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I- Th Sta Salem, Ow, Imagination of 3 London Boys Leads Ut New Home in America LAMARQUS. Te, Dm. 2--In "London, England, not loot go, the Imagination of three little boys, aons of modest British couple, compelled them to write a letter to Texas to find out all bout cowboys," which they had read about la stories of the old west - The letter was addressed: To a Texas cowboy." ' The letter was printed in a Tex as newspaper. When Mrs. Glen Weber of Lamarque read the ac count, she sent the boys, Frederick Payne, 11, and his two younger brothers, Leonard, 8, and Skipper, T, three pairs of blue- Jeans, just like cowboys wear, and some real cowboy shirts. .: Next, Orlando Blackburn, pub lisher of the Mainland Times, La marque, wrote the parents of the children, Mr. and Mrs. iFred Payne, In London, and asked if the boys could have 'permission to visit Texas if funds could be raised here. ' No sooner had tnai letter oeen sent than someone suggested that the whole Payne family be- invited ::-vC-. it w . i ri uun it?&. - t''"'-" - Ace t"" TreaU! 2?f Back Co-iialenKg ThaaEver Hit! j&X&f7C0l9Tl Cartoon f'XU I . Warner I.jTIIR'MKI 'I " - " - ' I . ... . .... ( A 'Afar ( Robert f 1 ( I mmmFr il if f 'WMMJ A . ... :? I STARTS TOMORROW 1 O T.rrt -i . m . i "' ni.i. n il P., "Ihl Ilcgca Girl" Ct Saturday, DKmbw 27, 1947 to make their home in Texas. The idea clicked. Contributions to fi nance passage for the family be gan to pour in at the Lamarque newspaper office. Mrs. Weber offered to donate land for the British family. Papers were signed and sent British and American authorities s freed to agree, so red tape would be no problem. ; The London couple wrote: "The boys are beside themselves with happiness. Their father and I are Just as happy. We've always dreamed of coming to America. And we can't believe It's true. Many of our London friends are sharing in the excitement. Pen Escapee Still Missing Elmer Hifffanbotham. 42. who Mcaocd from the state prison an nv mvm miles south of Salem. Thursday afternoon, was reported as still missing lste rnaay mgni by prison authorities Higganbotham, who is listed as bina a native of Dora. Ala., and who was servine a 18-year sen tence for assault and robbery and being armed with a deadly weap on, disaooeared into the heavy fog surrounding the annex in the late afternoon after partaking of a Christmas dinner. Censors1 Curtain Falls at Mukden NANKING, Dec. 26 - W) - The Chinese government dropped censorship curtain on the fighting around Mukden today amid pre diction that nationalist forces might have to make at least a partial withdrawal from the com munist - threatened Manchurian front. Mukden, Manchuria's largest city, was last reported effectively surrounded as the communists in creased their pressure on the out er defenses. Communication with China proper was broken except lor air and radio. Kaiser-Frazer Corp. Repays Loan in Full DETROIT. Dec. 2H3VRepay ment in full of a $12,000,000 loan made by the Bank of America last February was ( announced to day by Kaiser-Frazer "Corp., auto mobile manufacturers. At the same time Henry J.Kai ser, board chairman, and Joseph W. Frazer, president, reported that the company Is closing the year with a cash balance of ap proximately $18,000,000 and with all trade accounts on a current Dasis. Lloyd NOLAN Dkic ROMAN Allen JENX1NS 2nd Hit "DICK TRACT MEETS GRUESOME" with Boris Karleff Ralph Byrd Technicolor Carteea Warner News L "Three set s Tkker Truman to Sign Anti-Inflation Bill Monday WASHINGTON, Dec U-R- The president will act on the re publican anti-inflation bill early next week, it was announced to day, even as two GOP senators split on the best way to curb llv ina costs. The ' White House said that President Truman probably will act on the legislation Monday, Is suing "an adequate statement" on it at the same time. In the meantime. Senator Wherry (R-Neb.) called for gov ernmental economy as an anti-inflation measure and said the pres ident needed no new control pow ers. This conflicted with the stand of Senator Morse (R-Ore.), who called for a big "economic gun" to avert a threat of an "economic bust" ' Mr. Truman has been repre sented as likely to sign the GOP bill into law on the grounds that it contains at least some of his requests, such as export and transportation controls. He has also been described, however, as critical of Its reliance on voluntary industry agreements to divide up scarce materials and facilities in order to combat In flation. Morse was one of three repub lican senators to vote against the GOP anti-inflation bill. Senators Wilson of Iowa and Langer of North Dakota were the others. Morse said in an Interview: "Many republican senators are fearful that inflation can not be checked except by an economic bust, unless their party comes for ward with a program that gives the government an economic gun behind the door for use as may be needed. Bridges May Halt Arms Shipments If Strikes Involved SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 26 -UP) Harry Bridges said today "it is quite likely" that his west coast longshoremen soon would "refuse to load arms and materials , . destined to be used against work ers in other countries to smash their strikes ..." ... Bridges did not name the coun tries. Last week the executive board of the CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men s union criticized the Mar shall plan for relief to such coun tries as France and Italy where numerous strikes have occurred. Local Christmas Mail One-Fourth Higlper than 1946 Mail cancellations at Salem postoffice Tor the last 16 days of tne cnristmas mailing period this year totaled 1.343.400. com Da red with 1,100.100 for the same per- ioa in Albert uragg, post master, said Friday. This Indicated an increase ' nf 243,300 for 1947 in cancellations alone in addition to the Increase in articles handled through meters in various offices. The number of large business houses, offices and state agencies using metered mail was aiso increased, during 1947 Graff said. No Dackases are inrliufed In the cancellations for either year: Gasoline Explosion Toll Raised to 13 GARDNER VILLI, Nev Dec. 26 -Or")- Tne death or three more persons today raised toils the toll of a gasoline explosion? which drenched with flames the shack in which a party of Washoe In dians was celebrating Christmas. Sheriff James Farrell said the blast and fire followed an argu ment which ended when one In dian kicked over a stove and toss ed a gallon Jug of gasoline Into it The dead included three small children and an expectant moth er. , Ends Tedav - Cent, 1:45 v.m. AtyslfEXJOO 2nd Feature "Night Train to Memphis" with Key Aeaff - Allen Adele Mara IIEU YEAD'S EVE PARTY IldnilAIIDY IIAIIOD w . Early. LbtUted to 110. I FLOOD SHOWS 2 lltlS 8HIA k MALONE Mlmiee and Pantomime Artists SUPERB! 1 - Says Walter Wiachea in Curtain CalL "Gene Malone, a young man with Stardust la his hair." ORZATl I - Says Ed Sullivan in Variety. "Eddie Shea holds the spotlight1' TUs Week's Headliner -"Sparka the New Revue at tka DAtsTOli,D0W-ChkU0" V FJMT?SHW0,,rita'"'O-' JiunlUi Mania (The body beautiful) la the Oriental Slave Girl Dance, Inflation Wins Top Spot in List Of Biggest 1947 ' , i By Sherry Bewen ! AP Newcfeature WriUr Mr. and Mrs. America met the biggest news story of 1947 every time they sat down to breakfast during the year. The rising price of bacon and eggs and everything else, cars, homes, clothing, luxuries was the first on a list of 10 top 1947 stories compiled by editors of Associated Press newspapers. Inflation was by no means the the editors who, like the rest of the public, looked anxiously at the growing rift between the i United States and other western powers on one side and Russia and her satelites on the other. Dew Abeat Maney But "What will we use for money?" was the cry most edi tors found most strident Through out the year they saw progres sively Increased costs eating into budgets, disrupting plans, threat ening economic trouble at every level. As the year drew to a close Con gress debated renewed control legislation with many predictions that federal action would be tak en on a drastic scale. The split between the United States and Russia was second on the editors' list but the votes placed it only slightly below first place. That story was highlight ed March 12 when President Tru man stood before congress and announced that Greece was "threatened by the terrorist acti vities of several thousand armed men, led by Communists, who defy the government's authority." The president's program to con tain Soviet expansion was term ed the Truman Doctrine. Klvalry Rampant As the focal point of commun ism, Russia accepted the challenge and A A. Zhdanov, leader in Russia's ruling Politburo, said the United States' "imperialist" policy would be opposed wherever it ap peered. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky carried the Russian attack into the United Nations Assembly and the inter nation rivalry appeared in almost every phase of U.S. foreign reia tiona throughout th year. The United States was not idle, Congress voted $400,000,000 aid to Greece and Turkey. The inter American security pact was nego tiated and further activity led di rectly to U.S. aid to Europe the Marshall Plan which the editors put fifth on their list of 10. After inflation and the US. Russian rift, the editors placed the stories in this order: 1. The Taft-Hartley law. 4. The Texas City explosion. 5. U.S. aid to Europe. 6. The war contracts investigation. 7. India's freedom. 8. Elizabeth's wedding; 0. Pales tine troubles. 10. The Florida-Gulf Coast hurricane. Truman Names 2 Men to FCC WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -(JP)-President Truman today appointed Wayne Coy, radio director of the Washington PosVa chairman of the federal communications com mission, effective immediately. Cay succeeds Charles R. Denny, who resigned October 31 to be come a vice president ox tne na tional Broadcasting company. Almost simultaneously, the pre sident accepted the resignation from the commission of Eweu K. Jett, effective December 31, and named George I. Sterling of Port land. Me to the commission in Iplace of Jett Dunn nis 11 years in puoiic service, Coy was secretary to For mer Gov. Paul V. McNutt of In diana, administrator of the Indiana state welfare department and. from 1933 to 1937 was state and regional administrator of the old WPA Masons Install New Of f icers Installation of new officers of Salem's four Masonic lodges was carried out in joint ceremonies at the Masonic temple Friday night beginning at t o'clock. In direct charge of the rites were three Oregon grand masters- Walter C. Winslow, Rex Davis and Milton Meyers, assisted by other past grand masters. Worshipful masters installed in cluded Dr. Daniel SchuUe, Salem lodge 4; Ray L. Hecklnger, Pacific lodge 50; Edward J. Swaschka, Ainsworth lodge 201, and Lyle Conover, King-wood lodge 204. All other officers of the four lodges also were installed. Refreshments were served fol lowing the installation ceremonies. STOCKMEN TO MEET BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 25-iP)-The American National Lives tockjuso- ciation will hold its 91st annual meeting here Jan. 13-15, Leon Weeks, secretary of the Idaho Cat tlemen's association, announced today. Should B Mode - 1:33 W News Stories unanimous first place choice of Emergency Cases Stalled In New York (Story also on page 1) NEW YORK, Dec. 26 -0P-A Brooklyn firm which runs a lim ousine service for expectant mo thers reported that its "switch board was Jammed" with calls that it could not answer because the snowstorm prevented use of its automobiles. The Monro Limousin Corp. re ported it was seeking horses and sleighs to renew its service, but so far hadn't found any. Pedestrians got to use the Lin coln highway tunnel under the Hudson river between New York and New Jersey for the first time. A traffic snarl at the New York exit forced closing of one lane of the 2.6 mile tunnel for two hours and police permitted 550 persons to walk through it Some said they already had walked six miles to the New Jersey tunnel entrance in hopes of getting a ride. A bus from Peterson, N. J- was reported to have taken nine hours to make the normal 50-minute trip. Snow Recalls Blizzards in Oregon Area PORTLAND, Dec. 28 Ujfy- The record snowfall in NewYork and its comparison with the' blizzard of '88 tonight set old-timers to recalling how the storms of '88 struck the northwest. The nationwide storms- kept this frozen region tied up for much of January that year. The Wil lamette river froze over at Port land and so did the mile-wide Columbia at Vancouver, Wash. It was near the end of the month before a steamship bucked ice for two days to re -open the Columbia from Astoria to Van couver. Railroad traffic similar ly was paralyzed by heavy snow falls. In Portland . the snow reached a depth of only eight inches, but the thermometer dropped to 2 de grees below zero. Only once since has the Willa mette frozen over in 1919 when a newspaper photographer drove an automobile across the river. A two-day blizzard left 13.7 inch i of snow. The heaviest recorded fall in Portland was 27.5 inches in a 40 hour storm in December, 1892. There appeared little prospect of similar happenings this De cember. The forecast is for light rain over the weekend in west ern Oregon and Washington with slightly warmer temperatures in the eastern parts of the states. Too Late to Classify MAN'S Navy blua top coat. u eond.. $1S. SIM 3S. Ph. 6831. or call at ism n. commercial. EABTOOH EADIIIVAL TODAY! 12:30 P. M. Plug Our Regular Show! Cent from 1 ML Ends Today! (Sat) John Wayne "Dakota- Jamea nitseai 'Ghost Goea Wild" "Jesaa James Rides Again" Tomorrow! ill HiEV i'l t UR AIMED AY ! Actio Ce-Hit! a Gene Aatry "Sprinstlm in tht Rockies" Cartoon News Greeks Hold Off Guerillas ATHENS, Dee. 26 -rV Govt eminent troops on two Jar-apart fronts were reported tonight to be holding off guerrilla forces some 3,500 strong, spurred to a new of fensive by . proclamation of ' a Greek communist state. ' ; 'At Konitsa, about five miles be low the Albanian border, the gov ernment garrison beat back ap proximately 2,000 guerrillas in withstanding the third violent as sault in two days. Authoritative sources said the rebels fire pow er was vastly greater than the ar my's. Near Agrinion, 100 miles to the south on the main northward route, the bulk of some 1,500 guerrillas who had tried to take the city were reported surround ed in the village of Kato Proslova, 12 miles east 2 U. S. Seamen Diey 8 Lost in Baltic Wreck HELSINKI. Dec. 26 (JP)- The master of the wrecked American freighter Park Victory said today two crewmen had died of expo sure ana eight others were miss ing. The officer, Capt. A. L. Zepp, arrived in Turku today with 87 other survivors. He said names of the dead and missing would cabled to the Luckenbach Shipping agency in New York and made public after next of kin had been notified. The captain said the 7,607-ton Park Victory, dragging her an chors in heavy seas, struck reeks off Uto island in the Baltic sea soon after midnight Christmas morning, broke in two and sank immediately. A. Sjoman. Finnish pilot who was aboard at the time, said three lifeboats were launched to ward the nearby islet but one did not reach its destination. One of the crew died on the islet he said, and a second before rescue boats took the survivors to Turku. Government Sues Bookie For '36 Taxes CHICAGO. Dec 28 A man who gave his occupation as truck artver was sued today by the covernment for 1324 5QS 32 in taxes allegedly owed from his ivjo income. Harry Carson, 43, who told re porters he now drives a truck. saia ne was a bookmaker in 1936. He told newsmen this story: fA couple of years ago federal agents started bothering about we money x maae in 1930 when I ran a book. Thev kmt kin me for books and records and I told them I didn't have any. So they asked me how much I made. I said about $1,000 a day. They told me there were 224 working days of the year and so that's how much they'd sue for." Assistant U. S. Attorney Jos eph M. Solon, who filed the suit PHONE 2417 - MATIN PHEVUE TOIUTE! O O O ) )u())Sj i f v wa am a t. w v r . eh- -, - asni IH l V I 111 t i JV Tti ZiV. lWVarw if sis aa a.vaaaa sis a a a i w . n.. iti ' THRILL ; CO-rEATUREI ; J r ' ) I jaw sii iseev teau j in federal court, declined com ment on Carson's assertion say ing his office had not received complete files on the case from the treasury department Solon added, however, "undoubtedly there is more basis than that for the suit" Ends Today! THE ENCHANTED FOREST" Celor (Saturday) TONE WOLF IN LONDON . 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