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Oregon Tree Cut for President . Sfnas the smw. this De-arlaa fir ia new en rente to President Tra aaasr'a heme in Independeaee. Mv, with Christmas greetings from ! r i&mJ miMfcncnt throarh Salem district Forester Kedney O. Fety (pictured with la Clackamas eosnqr. Violinist Menuhin Highlights Winter Concert Series Here By Maxine Bores Statesman Music Editor ' Highlight of Salem's winter music season thus far was the pro gram given Thursday night at Salem high school auditorium by Ye budi Menuhin, violinist. The audience, which comfortably filled the auditorium listened, fascinated while Menuhin brought delightful music from his violin. One woman said. "I could listen to him play Beethoven all night" but but that was before she had heard his Mendelssohn and Bartok and Paganini. Beginning with Tartini's Sona ta in G Minor, called The Devil's Trill, the violinist played the bril liant Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Opus 47 by Beethoven, followed by the familiar and exquisite Con certo in E Minor by Mendelssohn. Six vigorous Roumanian Dances by Bartok came next, followed by the concluding programmed num ber, I Palpiti by Paganini. For encores, Menuhin played Habanera by Ravel, a fascinating number, the old familiar Caprice Viennois by Kreisler and finally Perpetuum Mobile by Novacek. Unlike many violinists, Menuhin stands quietly, with almost no mannerisms, but the music which comes from his instrument is warm and sensuous and alive. He is unhurried, easy and gives his listeners the feeling that they have pleased him as he pleased them. This second in Willamette uni versity's series of witner programs certainly brought us the best vio linist Salem has heard, and the re mainder of the series bids fair to be of equal interest. Solomon the Sianist will appear in the series anuary 17. Adolph Bailer recalled that he had appeared in Salem with a string trio some years ago, but our programs file revealed that he was accompanist for Igor Gorin's con cert here. Actors Chased By Hotel Fire YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 20-OTVFire broke out in a fifth floor suite of the San Carlos hotel here early today, chasing Broderick Craw ford and 60 other members of a movie company into the lobby in their night clothes. Crawford, who occupied the rooms where the blaze originated, lost all his personal belongings, in cluding most of the clothes he was to wear in a picture being filmed In sand dunes 15 miles away. He was unhurt as were other members of the cast, who had to spend the rest of the night in the lobby. They included Actress Bar bara Halo and Actor Lloyd Bridges. Fcr II1SU3ED SAVINGS AND HOME tOAN RUST FEDERAL SAVmSS FL1ST1 lvtaga fildg. 12t N. Coml. 2H Current Rata 2H ISTFSERALSAVOS AND LOAN ASS-N. -Where Taoosaada av HUTIs BOXED 1 S CHOCOLATES S I Socfef I 1 Johnston g I Sim 1.10 to 10.00 I SCHAEFER'S f g C.1UG STORE til. uJ u,!ltLmr3 i , - 0 tree). The tree was eat on Laurel Rotation Ships Return 24 Of Valley Men Twenty-fdur valley marines and army men including 12 from Sa lem, are expected to be home for Christmas as ships bring them to the United States this week on o tation leave from Korean action. Salem marines due to land at San Francisco, Calif., aboard the transport Gen. John Pope includ ed: Cpl. Ross C. Chrisman, Jr., 410 S. Lancaster dr.; Cpl. Joseph G. Ehli, 2062 McCoy ave.; PFC James J. Flowers, 2765 Hollywood dr.; Cpl. Benjamin E. Gipson, 2745 N. River rd:; PFC Frank C. Hills, 461 N. High st; PFC Edson C. La Valley, 2456 Claude st.; Cpl. Vernon D. Luke, 3580 Pleasant View dr.; CpL James A. Maddox, 3210 Lancaster dr.; PFC Daryl E. Van Cleave; Salem route 7, box 244B; CpL David L. Weber, 1616 Court St., and Sgt. Edward W. Williams, 860 Hoyt st One Salem army man is due to land at Seattle aboard a trans port delayed by stormy seas. He is Sgt. 1c Wayne L. Sherman, Salem route 9. box 548. Others are Sgt. 1c Arthur B. Bilyeu, Wood burn, and Maj. Oswald W. Webb, Corvallis. On another transport due in Seattle today are listed Capt Ig natius Bachmeier, Salem, and Cpl. Orin R. Cook, Dallas route 2, box 2194. Valley marines aboard the Gen Pope which was slated to arrive yesterday in San Francisco are: PFC Ralph O. Barker, Albany; Cpl. Robert H. Mullen, Aumsville; Harold D. Staneley, Turner; Cpl. Ralph G. Bochsler, Mt. Angel, and Sgt George A. Brown, Dallas. Calvin O. Goodrich, co army en gineers, Detroit; Cpl. William E. Gross, Canby, and PFC Louis O Lucas, Aumsville. ine vaitey men are among 4,068 veterans being returned aboard the two ships. Frosh Glee Head Named Ruben Menashe, Willamette un iversity freshman from Portland, will supervise plans for the 1952 Freshman Glee on the local camp us March 29. He was elected this week by the freshman class to take charge of the interclass ' musical competi tion which is one of the year's traditional highlights at Willam ette. Menashe is a former student body president of Grant high school in Portland. His opponent in the final election was Fred Schmale, also of Portland. STEEL TALKS DEADLOCKED WASHINGTON, Dec 20 -CSV Government mediators reported no progress today after all-day conferences seeking to avert a threatened New Year's day strike in the steel industry. Hopes for any agreement continued dim. Dr. T.T Laja,PM. Dr. J. Cfcaa. !tJ PES. CHAN . . . LAM 4 CHINESE HERBALISTS Upstairs. 241 North Liberty Office optsi Saturday only. 10 aja. to 1 to, t to 7 pja. Consultation. Blood pressure aad urine tests are r of cfer. Practiced doe MIT. Wrtte Jar attractive cut. No obtt- Eleven Face Charges in Circuit Court; Escape Cases Continued Four state prison inmates, charged with prison escape, were among 11 persons appearing in circuit court Thursday on charges ranging from violation of parole to prison escape. James Russell Frost, charged with escape from the penitentiary November 10. was continued to January 7 so he could secure counsel. He is serving for conviction of receiving and concealing stolen prop erty. William Theodore Russell, charged with escape July 7, plead ed guilty and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. He is serving on a burglary conviction. Leonard Hugh Hainey, charg ed with escape November 10, was continued for plea January 7. He is serving for forgery. James Quentin Anderson, charg ed with escape May 18, also was continued to January 7 for plea. He is serving for manslaughter. Alfred H. Jacobsen, Vancouver, charged with violation of probation on a previous non-support convic tion, was sentenced to one year in Marion county jail with credit for time awaiting his hearing. His original jail sentence was suspend ed November 3. Emmert A. Sharp, Springfield, also had his probation from a non support charge revoked, and was sentenced to one year in the state prison. He was arrested on the vi olation November 30 from an orig inal conviction Oct. 4, 1950. Willie Jones, 734 Front st., was placed on two years probation with one year sentence to the state prison suspended on plea of guilty to a reduced charge of unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Restitution was ordered within two months. The charge was reduced from a charge of larceny. Involving alleg ed theft of a car from H. O. Beas ley of Salem on September 28. John Taylor, 18, of 1370 Ne braska ave., was continued to Jan uary 7 for sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary not in a dwelling. The charge involves a break -in November 16 at a small store at 17th and Market streets. Ted Macomber, state prison in mate, was denied his freedom in habeas corpus proceedings. Ma comber is serving a 40-year term on a habitual criminal conviction. James Edward Stanley, 20, of Redmond, charged with obtaining property by false pretenses, was ordered held for release to army authorities after a plea of guilty. He was arrested December 5 by Salem city' police in connection with a series of forgeries. Donald Dean Douglas, 20, of 1215 Hoffman road, and Robert Everett Hoover, 23, of 4670 Port land rd., charged with larceny of a heavy equipment part, were continued to December 21 to se cure counsel. Hoover and Douglas were In dicted Wednesday by Marion county grand jury. Others indicted were William Boiling Spencer, 510 Judson st., charged with bilking a fairgrounds ticket taker of $500 during the 1950 state fair; Reed Loveless, about 45, Seattle, and Edna Moore, 29, Yakima, both charged with adultery; Lewis Dutton, Detroit, charged with threatening to com mit a felony involving an alleged threat to shoot another person. Two secret indictments also were returned by the grand Jury. 300 Catholic Leaders at KC Meeting Approximately 300 Catholic leaders gathered in Salem Thurs day evening for the annual dis trict Christmas meeting of Knights of Columbus. A feature of the get-together was the conferring of life mem bership on Walter G. Cruse, mem ber of Salem council of the lodge for some 30 years. District Grand Knight Vincent Mertz, Sublimity, conducted the meeting after it was opened by the host grand knight, Roy Green of Salem. Visiting grand knights included Ralph Lulay, Sublimity; Thomas Gorman, Wood burn, and John Jennings, Mt. Angel. Other councils represented were Leba non, Baker, Eugene and Mil waukee. The Rev. Tius Baur of Lebanon was principal speaker. Salens Obituaries PIN SON William David Pinion, lata resident of 409 Jefferson st, SUverton. In that city December IS. at the as of 73. Survived by widow, Bessie Anna Pin son of Silverton: mother. Susan Paulie Plnson. Rupert. Idaho: nine sons and daughters. William Lawrence Pinson. Gold Beach: James Paul Plnson. Reeds port; Mrs. Ruth Munden. Eugene; Mrs. Elizabeth Wimer. Portland: Mrs. Alta Boyd. Kellocg. Idaho; Mrs. Veiiee Bellmer, Tacoma, Wash.: Mrs. H. H. (Bessie) Holland. Silverton; Victor Pinson. Astoria; Mrs. Phyllis Cross. Sa lem: 24 grandchildren. 19 treat -grandchildren; three brothers, Edgar and Oscar in California and Luther of Lewiston. Idaho; four sisters. Mrs. Mary Schwartz. Vancouver. B. C; Mrs. Jenny Cheen. Mrs. Nan Gheen and Mrs. Jane Gheen. aU of Wheeling. W. Va. Services will be held at 10 JO a jn. Saturday. December 2. at W. T. Kin don chapel. Interment at Belcrest Me morial park. MICKEY Mrs. Lenora Marks Mickey, at the residence. 837 S. 12th st.. December 20. at the age of 83. Survived by children. Kenneth E. Mickey of Cottage Grove. Lawrence I. of Salem. Hale M. of Sa lem. Miss Rem A. Mickey of Salem. Mrs. May Martha Ha die y ot Albany. Mrs. Edith B. Mix of Salon: nine grandsons, on granddaughter, and eight great-grandsons; two brothers. Daniel L. Marks ot rairbury. Neb.; Leonard J. Marks of Troy. Idaho: sis ter. Mrs. Marie Delano of Co-rina, Cahx. Member of 1st Methodist church. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday. December XI ta the W. T. Rlgdon chapeL IHOIT Treasie Leigh Short, at a local hos- rital. December 2. Late resident of 105 S. Liberty st. Survived by mother. Mrs. Flora Short of Salem; a sister and a niece, both of Salem. Announcement of aetyfajes later by the Virgil T. Gol den CO HTKXLS Mrs. Annabelle Hinkle. lata resident of Portland, tax this city December 30 at the age of 74 years. Survived by a sister-in-law. Mrs. Jessie M. Sanders. Sa lem. Announcement e4T aervteea later by W.. T.Rjg4oA osnpany . t . . Firemen Votes On Retirement Won't Count The opinion of Salem city fire men doesn't count in regard to retirement plans for other city workers. This was gist of an Oregon at torney general's ruling Thursday, in response to a state retirement board query about parts of the public employes retirement law at issue in a move by some Salem city employes to transfer from state of federal social security plans. Firemen have their own pension plan, set up several years ago by voters of the city. When the pos sible change in pension plans was talked recently by other city de partment workers, the question arose as to whether the firemen should be included in the peti tioning process in which 75 per cent of "all employes" must sign if a change is to be made. Attorney General George Neu ner said the meaning of the law is such tha this provosion refers to only those employes actually covered by a state retirement plan. Nevertheless, he added, the city would have to file a list of all its employes, regardless of pen sion plan. Further, the petition for change must come from the city council, although it may act on the advice of the city em ployes. Patience, Hot Water Free Iced Tongue CONCORD, N. H Dec. 20-P)-The bronze guardrail on the post office steps this morning, glisten ing in zero degree cold, looked good enough to eat. That's what a nine-year-old thought. So, out came his tongue and wrapped around the guardrail. And there it remained, frozen to the metal. Two men with a pail of hot water and patience heated the rail until the youngster's tongue could be freed. Chiropractors Hold Christmas Meeting About 50 Willamette valley chiropractors held a Christmas meeting and program for district three members of Oregon Associa tion of Chiropractic Physicians at Newberg last week end, it was an nounced Thursday. Representatives attended from Salem, Stayton, Dallas, Willam ina, Woodburn, Silverton, Molal la, Estacada, McMinnville, New berg, Portland and Oswego. A program of Christmas music, novelty numbers and exchange of gifts closed the meeting, OACP Secretary Robert E. Brinker said. MARK PRISON CAMPS WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -JP)-The air force said today its Far East command has given all com bat units the location of prison camps where the Communists say they are holding war prisoners. The purpose is "to preclude acci dental attacks" on the camps. The "gray" penny, containing a minimum of tin, was minted in 1943 and proved so unpopular it was retired after that year. The word herd is applied, in ad dition to cattle, to whales, por poises, swans, cranes and curlews. Hickory is the shortened form of an American Indian name, po hickery, for a tree native to eastern North America. Octogenarians Play Mrs. Santa, Give Out Five Fifty Dollar Bills A total of 400 years was rep resented in the ages of the five woman Santas who roamed the downtown area Thursday night as an attraction of the final night of the Downtown Merchants associa tion's "Tag, You're Santa" event. The five shoppers who spotted the Santas were the recipients of $50 bills. The Santas each were presented with a box of candy, and went home "thrilled" at the fun they'd had during the two hours or so they had walked around their "block. The two oldest of the five were Mrs. F. A. English, 2S80 Cherry ave., and Mrs. George F. Litch field, 1335 Waller st. They are both 82. Mrs. English was born in Baden, Germany, one of 11 children, and has been prominent in Salem social, church, welfare and political circles for many years. She was tagged by Robert Norton, 1455 N. 19th st. Mrs. Litchfield, the widow of a rural mail carrier is from a pioneer Oregon family. At times during her husband's lifetime she carried the mail for him when he was 11L She was tagged by George Wyant, 1020 N. 16th st. Next oldest is Mrs. Nancy John son. IjOS N. Church sl, the des cendant of a pioneer Oregon fam- tPablic IKeeoirds PKOBATK COTJXT Pearl Schlesinger estate: Final hearing set Jenuary 21. Martha K. Frankhauser estate: Final hearing set January 21. Alvina Barrett estate: Final or der. Anna C. Ackley estate: Closing order. DISTRICT COURT Howard B. Hansen, Portland, charged with attempt to introduce drugs into the state penitentiary, continued to 9:30 a.m. Friday to secure counsel, held in lieu of $500 bail. MUNICIPAL COURT Charles Albert Curry, 1815 N. 5th st reckless driving, fined $150 and driver's license suspended 0 days. James F. Sexton, Salem route 8, box 14, pleaded innocent to charge of reckless driving; trial set December 21, posted $75 bail. CIRCUIT COURT M. E. Haynes vs Marvin V. Langford: Cause transferred to Multnomah county. Donna Bradley vs Cecil T. Brad ley: Divorce decree to plaintiff awards custody of minor child to plaintiff with matter of support money held in abeyance until fur ther order. William E. Merryman vs Stella Georgia Merryman: Divorce de cree to plaintiff, with restoration of defendant's prior name of Cone. Maxine Harriett Jacobson vs Harry Burl Jacobsen, Jru Divorce decree to plaintiff. State through public utilities commissioner vs V. C. Alexander: Default judgment of $257 to plain tiff. State through public utilities commissioner, vs T. L. McGinnis: Default judgment of $168 to plain tiff. State through public utilities commissioner vs Jim Lahann and Ray Grigsby: Default judgbent of $322 to plaintiff. Anna Stevens vs D. R. Stevens: Divorce decree to defendant with property settlement, custody of minor child and $50 monthly sup port money to plaintiff. State vs James Edward Stan ley: Defendant waives counsel and grand jury, pleads guilty to charge of obtaining property by false pretenses, held for release to ar my authorities. State vs John Taylor: Defen dant waives - grand jury, pleads guilty to charge of burglary not in a dwelling, continued January 7 for sentence. State vs Donald Dean Douglas and Robert Everett Hoover: Con tinued to December 21 to allow defendants to secure counsel on charges of grand larceny. State vs Leonard Hugh Hainey: Continued for plea to January 7 on charge of escape from the peni tentiary. State vs James Quentin Ander son: Reading of indictment waived, continued to January 7 for plea on charge of escape from peniten tiary. State vs William Theodore Rus sell: Sentenced to one year in the state prison after pleading guilty to charge of escape from the peni tentiary. State vs James Russell Frost: Continued to January 7 to secure counsel on charge of escape from the penitentiary. State vs Francis McConnell: De fendant pleads guilty to charge of aiding an imprisoned person to attempt escape from the peniten tiary, pre-sentence investigation granted on request by counsel. State vs Willie Jones: Placed on two years probation with restitu tion in two months on reduced charge of unlawful use of a motor vehicle to which defendant plead ed guilty. One year sentence to state penitentiary suspended. State vs Emmert A. Sharp: Pro bation on non-support conviction revoked, sentenced to one year In state prison. State vs Alfred H. Jacobsen: Probation on non-support convic tion revoked, sentenced to one year in Marion county jail with credit for time awaiting hearing. State vs Ted Macomber: Habeas corpus proceedings dismissed. STALIN 72 TODAY MOSCOW, Dec. 20H7P)-Prime Minister Stalin will be 72 tomor row. He probably will observe the birthday as he has in years past at his desk in the Kremlin. West Virginia has nearly 120 different coal seams. 1852. She herself has lived In Marion county since 1904, moving to Salem from Woodburn. She was tagged by Fred Ecker, 385 N. 14th st. The exact octogenarian of the five, Mrs. Narcisse La Rout, 80, is the widow of a long time state employe. Both she and her hus band's families settled in pioneer days near Roseburg. Mrs. Fred Hildebrand, 1621 Cross st., tagged her. Last of the group was Mrs. W. W. Moore, 75, a longtime resident of Salem, and the widow of one of the area's prominent business men and owner of se ral down town buildings. She wa. tagged by Mrs. R. E. Barton of 715 Locust st. None of the five went uniden tified for very long. Most were tagged by 7:30 p. m. barely a half hour after they had begun their job. Three of the five were tagged within minutes after they started walking their area. But they enjoyed it In the words of Mrs. Litchfield, they saiy. I only wish I could have been a Santa for all those people who tagged me." William H. Baillie made the arrangements for the women to be present. The prizes were pre sented by James Beard, secretary- treasurer of the association. 1 1 It I I I i k v Jet Jockeys 27 Kills Among Them SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Dec. 20 Some of the natioa's top Jet flyers are shewn at an air haae ia Korea. From left with number of MIG's downed axe: HaJ. Richard Creighton, Baten Rettge, La, (5)j Maj. Win ton W. Marshall, Manhattan Beach. Calif. (4Vs): George A. Davis. Lubbock. Tex. (9); Cel. Benjamin S. Preston, jr.. Hellywoed, Fla. (3); Capt. Theodore S. Ceberry, Seattle, Wash. 2): Li. Al fred W. Dyxnock. jr.. Grants Pass, Ore. (2); and Lt. Claude c. Mttswn. Ceenr d"Alene, Ida. (21. AF Wirephote to The Statesman.) j Babies Sleep As Ship Makes Crash Landing COBOURG. Ont.. Dec. 20-UPV- A transcontinental plane, lost in a snowstorm, barely missed plung inff in Lake Ontario tori a v n it made a forced belly landing near here with both engines dead. C l ONE WILL R E I C N vccci irotm inn cievvai v v ? az 'US' ti " H .'n. - -Zu " " ' ' " 'issWsg,.-. iesgggsjsasssjsa SHIPS UNDER CLASS Heavy Lereatsea. 72. retired BosUagtesi Park. CaU as captain, is shewa at. work aa his hobby, making sailing ship msdels which he fits tvto battles T tr-r'N. in i , ,, , , , u - X i -'4 SOMETHING NEW racfasc heat clear mt the water a, gowna. Oregon, - - 4.-. The landing In a farmer's pas ture was so smooth, however that none of the 47 persons aboard was injured and two babies in arms slept on. The twin-engine C-46 of the unscheduled major air coach sys tem was off its course on a flight between Burbank, Calif., and Ne wark, N. J., when one engine went dead and the radio went out. It was losing altitude as it crossed 70-mile-wide Lake Ontario. The second engine went out just as Pilot Bruce L. Smelser of Burbank spotted land. A veteran of 10,000 hours in the -JV A" C" The Qmeea ef the Lea Aagelea Centy Pair at Posana. Cat, wCl bo nwiiira, au ssaaeau as aieut sum 4 ' IS ADDED at bow aad stem rAdar. JUcmaSr II, ItSI 0 air, Smelser brought! the plan dowu only half a mile from- th. lake and a mile west of Cobourg. The plane cleared a house safely, carried away a fence and skidded wheels up in the snow to within a few yards of the farm homer at Charles Wilson, s j The passengers included AraerW lean servicemen on their way east for Christmas, businessmen aad their wives, and four .children. They stayed in the Wilson farm house until they were taken by bus to Trenton, 30 miles east of Cobourg, where arrangements were being made for them to con tinue their flight. nm is valine.