scandal in volving former state Auditor Or ville E. Jlodge. The candidate -eferred to Hodee as "a leading Republican, yet not the leading Republican of the state,' who has already gone to the penitentiary." , Recalling that ReDublicans talked four years ago of 'hounds mum morainy,. aievenson said, "some have suggested that,, the nound needed a dentist. Will Miss Wilson Stevenson said he read in the newspapers that Defense Secre tary Charles Wilson had to cancel campaign speeches. . . "We will all miss his sDecinl flair, especially us Democrats," he said, a reference to Wilson's knack for getting into hot water politically. Stevenson flew here from Okla homa City. From here, he was headed for New Orleans and then to Miami Beach, . Fla., tonight. Foreign Facts Briefings OKd For Kefauver . WASHINGTON , m President Eisenhower granted Tuesday a re quest by Sen. Estcs Kefauver for periodic" intelligence ' briefings on foreign affairs during the political campaign. . The Democratic vice presiden tial nominee had asked the pres ident to arrange the briefings in a telegram sent from E p h r a t a, Wash., which reached the White House Monday. Eisenhower asked the Central Intelligence Agency to provide Ke fauver with briefings similar to those approved earlier for Adlai E. Stevenson, the Democratic presidential nominee. Kefauver said in his telegram he found it "increasingly difficult in the course of my campaign ac tivities to comment on matters in volving our foreign affairs and the nation" without intelligence re ports from CIA. Kefauver said he was asked constantly at news conferences and meetings for comment on the Suez Canal dispute but had re frained "from any substantial comments because I know that this is a -matter of active nego tiations between our nation and others and I do not want to say anything that might be detriment al to those negotiations." Baseball Scores NATIONAL Milwaukee 033 000 0107 15 1 Cincinnati 001 000 0001 6 0 Spahn and Crandall; Jansen, Jeffcoat (2), Fowler (3), Klipp stein (4), Lawrence (6), Freeman (8) and Bailey. L-Jansen. Pittsburgh 000 000 000 0 5 0 New York 022 033 OOx 10 16 0 Kline, Arroyo (6), Purkey (7) and Shepard: Antonelli, Surkont i8i and Wcstrum. W Antonelli. L Kline. Home runs New York, West rum, Schoendicnst, While, Mays. McMinimee Asks Action Against JPs Who Remit Overload Fines who remit portions of fines as-, sessed for convictions for over-; weight logging trucks, was made Monday by State Senator Warren McMinimee, chairman of the legi slative interim committee on high ways. "The state law clearly states that a justice of the peace of dis trict judge can suspend the entire fine but cannot remit a portion of sucn tines. " McMinimee said. "Quite a number of justices of , the peace are returning a portion of the fines and by doing so are violating their oaths of office." McMinimee continued. "I insist mat proper legal proceeaings be; instituted without delay." McMinimee requested & W. En field, chief legal counsel for the state highway commission, to transmit the demand to Thornton. Action Requested Shortly after the August meeting Capital JLJournal 68th Year, No. 229 Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Seplember 2S, 1956t'" Thornton Hits Non Vote Plan AG Contends He's 'People's Lawyer' Not Governor's By JAMES D. OLSON Capital Journal Writer Attorney General Robert Y Thornton reiterated his opposition to the proposal of making his of fice appointive under the gover nor when he appeared before the legislative interim committee elections Tuesday. Thornton first of all contended that the attorney general was "the people s lawyer and added that a very substantial portion of the attorney general s duties are not connected with the governor. Favors Two-Party System I would estimate that less than 2 percent of labors of my self and the 48 full-time and 13 part-time attorneys in the depart ment of justice are devoted to matters connected with the gov ernor's office," Thornton said. Moreover, Thornton said that he favored a two-party system in state government and that to make his office appointive would be a breakdown In this system. "I know I watch my P's and Q's very carefully in my work and I feel that the officials of the other party do likewise," Thorn ton said. "Therefore I feel the people's best guarantee of inde pendent and impartial interpreta tion of the laws is an independent ly elected attorney general in a two-party system." Not Non-Parlisnn Thornton also opposed a propo sal that the office be made non partisan but said that he did be lieve it should be bi-partisan and for that Tcason he appoints mem bers of both political parties to his staff. State Senator Carl Francis, who is opposing Thornton in the pres ent political campaign, is sched uled to appear before the com mitee Tuesday afternoon to state his views. . John Beatty, Jr.,' who said he represented. theDemocratia party in Oregon, said his party was also opposed to the appointment by the governor of the attorney general. Speaking for himself, Beatty said he favored a complete' reor ganization of the state official family, giving the governor far more powers than he now pos sesses. "I believe that a well studied proposal to amend the constitution to give the governor the power to appoint all major officers, would be a good thing for the state," Beatty said. A report from the committee's research staff said that New Jer sey, Pennsylvania and Wyoming provide for appointment of the at torney general by the governor. In New Hampshire, the staff re ported, the legislature elects the chief legal officer and in Ten nessee he is appointed by the supreme court. Later in the day the committee was scheduled to consider the Portland City club's committee re port on the corrupt practices act, and the time for closure of regis tration prior to elections. Nixon Hedges 0n4-DayWeek OKLAHOMA CITY W Vice President Nixon declined Tuesday to flatly commit the Eisenhower administration to sponsor 4-day week legislation in the coming session of Congress. "Mere artificial legislation," Nixon said in a telegram to Walt er P. Reuther, president of the UAW and vice president of the AFL-CIO, "will not accomplish this task which is one that calls for the dedicated joint efforts of labor, management, government and re search." letter McMinimee requested some action. A mandamus action was filed against one justice of the peace but this case was dismissed. In his reply to McMinimee the at torney general said he thought filing of a writ of review could bring about the desired results. This practice of justices of the peace remitting portion of fines assessed against violators of the weight law for log trucks is on ' the increase." McMinimee said. , "This committee wants action that will settle this question before the next session of the legislature." Hat Fee Repeal Asked At its meeting Monday afternoon the committee voted to recommend repeal of the present flat fee for logging trucks, an action which would place such trucks under the weight-mile schedule now assessed (gainst all large trucks. . Waits Years v ;i' .iiiiiii i II-. LEBANON (Special) Ray Dorris, left, past national commander of the Order of the Purple Heart, pins decoration on lapel o( Frank Groves, World War I veteran, who was wounded 38 years ago. In background li James Abrcli, Lebanon veteran. (Eggcn Photo). Veteran Waits 38 Years for Medal Lebanon Man Gets Purple Heart as Buddies Act By DORIS GUNDERSEN LEBANON After a wait of 38 years Frank Groves, 147 Main St.. finally was awarded the Pur ple Heart for wounds received in two separate battles of World War I. Old comrades-in-arms at his company reunion in McMinnville earner this year finally took mat- tera-, into 'their own hands,,, and Ray Dorris, past national com mander of the Purple Heart, who served with Groves in tne same division, came to Lebanon Satur day to make the award at the dedication of the new American Legion hall for Post 51. Groves was 18 when he earned his two citations, for bravery a member of the 28th regiment of the Urst Division. .. .for entering a dugout single-handed and dis arming and capturing a high Ger man officer and three other sol diers and bringing them into head quarters single-handed." He earned a second citation "at the German advance on Amiens July 18, 1918, for showing coolness and bravery as a battalion runner in carrying messages at the front under intense artillery and ma chine gun fire. And, notwithstand ing bullet wounds, he got up and delivered his message." Airlines Eye City Service At the call of the Chamber of Commerce, a group of Salem bus iness men will meet Thursday, October 4, with representatives of Southwest Airlines relative to local air service that may be beneficial to mail and express service. Later a conference will be held here with representatives of West Coast Airlines. Two hearings have been called by the Civil Aeronautics Board at places yet to be named. The first will be known as the Montana Local Service case, which will start December 10. This will be followed by a Pacific Northwest Local Service case, which will be the one Salem is interested in, and local representatives probably will be sent to this hearing. trucks. Another proposal to be recom mended to the 1957 legislature would prohibit driving a car or truck with only parking lights on. Another would allow left hand turns only from a one-way street into another one-way street. Committee members spent con siderable time discussing a pro posal to increase the membership of the state highway commission from three to five. Onlv one mcm- ber of the commitlec Senator Charles Bingner of La Grande, was was opposed saying that he thought the present three-man commisison was doing an out standing job. Other members favored the five man commission, on the grounds that the increased highway pro gram would place too great a burden on the present three-man commission. , for Decoration His message delivery was cred ited with saving his battalion. droves returned to Lebanon in 1919 at' the age of 19, having served 21 months overseas, with two wound stripes, three service stripes, and a bullet that had pen etrated his face. He was wounded in the arm at Cantigny, and in the head twice in the same day at Soissons. Transatlantic. Phone Cable Put Into Use NEW YORK Ml The new 42- million-dollar transatlantic tele phone coble was officially opened Tuesday, first direct voice link between the old world and the new. Promptly at II a.m.. Cleo F. Craig, board chairman of the American Telephone and Tele graph Co., said, "The big moment is at hand. First, we'll talk to London, (hen Ottawa. In conclus ion, we'll officially open service between the United Slates, Brit ain and Canada." He lifted the phone. "This is Clco Craig in New York calling Dr. Charles Hill in London." Thus, almost prosaically, he ex changed greetings with the post master general of the British post office and then with George Carlyle Marler, Canadian minister of transport . in Ottawa. Their conversation was clear and natural, as though it were a neighborhood ca!'. People have been talking by phone to Europe since 1927, but their voices have been carried by radiotelephone. These circuits arc subject to atmospheric interfer ence and possible jamming by alien sources in time of emer gency. State Tourist Spending Hits Record Level A record high of $141 million was spent in Oregon by tourists during the vacation period of 1956, the travel division of the state highway commission, has announced. This amounts to an 11 per cent increase over the previous high record of $127 million last year. Surveys made by the travel di vision showed approximately 1, 096.000 out-of-state cars visited the state during the tourist season. This is an increase of 65,000 cars over 1955 totals. The number of visitors also increased with an estimated 3,453,849 this year, or 215,000 more persons estimated in 1955. Average expenditure for each car was estimated at $118.20 com pared to $110.55 for the last tourist season. Records of the travel bureau shows that the largest number of out-of-state visitors came from California, followed in order by Washington, Canada, Idaho, Texas and Illinois. Addtional tourists arc. expected during the remainder of 1956 since the travel bureau is carrying on a fall campaign to attract late vacationers to Oregon. 900 STItlKKRS ARRESTED CALCUTTA Nine hundred persons were arrested Tuesday as a general strike, protesting rising prices, paralysed public transport services in Calcutta and its vast industrial suburbs. The Communist-called strike Is the fonrtb) this year. Hnrricai Blows Ou t In Georgia At Leastll Killed By Gale 'Flossy' In-3 States ALBANY. Ga. (UP)-Hurricane Flossy slogged through South Georgia today with diminis nne wind after causing it least 11 deaths in Louisiana,, Alabama and norma. An expectant mother and her three children were among vic tims ot tne storm. They were Killed when a falling jet plane, fleeing from Flossy, crashed into their home and set It on fire. The Weather Bureau cautioned that the sopping storm, now ac companied by winds of no more than 50 miles per hour, may cause local flood conditions in Georgia and the Carolinas tonight. Some areas reported as much as five inches of rain during the past 12 hours. As the storm swept into South west Georgia, a big lumber plan ing mill in Albany was ignited by short circuited wires and burned to the ground from the wind-driv en flames. . Storm Moves Slowly An advisory placed the storm center near Albany and It was moving toward the northeast at 10 miles an hour. The Weather Bureau maintained storm warnings east of St. Marks, Fla., to Tampa, and from Wil mington, N.C.. to Brunswick. Ga. I he latest discovered victim was Mclviney Stewart, 90, whose body was lound 14 miles sou h of Live Oak, Fla. early today, apparently the victim of wind and rains ac companying hurricane Flossy. uther late casualties reported from the storm were an uniden tified Negro construction worker who was electrocuted by a live wire in Mobile and a 15-year-old Negro boy, run over by a motorist at Slocumb, Ala., who said hur- ricar -whipped ram blinded him, A search still was in progress for eight persons isolated in boats or on an island in the choppy gulf waters off Louisiana. . Ronds-Ace--Blocked Highways "east of New Orleans were impassable this morning but the Highway Patrol expected high waters lo subside by afternoon The Coast Guard said all per sonnel trapped on offshore oil rigs oy f lossy a p p a r e n tly were reached Monday The motor vessel Carport was located about 4:30 a.m. 40 miles south of Grand Isle and 15 per sons were reported safe aboard, Keizer Water District Wins 430-374 Vote (Additional Story Sec, 2, Page 3) KEIZER (Special) Approval of a new water district for the Keizer community was given by voter in a special election Monday, but election of five commissioners to supervise the project remained in the balance as election board offi cials continued to count ballots. The total vote for the district was 430 against 374 "no" ballots. At noon ballots for commissioner were still being, counted with the prospect that the final totals would not be ready until late afternoon. Leading the field for commis sioner posts were Jack Frisbie, 1162 Greenwood Dr., and Frank M. Hughes, 10 Main Ave. The other five candidates arc: Bill D. Jones, 4750 Elizabeth St.; Fred Johenke, 822 Sunset Ave.; Wesley Wilson, 4790 Marcourt Ave.; Robert Smith, 3795 N. River lid.; John F. Ilngemonn, 473 Manbrin Dr. Weather Details Maximum yestrrday. 81: minimum today, id. Total 24-hour prrrlplla- unn: o; for month: ,R3; normal, 1.14. Hraion prrrlpltatloti. .Hi; normal, 1.17. Klvrr height, -I. ft fret. (Iteport by U. If. Wfathrr Bureau.) Polish MIG Pilot Flees lo Denmark BOENNE, Bornholm, Denmark A man identifying himself as a Polish air force lieutenant crash landed a jet lighter plane on an uncompleted airstrip here Tues day and asked for political asy lum. Air force officers o;i this Danish island in the Baltic said his plane was a revised version of the Rus sian MIGI5 featuring a much taller rudder than any seen on a MIG fighter known outside the Iron Curtain. They withheld com ment on its probable perform ance. A big canvas was thrown over the plane and army and air force troops cordoned off the area. The pilot was taken into custody for questioning. One of the plane's wing tips was damaged slightly in the land ing. Before police arrived, the pilot displayed a map of the small mili tary airport to mile north of Die ejo eueSng U088JQ- O , J8 JBA JUD Tax Levy in Salem Up to 104.3 Mills City's Tax Total 99 Pet, of Levy ChangesProposed In Procedures . By Auditor By DOUGLAS SEYMOUR Capital Journal Writer The city of Salem has received 92.05 per cent of the 1955-56 taxes which it levied and payment of delinquent taxes of former years brought the total collections to 99 per cent of the levy, City Man ager Kent Mathewson reported Monday. The city manager's comment came in the discussion of the annual audit of city books which was given at the meeting of the city council. lhe audit, prepared by Bowers, Davis and Hoffman, recommend ed changes in emergency fund procedures and fidelity bonding of all city employes who have access to or handle money, equip ment or materials. Changes Recommended At present fidelity bonds cover only the city treasurer, recorder, police chief, and engineer. Speaking of the emergency fund procedures the audit report noted that "some of the items charged to the emergency account were not truly emergency expenditures and should have been charged to some other classifications." Questioned by Alderman David O'Hara, Ward Davis of the ac- Firemen Get Advancement In Reshuffle Several promotions and a shut- fling of positions in the Salem fire department were announced Mon day in connection with t lie recent resignation of Chief Ellsworth L. Smith and the advancement of Robert Mills to that position. E. Clinton Hart was named bat- alion chief on the B shift, tnk- ng the place vacated by Mills. other changes announced by Mills were the transfer of Copt. Ray McCaulcy from the cast Sa lem station to central station to nke Hart's former position, and the promotion of Inspector Vincent Miligan to C shift captain at the east Salem station. No one has yet been named to fill the in spectors vacant job. The promotions were based on test results in the last civil serv ice examination. Hart, 41, was the top man on the eligibility list for battalion chief, and Mllligan the same on the captaincy list. Hart, a 10-ycar veteran with the depart ment, has been a captain for five years. Milligan has been with the department for seven years. Rain Overdue, Sun Stays Out As sunny skies and fair wea ther continue, the prediction for tonight and Wednesday in the Salem area is for partly cloudy and scattered showers. Monday , afternoon's ' ' warm temperature was 83, with the minimum Monday night of nO, Temperatures are to be a little cooler, with a maximum of 72 for Wednesday and low tonight bout ou. Polish coast. He expressed sun prise that the runway construction had not been completed and mild ly scolded airport workers for not moving planes parked on the strip wnue nc circled the Held The man appeared to be an offi cial print issued to members of the Polish air force in the Baltic region. It showed new runwavs which have been planned but not yet bunt, Bornholm was the landing site picked by two Polish fliers who fled the Iron Curtain in 1953 in Russian MlUlSs. One, Francisiek Jarecki, flew out that March with the west s lirst undamaged sam pic of Russia's crack Jet fighter. Two monlhs later Zdilaw Jazwen- ski, a lieutenant in the Polish air force, landed at Bornholm in an other MIG15. Both Jarecki and Jazwcnskl ii .mrecM ana jazwcn.ni i f 1(!n Minister Mahmound awztl marxeis y sei . r. given refuge Jn th Uniledland perhaps Secretary of State! Dorothy Dm Sec, 8, P. . Dulles. 'Crossword FuzjIo .. ..Sett i, P. were States 2 SECTIONS 20 Pages 1 Collection counting firm said that using the emergency fund as a cushion is a usual procedure but that he thought it "best procedure to charge the expenditures where they belong." The auditor said he did not be lieve any law was being broken but that the recommendations were a better procedure. Alderman O'Hara said the pro cedure should be given more seri ous attention and that the trans fers should be made by resolu tion. - Suggest Storeroom The auditors also suggested that a central storeroom and inventory control be instituted. Steps to ac complish this had previously been taken with the recent re-alignment of cily jobs made by the city manager. The auditors said that the cash and investments in the custody of the city treasurer were counted and satisfactorily reconciled. Uncollected city taxes for all previous years amounted to $127, 676.37 on June SO, 1956, end of the fiscal year, the auditors reported. Council Makes Further Study On Addresses Street Designations to Change July 1 If Plan Okayed Salem addresses will lie clmnied next July 1 providing, the city council approves an ordinance now Beiore it, Aldermen decided to give the proposal additional study before taxing action on It when the mat ter was before them Monday eve ning. The plan, prepared by the Salem and Marion county planning com missions, would put a new prefix on virtually all street addresses in the Salem area. A few house ad dresses would also bo changed. Plans are for the proposal to receive approval of the city of Sa lem and the Marion and Polk county courts before being put into effect. The council decision to give the matter further study came after Alderman David O'Hara noted that "this proposal has had little discussion in the council. Some think it's being rushed through pretty fast." He declared it would have a big impact on those with mailing lists and that all of the street signs would have to be changed. . City Manager Kent Mathewson said the street sign changeover would take three months work in the cily shops and 10 days for installation on the streets. He said no funds for the project were pro vided in the present city budget. Salem Postmaster Albert Gragg said Tuesday morning that the proposed address changes would not disrupt mail delivery. He said that on first class mail forwarding is done for two years. Other mail, including papers and magazines would also be forward ed until the publishers could make the address changes, he explained. Egypt Serves Intervention CallUponUN UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. UV- Egypt has como up with its own call for U.N. Security Council in tervention in the Suez Canal dis pute. The Egyptian request will be taken up by the council tomorrow along with an earlier British- French demand for action. Cairo's move came late yester day, a day after Britain and France had asked the council to consider the situation created by Egypt's July 28 nationalization of the 103-mile waterway. The 11-natlon council's first task will be to decide whether to de bate tho complaints together or separately, and If separately, in what order. The council is not ex pected to get down to the issues in the canal dispute before next week. I When the debate Teaches the meat of the controversy. It is ex pected to bring the participation of British Foreign Secretary Scl- wyn Lloyd, French Foreign Minis ter Antnine Pincati. Egyptian For eign Minister Mahmound Fawzl Costs Push All-Time High Rate Hike of 7.3 jmils , By FRED ZIMMERMAN Capital Journal Writer ' Salem real property owners will face a 104.3 mill rate when they make a settlement' with the Marion county tax collector some time before the deadline of Nov, 15. This was announced Tuesday by County Assessor Harold F, Domo-. Bulla who had completed a portion of the levies to be assessed against the various political sub-divisions of the county. 7.3 Mill Increase The all-time high Salem rate of 104.3 mills is an increase of 7.3 mills over a year ago when the rate was an even 97 mills. AS has been the case for a number of - years, much of the increased tax burden is due to the growth of the school district which has been, forced to construct new buildings. The 104.3 rate is broken down as follows: county 17.5 mills, schools 61.5 mills and City of Salem 25 3 mills. A year ago the levies were: county 17.2 mills, schools 55.1 mills and City of Salem 24.7 mills. Detroit Levy Sliced Detroit, which was confronted 1 with a whopping 223 millage rate last year, has reduced this burden " to 150.5 mills, largely because the school district of that community succeeded, in cutting it's school operations irom-177.3 nulls to 110 mills. Bates of other communities, as contrasted with a year ago, in clude: . ' Silverton 90.8 and 71.7. . Woodburn 111.3- and 105.2. Stayfon 91.2 and 103.1 " " St. Paul 76.5 and 71.9. , ;. I.B.M. Machines Used '- . I Assessor Domogalla expects to 'he assessment rolls over to lhe tax collection department not later than Oct. 15. The roll and ' tax statements are being processed by I.B.M. machines for the first time. Use of these machines is expected to eliminate the neces sity of hiring additional clerical help in the tax collection depart ment during the tax-paying rush. , An approximate saving of M,000 . will be made by the use of the machines which are being operated on a rental basis at about the same charge. However, Domo galla points out that use of . the machines will provide much ad ditional information which the de partment his never before felt financially able to secure. Total valuation ot all taxable . property In the county is placed at $66,744,000 by the assessor. This is an increase of $3,237,105 over a year ago. Salem's valuation is $37,531,000 i as against $35,506,613, - ; ' Firefighters 1 Save Resort SAN BERNARDINO. Calif. W- Fifieen hundred fire fighters, in cluding state prisoners, slugged away today at the timber inferno in the San Bernardino Mountains for a fifth day. : A five-mile-long horseshoe of flame on the northeast corner of the 10,500-acre burn was the crit ical sector. -. Mile-high Lake Arrowhead, play ground for millionaires, movie stars and average citizens, was described by a forestry official as out of danger unless the winds change. News in Brief Tuesday, Stpt. IS, 1956 ' NATIONAL Adlai " Affirms Race Stand in Arkansas . See. 1, P. 1 Hurricane Blows Out in Georgia Sec. 1, P. 1 LOCAL ' Food Editors Sec Unit- ' ' ed Nations Sec. 2, P, 4 Salem Tax Levy up to All-Time High Sec. 1, r 1 STATE Keizer Water District Approved Sec. I, P. 3 FOREIGN Polish MIG Pilot Flees to Denmark ........See. 1, F, I SPORTS Hugh Luby Resigns ..See. i, P. 1 Pirates Irk Dodgers Sec. 2, P. J REGULAR FEATURES 1 Amusements Sec. 1, P. ! Editorials Sec. 1, P. 4 Locals Sec. 1, P, 5 Society Sec. 1, P. 6, 7, ( Comics Sec. 2, P. t Television Sec. J, P. 7 Want Ads J.. Sec. 2, P. 8. t Markets r Seci 2, P. ?! : I ; ! i i II ; i