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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1944)
tt r . v xjLuiei quests Rights to Be Eyed by OPA ' PORTLAND, Dec. 2J.p)-Hb-I . : tels offering not more - than half of their rooms on g weekly or monthly basis may request per , mission -to put "such rooms on a dally basic when permanent guests Voluntarily - vacate, the OPA an nounced today. , ,- f . Even then, the hotel must offer a weekly rate after" a guest has remained . 10 consecutive days, or a monthly rate if the, guest re mains 30 ' days, said Daniel D. Gage, district rent director. -v Unless they can qualify lor such removal 'from quota requirements, hotels inust offer the Aame number f rooms for -weekly or monthly occupancy that were actually rented on such a basis during ;June, 1942. ..:,' ft. i.' ji . Gage said the OPA recently had received, complaints that hotel managers were misinforming the guests s to how long they may stay in a hotel, stating that an OPA ruling as basis for terminat ing reservations. The ruling under which guests on a daily basis are generally limited to six consecu tive days is that of the hotels and not an OPA regulation. Gage said. Strike Off at V Big Shipyards SEATTLE, Dec. 2 J-.)-A "strike by the United Brotherhood of Welders, Cutters and Helpers,' an Independent union, scheduled for tomorrow at Todd' Pacific ship j yards has been called off, Henry A. Doty, national brotherhood president, said today. He said his members had de cided not to strike to avoid5 halt ing vital, war production..' Six government agencies had sat in : on the proceedings. . The strike threat stemmed from a jurisdictional dispftte involving .the brotherhood and the AFL SeatUe metal trades council. The council had announced earlier it would ignore brotherhood picket lines. . Pots Kept Boiling ADNTV V ARMY CHRISTMAS CHEER Ar ) s i i if ' ' ! Ml ? .- if M!Mw, I t i . t W 0 Thousands of smaU coins like this (and a few pieces of folding money) have kept the Salvation Army Christmas pots boiling this month. Mrs. M. Evenden, who from II aon. to S pjn. dally rings the bell and gives the Army greeting "Merry Christmas May God bless yon - to donors, and other Salvation Army lassies, know much about the people of Salem. Some of the needy and they will assure yen that high wages and attendant high costs of living have been near-tragedy to those whose earning days are past they have met on the city's street corners. The generous who share their plenty, too, are their friends. j t Serviceman Is Guest For Holiday Dinner JEFFERSON Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Zimmerman entertained with a dinner Friday night hon oring Bill Mills, seaman first class and Mrs. Mills. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mills of Salem; Mrs. Mary Hereen, Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mc Connell and Buster of Salem. Bill Mills a nephew of Mrs, Zimmerman, is home on a 30-day leave from the South Pacific. Traffic Death Laid to Restaurant Proprietor PORTLAND, Dec. 2J-3VFred Kirigsfather, 37, Portland restau rant proprietor, was charged with negligent homicide today in the traffic death of Joe Bailey, 39, Met?ger. A! piece of broken headlamp found at the Pacific highway in tersection where Bailey was killed last night, by i hit-run driver fit ted a ' smashed fteadlamp on Kingsfather's car, said State Po liceman Vernon R;Boyer. Kings father was released on $2500 bail. ,1000 Registered for Pacific Logging Meet SEASIDE, Ore, Dec. 23-(;P)-Al-most 1000 persons have registered to attend the Pacific logging con gress here. January 10-12. Inability- of, Portland hotels to care for" the large attendance caused transfer of the congress to Seaside. Local hotels are co-operating . and the nearby Gearhart hotel, closed, for the winter, will pen temporarily. Our Christinas prayer this year is for a lasting peace and the safe and early return of all our loved ones. LEONARD B. JUDSOII, PInmbing ; 279 N. Commercial - Salem , 7 The Douglas fir, largely used in the western United States as . a Christmas tree, while scientifical ly known as the Pseudotsuga, or false . hpmlrvfr i is neither a hemlock nor, as its common name implies, is it a fir. The- Pseudot . suga is probab ly the most im portant timber tree in the area where it grows and; its great size often ri vals the red- - un Uaaseo . woods. The lumber was at one time sold under the name of Ore gon pine, and this, too, is wrong, botanists tell us, as the tree is not a pine at all. There are ' six species of this tree in the world. The tree may be identified easily by the cones, which have protruding three pronged bracts, or in the absence of cones, by the papery brown bud scales of the previous, year, which may be seen clinging to the foliage. V All-American rose selections tor this season recommended by the Rose council after two-year tests and scorings in the 15 official all- American rose test gardens In elude? s MIRANDY, a rich, crimson-red California-bred . rose. Flower Is highly perfumed, buds are long and pointed. Leaves dark ' green, leathery ; and disease - resistant. Deeper shade than Crimson Glory. A hybrid tea rose. HORACE McFARLAND, glowing salmon-pink. Large, long pointed, buds - of , copper-pink. Beautiful - under artificial light as well as dayhght Fragrance is moderate. A hybrid tea rose. FLORIDORA A new color, a cinnabar-red, described as tange rine-orange to orange ' scarlet Blooms are - camellia - flowered, and without noticeable odor. It is a Coribunda or large duster-flowered rose. Leaves are dark green. glossy and leathery, with reddish twigs and bark. Especially effec tive in beds and masses or as a hedge.? A very free bloomer .- Any rose . winning all-America recommendation is an exception ally fine . variety. No. 1 - grade plants in fresh condition ' should be planted. Look for the "AARS, All-America Rose selections tn signe, on the plant tags or ; la bels, to be sure of having the rec ommended varieties introduced in the past five years. They may be obtained ' through reliable . grow ers and dealers "as long : as the supply of plants last ' i Swastikas Popular Again MADRID, Dec 24-()-A fash ion note: Swastikas are being worn again here among Germans since the nazl counter-offensive began. They had almost vanished from German lapels following the lib eration of France. . III, M.r 1V Pi'1"'1 Ch!i1' vjjJJ COIHIEnCIAL BOOK STORE 141 North Commardcd 2 Altruistic Club Party Held by Dallas Woman DALLAS Twenty were ftvat-f tendance when Mrs. William Hef r ner, entertained the Altruistic club of the Pythian Sisters Monday night Mrs. E. A. Wagner and Mrs. Harvey Carpenter were co-host; esses. 1 Holly, polnsettas and a light ed tree were used - to decorate about the rooms, where 500 was In play at five tables. Mrs. Carl Bales had low score, and Mrs. Mi riam Hughes high score. The hostesses served lunch at the close of the evening. Gifts were ex changed around the lighted tree.' Separate Housing, for " Juveniles Is Planned -. VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. 23 (A1) Clark county commissioners have approved purchase of a S8, 300 site for a detention home for juvenile delinquents. Construction will start soon. ' ,j . w - m Mt You Like It-It Likes Yew Salem 810 N. liberty SL Orcgoa Phone 8751 f 1 ? x y 7j V if !?; From Ihe Chadvick Hotels in Oregon r t Hotel Oregon, Eugene Hotel Jackson, Medford Hotel Redwoods, Grant! Past - Hotel Senator. Salem ..Hotel -Marion, Salem : , . IS JL V Wr. ..-,:? "... so-fv;1 r v - - tf v., t - v? I virNC Jrv a:- :Vr f fir niMiy . w- V" ft- -. . . -'X--:-rr m ;i a-- 4 't: ... i TKi? M erry Fellow" Comes To Say - - Christmas Joys Be Yours In the Good Old Fashioned W ay '.v. life, years may come and years may so7 buTdcar'oicI Santa li'with us loreverl lnnis sparkling eybriiddy cr 'nd.'fhim times vyhich we-wisn to iH'oir'. en Js for all the years ahead I Donjt think the'jolfy fdlovv s checri nes ;js.reseWed r children orJyX allnecd him and vvt&ii: all cnioy. his bountiful frien4!inM fU st- j.fI. 1 r . - , wv wbRn vw, uic wiiiTncy ana.. ; ma!ce for dcH ' ?F Christmas joys! Santd', comins with hjr Z Bag; full of senerosiVand a silhouette whose corpulence ielfs wtth--sestifeArt Orfsbnar if thejime for fricndlin$,and' . ' for lookin3 forward to Nceavlvhicr7wc Kop?vvd be rlcn irt sood cjieer for you and yours. w o E F.UR N ITUR E COMPANY ; Four Seventy Four Cou,!a Coninerdcl Zl. So!a. Ore. .1 " '""'R Y Jfl 1 ! I A . 1 I I i