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Bakra, Oregon, Wednesday Horning, November 29, 1939
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Paul Hauser Column
- Apple week Is dead and '. don
with, but here's a story about
the fruit of that ' forbidden tree
whose, mortal
taste, brought
. embarrassm e n t
lately , to Rich
ard C. StlllwelL
. local guiding
light for the so
cial security
The northwest
social secur 1 1 y
' lads were hav
lnr a confer-
ence, as govern- "Pant H. emiw, Jr.
znent employes lore to do, In Port
land, when one of the state of
Washington representatives rose
to his feet and presented the
gathering with a box of Yakima
apples and a chamber of com
merce speech.
Stillwell, not to let his na
tiTe state be outdone, rose in
turn, - warned his colleagues
against eating the Washington
apple in the dark and praised
the rlrtues of the Oregon ap
ple, which, so he said, exceed
ed those x of the Yakima prc
duct so that there was no com
parison, forsooth.
. Lo - and behold, there was an
Immediate clamor that he make
good his boast by producing a
box of Oregon apples at the ear
. liest possible moment. This Mr.
Stillwell proceeded to do.
He went to a local grocery
store by recommendation of n
friend and found that they had,
indeed, choice apples on dis
play. Carefully he ' asked if
they were the finest Oregon
apples. The merchant assured
him they were and Stillwell or
dered a fine box sent without
stay or delay to his dubious
colleagues.
. Time - went by and came the
I postman. From all over the north-
' . A. J - til.
iwesi his irieuua . were mauiug
back to him the wrappers in which
his apples had been so tenderly
packed.'
acn wrapper Dore in bril
liant red letters the words,
"Pride O Yakima," . : t'.
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- OUROWN DOUBLE FEATURE
. Recommended forBhowlB-1a
the Baltic theatre of war: "The
Finn Man" and "Everything's on
Ice."
' ;
"WAR IS HELL"
All's quiet on the western front;
They let the navies bear the
brunt.
No matter If . they rest or fight
What General Sherman said Is
right.
. A press dispatch from Los An
geles tells' that - airplanes will
shortly be molded from a plastic
material, baked two hours in a
low oven and be ready to hop
off. Now is the time to put in
your order for a chocolate fla
rored two-seater with two-minute
icing. The manufacturers, .we un
derstand, will refuse all orders
for angel food - or devil's food,
tearing it would be bad for trade.
We can see some, future airplane
baker watching the. test pilot ball
out et his latest model and say
ing with a puzzled air, "I must
not have had the oven hot enough.
VV V- .ImA a iultu
Uwfc IUQ UlQk IUUV Mtatk VIV
ever fell." :
-
- If hostilities in Europe
should shortly end. we suggest
that President Roosevelt call a
disarmament conference and
Invite England, France, Or
zuany.' Russia, Japan and the
University of ' Southern - Cali
fornia.' ; w"- ,' .; ? '
Railroads Seek S
Rate Injunction
PORTLAND, Ore., Nor. 28-ff)
Four railroads sought a federal
court Injunction today against
VttiuivcuiBiii v& ma itttciBum wiu
merce. commission order cancel
ling rate cuts on bulk petroleum
from coastal to eastern Oregon
and Washington points.
The four lines, Chicago Mil
waukee, St. P a u 1 and Pacific,
Northern Pacific, Spokane, Port
land and Seattle, and Union Pa-J
cmc lowerea rates o , mwi vo
lumbia river barge-truck compe
tition but .. the ICC cancelled
them. T
Rail spokesmen declared that
unless - they were permitted the
lower - rates they would lose
practically . all refined petroleum
traffic - to barge-truck haulers
The lines seek to lower rates from
41 cents a hundredpound to 26
cents on shipments from tide
water, to Spokane and asked cor
responding reductions to other
interior points. "
Rail Heads Deny
Plan for Resort
SPOKANE, Nov. 2S.-P)-Ro-pcrts
that the Great Northern rail
road Is planning a winter resort
In Washington, possibly at Che
welsh, north of Spokane or at
Leavenworth, to compete with the
Union Pacific's Sun Valley, were
going the rounds of 4 Spokane
ports circles tonight. v
i- It was learned the proposed
venture had been discussed as
authentic by skiers in both the in
terested districts. Railroad men
here, however, disclaimed any
knowledge of such a plan. -
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reddling jt ; . fc
Chadwick Uses Power
L First Time Since
. Taking Office r '
" ' -' '., r ' ' ' ;
'Attempt to Handcuff
. Business Used as .
Basis for Act
Mayor W. W. Chad wick vetoed
the ordinance bill which would
have prohibited peddling without
Invitation from householders to the
council yesterday and returned
the bill to the council.
- It was the first time Mayor
Chadwlck has exercised his veto
power since he took office the
first of this year and the first
time any mayor has vetoed a con
troversial measure in a number of
years. Mayor V. E. Kuhn vetoed
two bills because of errors in their
wording.
"I exercise this veto," the may
or said in his message to the coun
cil, "on the grounds that any at
tempt to handcuff business en
terprise is likely to prove not only
unfair but futile. It Is entirely
proper to require that peddlers
obtain licenses for which they
must pay fees In lieu of taxes and
to empower the licensing officer
to refuse a license In case the sell
ing scheme Involves fraud.
Proper Study not
Given to Measure
"I believe that this ordinance
as passed by' the common council
was done- without giving proper
or careful consideration of the
best interests of the entire com
munity and, therefore, I have ve
toed same so that the council and
the people of Salem may have an
opportunity to express their de
rlres before the common council."
The ordinance, an amendment
to the present ordinance covering
peddling, was passed unanimously
by the council at its last meeting,
November 20. after being rush
through all readings - by suspen
sion of i the rules. Mayor Chad
wlck said a number of councilmen
have since informed him that they
were not cognizant of the broad
scope of the ordinance when it
was passed.
Strictly Interpreted the vetoed
ordinance would have made it nec
essary for all solicitors and sales
men, even those connected with
established local firms, to obtain
Invitations before making calls.
Exempted were newspaper and
magazine solicitors and peddlers
of Oregon grown agricultural
products.
Britain Yet Held
Mistress of Seas
King r Opens Parliament
With Reassurances of
Naval Predominance
- ! By J. C. STARK
LONDON. Nor. Ss-iffV-Prime
Minister Chamberlain told the
first war session of parliament to
day that Britain did not enter the
conflict against .. Germany "with
any -vindictive purpose" and " dis
claimed any intention, of Imposing
upon the foe "a vindictive peace.
The prime minister spoke aftef
King George opened the session
with a speech assuring the British
empire that the royal navy was
keeping "free and open the .high
ways of the sea" despite mount
ing losses to British shipping.
Chamberlain declared the Brit
ish-French blockade against Ger
man exports, to become effective
next ' Monday, would do the least
possible Injury to neutrals "con
sistent with the purpose of stop
ping German exports." r
Chamberlain referred to neutral
protests against the blockade and
said that "we resognlze these mea-
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Terrain Takes (Beating J As
Army Practices War Games
rnnT TTPWTTCfl f?a Nov. 2S
-J-)-Combat units axe living the
terrain a beatins. anyway, in
warm up. war games 'of the army
infantry . school.
Formal maneuvers, wnn rer-
ees decisions as to me me oi
theoretical opponents, will come
later on the 9 7,0 OO-acre reserva
tion here. " .
Assembly- at Fort Bennlug.ot
. vnnf u aaa troom ranrlUK from
machine gunners to military po
lice afforded ouicers ana bwb w
day long-awaited opportunity
to expand studies in practical co
ordination of organizations ana
trail.'. ' .. . .. . ' '
The stream-lined first division
of S.000 men, moved from north
tm -forts under command of
Brig, t Walter C Short, settled
down r for - winter irauuns. aug
menting forces regularly assigned
to the tank and rifle institution.
Planes, tanks, artillery a n u
ham foal . arrant ' devices WOTS
available to supplement Infantry
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uetacaments - in ine iivmi.
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Henry Jones, a mining man who
. bullion and gems in what is now the Hollywood Bowl narking lot.
By an electro-chemical device
right of Hoekstra) checks on bis
.
fronemiller Not
Likely Appointee
State Forestry Board to
Choose Newcomer for
Ferguson's Post
9
Lynn F. Cronemiller, former
state forester. Is not expected to
jUhei,raturned to that position as
Ou in,Mniw Y " XKT ' lTm rt WHi
resigned last Saturday.
That was the word yesterday
of a. prominent member of the
state hoard' of forestry which will
fill the vacancy. Ferguson's resig
nation was accepted as of Jan
uary 1.
The same board member indi
cated the new forester would not
be a man heretofore connected
with the state forestry depart
ment. Because Cronemiller had serv
ed . as state forester for several
years prior to Ferguson's ap
pointment early in the Charles
H. Martin administration, had
been assistant forester before be
coming forester and bad remained
with the department after Fer
guson took charge, he had been
considered a potential appointee
torf fill the impending vacancy.
Names of half a dozen appli
cants already received for the po
sition have not been disclosed.
An audit of Ferguson's books.
now in progress, will be complet
ed some time In December. .
Youth Is Hurt
In Auto Ilishap
James Arthur Stewart, 17, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Stewart, 475
Madrons avenue, suffered, from
shock and slight injuries when
light pickup truck he was driving
went into the ditch at the Liberty
hunetlon about 11 o'clock last
night.
Stewart, who was unconscious
when taken from the ear, was tak
en to the Deaconess hospital. He
said a northbound ear forced him
Into the ditch. '
GOLDENDALE. Nov. li.-VPh-
Eight persons were Injured today.
none seriously, when ears driven
by Dr. Gilson A. Ross of Eugene,
Ore., and Carl BJur of Yakima
collided on the Evergreen high
way near Bingham today. :
most of them : leave their marks
on timber and sandy clay soil.
I Artillerymen, lips parted to
equalize the Jar . upon eardrums,
see vegetation seared at battery
positions by the blasts which hurl
7 5-millimeter shells on their way
in a tumultous barrage. V
- Machine gunners, aided by trac
er bullets and light bombs, blaze
away at theoretical obstacles with
the- professional skill . of pneu
matic drillers chopping concrete.
Cutting into the ground with
heavy treads at speeds ranging up
toll miles an hour, medium
tanks : take -shallow creek and
steep slopes la stride and can
push over sizeable trees in sham
attack. -;-v-. s:i. :"r'" ''
- The concentration - U one of
half a dozen ordered throughout
the nation incident to plans for
improvements In national defense
and an immediate Increase ta
army enlisted strength to 227,
000, announced soon after the
outbreak of European hostilities
three months o.
"Doodlebug' Gold Hunter Checks Aim
believes a "doodlebug has led him
(not the original "doodlebug") held
directions. He expects to find the fortune 15 or 20 feet down.
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Christmas Tree
Lights Will Be
Started Dec. 18
The Cherrlan tree on the
courthouse grounds will be
lighted the night of December
18 for the remainder of the
Christmas season, it was an
nounced yesterday. Colonel
Carle Abxjams has been appoint
ed chairman of committee to
arrange for an extensive pro
gram to be presented in connec
tion with the lighting.
The tree, a Cyprus, was firs
decorated in 191S.
Seal Sale Croup
Plans Innovation
Mile of Pennies' to Grow
on Downtown Walks as
Part of Stunt
A novel promotional procedure
will be Instituted by the Salem
Christmas seal sales organization
Saturday, December 9, when citi
zens in the downtown shopping
district will be asked to contribute
cents in an effort to make "a mile
of pennies" between two lines on
the sidewalks.
The Junior chamber of com
merce schoolboy patrol will as
sist Tommy Hoxle, chairman of
the 1939 sale of seals, to main
tain the line as contributors add
their coppers to it. Those persons
who add to the string will each
be given a bangle pin to wear on
the coat lapeL -
Competition will enter the
stunt as men will place Ihelr pen
nies on one line, women on an
other. Length of the two lines is
expected to determine which, men
or women, carry the most pennies.
. Members of the Junior. cham
ber of commerce voted at their
regular meeting held yesterday to
participate in the "Mil of Pen
nies" promotion, according to
President Ben Staff ord. ,
Illness May Spoil big Moment
For Remarkable Young Singer
1
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Attack of bronchitis threatened to spoil the big moment of 14-year-old
8 Manna Foster, who, ft is claimed, can reach B flat above high V.
Snsazma was scheduled to snake her first public appearance in Hot
lywood with the opening of The Great Victor Herbert. in whien
she has a i'-in role. Doctor ordered "go to bed," and Uusanaa
dejectedly loc over the cor of one of her songs.
to an old cache of 9200,000 In
is shown as he started digging.
by Frank llockstra, Jones (to
Treasure Hunters
Feel Goal Near
"Doodlebug" More Active
as Shaft Reaches
12-Foot Depth
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 28P)
Seekers for the treasure of Juar
a tonight bad dug a hole IS feet
deep in the Hollywood bowl park
ing lot without so much as a plug
ged doubloon to show for their
efforts.
But neither red-haired Henry
Jones, Seattle mining engineer.
nor Frank Hoekstra, Highland
park inventor and operator of a
"doodle-bug," professed discour
agement.
This afternoon, they reported,
Hoekstra s instrument gave a
reading twice as Intense as at
noon, and this evening Jones de
clared the original hardpan sur-
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Spokane Leaders
HaU GOP Rally
Six-State Parley Will Be
Biggest Ever Held
in Western US
SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. M.-
(A))-Spokane republican leaders
predicted tonight the six-state re
publican rally which will be held
here Saturday and Sunday will be
the "biggest ever held in the
west." - --
And, at the same time they
frankly worried about how ' to
keep the meeting from becoming
too loud a sounding board for the
backers of several presidential as
pirants, . Charles . Hebberd, Spokane vet
eran and chairman of rally ar
rangements, reported today that
yesterday's visit of Frank Gan
nett, Rochester, N. Y., publisher
and possible candidate, had stir
red new activity in other camps.'
. "Strong delegations,' he said
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Delay
In Conventions
Is Advocated
Shorter Campaign Held
. Economy Move by
; Democrats
President's Guests - Ask
National Session
Moved to July
By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
WARM SPRINGS. Ga., Nov. 28
-tCPV-Suggestiong that the 1940
democratic and republican nation
al conventions be postponed and
the political campaigns shortened
were reported on excellent ' au
thority today to have been a topic
of discussion between President
Roosevelt and some of his recent
callers.
A number of persons who have
seen Mr. Roosevelt lately. It was
learned, ' have recommended that
the conventions, ordinarily held
In June, be deferred for a month
or a month and a half.
Their contention was that there
would be scant interest and little
could be accomplished In the ear
ly months of campaigns starting
in July and running into Novem
ber, particularly during a period
of International crisis.
Matter In Up to
Party Chairmen
In addition, both parties would
delay the establishment of cam
paign headquarters and save
money.
But there were Intimations that
the matter had not yet been laid
before the national chairmen.
Democrat James A. Farley and
Republican Jobn D. -M. Hamilton.
Both In 1932 and 1930, It was
recalled, Mr. Roosevelt himself
deferred active campaigning until
September.
The source of the convention
Information laughed off as a pipe
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Road Contracts
To Be Considered
$1,000,000 in Highway
Work to Be Let By
State Group
Bids for road and bridge proj
ects aggregating a cost of ap
proximately $1,000,000 will be
considered by the state highway
commission at a meeting in Port
land December 7 and 8, 8 t at e
Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock
announced Monday.
The projects include:
Surfacting and oiling of 9.1
miles of' the Jordan Creek-MeNa-mars
Camp section of the Wilson
river highway in Tillamook coun
ty. Construction of a 06-foot steel
and concrete viaduct over Devils
Lake fork of Wilson river on the
Wilson river highway.
Remodel and widen concrete
arch bridge over Depoe Bay and
construct r .1 mile of highway
roadbed approaches on the Ore
gon coast highway in Lincoln
county, y - - - -
Surfacing and oiling of 1.9
miles ef the Trout Creek-Toll
Creek section of the Santlam
highway in Linn county. '
Construction of six reinforced
concrete structures and rradlng
of .87 mile of the Necarney creek-
Neahkahnle ' Mountain section of
the regon coast highway In Tilla
mook county.
Hiring One Man
Prosperity Key
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 28-Up)
If every employer would put an
other man to work "nothing
could stop up for a long time to
come," E. C. Sammoni, vice-presi
dent of the Iron Fireman com
pany, .said today. f.
He said hi company already
bad added IS men to the pay
roll. ;
"We are about on a par with
1020, Sammons told th, Rotary
club. "We are in an era "f pros
perity whether -we know it or
not.- ... : ! . - '--v.
Tenor, Philharmonic Gitie
First of Winter Concerts
By ItAXINE BUREN
Tenor Kelvin Gelst and the Sa
lem Philharmonic - symphony - or
chestra under the baton of Ed
ouard Hurilmann- last night pre
sented an evening's musical en
tertainment at the high school,
the . first in the series ef three
winter ' concerts to be given 1y
the orchestra. -
If this, the first of these con
certs, in the eighth year of tne
orchestra's existence Is any cri
terion, this should be by far the
most successful season, for the
orchestra has gained much in ap
pearance, musicianship and ma
turity. .
Mr. Gelst tang the beautiful
3 New Incidents
(Lited
'1
in
Wadio Broadcast
Qashes Follow Denunciation By Redo
of 1932 Non-Aggression Pact
With Northern
Official Finland Denies Allegations of
Soviets but Admits Serious
Border Situation Exists .
By WITT HANCOCK
MOSCOW, Nov. 29. (Wednesday ) (AP) Shells ex
ploded and bullets whizzed across the Finnish-Soviet frontier
last night according to the midnight broadcast of the Mos
cow radio as strained relations between the two countries
took a decided turn for the worse.
Three new incidents occurred, the radio said, at points
scattered along the 600-mile frontier from the gloomy Arc
tic ocean to Lake Ladoga north of Leningrad.
But no blood was reported spilled, as on Sunday: when
Russians charged a Finnish cannonade, caused death and
wounds to 13 Red army men.
-The clashes were reported just after Foreign Commis-
Ogar Vyachealaff Molotoff had
Conferees Find
Suitable Basis
Employes of Auto Plant
May Return to Jobs
by Thursday -
DETROIT, Nov. 28HiP)-A bas
is for settlement of the Chrysler
corporation labor dispute was
agreed upon tonight by the man
agement and tire ClO-Unlted Au
tomobile Workers onion.
Stalls ef the agreement were
not.. Immediately available but
James F. Dewey, federal labor de
partment conciliator, said he was
preparing a statement on the re
sult of today's conference which
had continued into the night.
Dewey conferred on "basic Is
sues" with two other outstanding
figures In the controversy, K. T.
Keller, president of the Chrysler
corporation and Philip Murray,
vice-president of the congress of
industrial organizations. .
The agreement reached tonight
between the heads of the union
and the corporation is to be pre
sented to UAW-CIO locals tomor
row for ratification In order to
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Death Summons
Salem Resident
Last Son of Samuel Parker
to Be Bnried Friday
in Turner Plot
Pearce T. Parker, SC. a resident
of Salem and vicinity for more
than 19 years -prior to 111 J, died
of k heart attack at . his home
In Portland Tuesday .forenoon.
He had been aoDarentlr in rood
health hp to that time, and had
retained a clear memory of Sa
lem's early history.
He was the last surviving child
of Samuel Parker, who was a
member of the first Oregon terri
torial legislature In 1141, repre
senting Thampoeg' county and
being elected president, of the
council, which corresponded to the
senate. He also - was appointed
district attorney for the territory
and was .listed among the trus
tees of 'Wallamet" university
when It was established by terri
torial act la 1853.
Pearce Parker moved from the
Salem ' vicinity to Portland In
1911 following the death of his
wife three years earlier. He Is
survived by two sons, Charles
Parker of Portland and Clifford
R. Parker, Salem sport goods
merchant.
The funeral' will be held Fri
day at 10 a.m. from the Killings-
worth funeral nome In Portland,
with burial in Twin Oaks ceme
tery at Turner. .
aria "Cavatlna from "Romeo
and JuUef and Chant Venltlen
accompanied by the ' orchestra,
and a group of numbers accom
panied by Urs. Gelst at the piano.
- His personality and appearance
are pleasing and his voice cul
tured and clear. Numbers; es
pecially those with the piano ac
companiment, seem welL suited to
his voice and the audience ap
preciated him, although the acous
tics in the high school auditorium
are far from flattering to a sing
ing voice. -
This newcomer in Salem musi
cal circles will find much demand
tor his singing, and music lovers
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Moscow
handed to the Finnish minister
caustic note denouncing the 1931
nonaggresslon pact with Finland,
and the Red army organ. Red
Star, had declared new "provoca
tions" would be answered with
fire "until those who have creaird
the incident are exterminated."
Next Move Awaited
With Much Tentlty
With the soviet believed by ob
servers to have close to 1,000,000
men In position along Finland's
borders, the next move from the
Kremlin was awaited with con
siderable tensity after the radio
declared firing broke out and Fin
nish artillery opened up at Ved
lltsa, north of Lake Ladoga.
omau groups oi rinnian inian
try tried to force their way onto
Russian soil, the radio said, bnt
the attempt was repulsed by rifle
and machine gun fire.
Earlier, it was declared, five
Finns were engaged In a skir
mish on the Isthmus between the
peninsula of Rybaclit and Srednl,
within the Arctic circle.
Although the soviet border pa
trol at first gave ground. It was
reported, reinforcements were re
ceived, the Finns were chased
back into Finland and three of
them captured.
Russians Claim Finnish
Fire Not Returned
A third Incident. In which ris
nlsh rifle fire serosa the border
was not returned, also was ro
uted. MolotorTs note to Finland aU
that by refusing to withdraw her '
troops from Soviet borders Fin-
land "betrays a hostile desire"
and an Intention to "keep Lenls
grad directly menaced."
"Denial by the government ef
Finland Of the facts of the abom
inable shelling of . Soviet troops
by Finnish troops, which resulted
In victims, cannot be explained
by any other reason than a desire
to lead astray public opinion and
deride the victims of the flrisr. -
It asserted.
"Soviet trooos do not menace
vital centers of Finland because
they are removed fdY hundreds ot
kilometers from those centers.'
but, he said, "Finnish troops eta
uonea less than so miles from
Leningrad "create an immediate
threat .
Reason Given for Refasal
Te Withdraw Red Troops
Taklnr uo the Finnish sat--
tlon that both sides withdraw
their border, forces, Molotoff said
that to move them back IX te
1 miles the distance Rusata
proposed that Finnish troops be
withdrawn would put . the red .
army within the suburbs of Len
in rrad Itself.
. - fcsjts refusal of he Soviet nro-
fosaL Molotoff said "the govern
ment of Finland has shown that
It continues to maintain a hOKtlle
attitude towards the US3R, does
not Intend to pay any regard te
provisions of ths nonajcgrennioa
pact and has decided to keep Len
ingrad under threat also la the
future."
. "The government of the USSR
can not reconcile Itself to a situ
ation wherein one aide would vio
late a nonaggreffslon tact and the
other side would undertake te
carry it out. be continued.
"In view of this the Soviet gov
ernment deems Itself compelled
to state that from this date it
considers itself free from the ob
ligations undertaken under the
Bonaggresslon pact concluded by
the USSR and Finland and sys
tematically violated by the gov
ernment of Finland.''
Eugene Council
Rules Out Dance
EUGENE, Nov. ' 28 - (JF) - The
city council tossed a wet blanket
today on - any proposed New
Tear's eve celebrations within the
city. .
The council decided that a law
prohibiting daneing on Sunday
would be enforced despite the fact
that it was the last day of the
jear.