THE WEATHER HERE
MOSTLY CLOUDY with few
snow flurries tonight; cloudy
Tuesday with mixed snow and
rain in late afternoon. Slightly
cooler. Lowest tonight, 22 de
grees; highest Tuesday, 34.
Maalmnm TMttrday, 41! BtinlmBm to
day, 84. Total X4-honr precipitation!
Traeal for month! l.Ml normal, I.S3. Bea
ton preclpltaUon, 12.41; normal, 14.M.
Rlrer belihl, 4.7 loot. (Icport T U.S.
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61st Year, No. 301 SSSJTSiSS Salem, Oregon, Monday, December 19, 1949
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Census to Show
Phenomenal
Salem Gain
Growth Expected to
Fall Short of the 23 1
Percent of 19 10
By STEPHEN A. STONE
While the 1950 census will
show a phenomenal growth for
Salem in the last 10 years, it will
fall far short of being the biggest
10-year jump for the first half
of the century.
Official figures show that Sa
lem's population in 1900 was
4258. When the census of 1910
came along the figure had in
vN creased to 14,097. That was a
J gain of 231 per cent, doubtless
the biggest in Salem's history.
During the next 10 years Sa
lem was solid but not spectac
ular, and the 1920 census show
ed 17,679 people, a gain of 25
per cent, which wasn't at all
bad.
49 Per Cent in 1930
Good times were ahead, and
by 1930 there was a sufficient
influx of new population, be
sides the normal increase, to
show a census of 26,268 in 1930,
or a gain of 49 per cent.
Most of the next 10 years were
depression years, dating from
the fall of 1929, and there was
an increase of only 4507. That
brought the 1949 census up to
30,773, a gain of 17 per cent.
But in the last decade, from
1940 to 1950, now lust around
the corner, there has been an
other surge in population. Sa
lem has gained mainly by an
influx of people that has been
.. felt throughout the State, and
also by several annexations. The
1950 census for Salem should
show something like 58,000,
which would be a gain of 88 per
cent since 1940.
Trading Area Jumps
Similarly ' the population of
the Salem trading area has
grown. In 1920 it was placed at
35,000, and no higher in 1930.
In 1940, however, it was esti-
) mated at 45,000, and the pre
census estimate now is around
75,000. That is not to be con
fused with the metropolitan area
which will center at Salem; ac
cording to official announce
ment. Since the population now
exceeds 50,000, Salem becomes
a metropolitan center.
The method of taking the
census has changed greatly in
50 years, with a fairly larger
office personnel and smaller dis
trict areas to count
In 1910 and 1920 the district
had the boundaries of the first
congresional district. It covered
everything west of the summit
of the Cascade mountains and
north of the California line,
except Multnomah county.
(Concluded on Pare 5, Column 7)
Von Manstein
Gels 18 Years
Hamburg, Germany, Dec. 19
VP) A British military court to
day sentenced former Field
Marshal Erich von Manstein to
18 years imprisonment for
atrocities against Poles and Rus
sians committed by German
Troops during the war.
Manstein, last of Hitler's gen
erals to be tried by the victori
ous allies, declined to plead for
mercy.
He was found guilty on nine
.specific charges and was acquit
ted on eight other counts. All
grew out of alleged atrocities by
German troops under his com
mand during the nazi invasion
of Poland and Russia.
The president of the court said
the sentence would date from to-
day. The sentence is subject to
confirmation by higher author
ity.
The decision to try the Ger-
man field marshal after such a
lengthy imprisonment had
aroused much controversy in
Britain. Wartime Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill was
among the prominent people
who subscribed to a fund to pro
vide English counsel to defend
him.
Tomorrow Manstein will be
taken to the prison at Werl, near
ham, where he will join two
other former German command-
ers-in-chief, Field Marshals Al
bert Kesselring and Nikolaus
von Falkenhorst, who are serv
ing war crimes sentences there.
The field marshal's defense
counsel had described him as
"still the hero of the German
people." The defense charged
. the allies had committed acts
during wartime similar to those
alleged against von Manstein as
crimes.
Court Review
Promised for
Picketing Ban
Three Way Attack on
Curbing Non-Union
Places of Business
Washington, Dev. 19 VP) The
supreme court today agreed to
consider a three-way attack on
a Washington state law which
curbs union picketing activity.
Three unions two of them or
dered to pay a total of $750 dam
ages appealed to the tribunal in
an effort to upset the law's ban
against picketing when there is
no immediate employer-employe
dispute.
The unions claim this violates
the free speech guarantees of the
federal constitution.
Had No Union Members
In one of the three cases which
the court agreed to review for
later decision, a Bremerton,
Wash., local of the Building
Service Employes International
union was ordered to pay W. L.
Gazzam, owner of the Enetai inn,
$500.
The state supreme court in up
holding the damage award found
that none of Gazzam's workers
was a member of the picketing
union and none had expressed
a desire to join the union.
The state court held that the
organizing drive which prompt
ed the picketing was a coercive
effort to compel the hotel own
er to ask his men to join the
union.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 5)
$55 Million for
Power Co-ops
Washington, Dec. 19 VP) The
rural electrification administra
tion said today it has authorized
loans of nearly $55,000,000 to 10
borrowers in the last 90 days for
the formation of super power
cooperatives.
These cooperatives are combi
nations of a number of small co
ops. They are formed for the
purpose of building their own
generating plants. Before, most
had their own transmission lines
but bought power from private
companies.
These federations have ob
tained more than 50 per cent
of all re-loans this year, the
agency's records show. Until
just after the war, such loans
accounted for only 10 per cent
of REA's total.
There are several reasons
for this trend toward large fed
e r a t e d systems," explained
Clyde Ellis, executive manager
National Rural Electric Cooper
ative association.
"Farmers are geared to elec
tricity now," he said. "Much of
their work is done by electrical
appliances or machinery. They
can lose a whole year's profit
as a result of one day or night
without electricity."
The REA program started out
primarily to set up power dis
tributing systems to serve farm
ers, with most of the power sup
ply coming from private utilities.
However, since 1935, REA has
loaned more than $315,000,000
for generation and transmission.
20th Blast Victim Dies
Sioux City, la., Dec. 19 VP)
Mrs. Alice Hammond, 25-year-
old Sioux City bookkeeper, died
at a hospital today of injuries
suffered in an explosion at the
Swift & Co. packing plant here
last Wednesday. Mrs. Hammond
was the 20th person to die as
a result of the blast. Thirty-
eight of the Injured still remain
ed hospitalized today.
County Clash Looms
Over Retirement Issue
By DON UPJOHN
Storm warning signals were
between the Marion countv court and tht miriiir. mininvH re
tirement system over retention of employes past retirement age
on the county payroll.
The court had asked retention of 12 emnloves. this, hpino 4h
u; 1 i : ,
kiuiu vuiiaeuuuve annual request
for such retention. The employes
retirement system has granted
the request in a letter received
by the court Monday but in do
ing so hinted that this may be
the last time for the particular
12 employes.
"Alhough the retirement
board has seen' fit to approve
this third retention request,"
write Jerry Saylor, executive
secretary for the board, "it was
tne consensus of opinion that
thought should be given to se
curing and training of replace
ments, since obviously the time
will coma when public interest
jii
Syrian Regime
Ousted by Army
Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (U.PJ
The Syrian army moved in on
the government today in the na
tion's third political upheaval
this year.
The army arrested its chief of
staff and foreign office head, oc
cupied key government build
ings, and surrounded the home
of President Hashem El Atassy.
Early reports indicated it was
a bloodless coup. Official an
nouncements on the Damascus
radio left its aim and extent
somewhat obscure.
"The army does not intend to
intervene in the affairs of the
constituent assembly nor any le
gally constituted bodies which
will continue their functions as
usual," an army spokesman said.
Col. Adeeb Chickakli, key fi
gure in two previous coups this
year, announced on the radio
that the army had arrested Gen.
Sami El Hinnaoui, the chief of
staff, and Hinnaoui's brother-in-
law, Asaad Talass, secretary gen
eral of the foreign office.
Also arrested for treason, he
said, were an unspecified num
ber of "other political figures."
800 Gel Clothes
From the Elks
Salem's Elks lodge in the two
and a half days that it has been
distributing clothing to the
needy has already given cloth
ing to between 750 and 800 per
sons. The distribution of clothing,
an annual Christmas project of
the Salem Elks, was begun Fri
day and will be ended this Mon
day night.
In the clothing distribution, as
with the Christmas party-- for
the children, the Salem lodge
covers a much larger area than
Salem. The area extends from
Hubbard to Jefferson, north and
south, and from Mill City to
Falls City, east and west.
Saturday the Elks will have
their annual party for the chil
dren with tickets for those at
tending the party to be distrib
uted through the schools.
The children, all of them from
needy families, will go first to
the Capitol theater for a picture
show at 10:30 a.m. From the
theater they will be escorted to
the Elks club for treats and pres
ents. Children from 49 schools
will be in attendance and those
outside of Salem will be brought
here for the party by the Elks'
community chairman in each
community.
ud Monrlav w ni ice ! Kin 1 oeVi
, - ' o
can no longer be shown in fur
ther retentions. As a matter of
fact the board feels that very
proDaoiy satisfactory replace
ments are presently available."
This suggestion on part of the
retirement board elicited the
sharp statement from County
Judge Grant Murphy that he
thinks "the county court is in
better position to determine
whether it is to the public in
terest that these employes be
retained, any statement by the
public retirement board to the
contrary notwithstanding."
(Concluded on Pan g. Column 6)
Snowfall Approaches Salem Snowfall to a depth of several
inches covered the Silver Creek falls area Sunday afternoon
and made roads hazardous or impassible for those seeking
Christmas trees and greens in this locality. Chains were es
sential to travel icy roads approaching and in the park.
Coldest Spell of Season
Brings Ice and Snow
The lowest temperature of the season to date, icy streets and a
few snow flurries gave Salem
ter chill is really here although
Christmas time weather.
Monday morning's minimum temperature dropped to 24 degrees.
Most Highways
In State Slippery
Ice and snow made driving
dangerous today on most Oregon
highways, the state highway
commission re p o r t e d in its 9
a.m. road report today.
The commission said chains
are necessary in, all mountain
passes, in the Klamath Falls dis
trict, -and in other snow areas.
The road report:
Government Camp Packed
snow, plowing, carry chains, 6
inches new snow, 50 inches road
side snow.
Wapinitia Junction Packed
snow, plowing, carry chains, J
inches new snow, 30 inches road
side snow.
Portland Heavy frost, spots
of ice throughout district.
Wilson River highway Pack
ed snow at summit.
Salem Spots of ice.
Corvallis Ground fog.
Santiam Pass Snowing light
ly, packed snow, plowing, car
ry chains. 8 inches new snow,
69 inches roadside snow.
McKenzie Pass Closed by
snow, probably for the winter.
Willamette Pass Snowing
lightly, packed snow, well sand
ed. 22 inches new snow, 48
inches roadside snow.
Truman Starts
Back on Tuesday
Key West, Fla., Dec. 19 VP)
President Truman took a last
dip in the warm waters of the
Gulf today before heading back
to Washington for a hot fight
for the "fair deal."
He flies to the capital at 8:45
a.m. (EST) Tuesday to make a
quick survey of the legislative
outlook and meet with his cabi
net at 10 a.m. Thursday.
He'll talk over with the cabi
net the all-important "state of
the union" message to be deliv
ered personally to a joint sen
ate-house session Jan. 4 or 5, a:
well as the budget and economic
messages.
Final decisions are yet to be
made on whether to recommend
repeal of war-time excise taxes
and the levying of new taxes on
corporation profits to offset an
anticipated deficit.
Mr. Truman plans on a brief
stay in Washington scheduling
takeoff from there Friday for
Independence, Mo., to spend the
Christmas holidays with his fa
mily. The chief executive, looking
plumper to most observers than
when he flew here Nov. 28, also
appeared tanned, healthy and
cheerful.
If he weighed only 177 pounds
which the White House claim
ed it was 10 more than he
weighed when he entered the
White House.
Vatican Stamps Due
Vatican City, Dec. 19 VP)
L'Osservatore Romano announc
ed today the Vatican State will
issue a series of efght stamps
commemorating Holy year. The
issue will go on sale Dec. 21,
notice Monday morning that win
some quaintly referred to it as
othe lowest mark since last Feb
ruary 13 when it was 21 de-
grees.
Even colder temperatures are
predicted for Tuesday, the low
tonight forecast to go around 22
degrees, the maximum for Tues
day at 34.
Some snow flurries are fore
cast for tonight with mixed rain
and snow late Tuesday. Snow
was in evidence on higher eleva
tions around the city, Monday,
but down town only a few flakes
fell.
Following heavy Tainsduring
the late week the Willamette
river came up considerably, be
ing measured at 4.7 feet here
Monday morning, but the weath
er bureau said the river was to
recede during the next few days,
the cold wave moving in to
check the rains.
Portland, Dec. 19 VP) Most of
the nation has temperatures
within normal ranges today. The
coldest spot is in Montana, where
tne mercury dipped to 12 below
zero at Cut Bank, and to 8 below
at Lewiston.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 6)
Nationalists
Retake Kunming
Hong Kong, Dec. 19 OJ.R) Re
ports from Yunnan province said
today that the Chinese national
ists had captured the provincial
city of Kunming, key city of
west China and U.S. military
base in wartime.
The reported recapture of
Kunming came a week after
turncoats had handed it over to
the communists. The provincial
governor, Lu Han, announced
that Kunming had joined the
communist camp after a political
coup.
Now, the reports said, Lu had
been forced to flee after the na
tionalists again assumed control
of the city. They said Gen. Li Mi,
garrison commander who had
been imprisoned by Lu, was
freed.
The nationalist government
announced that all ports on the
China coast would be mined ef
fective Wednesday to prevent
Eritish and American ships from
trading with the Chinese com
munists. CIO Leftist Union
Ignoring Ouster
Washington, Dec. 19 VP) Of
ficers of the California state
CIO council and the United Of
fice and Professional workers,
accused of adhering to commun
ist programs rather than CIO
policy, failed to appear today for
hearings on their ouster from
the union.
Two special committees met
any way to take the charges and
consider the recommendations
they would make. The office
workers union, headed by James
Durkin of New York, faces ex
pulsion if the charges are up
held. The California state industrial
council leadership is under fire
of locals seeking reorganization
and a new charter.
Ultra-Modern Rocket
Firing Battleship
Being Constructed
London, Dec. 19 (P) While
Britain and the United States
are scrapping or mothballing
many of their warships, Soviet
Russia is reported to be building
up her naval strength with
rocket-f i r i n g battleships and
long-range submarines.
Jane s Fighting Ships, the au
thoritative naval publication,
said today the Russians are be
lieved building three ultra-modern,
35,000-ton b a 1 1 1 eships,
equipped with radio-controlled
aerial torpedoes and rockets.
Two others were said to be in
the blueprint stage, and possibly
in the shipyard stocks.
Russia already is known to
possess two battleships.
Fleet of Long-Range Subs
The Soviet union also envis
ages, as part of its five-year na
val building program, a fleet of
from 7 5 0 to 1000 long-range
submarines by 1951, Jane's said.
Shipyard? throug h o u t the
USSR and in the Soviet zone of
Germany were reported work
ing day and night in three shifts
turning out smaller war vessels
such as motor torpedo boats and
mine sweepers. Jane s, regarded
as the last word on the world's
navies, emphasized that its in
formation on Russia was pre
sented "with all due reserve.'
Moscow does not publish de
tails of its defense program.
The new figures were includ
ed in Jane's 1949-50 edition
which appeared today. The pub
lication is unofficial but author
itative.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
Ask Amnesty
For Conscies
Philadelphia, Dec. 19 (IP)
President Truman has been ask
ed to grant Christmas amnesty
to thousands of conscientious
objectors.
The central committee for
conscientious objectors said yes
terday that 70 eminent Ameri
cans had written the president
asking Christmas amnesty for
the objectors.
The request, the committee
said, was made in behalf of those
whose convictions as objectors
not only resulted in their im
prisonment but classed them
permanently as felons deprived
of civil rights.
"Men who already paid heav
ily for their beliefs with long
prison terms still suffer the dis
abilities which follow the loss
of civil rights," the signers
wrote.
"Surely men who have en
deavored literally to follow the
teachings of the sermon on the
mount should not therefore be
permanently relegated to sec
ond class citizens."
Oregon Still Beaver State That Oregon Is still the Beaver
state is indicated by the trapping of a 55-pound beaver within
four blocks of capitol. For some time property owners along
Mill Creek have been annoyed by the presence of at least
two beavers. Saturday one was caught. Here are State Game
Commission Trapper Olscn and Gardner Knapp holding one
of the fur-bearers. He was trapped on Mill Creek at the rear
of the Knapp residence, 1525 Chcmeketa. One more beaver,
I and possibly others, are being sought.
Long Awaited Shave An
gus Ward, U. S. consul general
at Mukden, China., trims his
famous beard for the first time
in 13 months, while en route
to Japan aboard the S.S. Lake
land Victory. Ward and his
staff were held captive by the
Chinese Red government for
13 months. (Acme Radio Tel
ephoto) Ward Returns
From Mukden
Yokohama, Dec. 19 VP) Con
sul General and Mrs. Angus
Ward came back to fellow Ame
ricans today from a year's vir
tual imprisonment by the Chi
nese Reds and got a rousing wel
come for their 30th wedding an
niversary. The Wards and members of
the consulate staff at Mukden
Manchuria, arrived here aboard
the Lakeland victory to com
plete the first leg of their jour
ney back to the United States.
The consul general, who was
kicked out by the Chinese com
munists, said he was overwhelm
ed by the greetings of some 200
Americans waiting at Yokoha
ma's South pier when the ship
docked.
Mrs. Ward said she was, too
so much that "its hard to
speak."
Behind them but fresh in
memory was what Ward called
the "hellish" treatment at the
hands of the Reds in Mukden,
months of bickering to try to
leave the country, and finally
his arrest and a month in jail
before a "peoples court order
ed him expelled. The commun
ists accused him of beating two
Chinese employes in a wage dis
pute. The U.S. state department
said the charge was "trumped
up."
The consul general related it
all again today at the pier for
Japanese newsmen. He said his
group was treated "very, very
poorly most inhumanely."
Arms, Armies
Britain, United States,
Canada to Perfect
Military Machine
London, Dec. 19 VP) Britain,
the United States and Canada
announced today a plan for
standardizing their arms and
military training.
The program is aimed at cor
recting and eliminating technical
differences which interfered
with easy cooperation of the
three powers in two world wars.
Its purpose is to permit swift
integration of their men and
arms into a smoothly-function
ing military machine in event of
another international conflict.
(A similar announcement was
made in Washington.)
Leftist forces in Britain op
posed their cooperation, and in
parliamentary debates called the
move toward arms standardiza
tion an aggressive weapon aimed
at Soviet Russia.
Cooperation Practical
In connection with the stan
dardization studies there have
been frequent exchanges of mili
tary personnel between the two
nations on operational levels.
American pilots have been as
signed to fly and study Britain's
jet bombers. At the same time
British and Canadian , officers
have worked in- developing and
flying many American planes.
Similar exchanges have been
made in the other branches of
the armed services.
These arrangements will in
sure that m time of necessity
there will be no material or tech
nical obstacles to full coopera
tion among the armed forces con
cerned and the greatest possible
economy in the use of combined
resources and effort will be ob
tained," the ministry of defense
said.
(Concluded on Page S, Column 8)
Anti-Socialists
Rule Australia
Canberra, Australia, Dec. 19
VP) The anti-socialist coalition
today took control of Australia's
government with a cabinet in
cluding a woman member for
the first time in the common
wealth's history.
Premier Robert Gordon Men-
zies, Dame Enid Lyons and 17
other cabinet ministers were
sworn in by Governor-General
William J. McKell, represent
ing King George VI.
Dame Enid, widow of former
Prime Minister Joseph A. Lyons
and first woman member of the
house of representatives, became
vice president of the executive
council.
Known throughout Australia
as a public speaker, broadcaster
and champion of women's rights,
she will preside at council meet
ings when Menzies is absent.
Sworn in Willi Menzies were
13 members of his own liberal
party and five members of the
country party. They had cam
paigned successfully on the
same anti-socialist platform
against the labor party which
had controlled the government
since 1941.
Arthur William Fadden, lead
er of the country party and a
former prime minister, was
sworn in as deputy prime minis
ter and treasurer, next to Men
zies in rank. Faddcn's party won
20, perhaps 21, seats in the
house of representatives; Men
zies' liberals captured 53, per
haps 54 seats, to labor's 47. Final
returns are still incomplete.
Berserk Elephant
Wrecks Freight Car
Blackpool, England, Dec. 19
(U.PJ A three and a half ton ele
phant named Punchy went ber
serk in a railway freight car
Saturday.
He wrecked the car and held
up main-line traffic for five
hours before soldiers killed him
with rifles and machine-guns.
The 50-ycar-old Punchy went
mad abroad a circus train taking
him from Blackpool to Birming
ham. He splintered the sides of
his freight car "Cage" and hurl
ed a keeper from the train with
his trunk, then snapped three
of the four chains holding him.
Circus officials summoned an
army firing squad from nearby
barracks. The soldiers boarded
another ireight car which was
pushed along a parallel track un
til it was opposed Punchy's car.
The squad fired one volley,
and Punchy fell dead.
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