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ft .The Stat menu Salem Oa. Thundery, Dumber 14, 1950. Farmers Back White House Call for Food By Tim Parker DALLAS, Dec. 13-()-A White House call for more food produc tion won quick response Tuesday from the American farm bureau. W. Averell Harriman President Truman's ioreign aiiairs assist ant, said in a telegram to the bu reau's 32nd annual convention: "Our farmers must increase croduction of thbse foods and fib ers that are in world short sup ply." Food, he said, made possible our victory in the second world war and "the situation is similar today. Allan B. Kline. Iowa hog farm er who heads the nation's biggest : farm organization, said the job can be done despite manpower shortages. In his annual address in the Texas state fair auditorium, Kline told delegates from 45 states ana Puerto Rico: "We farmers know that we are orv trial. There is in my mind no slightest doubt that the farmers of America axe ready to do their share in our armed forces and do the hardest kind of workf, using our every resource and, skill to produce the things needed." But Kline interjected a warn' Ing that the nation must not create a war machine now which it cannot support (or ten or fif teen years or even longer. ."We need to think things through." said the slender Iowan, "One of the greatest mistakes we could make would be to assume this will be over in three or four 1 years and spend and build ac cordingly. t Harriman was to have been principal speaker today before the farm bureau delegates from 43 states and Puerto Rico. Unable to come, he sent a 700-word tele- 1 gram.-. War Not Inevitable "In spite of everything that has happened, we must not accept the Inevitability of another world war," Harriman said. "We must continue to strive with all our power to prevent such a disaster Time is short desperately short.' He said the Kremlin seeks to create disunity among the free roeoples of the world. Because Tidence in the United States . the welding force" for such unity, Harriman declared, "it is a mat ter of the greatest urgency that We strengthen our military forces and help other free nations build their defenses." To sustain such a military ef fort "we must work on a world wide basis for an expanding econ . omy at home and abroad," Harri man declared. "We must produce more more of everything that is reeded." KJslng Production Kline said America can produce what is needed because of rising per capita production and by re sorting to longer hours, more ma chines, more research and use of snore men over 65 and more wo ' . men. But, said the farm bureau head, this could be thrown off balance . by price controls. , "The worst thing we might do In the present situation would be to step in with vastly extended ' political controls an the economic field," Kline said. "Of these po litical controls, no other is so far reaching as price control." ir tr v rr r f :' - " o -j f? If it n U J rVfe '.Jo. 33 U. S. ARMY TRAINS GERMANS German. In a labor service battalion established by the U. S. Army drill 00 'fee field of a former fire department school in Berlin. Analyst Sees Prosperity For Northwest is Christmas Tree History Dates Back to Early in 19th Century AP Newsfeatures Christmas trees have become an indigenous part of the Yuletide tradition in America, but history reveals that their use in this coun try probably dates back no further than the beginning of the 19th century. It is believed that the first Christmas trees were introduced in the United States around 1825 by Pennsylvanians of German descent. The custom of decorating- the Christmas tree probably started in Germany, where It is said they used to be hung from the ceiling in stead of placed on the floor. For a considerable period, research reveals, wooden devices known as "pyramids" substituted for trees, and at other periods greenery of various sorts was used instead of the Christmas tree. A book of accounts kept at Strasburg in Alsace mentions the use of fir trees and boughs at Christmas time since 1539. An item dated 1605 reads: "At Christmas, fir trees are set up in the houses, hung with paper roses, appies, waters, metai row, sugar, etc. The first mention of lights still in the Strasburg record, is dated hub: "Tables decorated like altars, with gifts, wood trees with a candle en each bough." From these early-beginnings have come the festive Christmas tree of today, festooned with tinsel and colored electric lights and . ii i i i nung wiin canay canes ana guis. On these tables, box Pennsylvania Joins ' DALLAS, Dec. 12 --Pennsylvania is the 46th state to join the American farm bureau fed eration. This leaves only Rhode Island and Maine unrepresented in the nation's biggest farmer organiza tion. The federation has a mem bership of almost 1,500,000 'farm families and claims to represent more than 5,000,000 farm people. Barges Move Ammunition To Umatilla HERMISTON. OreDec. 1J-0P) -Ammunition headed for the Um- i atilla ordnance depot now is mov ing by barge for the ftnt time since the depot was established in 1941. The company that got ft barg ing contract saki it wouH btiUd s concrete dock on ti OAjrrM river near her, Yttrg lor nvx snipmenu. Sam Rummel Slaying Poses 'Many Angles' LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13-;P)-Police Tuesday admitted "a hun dred angles" to the slaying of Sammy Rummel, the lawyer who amassed a fortune representing members of the western under world. Chief among the angles to the ambush slaying of gambler Mick ey Cohen's top counselor was the link to a current grand jury probe into alleged payoffs to sheriff's officers in the notorious guaran tee finance bookmaking case. Meantime, two sheriffs offic ials among the last to see Rum mel alive were suspended. Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz sus pended "until further notice" Capt. Carl Pearson and Sgt Law rence C. Schaffer for failing to report at once a pre-death confer ence with Rummel.' - Police announced that both the officers would be questioned. The link to the grand jury probe into the $6,000,000 a year book making racket which the Guaran tee Finance Corporation fronted with a loan business came from Foreman Carey S. Hill. Of all things! Imagine Capt. Carl Pearson, a public official, visiting the attorney for all the gangsters, on the very eve of the grand jury investigation," Hill told reporters. Rummel was slain early Mon day m the driveway of his pala uai Hollywood, lulls home by a shotgun blast. Pearson, slated to be a key wit nets in the grand jury inquiry, disclosed that he had conferred with Rummel on the Guarantee case Kundair night and left him at 10;40 p. m. Pron. now head of the sher iff s records division, was in ehrg of the eheriff's vice squad m the day when the Guarantee srtHup flourished in the county territory. . vreigw or paper usafl in the production of u jh, currency dur ing 1943 touted 1,792 tons. Ink ed weighed 1MB tons. Spokane Siren Said Too Quiet SPOKANE. Dec. 13-(;p)-The city tested its air raid siren from the top of a downtown building Tuesday. Shoppers in stores be low didn't hear a thing. Assistant Police Chief Leigh ton Dagger, the local civil de fense coordinator, said it appears Spokane has to have a siren that makes more noise. "Persons Inside buildings did not hear it; most of the south hill residents didn't hear it; the southwest part of the city was hardly covered at all." he said. The waiting sound was broad east from the top of a six-story bunding at Howard and Rivers De, the city center. The Congo Peacock is not a pea cock but a pheasant which hails from Af rlca. Eom where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh Here's An Expert" Example! When onr Main Street parking proUesa cropped op again, we an nnted a strict one-hear parking potter, and swore in extra depoties toeaforceit. We also sent over to the State Capitol for a traffic expert, to give no. pointers. He turned out to bo real helpful spent a whole after-" , noon with us talking about xoning and such. And when he left the boildiag he found a ticket on his ear for overtime parking! . s Could have gotten tore, I guess or asked us to "fix" the ticket. But instead, he insisted on going over to the Sheriff's Office and paying his fine. Front where I sit, it's good to know people, like that young fel low,' who refuse to be treated any different than anyone else. City people and fanners those of ns who prefer cider and those who'd rather have a cool glass of temper ate beer we're all entitled to the same privileges. That is. so long as what we do doesnt conflict with the law of the land. Copyrighi, 1950, Vmitei States Brewers Foundai torn PORTLAND, Dec. 13-(P)-Paci-fic Northwest families can expect their incomes to increase slowly in future years, an economist told the Columbia River Inter-Agency committee Tifesday. V. B. Stanbery, an economic analyst with the department of commerce, said in a report pre pared for the committee that per capita income rose substantially in "Washington, Oregon and Idaho in the. past decade. It rose sharply in the v-Jar years, then declined in the post-war per iod, but Washington and Oregon still emerged with' incomes higher than the national average, he said. He reported the national aver age was $1330 in. the latest year of report, 1949. For that year the figures were $1469 in Washing ton, $1448 in Oregon and $1221 in Idaho. Stanbery said the outlook was for continued growth of agricul ture, lumber products, light me tals, and trades and services in the three states. This means per capita income will continue to in crease, he said, but then added: 'All in all, the prospects are for somewhat slower rise of per capita income dollars in each Pa cific northwest state than that which occurred from 1940 to 1949, unless prices and wages should spiral upward. Bunching of Incomes "As in the nation, the trend is closer bunching of per capita incomes among the Pacific north west states. Income levels in Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho are now much closer together than they were before the war." Stanbery advised the group that programs for conservation and development of natural resources would have a strong effect on dol lar income for the region and for the individual. Committee members, represent ing government agencies concern ed with development of the regi on's water resources, were assured the region was in better condition for power supply than last year. Reservoirs at High Level Dr. Paul Raver, Bonneville Pow er administrator, said the reser voirs for the principal hydro dams are at high levels. He said both Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams have been spilling water daily. He spoke to the Columbia river inter -agency committee meeting here. Private utilities are now having to generate some 170,000 kilowatts from steam stand-by plants Raver said to meet peak hour demands of the early dark hours. Raver said the standby output may have to be stretched to 220,000 kilowatts by February. The Bonneville chief expressed belief the big power block users such as the aluminum plants of the northwest can be carried through the winter without inter rupting deliveries from the public transmission system. The only foreseeable exception he said would be an emergency to handle breakdowns that might occur. If there are interruptions Raver said they may be expected in the mid-winter months of January and February. I Lyons Residents I Leave for Iowa To Spend Winter lUltmu Ntwi Strvtco LYONS Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ro- mine left the last of the week for Des Moines, la. where they will spend the winter with relatives. Several relatives, old neigbors and friends went to Lebanon Sun day to attend the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Surry. The Surrys are old-time residents of this community, liv ing for many years on a farm In Fox Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bodeker are receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a grandson to their daughter and soo-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson, of Salem. The paternal grandparents art Mr. and Mrs. Gus Johnson of Newport. Mr. and Mr. Gordon Heineck and children went to Olympla, Wash, over the weekend. They were guests at the home of Hrin- eck's sister. Their little daughter. carol, who had been at the home weeks, retaraod homo with Mr. and Mrs. George Berry am being congratulated upon the ar rival of a granddaughter. Deanaa Georgett born to their son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Dtlbcrt Ber ry of Stayton. The New York municipal transit system, including subwara. el. valed trains, buses and trolleys. of her aunt for the past three covers 111 route miles. Matty . Piston Tvdd . "a -1 r - SlptfCojyei? NEW! DUNLAP! Bronx bearing rimsnmn. tS lbs. working prnsnrr; 1 C r. X. free air afeslaesnrL For nnmn Jobs? Ue-B pointing. fr r rat tar, screen, hobby work, tin. 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