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Venetian Lacemaker An old woman works on a tabic
centerpiece in old Byzantine design at Venice's Jusurun
school where some of the famous modern laces are produced.
Russia's Atom Explosion
Held Big Story of Year
New York, Dec. 7 (U.R) President Truman's announcement that
Russia has produced an atomic explosion was the biggest news
tory of 1940 in the opinion of editors in all parts of the world
except Russia.
It was first on every list in the annual poll of the outstanding
vents of the year compiled by
the United Press.
The story broke on Sept. 23
and in most newspapers got the
biggest headline type of any
tory since V-J Day in 1945.
"The core of the story was
14 words that were read and
heard around the world," said
Sari J. Johnson, UP vice presi
dent and general news manager.
"President Truman said simply:
We have evidence that within
recent weeks an atomic explO'
sion occurred in the USSR.' The
UP flashed the news to all coun
tries and editors instantly rec
ognized it as the biggest news
In four years. It marked the
beginning of a new phase of cold
war.
"Editors in the Soviet Union
have not replied so far to our
invitation to list the ten big
gest stories. However, our Mos
cow bureau reports that the
stories that received the most
prominence in the Russian press
this year included: Communist
victories in China, announce
ment that the Soviet had pos
session of atomic weapons, or
ganization of the East German
republic, the series of notes ex
changed between Moscow and
Marshal Tito, the Soviet notes
protesting the Atlantic pact as
n aggressive action against Russia."
Here are the 10 biggest stories
from the standpoint of Ameri
can editors:
1. President Truman announ
ces atomic explosion in Russia.
Mrs. Hamilton Heads
Rural Polk Women
Dallas The Polk county farm
home and rural life committee
met at the county court house
in Dallas to discuss and review
the recommendations of the
farm home and rural life com
mittee made at the 1946 plan
ning conference, according to
Miss Elsie Marco, Polk county
extension agent, home econom
Ics. Plans and recommendations
were made which will be valu
able in planning the Polk Coun
ty Extension program. Miss
Frances Clinton, state extension
agent, home economics was pres
ent at this meeting.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton, Rick
reall, was elected to serve as
chairman for 19S0. The other
members on this committee who
were present were: Mr. Herman
Amos, Monmouth; Mrs. Charles
Bowman, Independence; Mrs.
Leo Buyserie, Rickreall; Mrs.
Wendell DeHaven, Dallas; Mrs.
William Knower, Rt. 8, Salem;
Mrs. Grove Peterson, indepen
dence; Mr. Don Rowland, Rick
reall; Mrs. Ross Simpson, Dal
las; Mrs. D. Van Otten, Amity;
Mrs. Ernest Vandcrzanden, In
dependence; Mrs. William Thur
ston, Independence; Mr. Edwin
Totten, Dallas; Mrs. Winona
Trick, Dallas: Mrs. Warren
Wheelock, Monmouth; and Mr.
Josiah Wills. Dallas.
Lebanon Merchants
Erect Xmas Tree
Lebanon The retail mer
chants volunteer committee has
erected a giant cedar tree on the
corner of Main and Academy
streets. The men trimmed and
prepared the tree for illumina
tion, and supported it with the
use of four guy wires.
The Lebanon division of
Crown Zellerbach donated the
tree from properties north of
Lebanon. Dean McKean con
tributed his services and the use
of his truck and boom. Albert
Carlson assisted with special
equipment, and additional help
was donated by the Linn County
Telephone company.
2. Communists overrun China.
3. Coal-steel strikes threaten
American economy.
4. High naval officers chal
lenge unification policies.
5. Jury convicts 11 top com
munists in U.S.
6. Kath Fiscus dies 95 feet
down a well pipe.
7. P-38 rams air liner at
Washington, killing 85.
8. Hungarian court convicts
Cardinal Mindszenty of treason.
I. Vice President Barkley
marries Missouri widow.
10. Major league races end in
baseball's closest finish.
Home Service Group
Meets Here Thursday
Home service workers from
eight valey chapters of Ameri
can Red Cross will meet in Sa
lem Thursday for a conference,
sessions to be in the Salem
YMCA between 10 a. m. and 4
p. m.
Miss Catherine Little, home
service field consultant with
the Red Cross, -will be here to
conduct the meeting, going over
with the workers the programs
in home service and procedures
followed.
Red Cross chapters to be rep
resented in the meeting include
those from Benton, Clackamas,
Lane, Pouk, Linn, Washington,
Yamhill and Marion counties.
McKay Leaves
Governor Douglas McKay left
by train today to attend a meet
ing in Chicago of the executive
committee of the conference of
state governors.
White House Reducing Test
Declared a Dead Heat
Key West, Fla., Dec. 7 U.R) The White House reducing contest
today was officially declared a dead heat.
A month ago, President Truman complained that his military
aide, Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, and his doctor, Brig. Gen.
see past them in an automobile.'
Vaughan and Graham accept
ed the challenge and made a
deal. They would each get down
to 200 pounds by Thanksgiving
day if the President dropped
from 180 to 175.
Today, Graham reported that
all bets were off. The man who
missed his weight by the widest
margin was supposed to pay the
others $10 a pound for his mar
gin of failure.
Graham said, however, that
each contestant lost the same
amount of weight between
three and four pounds. And
they all agreed to call it no con
test.
Promotion for
C. E. Paulson
Chester E. Paulsen, 215 South
Lancaster drive, Salem, is em
ployed as an engineer special
ist with the state highway de
partment in Salem, will be pro
moted this week to the position
of cost analyst in the contrac
tors' analysis department in
Salem, according to the high
way personnel department.
Paulsen as assistant to E. H.
Clymer, chief cost analyst, will
assist in the supervision of en
gineering specialists in analyz
ing contractors' costs, estimating
contract construction costs, and
establishing,' equipment rental
rates on contractors' equipment
used on state work.
Paulsen received his engineer
training at Oregon State college
and has worked continuously for
the department since 1929, hold
ing a variety of positions in
cluding chainman, materials in
spector, and topographer. Be
fore coming to the highway de
partment, he was employed by
the army engineers and bureau
of public roads.
He will return next Monday.
Acting governor in his absence
will be Senate President Wil
liam E, Walsh of Coos Bay.
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Rex Beachf 72,
Writer Ends Life
Sebring, Fla., Dec. 7 W) Rex
Beach, 72, nationally . known
novelist, was found dead of a
pistol wound in the head at his
home near here this morning.
His death was pronounced
suicide by County Judge J. How
ard Livingston and Sheriff
Broward Coker.
Beach had been suffering
from a throat ailment for three
years. His body was found by a
nurse who brought him break
fast, the sheriff said.
His nurse, Miss Tania Simon
ian, found the writer in his pa
jamas on the floor of his second
story bedroom. The body lay
by the bed in which he had slept
through the night.
Robert Fox, his secretary for
Rex Beach
33 years, said funeral arrange
ments would be made later.
Beach was in the midst of
psychological novel, "Woman in
Ambush," on which he had com
pleted 27 chapters. He had not
worked on it for several months.
This summer, Beach's life
was despaired of for a while at
Miami where he had gone for
treatment for his throat.
In 1928-29, Goalie George
Hainsworth of the Montreal Ca
nadiens posted 22 shutouts in 44
games.
Floyd Jones Honored
Falls City Mr. and Mrs. John
Gilbert honored her father,
Floyd Jones, with a birthday
dinner at their home. The in
vited guests were home folks,
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Cummins and son,
Mrs. D. E. Cummins, Billy Gil
bert and the hosts, Mr. and Mrs.
John Gilbert.
The Detroit Red Wings de
feated the New York Rangers
15-0 in 1944 at Detroit for a rec
ord National Hockey league
score.
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