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Page 2 Section 1 THE CAPITAL JOURNA Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 20, 1957 House Group Closes Hearings On School Reorganization Bill Action by the House Kducalion committee on the comprehensive school reorganization bill one of three key education bills was ex pected tomorrow. A second hearing on the bill yesterday revealed support for re organization from the Oregon School Boards Association, Parent Teachers Associations, the Oregon Education Association and the League of Women Voters. Opposition to the bill was voiced by Yamhill and J. inn county farm bureau representatives who said they feared it would concentrate too much power In the stole. They added that a simple majority vote HURRY-MUST END THURSDAY! - FAMED PLAY HILARIOUS ON THE SCREEN) JUSOJW BRANDO CIJWFORD MUStXDKfO ' V3lf' I l satN. OMniaan irrf Mrnoc WE mDBDAQDI High Adventure "Suicide Mission" NOW PLAYINGI I WHAT A JOY TOGETHER! fEDDie D Y MA?:? of members of a proposed new ad ministrative district would enable more populous districts to gobble up little ones. Virginia McBride, Coos county PTA council, said she felt re organization would make the counties stronger by enabling them to completely re-sludy their .school systems and reorganize them along more economic and beneficial lines. Gardner Knapp, Oregon School Boards Association, said he favor ed the bill but thought reorgani zation could be accomplished with out any "teeth lo compel re organization, former State Sen. J. 0. John son, Tigard attorney, did not like the compulsion provision of the bill, but favored re-organization. He drew a laugh from the 200-odd persons and the Democratic-controlled committee by saying "we Republicans did not take eare of (he schools, but wc hope you (the Democrats) do." Jtep. Shirley Field, Portland Re publican member of the commit-; tee, disputed his statement good- natureaiy. Commenting on loss of local control, C. C. Thompson, Jackson, county, saia 11 nao .Deen nis ex perience in consolidated districts that geographical jealousies melt ed as the program progressed. Elmer McClure. Oregon State Grange, said he was not opposed to district consolidations if they were voluntary, lie said that even under present "chaotic condi tions'' Oregon ranked fourth in the nation in education. NOIIODY HURT OR EXCITED Satch 'Real Cool' as Blast Jolts Concert KNOXV1I.LE, Tcnn. W A dy namite explosion outside scarcely caused Louis (Salchmo) Arm strong and his Negro-white band to miss a beat last night in a jazz concert before a segregated audience. "Thai's all right, folks," the gravel-throated Negro trumpeter quipped, as the sound of the blast echoed through the administra tion building at the city's Chilho- wee Park. "It's just the phone." Nobody got excited, only a few persons got up to see what hap pened, and the show went on. There were no injuries and scarcely any damage. The blast, which police said apparently was caused by no more than a single slick of dyna mite tossed from a passing car, ripped a four-foot hole in mud PHONE EM 44713 J ANOTHER FINE FAMILY PROGRAM! THE GUTS, THE GLORY, THE HEART AND HUMAN STORY OF THE MEN WHO WENT... Cinemascope 'mi technicolor Ir-yTy-'vfiH rjwjijr iaijjiijijii!iiiti 'affile I PLUS IlKAKT-WAHMINC COMEDY about 200 yards east of the building. About 2,000 whites and 1,000 Negroes were in the building Armstrong and his combo had returned from an intermission. They were striking up "Back o Town Blues." There were three Negro and two white musicians in the band, in addition to the Negro song stress and Armstrong. He said the incident here, which he obviously wasn t tak ing very seriously, would not af fect his current tour. The group wilt play tonlgnt (n Columbia S. C as scheduled, he said. "Man, the horn don't know any thing about it," he said, "i ll play anywhere they'll listen." ' Police said the explosive ap parently was tossed over a 10- foot wire fence from a car which passed the building without lights. They said they had no clues as to who threw it. Segregation groups previously have protested white and Negro audiences, even on a segregat ed basis, at Chilhowec Park for concerts such as Armstrong's. But there had been no public protest against last night's pro gram, billed well in advance. Man Collapses At Bus Station Willamette Ambulance Service Tuesday afternoon took Russell C. Johnson, Ontonagon, Mich., to the Snlein Memorial hospital alter he hud collapsed at the Salem bus station. - - Johnson was released after being at the hospital only about an hour and continued on to his destination Camp While, Medford, Oregon. Ambulance men said Johnson was believed to have collapsed as a result of medicine he received in Portland. Recently a U. S. Army helicopter laid 14 miles of communication wire near Ft. Bragg, N. C, In less than six minutes. lip WHAT-A-GUY WAYNE IN A NEW AND WONDERFUL ENTERTAINMENT I A perfect role for John Wayne, taken from the career of reckless, fun-loving "Spig" Wead who parlayed $14, a redhead's love and a pair of wings into world fame! Not since their "Quiet Man," have four-time Academy Award- winning director John Ford and Wayne delivered such fun and excitement to the screen! i 3 WARD BOND (Vrvtfi FRANK FENTON and WILLIAM WISTER HAINES oR,;.w.'ro t-- JOHN FORD CHARLES SCHNEE V,.M STARTS FRIDAY FEB. 22 Cent. SKew Dlly From 1:00 P, M. MEET THE LEGISLATORS l JJ REP. ROBERT EI.FSTROM Long active In Salem civic af fairs, Rep. Robert L. Elfitrom. (It) Salem, Is serving hli fourth term as a member of the house of representatives. He served as mayor of Salem, was 'first citi zen' In 1950, Is past president of Oregon League of Cities, and past chairman of Oregon liquor control commission. Legislatively, Rep. Elfstrom has been Interested In highway affairs, and served as vice chair man of legislative Interim com mittee on highways, 1955-57. Presently he Is vice chairman of house highway committee. Rep. Elfstrom was born In Concordia, Kan., August 30, 1904, -I He came to Salem In the 1920'i, married Hulda Roth and they have two children. He was one of the original ad vocates of city manager plan for Salem. For many years con ducted large retail business In Snlcm and Is now engaged In contracting business under his own name. He has been president of the Salem Rotary club, director of Salem Chest fund, Salem Gen eral hospital, YMCA, trustee Willamette University, elder and trustee, First Presbyterian church, past chairman March of Dimes and director Salem Base ball club. He Is member of Ma sons, Shrlners and Elks, MUlworkers Protest UO Shop Competition REP. ROY FITZWATER Rep. Roy Fitzwater, (D), Leb anon, li the owner and operator of large frull farm near Leba non known ai the Fltzwater Fruit farm. He. hai also en gaged In raising livestock. He Is past chairman of Linn county horticulture committee and Is chairman Land and Wa ter Use committee of Farm Bur eau. He is on Linn county Dcvel ment committee and is former director of Lebanon Community hospital. Rep. FHzwalcr was born at Lebanon, Dec, 21, 1887, attended local schools, two- years busi ness administration at old Al bany college. He married for second time In 1955. He has two sons by the previous marriage. He Is a big shipper of grain and potatoes. Saddle horses are his hobby and he belongs to San tiam Wranglers, which sponsors annual Lebanon Roundup. He en-' Joys hunting and fishing. Rep, Fitzwater Is a member of the Christian church and Elks lodge. Even though he has re sided on farm all his life. Rep. Fitzwater has been active la, many civic enterprises In Leba non. He Is serving on agriculture and livestock, food and dairying and elections committees in the house. The University of Oregon mill- work shop came under lire last night at a public hearing before a subcommittee oi me juhu Ways and Means committee. Representatives of five Oregon woodworking concerns protested the competition they faced against the shop. Chancellor John H. Richards of the Stale Board of Higher Educa tion told the committee that the system was virtually forced into doing its own millwork. Most of the machinery and structures in volved were obtained irom sur plus property from the federal government. A spokesman representing sev eral private woodworking con cerns said the state system saved an estimated $0,0O0 on a con struction project on the Oregon State campus. The university did not have to meet specifications which private contractors must and also would not have the same quality of in spection standards to meet, the spokesman said. DANCE! TONITE! CRYSTAL GARDEN $60 Cash Prize! Ask For Your Free Ticket! Personal Injury Law Suit Settled A personal injury suit resulting from a traffic accident of 1955 wai settled in Circuit Judge Val D. Sloper's court Wednesday befort a jury could be drawn. Robert Witt was the plaintiff in the case that involved several thousand dollars. Gary Neal Strang and Myron Strang wre tho defendants on the complaint that involved a read end collision. BOX OFFICE O TICKETS NOW ON SALE MONEYwith FAMILY FARES Itavt any Monday, Tueiday, Wednesday or Thursday. n CITY OF PORTLAND 2TO CHICAGO CM or urili: UNION PACIFIC C. H. Siltmtrih, Gfnrrtl Ptnenser Agent, 131 Ptttock Block, Phone UADllfll 1-7771, Portland 5, Oregon Chemawa Indian Dances C'hcmawa Pageant Feb. 25-26 Mon.-Tues. 8 P.M. Willamette University Theatre "THE VICTORS" Fri., Sat., March 1-2 8:15 P. M. FATS DOMINO IN SHOW OF STARS Mar. 8 Friday 7 & 9:30 P.M. VIENNA CHOIR BOYS Willamette Concert Scries Friday, March 8, 8:15 P.M. 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