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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1950)
lS--The Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Wednesday. Not. 8, 1950 G. B. Shaw's Body Cremated Minus Pray er LONDON, Nov. 7 -JP- George Bernard Shaw's body was crema ted Monday without a preacher or a prayer. - , ; The great playwright, believed by most of the world to be an ath iest but said by some to have be lieved in a God, had the kind of funeral he wanted - - almost. The service was in the Golders Green crematorium in a residen tial section of London. ' Shaw had wanted no tears. But Virginia-born Lady, Astor, his close friend, left the service red eyed." He had wanted no flowers. But admirers from all over the world, sent wreaths.' One came from he British communist party. - Shaw had called himself a communist and said he admired Stalin. The flowers were placed in a room ad joining that where the service was held. The old Irishman had hoped for a private funeral. Only 36 persons. friends and servants, were admit ted. But crowds thronged out Side.- The best known playwright of modern times - - and one of the sharpest critics of those times died at the age of 94 last Thursday in ms cottage at Ayot St. Law rence. Kidney complications after he had broken his thigh in a fall in his flower garden caused his death. He had said he wantehis ash es mixed with those of his wife. Charlotte, who tiled in 1943. Mrs onars asnes were in an urn on top of Shaw's casket during his luneraL . 'There has been speculation that anars remains will be buried in poet's corner at Westminster Ab bey, last resting place of Britain's great No final decision has been made. Tne old man's funeral service consisted of music and a two-min ute address by Sir Sydney Cock- erelL an educator and friend of naw. BURNS FATAL TO GIRL LaGRANDE, Nov. 6-OPV-Hoiri fied brothers found Phyllis Roe, 8, running, frantically about her yard here Saturday night with her clothes aflame. The girl died soon after. The family was unable to determine how the flames started. so1"- ;1 Go diroclM l!:ru DEIID & BOISE 1 THE f JUINDIY BUS LINE 1y E. Free Nations To Prevail, Truman Says FORD W ATKINS . v ... . I x" - - . r L JAMES H. ALLENBY Ford Watkins Promoted to Portland Bank Ford E. Watkins, assistant man ager of the' Salem branch of the First National Bank of Portland, has been promoted to assistant vice president at the main office in Portland, A. A. Atherton, Sa lem branch manager, announced Tuesday. : N James H. Allenby of Portland is here to fill the post vacated by Watkins. ; Allenby comes to Salem from the loan production and examina tion department at the Portland office. He has had over 20 years of banking experience, with em phasis on loans, and including ser vice as manager and assistant manager at other banks. Watkins will move to Portland as public relations officer. He has been associated with First Na tional for 25 years and has served as assistant manager of the Salem branch since 1948, prior to which he had been manager of the Ore gon City branch. He will be here for several days. His family, including three in school, will move later. Watkins has been active in Sa lem civic affairs. He is chairman of Associated Services for Salem and Marion county, president of Salem Retail Credit association, chairman of the Salem committee of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and a direc tor of the Salem YMCA. By Ernest B. Vaecaro INDEPENDENCE. Mo.. Nov. 7 WVPresident Truman voiced to the world Monday the firm convic tion that the Free Nations inevit ably will prevail against the tyr rany of "communist imperialism.' He SDoke from the portico of the Memorial auditorium to thousands of fellow townsmen gathered in the street In this same building tomorrow he will vote "the straight democratic ticket" before flying back to Washington. He spoke against the backdrop of a worsening situation in Korea brought on by the movement into that country of Chinese troops from Manchuria. Before the ad dress he had a long-distance tele phone conference with Secretary of State Acheson. Later Charles G. Ross, presi dential press secretary, said there will be no comment on the China situation from the president or the White House. He added that the president is being kept advised of all developments by the state and defense departments. Path of Aggression "The leaders of communist im perialism have chosen to follow the path of aggression," Mr. Tru man said. "Through threats and through the use of force, they are seeking to impose their will upon peoples all over the world. "So long as they persist in that course, the free nations have one choice if they are to remain free They must oppose strength with strength. "The free nations are dome this. They are joining together to build up common defenses against the menace of communism. This work is going forward on many fronts.' The president, spoke in dedicat ing a liberty bell presented to In dependence by the people of An- necy, .trance. It was his second speech of the day. While international develop ments were heavily on his mind, he didn't forget to out in a word for the straight democratic ticket He told a luncheon meeting this country never again will "run out" on its responsibilities for preser vation of world peace as it did alter the first World war " Mr. Truman showed great emo tion when he was presented with a $1,000 check from the Fraternal Order of the Eagles to establish a foundation for the families of se cret service man who die In line of duty. Mr. Truman said he would use the check where it would do "the most good." Then, a bit of choke in his throat, he added: You just can t understand just how a man feels when somebody else dies for him. I have got the greatest bunch of people in that line that anybody ever had. They do their duty - - and that was am ply demonstrated." CIO to Support Phone Strike WASHINGTON. Nov: 7 -fPV- The CIO today pledged its full support to the communications workers, scheduled to strike at plants of the Western Electric Co. Thursday morning The union expects that a strike of 37,000 employes at Western Electric would hamper operations on a nationwide scale of the Bell Telephone system. Western Elec subsidiary of Bell Opera Lovers Attend Met Via Television By Henrietta Leith NEW YORK, Nov. 7-tiP)-The Metropolitan Opera played to the largest audience in opening night history Monday bzut most of the viewers sat at home, watching the curtain go up via television. The performance, Verdi's Don Carlo, was televised on the Amer ican Broadcasting company's net work expanded since the opera was televised for the first time last year. But the money rolled Into the box office just the same. Under a new arrangement members of the first night audi ence had to buy tickets for three operas to get into the first one of the '1950-51 season. They will use their other tickets later. The opening night receipts un der the package arrangement to taled more than $108,000 or about $30,000 net, when divided three ways and the taxes extract ed. In previous years, opening night receipts were about $15,000. The new package arrangement FOR ' Insured Savings First Federal Savings First Currant Dividend 2Vi ' st Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n. 142 So. Liberty SEE 1 provided three tickets , for (60, about twice as much as such an arrangement would have cost last year when single tickets were about $10 each.. 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