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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1950)
14 Th Statesman Salraa Ora Thursday December 21. 1850 'Hopalong' is No St. Paul' Mollier Club Plans Food Sale Dw. 23 ttateunaa Stmt rvtc SILVERTON Mrs. William Evans, president of SL Paul's Mo- ther's club, reports that the mem sal Saturday starting at 10:19 at graders. The attendance award, prcftetited 'to .the room which -bad the greatest porcenUgt of moth ers out to the program, went to the 1st and 2nd graders. More than 30 mothers were In attend ance and lit and 2nd grade moth ers were hostesses for the day. The club will meet again Janu ary 19. Block s Electric store. Proceeds from the salt go for lunches and other Improvements at St. Paul's Catholic school here. Plans for the food sale were made at the December meeting of the group. The special program at this meeting was a Christmas playlet given by the 8th and 6th ' Ami CuitsrMAi ' Sum Itott SrrA6 Hero in Russia 4 VIENNA -(INS)- Hopalong J Cassldy, Gene Autry and the Lone Ranger are just nightmares for the "M si 4 peace-loving Soviet Russian child-1 bership will hold its annual food -Et in ren. trtT" PUB IU I I 9 . ' ... h sr" IP 1 iiL ;ri rfar mcnM' lent 3 U--U til r ? - I RED ANNIVERSARY IN CHINA Pictures of Mao Txe-Tunr, Communist China's boss, were much In evidence In Feipinf parade on first anniversary of Mao's mime. Picture was ob tained by Eastfoto, New York picture arency, from China Photo Service in Red-held Peiping. Entertained And Entertainers. Enjoy Lions Indian School Party Needlecrait This is, at least, according to Russian composer Anatoli Novi kow, a Stalin prize winner. In a letter to Austrian friends, Novikov claimed kid dreams in the USSR are entirely different from those of children in the USA. Novikov said a recent poll re vealed that most of the dreams of Russian kids are about their fut ure "peaceful" jobs. American kids, he charged, dream only of gun-blazing west ern heroes and super A-bombs for the destruction of foreign countries. By Charles Ireland BUff Writer, The Statesman The Salem Lions club entertained Chemawa Indian school stu dents with 90: minutes of 90-laughs-a-minute entertainment Wed 'nesday night- And it would be hard to say whether the students or ' the participating Lions had the best time. The party was a holiday highlight for 609 youngsters who won't "be going home for Christmas. They watched starry-eyed while boys and girls from Salem tap-danced in bangled costumes and screamed with delight at the slapstick buf foonery of a quartet of clowns. They also applauded generously the presentation of John Hale, Salem magician, and the singing of Mesdames Myron Eaton, John Goffrier and Kessley Talley. Santa Well Received And they gave a terrific recep tion to Santa Claus (Tom Pome roy) who arrived with bulging bags of treats for all. But the show-stoppers were those zany clowns, George Dilts, John Klapp, John Macy and Robert Davidison, who wouldn't let Mas ter of Ceremonies Leo Reimann get a word in edgewise. Dressed in lion and clown costumes they cavorted all over the Chemawa school auditorium and kept the youngsters in an uproar. Santa Claus got around for a word with all the six- and seven-year-olds. He was assisted in passing out treats by Ed Randle and Dr. F. D. Volgt Said Best Party As the students marched out of the auditorium, one school offi cial said, "I belive this was the best party the Lions club has ever staged at Chemawa." Chemawa school does not have Christmas vacation because most of its students live so far away. Last night's program open ed a round Of special events, how ever, that includes Christmas Eve parties in each of the five dormitories. Russell Kelley, superintendent of Chemawa school, said that most students received gifts from rela tives. And the school sees to it that each youngster receives at least one gift plus a bag of sweets on- Christmas. GETS VOTERS : SWIFT CURRENT. Sask.-P-The Civic Voters association do nated $35 in prizes to school pu pils making the closest estimate of the number of civic votes cast A contestant had to prove his par ents -voted, and the result was nearly 1,000 more votes than usual. Electric Workers Have Busy Future CLEVELAND-(INS)-A spokes man for the electric utility industry- forecasts a busy future for thousands of electrical workers throughout the nation. Ray T. Timmons, a manufactur ing manager for the Westinghouse Electric Corp., told a group in Cleveland recently that startling Increases in the use of electrical appliances coupled with a long range expansion program indicate a period of growing prosperity for the industry. "We feel that it can be conserv atively forecast that by 1965 the utility industry will have to gen erate more than twice as much power as it does now to meet the needs of its customers." lillillUlfl r 1 ia m 1 1 Open Thursday and Friday Til S P. M. 5:3 r. M- Satardsy Tho Diamond Watch She Has Always Wanted HamUioa LonajnM Harrol Elgin Gruon Prom 71.50 1 1.250. OO Federal Tax laclwded IT COSTS NO MORE TO 1AT ITS FROM Stat & Liberty Dial 4-2223 Divided Paymenm No Extra Chare Saves time! Saves vi ofJc! varnkiaa frwa ah mi ) starts, s4 it's so easy so aaarsf.1 Deles I torts lochias rrW4j IwM natrals, feat fcaaiiaf stasia aa SSael aOjM. aaaauaaejaaAaJ aaatrsli sod alraty I extra trk sosse. Saa tke osissiai EASY Aaiaai Iraaaa aa ia nyl OS. TU Teelffcs I-rMa 111 , C Smartly styled chair-set is a great attraction in any room modern or period! Set is made in double crochet and chain stitch. Easy-to-make filet-crochet set is a beauty! Filet-crochet Pattern 080 has directions; charts. Laura Wheeler's improved pat tern makes crochet and knitting so simple with its charts, photos and concise directions. SEND TWENTY CENTS to coins for this pattern to The Oregon States man. Needlecratt . Dent.. P. O. Box B740, Chicago 80. 111. ' Print plainly PATTERN NUMBER, vour NAME and ADDRESS with ZONE. Send Twentv Cents more (in coins) for our . Laura Wheler Needlecrait ook. IlustraUons of patterns for cro chet, embroidery, ""knitting, house' hold accessories, dolls, toys . . . many hobby and gift ideas. A free pattern ta printed in tne Dook. Amity Farmer Attending School at Pullman AMITY Wendell Martin of McCoy and Jim Burrell of Salem left Monday on a trip to Pullman, Wash., where they will attend stockman's short course in animal husbandry. ' George Baybrook, Los Angeles Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Calil has been a recent guest at the home of Bruce Wakeman. Mr. and Mrs. Joe McKee, Amity and Mrs. McKee's brother Walter Mauser, of Portland have return ed from Los Angeles, Calif., where they were called by the sudden death of Otto Mauser, December 4. For Your Convenience shop io m so 9 m Daily Thru December 22nd Store Closes Saturday Dec. 23 al 6 PII CAPITALI Nothing is superior except by comparison SM WHEN we compare the conditions of nations and people in and-capltatistlc countries wkh the security, prosperity, happiness and well-being of our people under United States capitalism, we appreciate our privilege of living la a capitalistic, democratic country. The basic principle of the free, capitalistic system which we have developed in our country affords opportunity to the individual who is willing to use his talents to the extent of his ability and desire to produce to accumulate some thing for investment in a home, a farm, in savings accounts, bonds and other securities, life insurance, the education of his children, and comforts of life and become a capitalist. The following facts give us a deep appreciadon of what capitalism has done and is doing for our country and its people. Private capital in the form of taxes and purchases of United States Govern ment Bonds made it possible for us to spend three hundred thirty billion dollars in carrying out our part of the program in winning World War II. This, of course, is unimportant when we consider the loss of life and permanent and partial disability which our youth sustained and which cannot be measured in dollars. Our participation in World War II has left us today with a national debt of two hundred fifty-seven billion dollars, but on the credit side we find that our annual national income, at the current rate, is equal to 90 of our total national debt. Of this total national debt, thirty-nine billion dollars are in treasury obligations owned by Government agencies, so our net debt is slightly over two hundred eighteen billion dollars. The United States free enterprise business system is operating at its highest level, furnishing employment to sixty-two million people at the highest hourly and weekly earnings ever recorded. Stockholders and corporations, after paying the highest peacetime taxes in the post-war years, have bad the highest net aver age earnings in history from their investment. Our farmers had cash income from marketing last year amounting to twenty-seven billion five hundred million dollars, the highest oo record. Total farm assets of our country amount to slightly more than one hundred twenty-seven billion dollars, against which there is an indebtedness of only twelve billion four hundred million dollars. Thus our farmers have ownership equity of over 90 per cent In their farms. , In non-farm homes, counting apartment buildings with four or less fami lies, and all valued at a total of two hundred billion dollars, our home owners have an equity of one hundred fifty-eight billion dollars a substantial owner ship of 79 per cent. Therefore, as a result of the opportunity provided by our free-enterprise capitalistic system, the people of our nation have a free and clear ownership in their homes and farms of 83.4 per cent. Our people have savings of more than one hundred thirty-six billion dol lars in government bonds and savings accounts. An additional ninety-seven billion dollars are oo deposit in commercial bank accounts. Our men and women have a cash iavestmeac of sixty billion dollars am A high percentage of exar working people awe provided with MMtpSoy sent insurance, sickness, acodent and reureracnt Woefco, hnaaced by taaploy ra, employees and government. Others who are ate mutj by ' who find themselves in feed are pawvided lor by forervmaotal i tutions. We are increasing cmr fibres so Snapecrre she imiJiiJ W Mviaf tk people in the lower income brackets. The United Sea tea, with aUy tlx pee oust of tfce world even per cent of its land area, wader ks djemocratk, cap a Katie i World War II, produced forty-aeve per cent a the world's goods, but what is more important, sunety per cent of that productiosi consumed within our own borders. Today we are producing over fifty per cent of the world's manufactured goods, of which a substantial percentage Is tot other countries. Capitalism is backing freedom of worship and providing Increasing cduca donal opportunities by constantly giving snore and snore support so tto twa things upon which our democratic, cultural dviaixacioa depends epiri reed and educational values. We have a permanent investment in churches and schools of cighacesi bil lion five hundred million dollars and arc spending annually eight btlUon dollars or religious and educational purpose. Membership in the churches is increasing at a aanch faster rase snan the Increase in the population, and in our Sunday Schools at an even greaser rata. In the past thirty years, elementary school enrollment has tncraaesj 13.) per cent, high school enrollment 146.1 per cent and college and anivexaky en col lment 331.6 per cent Our public school expenditures per pupil enrolled have gone p from 4S.02 in 1920 to $132.06 in 1947, or 173.0 per cent Since 1920 the population of our country has increased 43 per cent and the investment in school and college equipment has increased 371 per rent Since the beginning of our industrial and soenrific developcxkCM La the early 1800's, the capitalistic system, due to individual freedom, initiative and ingenuity, has given the world more of the comforts and conveniences of life than mankind had received in the previous 3000 years of civilization. Under this system our people as a whole arc happy and united, are increas ing their capital and enjoying a fuller spiritual, cultural and material life. Today our scientific and industrial knowledge and experience in the vari ous fields of peaceful activity are open to the rest of the world, and in this respect we have Joined with other like-minded nations in contributing to the technical assistance program of the United Nations. No nation, no individual, bo venture, no private or public institution, a program for the welfare of people can progress without capital. k is each Individual's duty so contribute ao the preservation, protection and knprovement of our democratic civilization on a basis which is sound and fair to all our people, (y Oil ia al aWBomei, BTITSLNATIONAL BUSINESS MAOiXKU COCVO&ATKK
