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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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