The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 24, 1951, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Texti 1 Prehistoric Bones Unearthed w i 3r y,. Amy to Escort RomanticEx-GI of Reich Out 'm STRAUBING, Germany, July 23 HFVHomer Cook. the b ex-GI who wrigzwd out ; of inny ' cus tody three times to woo and win his German sweetheart, waj re leased from a German prison to night Into army jails -- The ZS-year-old ' Oklahoma es capee, was whisked out otStraub ing prison by two carloads . of American military policemen who presumably took ira to Munich,. Cook, who became one of the best known Americans in Ger many as a result of his jail-break ing escapades, was released with time off for eood conduct by the U.5. high commission. But he was ordered expelled rrom uermany which ha entered illegally after his release from the army to woo the German girl he first mat as an occupation soldier. US. army authorities said to night they had agreed to earrv out Cook's expulsion from Germany for the high commission. They de- cunea to say when he would leave the country but announced that XEBANON OtU PseUea el Getden Valley, a nam malty twe aailes east ef Lebaeea; betas a aeetiea ef task frs prchUWrU baaae aaeth and a basis teeth be dag ue en his fares while excavating fer a peed. Naaaereaa ether teeth and beaea were feand. Only similar finds keewa fat -thai area were la the Sitvertea regiea la 1M7 and again abeat feer years age. Tbe awaeaaaetb waa aa early day similar te. bat Urger than, the present day elephant. More Tourists. Less Money Enter Oregon A substantial increase in Ore gon's tourist travel for 1151, when compared with that of the previ ews year but with a lower pro portionate amount of money ex panded, was predicted by officials of the state highway department travel bureau here Monday. ; - f This prediction, they said, was 'based on reports received J from many recreational centers and en trance points Into the state. For 1950 the travel bureau estimated tourist revenue from outside states Hand countries at $99,4 69,399. Tour ists entering Oregon in 1950 spent en average of $15.11 per ear as against $17,02 the previous year. The number of tourists entering Oregon In 1950 was larger than In 1949. . Travel bureau officials said the 1951 tourist travel, might exceed that for 1950 by from 10 to 12 ;pr cent with tourist revenues well lover $80,000,000. - : ' Recent tours by travel bureau representatives showed the bet ter class of accomodations in ' greater demand this vear than last with many of the resorts putting out the "no vacancy" sign as early 3 p.m. Cheaper motels and ho tels also- reported an uptrend in Their occupancies. Caaada Travel Heavy A comparison shows that tourist travel into western . Canada Is atighUy higher than that estimated In Oregon for this year. The esti iwnm ted proportionate reduction In tourist revenue this year as at tributed to higher living costs at home which has cut th vacation budgets of a large number of travelers. Travel bureau officials said the annual tourist survey, to cover approximately 17 points of entry - Into Oregon, would get under way August 7 and continue for one month. Purpose of the survey Is t obtain a close estimate of the number of tourists entering the atate and the amount of money ! 'aeu Meawamv. a teas ft nues, based on the survey, wiU cover both the amount of money ' expended per car and the amount of money expended per person. California Tops Unofficial information received by the Travel bureau indicates ttoat California tops in the- num ber of tourists entering Oregon this year with Washington state ascend and Idaho third. In 1950 ether, states sending the largest number of tourists to Oregon in cluded Illinois. Texas; Utah, Ne braska and Kansas. Minnesota anay be near the-top of the states -this year based on information awr available. Of the foreign countries Canada tops in Oregon tourist travel. An effort mar be made this year to oetermin definitely the highways most used by tourists entering the state. Officials said it also would Lbe interesting to determine , the preferred tourist -i attractions la Oregon. i . : I j . ; A broken-down i report follow ing this year's survey probably will not be available until, some time in October, officials averred. Miss Oregon Beauty Contest Starts Friday; f ! i it - . " -J - J 3 I SEASIDE. 'July IS Thirteen of the loveliest' girls in Oregon will compete at Seaside this weekend for the title of "Miss Oregon" and the right to represent the state at the Miss America Pageant in At lantic City In September. i The Oregon event will be held here Friday; Saturday and, Sun day, July 17, 28 and 29. The Sea side Chamber of Commerce win be host to the girls, their chaper ones and judges.; ! if T Communities and areas repre sented include Astoria, Albany, Tongue ' Point, McMinnvilie, The Dalles, Lebanon, Redmond, Tilla mook, Portland, Eugene, Newport, Columbia county and Washington county. !': i -i Judges wlU include Earli T. Newbry, Salem, secretary of state and Mrs. Alice Rose Jones, Sa lem, a member of the faculty of the school of music, Willamette university. - , I Participants Include Marilyn Lu per, Albany. 20-year-old member of the Timber carnival court who will be "Miss Linn County? at the Seaside event; Barbara ' Louise Rossner, 20-year-old student of the University of Oregon, Miss McMinnvilie; Delores Jean Welch, Miss Lebanon. ;! j - statement, on his whereabouts would be releas-d tomorrow. There was ao indication wheth er the German girl whom Caok married at the Straubing. jail last April would be able to accompany him to America. Authorities in Munich said Mrs. Ceek . has not yet received tbe necessary papers to go to the U.S. She Is working as a waitress In an American dub in Munich. JVlillar Reports Firm's Profits " - - , . ? DETROIT J. R. Millar, chair man of National Automotive Fib res, Inc., reported the company's consolidated net profit for the six months ended June 30. amounted to $2,747,963 after taxes, equal to $2.78 per share on the 996,145 shares of capital stock outstand ing. ' " :' ' This compares with a net profit of $1,566,118 or $L57 per share, after taxes, in the corresponding period of 1950. Consolidated net sales for the six months ended June 30, totalled $50,189,255 as compared with $28, 991,920 iflf the like period last year. S . Elephants are good swimmers and can breathe while under wa ter by extending their trunks above the surface. Senators Fail To Find Die's Political Plans WASHINGTON. July zJ-iVIf Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower: has any yearning to be president and he" said in 1948 be hadn't it is apparently a secret to sena tors who returned today from two weeks in Europe. Senator Spark man (D-Ala), one of nine foreign relations commit tee members who talked with Ike" during a defense survey, told reporters be doubted seriously whether any of them asked the general if he was a democrat or a republican, or if he'd run for president next year. Sparkman said the closest the senators came to-sounding out the Western Europe defense chief on politics was during discussion of programs concerning Europe next iyear. There was always "soma facetious remark to Ike: 'WiU you be here next year? V "He Just passed It over each time," grinner Sparkman. Senator Brewster (R-Me), look ed on as a supporter of. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) for the 1952 re publican presidential nomination, It Saved Quite A Quantity of Gasoline, Too, , PrTTSBURGH-WVOne of those big trucks which haul shining new aulas pulled up and stopped near a busy intersection in downtown Pittsburgh. Two men got out of the cab and eased a 1933 ear from the truck. They shook hands. Then one got into the 18-year old car and drove away. l Someone asked the truck driver why he was hauling the ancient auto. He said the car owner had been a stranger to him until they met outside of Philadelphia, add ing: "I didn't have anybody to talk to coming back to Pittsburgh. I was kind of lonely.' I offered him a lift and we rolled his car in. It helps pass the time when you got somebody along." declined in an interview to say whether he believes Eisenhower would be available for the nomin ation. He said he is pretty sure, though, that the five-star general opposes many of the domestic policies of the administration and - therefore would not be Interested in a de mocratic presidential nomination. T-pabMrnaa. Calera. Orepn. Tuesday. July 11 1SS1 7 Dress Designers Planning to Adopt Burmese Lonxyi RANGOON-(VThe inflence of the Burmese longyi may soon be seen on shapely American hips if Carolyn Schnurer. New York dress designer, can hit the right idea. Miss Schnurer recently visited Rangoon to buy Burmese textiles and study local fashions. She plans to adapt the lonyi, a wrap-around garment worn here both by men and women, for costume styles suitable to American women. This means hand-woven Mand- a lay silks, costly even In Burma, are likely next spring . to appear I in New York salons either as for- mbal evening towns or the mora convenient cocktail dress. 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