Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, March 28, 1957, Page 1, Image 1

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    Capital
jLJourii'f 11
THE WEATHER
MOSTLY CLOUDY with a few
showers tonight and Friday. Little
change in- temperature. Low to
Bight.1 high Friday, 62.
4-SECTIONS-
eao eu8n3 36 Pages
69th Year, No. 71 Salem, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1937 ..".E ' ,8oj 1 1
House Turns Down Bonus for Korea War Vets
Rejection
Bars Vote
By People
Fight Against $600
Payout Ied by
Veterans
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
Associated Press Writer
The Oregon House of
Representatives defeated
42-17 Thursday a pro
posal to pay a maximum
$600 bonus to veterans of
the Korean War.
Requested by veterans organ
izations, the measure ran afoul of
arguments that the state pouldn't
afford to spend the 14 million dot
lars it would cost. The opponents
also argued that the Korean vet
erans have been well taken care
of.
Called for Referendum
The amendment would have
been referred to Ihe people so that
bonds could have been issued to
finance it. The opponents also ob
jected that the measure contained
no provision for paying off the
bonds.
Before the final vote was taken.
the House voted 36-23 against
sending it back to committee for
probable burial. Opponents knew
they had enough votes to kill it
on the floor.
The debate started Wednesday,
and was continued into Thursday.
Rep. Robert B. Duncan (D),
Medford. reopened the fight
against the measure by saying
"It's high time we broke the
precedent of submitting things
like this to the people. Let's hold
our expenses down where they be
long. , ..,..,....j...
"The same people who would
vote for this at an election would
holler the loudest about taxes."
(Continued on Page 5, Col. 7)
News in Brief
Thursday, March 28, 1957
; NATIONAL
House Initiates Probe on
Union Funds Sec. 1, P. 1
Bergman, Brynner Win
Hollywood Oscars ... Sec. 1, P. 2
LOCAL
Party to Be Given
for Eyre Sec. 1, P. 5
C of C Members Urge
Tax Solution Sec. 1, P. 9
STATE
Iron Fireman President
Kills Himself Sec. 1, P. 1
FOREIGN
ion Killed or Hurt by
.Mexico City Blasts Sec. 1, P. 2
SPORTS i
1.753 Athletes Entered in
WU Relays Sec. 4, P. 1
National AAU Hoop Meet .
Continues Sec. 4. P. 2
REGULAR FEATURES
Amusements
Editorials
Locals
Soci'v
Conies
T"lrvir:nn ....
War' .Ads
..Sec. 1, P. 2
.. Sec. 1. P. 4
. Sec. 1. P. 5
Sec. 2, P. 1-2
.. Sec. 4. P. 4
See. 4. P. 5
Sec. 4. P. 6-7
. Sec. 4, P. 5
Mar!; -is
Dorothy Dix
.. Sec. 4. P. .6
Crossword Puzzle Sec. 4. P. 4
Food Section 3
Decorated Kites Fill Park Skies in Contest Ending Bush School Class Building Pro jec
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March means kite-flying time to Miss Martha Malejeck's fifth-graders
at Bush School. The 25 children first get lessons on how to build and fly
kites through a lape-recorder-and slide-film lecture. Here Miss Mate
jeck watches as I.inda Wedel (riuhll helps Ksther Heinonen put finishing
touches on "The High Flyer." (Capital Journal rhotoi by Jerry Clausscu)
Holmes Order
-
Spares Slayer
Jensen's Life
Gov. Robert Holmes Wednesday commuted the death sen
tence of James Norman Jensen,
tiary. :..'.
The governor said he chose
that the hatchet slayer would
being eligible for parole
However, the Parole Board said
there is nothing in the law that
says a man must serve a third of
his sentence before being paroled,
as the governor believes. That
provision was removed from the
law in 1947, the board said.
Jensen was convicted of the
slaying of Mrs. Fern Hile, Med-
ford.
The Parole Board added that
under present law, a man could
be paroled on the day he entered
prison.
Jensen was to have died April
5 in the state prison gas chamber.
He killed Mrs. Hue when caught
in a burglary at her house April
24, 1954.
British End Exile
Of Cyprus Bishop
LONDON ( Britain freed Archbishop Makarios from ex
ile Thursday after he called on the Cypriot EOKA underground
to cease operations in its campaign to unite. Cyprus with
Firemen Face
Hearing Over
Outside Work
Hearing on charges that three
members of the Salem Fire De
partment have been working at
jobs outside the scope of their de
partment duties will be held next
month. , (
Exact date of the hearings was
not set by the Salem Civil Service
Commission at its meeting Wed
nesday afternoon but it was indi
cated that the sessions would be
held during an evening between
April 10 and 20.
Formal complaints, filed by
Charles Westergard, secretary of
the Salem Building Trades Coun
cil, were read at the commission
meeting. Gerald Hall, first aid
captain, was accused of construct
ing homes and Peter D. McCaf
fery, fire captain, and Dene D.
Ray were charged with working
for a television firm.
If the charges arc proved true,
the men are subject to dismissal
from the department.
The commission certified a list
of men eligible for appointment to
the police force as a result of tests
taken in January.
The eligible list includes Lewis
I. Walker. John J. Kelly, Ed J.
Ginther, William R. Boyd, Keith
H. Johnson, Lambert J. Feskcns,
Vernon F. Youmans, Marvin D.
Dawson, John J. Srsulich and Ray
mond J. Scott. i
28, to 99 years in the peniten
99 years, rather than life, so
have to serve 33 years before
The governor said he spared
Jensen's life because he doesn't
believe in capital punishment.
He has asked the Legislature
to vote to abolish the death pen
alty, and the House already has
voted to do so. If the Senate
passes the measure, the people
will vote on it in November, 1358.
Die last commutation was
granted by former Gov. Paul Pat-
terson on Aug. 6, 1955, to Donald
Pwaine I ml ah, killer of his foster
parent at Hood Hiver.
Holmes said that Jensen's rec
ord shows a long history of mental
illness. He has spent most of his
life in prison since he was 13 years
old.
Greece.
The archbishop based his call
to the EOKA underground on the
condition that Britain "will show
a spirit of understanding by abol
ishing simultaneously the present
state of emergency" on the strife-
torn island. . 1 ; '
Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox
Boyd told the House of Commons
that although this was "not the
clear appeal' against violence
which had been sought, the arch
bishop would be freed immed
iately. The government, he said, "con
siders that in present circum
stances it is no longer necessary
(Continued on Page 5, Col. 1) I
Iron Fireman Firm's
President Kills Self
PORTLAND Ml Wayne F,
Strong, 49. president of the Iron
Fireman Manufacturing Co.. was
found dead in his bedroom Thurs
day morning, a .22 caliber rifle
beside him. Coroner's Deputy Paul
J. Ilaslinger said, "It apparently
was suicide."
He added that friends reported
Strong had been under severe
strain reorganizing the company.
Mrs. Strong found his body when
she hurried to the room after hear
ing a shot.
Detective Jess Edwards said no
notes were found and that aside
from the strain of work Strong
was reported to have been in good
health.
Troops iii
Iran Hunt
12 Killers
Paper Trail Left
By Woman Aids
In Search
TEHRANiTran ,(AP) -Government
officials said
today that troops and po
lice had picked up a paper
trail left by a pretty Anicr
can woman kidnaped by bandit
tribesmen who killed her husband
and another U. S. aid official.
Government sources said they
believed the band of nomads,
about 12 in number, had kidnaped
Mrs. Anita Hyovar Carroll, 35,
Issaquah. Wash., to "sell her on
the Arab coasts of the Persian
Gulf ind the Gulf of Oman.
1,000 Close In on Them
More than 1,000 Iranian troops
and police were reported closing
in on the bandits fleeing across
the Tangeorkheh Desert of south
eastern Iran. There was some
speculation they might be trying
to escape into Pakistan. I
Reports reaching the capital
from the remote area said the
search force had "found little
pieces of paper thrown away by
Mrs. Carroll as she was forcibly
taken away." The reports said the
hunters found the paper trail
very useful in their pursuit.
The dead Americans, according
to Iranian officials, were Mrs.
Carroll's husband Kevin, 37, a
Point Four area development ad
viser Tor Kerman. Iran, and Brew
ster 'A. Wilson, 35. Portland, Ore.,
a regional specialist for the Near
East Foundation and a contractor
in Iran for the International Co
operation Administration
Move on Shnh's Orders
Gen. Alinaghi Golpiri, police
commander in chief, said 700
gendarmes, 400 soldiers and about
100 camel-borne troops on direct
orders from Shah Mohammed Re-
za Pahlevi were moving in, on the
bandits. ,
A government source said the
Shah had "expressed extreme
sorrow for the unfortunate inci
dent."
His career leading to the Iron
Fireman presidency led directly
from a job as a shipping clerk.
although he previously had a de
pression job with the company as
janitor and night watchman.
The company, founded here, has
plants in Portland, Lignnier, Ind.,
Cleveland, O., and Toronto, Ont.,
producing oil and gas healing and
power equipment , aircraft parts
and military and civilian electron
ic controls.
In 1145 Strong became manager
of the new electronic control divi
sion here and in 1953 was named
vice president in charge of manu
facturing and moved to Cleveland.
Fifteen months later he was elect
ed president and returned here.
Before the big contest, all kites and their fliers have , . , sunny day, a stiff breee and the contest is on. The
to make test runs in the "wind tunner," the hall oulside, -!.v.tSlldren made their runs In Bush Park along High Street,
the school room. Here Bill Angel finds his "Batman','.'-. ' ;'4 Is Paul Nelson out In front while kiles riot the sky
kite is bowed and balanced just right. A short strip 'j'.'!'--3ind him. Flying winner Is judged on the highest
nslon stocking Is used for the tail. ,A' 'H'-ghl with the least number ot runs. 1
Late Flashes
LONDON Wl The United
States In U, N. disarmament
talks Thursday asked Russia to
list all her atomic and nuclear
tests of the past two years as a
means of settling an East-West
argument over whether all such
tests can be detected,
WASHINGTON W The Senate
Thursday rejected a proposal by
Sen. Douglas (D-lll.) to empow
er President Elsenhower to trim
a Hi billion dollar water proj
ects bill by 25 per cent.
MOSCOW (UP) Russia
warned France and Israel today
In a propaganda broadcast that
any new military action against
Egypt would raise "a direct
threat of a broad military con
flict" In the Middle East.
KSLM Might
Announce TV
Project Soon
Announcement that a television
station will be established to serve
Salem and the Willamette Valley
in the not distant future will be
made within a week or 10 days,
according to a local source.
The station will bo known as
KSLM-TV, the report said. Glenn
Mctormick, owner of KSI.M Radio
will be one of the principal own
ers. The organization is currently
being perfected, it is stated.
McCormick announced two years
ago that he would enter the tele
vision field and selected a site for
the transmitter. However, the
operation did not get beyond the
planning stage because objections
were made to the r ederal Com
munications Commission that the
transmitter would interfere with
stations already on the air.
McCormick has been in Portland
this week and has not. issued a
statement as to his program.
Dag Checks In
At UN; Talks
'Very Useful'
UNITED NATIONS, N. V. Ml
U. S. delegate Henry Cabot Lodge
expressed belief Thursday that
h. N. Secretary General Dag
HamTiiarskjold's Cairo talks with
Egyptian President Nasser had
been "very useful."
Ambassador Lodge made his
comment through a spokesman
after an hcur-long mid-day pri
vate conference with Ilammarsk
jold. who had returned only five
hours earlier. Lodge said:
"The secretary general brought
back a great deal of information.
I feel his trip has been very use
ful. I am consulting with Wash
ington." British delegate Sir Pierson Dix
on saw Hammarskjold after
Lodge. French delegate Louis de
Guiringaud made an appointment
to see Hammarskjold at 5:30 p.m.
The secretary general, away a
week, spent a total of about 18
hours" with Nasser on three occa
sions. U. N. spokesmen declined
to say anything here about the
scope or substance of the discussions.
House Unit Votes Union
Pension Funds Probe as
Senators Recess Inquiry
Leads Teamster Revolt
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PORTLAND, Ore. Teamster Union member Hubert
Miller, Portland truck driver, talks intently Into telephone
lo Ken. McClcllan (U.-Ark.), chairman of .Senate committee
investigating labor racketeering charges. Miller, heading
rank-and-file revolt against union leaders, asked McClcllan
to make records available to him, was assured they would
be. (AP Wlrcpholo)"
Portland Teamsters
To War on Officers
PORTLAND W1 A committee
of rank-and-file Teamster Union
members is at work here "to re
move those international officers
we think no longer fit for office
and who have brought discredit
upon us."
Robert Miller, 37, an ovcr-thc-road
driver, said Thursday lie has
been acting as chairman of the
committee which, he said, has
members from all Portland Team
ster Union locals.
The action stems, he said, from
disclosures by the Senate sub
committee investigating labor
racketeering.
Miller said the committee is not
certain of its course. "Events
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change things. Right now we plan
to go before the international ex
ecutive hoard. Last week that
would hove seemed impossible.
Now it seems the logical move."
But whatever decision is reach
ed, Miller said, "We will move, if
at all possible, within I lie scope
of Ihe Teamsters constitution. We
arc not going lo permit the dis
solution of our organization."
International oflicers arc Ihe tar
get of the local committee, Miller
said, adding, "We want lo make
our international more responsive
to us. -Miller
said it the AFI.-CIO ex
cculivc council, which imcts in
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$35 Billion Welfare Cash Will
Be Checked; John Lewis Due
To Testify; Beck Home :i
WASHINGTON (UP) - The House Labor Com-
mittee voted lodav to investigate, union welfare funds.;
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iu (jirvriii uicu iniiiiiuj; uy iiilmui'l-i, .
The House committee's decision came as the Senate
Rackets Committee recessed temporarily its investiga-.j;
lion ot the emnt 1 canisters
Chairman uranam A. Harden,"
D-NCI said the House investiga-
ion would be no "sideshow" to
I lie Semite inquiry.
Nor, he added, will it be "puni
tive" lo labor. '
$15 llllllon Involved
Harden said Ihe purpose will be
o draft legislation to protect Ihe
ights or workers in welfare funds I
tc which they are required to con-
ributc. In many states, he said,
these funds are inadequately po
liced. He said these funds total
perhaps more than $35 billion.
we want lo set a lob done that
I think needs to be done," Harden
nd.
1 lie Senate investigation reached
'i I'liinnv !hl wi.i.lr vuhnn lnnmlpr
boss Dave Deck refused on grounds
U possible sell incrimination to
answer charges that he "may have
misappropriated more than S322,
WW of unioii money. !; ;
Beck said In claiming 'tlib pro
tection of the Fifth Amendment
(hat he expects to bo prosecuted
on income tax charges. When lie
is. Deck said, be will answer in
court questions he refused to an
swer beforo the Senalc commidec,
Lewis nought Bank.
No date was set for the opening
Hearing or the House Investigation
but Borden said the committee
staff has already begun prepara
tions. Democratic and Republican com
mittee members alike pressed for
an early start on the hearings. No
list of witnesses was made public.
Hut Hep. Cleveland M. Bailey
(D-W Va) suid John L. Lewis.
president of the United Mine
Workers, .should be called to tes
tily on "how lo buy banks in
stead of nylons" with union wel
fare funds. The mine workers own
the National Bank of Washington.
Nathan W. Shefferman, Chicago
labor relations consultant and bus
inessman, testified Wednesday he
spent )H5,000 in teamsters money
purchases for Beck involving
nylon hose, knee drawers, and
loveseats.
Says Money Pillaged
Barden said he would invite
Lewis to testify but told Bailey
with a laugh that "you'll have to
bring him in."
Bnrden suid Ihe investigation
would get under way "at a pretty
early date." He said some welfare
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The winners are chosen and, for the first time In three years, a bay.
Francis Akers, has won the flying contest. First prize for best rlesfpi
poes to Palsy I.airson. Wednesday's contest concluded the seventh year
of kite projects In Miss Matrjeck's class. The children learn principle!
of design and construction, and get a lot of fan from the comjetlUaa.
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Union. .. t
Rackets Probe i
Adds to Staff,!
Widens Scope!
WASHINGTON- Ul - The Sen
ate rackets committee Thursday .,
sent an expanded staft ot invest), j
gators out across inc country in -a
widening investigation ot cor-v,
ruplion in labor-management rcla- J
lions and rnisnanclling 01 union .-.
funds.
It also broadened lis in-
I nniru inln Tnnmclnr PrnQlrlnnt
Dave Beck's financial dealings,' j
Robert F. Kennedy, counsel lo
the committee, announced:
1. The staft tins' been tripled and
is following up what ho termed.;,
"worth-while" loads in a search ;,
for evidence that somo officials of
nrjions have engaged In corrupt
"collusion" with certain employ- '.)
crs. He declined to spell put the
details or name unions. -
2. Committee Investigators In
.Seattle are checking more leads
concerning Beck. Kennedy said
among other things they are look
ing into "another very serious
business transaction." He said this
involved a $50,000 profit to "a
company in which we believe BeJr m
has an interest, which had and
still has business dealings of some
magnitude with the (Teamsters)
union,"
Clierrians Set
Blossom Day
April 14 has been set by Ihe
Salem Clierrians as the date tor
their annual Blossom Day.
The event, started in 1913 by the .
Chcrrians, has been held yearly
since then under their sponsorship.
As part of this year s .Blossom
Day, the Salem YWCA is planning
an ice cream social. Other plans
have not been completed.
Weather Details
Maximum VMterdaV. ftl: minimum
today, 47. Total 31-hour prerlplta
ilon: .01; for month: it, HO: normal,
l.Hl. Hraton precipitation, 3S.M)
normal, 31.17. Hiver hHillt. 3.9 fptt,
( It r port by U. S. Wealhrr Bureau.)
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