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CapitaljLJoTOial THE WEATHER. OCCASIONAL Showers with brlrl clearing periodi tonight; mostly -cloudy with rain, Friday. Contin ued mild. Low tonight, 44$ high Friday, M. 4 SECTIONS 48 Paget 69th Year, No. 57 Salem, Oregon, Thursday, March 7, 1957 ' EMZTSrSE Price 5c Ike Seeks Spending Slow-up Tries to Prevent Cost of Living Rising More WASHINGTON (AP) - President Eisenhower said Thursday he is trying to slow down the rate of gov ernment spending in an effort to keep living costs from rising still more. Eisenhower also told a news conference that his lingering cough now has developed into a cold in the head and that he is having difficulty hearing. At the same time, however. Eisenhower said the cough which has been bothering him lor scv. oral weeks is better. Eisenhower's voice was quite husky and he coughed a couple of times during the meeting with newsmen. He had a piece of cot ton in his left ear. Not Going to Arizona Asked about reports that he might go lo a warm, dry climate like Tucson, Ariz., in an effort to shake the cough and cold, Eisen hower noted that both Vice Presi dent Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles are out of the country at this time. For that reason, he said, it would be rather awkward for him to leave Washington. As for federal spending and prospects for cutting the administration's $71,800,000,000 budget for the fis cal year starting July 1, Eisen hower said he has ordered a study to determine whether the rate of government spending can be re duced. He made that statement after a reporter reminded him that the cost of living, as report ed by the government, still is on the rise. Slow-up Might Help Eisenhower said at this point he knows of no program in the budget which should be abandon ed, but that slowing up the fate of spending might help to keep prices from going up more. Eisenhower said the living cost situation is being watched care fully by the administration. He added that a cut in the rate of spending would serve to take just that much pressure away with re spect to inflation. Eisenhower opened the news conference, his first since Feb. 6, with a request that any of the 228 reporters ' present who ask questions speak out- distinctly be cause' he was having some trou ble with his hearing. The first question put to him (Continued on Page 5, Col. 7) New St. Mark Church Start Ceremony Set Ground for the new $365,000 St. Mark Lutheran church, Marion and Winter streets, will be brok en at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with Rev. John L. Cauble, pastor, In charge of ceremonies. This was determined Wednesday night during a meeting of the church council. The contract was awarded to Erwin E. Batterman at the meeting. The cost of the entire project. Including furnishings, is expected lo run slightly over the half mil lion dollar mark. The church, which has been in the planning stage for more than two years, was designed by Archi tect Harold E. Wagoner of Phila delphia. William 1. Williams, Sa lem architect, will supervise con struction. The building will be of contem porary architecture and express ly functional. The exterior will be of Colorado pink stone, Vermont marble and cut stone trim. It will have a free-standing tower 65 feet high. The nave and balcony will have seating accommodations tor more than 700 persons, while Sunday school facilities will be provided for more than 500 on the ground floor and in the administra tion wing. An additional educational unit, originally planned, will not be con structed at this time. Assisting Rev. Cauble In the ground-breaking ceremonies will be Rev. O. W. Ebright. D.D.. pas Inr of Good Shepherd Lutheran church and the Rev. Warren Pech man, pastor of Faith Lutheran. CJ Spotlight On Dallas The progress of a small, farming community into a city of diversified industry is re lated for Capital Journal read ers Thursday in the weekly special Cities of the Valley series. Dallas, close neighbor to Salem Just nine miles west, is the subject for today's story bv Capital Journal writer Ben Maxwell. Solid industry and attractive residential areas plus exciting community spirit are all part of the Dallas story. Sec Section 3, Page 10. Ships Crash, Burn; 9 Lost On Delaware NEW CASTLE, Del. (IP) An outbound freighter and a wm vqim fonira,- iiMaH with tprrifii fnrrft in the lower Dela ware River early Thursday, touching off a blast that set fire to both vessels. The tanker sei - tied to the bottom in shallow water. Narrow Channel Nine men on the tanker, includ ing the captain, were missing and feared dead. Thirty-five others on the tanker and the entire 23-member crew of the stricken freighter were saved. Ten were fished out of the burning oil-slicked water. The pre-dawn crash occurred off the northern end of Pea Patch Island, three miles south of New Castle. The river at this spot is two miles wide but the navigable channel is only 50 to 100 yards across. The sky was overcast and a cold, light rain which later turned lo snow was falling when the tanker Mission San Francisco collided with the freighter, S. S. Etna II. Visibility at the time was reportedly six miles. Both vessels were empty of cargo. Moments after the two big ships plowed into each other the freighter ripped a big hole into the tanker's -starboard side the blast let go. It tore off the tanker's superstructure and the bridge where Capt. William C. Allen of Galveston, Texas, one of the mis sing, was standing with some of his officers. ' Sheet of Flame The sheet of flame fired the bow of the freighter as it started backing swiftly away. Ten hours after the collision the stern of the tanker, jutting out of the debris-filled water, still burned fiercely. Little hope was held that Captain Allen and .he eight other missing men could have - survived the tremendous blast and the resultant fire. Capt. Alexander Kaare of the Etna, an Estonian vessel of Li berian registry, said his ship was about an hour out of Wilmington, Del, when he sighted the tanker. "We blew our whistle to signal the other snip to turn," he said "As we kept approaching we blew the whistle again but they didn t acknowledge the signal in any way. Only Navy Bell On the other hand, Joseph A. Martell, 42, of Fall River, Mass., on watch aboard the tanker, told newsmen after his rescue that he saw the freighter "suddenly mov ing out of the river." "There was time for the tanker to blow only one blast on the horn," Martell said. "The freight er answered it with a bell." Martell said the collision fol lowed with the freighter ram ming the tanker. The Mission San Francisco though owned by the Navy was assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service and oper ated by Mathiasen's Tanker In dustries, Inc., Phiiladclphia, un der contract to haul oil for the Navy. It carried a eivilan crew. It was. coming up river, en route from New York, to take on cargo at nearby Paulsboro. N.J. Weather Details Maximum yesterday, 57; minimum today, 45. Total 24-hour precipita tion: 1.24; for month: 2.55; nnrmil, 1.02. Season prerlpitation, 21.39; nor mal. 30.41. River hHcht, 11.1 Oct, rising sllchtly. (Report by V, S. Weather Bureau.) Forest Area Ab olition Opposed Only by Coos By JAMES .D. OLSON Capilal Journal Writer Coos countv offered the only op position to elimination of market ing areas on state forest lands at a Thursday morning hearing be fore the Oregon House committee on forestry and mining. County officials, from other western counties together with rep resentatives of the timber industry, gave unanimous support to the bill to eliminate such areas. The 18 western counties have lost $1 million a year through marketing areas established on O & C lands," County Judge Guy Boyington, Clatsop county, de clared. "A hearing was held In Portland just a few days ago on the proposal to eliminate such areas." Hep. Clarence Barton, Coos county, urged an amendment to permit marketing areas in Coos and was joined by Rep. Carl Back of Coos and Curry counties and Mayor George Burr ol toquiue. Barton contended that marketing areas on 6,000 acres of state-owned lands would provide timber for small operators who are facing dif culties because of the dwindling of timber, Mavor Burr said that 75 per cent , of the small operators in Coos!of M rnore and ,our re. county had been force d to i close , Mtima sjm Fcin(!rs Mid ,hcy down because of shortage of tim ber supply. The bill, repealing authority for establishing lumber marketing arras is in line Wltn present - --;aiiuun guvi-miiii-m, wnin ma linn? trends John Buchanan, president Legislature, since he can count on!wl, ony M ,cals. Costcllo, a Dub nt ihe -Western Forest Products as- tnr. s perhaps four, members m lawyer, patched together a soriation said who ran independents in Tues- iSPVeral-party cabinet. He resigned "There hnuld be no slrines or. day'" voting. when one faction pulled out over curtains thrown around any block De Valcra's formal elevation to, the worsening economic condition. f - Tanker Rests on Bottom Mnif iff "' 1 NEW CASTLE, Del. Navy tanker U.S.N.S. Mission San Francisco, lies In shal low water after violent midships-explosion Salem Bidder Low on Blind School Work A Salem contractor has submit ted the low basic bid on four construction projects at the Ore gon School for the Blind. But, award of the contract may be based upon alternate bid items. The state board of control is to decide on the project at a meet ing Thursday afternoon. The low basic bid was given by H. G. Carl Construction Co. with an offer of $385,190 to con struct an infirmary, administra tion building, gymnasium and din ing hall at the school. In addition to the basic bid, con tractors also bid on three alter nate plans. One calls for an addition to the project and the other two for deductions. Viesko & Post, another Salem firm, was second low bidder with a $386,400 offer. Other Salem bid ders were E. E. Batterman, $394,- 000, and Robert Morrow, $390,748. High bidder was a Portland firm, I.nrentz Brunn with a $450,600 figure. of limber," Buchanan said. 'Tun neling timber into one mill is pro viding a subsidy to that mill to assist an Inefficient operator. The association of Oregon coun ties gave support to repeal the marketing area law by a resolu tion adopted at its last state meet ing, Judge F. L. Phipps, secretary told the committee. COMEBACK AT 74 De Valet a Regains Power in Ireland DUBLIN, Ireland IM Eamon de Valcra won control of the Irish parliament Thursday In a drama tic political comeback. This means the old fighter now 74 and nearly blind will replace John A. Costcllo as Ire land's prime minister after three years on the sidelines as opposi tion leader. His Fianna Fail (men of des- D.ti nlpasrlir haa -nail Aft i'"',. ,..,,, are going to boycott the D a 1 1 ( parliament). This means De Valera has a Late Flashes WASHINGTON, tn Mayor Terry D, Schrunk of Portland, Ore., Thursday described as "fantastic" testimony before the Senate rackets committee that he had taken a 50O bribe from the operator of a gambling club. HONOLULU, (UP) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles ar rived here today en route to Australia for a meeting of South east Asia Treaty Organization nations. mm 1 -) 1 ' I i tore it apart freighter S. Wircphoto) State Senate Favors Five-Man By PAUL W. Associated The Oregon senate approved tionary proposal to create a limited powers lo investigate the stale government. ' The resolution, which goes ,to the House, provides that the inves tigation group would, serve be tween legislative sessions, and re port to the 1959 legislature. Sen. Warren Gill (R.), Lebanon, said "this committee could do about anything. It is an experi ment." He pointed out that Gov. Holmes could designate the com mittee to investigate problems for him. But Sen. Monroe Swoctland (D.) Milwaukic, said the proposal Is "vague and abstract, and a mis take. It would put vast power in the hands of a small group." , Another objection came from Sen. Donald R. Husband (15.), Eu gene, who said that ."in a deal like this, the committee would be spread over so many things that it couldn't do anything." Other supporters said the com mittee's chief value would be that it would be an agency where peo ple could take their complaints about treatment by slate agencies. Sen. Dan Dimlck (D), Rosebure. nsked If the committee could "go to New Orleans to investigate the Mardi Gras. Sen. Carl Francis (R). Davton. answered that the $30,000 appro priation for the committee would hold travel to a minimum, and that the people wouldn't stand for it. I 30 AUTO DEATHS IN MONTII Thirty persons met death on Oregon highways last month, send ing the state's traffic fatality total for the year to 57, the Oregon Traffic Safety Commission re ported Thursday. prime minister will await the con vening of the new Parliament March 20. Under the Irish sys tem, the premier is chosen by Parliament in a "pocket" election that is only a formality when one party has an over-all majority. De Vaiera's Fianna Fail party basically conservative on do mestic issues picked up strength as final returns were be ing counted, while the challenging Fine Gaels ran into setbacks. Costcllo has governed at the head of a coalition government supported by the labor and farm ers parties and three republicans. The American-born "Dcv" three years ago refused to form a co- Gambler Br::: 2 Portland Police After Crash following a collision with the S. Elna II early today. (AP Probe Unit HARVEY, JR, Press Writer 23 to 7 Thursday a revolu five - senator committee with un anything in connection with The resolution provoked an hour- long debate, during which the senate voted 18-12 against a mo tion to send it to the ways and means committee. Democrats voting against the measure were Cook. Corbett, Sweclland and Thlel. The Repub lican opponents were Bclton, Hus band and Lcth. The House completed legislative action on a memorial asking the federal government to deepen the Columbia river ship channel be tween Portland and the ocean from 35 to 40 feet, and to widen it from 500 to 750 feet. The Senate sent to the Ilnuse a bill to legalize the four headlights thati are on 6omo new automobiles. Book Stacks Ready for YMCA li ... I in nt-wy-' aarj Books, more than 11,000 of them, will he sold at the YMCA Friday and Saturday during the annual YMCA Used Bonk Fair. A team of voliinlepM was hard at work Thursday getting the books sorted out for Mid-East Aid Gains Final OK 350-60 House Vote Sends Resolution To President WASHINGTON (AP) Thc House Thursday passed and sent to Presi dent Eisenhower a resolu tion declaring the United States is willing to fight if necessary to resist. Communist aggression, in the Middle East. The roll -all vote was 350-60. The House acted hv nnirklv adopting the Senate version of the resolution which Eisenhower sought on an urgent basis two months ago. The Senate finally passed the bill Tuesday night, 72-19. The measure also 'gives Eisen hower greater leeway in spending 200 million dollars In military- economic aid to the troubled area between now and July 1. The House, which originally passed it in administration-requested form Jan. 30 by a 355-61 count, stamped final approval on the resolution as modified bv the Senato only atter a last-minute' flurry of pros and cons. House Democratic leader Mc Cormack (Mass) said it is now up I to Eisenhower to carry out the Middle East resolution. "It's his responsibility" Mc Cormack said, adding: "The Democratic control of Congress has given to the country and to the world leadership' of an -mnsianaing ana courageous nniurc. . . im us hope tho Pres ident, who is the sole renosltnrv oi lorcign affairs under our form of government. . . will proceed ainrmativoly with sound judg. mcnt and with courage." Accused Man Ends His Life RED BLUFF, Calif. (UP) .lames E, Sivils of Iteddinu. who was scheduled to appear in Red- ding Justice Court today on a charge of performing an abortion, has been found dead in a motel south of Corning, Calif. Tehama county authorities said pills found near the body yester day indicated that the 67-ycar-old chiropractor committed suicide. An autopsy will be mode. Sivils, originally from Portland. Ore., was arrested by state and local agents in his Redding office and charged with performing an snoruon. Si , A"!U8.0A Mayor Brands Story a 'Frame; Solons Cite Alleged Donor Of $500 for Contempt WASHINGTON (AP) Two Portland. Ore. nolice officers and another man testified Thursday they saw what appeared to be the transfer of a package or nianila envelope from the operator-of a raided gam bling house to former Sheriff Terry D. Schrunk bchrunk, now Democratic mayor or Portland, UNEFFinishes Its Occupation Of Gaza Strip But New Storm Clouds Arise Over Israeli Ship Demands By United Press U.N. forces completed the occu pation of Gaza today. But new storm clouds already were arising over Israel's renewed demands for freedom of shipping through the Suez Canal and Egypt ian insistence that Gaza must re turn to Egyptian- control. President Eisenhower lent the weight of his prestige to Israel's position on a third point ot con- lenlion freedom of shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba, from whose shoreline Israeli forces will withdraw Friday, To Be Open Waterway Mr. Eisenhower said the United States is prepared to use the gulf and the Straits ot Tiran as an open, international waterway. MaJ. Gen. E. L. M, Burns, com mander of the U.N. Emergency Forces, reported his troops com plcted the takeover of Gaza under cover or darkness at 4 a.m. Tne last Israeli men and equipment were withdrawn to a small camp near Hafnh on Hie Jsraclt-uaza border. They were to bo out by sundown It was learned that Burns would move his headquarters to Gaza City, probably during tho week end. The curfew imposed on Gaza's refugee-packed population contin ued in effect today with all per sons ordered to remain indoors except between noon and 5 p.m. loeni time. Meanwhile, Israeli Premier Dav id Bcn-Gurion called in U.S. Am bassador Edward Lawson to tell him that Israel will demand im mediate freedom to use tho Suez Canal. Egypt has given no indica tion that she intends lo relax Ihc blockade against Israeli shipping nrsi imposed in r.Ha. Only today Egypt gave the go- ahead for a resumption of the work of clearing the blocked can- al. lair sale. Here two of the YMCA staff, Miss Alherla Sappr-nfirld (left) and Mrs. Thlllp Yndcr, gel an early look it the hlj; slock. (Capital Journal pholn) 1 1 HI JU) yeaned it a lrame and promised lo say "a lot" when he is called later as a witness before tho spe cial Senato investigating commit tee. James B. (Big Jim) Elkins. key witness thus far at the in quiry, had testified that Clifford (Jimmy) Bennett, a gambling as sociate, had told him of paying $500 to Schrunk to call off a raid. Bennett, when called to the stand, refused to answer questions about Elkins' testimony. Package Picked Up Tho policemen, Merlin Tiede mann and Lowell E. Amunrisnn and Frank Daniels of Santa Mon ica, Calif., said they saw Bennett place a package or envelope be side a telephone pole near Ben nett's raided night club, and also saw Schrunk cross a street and pick it ud. Schrunk, who was in the hear ing room at the time, told rennrt. crs when the committee recessed lor uincn that he "never received anything from Mr. Bennett." Ho caned it "a frame." He said he was wining to submit to a lie de- tcctor test. Schrunk said "they may ruin mo politically, but thev never will aesiroy wnat I stand for. Thero are a lot of good people In Port- lana. 'I've Run Elklni Out "I've always enforced th law Schrunk told newsmen. "I've run inr. mums out of Multnomah county." Schrunk and Portland r-llv fnitn. ell members are elected on a nnn. partisan oasis. It has been lend. fled that Teamsters Union m. clnls swung their oolltlcal u uuiiiuiik last year alter Jtcpub- iiciui iormer. mayor JTed Peter. son refused to "cooperate" In opening up Portland" to vice. Patrolman Tiodemann fetiri1 mat no was present at thn lime of the raid on Bennett's club, on Sept. 11, 1955. Ho said ho ih Bennett leave tho gambling joint after tho raid had started and walk across the street. Ho said Bennett "stonned he. hind a telephone nolo and mit somelhing down behind the pole uuu men icit, Walked Across Street A few minutes laler Schrnnlr walked across the street, Tiedc mann said, and ho continued: "Ho stopped at the same spot behind the pole, reached down and picked up a package, put it in his pocket and started back toward tho corner. I didn't see whero he went." In response to questions. Tiodo- mnnn said ho was standing about 50 feet from tho telephone pole, and lhat there was a street light nearby. Ticdemann said ha had been a member of tho Portland police lorce smco jsai, ana mat nis high est superior now is Mayor Schrunk. Ho said ha testified on subpoena by tho commiltco and had not volunteered any state ment, The other officer. Amunriion also appearing under subpoena, told a similar story. Robert F. Kennedy, the com mittee counsel, asked whether It appeared at the time that money iinuni navo Dccn exenanged. "It appeared to us what had occurred," Amundson replied ob liquely, ho did not elaborate, Daniels Had Been Fired Daniels, who said ho is an un employed bartender, said he had (Continued on Page 5, Column I) Third Annual 'F Booh Sale Set for Friday Books thousands of them dealing with a wido variety of sub jects, some fairly new and others so old they may be considered collectors items, will go on sale in the lobby of the YMCA Friday. The event is the third annual book sole, sponsored by tho Y's Menettes and tho Y's Men's club of the organization. None of the volumes will be sold for more than a dime, while a nickel will pur chase books with paper backs. Tho Y's Menettes will hold a work party Thursday night when the books will ho arranged on long tables, according to authorship and similarity in context, Tho sponsoring agencies urge the general public to browse around and make their selections early. The display will be thrown open at 9 a.m, cnrunK, Testifv v . nam oeis . . Slides But No Floods Creek in Portland Spills; Nothing i ; Serious ' By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Drenchine rains, driven .. by blustering winds, swept 1 T 7 i uuius western uregon Wednnsdav ninlir anA r. ly Thursday, then moved into tha eastern part of the state.. :. . Portland's Johnson Creek went out of its banks as it often does ' under the impact of prolonged rain and there were numerous small slides on rural roads. , ' Eastern Oregon got warmer weather as the marine air moved inland. The Weather Bureau said an- ,'. other storm was ready to follow on tne neeis of the one now cross ing the state. , ... . A rain-softened hillside unleash' '5 cd a landslide that blocked the ; mam line ui liih union i-hciuc railroad north of Baker. .: . The slide came down about 7.4S L V , -i Fel8"1 '"in. i " .'""T T n,- ; , i S, , c,".,"u!"n reported. The train ran into the if' But oama was rninor. he Astoria reported rainfall of 9.311 mines in me -a nours to 4:30 a.m: ' Thursday. Newport also was over two incnes at 2.04. Portland had , ...u, uaiuui .o oi an wen. ana ina ? rtnii- i ii n.i . uaucs, in uiv i,uiuinoiB uorge, had .51. , r The flnivllntf tn ' 4h ! area caused major inconvenlenp hi many nousenoiaers jut was not generally serious. Rimer Ptctiai t, -.. said there was no important flood ing in signt on any ol the ma nr streams. XT H n valley nivers Surge Briefly, I 11 All I -a I Inii'n ' Tho steady downpour of ruin !i- mucHing mii uujjii ine vauey ana uuuiius nave orougnc a new surge in tho rivers, but no major flood ing is booked for tho present. Any torrential rains, however, 1 would bring streams up more. The Santiam at Jefferson was i over flood stage this morning but was to subside some during the . day. Tho reading there was 13.5 feet this morning, .5 of a foot above flood level. ' At Salem tho Willamette was up lo 11.8 by 9 a.m. with pros- " pect It would reach 14.5 by Frl day afternoon. Flood stage here ? is m icet. Good old Oregon rain, the warm. soft variety typical in fiction and : . lact tor this area, came down . pretty steadily in Salem through Wednesday. In the 24-hour period to 10:30 a.m. Thursday. 1.24 Inches had been measured. Precipitation for March to date , . now totals 2.55 Inches here against normal ot 1.02 incnes ; Showers are due through tonight with brief clearing periods, but rain is due to continue through Friday. , News in Brief i For Thunday, March 7, 1917 NATIONAL I Elsenhower Calls for Spending Slow-up ...Sec, I, P, 1 Ships Collide and Burn; 9 Missing ....sec. 1, P. 1 LOCAL WU Reveals Members of Choir Tour Sec. 1, P. 8 Baxter Says People Need To Read More .....Sec. 1, P. I STATE Lebanon Starts Paving Projects Sec, S, P. ( State Senato Approves 5-Man Trobe Group Sec. 1, P. 1 FOREIGN UN Forces Completo Gaza Occupation ..Sec. 1, P. 1 De Valcra Regains Helm in Ireland ....Sec. 1, P, 1 , SPORTS Brackets Filled for ' State Tourney Sec, 3, P. 1 Senators Sign 3 Sec. 3, P. 1 REGULAR FEATURES Amusements Sec. 1, P, 1 Editorials ,.Soc. 1, P. 4 Locals ......S:. 1, P. S Society .Sec. 1, P. 6-8 Comics Sec, 3, P. I Television .Sec. 3, P. It Want Ads Sec. 3, P. 12-13 Markets ..Sec. 3, P. 11 Dorothy Dlx Sec. 3, P, u Crossword Puzzle ....Sec. 3, P. Food ......t3octloo 4