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Page 2 Section 1 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL Salem, Oregon, Friday, February 22, 1957 School Reorganizing Bill Given Unanimous Support by House Unit it. ri rn i voie set iucsuay Un rroperty 1 ax Prohibition By DICK HUMPHREY iJnltcd Press Staff Correspondent The comprehensive school organization bill, one of several key education measures before the sjte Legislature, was ready for consideration by the House today. ".The bill yesterday received the J unanimous approval of the House I baucauon committee which voted it out with a "do pass" recom mendation. 'The bill provides for the estab lishment of new administrative school districts by local commit tees after a vote of the people and with the approval of the state board of education. Proponents hope it will eventu ally reduce the number of dis tressed school districts in Oregon by enabling local districts to com pletely re examine their educa tional, boundary and financial problems. Property Tai Vole Set Hearings on the bill revealed some opposition on grounds it might consolidate too much power on the state level and might force some undesirable reorganizations Other key education bills under study wold double basic school support funds, provide $7 million for distressed district building needs and change the formula for distributing school moneys based on Multnomah county as a "key district." On the tax front, Senate bill 92 which would take the state out of the property tax field was made a special order of business next Tuesday In the Senate. Sen. War ren Gill, Lebanon Republican, said yesterday's 20-9 vote to take the bill from the Senate Tax Com mittee enabled the floor action. Gill charged that the bill was being buried in the tax committee which is headed by Sen. Walter Pearson, Portland Democrat. Un der the bill, the state could not levy a properly tax except to pay off its bonded indebtedness. Other Highlights Korean Bonus: The house mili tary affairs committee scheduled a hearing on resolution propos ing a maximum C0O bonus for Korean veterans. Consolidations: A 3 e n a t bill validating past school district con solidations despite minor illegal procedures passed the House and was ready for the governors desk. MEET THE LEGISLATORS JUJrL AF Calls Off Hunt for Its Stray Rocket REP. SHIRLEY FIELD One of three women In (he liotisf. Rrp. .Shirley Field (R), Portland, has a background few women possess. She is an able lawyer, graduate of Yale law school, and active In many fields. For many years she has been active worker In (he Young Republican federation, both In Portland and In state-wide ac tivities. Also member of Urban league, American Association of University Women; Oregon Cat tlemen's association, Governor's committee on Children and Youth and on committee on Parole and Probation, board member of Oregon Prison asso ciation, Izaak Walton League, past member of board of League of Women Voters. Has served on executive committee of Young Republican Federation and also served as Republican precinct commltteewoman. Miss Field was born February 27, J!)21 In Fort Wayne, Ind., and attended public sehnols tlWe. Then to Stephens college, Uni versity of Michigan, where she earned an AR degree and then to Yale Law school. Rep. Field is not married. She has been a candidate for the legislature several times, and under subdlstrlet plan won a eat at the last November elec tions. She li serving en education labor and Industries and puhlic health and welfare committee! of the house. ALAMOGOUUO, N. M. tfl - The location of the remnants of an er rant military rocket apparently may remain locked unknown the colored Desert Utah. S. P. Switchman Killed by. Train PORTLAND Ml A train ran over and killed Val Frazier, 41, switchman, in the Southern Pa cific Railroad yards in southeast Portland Thursday. Frazier was found stretched on track and was dead on arrival at a hospital. There were no known witnesses to the accident. REP. OLE GRUBR Rep. Ole W. Grubb, (Dl Bend, has farmed during a good por tion of his life, stnrtlng in North Dakota with oxen but Inter oper nled threshing machines and other power-driven equipment. Discouraged by crop failures drought, hall, black rust Rep. Grubb moved to Bend In 1920, For three years he was Des chutes county commissioner and on county welfare board for 15 years. He served on Tumalo school board 12 years and for five years was Justice of (he peace. He has also been superin tendent of Bend street depart ment. Aji Indication of how busy Rep. Grubb has been since he came to Oregon Is the fact that he was employed In the woods and In the sawmill of Shevlln-Hlxon, has also worked as a carpenter, salesman, mechanic and has done some machine work. He is married and had nine children, oldest wns a defense worker accident victim and the ymingctt son died of rheumaiic fever. Seven children still live. Hep. Gruhh draws from his varied experience In talking In committees on various bills. He serves on the highways commit tee, Fish and Game and Publlo Health and Welfare. Yesterday the 3!i'i feet matador escaped remote con trols operated from llolloman Air Development Center. Officials said it had about an hour's lucl left. They said they believe it soared northwestward over five-sixths of New Mexico and probably landed in southwest Colorado or south east Utah. The region is sparsely populated, a land where Industry Is based on ranching, mining, log ging, natural gas and oil. The Air Force planned to give up its search this morning (or the big missile, vhich has a C.ypriol Condemned NICOSIA Ml A British court Friday sentenced Frixns Lam- reaches of broil, a 17-ycnr-old Greek Cypriot plumber, to death for firing a re- long 'volvcr nl a British army warrant otliccr in Limassol last Novem ber. The Briton, Harold Middle ton, wns slightly wounded in the shoulder. Medics Chech Ike's Cough; It Isn't Serious WASHINGTON tfi President Eisenhower's doctors attribute his persistent cough to inflammation of the windpipe. Kisenbower made a brief visit to Walter Reed Army hospital yesterday. There, doctors X-rayed his lungs and sinuses. Later, White House press secre tary .lames C. Hagcrty told news men that Army doctors found the President to be In fine shape, ex cept for a throat condition causing the cough. Hagcrty said Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder, the White House phy sician, described the cough as tracheitis inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe. He said F.isenhower is using spray to fight it. Drive Slated By Groups on Heart Sunday Young People Make Collection Plans For Area Heart Sunday, Feb. 24, will find youpng people from several differ ent organizations calling on the residents of Salem and the sur rounding area soliciting funds for the Heart drive. A door-to-door solicitation is to be made from 1 to 3 o'clock in tho afternoon and those making the calls will be equipped with envel opes marked "Heart Sunday" and containing other information on the drive. Where residents are away, envelopes will be left that can be mailed to the Postmaster" in Sa lem. Whether donations are made not the young solicitors will give those persons they visit infor mation on "six ways to help your heart. Miss Katherine Zorn is chairman of the Heart Sunday committee and co-chairman is Miss Irene De- Lisle. Mrs. Robert Parks and Mrs. Eugene Braucht are the telephone supervisors. Young people s groups helping with the solicitation will be Cherry and Chadwick assemblies of Rain- how Girls: three groups of Junior Catholic Daughters, including St. Cecelia and Lady of LaSalctte groups; Willamette and Chcmc kcta chapters of DcMolay; and Bethels 35, 43, 48 and 59 of Jobs Daughters. Areas visited will include not only Salem, but South Salem, Kei zcr, West Salem and the Four Corners. - In addition to the Salem areas collections will be made in Wood- burn, Silverton, Stayton, Mt. An gel, Mill City, Mehama, Jefferson, Hubbard, Aumsville, Turner and Sublimity. Adviser FAR UNDER OTHERS Portland Finn Gives Low Water Line Bid Capt. Ansll L, Walker, who has been assigned here as unit adviser for the army reserves In the Salem area, coming from three years of duty in Germany. Capt. Walker New Reserve Adviser Here Lord Brothers Contractors of Portland, with a bid of (3,336,747, were lowest among six firms when hids were nnened Thursday afternoon for the Stayton Island- aaicm water line construction con tract. This bid was (267,6411 under the next lowest bid offered jointly by P. S. Lord Mechanical Contractors of Portland and Salem Sand and Gravel company of Salem, whose offer was (3,604,395. Bonds authorized by the people of Salem for the project are (3,750,000, and a contract for the construction will not be awarded until after bids for the bonds are opened March 5. Other bidders for the construc tion job, largest ever undertaken by the city, were: Morrison-Knud-sen company. Seattle, (3,604,888; N. P. Van Valkenburg company, Twin Sons Born To Mrs. Ahlbin Dr. and Mrs. John L. Ahlbin, 1427 Fairmount Ave., are the par ents of twin sons born Thursday afternoon at the Salem Memorial hospital. The little boys, who weighed three pounds and two pounds and 12 ounces have been named Lee and Lynn. The Ahluins have three other boys, Richard, five and one-half years; John Lawrence, six and one-half years: and Kroig Alan. two and one-half years. Grandpar ents of the boys are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bennett, Arlington, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. John Ahlbin, Youngstown, Ohio. New adviser for the army re serves in the Salem area is Capt. Ansa L. walker, coming to the Salem assignment from three years of duty with the 513th Mil- itry Intelligence group in Ger many. The captain, who prior to the assignment in Germany, was graduated from the Army Langu age school at Monterey specializing in Russian, is a veteran of 18 years service with the Army. During world war II, he was in the South Pacific with the 33rd Infantry di vision and then on occupation duty in Japan. The Korean conflict found him in Korea with the Sec ond Infantry division. In both wars he was an infantry company com mander. Among Walker's decorations and ribbons are the Combat Infantry badge with cluster: Silver Star; Bronze Star medal with three clusters; the Purple Heart for wounds received in Korea: and unit citation from the Presidents of the United States, Korea and the 6, Philippines. Coming lo Salem' with the cap tain were his wife and Iheir two children, Johnny, 8, and Susan, 4. The Walkers have purchased a home at 4824 Fir Dell Dr., and plan to remain here after his retirement. Dick Powell, June Allyson Call It Quits HOLLWYOOD on June Ally- son and Dick Powell have sepa rated. Their friends weren't surprised; the Powells reportedly had sepa rated before, for brief periods yet the fans considered it a most romantic union. But a parting of the.wavs was acknowledged for the first time last night by both Powell and Miss Allyson, who were wed 11V4 years ago. He is 52, she is 33. "We have not been getting along in the past few years, even though we tried," conceded Miss Allvson. "I have decided that Richard and I have a better chance for hap piness if we are apart from one another." Said Powell: "It's true we have not been getting along, but I thought it was worth another chance. Unfortunately June did not agree." Bolh denied that any other man or woman was involved, and both said no divorce is in prospect im mediately. They have two chil dren, Pamela, 8, and Richard Jr.. El Monte, Calif., (3,631,101; Kuck enberg Construction company, Portland, (4,333,045; and Alton V. Phillips and Associates, Seattle, of fered a bid that was low on only a part of the project. Lloyd Clark, member of the en gineering firm that prepared the plans, and City Manager Kent Malhcwson, said the margin be tween the low bid and the bonds to be sold could be applied to oth er costs in the construction proj ect such as added infiltration equipment, right of way and en gineers' fees. The new supply line will be a line of 54 inches diameter from Stayton Island to Turner and drop ping to 48 and 42 onward to Salem. Health Department Reports County's Births, Deaths Up Births and deaths in Marion county during January were far in excess of those that occurred during the first month of 1956. ac cording to the monthly statistical report of the Marion County De partment of Health. In the case of deaths the ratio was approxi mately two to one. Total births for January this year were 183 as against 102 for the same month a year ago. Deaths totaled 95 last month in comparison with 48 for January, The chief cause of death during the month of January was heart disease with 43 casualties. This is almost twice the number reported a year ago. Cancer killed 16 per sons as against four in January 1356 while 10 persons succumbed to apoplexy. Two persons were victims of automobile accidents. Salem, Silverton Students Receive OSC Scholarships CORVALL1S Ifl Oran McKit trick of Baker and Earl McCollum of Silverton, both juniors at Ore gon State College, received (500 scholarships at the OSC School of Agriculture banquet Thursday night. The awards were made by the Sears Roebuck Foundation. Among those receiving outstand ing students awards were Kenneth Noteboom, Salem, and James P. Madden. Malin. Robert C. Averett. Salem, and Ronald L. Walker, Lakeview. are among the five sharing the (500 Nutrilite Foundation scholarship. Woman Suffrage?, BERN, Switzerland UH The Swiss government Friday pro posed a constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote. OOX OFFICE O ticketsN ( now on sale ) Blaze Damages Boat Owned by Salem Man A 26-foot boat, owned by Gerald Hall, a lust aid captain with the wingspan of 27.9 feel, a ceiling of Salem fire department, was prac-:lire alarm, more than 3.1,000 feet and a sueed ! tically deslroved by fire Thursday I The boat was named Cindy Lou excess of 650 miles an hour. . alternoon while It was moored to for Hall's daughter, and was con- Spokesmen for the Air Force said the search would be abandoned because continua tion "would cost more than the missile is worth." They said it did not carry an explosive war head and was equipped only with instruments. Fight minutes after the firing Hi IhlC IftCt Mntttr Artnn in .....II. crntrnl New Mexico, the ground-ihe """"I'l"! tn s,iirl """"' in-grouno guided missile which a log raft at the foot of Division ' siderod one ol Ihe finest boats on street. Members of Ihe fire department estimated the loss at ahout (7,000, ! according to Captain Peter Mc- Cntfery. Hall had been cruising on the river and said he lied up the boat to allow the motor to cool. When used wild- as a tactical weapon, ran Hearings Held On Formation Of Fryer Unit Hearings and a grower referen dim on creation of an Oregon flyer commission were requested In a petition received Thursday at Ihe state agricultural department. Presenting the petition as at lorney-in-fact for Ihe 26 petitioners was Cornelius Baleson, president of the Oregon Broiler Growers as sociation. The petition was accom panied by the required (250 filing fee. At a recent meeting held here Ihe association brought out that Oregon production of the commod ity Is less than consumption but that In Ihe past yenr there had been heavy imports from southern and easlern stales competing for the local market. The association is sponsoring Ihe proposed self-help program pri marily to promote sale of Oregon grown broilers and fryers within the state. , ngnin the lire started, apparently Irom a gasoline Howled engine. Firemen from the West Salem station, unable to renrii Ihe (ire otherwise, tot the use ol a tug Irom the Willard Taylor boathnuse and quickly equipped it with a portable pump. Hall was In danger when Ihe fire started, but escaped by jump- under the Department of Agricul ture. "I have noted with regret and dismay that many fairs and par ticularly state fairs have taken on a carnival nature," the governor said. "Yet emphasis should be on agricultural production, on crops and livestock, on mineral and wood resources and on the prod ucts derived from all of them. "I am not against wholesome fun, and I approve of ferris wheels and merry-go-rounds and whips and other amusement de vices, but the lair belongs to the people and specifically it belongs to those on whom we depend for fodder and food, and lor tho pay rolls thai derive from our great agricultural industry." The governor said he had re ceived Ihe resignation of Dr. Farlc B. Stcwnrt. Roschurg. chairman of the Stale Fair Com mission. Dr. Stewart, who has served on the commission since 11 wnt rrmilpH hv lln IQM Lpuis. ing to the log raft. An employe at i.Ci js serving' a term to expire a nearby cannery turned in the April 2 1T8 Twenty-six chicken raisers peti tioned Ihe state Agriculture De partment Thursday for formation ol an Oregon Fryer Commission. The commission would promote Holmes Backs State Fair Transfer Move Gov. Robert D. Holmes Thurs-1 tigate the proposal, and orobablv day endorsed a bill which would will order a hearing. place control ol the state fair hack A bill lo give servicemen more lime to vole in Oregon elections was prepared Thursday for intro- duct ion in the House by Rep. Don Willner ID), Portland. Service ballots now must be re-' ccived by county clerks at least five days before an election. 1 Winner's bill would allow them to be counted il postmarked not later than election day, and if re ceived within 10 days alter a gen eral election or three days after a primary election. Don't Miss It! Program of INDIAN DANCES THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY February 25 and 26 8 P.M. Auditorium CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL Adults $1.00 Children 50c Tickets At Stevens & Son Chemawa Indian Dances Chemawa Pageant Feb. 25-26 Mon.-Tucs. 8 P.M. Willamette University Theatre "THE VICTORS" Fri., Sat., March 1-2 8:15 P. M. FATS DOMINO IN SHOW OF STARS Mar. g Friday 7 A 9:30 P.M. VIENNA CHOIR BOYS Willamette Concert Series Friday, March S, 8:15 P.M. PORTLAND SYMPHONY Tuesday, March 12, 8:15 P.M. For Reservations Dial EM 4-2224 JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS Certified Gemologist American Gem Society Ihe river, said Commodore Robert Hullettc of the Salem Yacht and Boating cluh. It was equipped wilh Ihe sale of frying chickens within radar deplh finder and ship - to- the stale. shore radio. The department now will inves- M mm IALJV -VQ SUPER ATTRACTIONS pr-r-SB" WHiRETHtfOOOlSOOODl SOUTH SALEM HIGH - SALEM PRtOAY, MARCH 8th Two Show-7:00 P.M. I 9:30 P.M. Tirkets Now Stevens A Son Sponsorship Jr. Chamber of Commerce Prices; $3.50 -$2.50 - (1.50 liel Tickets l.irly STARTS TODAY! At 1:00 P. M. TOGETHER AGAIN FOR LAUGHS! .(hose two wonderful Johns ol "The Quiet Man" OireC Of JOnn rord and avnn P : ar nhn Wnuno t.3t V ,. I with that red-headed honey, Maureen O'Hara, in -'$Tx ,$ a high-flying romantic comedy! BwlSu HI John WAYNE 9M I Dan DAILEY 3mJ PRANK f ENJON W1STER HAINES eotucii nut -snt u OrfciH h titiaai In i JOHN FORD CHARLES SCHNEE Thrills "HOT SUMMER NIGHT" I Meek Carries Cahill Liberty Protest to AG A Portland legislator who op posed the release of Otto Cahill, former Lincoln County justice of the peace, from the Oregon peni tentiary carried his fight to the attorney general Thursday. Itep. Fred Week (R), asked Atly. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton if Cahill, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, retained his pension rights because his one-year prison sentence had been reduced by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Cahill was ordered freed by the Governor last Friday alter serv ing three months. He was convict ed of misappropriating $750 from the Taft-Nelscott-Delake Water District, of which he was secretary. ENDS TONITEI "BUNDLE OF JOY" "MAN IN THE VAULT" SNEAK Saturday Night This Is The ........ . Best Prevue PREVUE At 8:43 You,u Ever See STARTING SATURDAY AT I P. M. FROM THE YEAR'S MOST EXCITING NOVEL... come the most fascinating people the screen has ever seenl JOSLt FERRER starring DEAN JAGGER KEENAN WYNN JULIE LONDON PLUS Love Paradise of the South Sea James Craig "WOMEN OF PITCAIRN ISLAND" PHONE EM 4-4713 ENDS TOMORROW! A Block Buster of Family Entertainmentl 1DHL The Trus life Siory of Audi Murphy America s Most Decorated Hero PLUS THIS HEART WARMING COMEDY JEFF CHifNTlLERSllSlBft LARAINE DAY cIXMHOYEY Kiddies Matinee every Saturday 1-4 This Week's Special Feature FORT Tl. Plus One Hour of Cartoons Special Attention to Birthday Parties Adults and Children Only 20c STARTS SUNDAY HIS GREATEST HIT SINCE "HIGH NOON"! AUIIO ARTISTS Df.I.nu GARY COOPER And