The Olympian from Olympia, Washington • 14

Every tenth citizen hi Sweden owns an automobile 14 Th Doily Olympian WedrwJay July 10 1957 Crosby Jury Set To Hear First Witness Freeway Cost Debated Here FLOOR COVERIHGS Tile Linoleum Fret Estimates By Our Experts HYAK LUMBER MILLWORK Dial FL 6-4441 408 Olympia Ava attorney said Elkins tried to blackmail him But Dr Gaber pf Oregon State Hospital signed an affidavit saying he thought Elkins was mentally competent Judge Bain said he couldn't see that the contrary had been proved The jury which was excused while all the hassle went on about Elkins is to be locked up for the duration of the trial state weapon the defense tried Tuesday to get him barred from the witness stand One of its witnesses against him Dr Ivor Campbell Portland psychiatrist said he thought that an oath to Elkins would mean anything at that he would lie at any time it was to his advantage Clifford Bennett one-time aid to Elkins testified he thought Elkins was in need of a psychiatrist William Langley ousted district OLYMPIANA Yacht Club Olympia Yacht Club will meet this Wednesday evening at eight The Yacht Club meeting is being held week later this month because of the Fourth of July holiday Award Mrs Ann Carr Olym pia Post Office clerk received a certificate of award Tuesday for a suggestion she submitted for expediting mail service Speakers Olympians are presenting talks at the annual Institute of Government this week at the University of Washington in Seattle Approximately 1000 persons are attending the conference Dawley will discuss locations and plans for new shopping centers A (Jimmy) Drees will deliver an address on the nature of plans for renewal of old shopping districts Herbert Legg city commissioner of public works Tuesday spoke on methods of community organization for industrial development -The Trend fa la fferrfs as Fifth Aeent la- Heavy Salmon Run Reported In Alaska JUNEAU Alaska Ul One of the heaviest sockeye salmon runs in years was reported Wednesday at Bristol Bay by the Fish and Wildlife Service The information was relayed here in a telegram from John Gharrett acting administrator for commercial fisheries in Alaska Gharrett at King Salmon reported that 1ft million fish were caught by gillnetters during the last 24 hours in the Naknek-Kvi-chak district Gharrett ordered an additional 18 hours of fishing in the Naknek-Kvichak district this week startr ing at 3 pm Wednesday and extending until 9 am Thursday runs and adequate es-capement to date justifies additional fishing Gharrett said in his telegram to FWS headquarters here FWS officials here said the red salmon run this week at Naknek-Kvichak compares with the big run there last year the largest in several years Denies Russ Charge LONDON (fll Harold Stassen Wednesday rejected Russian sug gestions that the United States is devoting its nuclear know-how mainly to the creation of new weapons of mass destruction British officials reported The informants said the American delegate to the five-power Disarmament subcommittee talks here objected to remarks made by Valerian Zorin of Russia about motives in presenting certain proposals for ending the arms race The subcommittee had under discussion policy statement delivered Monday which set forth the Soviet attitude toward ways of halting the East-West H-bomb race British French and Canadian delegates characterized i statement as Moscow Radio said Tuesday night the Soviet Union would in cist on an unconditional suspension of nuclear weapons tests for at least two years as the first step toward a disarmament agreement The radio giving support to Zorin's position in the talks here described the entire issue as and many sided PORTLAND Ub The state called its first witness Wednesday in its case against Clyde Crosby top Oregon Teamster Union official who is1 charged with a bribe conspiracy and it appeared that Big Jim Elkins had returned to his customary role He had been a principal witness for the state in the numerous cases arising from the months of probing here into vice and corruption charges But it appeared Tuesday that he was the defendant Elkins kingpin gambler and racketeer sat alone on display in the broad jury box in Circuit Judge James court while a parade of witnesses testified about but mostly against for tw hours Then the judge said he see that the defense had established Elkins to be of unsound mind and he would let him be a witness in Crosby's trial However the state when it got down to the actual trial Wednesday first called Alden Kreig He was an employe of the Portland Exposition Recreation Commission whose quest for a site for a sports center here led to the charge against Crosby The state says that Crosby' who was a member of the commission conspired on the site selection with Elkins Joseph McLaughlin Seattle card room operator and Thomas Johnson Portland East Side real estate dealer It says Crosby planned to swing the selection to the so-called Broadway-Steel Bridge site where the others were to have taken options on the property Ultimately that site was selected as third but long after Crosby had left the commission Since it was apparent that El-kins story was to be a principal! Investigation Olympia police Wednesday morning were investigating what appeared to be an attempt to break into Greyhound Bus baggage room The attempted entry was discovered shortly before one-thirty o'clock this morning A suspect was arrested at the time and booked for investigation Escaped-Police in this area were asked Tuesday afternoon to be on the lookout for a fifteen-year-old inmate who escaped from the State Training School for Boys in MANY NEW DRESSES a for SUMMER PARTIES COCKTAIL SLEEVELESS JACKET-DRESSES SUN BACK In New Imported Cottons Chiffon and Washable Silks Styled By SUZY PERETTE ARKAY ANN FOGARTY JERRY GILDEN YOUNG MODES From Page One it The ordinance to create the LID now is being held on third reading and can be passed at any time Baker told the commissioners that Capitol Center Incorporated always has been willing to discuss the proposed LID with the city and is willing to cooperate but feels its assessment is too high The firm now is slated to pay $35000 as 11s share of the Job and feel it will receive that much benefit as an owner ef Plum Street property Baker outlined a plan that Capitol Center feels would result in a fairer distribution of costs 'This calls for owners of abutting Plum Street property to pay all of the net cost of improving the street Capitol Center Incorporated determines net cost of the Plum Street job by deducting $75000 in Federal aid and $60000 in engineering and right of way costs from the gross cost of $215000 This leaves abutting land owners with $80000 to pay instead of the $95000 the city has slated as their share This would reduce Capitol assessment from $35000 to $29100 Baker said his client feels that its proposal is a fair one and asked the city to consider it before acting on the expanded LID proposal This the City Commission agreed to do The commissioners were asked Tuesday to approve Olympia School plan to pave the area south of the portables on Garfield School grounds The city traffic engineer and city planner already have rejected the request for safety reasons The matter was referred to Mayor Smith In other business the commission: 1 Awarded Frank Turner Route Three a contract to install 3438 fret of water main in the area near the intersection of Eskridge Boulevard and Cain Road He was low bidder at $251820 2 Gave final approval to an ordinance which regulates the location and construction of driveways 3 Thanked Louis Mobbs Route One for a truck-load of plants he gave to the City Park Department 1 4 Approved a contract with Motorola Communications and Electronics Incorporated for the installation of two-way radio equipment in a Water Department truck 5 Instructed the city clerk to call for bids for the paving of several sections of city streets including East Bay Drive from Glass Avenue to Leavenworth Avenue Bids will be opened on July 23 6 Instructed the clerk to call for bids for the installation of a sanitary sewer on Carlyon Avenue from near Boundary Street to Quince Street July 23 is the date when bids will be opened House Okays Base Building WASHINGTON (A The House formally passed Wedneseay a bill to authorize the armed forces to spend $1676622000 for construction of military public works here and abroal The bill sent to the Senate for action would only authorize the expenditure Actual funds would have to be provided iii a separate measure The House tentatively approved the authorization bill last Monday Final action was by demands for a roll call vote on an amendment to allow the Defense Department to discontinue industrial or commercial operations without prior clearance from Congress The amendment was adopted by standing vote Monday The House Armed Services Committee recommended that congressional approval be required for discontinuance of some of the services' larger commercial operations By a roll call vote of 230-183 the House Wednesday upheld the committee and reversed Monday's action on the amendment It then passed the bill itself by voice vote Pakistan Minister Welcomed To USA WASHINGTON Wl Prime Minister Suhrawardy of Pakistan said Wednesday his country and the United States are the same path of in efforts to further world peace Suhrawardy arriving here for an official visit was greeted at National Airport by Vice President Nixon who assured him that two countries are firm friends and good allies" During Siihrawhrdy's three days of talks with President Eisenhower these ties of friendship will be strengthened Nixon said The Pakistan leader an outspoken foe of neutralism and com-munisim in Asia was accorded a 19-gun salute and full military honors upon his arrival Priced from $'1995 Mike Liz Home NEW YORK (A Producer Michael Todd and his expectant wife actress Elizabeth Taylor came home from a European trip Wednesday cooing like newlyweds and pooh-poohing columnists' reports of spats on the trip Miss Taylor asserted: one of us is inhibited So naturally we speak freely to each other We also love each other We have a lot of fun Todd chimed in to add: have more fun screaming at each Black Sheer Dresses Have Arrived! RESPONSIBILITY TOLD State officers or employes are personally liable for acts resulting from negligent operation of state cars they drive Attorney General John said OWWW 35555-A vroec or apcciAurv anore OLYMPIA WAS The word tornado is derived from he Spanish meaning thunderstorm Collision Gordon Charles Col tins Fort Lewis and Stanley Fletcher Yelm were driving their cars east in Fourth Avenue Tuesday evening when they collided near the intersection of Edison Street Police report Collins appar-ently suddenly turned his car into the path of the Fletcher machine No one was injured Both cars were damaged Conservationists A meeting of the Olympia Steelhead Club will be held this Thursday evening in Lee's house just beyond St Martin's College Dinner will be served at seven-thirty o'clock if the committee can get the conservationists away from more convenient forms of nourishment As guests the Steelheaders will have several persons who will come clean from the nudist colony Charley (Ultrastart) Hillman will deliver a talk entitled the Steelhead Club cannot have vast projects with half vast Carl Dixon will supply entertainment by screening films in which he himself occupies most of the screen The pictures were taken on fishing expeditions off the coast of Mexico The Steelheaders also will discuss their annual fishing trip to Westport Six Reported Dead In Transport Crash ANCHORAGE Alaska (A A two-engined transport crashed on takeorf from King Salmon airport on Bristol Bay Wednesday and a Civil Aeronautics Administration report received here said least were believed killed Full details of the accident were not available immediately The plane was not identified The CAA office here said it received a report the plane a Lockheed Lodestar had just taken off from the airport and had climbed to an altitude of about 500 feet when or both engines The CAA said witnesses reported the plane headed straight down and exploded and burned on impact King Salmon is an important local air traffic renter for the Nak-neh salmon industry area Hibberd and Cole SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE Landing Try Fatal To Two USAF Men EDMONTON Alta (A Two United States Air Force men were killed Tuesday night when their F89 Scorpion jet fighter crashed and burned in a farmer's field in attempting a landing at the Royal Canadian Air Force base eight miles north of here Air Force officials said the twin-engined jet was returning to the US from exercises in Alaska and was to make scheduled refueling stop at the RCAF base at Mamao Killed were the pilot and the radar observer Their names were withheld After leaving an unspecified Alaska base the fighter had landed at Whitehorse YT and at Fort Nelson BC about 430 miles northwest of Edmonton SUITS HART SCHAFFNER MARX KINGSRIDGE FIRE EXTINGUISHED State Forestry- Department crewmen manning a pump truck extinguished a brush fire early Wednesday near Gleason Carney Road just north of Martin Way The blaze was ignited by prank-sters who threw a kerosene road flare pot into a pile of stumps and brush The culprits replaced the flare pot with beer bottles a Forestry Department spokesman said Free Parking Frca Delivery Friendly Easy Credit 547S-6475-6975 547S-597S 447S-4975 RA COLLEGE HALL LIGHTER WEIGHT BLENDS 3475-397S-4975 GAME GROUP TO MEET The State Game Commission has set Aug 19 tentatively for a meeting to fix the 1957 waterfowl hunting season The commission announcement said the session probably will be held in Yakima I I I I 1 SCHORN SPORT COATS HART SCHAFFNER MARX KINGSRIDGE 3975-447S 3275-3475 2375-2975 1775- COLLEGE HALL LIGHTER WEIGHT BLENDS For Your Convenience 1 LAWN SPRAYING I 2 DUST oiLING I 3 CHARCOAL BRIQUETS I 4 PRES-TO-LOGS In I Cartons I SHAKE TONE MILSI VMM 1 0 I I FL-6-44111 1 OLYMPIA OIL AND WOOD PRODUCTS CO Rockway-Leland Bldg OLYMPIA'S OLDEST HEATING OIL DEALER hyak lumber millwork 401 Olympia Avenue Dial FL 6-4441 Olympic Weskingtee Open Until 5:30 PM Every Day Including Saturday Hibberd and Cole APPAREL 30-G0-90 Days of Time 3 514 Capitol Way.