,i Locals i
Members of the Salem Junior
Women's club met Wednesday
evening at the Chamber of
Commerce kindergartens In city
schools. Representatives of 15
service organizations of Salem
were at the meeting. In charge
was Mrs. Larry Fitzgerald,
chairman of the youth conser
vations committee of the club.
Speaking was Walter Snyder, of
the Salem public schools, who
discussed the pros and cons of
the matter, which is the year's
project of the Junior Woman's
club.
Dance, modern "Top Hatters"
band and "Pop" Edwards old
limers. Two floors. Crystal Gar
dens, Saturday nite. 302
Acousticon now offers new re
volutoinary "hearing lenses" for
the hard of hearing. "Investi
gate." Batteries for all aids.
Mail orders promptly filled. Ac
ousticon McDonald Co.. 905 1st
National Bank. Ph. 6350. 302
The Young Misses Homemak
ors club has been organized at
Middle Grove and meets before
school each second Thursday.
Officers are Sabra Blankenship,
! president; Joyce Kuenzi, vice
president; Joan Scharf, secre
tary; Carol Lee Kaufman, re
porter and Mrs. Vera Bassett,
leaner, umer umu iiiemuuis die
Janice Scharf, Carole Hilfiker,
Shirley Page, Magadelean Stahl,
Betty Satter, Otis Lillie, Joanne
'?brey, Averil Andrews and
jCouella Caudle.
Imperial Washable Wallpap
er deserves its nation-wide ac
ceptance. See it at Elfstrom's,
375 Chemcketa. 302
The Hull auto compass or a
Taylor auto altimeter make
Ideal Xmas gifts. Sold by R. D.
hWoodrow. 325 Center Sts 302
"I Bring You Good News"
will be the subject of the Rev.
Gene Robinson's sermon Sun
day morning at the Turner
Christian church. The choir will
sing "O Come All Ye Faithful"
jby Oakeley and "Christmas
iJubilate" by Bortniansky. Miss
gCarol Standley will sing "O
HHoly Night" by Adam. A can-
fldlelight carol service will be
fflield Sunday night at 7:30. Mr.
'Robinson's topic will be "And
Laid Him in a Manger."
Insurance: Becke, Wadsworth,
(Hawkins & Roberts, Guardian
Sbuilding. 302
Eola Acres Florist. 5730. 302
Names of more than 100
underprivileged children of Sa-
Jem who otherwise probably
Jwould pass the Christmas sea
f 4)n without any special atten
fion, will be entertained Friday
jiight at the annual Christmas
.''Djarty of the Kiwanis club at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms at
ji7 o'clock. Those selected from
i relief rolls, the county welfare
Organization and the Salvation
i'rmy will be called for and
vlreturned by club members. Each
;;will receive a gift of candy,
i'fruits and nuts and a present.
3 No better gift for the home
(than camellias. Have potted ones
iwith buds, also larger plants
-fcutside. Open Sunday and Xmas.
vjerrill's Nursery, Vi mile east
r.
leizer scnooi. .fnone ziauY.
304
New term starts at Capital
Business college, 345 Court St.,
January 2. 302
Dismissed from the hospitals
Thursday were Henry Strand,
Pacific building: Mrs. Sherman
Burns and infant daughter,
route six; Mrs. Elmer Smucker.
jHubbard; Mrs. Orla Combs, 350
Division and Mrs. Ben Hortch,
iStayton,
A good wine is hard to get.
Give a bottle of Kapphahn's
wine for Christmas. 4215 Port
land road. 302'
4 Lutr Flower Shoppe, 1278 N.
Liberty St Phone 9592.
George Rossman, justice of
the Oregon supreme court, who
has been attending a meeting of
American Bar association in
Cincinnati, Ohio, is expected
nome Sunday. This is the first
meeting the association has held
since the start of the war.
We cut and install shatter-
5 proof auto glass R. D. Woodrow,
sazs Center St
For prompt service on diesel
and stove oil phone 5606. How
ard J. Smalley Oil Co. 6
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sachtler,
1674 North Liberty, are the
parents of a son born Thursday
at a local hospital.
For Home Loans see Salem
Federal. 130 South Liberty.
Two plays in addition to a
varied Christmas- program will
be presented by the Middle
Grove school at the meeting of
the community club today. The
program is under the direction
of Miss Sadie Roth, Mrs. Ethel
Ramus and Mrs. Dan Scharf.
Each room at the school held a
gift exchange during the after
noon. Dr. Harry Fredrick, optom
etrist, 603-4 First National bank
building. Phone 5460. 319
Wanted, good homes to sell.
Grabenhorst Bros.. Realtors. 134
S. Liberty. Phone 4131.
A community Christmas pro
gram will be given by the re
cently organized Pringle Sun
day school at the school house
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
James Larson is superintendent
of the' Sunday school with Mrs.
James Larson, Mrs. Thelma Rise
and Mrs. Lucille White teachers.
Periods in meditation and me
taphysical healing 12 to 3 daily.
Welcome. Science of Mind stu
dio, Marion hotel. Room 218.
. 303
Dance, Moose Hall, 12th &
Leslie, Saturday nite. Jess Tay
lor's Radio Swingsters. 303
First steps toward reactiva
tion of the Willamette chapter
of Delta Theta Pi, national le
gal fraternity, were taken this
week with the election of Otto
Skopil, Willamette M2, who en
rolled in the law school this
fall following his discharge from
the navy, as new dean of the
group. Other officers elected
were Tom Gabriel, Salem, vice
dean; Rupe Park, Salem, trib
une; Larry Johnson, Portland,
roll master; Bud Reynolds, Sa
lem, clerk of exchequer; Cecil
Quesseth, Salem, ritual mas
ter: and Bob Smith, honorary
bailiff. Return this fall of
many former Willamette law
students in addition to new ones
has made it possible for the
local Delta Theta Pi chapter
to renew its affiliation with the
national association after three
years inactivity.
You have heard them on the
air. Dance to their music at
Moose hall Saturday nite. Jess
Taylor's Radio Swingsters. 302
Lions Den restaurant will be
closed from December 20th 'til
February 1st. Watch for opening
date. 302
Reorganization of the Willam
ette campus YMCA was under
taken this week when Don Ack
ley, Bend, was elected acting
president during an election
conducted on the campus Thurs
day. Earl Fedje of Salem was
named vice president and Guy
Jonas, Salem, secretary. Wil
liam Genne, northwest YMCA
student secretarv. C. A. Kelts
Salem Y general secretary, and
Prof. John L. Knight, religious
counsellor at Willamette, were
guest advisers at a banquet held
Wednesday night when the first
steps towards the reorganiza
tion were taken.
Deluxe, all metal cigaret light
er $3, just arrived at Warren's
Jewelry Store, 141 South Lib
erty. 302
'A K. perfect blue white dia
mond in platnum mounting. A
bargain, 141 South Liberty. 302
Junior Eckley was elected
vice president of the Salem
chapter of the Izaak Walton
league for the'year 1945 as the
result of Wednesday night's an
nual meeting. His name was
inadvertently left off the origi
nal list of officers.
Musical cigaret box, piano
style, the best we have seen, on
ly $15 at R. G. Warren's Jewel
ry store, 141 South Liberty.
302
Tricycles, wagons and scoot
ers now available. Harry W.
Scott, "The Cycle Man," 147
South Commercial. 303
Police Friday reported an at
tempted burglary at the Roy
Smith service station.
To sell that furniture see Russ
Bright. Phone 7511.
See complete line Color Per
fect wall paper at Sears.
James Russell Jones, 15,
whose home is at Valsetz, was
reported to the police Friday as
having run away from Oregon
state training school.
Reroof with Johns-Manville
shingles. Mathis Bros. 164 South
Commercial. Phone 4642.
For unDainted furniture chnn
at R. D. Woodrow's, 345 Center.
E. L. Peterson, 79, who lives
in the 400 block on Union street,
was taken to Salem Deaconess
hospital Thursday night after he
had been struck by an auto
mobile while crossing the street
at Liberty and State. First aid
reported he suffered mental
confusion, a small scalp cut
and an injury to the left leg.
Aid was given Friday to Bobby
Hall, 16 months, of 360 South
23rd, who cut his hand on a
broken cup.
Just arrived, shipment side
opening stove oil and deisel bar
rels. Limit two per customer.
Home Fuel Oil company, 1710
North Commercial. 302
Seamster's Cleaners and Cap
itol DeLuxe Cleaners will close
Saturday noon. Will open again
Wednesday, the 26th. 302
State Police Officer Jack
Lott, also game warden for
Linn county since July, 1944,
will resign January 1. Lott
gave as reason for his resig
nation, his plans to engage in
private business. Previous to
joining the state department,
Lott was police chief on the
Lebanon force in which capacity
he served for two years. An
nouncement of Lott's successor
by state police headquarters, has
not yet been announced.
The fire department Thursday
responded to chimney fira
alarms from 520 North 19th and
1779 Court, neither of which
did damage.
Old time dances every Satur
day night, 259 Court St. 303
We are now accepting reser
vations for New Year's Eve.
Call 4006 between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m. Leonard's Supper Club,
3055 Portland road. 305
A typographical error in a
Capital Journal story Thursday
about the proposed annexation
of the area north of Salem made
the figure 500 appear whre it
should have read 50 acres in
stead. If both the business dis
trict along Portland road, which
has petitioned 100 percent, and
the residential district which
may do so are annexed, the to
tal acreage will be between 150
and 200.
Burright University Cleaners
will be closed Monday, Decem
ber 24. 302
We are now accepting reser
vations for New Year's Eve.
Call 4006 between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m. Leonard's Supper Club,
3055 Portland road. 305
The Christmas program sched
uled for Friday night at the
Turner Christian church has
been cancelled because of ill
ness. Portions of the program
will be presented Sunday morn
ing at 10 when a Christmas
party will be held for children
of the church school.
Tom and Jerry batter at Wim
py's, 697 N. Capitol. Phone 7887.
303
We are now accepting reser
vations for New Year's Eve.
Call 4006 between 10 a.m. and
5 p.m. Leonard's Supper Club,
3055 Portland road. 305
Certificate of assumed busi
ness name has been filed with
the county clerk for Colonial
House by Mrs. Lottie E. Brown,
route 4, Salem.
Complete slock Kem-Tone,
the miracle wall finish at Sears.'
Chinese noodles, dinners, open
till 1 o'clock. Saurday nites.
Canton Tavern, 940 North Com
mercial. 303
The Salem Camellia and
Rhododendron society will elect
officers aj; the December 27
meeting. Those named by the
committee are: president, Rex
Peffer: vice presidents. Ollie
Schendle and Ernest Iufer; sec
retary and treasurer, Harold
De Vries. Other candidates may
be nominated from the floor.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Metal Christmas Tree Hold
ers. Keith Brown Lumber
Yard. 303
Turkeys 29c pound, Saving
Center, Salem and West Salem.
303
Apparently overloaded, a big
lumber truck overturned on
the highway at a curve just
beyond the Cottage Farm at
about 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing. Christmas Plants and Cacti
Novelties. Floral section, lower
level, Fred Meyer Drug. 303
Rubber Tired Metal Scooters.
Keith Brown Lumber Yard.
303
Beatrice Gillette Moule, for
merly with the U. S. employ
ment service, has returned from
Camp Beale, Calif., where her
husband was discharged after
three years in the service, much
of which was spent in Europe.
They will be guests at the home
of her parents, Mn and Mrs.
Harry Gillette, over the Christ
mas holidays, leaving for An
tioch, Calif., the first of year
where he will be re-employed
by the Pacific Greyhound company.
Salem Court News
Circuit Court
Requests ) been filed with the coun
ty clerk to hive th cum of Shrraian
and Possehl vj. Poswhl continued oo
the docket.
Complaint for divorce by Bonlta h. v.
lRoy H. Runsell aileitM cruel and Inhum
an treatment, askx custody of four chil
dren and SI 00 a month for their support.
Marrlaice was at San Dleco, March 14. 1938
Complaint hy Lou Rorn vs. Clyde John
son seek to collect 11250 alleged du
plaintiff.
Order of dismissal !n the case of Char
lotte Keller v. CMear B. BJerke li baaed
on stipulation, neither party to recover
costs.
Ordr of dtmiftal on motion of pliln
tiff has been fid in the ease of U.S.
National bank w. Arthur X. Voct.
Order In the ease of Ruth M. va, Charl
es W. Henderson modifies decree by re
duclnt support money paymentji to IJtfl a
month to May 1, and to ISO a month
thereafter.
Decree tu!et !nf title to real property
has been entered In the cae of B. E. Bow
er vx. unknonw heirs of Mosei Morley and
others.
The srand iury after hearlnr initial
testimony Thursday mormnc ln its in
vesttiatlon into whlppinas of Inmates
at the boy training school at Woodburn,
went to the achool itself in the after
noon where ft will continue its Investiia
tlon and also probably start Its routine
inspection of the plant required by law
to be made at least once a year.
Default has been taken in the case of
Ttllie B. vs. William H. Kolb.
Demurrer hax been filed in the tsm
of R. L. Wshn and others vs. Denver
Tount. sheriff, and others.
Circuit Judte George Duncan is hear
1ns the contested divorce proceedinss
of Effle vs. Arthur OoodJn.
Complaint for dlvorcs by Raymond
Lloyd vs. Inez Carre:a Comer alleies
cruel and inhuman treatment and bjSs
that the name Ines Carreia b reatored
to pit ntiff. They were married March
U. 19U, at Byonn, hj.
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WORLD-SHAKING BLAS T An .utom.tlc cam-
era six miles from the cxplouon catches the blast of the first
atomic bomb, set off experimentally at Alamogordo, N. M.,July 16.
The American Legion auxil
iary of Kingwood Post will hold
its annual Christmas tree and
no host supper at the West Sa
lem Legion hall Saturday eve
ning starting at 6:30 o'clock.
Members of families and of the
post are invited.
Jary Florist, 373 State. Open
Sunday, 10 a.m. 'til 5 p.m.
Avoid Saturday and Monday
Christmas shopping rush. 303'
J. Ray Rhoten has returned
from military service and has
again taken up the practice of
law with Geo. A. Rhoten and
Sam F. Speerstra under the firm
name of Rhoten & Rhoten at 310
Pioneer Trust Building. 304'
Hermis Callahan, Turner
route 2, has reported to Deputy
Sheriff Harlan Bones that he
found a blue and white bicycle
in the creek east of Aumsville.
Deuply Bones recovered the bi
cycle from the creek and is
holding it at the sheriff's office
for identification by the owner.
Atomic Koastmaster Wagons.
Keith Brown Lumber Yard.
303
Turkeys, 29c pound, Saving
Center, Salem and West Salem.
303
Ice Cream, 23c quart, Saving
Center, Salem and West Salem.
303
Mrs. F. T. Kimball, who has
been a patient at a convelascent
home here for the past year, is
being moved to the hospital at
Dallas.
Mrs. Agnes C. Booth, county
school superintendent, advises
that petitions have been receiv
ed by the district boundary
board asking for a school dis
trict boundary line change be
tween the North Santiam and
Stayton districts, it being asked
that a small piece of ground be
removed from the North San
tiam district into the Stayton
district. It involves but one
family. The matter will come
up later for hearing before the
board.
Ice Cream, 23c quart, Saving
Center, Salem and West Salem.
303
Evenrude Outboard Motors,
9.7 hp. Immediate delivery.
Also used motors. Hain's Out
board Shop, 1201 South Com
mercial. Phone 6050. 302
J Ray Rhoten has returned
from military service and has
again taken up the practice of
law with Geo. A. Rhoten and
Sam F. Speerstra under the firm
name of Rhoten & Rhoten at 310
Pioneer Trust Building. 304
Probate Court
Pinal account of Hertha Long m ad
mlnlstratrlx of the estate of Hubert H.
Thomas showa 17641.69 accounted for.
Report to the state treasurer shows net
taxable estate of (6434.64.
Appraisal of 135.153.93 hax been made
on the estate of A. M. Jerman. alto
known as Archie M. Jerman, by Prank
H. Speara, J. H. Farmer and Irene Roem
hlldt. Report by Betty Thompson as eseeutrix
of the ftfttate at Loretta Campbell Msy
show, real property aold for S4fi00 to Al
bert O. and Doris A. Hedstrom.
Helen Mady has been named executrix
of the 13500 estate of Marion Edward
Phillips and- appraisers are Ralph H.
Campbell, Edith Shaffer and Otto K.
Paulus.
Mary Lammers has been named execu
trix of the 1000 estate of Robert Orlando
Mourn;an and appraisers are R. Turpin,
R. Vorhees and J. C. Evans.
Justice Court
Order of dismlasal for Insufficient evi
dence In State vs. Benjamin Chrtatopher
Kerber. charged wiih bavins no clear
ance Hthts on truck.
Pa of tuilty entered by Jacob Pox
to drlvlnc truck without clearance hihta.
fined HO and coats, fine aujpended and
14. SO coats paid.
Order of dismissal on ground of Insuf
ficient evidence in State vs. Victor Wntaht.
charsed with receiving stolen property.
He had alieaedly bou?ht some of the su
gar stolen from the Alien Fruit company.
Cordon Clark, driver of a taxlcab
that struck and fatally Injured Victor
P. Lynch, was ordered held to the grand
Jury after preliminary hearing on a
charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Police Court
Violation of the basic ped rule. prd
W. Davenport. 3S0 Crawford. Robert T.
White, S35 Saginaw.
Rcksi driving. George S. Trlcker, 104
North 14 ;h, bail IIS.
Marriage License
A.fred R. Strawn. 33 U f. army. Port
land, and Darirn O Oeddrj, 31, stenof
ni m. him sirs saesa.
'Registration
Totals 31,863
Total registration for the
county for the special congres
sional election on January 11 is
31,863, figures just compiled by
Gladys White in charge of reg
istration in County Clerk Har
lan Judd's office show. This is
an increase of 375 over the 31.
488 registered for the special
election June 22 of this year
when certain measures were
voted on. The city registration,
which was announced a few days
ago, was 14,608, while the reg
istration in the county outside
was 17,167.
Republicans in the countv to
tal 19,344 as against 19.112 in
June, or an increase of 232, while
democrats total 11,205 as against
11,054 in June or an increase
of 151. A considerable number
of people were registered who
merely changed their addresses
which did not affect the final
total.
Aside from republicans and
democrats there also were reg
istered 151 Independent, 22 so
cialist, 81 prohibitionist, eight
progressive, and 1052 miscellan
eous. Inasmuch as the January
election is not a primary, every
one registered will be eligible
to vote regardless of party af
filiation expressed by their reg
istration. General Paiion
Continued from Page 1)
"At approximately 2 a. m.,
yesterday, he had acute attack
of breathlessness and pallor.
The attack lasted about an hour
and was relieved by medication.
At that time, we felt relatively
sure the general had pulmonary
embolism."
Only 10 minutes before the
general died, the 130th station
hospital issued this bulletin on
his condition:
Last Bulletin Issued
"General Patton's condition Is
considered serious. There has
been a pulmonary complication
which has resulted in an accu
mulation of secretions in the
lungs thus embarrassing respir
ation. Paralysis of one side of
the diaphragm in the intercostal
resulting from the spinal cord
Injury has made it difficult to
get rid of these secretions by
cupping. As a result of the pul
monary congestion, the heart
has become embarrassed, how
ever, the pulse is strong and the
temperature only slightly above
normal. The chief medical con
sultant for the theater has been
in attendance."
Born in California
He was born on a ranch No
vember 11, 1885, at San Gabriel,
Calif. He attended school at
Pasadena and Virginia Militray
Institute. His record as a stu
dent was not particularly good,
but he was a good sailor, win
ning several championships.
Then he entered the military
academy at West Point, where
he was a class adjutant. After
his graduation in 1909 he was
commissioned a second lieuten
ant in the cavalry.
He served in Illinois and Vir.
ginia, went to France to study
French saber methods and, upon
his return, was master of the
sword at the mounted service
school at Fort Riley, Kansas.
He participated in Pershing's
punitive Mexican expedition.
There he captured a Mexican
bandit and brought him back to
camp strapped to the hood of a
battered automobile. With a
broad smile, he recalled later
that "This was the first motor
ized action in the U.S. army."
First World War
In the first World war tic
served in France as a member
of General Pershing's staff and
was detailed to the tank corps.
He was in command of the 304th
tank brigade at the St. Mihiel
offensive and later was transfer
red to the bloody Meuse-Ar-gonnc
sector. There he was
awarded the Distinguished Serv
ice Cross for "conspicuous cour
age" while wounded. After the
war he also was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal.
Marriage license applications
filed at Olympia today Include:
Earl P. Hailey and Myra B.
Bartij, both Salem, Or.
How Gesiapo
Started War
Nuernberg. Dec. 20 P) The
first full story of the spark
that set off World War II a
fake attack on a German radio
station staged by gestapo agents
dressed in Polish army uniforms
was unfolded today before the
international military tribunal.
As the war crimes trial was
recessed for the Christmas hol
idays American prosecutors sub
mitted a gestapo official's story
of the raid, naming the assassi
nated hangman, Reinhard Heyd
rich, as the man who engineered
the coup which Hitler used as
the excuse for the Polish inva
sion crying to the world that
Germany had been attacked
first.
The story was told in the af
fidavit of Alfred Naujocks who
said he led a company of ges
tapo agents dressed in Polish
uniforms in a raid on the Ger
man radio station at Glelwitz
on August 31, 1939, the day
before the invasion. The raid
ers broadcast incendiary re
marks in Polish and then left
behind the bullet riddled bodies
of drugged German concentra
tion camp prisoners, also dressed
in Polish uniforms, as "evi
dence." Naujocks said.
The affidavit was presented
near the end of the session,
when the tribunal recessed the
trial until Jan. 2 over the pro
test of Justice Robert H. Jack
son, chief U. S. prosecutor, who
said another week will be
needed after the holiday to com
plete the American case against
22 nazi leaders and six organ
izations on trial.
Fad Finding
Boards Busy
fBy th. Associated Pr.s.O
President Truman's first fact
finding boards, studying wage
disputes in the oil and automo
bile industries, faced crucial
tests today as they prepared de
cisions on the question involv
ing consideration of profits and
prices in recommending a pos
sible pay increase.
The panel in the General Mo
tors case planned its first public
hearings today, but Chairman
Lloyd K. Garrison said after
yesterday's preliminary meeting
with the company and the CIO
United Auto Workers' union
that it would recess until Sat
urday to rule on whether to ac
cept testimony on profits and
possible price boosts.
He said General Motors had
refused to show its books to an
swer the union's claim that it
could absorb a 30 percent wage
hike. Garrison also said that
GM said prices are a matter to
be discussed with the office of
price administration and are of
no concern to the union or the
fact-finding board.
Meanwhile, the panel study
ing the oil wage dispute was in
recess until tomorrow when it
will make its ruling on the ques
tion, after which It will hear ar
guments from both sides.
Secretary of Labor Schwel
lenbach moved to end the 50
day old strike of some 4.000
AFL employes of Greyhound
Bus Lines in 18 eastern states.
He offered to appoint a third
fact-finding board, provided the
strikers, members of the AFL
Amalgamated Street Railway
and Motor Coach Employes, re
turn to their jobs.
War Powers
Acts Extended
Washington, Dec- 20 V)
the house passed today and sent
to the white house war powers
legislation continuing rationing
and priority allocation author
ity until July 1, 1946.
Final action came in agree
ment by a voice vote to minor
senate-asked changes regarding
immigration restrictions.
The legislation also makes
varied changes in several por
tions of the existing second war
powers act.
These Include a section di
recting the treasury to resume
use of nickle in making five
cent pieces, and another section
authorizing continued over
lading of ships until troops
overseas are returned.
The administration had been
seeking a one-year extension of
various authorities cover-d in
the second war powers act, but
the house cut the extension to
six months and the senate con
curred in this reduction yester
day by a vote of 31 to 30.
On request of the state high
way commission the county
court has agreed to renew its
contract with the commission
under which the county will
maintain the road between Ni
agara and Gates with county
crews and equipment while the
highway commission is build
ing a new road between those
points. However, the state will
continue to reimburse the coun
ty in full for work done. Prior
to the war the maintenance
cost was on a 50-50 basis be
tween the county and state. But
during the war the contract was
changed so the state bore all
the expense but the county
did the work.
Taxi? Capital Cab. Fh. 8648.
Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. Friday. Dae. 21. 1943 Tt'
Medford Veteran
Passes Suddenly
Medford. Dec. 21 m A
heart attack was fatal here yes
terday to Victor Tengwald.
Medford attorney and World
War II veteran.
Two brothers, C. Y. Teng
wald of Medford and Albert F.
Tengwald of Los Angeles, sur
vive. Examine Books
Urges Truman
Washington, Dec. 20 M
President Truman today declar
ed it essential that fact-finding
boards in labor disputes have
authority to examine the books
of the employers, and unions as
well, where the boards deemed
it advisable.
The president told a news
conference that whilp neither
the government nor its board
will endeavor to fix a rate of
return for the employer, "since
wages are paid out of earnings,
the question of earnings is rele
vant." Under questioning, after he
had read a prepared statement.
Mr. Truman declared that the
boards also should have power
to examine the books of labor
unions, too, if they . consider
such a step will help them in
determining disputes Issues.
Told that the General Motors
Corp., had objected to such an
examination by the fact-finding
board now considering its
dispute with the CIO automo
bile workers, the president said
he was sorry to hear that and
that he hoped they would re
consider. He nid that power to sub
poena books was included in
the authority he sought from
congress for the fact-finding
boards under his proposed le
gislation to settle strikes.
The board In the General
Motors case, he said, has only
the authority available to it
under the war powers act. .
Auto Workers
Spurn Ford Otter
Detroit, Dec. 20 CP) The
CIO United Auto Workers form
ally turned back the Ford Mo
tor company's offer of a 12.4 per
cent wage increase today on
grounds that it was "totally in
adequate' and threatened to
"shackle' the union.
Ford's offer, amounting to 15
cents an hour and highest pro
posal from management thus
far in the union's wage battle
with the auto industry, was fur
ther termed a "mockery" by the
union, which objected to sev
eral Ford provisions.
The auto union, which seeks
an industry-wide 30 per cent
wage increase, said the Ford of
fer was "inextricably tied in
with other subjects including
a Ford, demand that the union
seek no further wage Increase
for two years even if OPA per
mits higher car prices.
"As you know," the union's
reply said, "The union has
fought very had against price
increases because we already
have too much inflation and any
further rise in prices threatens
a breakdown of our economy.
"Wo obviously cannot under
take to shackle our membership
so that they are bound not to
seek relief in such an eventual
ity." The UAW-CIO, which speaks
for approximately 100,000 Ford
hourly paid workers, said the
Ford offer would fail to "con
tribute sufficiently to the In
crease In purchasing power that
is required if we are to avoid
a disastrous breakdown of
American economy.
Weather Forces Vets
Down at Great Falls
Seattle, Dec. 21 M'j Weather
conditions forced the two giant
troop-carrying planes en route
to Seattle to fly mid western
veterans home for Christmas to
land at Great Falls, Mont., the
Seattle port of embarkation re
ported last night.
The planes were to have land
ed here at 5:30 p.m. (PST) and
start the return trip to Chicago
at 7 p.m., each carrying 100
men.
V I C T 0 R In (he first irni
eral parliamentary election xlnrft
the war, England votrct Into
power the Labor party of Clem
ent R. Attlee (above), who he
eame prime minister, succeed -inf
the Conservative wartime
Jeader Whuton ChurcbilL
IV A w icT
Elks Party Set
December 24
On the calendar for Decem
ber 24 is the annual party ar
ranged for needy children of
Salem and surrounding com
munities by the Salem Elks
lodge.
Through the courtesy of Carl
Porter, manager of the Capitol
theater, the children, all of
whom will have tickets distrib
uted to them at their schools,
will be shown a motion picture
at that theater beginning at
10:30 in the morning. The fea
tured picture is "Song of the
Saddle" starring Dick Foran.
Also on the program Is a parada
of five cartoons.
Following the motion picture
the youngsters will be taken to
the Elks temple where treats
will be distributed to them by
members of the Elks.
Also an annual feature of the
Elk's Christmas observance is
the distribution of clothing to
those in need. The articles of
wearing apparel will be dis
penced on three days, Friday,
Saturday and Monday, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and 5 p.
m. A number of Salem women
will be at the temple on those
days to assist with the fitting
of the clothing.
Chairman of the Elks' com
mittee for the Christmas party
and for arranging for the dis
tribution of the clothing is J. E.
Krauger.
Thompson Talks
On Insurance
While fear Is felt In somt
quarters that inclusion of the
insurance business under the
jurisdiction of the interstate
commerce commission may re
sult in an infringement of state
rights, Setu E. Thompson, stale
insurance ' commissioner, be
lieves this is a remote possi
bility. He so declared during
an address before the Salem
Lions club Thursday noon as he
went into detail concerning the
reasons for the relationship be
tween insurance and the state.
He explained that by its very
nature, insurance must operate
upon a stable foundation since
the consumer purchases noth
ing more than a contract which
may or may not be carried oit
to its ultimate conclusion.
He said the state was inter
ested in seeing that the Insur
ance company remains in busi
ness to protect the interest of
the Insured. Thompson rpoke
at the beginning of stale reg
ulation which was inaugurated
by Massachusetts back in 1859.
The state of Oregon realized
approximately $1,250,000 as th
result of a two percent fee on
all premiums. Cost of adminis
tration is approximately $30,
000.
The insurance business means
a turn over of more money than
any other with the exception of
transportation, the commission
er said.
Taxi Driver
Robbed of $25
Loss of his taxlcab and be
tween $25 and $26 In cash by
holdup after midnight was re
ported to the police by Nell An
derson, 840 Marlon street, dri
ver of a Yellow taxi cab.
Anderson said he picked up
two men in front of the Senator
hotel about 12:30 a. m., and
when he took them to Locust
and Fourth he was held up by
one of the men who did the
talking and carried a gun.
Frank Snook, onolher taxi
driver, found the stolen cab at
Church and Center but no trace
has been found of the bandils.
No. 1 was described as be
ing five feet eight inches tall,
between 150 and 160 pounds
and dark complexioned. He did
the talking and carried the gun,
Anderson said. No. 2 was de
scribed as about 30 years old,
six feet tall, between 170 and
180 pounds, light complexion
ed, tan overcoat but no hat.
Japs Massacred
96 Civilians on Wake
Pearl Harbor, Dec. 22 W
The navy announced today Jap
anese massacred 98 American
civilian prisoners on Wake isl
and in October of 1943 while
expecting an Invasion by United
States troops.
The mass execution was
charged by the war crimes com
mission at Kwajalein, where
Rear Adm. Shigimatsu Sakai
bara of the Japanese imperial
navy will go on trial tomorrow
as the commander of Wake who
issued the order.
H. E. Bosell, supervisor of the
division of weights and meas
ures in the .state department of
agriculture, has resigned to
work for a feed concern in Red
ding, Calif., the department an
nounced today. He had worked
for the department since July
1941, when he became foods and
dairies representative for the
southern coastal area of th
state. Ho was transferred to Sa
lem early last year.