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TuMday. May 7, 1957
Coach Denies
The Stilt1
Turning Pro
Buffalo, N. Y. (U.R) Wilt
(The Stilt) Chamberlain, Uni
versity of Kansas All-America
basketball star, will definitely
turn professional with the Har
lem Globetrotters this fall, it
was reported today.
Lawrence, Kan. (U.R) Re
tired University of Kansas bas
ketball coach Dr. Forrest C.
Phog Allen denied today that he
ever said Kansas' seven-foot cen
ter Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain
would "definitely" turn profes
sional.
Allen said he didn't refer to
Chamberlain "in any shape or
form during a speech at Buffa-
lo, N. Y. Monday. He accused re
porters of "twisting the facts.
The 71-year-old retired coach
said that he discussed Chamber
lain and Kansas University "in
general" during a "bull session"
Monday. During the session, he
said,- someone asked if he
thought Chamberlain would be
back next year. Allen said he
told the group, "I don't know,
but I think not."
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Patterson .
Not to Fight
Under IBC
New York (U.R) Floyd Pat
terson plans a defense of the
heavyweight crown at London
this year because of his mana
ger's bitter feud with the Inter
national Boxing club.
"Whether it will be a June or
September defense we do not
know yet." manager Cus D'Ama
to said today. "But I intend
Floyd to defend for promoter
Harry Levine at London some
time this year."
He said there' a possibility
22-year-old Floyd may risk his
title for.the first time somewhere
in the United States "for an inde
pendent promoter."
D'Amato, torridly critical of
Jim Norris and his IBC, de
clared: "One thing is certain.
Patterson will not fight for the
IBC under any circumstances."
Sugar Hart
Challenges .
Contenders
New York U.R Young Gar
net (Sugar) Hart, surfeited with
victories over unranked welter
weights, yelled a fight-offer of
"winner take all" to four of the
top 10 today.
The 21-year-old Philadelphian
was somewhat miffed because
he had to be content with a 9-1,
9-1. 9-1 decision over Al (Sugar)
Wilson in the TV bout at St.
Nicholas arena Monday night,
and he said, "he's the last un
ranked opponent I'll meet."
Hart and manager Marty
Stein hurled 'the winner-take-all
challenge at the three top con
tenders; Tony. De Marco, .Gaspar
Ortega and Isaac Logart, and at
riinth-ranking Walter Byars,
wh won anupset decision over
Hart at Madison Square Garden,
March 8.
Hart, favored at 5-1, handed
a thorough trouncing to lanky
31-year-old Wilson of Engle-
wood. N.J.; but he couldn't flat
ten him. "He fought like a
turtle," declared the irate Su
gar, "all arms and elbows for
protection. And he was just in
there to last the distance. '
Dressen May
Be Released
Detroit U.R) Cookie La
agetto was named manager
of the Washington Senators
today lo replace Chuck Dressen.
GETTING THE KNOW HOW Big George Mikan, former
Minneapolis Lakers star, uses his six foot, six inch frame
in trying to stop little Tommy Brady, 12, from dribbling
around him during basketball clinic in San Francisco.
Mikan, now retired from competition, is on a nation-wide
tour conducting his clinics.
Cattlemen Draw !
Governor's Praise
Eugene (U.R) Gov. Robert
D. Holmes today praised the Ore
gon Cattlemen's association for
promoting and supporting "forward-looking
legislation in the
public interest."
At the same time, he took ex
ception to some of the criticisms
aimed at the Democratic tax
program now being considered
by the Oregon Senate.
The governor, in an address
at this morning's session of the
cattlemen's convention here,
gave the association chief credit
for Oregon's meat- inspection
program; for spearheading the
successful fight in the state
against tuberculosis in cattle and
for backing "and forcing it
through" the present' Legisla
ture a brucellosis bill. He said
the bill will expedite a program
"that about 20 per cent of the
areas affected have been drag
ging their feet on."
Gov. Holmes also said he
looked forward to appointing ag
ricultural representation on the
State Board of Forestry. '
'Miracle Metal'
Sought by Scientists
Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R)
University of Tennessee scien
tists are working on a "miracle
metal" that1 some day may Re
place tungsten for use in light
bulbs and radio tubes.
The metal, rhenium, is strong
er than tungsten at very high
temperatures, and can be made
harder than any other pure met
al.
Prof. Michael J. Joncich, di
recting experiments in the de
velopment of the metal, said
rhenium could . be valuable as
a wear-resistant' plating for pre
cision instrument points and an
Detroit (U.R) Calvin Grif
fith, president of the Washington
Senators, was due in Detroit to-
dav to discuss a player-trade
and-or the possible release of
manager Charlie Dressen.
The Senators dropped their
eighth straight game Monday at
Kansas City and Griffith, en
route here from Washington, was
quoted as saying "something
drastic has to be done."
The Washington Post and
Times Herald said Monday night
it had learned Griffith plans to
dismiss Dressen and promote one
of the team's coaches Billy
Jurges or Cookie Lavagetto
a.s temporary manager.
The Senators arrived here
Monday night for the opening of
a three-game series. However,
neither Dressen or Griffith were
available for comment. Johnny
McHale, the Tigers' new general
manager, said he planned to
meet with Griffith for possible
trade talks. .
NEARLY A CENTURY
Buxton, Me. vU.R) The presi
dent of the Saco River Tele
graph Co.. Samuel B. Shepard,
will be 100 years old next birth
day. His company, founded in
1889. serves about 1,000 sub
scribers in this area. L.
Rookie Stars
In Celt Win
Honolulu (U.R) Rookie of
the Year Tom Heinsohn led the
Boston Celtics to a 115-105 vic
tory oven the National' Basket
ball Association All-Stars here
Monday night before a closing
game crowd of 2,300.
The victory gave the Celtics a
clean sweep of the four-game
island series with the All-Stars
and brought the 124-game 1956-
a7 season to a close for the NBA
champions. It also marked the
Celtics'. 15th win in the 21-game
tour with the All-Stars.
Heinsohn, former Holy Cross
All-American. stored 28 points
with an amazing assortment of
shots to spark the Celtics, who
were hard pressed to win after
rolling up a club record, of 154
points Sunday night.
Eisenhower To Ask
For Scaled-Down
Foreign Aid Plan
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower plans to ask
Congress in about 10 days for
a new scaled down foreign aid
program of approximately $3,
900,000,000. Administration officials said
today they are working overtime
to get the project into final
shape by May 17. Chief attention
center on problems related to a
new economic development loan
fund expected to total about 500
million dollars for the first year.
Secretary of State John Fos
ter Dulles and Ambassador
James P. Richards are hurrying
home from Europe and the
Middle East for a special White
House meeting on foreign aid.
The meeting with Republican
and Democratic congressional
leaders will be held Thursday.
Dulles Due Back
Dulles was scheduled to arrive
today from the North Atlantic
Treaty meeting in Bonn, Ger
many, to. lead the administra
tion's fight for its foreign aid
program. Richards arrives Wed
nesday from the Midlle East
where he has been selling the
Eisenhower doctrine of economic
and military assistance against
Communist penetration of the
oil-rich Bible lands.
When Eisenhower presented
his budget earlier this year he
estimatedh is foreign aid request
at $4,400,000,000. On April 18,
however, he said $500 million
in new spending authority could
1 . X 1; , - .r
ue tut uum nis earner esumaie
due to savings on military aid.
Administration officials expect
a tough fight with congressional
budget-cutters even on. the- seal-
eddown request. Some budget
cutters want to cut foreign aid
in half, or deeper. Eisenhower
is sure to urge approval of the
full 53,900,000,000 as a vital
contribution to the free world's
fight against Communism.
Oregon Senate
Lauds Overhulse
For Excellent Job
Salem (U.R) Oregon sen
ators paid homage to their pres
ident, Boyd Overhulse, Madras
Democrat, and members' of his
family Monday and expressed
appreciation for his excellent job
of presiding through the long
session.
It brought a response of hope
on the part of Overhulse that
the work would be completed
and the session adjourned by
the end of next week.
Overhulse", Mrs. Helena Over
hulse and their two daughters,
Emiline and Helena Overhulse,
were jescorted to the rostrum by
Sens. Warren Gill, Lebanon Re
publican, and Phil Brady, Port
land Democrat, with Sen. Walter
Pearson, Portland Democrat,
presiding as master of ceremon
ies. Presented Corsage
Emiline and Helena Over
hulse were presented with cor
sages by Sen. Sid Schlesinger,
Salem Republican.
Mrs. Overhulse was presented
with a bouquet of red roses by
Sen. Alfred H. Corbett, Portland
Democrat who said "a good deal
of the good humor our president
has displayed, we are sure, is
due to the fact that you have
been here to help him during
the session."
Sen. Harry D. Boivin, Klam
ath Falls Democrat, presented
President and Mrs. Overhulse
with a handsome silver service
set on behalf of the Senate "as
a token of goodwill and appreci
ation, and an indication of the
high esteem in which you are
held by all of us."
Overhulse, noticeably over
come by the gift and the gesture,
took a grip on himself, then
smiled:
"Mrs. Overhulse now will be
after me to build a new house to
match this magnificent set."
Former Yqnk
In Hospital
New York (U.R) The condi
tion of Larry MacPhail, former
major league baseball executive,
was listed as "satisfactory" today
at New York Hospital, where he
has been under observation since
last week.
MacPhail entered the hospital
after suffering a recurrence of
an intestinal attack. A similar
seizure hospitalized him last De
cember After selling his stock in the
New York Yankees in 1947, Mac
Phail served briefly as manag
ing director of the Bowie race
track. In recent years, he has
been a successful breeder of
thoroughbred horses at his Glen
Angus Farm near Belair, Md.
alloy or plating injhe construc
tion of modern, high-speed air
craft and missiles. He said the
metal is not practical for com
mercial use yet because it sells
for some S4 per gram more
costly than gold.
Another favorable quality of
rhenium, added Joncich, is its
corrosion resistance, which is
the subject of new research by
the university.
SURGERY V
Logan, Utah flJ.R) Utah
State University forestry stu
dents quickly applied tree sur
gery techniques when someone
possibly rival engineering
classmen crept up on a 14-foot-
high, hand-carved statue of Paul
Bunyan and chopped off . his
head.
Dollar, Steak
Reward for Hound
Chicago !U.R) A 70-pound
foxhound named Rocky has re
ceived a reward a silver dol
lar and 15 pounds of steak.
A standing reward of SI, 000
offered by the Chicago Currency
Exchange association for appre
hension of anyone burglarizing
one of its exchanges made
Rocky eligible.
It started back on April 14,
1956. Junius Harrell, Rocky's
owner, took his alert foxhound
for a walk. As they passed a cur
rency exchange on the South
Side, Rocky began to growl and
pulL He had seen two men at
the door of the -exchange, ap
parently trying to make a forced
entry.
Harrel pulled Rocky from the
sidewalk and into his apartment
where he phoned police. One of
the captured men was sentenced
to prison.
But how was a dog to be re
warded? Officials of the Curren
cy Exchange association finally
hit upon the. answer. Rocky was
induced to climb upon a scale at
the association's headquarters.
The scale showed 70 pounds.
Then $1,000 in silver dollars
was placed on the scale. The sil
ver dollars came to 62 pounds.
The officials doubled the dif
ference of 7V4 pounds and
placed an order for 15 pounds
of steak all for Rocky.
Harrell and the two police
men who made the arrests each
received a S333 share of the $1,
000 reward. Rocky got the ex
tra buck.:
Otto Gilstrap Dies
In Eugene Sunday
Eugene Otto Thomas Gil-
strap, 86, a resident of Eugene
for 66 years and an uncle of
Bob Gilstrap, 1120 East Jackson
St., Mail Tribune employee, died
here Sunday.
Mr. Gilstrap for many years
was associated with the Eugene
Morning Register and was a lead
ing figure in local fraternal and
civic groups. He was a member
of the Christian Science church
and Eugene BPOE lodge.
He was born March 22, 1871,
at Pleasanton, Kan., ' and came
to Eugene with his parents in
1891. He married Georgiana Dil
lon, who survives him, on July
20, 1914, in Eugene.
Other survivors include a son,
Sidney, of Seattle; two sisters,
Mrs. Roy Curtis, Eugene, and
Mrs. Lulu Lowe, Portland; a
brother, Orval, Portland, and
six grandchildren.
While in the newspaper busi
ness, Mr. Gilstrap was associated
with a brother, Ernest R., who
with- Frank Jenkin6 was a con
trolling stockholder when the
Register was sold in 1930 to
the Eugene Guard to form the
Eugene Register-Guard.
Ernest R. Gilstrap was the
Mail Tribune business manager
until his death a few years ago
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State Tax Receipts
Higher Than Expected
Salenf 4U.R) The State Tax
Commission Monday told Gov.
Robert D. Holmes that collec
tions from personal and corpora
tion income taxes were higher
than anticipated this year.
Commissioners Sam Stewart,
Carl Chambers and Ray Smith
said collections for 1955-57 were
estimated at S185.087.124. of
which $99 million was to have
been collected in 1956-57.
However, the commissioners
said that fairly complete returns
for April indicated that the fig
ure would reach $104 million.
This would jump the general
fund surplus from S32.786.527
to S36,886,572, depending on ad
justments from increases or de
creases in general fund revenues
from other sources.
One reason for the increase,
the commissioners said, was the
"extraordinary" gains made last
year by Oregonians from the
sale of capital assets.
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Slide Rule Figures Way Out oi Penalty
Louisville, Ky (U.R) Mar
vin Lee Perryman Jr., 29-year-old
engineer, used his slide rule
to figure his way out of a traffic
fine in Criminal Court.
Perryman, charged with driv
ing 70 miles per hour in a 35
mile zone on Henry Watterson
Expressway, brought his slide
rule to Traffic Court.
He produced a . hand-drawn
map and used the slide rule to
show that police could not have
clocked him at 70 miles per
'hour. He was fined $75 but ap
pealed the fine in Criminal
Court.
He entered a plea of guilty to
an amended charge of breach of
peace and was given a suspended
fine.
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