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0. af llbary 10243 Uaivsrsity of Orejan 13597 Eugene, Origoa Queens Visit to United States Wins Ranking Among Best Dressed Women Throughout Entire World Established 1862 FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1958 CORVALLIS, OREGON VOL 50, NO. 207 NEW YORK (UP) Queen Elizabeth II's whirl- I paid off today in fashior her life, she's ke St $74 58 Budget eviews By CUFF KUHLMAN THE 83C BIRTHS recorded at the Good Samaritan hospital diving the past year 1957 shows an increase of A3 over the number of babies born an 1956 and is 144 mote than the 1930 total. Is this why school district officials and taxpayers alike are biting their Peace-Time Recor Set In Planned US Budget; Includes Missile Funds WASHINGTON (UP) President Eisenhower reviewed his State the Union Message and briefly dis. cussed, his proposed 74 billion dollar budfet with mem KSft? -vJ HI I i ill vlingernails? bers of the Cabinet today.

Afterward he presided at swear- i. ing in ceremonies tor memrjers the new Civil RighU Commission and discussed their duties with them at the commission's first of Bank Blushes As Vault Sticks ficial meeting. Uk, J'K-r- I White House Press Secretary C. Hagerty said Cabinet members were furnished a draft the State of the Union Message they went to Hhe White He said no major changes made at the Cabinet meeting, which lasted more than two Hagerty fold reporteri the new -budget, which he has said will balanced, came up at the meet- "just in passing. Me saia ne believes Its final dollars and cents figure has been "virtually de-- cided." Peacetime Record In round numbers it wiH be about 74 billion dollars.

Officials the huge spending prpgram, peacetime record, is complete exceDt for some minor aaiusi- ments in defense items. It contain about 40 billion defense dollars to meet Russia's missile threat All members of the Cabinet ami Vice President Richard M. Nixon attended the meeting in the White House Cabinet Room. In presiding at the Cabinet and Civil Rights- Commission meetings the President as winding up a ze-hour visit to the capital before ill 1- .11 Ji rsi-i ,1 WHS i ji i i ft I waoBooMoVdjAottsttnoioooo The 32 year old queen, who opened Canada's Parliament in her old coronation dress and then trotted out a new costume for each meal of her 10-day visit last October, was named to fourth place on the 12-place list compiled by group of the New York Dress Institute. She was still two steps behind the woman who put her in line for" the- throne.

The Duchess of Windsor, a perennial best -dresser, tied for second year with Mrs. Winston Guest, the former Lucy Cochrane of Boston. But ihe Queen beat out for the first time both her younger sister. Princess Margaret, and her aunt, the Duchess of Kent, who have made the list in previous years, but didn't this year. It could be considered a triumph for the It year-old monarch, who has previously been considered a dowdy dresser by the high-fashion world whose votes make the list.

There was little question her radiant appearance in her wardrobe for America made the difference. First place on the list went for the umpteenth time to Mrs. William -Paley, wife of the head of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys tem, and sister of the wife of Uncle Sam's ambassador to Queefl Elizabeth's court. Third place went to the Count ess Consuelo Crespi, of Rome, the former New York debutante and fashion model Consuelo O'Connor. Trailing the queen were: 5.

Actress Audrey Hepburn of Hollywood. 6. Mrs. Henry Ford II of Michi gan and New York, a 7. Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes of Paris.

8. Claudette Colbert of Holly wood and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst wife of the publisher. (tied). 9.

The Countess of Quintanilla of Madrid. 10. Countess Mona von Bis marck, the former Mrs. Harrison Williams and a long-time leader of the list. 11.

Mrs. Norman Winston of New York and Paris. 12. Mrs. Thomas Bancroft New York social registrite.

The annual list used to be 10; this year it's 12. The Dress Institute also names a list of best-dressed women in the fashion Leading it, in dramatic comeback, was 70- year-old Gabrielle Chanel, top Paris dress designer of the 20's, who is also back in business. Portland Schedules One-Way Streets PORTLAND (UP) Grand and Union avenues in east Portland will be converted, into one way streets for 28 blocks Sunday, the city traffic engineer's office said today. Southbound traffic will take Un ion avenue and northbound traffic. Grand avenue between S.E.

Mar ket and N. E. Hassalo streets. the couplet is part of a longer stretch of 37 blocks on Union and Grand avenues which will be mad one way after the Banfield freeway is opened from N. E.

37th avenue to the Willamette river. This longer couplet will be be tween S. E. Stephens and N. Hancock streets.

Ooera Goers Revolt the drive; Mrs. Elliott Dubois, head of the Benton county chapter the foundation; Mayor Carl Williams, and LaNor Hunter, a polio patient. Cake was baked by Variety Bakery. Hise Studio Photo. A BIRTHDAY CAKE commemorating the 20Ui anniversary of the founding of the National Foundation lor Infaatile Paralysis is the center of attraction for, from left, Dal Klrkpatrick, treasurer of the 1938 March of Dimes drive; Dc Robert Hotcomb, director of CoiYcrffis Girl returning to his Gettysburg farm, iPqWd foundation Birthday wind trip to the new world honors.

For the first tim in a best-dressed woman. WORLD'S best dressed woman is Mrs. William Paley of New York, according to the Couture Group of the New York Dress Institute. The group compiled its list from written ballots distributed to 2000 international fashion experts. UP TELEPHOTO.

Initiative Vote Sought On New Power Agency SALEM (Special) Oregon voters will have an opportunity to vote in November on creation of a state power agency," if plans of the Oregon Electric Consumers Council materialize. With the announced objective of seeking "more power for more jobs for Oregon, OECC this morning filed with the secretary of state an initiative measure designed to authorize the agency. OECC President James T. Marr said the council will begin collecting the more than 35.000 signatures necessary to place the initiative on the ballot, as soon as the attorney general supplies a ballot title. "The proposed Oregon Power Development commission would consist of three members elected by the Marr explained.

"It would have authority, to de velop new sources of electrical energy by constucting dams and transmission lines, and to pur chase power from federal dams and sell energy to new and expanding industries and public and private utilities. Claimed Necessary cecause me lederal govern ment, is. not providing adequate power supplies for new industry for Oregon," Marr declared, "a state "power agency is needed now to provide low cost power to new and diversified industry that will help solve the state's desper ate unemployment problem. The OECC president commented that the proposed development commission -will insure that the power demands of Oregon con sumers will be met. The initiative measure will provide the commission with adequate authority for multi-purpose and full develop ment of the state's water and power resources for th benefit of the people." OECC Treasurer Harlev Libby president of the Oregon Farmers Union, explained that the; council was formed last September.

"After watching the ominous skidding of the employment statistics and the skyrocketing of unemployment," Libby said, "a number of representatives from Oregon labor, farm and other civic groups met In Portland to soek improvements. The group decided to form the Oregon Electric Consumers Council." Among participating groups are the state labor council state grange and the Farmers Union, cural electric cooperatives, public utility districts and municipal power systems. DECISION'S, DECISIONS SAN ANTONIO, Tex. il? Chester Arnold is contesting the win ot ms late mother, Mrs. Julia B.

Pike, who apparently had it in lor hrr daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pike. 88. left her $150,000 estate to Arnold providing that he live at her former home and not let Kit wife inside the bouse. I 4 I Also interesting to note is that the number of births has been climbing steadily since 1950 and 1951 when the birth rate was the lowest since the war with the ex ception of one year 1954 when the number of babies born dropped considerably for some inex plicable reason.

Here's the way the figures go since 1946 when a record number of babies were born, in Corvallis: 1947 KB. 1W8-761. 1949-741, 1950- I 1 ism im, iaj 708. 1954-649, 1955-720, 1956- 793. and 1957-836.

(These statistics include only births at the Good Samaritan hos pital and not those at the Ander son and Ball hospitals during the years babies were being delivered in those two hospitals.) What are the busiest months for the obstetricians? Through the years, May and June have been the peak months for births, apparently because of the large number of June brides and the fact that most of them have their first child within a year after marriage. Next busiest time of the year is in October when apparently a number of young spring and summer brides give birth to their second child within 18 months after marriage. STORY POPULAR around local fire-fighting circles is the following account: dispatcher in fire hall, upon receiving phone call from frantic resident, tells ambulance driver to hustle on the double to pick up "double heart case" and transfer to hospital. Driver, thinking two patients involved instead of usual one (although "double" meant critical instead if serious in this case made sure two cots were placed in rear of ambulance before he left. ALMOST AS POPULAR is story of dispatcher who announced alarm over local fire hall's intercom system.

Firemen were preparing to mount engine when told by dispatcher that blaze was in trash can in alley behind fire station. Confused but energetic fireman walked to rear of building, doused flames with garden hose. NEWS RELEASE out of neighboring county's extension agents office described Jack Gardner, University of Utah basketball coach, as "dairyman's best friend" because he drank' four quarts of milk during his team's two "exciting" games at the Far West Classic in the coliseum last weekend." STORY GOES that complimen tary tickets for Elmo Smith, ex-(Continued on page 10, column 7) Multnomah Funds OK For Park Program PORTLAND (UP)- Multnomah county commissioners voted Thursday to acquire land for a county park system. The board approved a report of Chairman Jack Bain made these recommendations: Immediate purchase of Blue Lake park, privately operated fa cility northeast of Portland. Purchase of 14 widely scattered sites which are next to school properties and have been approved by the county planning commission.

Improvement and enlargement of public, landing facilities for small boats along the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Continued negotiations with the federal government for possible acquisition of several hundred acres on the Sandy river and with the state on possible purchase of park land on Sauvies island. Today's First Cash Ad ATTRACnVR fuUh4 rat bJ room fJupltx. wtth yr6 ml trig, ('alteft couple with tmJJ rhitd prwfrrmt No tlrtnkuig, 70. PL 1 Moo or PL ohovo 51 word Fir Cat Ad coot oaly II TV for 4 lMrUotu.

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Robert F. Scott in 1912. Scott perished on the return journey. It was a close call for Hillary and his men. They1 had only one drum of gasoline left aboard their sno-cat tractor after a 24-hour forced march that covered 70 miles.

The remaining drum was good for barely 20 miles. The five were so bushed that the instant theic sextant indicated the pole, they camped on the spot. Near American Base They spurned the comfort of the relatively luxurious American po lar, base two miles away and bed ded down as soon as they radioed their success, "Steering by the sun from earli er fixes, we came bang on base (Continued on page 2, column 4) History In Makinq SANTA PAULA, Calif (UP) Embarrassed efficials ef the Bank of America branch here turned to a rival firm Thursday for money to stay in business wken they, couldn't get their vault open. When the chief clerk set the time clock be.foe leaving Dec. Il.

tforgotthal the New Year's holiday was only for ene day and not a weekend. The result was that bank man ager Paul Keith ran eut. money and was forced to go hat in hand to a competitor for funds. The bank couldn't open its vault until late Thursday afternoon. $93 Million Go To NW Roads PORTLAND (UP)-The regional office of the Bureau of Public Roads announced here today that it had paid out more than 93 mil lion dollar in the four Pacific Northwest states during ,1957 for the federal contribution to the new interstate highway system.

State matching funds raised the total spent for federal and local highway projects in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana to more than 160 million dollars. Of the total for the interstate highway system, 1.000 miles was added nationally during 1957 and the Bureau said it deemed Oregon and Washington "fortunate" to have received a 32-mile addition to the system between' Ellensburg, and Pendleton, Ore. It said "if tlje states acept this mileage the highway can be constructed with 90 per cent federal funds. Both states claimed the Ellensburg-Pendleton route would have been more valuable in other areas. The Bureau also affirmed a new highway numbering system as proposed by ihe American Association of State Highway Officials Under the new system'.

Highway 99 would be designed as Interstate Highway Highway 30 east from Portland would become Interstate Highway 82; Highway 10 In Wash ington would become Interstate Highway 90. The routes will be designated with distinctive white and blue shields due to ap- pear along some highways soon. time tariffs must drop 10 per cent At the end of the next four years, they are to be down by 30 per cent. When the timetable Is complete, it will mean, for example, that a Frenchman can buy ah Italian product without paying any duty on it. It will also mean that because of the freer exchange of goods and services, the European members of the treaty will be able to form themselves into an economic block potentially capable if competing on an equal footing with the United States and the Soviet Union.

The six nations form an area of 419.000 It Is inhabited by 160 million persons about two- thirds of non-Communist Europe. The population of the United States is K.9" million and that of Russia 217 million. More Gains In five years time, it will also Include French overseas territories (with a population of 31 million and the Belgian Congo (12 million personsi. James of before House. were be ing said a 40 Haeerty said he does not expect any official caller at the farm this Ho said, ihe chief 1 executive will continue, work im the.

final wording of hit Stat of the Union Message. The commission Immediately afterward under the chairmanship of John A. Hannah, president of Michigan State University, was to -begin mapping its plans for insur ing the voting rights 'of Negroes and other minority groups. The administration was put on notice by Sen. Allen J.

Ellender (D La a Senate appropriation committeeman, that it must "justify every dime" of the reported billion dollar defense budget. Ellender said the armed serv ices could "do the job better with what money they've got, if only they will unify and get along with one another." He said a "lot of money" was being wasted by inter-service rivalry. Defense Secretary Neil H. Mc- Elroy said after a irieeting With President Eisenhower Thursday military spending proposals would be about 40 billion dollars-close to two billion higher than the cur rent budget. Weather Summary Corvallis: Mostly sunny today and partly sunny Saturday with patchy morning fog; highs 48 53; low tonight Western Oregon: Partly cloudy south, cloudiness north portion today, tonight and Saturday; patches of valley fog south portion; a little rain north coast spreading to the northern Interior Saturday; high both days 42-50 except 52-59 along coast; low tonight 34-42.

Eastern Oregon: Partly cloudy through Saturday; patches of valley fog; chance of a few snow flurries western mountains Satur day; high both days 30-40; low to night 12 25. Eastern Washington: Partly Cold Wave Hits Most By UNITED PRESS The bitterest, cold wave of the winter gripped most of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains today and the Weather Bureau promised little relief. Below freezing temperatures were reported along a line from the Carolina coast into Southern Alabama and Mississippi and northwestward into the Texas Panhandle. The cold air pushed into North ern Florida while the Southeast Florida coast was battered by damaging gale winds, up to 55 miles an hour for the second straight day. The howling winds shattered windows, uprooted trees and disrupted power in the Miami area.

Gale warnings were hoisted from Daytona Beach to the Keys. Torrential rains accompanying the storm caused local flooding and threatened heavy damage to winter vegetable crops in Southeast Florida, including Dade County's rich tomato crop. Sub-zero readings were common in the Dakotas. Minnesota. Wis-, (Continued on page 2, column 8) and leaders of cafe society.

And up in the balconies was a record crowd that had paid a record price. Even the creme de la creme booed and yelled when it was announced the performance had end ed after the first act for reasons beyond control. But in the upper regions there was turmoil coarse fistfights that continued outside the opera when police had ejected The superintendent of Rome'i Opera House said that the Amer ican-bom soprano failed to finish her performance at -Thursday night's gala premiere because she celebrated New Year's Eve without observing proper precautions In a statement to the press ex pressing his regret for the oper.i fiasco, which has brought an on' cry in the newspapers and rail questions In Parliament. Supcrin tendent Carlo Lantini said: "I have to reveal that In the hours of this morning I learned not without surprise and regret that during New Year's Eve Ihis artist Madame Callas, after car rving out the dress rehearsal of "Norma." sang 'La Casta Diva' the big aria from the first act of Norma on the television. "Then she went out to celebrate the start of the New Year until a late hour, without observing the precautions that were due.

Helps Note tflrl, one of seven children 506 Adams, who contracted 1951, is LaNor Hunter, now and leading an active life, vision ot -nar doctor lor an aaai tional one and one-half years. Now LaNor leads an active life, taking part In most sports activi ties at school and enjoying swim ming in particular. With further physiotherapy treatments and the aid of the polio foundation, it is hoped that she will soon be completely recovered from the effects of the disease. The youngster yesterday helped local Polio foundation workers note 20th anniversary of the founding of the national founda tion. Alert Sounded For Stolen Checks Local merchants are asked, to be on the lookout for, four suspects who stole 460 checks and a check protector from Keizer Sand Gravel company in Salem earlier this week.

Police believe the four might fry to cash checks on the Keizer stationery at various towns in the Willamette valley. The check blanks are of the large business-type, pink, and printed in blue ink with the words Keizer Branch, Salem, First Na tional Bank of Portland." The check protector writes the amount in red ink and the name of the company in green ink. Each check is stamped in black ink with a rubber stamp which reads "Keizer Sand Gravel Comoanv. 5205 Winsor Island Road, Salem Any Corvallis or Benton county merchants spotting either the suspects, believed to be young men between the ages of 1 and 26, or the checks are asked to notify the police department or the sheriff's office. Price Of Glory NEW YORK 'UP I- The New York Central Railroad honored William B.

Nichol, 85, Thursday on the occasion of his 5uth anni versary as a daily commuter on the Central's Croton local express line. The railroad named the 41 m. train "The William Nichol Express" and accorded Nichol a celebrity- studded ceremony in Grand Central terminal. Suddenly a publicity man noted that the train was ready to leave and Nichol wasn't aboard. The lean, spry octogenarian sprinted down the platform and leaped aboard the train just as It began to roll.

By then, the seals were gone. Too Much Hew Years Eve Affects Soprano's Voice A 10-year-old Corvallis in the Rosel Hunter family, polio at the same time in a student at Roosevelt school Of the seven out of eight chil-i dren in the Hunter family who were stricken with the disease, LaNor was the only one hospital-, ized. The others, suffering" only minor attacks, have since completely recovered. Following three months of hos pitalization. LaNor was given physiotherapy treatments for two years through the help of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Treatments Continued Her mother continued giving her treatments under the super- Night Classes Start January 6 Winter term evening classes in Corvallis will begin January 6 through 10 with approximately 20 college-level undergraduate and graduate Courses to be offered for either credit or non-credit regis trations. Courses in eight subject areas will be available, according to Bob Roberts, community consultant for general extension division. State System of Higher Education, and staff specialist for station KOAC-AM-TV in Corvallis. Registration for Corvallis evening classes, which meet on the Oregon State college campus, may be accomplished in advance by mail or at the first or second class meeting. Fees, as authorized by the State Board of Higher Educa tion, are $9 per credit hour with a minimum course fee of $18.

Ex tension class fees are identical to tlio.se listed fur campus study by the board. Fees apply to both credit and non-credit enrollments Additional information regard ing admissions, registration and schedule of classes may be obtain ed from the office of KOAC-AM TV on campus, or by telephone. The term schedule, which lists all evening classes to meet from 7 to i or I 45 and class instructors, il as Inflows: Mondays, beginning January Oregon School Law and Organizations Ed 47t', Clinton, Educational building: Effective Heading 'Eng 1 15 1, Foreman, Administration annex; United States History and Government 'list 202, Adolf, Social Science building. Tuesdays, beginning January 7: Individual AuihorK Eng 201 1. Srhrorder, Administration annex; Children Literature and Library Eng 308 1.

Norris. Administration annex; Short Story Writing (Wr (Continued oo page 2, Column I) Euratom Treaties Begin; Big Step to Unite Europe By NORMAN RUNN'ION i No reductions at all are Press Staff Correspondent pulsory until Jan. 1. 1959. At this cloudy through Saturday; patches of valley fog and clouds; chance -of a few snow flurries in moun ROME (UP) Rome's triumphant new opera season lay in shambles today at the feet of temperamental soprano Maria Mene-ghini-Callas who turned a gala first night into pandemonium.

Did the J4 year-old singer really have a sore throat and a "lower ing of the voice?" Was it the iso lated boos that echoed from "paradise," the low-priced upper bal-conv seats? Or was it tempera ment? Whatever it was. her walkout on Rome's highpst dignitaries plus ELsa Maxwell and Gina Lollobrigi- la touched off a chorus of boos. catcalls, whistles and fistfights that raged into the early. morning New York's "fighting soprano" has been embroiled in many incidents, but never because of a chal-lenee to her sineing ability. It is accepted by many opera lovers that 'her rendition of the aria "Casta Diva" in'Norma" can scarcely be bettered.

There Is a diehard corps who thinks her arch rival soprano Re-nata Trbaldi is infinitely better. Aiyl it may have been they who sent boos and isolated whistles down from paradise to the stage of the Teatro Dell Opera and sent Miss Callas to her dressing room The audience contained th( cream of Roman society in exnen live fur and lavish gowns. The diplomatic rorpi was there. Se was sprinkling el movie start PARIS (UP) The course of European history changed this week but hardly anyone noticed It. There was no ringing of bells as (he European common market and Euratom treaties came into existence on New Year's Day.

But the European statesmen who plotted both treaties on the road to reality probably gave them a toast of success as they rang In the new year. The treaties are Ihe biggest step ever taken towards a united Eu rope. They are designed to set up a Customs free trade zone between France. West Germany, Italy. Bel-glum, the Netherlands and Luxem bourg, and provide for the ex rhunge of atomic know how.

Any other West European nation wishing to Join can eventually do so. But nothing will happen tomor row, or next week, or next month to renlly show that Europe has taken one of the biggest steps forward In Its history. Ijng ProreM Jan 1, 19ri8, was just the start Ing date. Not for another 15 years, according to the present time table, will tariff walls be com tains Saturday; high both days 39-38; low tonight 12 25. Tatoosh to Cape Blanco: South east winds 10-25 today, increasing generally to 15-30 tonight and Sat urday; occasional rain Washington and northern Oregon coasts.

Local temperatures In 24 hours ending at I a.m. today, high 47, low 30, trace of rain. Civil defense reports that fallout of an atomic weapon over. Portland today would be only over the target area and would not af fect Corvallis. Temperatures during the 14 hour period ending 4:30 a.m.

today: High Chicago IS Denver Los Angeles Miami 51 17 a 41 41 New York Portland, Francisco Seattle -Spokane Washington 15 1 II 41 20 41 49 The area's annual steel will be 60 million tons, against 113 million for the U.S. and 'million for Russia, pletely abolished..