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Capital AJomraal THE WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY tonight and Saturday with considerable night . and morning log. Little change In temperature. Low tonight, 40; high Saturday, 52, 2 SECTIONS 20 Pages 68th Year, No. 268 Salem, Oregon, Friday, November 9, 1956 Cnttrtd second cli matter it 8altm, Oregon Price 5c Britain Joins Israel in Promise 11 Troops eao sue8ti3 Holmes to Face Busy Shift-over Smith Parley Set; No Mass Firings Planned By PAUL W. HARVEY, Jr. Associated Press Writer Gov.-Elcct Robert D. Holmes faces a busy nine weeks before he delivers the inaugural address that wilt chart his course for the next two years. The first Democrat to be elected governor since Charles H. Martin was elected in 1934, Holmes will serve the last hall of the term of the late Gov. Paul Patterson. That gives him only two years In make a record on which the Democrats hope to retain the of fice beyond the 1958 elections. On Jan. 14. at the opening of the Legislature, the 47-ycar-old Astoria radio station manager is scheduled to outline his program. This schedule will be changed if the Senate has trouble getting organized, since the 15-15 party split may delay the selection of a Senate president. Faces Host of Problems Until then. Holmes faces many problems. He will be preparing his inaugural speech, and make his plans to "clean house in Salem." as he put it during the campaign. While Gov. Klmo Smith has offered to help Holmes in making the transition, Holmes is no stranger to state problems. In his four sessions in the Senate, he be came an authority on education and tax problems. - Gov. Smith's invitation was for a conference on the budget prob lems and Holmes in reply said he would be pleased to meet some time next week. From Holmes' legislative record and his campaign utterances, it isn't hard to tell what at least part of his program will be. Program Has Good Chance - Since the Legislature has a Democratic house and an evenly split Senate, he should have. a fair chance of winning approval of his ideas, He doesn't like boards and com missions, of which there are more than 60, dealing with everything from filberts to whiskey. Holmes undoubtedly will have plans for abolishing many of them. The new governor favors more power and responsibility for the chief executive. Under his plan, many activities now regulated by boards and commissions would be handled by administrators ap pointed by ,lhe governor. He's a strong public power pro ponent. He will support social welfare legislation, and more money for schools. His two colleagues on the Board of Control will he Republicans Mark Hatfield, elected secretary of state, and state Treasurer Sig Unander, but friction is unlikely. (Continued on Page 5, Col. 5) Foster Couple Hurt in Crash LEBANON (Special) A young Foster couple was hospitalized here late Thursday night here aft er a one-car crash on highway 20 near Ernie's Cupboard. The driver, Bobby J. Tittle, 21, is reported in serious condition at Lebanon Community hospital from severe head injuries. His wile. Edith, 19, was badly shaken and extent of her injuries was not known. Few details of the 11 p.m. crash were available Friday. Hospital authorities thought three other per . sons were in the Tittle car which apparently left the road and rolled over. None of them was thought to be seriously injured. Old Beverage Sickens 21 at Hines School BURNS, Ore. A week-old beverage saved Irom a Hallo ween party was blamed for hospitalizing 20 eighth grade pu pils and their teacher at the Hines school near here Thursday. The youngsters were brought to the hospital here by school bus. Only a few remained in the hospital Friday and all were ex pected to be discharged by after noon, attendants reported. Two of the children. Rickey Carlson and Roberta Russell, reported seri ously ill Thursday, improved rapidly overnight. The teacher. Miss Genea York, said she served the drink to the pupils about !l:tf) am. .and a short time laler they became ill. Dr. John H. Wearc, called from Burns, tried to keep the children on their feet and moving around. But many fainted be(nr they could ba put into the bus, , Turkeys' py.v &dm&M . JzMm Firms Report Heavy Turkey Supplies Here While turkeys are probably in bigger demand this year than pre viously, processors in Salem say there will be plenty of turkeys, at Thanksgiving time for those want ing them. - ' What's more you can get a small one or a large one. One processor said his varied from four pounds to 35 pounds and all sizes were plen tiful, while another processor listed his sizes from five pounds to 25 pounds. 'There is a good supply of them and they are being marketed early this year,'' the representative of on firm said, noting that the early 'mrkcting was probably due to the fact that growers got their turkeys early last spring and that better breeding and better feed was re sulting in faster growth. Party Switch Follows Vote There are some people, who ap parently want to be with the "high man on the totem pole," even though it means changing political parlies. Since Oregon's support of the Democrats in the Tuesday elec tions two persons in Marion county have already changed their party registration, reports Registrar Mrs. Gladys White in the county clerk's office. The first was a wo man, who changed her registration on Wednesday and the second was a man. He re-registered on Thurs day. Both of the switches were from Republican to Democrat. Mrs. White gave no hint of the identity of the two, only noting that neither were state employes. WRIGHT UNIT MAY Schmidt Sketches Plans for 4 Salem Grade School Additions By FRED ZIMMERMAN Capital Journal Writer Population growth In (he south west part of the district has creat ed crowded conditions in the ele mentary schools of that area and a number of rooms must he add ed in the near future to alleviate the situation. This was the gist of a review of the situation by Supt. Charles D. Schmidt Thursday night as he briefed the directors, explaining that his statements were prelim inary in nature. "I want you to know what lies ahead in the field of elementary school construc tion," said the superintendent. Northeast Building Down Schmidt said that building con struction in the northeast part of the district had tapered oil considerably and unless there is a sudden spurt, classroom accom modations Ihere would take care of the demand In ill probability (hit means Enjoy Final Days Before Thanksgiving . jn Ar im a The end of happy days on the farm was drawing near for thousands of turkeys In the Willamette valley this week with Thanksgiving less than two weeks away. W. A. Schel, whose farm Is on Rt. 1 on the Bethel-Oak Grove road, took a last look at a flock of several hundred which will soon be resting on dinner tablei throughout the slate. (Capital Journal Photo' by Jerry Ciaussen) Demos Within 1 Seat Of Old House Margin Same 4947 Edge Retained in v Senate WASHINGTON lA Democrats were within one seat today of car rying their present House voting strength into the new Congress, with prospects of adding most of the five races still undecided. In the Senate, they enter the S5th Congress with the same 49 47 margin over Republicans Ihey held in the present Congress. Democrats led in four of the five House contests still hanging from Tuesday's election. Their fi nal margin may have to await of ficial canvasses later this month. But even without these, the Democrats were assured of at least 231 scats 13 more than they need for control. In the ex piring Congress they held 232 scats to 203 for the Republicans. The GOP, with 199 House seats apparently won. awaited a re check of the vote in New Jer sey's 13th Dist.. where Republican Norman Roth had an unofficial lead of only two votes over Rep. Alfred D. Sieminski, Democrat. Results may become official Tues day. Democratic candidal es led, meantime, in these other contests still in doubt: Kentucky 7th Rep. Carl D. Perkins (D); Scott Craft (R). Missouri 11th Rep. Morgan Moulder (D); George H. Miller (Ri. WAIT that the proposed Faye Wright elementary building at Madison and 22nd streets will not be built next year. However, no definite action in this connection was taken. The cost of additional class rooms would just about wipe out revenue from the six-mill serial levy which raises annually about $300,000, it was indicated. At Liberty, alt rooms in the new addition and four in the old building are crowded. In addition temporary quarters have been set up behind the stage for another class. Schmidt said it is probable another teacher would he requir ed there no later than Christmas. Minimum needs there for growth were fixed at three or four new classrooms, if the district contin ues to use the old part. Salem Heights Need Salem Heights will need two classrooms by next fall and "something must ba dona about Nebraska 3rd Rep. Robert D. Harrison (R); Lawrence Brock (D). Washington 4th Rep. Hal Holmes (R); Frank Lcroux (D). The Democrats came out on top in two other close contests decid ed late yesterday. Rep. W. H. Nat cher (D-KY) defeated Republican R. B. Blankcnship, and Democrat Charles H. Brown unseated the veteran Rep. Dewey Short (R-Mo), senior GOP member of the House Armed Services Committee. Back Elmo for State Senator A petition asking the Marion County Republican committee to recommend Governor Elmo Smith for appointment to the state sena tor vacancy here was in circula tion among party workers today. Mrs. Paul Van de Velde, 2075 Myrlle, who with her husband are precinct committee man and wo man, are circulating the petition. Mrs. Van de Velde said Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Watson, 4760 Elvira, also committee man and woman for their precinct, are also inter ested in the project, which other party officers arc backing. The Republican county commit tee is expected to make a rccom mendation to the county court which has the authority to make the appointment when Mark Hat field, elected secretary of state this week, turns in his resignation. the muliti-purpose room" which was reported as being antiquated. Four rooms will he required at McKinley and preliminary sur veys indicate Ihey can be added to the north part of the building. The situation at Csndalaria is satisfactory tt'ilh one vacant room available for .growth. Morningside will need two more rooms by fall. When the addition was hullt there during the summer, two rooms in the basement were left unfinished. Enrollment in the northeast portion of the district was re ported by the superintendent as apparently stabilized, at least for the present. : Spare at F.nglewond J Space will he available at Enslcwnod by next fall nd it l 'probable present third grade i pupils now attending Hoover will be shifted lo Englrwood next fall. I By transporting some classes (Continued on i'aga t, Col. 4 Five Children Suffocated in Spokane Fire SPOKANE, Wash. (UP) The lives of-flve children. were snuffed out late Thursday night despite- the desperate efforts of their moth er to rescue them from a fire that destroyed their two-story home in nearby Spokane Valley. Mrs. Ronald Lair, mother of the four boys and one girl who died in the blaze, said she was asleep on the davenport on the first floor of the home when she smclled smoke. "It woke me up," she snid. "I tried lo reach the children but the smoke and flames drove me back. The heat was Just too much." Mrs. Lair ran to neighbors for help hut the intense heat prevent ed them from entering the burn ing home. The victims were Steve, 9; Merle. 7; Louise Laura, 6; jack, 4, and Timmy, 2. L. Schuckcr, chief of Ihe fire de partment, said the entire interior of the house was ablaze by the time the equipment arrived. Schucker said the children ap parently died of suffocation al though earlier reports indicated they had burned to death. Army Planes Forced Down On Ore. Farm KL'GKNK UP Three L-19 army liaison planes bound for Gray Field. Ft. Lewis, Wash., made a forced landing on a farm field at M areola near Springfield late yesterday, after running low on gasoline and finding Mahlon Sweet field at Eugene fogged in. The planes, being ferried back to Gray Field alter being over hauled in l.os Angeles, were pilot ed by 1st Us. William R. Swan and Pete P. Sealon, and 2nd I,t. James T. Darrah. The weather forecaster at Reno, Nev., had told them the fog at Eugene tould lift in time for them lo land for gas. When they arrived over Eugene they found the field sot-kerf in. One of Ihe planes didn't have enough gas to make it to Salem some 70 miles north, so they landed on the Ike Wilkins farm where they spent the night. o it.T r ocio Man uics Of Gun Wound SCIO (Special) Otis Leslie Zink, .10, a native of Scio, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night at his home here, Linn county coroner Glenn Huston reported. Huston said members of Zink's family said he had been despond ent roccnlly. He was a veteran of World War II and was born in Scio Sept. 1, 1917. Survivors include his wile. Iota a brother. Lrrov and father Kd Zink. all of Scio: and three sisters, .lukia Zink of Scio: Mabel Rasa 1 in California; and Ruth Bass ol Salem. ..... Ike Briefs Solons on Bad News Congress Leaders Say Crisis Very Serious By M Kit It I MAN SMITH United Press White House Writer WASHINGTON (UP)- Republi can and Democratic congression al leaders termed the world situa tion "very serious" today alter a 2'i hour conference with Presi dent Kisenbower. President Eisenhower and ton administration diplomatic and mil itary officials gave the congress ional leaders an up to date ac count of developments in the Mid dle East and Eastern Europe: Senate Democratic Leader Lvn- don B, Johnson said after hearing the reports that "It's obviously a very serious situation. It was another meeting among the leaders of both parties . in which the President and his as sistants brought us up to date on the situation in the Middle East and Central Europe," Johnson said. Johnson said there was no dis cussion in the bipartisan White House meeting about the prospects of a special session of Congress. Won't Play Politics "It followed the pattern that all bipartisan meetings have fol lowed." Johnson added. "It was very fruitful and helpful. No com mitments were asked or given, but after the review, we did ask some questions." Speaking for Ihe Democrats, Johnson pledged that "we will give responsible consideration to any suggestion from the administra tion. Wc will not play politics with the loreign situation. House Republican Leader Rep Joseph W. Martin Jr. commented that "While the (world) situation is grave, I think it will work out siii.rthP":;.v-"'.- t' - ' , (Continued on Page , Col. 4) U.S. to Admit 5000 Refugees From Hungary WASHINGTON HI The United States joined European nations to day in offering haven for Hun garians who fled before the return of Russian-dominated rule in their country. President Eisenhower directed yesterday that up to 5,000 of the refugees be admitted tinder the Refugee Relief Act, which set up special immigration quotas and procedures for victims of Com munist aggression. Pierce J. Gerely, deputy admin istrator of the act, made it clear that red tape will he cut to Ihe minimum, saying. "We are going to get the people in here." Through White House press sec retary James C. Hagerty, Eisen hower called for American volun teers to assure employment, hous ing and financial aid for the re fugees. Such assurances arc need ed under the law, which requires also that refugees be screened for security. Balloon Parade Slated Saturday The giant balloon parade on Sa-1 lem streets Saturday will be one of the biggest things that ever hap pened here for the enjoyment of the youngsters. The great pro Christmas show is being spon sored by the Chamber of Com merce and paid for by Ihe mer chants of Salem. For Ihe merchants it isn't a sec tional affair. Downtown business men and those In Ihe shopping center and fringe districts are joining to make it' really a mam moth event The parade equipment arrived in Salem Thursday. The balance will be inflated Saturday morning at the Capitol Mall and the parade will start at 10 o'clock Saturday forenoon. It has already attracted wide attention, and a famous group of girls from as far away as Wald port has asked for permission to take part in the parade, and the request has been gladly granted. This group is the Watdport "Shamrockelles." They stress ba ton twirling in which they have won wide acclaim. Part of the group will he in Sanla Clans suits With them will be Diane Kirk land. 7 years old. who won t h e national baton twirling association line for pee wees in Wisconsin. The Shamrockelles as an organiz ation has won IS trophies, pk X Way Clear for UN Guard; Big 3 Meet In U.S. Indicated Russ Bombing Threat Cows Ben-Gurioii UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. If) - Israel's agreement to pull its troops out of Egypt and Britain's an nouncement that it is witnnrawing some military units from Ihe east Mediterranean spurred e 1 1 o r t s Friday to rush a U.N. police force to the Middle East. Prime Minister Eden told Ihe House of Commons in London that many Royal Air Force squadrons would be pulled out of Cyprus at once. Eden also said British assault troops paratroop and commando groups will be moved out of Egypt's Port Said. He said they will be replaced by infantry units until the U.N. police force moves into Egypt. Parntroopi Already Back A dlsnatch from Famngusla, Cyprus, said a contingent of Brit ish paratroops f already had re turned Ihere after spending three davs on the Port Said beachhead. Israel's agreement to withdraw its troops represented an over night change of policy after a stmns nnnenl from President Ei senhower. Israeli Premier David Bon-Gurinn told his Parliament Wednesday Israel would not yield any Israeli or Isrncll-occupicd ter ritory to any foreign torce, wnai ever It was called.' Last night Israel's foreign min ster. Mrs. Goldn Mctr, messaged Hnmmarskjold that "the govern ment of Israel will willingly wun draw its forces from Egypt Im mediately upon Ihe conclusion of satisfactory arrangements witn the United Nations in connection with the emergency intcrnnlional force." Britain and France agreed ear lier lo turn their military positions in Ihe canal 7.one over to the U.N. forces. No Word From Cairo Egypt had agreed lo accept Ihe General Assembly resolution set ling up a U. N. command for the Suez nrea. So for as could be learned, however, no additional word had been received from Cai ro on acceptance of the police force Itself. llammarskjold said he regarded Egyptian agreement lo the estab lishment of the I). N. command as acceptance of the force. But as nations volunteered contributions, ho asked Egypt If each nationality was acceptable. Mnj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, chief U. N. truce observer in Palestine who now heads the projected po lice force, arrived in Cairo and said Egypt had agreed to accept 10 U. N. observers to watch over the cease-fire. Burns said U. N. forces prob ably would land in Ihe canal zone but would move Inter lo the arm istice lines which made up the Isrneli-Egyplian frontier before Is- (Cnntinued on Page S Column 2) The Willamette university hand and seven high school bands will he in Ihe line of march in charge ol Maurice Brennen. The high school bands will be Dallas, Si! verlon, North Salem high, Parrish junior high, Jefferson high, North Marion high of Aurora, and Cas cade Union. The Junior Chamber of Com merce will furnish 25 men lor supervisory jobs and Ihe Boy Scouts 125 hoys lo man the bal loons, with Bryson I. much. Scout executive, in charge. The Portland General Electric company and Judsnn's will provide supply and facilities for Inflation of Ihe bal loons. Fred Lund of Miller's will be in charge of the parade. Don Mc George, manager of Ihe W. T. Grant store, is head of the finance commiltee, and Klmer Herg of the Berg stores will he in charge of line of march. Ernie Culp of Pcn ney's is advertising chairman. County Judge Rex Harlley, on horseback, will be parade mar shal. The parade will start at Ihe Cap itol .Mall at 10 a m,, proceed west on Chemrkda to High: South on High In .Male; West on Slate In Liberty; North on Liberty to Con ler; Eat on Cenler to Capitol; North on Capitol to Union, where it will disband, . . Bitter Fighting Breaks Out in Budapest Anew Russ Troops Unable lo Quell Rajtls on Food Trains, Plants ; 'VIENNA HI Biller new' street fighting broke out in Budapest Friday and Ihe Russian-supported Hungarian government ordered new measures to combat the dog gedly resisting rebels, Russia served notice she would brook no interference from the outside world in her fight to crush Hungary's bid for freedom. Pre mier Bulganin told President El senhower in a nolc that the ques tion of Soviet troop withdrawals from Hungary was "completely and entirely" between the Rus sians and Hungarian governments, Ihe Red Hungarian regimes Budapest Radio said Soviet troops and police lorces were unable to quell shooting in Budapest's 7th District. The broadcast said "armed gangs were breaking mlo factor ies and others were attacking food trains en route to Budapest and carrying oft the tood in trucks. Budnpcst Radio sent out urgent nppeals for food transport work ers to go back on the job as the capital and other, parts of the country verged on starvation. Reports from refugees crossing inc Austrian frontier said a gen eral strike still is in forco and the nation's railway syslem Is pa ralyzed. Lack of coal, shortage of electric power, lack of clothing and a severe tood shortage are heading the country toward more chaos. Lodge Brands Soviet Attacks As Horrifying' UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. Ml - Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. declared Friday the Soviet Un ion not only had Ignored the U.N. order for non-interference in Hun gary but had actually "stepped up its attacks." The U.S. delegate, addressing an emergency session of the seven-nation General Assembly, called the actions of the Russians "utterly revolting. The attacks, he said, showed a "horrifying callousness" lo human suffering. Lodge warned that refusal of Ihe Soviet government lo end Ihe fighting and withdraw its forces from Hungary would make It nec essary for Ihe Assembly to con sider what further action can be taken. .odge said he hoped U.N. Sec retary General Dag llammarsk jold would press forward with his ellorls lo send ohscrvcrs to Hun gary and to investigate the situa lion there. 'We want to know at the earliest possible moment Ihe replies of Ihe Soviet Union and the Hungarian government," lidge said. He told the Assembly that heavy firing slill is going on In Hungary, with the Hussions firing on hos pilals and Red Cross missions of mercy. Showers Due For Weekend More cloudiness and consider able fng are in the offing for to nisht and Saturday morning in val ley areas. Kivc-day forecast calls for a few Ijght showers over Ihe "weekend with precipitation lo he heavier during the Ihtc part of the period, Temperature are to he slightly above normal, turning cooler laler in the week. Rainfall is behind schedule for November so tar, only a quarter of an inch being measured lo date with 1. 57 inches the normal fall to this lime. Weather DtlaUs Mivlmtim TMlfrdsv, 4: minimum IrnUy, M. TnUP2l-hnur pftrlpiutlnn: trar:, fnr mnnth! .23 nnrmil, I ST. s-,on prrrlpliatlnn. IS!: nnrmil. .KV Rlrr hHiht. 2 fMt. (Rtpnri hr t, a, Vt'lhfr Unman.) Eden Reveals Re-shifting Of Men LONDON (UP)-Britain Js pull- " ing back "many" of its air unit ' from the Middle East, Prim Minister Anthony Eden announced loday. But he said they could ba sent back into action again "in a mailer of hours." ' Eden's announcement of a limit ed redeployment of British forcca in the Eastern Mediterranean co incided with agreement by Israel to pull its forces out of the Sinai Desert, and with disclosure in Paris and Washington that an early meeting among President Eisenhower, Eden and French Premier Guy Mollet is under con- ' sideration, ,: The meeting would be held in Washington. No Definite Plana In Washington, White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said that "while there have been, discussions on such a meeting, there are no plans at this mo--' mcnt for it." He had been ques-. tinned about the reports. ' ' Mollet told a press conference la Paris he was planning to go to wasnington ana intormea sources. in Paris and London said Eden was preparing to go too in an ef fort to mend the damage to tha Western alliance in the face ol ' mysterious new Soviet moves in Europe and the Mideast. ; 1 One Informed enes was fhaf ibm Big Three heads of slate meeting would bo held by Nov. 20, but ' there was no official confirmation of Ihe time cither from Mollet or ' Eden, British diplomats merelv said it was under urgent consid- craiion. The French National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Commission asked Ihe government Thursday to take the initiative in calling such a meeting and Mollet told a newa conference loday he "will cer tainly" meet with the American President. But London diplomats cautioned Ihot any initiative for an urgent' meeting of the Big Three now had In bo tackled with great delicacv. They felt the United States might want lo keep a free hand for the lime being. The United Slates has emerged as Ihe only non-committed power in Ihe present crisis among the big nations. Eden Pulls Back Eden went before the House of Commons today lo announce lhat;s Britain was pulling back home "many" of the air units from the iic aaiu limy cumu be sent hack into action again "in a matter of hours." Eden announced a limited rede-' ploymcnt of British forces in tha Eastern Mediterranean as reports multiplied that Soviet and possibly' Chinese Communists "volunteers," arms and warplanes might appear In Egypt at any time. ' Egen told Ihe Houso of Com mons Britain and France were i Continued on Page 5, Column 1 ' News in Brief For Friday, Vet. iiif ' A no.NAt ' " Congress Chie'' ?oy Crisis . . . 'Vrv erinitft' - - -S I P 1' Demos Wilhin One Seat ol . ' '1'. ' Present Hn'sr .- ; x, ' c t a I LOCAL Big Balloon Parade Friday Sec. I, P. t Additions to 4 Salem Schools Plannrd ...Sec. 1, P. 1 STATE Trees Seeded by Helicopter ...Sec. 2, P. S Holmes Fares Busy Nine Weeks Sec. 1, P. 1 FOREIGN Britain. Israel Agree to Pull Out of Egypt .. Sec. 1, P, 1 Big Three Meeting in Washington Looms ..Sec. 1, P, 1 SPOUTS Swiss Withdraw from Olympics Sec. 2, P. 2 Willamette vs. Whit man ,.Scc. 2, P, t Silverton Singlcwing Proves Itself Sec. 2, P. 1 REGULAR FEATURES Amusements ...Sec. 1, P. 3 Editorials , Locals .... Society ... Comics ... Television Want Ads , Markets .. , Sec. 1, P. 4 ..Sec. 1, P. S ......Sec. 1, P. S-7 , Sec. 2, P. 4 , Sec. 2. P. ..Sec. 2, P. 6-7-8-9 Sec. 2, P. ID Personal Problems ...Sec. 2, P. Crossword Puzzles.. ..Sec. 2, P, 4 Farm ......Sec. 2, P. S School x-1, P. f