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V ' ? i-"-,1- - : .Tltesnow storm, expected in westernWashington Saturday afternoon, -as delayed by a few Countcry m , - PITTSBURGH, Jan. l-(Sunday)-ff-" More . than 300 men and women in -evening clothes fled from a flash fire early today , at the swanky Westmoreland country club. :f ;; - -- -? -i ' -' -i " : . " The guests, many of them from Pittsburgh's social elite, ran from the three-story Irame; building wmcn was enveloped by names witn- ln a few minutes. . Though it Is1 a year before the end of the .first hall c the 20tta century the posting of the calendar for the 'SO's prompts comment by way of review of the events of the last 50 years. Certainly Jt has been an action-packed five decades the world of 1950 is a far different globe from that of 1900. - In this period great powers have collapsed or declined; others have emeYged. Vast changes have oc curred in industry, in the pattern of living, in trends of fought.-We are in midstream of this current of change, whose speed seems to be accelerating . rather than .di minishing. , . ... ' . , ; . The most obvibus event of the last , 50 years are the two great wars which engulfed virtually the whole world, and the long ; and debilitating depression between. Their stand out most vividly in the memory of those who have lived through this period, Also prominent in one's reflec tions of this past is the mechanical revolution. In the half century motor vehicles and telephones have -come lato common use at least in the United- States; and electric energy is- fast betrsming a univer sal Servant. The invention of the airplane opened the way to travel in a new element at speeds far in excess of those possible on land or sea. Now the fission of the atom opens up a new source of energy. Radio grew out of Mar coni s discovery of wireless trans mission of electronic impulses, and so aid, television, inventions X Continued on Editorial Page 4) 'Priectfp. Max. - 60 Min.. . ii n. 42 SUrm " , , Portland ;, ...,, 6a a fraacisco 3 .0 3 Cblcaco 39 S3 tor. 40 Willamette river 4J feet. f FORECAST (from VS. weather ba teau. McNarr field.' Salem): MCwtly cloudy with ahowera of snow or rain today. Partly cloudy tonirtit and to morrow with' a few "widely scattered showers. High today sear 42. Low to Bight new 30. y ; . i ;- salkm Micrprr ATiojr i ' ThttYear 13.06 Last Year 21.54 Normal 17J1 Ypur . . Statesman r Today ' Year - end . summaries ; and prospects for the New Year and the' next half century, are In cluded in ; Year Home News paper today. And in the feat ure section is a story, showing What shape Salem's in geo graphically speaking. . v The many thousands of words ?n a variety of subjects seem o leave no doubt that it can confidently and sincerely be laid to the entire area we are proud to serve 3 : v' s :. M v New Year! ? (TTF' ti i ii n ii in ii hours! and snow began falling as far 'south as-Salem by midnight. When 1949 took his last glance, back Ion his weather work of the year he.- viewed . a -Decembet slightly colder than normal and predominately cloudy. Mean temperature' for the month -484 degrees was J) degree below normal. Salem had 26 cloudy days during the month, and the remaining"; five were partly cloudy. A total of 3.52 inches of rain fell. The high for the month was $5 pn the 1st 'and 28; The low was 24 on the 19th. " ' Heir Year's eve,right up . to the; midnight hour, was unusual ly quiet in SalemJ Police offices reported it one of the quietiest of recent years. Except for a few inebriates, " few - arrests were made;, and no Injuring accidents were reported in, the area. - Pittsburgh 4". . f . Ulub I' ' C A.'. Chisholnv manager of the club which Is located 15 miles from downtown" Pittsburgh,' said at 155 ajn. that all persons in the structure had escaped. "f While he spoke; firemen from a half dozen volunteer companies battled the flames futiley. . . . ? "I can't estimate the loss but it will be several hundred thousands of dollars," Chrisholm said. 1 . ( Chisholm said the fire started in the kitchen pear 'a flue. i. . The first alarm was turned in five - minutes after advent of the New Year. - ;,.-.:L : - : . ,. -. . One volunteer fire company Vas holding a square dance at its hall only a . short distance from the club. The men went to the fire and their wives stood by to help sum mon additional fire equipment from neighboring suburbs. Motorists Get :v Reprieve if Motorists: who applied for new plates prior to January 1 'need not worry about being arrested because of failure to display the new licenses, William . Healy, assistant secretary of state, de clared Saturday. : I Healy said H. G. Maison, sup erintendent of state police, had as sured him that his operatives would accept the motorist's evi dence of having, mailed, in his application. --".i . - Those who have not made ap plication, however, are subject to arrest if they drive their auto-1 mobiles with old plates after De cember 31, Healy averred. I Healy estimated the registration for 1950 would exceed 1949 by approximately 100,000, Including 60,000 new automobiles which are being registered for the first time. Receipts from motor vehicle registrations, aggregating approx imately. $4,000,000 in 1949, will exceed $11,000,000 In 1950,' due to the increase in registration fees for passenger cars-and the in creased truck fee. ! Healy said all mail applications now on file will have been filled by tonight with the entire mail-f ing crew' operating today to ac- commodate belated applicants. ' ' ISRAEL REJECTS DEMAND i LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 31 -V Israel told the United Nations trusteeship council in effect today that it will disregard a council de mand i to move its - governmental offices out of Jerusalem., e to Bus Service Slated at 4 Corners ft A mass 'meeting to protest plan- ned curtailment of Salem suburban preside at the Tuesday, meeting. bus service and to formulate a . . ... ' . J. plan of action wilj be held Tuesday oa ,the committe Is . Floyd at 7:30 p.m. in Foqr Corners Com- Thomas. Officials of the bus com munity hall.' The session was an- Vany i will be invited to ' attend, nounced Saturday T by Otto H. and residents of both suburbs and Heinke of a-committee from the city were asked to appear and affected area east of Salem. - , Petitions from bus riders in the area on Fruitland, Swegle and Fisher Road lines ; will be ac- cepted also, a group was? told by Qyt Manager J. L. Franzen. City Transit lines had announc- ed it would abandon parts of the xnree unes on tne nrst or tne year, but after Potest has postponed the curtailment for an indefinite number of days, during which bus . ! -The manager' also said similar and city officials -and customers "information is expected from are -to confer. Bus officials said Kingwood heights, where residents the cut In service was necessitated have asked extension of West Sa by a "constantly decreasing pa- lem bus service, not a part of City ironage in inese areas Cbtns-Finns Hidins 300 Red War Criminals ' i r Thomas P.' Whitney MOSCOW, Sunday, Jan. l-(JPh Russia has accused Finland, of vio lating her peace and mutual aid treaties with the soviet union by harboring more than 300 soviet war criminals,' Tass reported early today. , ' -. :.. The Tass dispatch said! Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gro- myko had received Finnish Min ister K. Sundstroem yesterday and demanded an 'explanation - as to why the Finns had not yet handed over. the 300. v. i Gromyko, according to Tass,' said Russia has information that the "Finnish- authorities are supplying certain of the above-mentioned criminals with fake documents, and false family names which enable the. criminals to hide and continue their activity hostile to the soviet government. - ' r: Asks Explanation ' ; ""The soviet government "would like to know why the Finnish government has' not ; yet handed ever the 1 above-mentioned war criminals to the soviet .authorities,' in violation of the, peace.' treaty and the Soviet-Finnish., treaty. of friendship, cooperation and mutual aid, concluded in April, 1948M.f Russia said that among the 300 are 58 "who have committed the most serious crimes . against j the soviet union.' At present, the 1st of these. persons is being handdd over to" the Finnish government additionally." ' .- ' -l - Treaty Obligations Gromyko was quoted as having told the Finnish minister that Fin land, tinder the peace - treaty, un dertook to take all necessary meas ures to, insure the extradition of all soviet citizens in herji territory to be tried for treason or collabo ration with the enemy during the war. ,. . -.'ii--- i- I . The soviet press previously has accused the Finns of violating the peace treaty : for various reasons. But the statement reported by Tass this time is notable because it is not the Russian newspapers but the - ministry of foreign affairs which, is speaking. T ' nve To Pause for Girls? FimerSl FALLS CITY, Dec Jl Resi dents of this community will pause today in their drive for aiding the stricken Omar Lowery family to attend the funeral of the twio little girls who died in the tragic Wednesday morning. fire. . j Services for Betty Louise 7. and Mary Frances, 5, will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Henkle Bollman chapeL Burial for the victims of the fire, which swept through the Lowery home while the family was sleeping, will be In Dallas cemetery, j, j After the funeral, efforts will be continued to provide funds, food,' clothing and a new home for the surviving mother, father arid three other children. . ! The Methodist Ladies of Fails City j were, spending their New Year's eve sewing quilts for the Lowerys and donations of blank-i cu irom uie ' mangoua xieoe&iui lodge were added to the growing list of contributions. -' Meanwhile, plans ' were being formulated to give Salem, area residents an opportunity to con tribute. Mr. and .Mrs. Joe Burke with Emery Alderman will donate their time, services and facilities at 3610 Silverton road for a dona tion auction sale Wednesday night at 730 o'clock. Persons wishing to contribute items to the sale may have them picked up by notifying the Burkes by phone. Protest Cut in Heinke said Don Doerfler will take part- in, the discussion of problem and solution. . .1 Franzen said the group which conferred with him told of hard- ships which would result -from curtailment Hi advised that their petitions carry names, addresses, - the number of weekly rides by each and when stops in their dis tricts Would serva the most cus tomers. . . . Transit Junes, 1 LoweryD Boy First to Greet New 'Year Salem's first baby ef 1950 ar rived a the year was Just I hear and 43 minutes eld. - . The new. arrival Is a bey, bora to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Man ning, Box Cz, Gervals; at 1:43 ajn. at SalemGeneral hospital. Hospital offjefals reported both the mother and child were "do ing nicely." on Guard mation Oregon has become the tenth state to outlaw racial discrimina tion ' in the national guard. Gov. Douglas -McKay will, declare in a radio broadcast scheduled for 9:45 tonight through a Portland station. ; The governor released "the transcription Saturday for publi cation - in advance of the broad cast. "It was made Thursday prior to his departure for California. , "Any male citizen regardless of race or religion, may enlist in the Oregon ' national guard with the stipulation, of course, that the applicant is mentally, morally and physically qualified and that a vacancy exists,n Governor McKay will say. He will add that some vacancies are to be found in the ground units but the air units are filled because "the younger gene- : ration is much air-minded." Thomas Lawson McCaUL. the governor's'; administrative assist ant, disclosed that . openings exist in the infantry, . field artillery, anti-aircraft and engineer units. among others, i I -The announcement of equality of .opportunity and treatment for aU applicants was formulated at a conference of the governor, MaJ. GenT Thomas E. Rilea, Oregon adjutant general, and the guard's air chief of staff. Brig. Gen. G. Robert Dodson. Portland, accord ing to McCalL r--::jH Those attending the conference were represented as feeling that, although racial and religious in tegration may have v been prac ticed informally in the Oregon national guard, it should be made a matter of official and uniform policy. Other states which have taken Similar- action are Minnesota. New'. Jersey. Wisconsin. Corineet- Idut, fcew York, California, Illi nois, ennsyiYania and Massa chusetts. I McCaU said the broadcast also would include a discussion of progressive laws passed in Oregon, including the fair employment practices act. TUT k Leav wrec es 2 Two youths were seriously in jured early this morning in a two car wreck near the Oregon faec tracks on Chemawa road north of Salem. - ' V Jess Jones, 20, 575 Patterson st. West Salem, was taken to Salem General hospital with his left leg partially severed, city first aid men reported. C. L. Peuitt, 18, 439 Pine, st, driver of one, of the cars, was also hospitalized, with a frac ture of the right ankle. Peuitt's brother DaryL 15, re ceived scratches but was not hos pitalized. AU three were .in the same car. ; Axxupams or tne other - car were unhurt, first aid men said. Their names were not available early this morning. State police were investigating the accident Fire Destroys Carl Hess Barn SILVERTON, (Sunday) Jan. 1 A spectacular blaze which, could be seea for 2 miles des troyed a barn on the Carl Hess farm early this morning. ' - All the livestock was removed to safety with the exception of s sow and a Htter ef piglets. - There wis no. estimate given immediately ' ef the damage caused by the blase which, oc eored daring a snowstorm; Hess tentatively blamed defec tive wiring for the fire, .. Editor Appointed to State Department I i WASHINGTON, Dec 31 -(JPy. Edward Ware Barrett of " New York, editorial director of News week magazine, was chosen by President Truman today, as assis tant secretary of state for public affairs. --v I 1 ' One ofithe principal matters un der the new assistant secretary's direction wiU be the government's "Voice of America program. Oreg Outlaws Discrirn - - - Early Morning Youths TO t alrrr. za m . - -2gr fP-i J'' I.. If ' ...... tjjS-r?- - ifarrj,- AM..ni.!. 1 fm snow-eappeo: flit. Hooa m au its winter giery Moms preteeuveiy oa buobv nortneast tronUer In this oot DlOUniain ana a Aiy standing rear-end photo by SUtesmaa Staff Photographer Don Dill, takesi from CUve ScoU's Aeronca coupe. ' Detroit Man Arrested HI PinbaURaid A Detroit tavern proprietor was arrested and a pinball machine confiscated , at Detroit Saturday night by deputies from the Marion county sheriffs office. Earl Edward Layman, Detroit box 39, posted $l,00(f bail on a charge of promoting a lottery in the ease. , Sheriffs deputies moved into the Cedar Tavern in-Detroit on a search warrant about 6:30 pjn. Saturday, arresting Layman and confiscating the one-ball horse race-type machine in the estab lishment The machine is owned by ,lhe Willamette Amusement Co; ' Layman was nabbed on a dis trict court warrant on the lottery charge following a private com plaint that the tavern had been paying out cash for free games won on the machine, District At torney E. O. Stadter, jr. said Sat urday night I Layman is expected to appear In district court in Salem Tuesday for preliminary hearing. Dark Streets Blamed On Christmas BB Guns . r - WARRENTON, Orel Dec 31-P) The streets are dark in this town, and it's the fault of Christmas. City officials found It was Christ mas presents that blacked out 18 street lights kids' BB guns. Current ffigKway Gonstruction Sliort of F I Although the Oregon state high way department spent more money In 1949 than ever before for con struction and maintenance, " that rate of expenditure wiU meet only about two-thirds ef the estimated highway needs: for the nexT15 years, department officials declar ed Saturday, i The department spent $34,303,000 during the past year, adding $8, 300,000 of wartime accumulation to its income of $26,006,000. The re maining $2,000,00aof that backlog will be exhausted in 1950, accord ing to a report of; highway com mission' activities, ' but Increased revenues are- expected to allow continuance of the rate of con struction . maintained during the past three years. ;7 During 1949 highway construc tion took $18,080,000. 1 For main tenance of the state highway sys tem's 7,300 miles, $12,034,000 was spent including $2,000,000 to -repair the unusual frost damage' of last winter. Other expenses were $1,236,000 for capital Items such Story off Force tofHblcJtCfeiv Benied SalenT Postal Receipts; Set Record Again A climb of $72,424 made 1949 the fifth at least consecutive rec ord year in receipts at Salem post office, Postmaster Albert C Gragg said Saturday. The total was $805,234, compared to $732, 810 in 1948. December, which on the 19th had; the heaviest single 'day of business in local history, estab lished a new mark as the biggest postal month pn record here. Its $116,738 surpassed by 13.29 per cent the $103,039 figure of Dec ember, 1948, until now the biggest mpritho - For , the second straight year only one month failed to set. a new record. In 1948 it was September, but during the past year it was October, which was -minus the pre-election mailing of October 1948. - . 'f Most of the business growth can be attributed to the Salem area's population increase, said Gragg. Between 5 and 8 per cent Is due to the increase in rates effective a year ago today, The first two days of 1950 will do little to start a new record,! as the postoffice will be closed both Sunday and Monday. No deliver ies will -be made either day. , , , uture as eauipment buildings and park acquisition, $2,95300 for admin istration, park operation, travel information, drawbridge and ferry operation. " Disbursements of $38,955,000 are budgeted for the coming year, in eluding $20,676,000 for highway construction and $10,138,000 for maintenance. -4- . k-. Primary projects finished or un derway in the nud-Willamette vai ley include the 125 mile Niagara Detroit section of the North San tiam highway, completed' around the Detroit dam site; the new Wil lamette river bridge at Indepen dence and grading and paving of 99E from Newberg to McMinnvil le, both contracted and due for completion this year. 1; . Those to be contracted In 1950 Include the $U 00.0 00 Willamette river bride - at . Salem (Marion street) ', SalenvSilverton road grad ing and paving from Steff en's cor ner to Silverton, $423,000; grading and 'paving of Three -Mile lane east of McMinnvilie, X300.uu : (Additidnal details on page 5) Needs ' . By 8eymonr Topping ' HONG! KONG. Dec 31 -UPi-The American Freighter Flving Arrow was loading tonight , for a voyage to mine-threatened red Shanghai amid a variety of report? and denials that fearful crew members were being forced to make the trip. v . Capt. uavia Jones or Chicago Consul Frederick A. Hill that the the mining ox Shanghai's ap-. proaches. ' Last Wednesday the MS. state department warned mat any captain who ran the nation alist blockade might lose bis licen se, -f. Ships ' Ron Blockade Jones maintained his determin ation to take the 14,000-ton ship to Shanghai as ' directed owners, the the Isbrandtseh line of New York, whose ships have re peatedly run the blockade. The sailing is scheduled xor Tuesday.. 7 . i - The captain acknowledged that some of the crew of 43 were jit tery over the mine announcement but pointd out that they got bon uses for the run and declared none bad signed off. ;- . r - All top officers of the ship de nied a published report that the captain was using "force of arms' to keep the crew in line. Most crew members were cele brating New Year's eve ashore in Honk Kong while the ship loaded Scoff at Report ; , V . : ' Those remaining aboard, inter viewed shortly before midnight scoffed at the report of force but indicated they I were not eager to go to Shanghai.- They said they! bad .heard ."rumors" that, some members had sent messages to the United States to try to force can cellation of -the. voyage. Vice Consul Hill said he had talked with three crew members ashore but had cot heard ef any mass protest against the 'voyage or that the men were being forced to make it , ; r . Jack M. Pattison, the ship's agent declared he also knew of no attempts by men. to quit the ship.- ( Cv' The Hong Kong Sunday Herald declared the crew had radioed; the UJS. state departmenftond the Na tional Maritime union in New York that they . would refuse ; to work if the Flying Arrow attemp- f ted to run the blockade. HanliataVotej OnCouncilmen t ' ; Election of officers for the new ly Incorporated city of Idanha will take place Wednesday, February 15, at the Idanha fire halL Marion County Clerk Harlan Judd re ported Saturday, -v j The election wfll be from 8 ajn. to 8 pm. Nominated so far for the five councilmanic seats are Lloyd Girod, Sam Palmerton, Huber Ray, Charles T. Haseman and B. G. Cochran. All five were active In the incorporation election on December 9. (. Jt i was formally notified by XfJS. vice- Chinese nationalists have announced Have Right 6f Self-Defensi I TOKYO, Dec. 31-C-Japan hag "the inalienable right of srff- de fense against unprovoked attack" despite her constitutional renun ciation . of war, Genera! Mc Arthur declared tonight ! The statement in his 'annual New Year's message to the Jap anese people, was coupled with strong praise of the now-war con stitution, however, and Intimated that no change was contemplated in It - . ; -; ; Brig. Gen. Cocrtney rhitenr. head of the occupation govern ment section' arid one .of the su preme commander's closes ; add ers, explained to correspondents that MacArthur had no intention of saying the Japanese have, the right to re-arm for war or to re establish an army or navy." Whitney said the message meant that Japan has "the right to con clude defensive alliances or deal with the United Nations for protection,- or. If attacked - directly, the Japanese can fight back with all the power at their command." Salem Grefets 1900 Noisil ',.' 7 '--1 f Tron . T OrtM SUitMatmal -CAME IX LTVTXr IThe Year 1900 was as he red in In an enthusiasUe manner la this vicinity and if the business for the year Is as lively In propor tlon, there will be no room for calamity hewlers at Its close. . "Almost with the first stroke of the tewa deck, there was a perfect fossilade of firearms, bombs, firecrackers,, sky. rock ets, etc followed by the blow ing ef herns, ringing ef hand bells, an&-yelllng f the kids.' "The only church bell to.be heard was en the first Conrre rational belfry. This state ef thlags continued about 21 min utes and 'then the -usual quiet prevailed daring the remainder of the night" i Mac Says, Japs 4 - V