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Salem, Oregon, Saturday, January 19, 1957 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' SectioH I PagS 3 Albany Zoning Board Takes Steps to Move Airport HelserHearing Case Recessed SAN FRANCISCO (UP)-Feder-al Judge Louis E. Goodman has recessed for one week a hearing on a petition to dismiss a govern ment suit against J. Henry Hclser and Company, Pacific Coast in vestment counseling Iirm. The hearings are on a request by Helser to dismiss the 1954 Se curities and Exchange Commission fraud' suit which accused the firm of false dealings with its clients. The company also sought dismissal of an interlocutory order issued by Goodman in April, 1955. Robert E. Burns, Hclser's attor ney, 101a trie judge Friday that his order had a "serious" effect J" mo morale ot Helser em ployes and clients. He said the order also had been used by com petitive firms as "sales device against us." During most of Friday's session. SEC attorney F.E. Kennamer Jr., H"i inio me record letters to clients in which, he said, the com. pany had violated the 1955 under. taking. He also charged that Hel ser had been guilty of misrepre sentation since tne company ,was placed under court order. Kennamer was expected to com plete the government's arguments against the dismissal on Jan. 25. Burns said the company would present its side of the matter aft er the government completes its case. Goodman. called a special meet ing of the attorneys in his cham bers after the session, but the subject matter of the meeting was not maae puDiic. North Santiam Chamber Picks Committee Members for Year GATES (Special) The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce met in the cafeteria of the Gates High School Wednesday night to select committees. Don Hiner, the new president named the following: Roads and HiEhwavs Ken Gol- liet, Ray Sischo, George Pettingcl, Oliver Willis. Industries George Laird. Ercill Wilson, Dave Reid, W. Hutchin son, Cash Kelly. Poujade After Assembly Seat PARIS (UP) Antitax crusader Pierre Poujade announced today he plans to run for a vacant Na tional Assembly seat and carry on his fight for a "fifth republic." The 35-year-old head of the Rightist Union of Shopkeepers and Artisans (UDCA), who jumped in to the political spotlight last year, said he would be a candidate in the runoff ballot Jan. 27 of a by election to replace the late As sembly deputy. Radical Vincente De Morror-Giaferri. There has been growing restive- ness in foujade s Assembly group which now numbers only 43 mem bers following several defections. Public utilities Guy Hartle, 0. K. DeWitt, E. L. Kirshaw. Legislative Gale Christensen, Russell Wilson, L. H. Wright. Membership Albert Toman, R. L. Stewart, J. C. Kimmel. Recreation Gene Coles, Fred Snider, Al Sorseth. Publicity and public relations- Jerry Coffman, Don Moffat, Law rence Spraker, Shields Remine. Program-G. D. Frost, H. L. Spencer, D. B. Hill, Jr. The committee on roads and highways reported that it had met with the county court and had as surance that $5,000 for preliminary survey work on the relocation of the Little North Fork Road would be requested in the next budget July 1. The recreation committee was asked to take a trip to Hoodoo Ski Bowl and report on conditions there in regard to lifts and tows. Hoyd Vokel showed Civil De fense films and the Gates Wo men's Club served pie and coffee. The next meeting will be In Mill City. Stevenson Kin Ready to Wed OBERLIN, Ohio (UP). Helen (Dani) Stevenson, a 28-year-old statuesque brunette and distant cousin to Adlai Stevenson, be comes the first lady of New Jer sey today. Robert B. Mcynor, New Jer sey's 48-ycar-old Democratic gov ernor, and the blue-eyed daughter of Obcrlin College President Wil liam E. Stevenson, exchange wed ding vows at 4 p m. EST. The single ring, open church ceremony, was to be performed in historic First (Congregational) Church on the campus here where their romance began. The couple first met when Jley ner spoke to the college's Demo cratic mock political convention last May. Later, the two dated in New York when Dani went there to work in Adlai's political headquar ters. They announced their en gagement in November. Robbing Rites Held Today PORTLAND (Special) Funeral services for Charles H. Robbins, 71, Salem, were held here Satur day. Robbins. manager of the Argo hotel in Salem, died Thursday of a heart ailment. Rev. George H. Swift of St. Paul's Episcopal church of Snlcm officiated at the services. Con cluding rites were at the Portland Memorial. Services were handled by the W. T. Rigdon Co. Schrunk Favors' Cities Sharing in State Income Tax PORTLAND UB Oregon's cities and counties should get a share of the state income tax Mayor Terry Schrunk of Portland said Friday. He advocated they get a per centage of the take, as is done with gasoline and liquor taxes. "We can't continue to stack taxes on property." Schrunk told the City Club. He said unless Portland finds new revenue the "only recourse is drastic cuts in city services. Requiem Held For Toscanini .NEW YORK (UP)-A solemn requiem mass was celebrated for Arturo Toscanini today in St. Pat rick's Cathedral. Crowds of mourn ers and admirers of the famous conductor filled the church. Many arrived nearly an hour be fore the service began. The Most Rev. Joseph M. Perni- cone, Roman Catholic auxiliary Disnop oi new lorn, olticiated. Forty honorary pallbearers in cluded the Italian ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio. Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Rudolf Bing, director of the Metropolitan upera, and other officials and noted musicians. The body of Toscanini, who died Wednesday at the age of 89, will be taken later to Milan, Italy, for Duriai. Annual Realtor Banquet Tonight The Salem Board of Realtors annual banquet will have Dr. Reg inald Parker, Willamette univer sity law professor, as Its principal speaker tonight at 7:30 In the Marlon hotel. The speaker was graduated from the University of Vienna and spent several years In Austria before re turning to the United States to teaeh. The 36th annual banquet will be preceded by a tour of the city for guest state legislators and realtors from outside Salem. Leo Rei mann, Salem realtor, will be toast-master. Exhibit Interest Might Mean More Vacationers "Visitors to the show exhibited keen interest in Oregon and its scenery," says Dennis Clarke, as sistant Oregon state travel direc tor who helped with Oregon's ex hibit at an automobile show in San Francisco recently. Slate promotional material was handed out to those interested in the Oregon exhibit which was sponsored by the Pacific North west Travel Association. Fire Destroys Sawmill at Dee DEE (UP) The Orecon I.nm- bcr Company sawmill was burned here early today and plant offi cials said damage amounted to about S10.000. Plant Manager' L. J. Roedel said the roof and conveyor belt were destroyed by (he early morn ing blaze. About 250 men were employed at the mill which will be closed until sometime next week. Cause of the fire was not determined. Stayton Pays Last Bill on Civic Building Indebtedness Cleared Over Period of Six Years STAYTON (Special) The civic building is now free of all in debtedness, Ward A. Inglis, city recorder, told the January ses sion of the city council. He in formed that body that the final payment of 1751.31 had been made. The indebtedness, amounting to $11,270.46, was incurred Dec. 1, 1951, under contract from the San tiam Bean Festival association. Three civic-minded citizens, Roy Philippi, John W. Etzel and Joe Pieser agreed to underwrite the venture, each putting up a third of the amount. Originally a community project with labor and materials donated, the building was planned as a place in which large-scale meet ings could be held. Events of the annual Santiam Bean Festivals have been held in the building when inclement weather forced them indoors, and the annual Fes tival dance is held in the building. Many projects to raise money for the5 benefit of the Santiam Memo rial hospital, such as auctions, pancake breakfasts and others, have been held in the civic build ing. County 4-H fairs have been held in the building on two occasions. ' Footings Heavy Situated on 3.31 acres of lanl. the building was provided with footings under the ground floor sufficient to support a second story. voters authorized purchase of the building for city hall purposes in August of 1951, but nothing has come of it to date, and the city con tinues use of its city hall on Third street. At the time of sale, the Bean Festival association pledged added support of the premises as funds became available. The Festival association paid half of the cost of paving in front of the building last summer in time to insure better access for those attending. i Girl of Month Valley Dates DALLAS Cora Swanitrora, Dallas high school senior, has been named Girl of the Month fay the Girls League. She was chosen because of her record of service to the school. (Capital Journal Photo) Sanitary Authority Adopts Guide on Disposal Projects PORTLAND (UP) The State, Per capita assessed valuation, C : .. : . i... ....I .1- nuuimuy jesieruoy loiai project cusia pi-r tapim. ut- . . ,nJ ..! -i,i ...nl adopted a point system to deter- gree of sewage treatment required I ,-. . . Linda Darnell Plans Wedding HOLLYWOOD & Linda Dar nell says that she and airline pilot Robbie Robertson will be married next month. She broke the news to friends this week on the set of a film she is making for television. Robert son, an American Airlines captain, is now on the Los Angeles-Chicago freight run. The actress, 33, has been twice divorced. mine eligibility of sewage lisposal ( and pollution abatement needs as projects in the state for federal j related to communicable diseases, grants to aid them in solving dis-; protection of fish, protection of posal problems. I recreation, protection of agricul- India Election Set NEW DELHI, India, ti In dia's election commission today announced mac voting in the covin- 29 Cannibals Put on Trial PORT MORESBY, Australia (UP) Members of a New Guinea cannibal tribe have been commit ted to trial on charges of murder ing 29 natives, it was reported here today. The 14 accused hcadhuntors were alleged to have invited the massacred natives to a ceremon ial meeting and then attacked them. Minister Returns From Convention SILVERTON (Special) - The Rev. Alvin L. Selid of the Trinity Lutheran pastorate, has returned to Silverton from a 10-day stay in Minneapolis. Minn, to attend educational and devotional church sessions. Rev. Selid was delegate to the national Bible Camp Meeting of the KvanHolical Lutheran church from the Willamette Lutheran cir cuit, and also attended the Semi nary Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran church that was held in Minneapolis. The Rev. Ralph Heins of Albany, Oregon, was substitute pastor of the local church during the absence of the Rev. Selid. WOODBURN (Special) The Union school district will have a benefit cake walk Saturday night for the ' March of Dimes." A pot' luck dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. at the schoolhouse. Guests are asked to take a dish for the meal and table service for their families. Coffee will be served Mrs. Alvin McLaughlin, school clerk, is in charge of arrange ments, WOODBURN (Special) Wood- burn Parent-Teacher association mothers who like to sing are in vited to join the Mothersingcrs when the group meets Monday in tne Horary club rooms from 1 to 2 p.m. Mrs. Glen A lire Is director and Mrs. Frank Chapcllc, pianist. DALLAS (Special) Parents of students of the Dallas junior high scnool are urged to attend the jun ior high Parent-Teacher associa tion meeting in the auditorium of that school, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Ivan Esau, president, will conduct the meeting and Kenneth Wait, principal of the junior high school, wiU be in charge of the discussion. WOODBURN (Special) Wood burn Toastmasters will have speak-off contest at the breakfast meeting Tuesday morning at 6:30 o clock at the coney Island res taurant, Jan. 22. Lloyd Froom will be toastmaster. Contestants are Rev. Robert E. Van. Lewis Paul son, Kd Koski and Charles Corn well. They will be assigned topics the night before. MACLEAY (Special) The Pratum-Macleay Home Extension unit will meet at the home of Mrs. Nile Hilborn, Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Virgil Burson will demonstrate Yeast Rolls. A sack luncheon will be served at noon. WOODBURN iSpeciall Belle Pass! Cemetery association will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the library club rooms. Annual re ports will be given and one di rector elected for a three-year term. SUNNYSIDE (Special) The Friendly Hour club will meet at the home of Mrs. Kenneth Cowman, Wednesday, for an all-day nyet- Hospital Elects New Directors For Santiam Valley Town Choose Seven Members Of Board STAYTON (Special) Stock holders of Santiam Memorial hos pital elected seven new directors when ballots received by mail were -counted Wednesday night. A total of 68 ballots were cast, electing: Gates-Mill City. J. C. Kimmel and D. B. Hill Jr.; Lyons-Meha-ma, Russell Wilson, and A. J. Frank: Stayton, G. W. DeJardin: Sublimity, Alois Hassler; At Large, John W. Etzel. Directors are all- incumbent except DeJar din who replaces R. L. Stewart. Directors of the districts and expiration date of their terms are: Detroit-Idanha. one director. E, N. Whitten, 1959: Gates-Mill City, three directors, Hill and Kimmel, 1960, Albert Toman, 1958; Lyons Mehama, two, Frank and Wilson, 1960; Scio. one. J. Peter Mcrti; Stayton, five, Merton Cox, Kath ryn Weddle, K. B. Farwell, T. G. Freres. 1958. DeJardin. 1960; Sub limity, four, John Frank, 1959, Hassler. 1960. William Lulay and B. J. Minden, 1958; Aumsvillc- West Staylon-Marion, Clarence Gavette, 1959; At Large, four, Et zel, 1960, Walter H. Bell, Matt J. Martin, and G. W. Schachtsick. Blood Sought At No. Marion WOODBURN (Special) "Give-Your-Blood" day in North Mar ion county will be Monday, Jan. 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Woodburn high school when the American Red Cross will set up its bloodmo bile. Final plans were announced this week by Charles Cornwell, committee chairman on arrange ments. Two new committee members named by Cornwell arc Robert Evans who will solicit donors from MacLarcn School for Boys, and Thomas Cross, who will be in charge of participation by the Woodburn National Guard mem bers. Masonic Orders of Woodburn are sponsoring the event and Gcr- vais and Donald Masonic urucrs are asked to cooperate. Committee members are seeking 250 donors from this area. Name Committees Of Albany C of C For Coming Year LEBANON (Special) Commit tee appointments for 1957 were completed by Chamber of Com merce prrsident Robert Barnum and secretary E. V. Doty this week. On the agriculture committee are Winton Meulcr, chairman: Marvin Morin, Barnum, Clay Ni chols, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Farris, Charles Wilson, A. K. Parker. R. O. Garrison, O. I. Grotte, Mike Miller and Hal Burgess. Delmar Clem Is chairman for Air Day and will choose committee members later. Leonard Thoma heads finance and budget affairs, with Ralph Scroggin, Wendell Gronso and Jack Buchanan on the committee. Civic affairs is headed by Jack Davis, with Norman Morgan, Ro bert Heimerdinger, Mrs. Martha Amity Women Study Salads AMITY (Special) - The Amity Home Extension Unit held its January meeting and annual guest day recently in the Amity Metho dist church. The morning ses sion was devoted to the January project, demonstration of salads and salad dressings, with the dem onstrations given by Charlotte Leppin and Anne Scoggin, project leaders. The afternoon session was called to order by Helen llawley, chair man. The gift went to Pearl Finn. Mrs. Verna Molenaar and Mrs- Vcleska Pederson were appointed as representatives of the Amity unit to attend a basket weaving workshop Jan 24-25. Mrs. Mary Sproal gave a report on program planning and the ses sions she attended on "Program Leaders Training. This was fol lowed by a report on child care by Mrs. Lillian Goffena, chairman of the committee. Games were played under the leadership of Mrs. Harriet Jones- Downer, Fred Spores, W. H. War den, Kenneth Mayer, Kenneth Sims and Kenneth Wright as com mittee members. On the education committee. headed by Lester Scott, are Wil liam Thomas, Keith Hanen, J. M. King and Kenneth Smitley. Heads Forum King is chairman of the forum committee, with Wilson, Nate Bridges and Hugh Kirkpatrick as members. General roads committee has Fred Spores as chairman, with Jerry Horn, Sims, Ted Rodman, Boake Ward, Floyd Grahm, Scrog gin, Gilbert Hildebrand, Ted Jar oss and Bill Perry. Legislation committee was in creased from two to 10 members, Leonard Thoma, chairman; Scott, King, Dick Peters, William Goold, Sam Wheeler, B. C. Smith, Tho mas, Hanen and Smitley. Retail merchants committee has Tadd Nelson as chairman; Weldon Fuge, George Britton. Don Baxter, Floyd Geyman, Nate Bridges, Claude Durlam, Everett Smith. Ray Sutter, R. C. Reeves, Paul Sheridan, Arthur Turner. Mrs. Erma Beach and Lloyd Nelson. Charles Wilson was appointed safety chairman. Willamette Basin project com mittee is Sam Wheeler, chairman; Dick Peters and R. W. Donkln. Wheeler also heads public affairs, with Thoma and C. S. Gustine. Highway to Cut Section From Facility Option 70 Acres for Another Site on East Side ALBANY (Special) The first official action toward moving Al bany s airport was taken Thurs day night by Linn-s City-County Airport Zoning board. The group instructed Albany City Engineer Dan Lee to draw up specifications for the proposal. Board members moved to call a, public hearing on the change as soon as these specifications are available for use in the public no tices which must be published prior to the hearing. However, the board has Jurisdic tion only over safety considera tions. City Manager William Bollman told the airport loning board that the new freeway will cut into the' present airport, forcing the city to move runways and hangars some 200 to 300 feet to the east. He explained that he already has optioned 70 acres to the east oi the present airfield to allow for the movement. He said another 26 acres is needed. The State Highway department has indicated it will need some 52 acres off the west cdae of the field. The city is seeking more than that amount of space on the east side with an eye toward in cluding a recreation area in the plan, Bollman said. Pedce FU Elects Last Year's Staff PEDKE (Special) Mrs. Rufus Dodge and Mrs. Fritz Kerber were elected delegates to the state con vention in Salem by members of the Pcdee Farmers Union local at the last meeting. Paul Ronco was elected alter nate delegate. All officers of the local were re elected at the same meeting. The officers arc Dewey Cum mins, president; Paul Ronco, vice president; Lonella Kcrbcr, treas urer and secretary. Benjamin Franklin brought the first bathtub to the United Statea after a visit to France 175 yeari ago. 3-Sfory Brick Bldcj. and Lot FOR SALE let ISO' deep with approxi mately 132' frontage. Call Silverton 3-7051 Seek Six Divorces In Albany Courts ALBANY (Special) Three husbands and three wives are plaintiffs in six divorce complaints filed here in circuit court. Divorces are asked by John Bewlcy from Bobbie Bcwley, mar ried December 31, 1954; by Yvonne Hill from Arthur W. Hill, married Aug. 28. 1955; by Ann Landreth from Verle Landreth, married July 22, 1939, the plaintiff asking custody of a child and $100 a month for its support, plus $600 back support money: by Marion It. Scoficld from Evelyn Scofield, married Dec. 19, 1944, at Kansas City, Mo., by William T. Peters from Catherine Peters, married at Longvicw, Wash., Dec. 24, 1936, and by Patricia Boiling from coy Boiling, married MyJMl yJ" "W X . J ill I ' V..& - V. M III ing. A covered-dish luncheon will be served at noon. New officers will be elected. Oregon's share of the federal aid program will amount to $600. 000. The bill, enacted by the 84th congress, provides for federal aid in the amount of $500-million over a 10-ycar period. Chairman Harold Wendel ex plained the need for setting up the point system to determine priority by saying, 'we've already received applications for about twice the amount to be granted in Oregon." The point system is based on financial and water pollution con-i tural and industrial water supplies and abatement of local nuisance conditions will all be considered in the point system. In other action yesterday the authority flatly told several meat packers in North Portland to stop dumping wastes into Columbia slough or they would be shut down. Wendel said the plants in ques tion were warned as long as three years ago the dumping wouia have to slop and last Tuesday was set as a final deadline for VOLCANO ERUPTS KAGOSHIMA, Japan 11 Ml. Minami on Sakuraiima Island Voting will be allowed after ; minted tndav for the 136th time March 14 in the most remote Hi- since October 1!IS5. The district malayan areas, which are likely mcteorloeical office said no casual to be snowbound until late in April. 1 tics or damage were reported. Hear With Your Glasses! irpV5Er Readiness to get the ' connection to Portland', disposal proiects underway. i system. fk Striving for Better Health The lim of medical science is your good health. Help your doctor by seeing him twice a year. CAPITAL DRUG 405 State St. 617 Chemekete W E GIVE Z-K GREEN STAMPS 1 Many new VJ7 1 C Reductions fjff LL&rH S 1 J Have Been g U-N A f ti 1 Made! 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