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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1957)
.1 i f Salem, Oregon, Friday, Local Program SlatedforNEA Century V 1 ear Plans for observance on the lo cal level of the 100th anniversary of the National Education associa tion were discussed during a meet ing Thursday night of the Marion County Elementary Principals as spciation. Approximately 50 per sons were in attendance at the dinner meeting held at the Sen ator hotel. The observance which will in clude TV and radio programs on a nation-wide scale, will get under way in Salem April 4 with a din ner mectnig. Ethel Remus is chairman of the committee on ar rangements. Cecil Posey, executive secretary of the Oregon Teachers associa tion, outlined legislative matters to the group. Dr. Weston A. Niemela and Charles Crary, both of the special education department of the Sa lem schools, spoke concerning the gifted child program. Holt Returns For Treatment SKOUL, Korea (UP) Harry Holt, 52-y car-old Oregon rancher who has been acting as the mid dleman in Korea for American families desiring to adopt Korean orphans, left today for medical treatment in the United States. Holt has been confined 1o bed for some time with a leg ailment brought on by thrombo-phlebitis. He came here with his son, Stew art, 23, on Jan. 4 to finish up his adoption work despite his doctor's advice against the trip. As the result of his latest visit, 75 more mixed blood Korean orphans will depart for the United States within the icxt several days. They will leave in three groups of 25 each The first will leave on Wednesday, the second on Friday and the last on the following Monday. Holt himself is taking one of the children. His son and two daugh ters, Mary and Barbara, will take over their father's work here. Salem Chamber lo Hear Holmes Talk Gov. Robert D. Holmes will be the speaker Monday at the noon forum meeting of the Salem Cham ber of Commerce at the Marion hotel. The subject on which the Gov ernor will speak has not been announced. TODAY'S CLOSE 11 STOCK QIOTATtOVS (By The Aksnelatra Kress: Admiral Corporation 14 Allied' Chemical !I2 Allis Chalmers 33 ', Aluminum Co. America 89 V American Airlines 21 . American Can 41 a American Cyanamide ' 72 V. American Motors 5 4 : American Tel. & Tel. 174 uj American Tobacco 7fi Anaconda Copper " 69 ! Armco Steel 57 U Atchison Railroad 24 H Bethlehem Steel 17!) 1, Boeing Airplane Co. ' 57 Borg Warner 42 Burroughs Adding Mach. 37 California Packing 42 K Canadian Pacific 32 " Caterpillar Tractor 91 1 1 Celancse Corporation ltin; Chrysler Corporation lv n. Cities Service 63 U Consolidated Edison 4.) Crown Zellerhach 52 Curtiss Wright 44 Douglas Aircraft 87 s duPont de Nemours 184 4 Eastman Kodak 89 s Ford Motor 55 U General Electric 54 General Foods 43 H General, Motors. 40 J Georgia Pac Plywood 29 U Goodyear Tire 75 7n ; International Harvester 37 International Paper 101 -V .lohns Manvillc 47 4 Kaiser Aluminum 41 Kcnnecott Copper 115 : Libhy, McNeill 13 Lockheed Aircraft 54 S , Loew's Incorporated 20 j Montgomery Ward 38 1 New York Central 30 ' Northern Pacific . ti t Pacific Gas k Electric 49 V Pacific Tel. A Tel. 127 3, Penney U.C.I Co. 79 i Pepsi Cola Co. 2n Philco Radio Ifi 'i Puget Sound P 4 L 25 ;i Radio Corporation 33 Rayonier Incnrp. 29 Republic Steel ' 52 Revnolds Metals 54 ' Richfield Oil 85 Safewav Stores Inc. 67 St. Recis 4.1 Scott Paper Co. 59 Sears Roebuck & Co. 27 ' Shell Oil Co. 78 Sinclair Oil 61 Socony-Mobile Oil 54 Southern Pacific 44 ' Standard Oil Calif. 47 Standard Oil N.J. 57 Studebaker Packard 7 :. Swift fc Company 39 s j Transamerica Corp. 38 . i Twentieth Century Fox 24 'a ! Vnion Oi! Company 56 4 j Union Pacific 28 S I United Airlines 39 S United Aircraft 86 I United Corporation 6 4 ! United States Plywood 34 j United States Steel Warner Pictures ' 26 Western Union Tel. I W'estinshnuse Air Brake 29 . Westmghnuse Electric 54 j oolwortii Company 44 H I January 25, 1957 Questioned About Sisters ......... , f .' -'-.,,' . ' .- ' . ' 1 f$?" i'V? ': O CHICAGO Bennic Bedwlll (above), a Tennessean with long sideburns, Is pictured during marathon questioning he underwent yesterday in connection with the Grimes sisters whose nude bodies were found by a lonely roadside southwest of Chicago Tuesday. Sheriff Joseph Loliman said four persons contend the girls were seen with Bedwill after they disappeared from home Dec. 28 (AP Wirephoto) Langley Wins Dismissal But Case to Go On PORTLAND JPi A verbal or der for dismissal of gambling con spiracy indictments against Dist. Atty. William Langley and two Seattle men was issued Thursday by Circuit Judge Charles W. Red ding. The cllsc wilt not be dropped, however. The state spught per mission to amend the indictment and indicated that if it failed, the case will go back to the grand jury. The judge held up filing of the order pending further argu ments Friday. A vice-investigating grand jury indicted Langley, Thomas E. Ma loncy and Joseph P. McLaughlin fast year. The charge against them is conspiring to open gambl ing in the Portland area. Judge Redding said he plans lo dismiss the indictments be cause Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn ton, who conducted the grand jury probe, did not list all the names of witnesses who testified. Ralph Wyckoff. a special prose cutor for the attorney general's office, then sought permission to amend the indictments to include the missing names If Redding's order is issued, the case will go before the Feb ruary grand jury. Putnam Names WU Play Cast Cast for "The Victors." forth coming drama department produc tion at Willamette university, March 1 and 2. has been an nounced by director Robert Put nam. Heading the roster of actors for Sartre's tense drama of the French underground during World War II are Wayne Havcrson. Sa lem: Warren Walker. Cresweil; Wayne Harris. San Malco. Calif.: George Nelson. Rend, and Mac Raker. Salem. Mary Reth Van Cleave of Silverton will portray Lucie, the only feminine role of the cast. Three French collaborators arc played by Jim Chittick. Salem: Tins Stephen. Rend; Jack Knapp. Portland, and Tom Caylor, San Francisco. Bmd Hears Request for New School Th State Rnard of Control yes terday heard a suggestion that it consider establishment of a new state training school for boys rather than plan too much expan sion for MacLaren school. WMliam Lamb, superintendent of MacLaren. said the school's capacity was 300 and that there are more than that number nf boys presently at the school. He estimated that by 1958 the number could jump to BOO. The official said no rchooi should have more than sot in matps if it is to attain th best results. A dormitory under con struction at Maclren now will house another '10O boys and is scheduled to be compieted next August Lanm praised the present boys' camp in Clatsop county nri (K he nan m nvnd esiablishm m at 1et three niniiax camp ir the state. i Church Week Heads Named At Willamette Committee chairmen for Chris tian Resources week on the Wil lamette university campus were announced this week by manager Ashley Rose of Dundee. Steering committee for the three day examination and re-evaluation of religious beliefs scheduled Feb. 12-14 are Lois Monk, Salem; Lois Wickeisbam, Nancy Lec and Da vid McClard,, Portland; Lucy My ers, Cheshire; David Bennett, Mar quam; Warren Walker, Cresswell; Stan Culy, Medford; Paula Preuss, Vancouver; and John Hcidcl, Buhl, Idaho. ' Theme of this year's program "Why Christianity?" will be car ried out through discussion, chap els, a religious film, fireside sem inars and individual prayer cells. N.Y. Newsman Fined, Jailed For Contempt WASHINGTON W Robert Shclton, New York newspaperman, Friday was sentenced to six months in jail and fined $500 for contempt of Congress. Attorney Joseph L. Rnuh Jr. promptly served notice that the case will be appealed. Shclton. a 30-year-old copyread- er on the New York Times, was allowed to remain at liberty un der 1.000 dollar bond. U.S. Dist. Judge Ross Rizley. rejecting Rauh's plea that no jail sentence he imposed, told Shcl ton: "I don't believe 1 can put you on probation." She! ton was convicted a week ago by Judge Rizley on two counts of a three-count indictment grow ing out of Shellon's refusal to answer certain questions when he appeared before the Senate In ternal Security Subcommittee in January. l!)Sfi. One of the questions Shclton re fused to answer was whether he was a member of the Communist Party. That question was the basis of one of the counts on which he was convicted. Rauh filed a written statement with the judge Friday in which he said Shclton. a Times 'employe for. about six years, "has made a clean breast- of his past to his employers." The statement said that after bearing all Sheltnn had to say. he had hen continued in his em ployment "as a completely loyal citizen." Indian Educator To Address UN Chapter Mondav Persons who attend a meeting nf the Salem chantT of United Nations at the VWCA Mondav night at 8 "'clock will hear an ad drrs concerning Indian culture. The speaker will be .P. Pend harker. Nagpur. India, who is with a group of educators from other countries who are in Oregon to ob serve and study the school sys tems of the United States. Mr. Pendharker. an art instruc tor in the Naepur schools, is con sidered well qualified to peak on the subject. The public is invited to attend. P.HAZIUA.VS TO VISIT PORTLAND 'jf Four Bra;! lan erginerr will visit Bonneville Oam and othrr Portland area in stallations Jan 23-30. the Corps of ngiDeers reported Thursday. 3 More Booked In Birmingham Klan Shooting BIRMINGHAM, Ala. UP Three more persons were arrested Thursday night by officers in vestigating a Ku Klux Klan shoot ing in which Citizens Council leader Asa E. (Ace) Carter al ready was charged. Booked on charges of assault with intent to murder the same count filed against Carter were Ira Evans, 33, and Louey Curry, 27. Police said Mrs. Mary Nell Tatum, 32, was charged with be ing an accessory after the fact. The arrests came on the second day of an intensive probe into the shooting of two men during a Ku Klux Klan meeting at the headquarters of Carter's Citizens Council group. Detectives conducting the in vestigation were checking reports: that witnesses of the shooting were! bamg intimidated. Carter, 32 - year - old Citizens Council leader,- is free under bonds totaling $30,000. He is charged on two counts of assault with intent to murder in the shoot ing of J. P. Tillery. 24, and Charles Bridges, 54, the latter in poor con dition. The double shooting last Tues day night was the result of a melee during a meeting of the Knights of the Original Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy at the headquarters of the Alahama Citi zens Council, which Carter heads. Montesi Trial In Turmoil on Rap Testimony VENICE. Italy up A came warden threw the. Wilma Montesi trial into a turmoil Friday with testimony that attorneys for Ro man playboy Ueo Montasna had suggested the warden take the rap for the party girl's death. Montasna is one o( the defend ants accused of giving false testi mony as lo just how Wilma met her death in April, 1953. The case almost upset the government when it came to light about 2'i years ago. Anastasio Lilh, a game warden at the Capocotta lodco managed by Montagna, testified that one of Montagna's lawyers passed word that if he confessed to man slaughter in connection with Wil ma's death "I would get awav with three years in jail and much good later." The dapper hawk-nosed Mon tagna, elegantly dressed in pale grey, leaped to his feet. His at torneys calmed him. Wilma's body was found on Ihe Ostia beach .near the hunting lodge. There have heen state ments that she died after a high society sex and dope orgy. Oil Rigs Given Highways Use PENDLETON (UP) - Highway department officials said yester day that permits for oil drilling rigs to use certain Eastern Ore gon roads have been granted. A spokesman said Standard Oil Company will bring in a crew from Salt Lake City to set up a drilling tower on a 13(W acre tract near Condon. The highway 'per mits issued pertained to routes the company must use into Gil flam county to set up its opera tion. The acreage was leased to the company by the State Highway Commission. Officials of the com pany said tests showed potential oil deposits in the area. The drilling rig is now being assembled in Condon and is ex pected to be in operation in anoul two weeks. , Check Charge ! Plea Changed I c I In court Friday, Marvel John Jacobs, of Brooks, changed his ; plea from innocent to guilty while j being tried for giving a check j without sufficient funds, j Judge Edward O. Stadter. of the I district court, sentenced him to j 10 days in jail, and to pay a fine i of J2.T and costs. The jail sentence I will he suspended upon payment nf ! the fine and making restitution of the money. j The case centered on a $10 check cashed at the Rronk Mercantile company. Portland (roup To Host Salem ' Foreign Youth Anders Frykholm. a Swedish stu dent who is currently attending school in Salem as part of an ex chance program sponsored bv thr American Field ervico. will be one of ifi Scandinavian students attending the Scandinavian Men's cluh meetine toniiht in Portland, The meeting will he held at Hen ry Thiele's restaurant after which the Ifi "students will be guests in the various club members' homes. Among the students who will at tend the meeting are five Norwe gian, four Danish, four Swedish and three Finnish youth. All are attending high school" in Oregon. CRAB FKFD SniFDI T,KD M MAS VP -The Malm Chamber of Commerce will hnM its annual crab feed here Feb. 27. The rvfpt will feature announce ment nf chamber election results and iflrttirin nf the region's out sUitftftS al&etcs. J THE CAPITAL JOURNAL New Independence Restaurant Building : v . ...... be i - f ;.'..( ..... ' " 5-Inch Snow Hits Eugene; Cold Persists By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Five inches of snow fell in Eugene early Friday as bitter winter weather continued to grip Oregon. Temperatures throughout the state continued to dip, but the only major snowfall early Friday came in the wake of a disturb ance that moved southward from Portland. Only scattered snow flurries came in the Portland area, but five inches hit Kugcne and "light" blanket covered Rose- burg. Snow also fell in many southern Oregon areas. Biting cold still gripped the state. The Friday low for Oregon was a minus 5 degrees at both Pendleton and Bend, the Mercury dropped to 2 degrees below zero at Baker. The Weather Bureau said "there is no prospect of any -significant warming for Oregon over the weekend. California Top Court Rejects 160-AcreCurb WASHINGTON (ff) Reclama tion Commissioner W. A. Dex- heimer Friday declined comment on a California Supreme Court decision ruling out" the federal KiO-acre limitation on reclamation projects in which no federal land is involved. Dcxheimcr said he would have to wait for a study of the decision by Reclamation Rureau and In terior Department attorneys before he could judge its effect. The IHO-acrc limitation of fed eral reclamation law prohibits delivery of water from a federal reclamation project to more than KiO acres in a single ownership. In California, this has been in terpreted to mean that 320 acres owned jointly by husband and wife could receive federally de veloped water because of the state's community property law. The California court's 4-3 ruling held that title to unappropriated domestic waters in California he longs to the slate and the federal government is in the same posi tion as any individual in obtain ing from the state the right to use of these waters. Norton Buys First Aid Car R. L. Norton, member of the Salem fire department, now owns his own private ambulance. At a city sale of used cars Fri day. Norton was the only bidder on the old first aid car. His bid was Two works ago the city rejected a bid of (211.99 for the ear. Norton said he didn't know what he would do with Ihe car, but he thought it was a good huy. Sal Musi ciarm OUKCDN STATF. COLI.KCK -Four Salem students were chosen In he members of the symphony orchestra this vear at Oregon Stale college. They are Pamela Clayton, who plays the violin: Martha Klaus, douhle ha.s.s; Sharon Mu Her. oboe; and Nancy Snider, viola. Schnefer Corn Remedy The corn or callous should come off in 6 to 10 days. 25c SCHAEWS DRUG STORE Open Daily 7:30 i. m. In ft p.m SunriavK 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. 135 V Cnmmf rrtal JNOEPKNDENCE This $.10.tK restaurant building at Polk and N. Main Street In Independence is echeduled to be finished and ready for opening by Mar. 15. Owner Francis Holt, mayor, said the new cafe will feature steaks and sea foods and will seat 75 customers. Concert Junket Is Planned by WU Alusicians For the first time in six years. Willametto university's band will make its annual spring concert tour through southern Oregon and northern California, Feb. 11-15. Traveling by bus and car, the 50 selected musicians will leave Sa lem Feb. 11, presenting concerts in Corvallis and Maoleton in the alternoon and an evening perform- , ancc l" Florence; Rccdsport and : mmi SALE ENDS WHEN THESE APPLIANCES ARE SOLD! HURRY-WHILE SELECTION IS STILL LARGEI HIS GAIN! A an G.-E. DRYERS $11T90 G.-E.lOCu.Ft. SJJAOQ ,Wm-,., Only 111 Refrigerator Only A AH1 G.-E. Deluxe Range $) Q88 G.-E. Combination $ il OQ00 HS'Tr" '""o'nij AO ll'Z'w Freeier Only J ' G.-E. Double Oven $O1Q00 MANY OTHER APPLIANCES AT Range. ..Only JI EQUAL OR GREATER SAVINGS STATFXAFKJT OF FATT' WE GUARANTEE' CM I Ur , V Nevor before this event hav. we .old ony of the.. Ap- Normally we do not engage in tales of this nalure but pliances af such low, low prices. The lupply l naurilly the price we were able to purchase this entire stock of limited and mutt be offered on first come first served General Electric Appliances was such, we felt obliged to basis All sales final and no dealers, please, no phone offer the values to our many friends and customers. orders. Terms as usual. Open Mon.&Fri. Nites Till 9 P.M. '1 1 Ml m Wt4.: Glide In the afternoon, and Rose burg the evening of Febv 12; Eagle Point, Central Point, and Medford, Feb. 13; Ashland and Mt. Shasta, Feb. 14; and Klamath Falls. Feb. 15. Most of the concerts wil he performed in the high school audi toriums. . Willamette's band ts under the direction of Prof. Maurice W. Rren nan, who has directed the Univer sity's concert and marching bands since 1940, James A. Bland, composer of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," was born in a suburb of New York City. PUffruT': -S GENERAL ELECTRIC RANGES-CLOTHES 1 HI I H D Kv 365 N. Commercial SALEM'S OLDESTENFRANCHISED DEALER SALEM'S LARGEST Wr'XtSf APPLIANCE DISPLAY $23 Million Value Placed on Linn Co; Agriculture Crops Return to Earth Brings Rapid Growth ',.,..,., . , LEBANON (Special) Annual report of the Lebanon Chamber Commerce was mailed Wednesday Salem Co-eds Get ,'Smarty' Distinction UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, (Special) Freshmen co-eds who received B averages or higher in their grades for fall term at the university were the guests of Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, at the anual "Smarty Party" held Wednesday, Jan. 23. Among the "smartics from Salem so honored were: Nancy Ellen Denton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Denton, 1740 Glen Creek; Janice Lee Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Hall, 2770 Bluff: Rosemary Rhotcn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ray Rhotcn, 1920 Fir St.; Jen nifer Sercombe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sercombe, 280 Alice Ave.; Judith Tcmpleton, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Templeton. 460 Ohmart St.; Bev crlv Jean Walls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Walls. 1150 6th; and Elizabeth Walton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Walton, 140 East Superior Ave. rm re I I I I L WM I.I M I . Section 1 Page 0 I to members, showing agriculture to be Linn county s fastest grow ing industry, up to $23 million More than 12,000 telephone calls were answered or placed by the office staff, and more than 25,000 pieces of mail handled. Projects supported during t h e Iveai- u..rn flnnH anrf nmur fo-il. of! jjcs for the South Santiam River; Green Peter Dam; summer soft- ball league for boys; investigations of solicitation firms and fund rais ing projects; spring treasure hunt; Silver Dollar Days: courtesy parking tickets; Christmas street decorations; Santa Land; Straw berry Festival; contacts and visita tions of industry; Highway 20 im provements and retention; 1 Air Day; Farm-City Day: an It week course in the American Free! En terprise System; revising by-laws and raising dues to expand the budget; obtaining a new post of fice building: a study of pedes trian lanes at an offset street in tersection; and weekly brainstorm sessions to bring out ideas to bene fit the community. Weather Table By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 24 hours to 4:30 a.m. Friday Max. Min Prep. Baker 17 T Bend 17 -5 .11 lOuRonc 27 19 .08 Klamath Falls .. 30 9 . .03 Lakcview 30 6 .03 Mcdlord 41 28 .09 Newport 34 23 .02 North Bend 43 32 .5 Pendleton 10 -5 .01 Portland Airp't . 30 19 T Roseburg '42 32 .39 Salem 31 19 T i TRADE-IN YOUR OLD APPLIANCE NOW AND SAVE! Save As Never Before Up to 110.95 on One Appliance! FULLWARRANTY1 DRYERS NO Green Stamps At These Low Price Please! 4.