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BAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. CONVICTED OF MANSICGHTER--Mrs.
Annie Irene Mansfeldt (left), being led from courtroom here
last night shortly after a Jury convicted her of manslinghter In
the gmn slaying of Mrs. Vada Martin, 36-year-old nurse (AP Wlre-
phoU to The Statesman). (Story
There was something plaintive
in the tone of comments of Euro
peans following the decision of
the UNO preparatory commission
to locate the new world capital
within the United States. The
London News-Chronicle, which
had stronair ODDOsed such a
location, remarked:
The decision shows to what
extent the political center of gra
vity has shifted. North America
and A&U have grown in import
ance. Continental Europe takes a
back seat" l
The Yugoslav delegate, S toy an
Gavrilovic, said: '
The main issue is out of the
way. resulting in a shift of the
center of world politics to the new
world. It had to come, but many
Europeans were reluctant to ad
mit that Europe Is no longer the
Thus is cxmflrmed the prophecy
of Bishop Berkeley in his verses
entitled "On the Prospect of
nanting Arts and Learning in
America:" '
"Westward the course of
empire takes its way;
The first four acta already
past.
The fifth shall close the
drama with the day;
Time's noblest offspring is
the last." I
Of the virtue of modesty
Americans have never been very
richly endowed. From the time
the republic got well on its feet
our . people have . realized they
"had something" on. this conti
rent which Europe
(Continued on Editorial Page)
Columbia Empire
Industries Elects
Inches President
PORTLAND, Dec. 20.-(-Co-
lumbia Empire Industries, Inc.
today elected Lloyd Riches, Salem,
president.
The new head of the organiza
tion, which expects to resume its
pre-war program of publicizing
Columbia Empire products and
industries, is ; vice president and
general manager of Western Paper
Converting company.
- . Other - officers, all from Port
land, are: PhD E. HodeL first vice
president; J. A. Brewster, second
ice president;- Henry H. Pein,
secretary-treasurer.
CHECK. DOUBLE CHECK '
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 -VPf
The senate, rushing through a
mass of legislation today trying
to get 'away for the Christmas
holiday; passed a resolution call
ing for an end of butter rationing.
OPA ended butter rationing
Nov. J4.
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From Turkey
MOSCOW, Dec. 2H)-De-
mands that Turkey cede a stra
tegic 180-mile stretch of her
Black Sea coast to Russia were
published prominently today
the Big Three foreign ministers
conferred again on problems vi
tal to world peace.
U.S. Secretary James F. Byrnes,
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin and Foreign Commissar V.
M. Molotov met for two hours
and 20 minutes today.
The demands for the area were
made in a letter from S. R. Djan
ashia, doctor of historical science,
and N. Berdzenishvili, both mem
bers of the Science academy of the
Georgian republic, declaring: . .
"We a p p e a 1 to world opinion
about the situation of our ancient
land, taken by Turkey.
"We are not talking about some
small . territorial dispute. This
concerns the seized cradle of our
people a crime which has cut in
two our living national body. The
Georgian people must get back
their land."
Salvation Army
Lists 513 to
Receive Help
Five hundred thirteen persons
are on the Salvation Army, Salem
post, Christmas list this year,
Capt R. B. Lesher said Thursday
as proceeds from the Christmas
cheer kettles were totaled. In 124
family groups, this' cumber in-'
eludes small children, widows,
the aged, the ill, those who have
met with other misfortune which
has kept them from earning a
living or enough to provide more
than the bare necessities, Lesher
said. - '
The kettles, . which' hang on
downtown street corners during
the Christmas shopping season, to
date have had SI 172.24, largely
in small coins, dropped into them.
Occasionally a large bill is shov
ed beneath the wire netting, but
$171 in such larger. - bills and
checks have been-taken into-the
citadel offices. Last year, when
many types of 'merchandise cost
less, the Salvation Army- Christ
mas Cheer .-fund here amounted
to about $1750, Captain Lesher
said. . " " f-:
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beau. McNry fiehf. Salem): Modetite
to liht rains througout the day. Tem
peratures will remain ingnuy aoovt
freezing. Maximum temperature 33 de
grees.
Salem's Service
Victory Clothing Collection for
To' conduct the-Victory Cloth
ing Collection in the Salem area
for overseas relief, representa
tives of Salem Ki wants. Rotary
and Lions clubs - have already
completed over-all committee or
ganization and secured a down
town collection dspot, F. G. Star
re tt, general chairman for -the
drive to be held here in January,
announced Thursday.
- The new R. L. Elfstrom store
at 840 Court st .formerly Ham
ilton's) will provide receiving
space for the collection of gar
ments and letters. Henry Kai
ser, nationwide chairman of the
coPection, which is a feature of
the United Nations relief and re
habilitation administration's plan
for aiding the - needy in war-
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Mounting
WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-)-
Tire rationing will end at 12:01
a. m. on Ji.n. 1, price adminis
trator Chester Bowles announced
tonight. j U
j He said the rationing program
can:f be terminated then- ''because
production of " tires," particularly
passenger) tires, the shortage of
which has been most acute, .has
increased: steadily during the past
two months, reaching : an output
for;.; this quarter of about 11,000,
ooo;tt
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Bowles said OPA and the civil
ian! production administration had
agreed that rationing; ; could be
lifted when production reached
this level. f - . '
Holders of tire purchase cer
tificates 'will have through Dec
31 to turn in ration coupons to
dealers and obtain passenger or
truck tires before unrationed sales
begin. j ' j - f ; '
After tomorrow, no additional
certificates will be -issued except
in 'emergency cases. i
Bowles warned that .termination
of rationing does not mean there
is -an ample supply of tires to
meet all; requests.
Tor many months,: he added,
"it ; will j remain important that
motorists' continue to do every
thing possible to avoid excessive
wear 'and tear on tires." . I
"The prohibition on spare tires
for , new! cars will be continued,
along with restrictions on white
side wall tires and tire exports,
Mac Denies
Intent to Resign
TOKYO, Friday, Dec. 21--
General MacArthur : today flatly
denied he had any intention of re
signing his post as supreme com
mander of the Allied powers. The
denial was - included in a : state
ment which declared that Russian
participation in the occupation of
Japan is a matter for other de
cision than my own
MacArthurs press relations of
fice issued the statement in reply
to questions concerning a broad
cast from Tokyo by Larry Tighe.
American Broadcasting corp. cor
Tighe said that MacArthur told
the U.S. state department if he
were not let alone and if Russia
were allowed any further partici
pation in occupation! affairs he
would resign. - I f
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for Worse
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Heidelberg, . Germany, Dec,
20 -(fl- Gen. George S. Pattpn,
Jri today contracted a respiratory
infection, taking a turn for the
worse, and tonight's medical bul
letin declared "his i general con
dition fls not satisfactory.' f!
Army sources at the 130th sta
tion hospital, - however, . said
there is no cause for alarm" and
no immediate indication that the
partly-paralyzed Patton might be
contracting pneumonia.
Clubs
stricken countries, has asked this
year that a letter be written in
warm neighborly spirit to accom
pany every garment f to its new
owner;- " 'i . L ..
On the general committee as
signed ' the task of obtaining at
least one garment and one letter
from' every resident of this area
to" serve as a gift for overseas
people are Starrett, ; Ed Majek,
Louis duBuy and Lyle Leighton.
Leif Bergsvik heads fhe publicity
committee, , with Clay Pomerby,
Bob 'Fischer, Dr. CTarles Durden,
Gene Vandeneynde 'and "Julian
Burroughs. Forrest f Breakey is
chairman of the educational com
mittee, with Lee Ohmart, Harvey
Aston,; Frank W. Test and Mrs.
Ora Mclntyre Hutcheon as com
mittee I members, r I
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President Signs
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. President Truman (seated) signs Into law
' as congressional leaders look on.
Murdock (D-Utah), Bep. Carter
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Coast Cities
Parties for Over 100.000
. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20-"
(-West coast port cities were
planning Christmas parties to
day with more than 100,000
service men from the Pacific' as
guests because they can't : get
home; I
Nearly 120,000 soldiers, sailors
and marines are looking for
rides from the western ports,
and the pre-Christmas rush is
bringing them in by ship at an
average of about 15,000 a day.
Hopes of moving 25,000 . by
rail and a few thousand more
by air, bus and automobile
daily were dampened by these
developments: .
Severe cold and snowstorms
east i of the Rocky mountains
have slowed the train schedules,
and jdelayed airplane flights.
Shortage of railway cars con
tinues to be critical because of a'
delay in construction of 1200
government troop sleepers, ex-
Gen. Marshall
Lands in Qiina
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 20-(Gen-eral
- Marshall arrived today on
his mission of peace, for China as
rximmunists in Chungking spurred
hppesjfor unity by asking for an
immediate halt to all hostilities. ;
' Hardly had -Marshall's 'plane
landed after a flight from Manila
than word came from Chungking
that the communists not only
were ready to stop fighting but
were- prepared to, make conces
sions for permanent peace;
It furnished an auspicious start
for the general, who will; fly to
Nanking tomorrow for the open
ing of talks with Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-Shek. j i
to
Overseas Relief
Howard Maple heads the col
lection committee, on which; also
servei Harold Davis, Chester
Hamblm and Ray Morrow. Clar
ence Shrock is chairman of trans
portation, with Kenneth Wilson,
Christ Seely and Dale Flippo.
Chairman of packing and . ship
ping is Floyd Seams ter, who .will
be assisted by Virgil Hume, Lee
Haskins, Kenneth G. Manning.
(Hothing security committee
chairman is E. C Charlton, Iwho
will be assisted ' by A. A. Guef
froy. : : 1 ;r;;V:'::. A;; .;;-,
E. H. Craven heads the special
assignments committee. H. A,
Simmons, Urlin Page and Forrest
Stewart are members of the com
mittee. H. L. Braden has been
named .reports secretary, j.
Conduct
POUNDDD
Scdextu Oregon. Friday Morning. December
Agencies Reorganization Bill
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Iq group j (left te right) Sen.
-Manacso (D-AIa), Comptroller-general
Miss). AP. wirephete to The Statesman) -
Move to Provide Yule tide
"pected to be ready by Dec' L
C E. Peterson, vice president in
charge of Southern Pacific pas
senger traffic, said strike con
ditions were, holding up deliv
ery of the cars. t , . . . c .
However, Peterson said the
. Southern - Pacific had cancelled
coach space on eastbound trains
for all civilians except members
of servicemen's families.
San Francisco's backlog: of
service men increased to 51,000,
while the 1 number in Portland
soared to 6030. Similar crowded
conditions! in Tacoma, Seattle
and the Los Angeles area ac
counted for-the others.
Los Angeles moved 12 trains
yesterday with 4661 men, flew
356 eastward and plans to' add
two army! planes to fly a total
of 480 daily.
Port officers in San Francisco
arranged Christmas parties with
Red Cross bags of gifts for
Congress Votes . ,
$100 'Subsidy' to
Pay for Melons
WASHINGTON, Dec
Congress cut a 1100 melon todayj
f or Rastus Davis. r ;
' One hot July morning Rastus
strolled ont te his watermelon;
patch near Winona, Tex and
noticed: (a) that 300 of his prize
melons were missing,' and (b)
that a well-beaten path led from;
his field to nearby Camp Fannin'
military reservation.. Rinds and
seeds completed the chain of
circumstantial evidence. ,
The senate completed action,
on the $100 claim today. It's up
to President Truman now. '
We're Sorry,
Too, But---
The' Oregon Statesman's
comic section wilTbe a tem
porary war. casualty Sunday,
December 23. '; V
With federal paper ration
ing still In vogue (and with
but slight if any chance for
improvements in the immed
iate availability of supplies
even when rationing is lift
ed), The Statesman is 're-s
luctantly forced to take this
means in order to insure con
tinued publication of regu
lar issues which it has not
missed, I holidays and all,
during the entire emergen
cy. - r 1 - i .'
The Sunday comics will be
back in full, as a regular fea
ture, on December 30 ' in
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the agencies reorganisation bin
Pat MeCarraa (D-Va), 8etu Abe
Lindsay C Warren and
Servicemen
stranded 'service men." A jitter
bugging Santa . Claus has been
added ' io the entertainment
group aboard the port's welcom
es vesaci. r I
jjz
dock, for a Christmas day show
in the event service men have
to remain aboard ship for lack
of space in staging areas. Ad
ditional staging areas are to be
opened. I
The army ordered Christmas
in . quarantine for 1861 service
men aboard the troopship Grun
dy,! which debarked one man ill
with smallpox at Astoria, Ore.
The vessel was ordered to put in
at Portland, where it will be un
der! quarantine until Dec 26. -
Among 13 Oregon men on the
vessel's passenger list are T5
Walter F.' Ebner,' Woodburn;
T5 Dor an E. Hockbaum, New
berg, and T5 Irvine O. Smith,
Albany. . i
3 More Fliers
Safe in China
TIENTSIN, China, Dec 2HJPh
Three more survivors of U.S. ma
rine I plane crashes were brought
here: today by a rescue team which
was fired upon three times by un
identified snipersJ '.- i
The rescuers persuaded the Chi
nese; communists to -accept a re
ward of 2,000,000 in virtually-
worthless i Japanese puppet cur
rency for the safe deliverance of
the airmen.
They .said they were wined and
dined by the communists. - : '.
Camp Adair to Go on Block,!
Industry May Use Facilities
Camp Adair will be on the mar- j
ket ? as surplus, the; war depart-;
ment j announced Thursday In
Washington. : , 4 '
- In Portland offices of the sur
plus property adniinistration no
notification of the listing of Ada fe
tor sale had been received Friday
night.! -r,M .:; i.: V-vl.vV
, First notification to . come to
Salem was sent by Mrs. Dorothy
E. Woodring, secretary to the late
Rep, James W. Mott, who is still
mamtaining Mott's office in Wash
ington. . ' I.; .. - -J- -
, Industrial possibilities of the
camp site will be inspected today
by Chester H. Spiering, Industrial
field man for the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, and Chester K.
Sterrett, industries manager for
the Portland chamber, f
With Clay Cochran, Salem
Chamber of Commerce manager,
and a group of businessmen from
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No. 231
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See Firm
' By the Associated Press
President Truman stated yes
terday that fact-finding .boards
investigating labor disputes
"should unquestionably have the
right to ; examine the employer's
books. This . does not mean that
the government or its fact-finding
board is going to endeavor to fix
a rate of return for the employ
er," he added.
The president later told a news
conference that boards also
should , have power to examine a
labor union's books.
'AbUitrto pay is always one
of the facts relevant to the issue
to an increase- in wages," the
president's statement set forth.
; .The Question whether fact
finding boards should consider
profits and prices in connection
with wage increase demands had
stalled the first two such boards
appointed by the administration.
in the oil industry's .wage , dispute
and in the General Motors strike.
Without mentioning General
Motors or any other industry in
his statement. President Truman's
statement concluded mat it would
be "highly unfortunate if any
party to a dispute should refuse
to cooperate with a fact-finding
board.", i : .
Later, - the presidents state
ment was handed ) to the GM
fart-fijvltog. board, which was in
session Charles E. Wilson, GM
president, said it "would not alter
the company's stand.
(Additional details on page 16)
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state to Lose
Blanket of Ice
The i icy sheath blanketing
much of northwestern Oregon to
day will end this afternoon, the
weather bureau . forecast last
night. Temperatures throughout
the state generally were below
freezing this morning. Baker with
a minus 1 degree was a sharp
contrast with Newport's ! 38 de-i
grees and Roseburg's 38. Other
points ' reported were Bend 23,
Klamath Falls 12, Pendleton 15,
Medford 31 and Portland 29. Sa
lem temperature at midnight was
34 degrees.
All Columbia river highway
traffic was stopped at i Crown-
Point Thursday. Santiam Junc
tion said that roads were slippery.
Bus service from the south was
running one to two hours late,
and schedules from Washington
were delayed because of ice.
SHS HOMECOMING i
: Graduates of Salem high school
j are invited to attend the annual
homecoming Christmas program
school auditorium. (Program page
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APPLIANCES PRICED !
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 it
Small electrical home appliances
will come back on the market at
approximately . the same retail
prices charged before the war,
' OPA said today. . :
Salem and other munidnalities in
the new "Seven Cities Develop
ment", organization, Spiering and
sterrett are to he taken on -
tour of the camp.
' Activated, in the summer of 1942
Camp Adair provided major basic
training, for the 104th, 96th and
70th divisions, while the 91st have
a portion of its training there and
a number of separate units were
based there during training prior
to August, 1944. Last whiter the
camp became an army depot, with
prisoners of war handling a per-.
tion of the work, and last June
the army ground forces took over
operation, of the post as an army
replacement depot, service which
was discontinued at Adair in Oc
tober.
Details" of the disposal have not
yet been worked out, war depart
ment spokesmen said Thursday
night in Washington,
Price, 5c
Records
To Begin
Total Stranded
Near 120,000 as
Problem Grows ' :
WASHINGTON Dec 20l-(JPy-An
investigation of de
lays; in homeward.' transpor
tation . for ..veterans, bndins:
at west coast ports was . or-
dered today , by tbe senate's
war investigating committee.
. It called public hearings for to
morrow and asked CoL J. Mon
roe Johnson, director of defense
transportation, to appear as the ,
first witness. - , -
' - Chairman 1 Mead (D-NY) " said
the committee was concerned over
"the bottleneck in transportation
: which will prevent returning serv
icemen land women who are dis
embarked on the west coast from
reaching their homes promptly.'
Nearly 100,000 Pacifle veterans
Christmas at west portTby
lack of sufficient transportation
eastward. 1
Port of embarkation ' officials
said today troops were pouring in-
to west coast ports at an estimated
rate of 15,000 a day, far faster
than they are moving out. Nearly
120,000 were stranded at the ports ,
today, many of them std aboard
their ships.
Secretary of War Patterson ap
pealed to civilians to stay - off
trains and help the army and rail
roads get homeward bound troops
to their destinations. - '
Kimmel Sent
'A.
War Warning ;
WASHINGTON- Dec 10-UPH
The navy's -1941 war plans chief
contended today that the Pacific
fleet 'got- specific orders 10 days
before Pearl Harbor which should
have -sent it onto the high seas
ready to fight ' ' -. i
Admiral Richmond - KeRy Tur
ner told the Pearl Harbor com
mittee that he had assumed for
days, in fact, that the , fleet was
at sea until, news came of Ja
pan's disaster-dealing Dec .7,
1941, raid on the anchored ships
at Hawaii.
At sea, he declared, was "the
place for them and er Admiral
Kimmers operating plan." Ad
miral Husband . Kimmel was
commander-in-chief fte Paci
fic . fleet when . the Japanese
struck.
In brief, the navy department's
view , here, as Turner presented
it, was that navy men had talked
for 25 years of a possible attack
on Hawaii, there was correspon
dence with Kimmel about, air de
fense, and "splendid plans" were
received from Hawaii; i
(Additional details on page 4)
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SILVERTON, Dec. 20 Silver
ton schools were closed at noon
Thursday because of flit which
has reached the epidemic stage.
There were 90 students -out of
the high school classes and 160
out of the grade school.
The high school students had
their annual Christmas assembly
Thursday' morning. The tirade
program was postponed
until Jan. 4. The schools will re
open Jan. 2, according to ached
v'. ur less the number of flu
cases continue high. No serious
cases were reported. s
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