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Flee Home In Fire Resident! of this canyon home, near
Beverly Hills, Calif., load their belongings Into a station
wagon as flames from a brush fire threatened the house. The
fire raged out of control for several hours before It was
brought under control. No homes were burned. Among those
who fled from homes were Actress Loretta Young and her
three children. (AP Wirephoto.)
Bob Hope Nudges Bing
Out in Box-Office Appeal
Wnllvwood. Dec. 20 VP) Blngs no longer king.
Crosby, after an unprecedented
ruler, has been deposed by tne neir apparent, nis companion
over many a gag-strewn movie road and divot-pocked golf course
Hope went to the top of the
heap in the 1949 Motion Picture
Herald survey of the nation's
theater owners. It marks the
comedian's first trip to the
throne room, although he h a s
been knocking on the door some
time.
This Is Hope's ninth appear
ance in the first 10 on the annual
trade paper audit. He was sec
ond in 1943, his closest, and fifth
last year.
Crosby wound up second this
time, his 10th trip to the inner
circle.
At a late hour last night, both
Hope, Crosby and their gag writ
ers were at a loss for words. In
their files, apparently, C always
comes ahead of H.
Two other gents Just as close
Abbott and Costello finished
third in the shekel derby.
Biggest leap was credited to
John Wayne, who came from
nowhere to fourth place on the
strength of several strong roles.
Behind him, In order, the top ten
Included: 5, Gary Cooper; 6,
Cary Grant: 7, Betty Grable; 8,
Esther Williams; 9, Humphrey
Bogart, and 10, Clark Gable.
The famed Grable legs skld
ed from the second run In 1948's
poll. It was the first appearance
on the list for Miss Williams
the 11th for Cooper.
If your favorite still Isn't
here, look In the list of the next
15: James Stewart, Randolph
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Friday, December 30, 1949
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five years as movie box-office
Scott, Red Skelton, Clifton
Webb, Loretta Young, June Al
lyson, Alan Ladd, Roy Rogers,
Dan Dalley, Olivia De Havilland,
Robert Mitchum, Claudettc Col
bert, Gregory Peck, Spencer
Tracy and Jane Wyman.
British exhibitors rated Anna
Neagle their top attraction, with
Michael Wilding second ahead of
Hope, Danny Kaye and Crosby
in the international balloting.
Here Hope was two notches up
on Bing.
Small wonder If the master of
Crosby square had his quartet
out rehearsing early today.
Ah, box office, where is thy
Bing?
Veterans Favored
As Extra Helpers
A letter of appreciation has
gone to the state veterans de
partment from E. B. Hamilton,
veterans employment represen
tative of the Salem office in
connection with the hiring of 70
veterans for extra work during
the Christmas rush at the post
office.
Seventy four extras were
hired. Of the four non-veterans
two were employed because they
had trucks with which to haul
packages and two were from
the civil service extra list.
Postmaster Albert C. Gragg
reports that the extra employes
proved good workers.
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Indict Bridges
Jury Meddlers
San Francisco, Dec. 30 VPl
The government has indicted
two women for trying to get a
prospective prosecution witness
in the Harry Bridges perjury
trial to alter his testimony.
The same federal grand Jury
which indicted Bridges, west
coast CIO longshore leader, and
two aides returned the secret
indictment yesterday against:
Mrs. Jean Murray, 33, who
described herself variously as
internationalist; a divorcee,
an "itinerant pniiosopner and
a member of the working class,
and
Mrs. Betty Teixelra, 29, blond
ex-wife of a former San Fran
cisco supervisor and state as-
semblyman, who was named by
the state senate committee on
un-American activities as active
in left wing movements.
The indictment carries two
counts. It accuses the women
with conspiring and attempting
to Intimidate Mervyn Rath-
borne, one-time secretary treas
urer of the California state CIO
and former close associate of
Bridges.
Both women denied the char
ges. They were arrested and
Dooked separately.
Kindergarten
To Be
Opened
With a view to being of as
sistance to the parents of the
ore-school child, a kindergarten
will be opened In the rooms of
the new Evangelistic Temple,
Market street and Park avenue.
The Salem Christian Kinder
garten as It will be known, will
provide a non-sectarian teaching
of the fundamental Bible trutns,
with no attempt being made to
indoctrinate or dogmatize. I he
omohasis. reports Rev. Walter S.
Fredericks, pastor, "will be de
finitely Christian."
Modern teaching methods will
be employed to "teach the child
to love and reverence God, and
to appreciate one another. The
child will also receive a thor
ough preparation for entrance
into school the following year
as a first grader, and children
who have had kindergarten
training usually excell."
The advisory educational
board will include: Earl Han-
former high school princi-
pal In this country and a su
pervisor of schoools in the Phil
ippines: J. P. Bartlett, former
school principal and superinten
dent of rural school consolida
tion in the state of Washington;
and Ralph Nelson, active princi
pal of Keizcr school
Kindergarten instructor will
be Mrs. Ida Christman. a teacher
on the Temple Sunday school
staff. Additional information
may be secured by calling the;
church office, 2-7012.
To Discuss Social
Hygiene in Homes
Four discussion groups on so
cial hygiene guidance in the
home are to begin Tuesday, Jan
uary 10 under the sponsorship
of the Richmond PTA in coop
eration with Miss Mathilda Gil-
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les, Richmond, principal, and
the Marion County Tuberculosis
and Health association. The as
sociation provides materials used
by the study groups.
Rev. Louis E. White, pastor of
Knight Memorial church has in
vited the groups to hold their
meetings in the church. Forty
five parents have registered for
the course. Two groups will be
gin meetings at 1:15 p.m., Jan
uary 10 under the direction of
Mrs. L. E. Marschat and Mrs.
Edwin C. Boal. The other two
groups will meet for the first
time at 7:30 p.m. under the di
rection of Mrs. Chris Seely and
Mrs. Frank Hrubetz.
Additional registrations may
be made through Mrs. Marschat
dial 3-4745.
Taxi Drivers Hold
Prolesl Meeting
An assembly of 36 persons,
half of them Salem taxi drivers,
listened to objections Thursday
night to a recently enacted city
ordinance aimed at eliminating
future morals cases.
Lee Wolf, former cab owner
and driver, acted as a chairman
for the meeting. D. W. Nipper
and Robert Rickets, the two dri
vers who called the meeting at
Labor temple, led the discussion
Objections centered on sec
tions of the regulations which
require drivers to remain in
their cabs at taxi stands, a rule
which prohibits passengers from
using the front seat unless the
back one is completely occupied,
and another section which pro
hibits cab drivers from solicit
ing business.
Several of the group firmly
expressed the idea that they
were subject to "discrimination"
and "slave" laws.
George Thomason, a represen
tative of the teamsters local, the
union to which the drivers be
long, declined to express the un
ion s attitude at the public meet
ing. A special union session fol
lowed the public hearing.
A suggestion was received that
objections to the new ordinance
be prepared in writing for sub
mission to the city manager and
city council.
New YearTEve Will
Set Traffic Death Toll
Chicago. Dec. 30 (IP) A sav
ing of about 500 lives in 1949
depends a great deal on the na
tion's driving and walking hab
its tomorrow night.
This dividend in human life
was forecast today by the Na
tional Safety council after go
ing through Its traffic score
sheets for the first 11 months of
1949.
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Clifton Webb
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New Directors
Credit Bureau
Installation of new directors
for the Salem Credit bureaus
was scheduled Friday for a meet
ing next week.
Slated to take office at that
time are Paul Wolfe, manager
of the Salem Montgomery-Ward
store as director of the depart
ment store section; Larry Mor
gan, finance section, Ford Wat-
kins of the First national DanK
of Portland, installment credit,
and Dr. E. A. Lebold, medical-
dental section.
At the meeting Friday, Mau
rice Ullman, attorney for the
Credit Bureaus, advised mem
bers of the provisions of the Ore
gon Homestead law which ex
empts home property from cer
tain debt obligations up to the
amount of $5000.
The coverage of the law was
increased from $3000 to $5000
by the past legislature.
Wind Keels Over
Naval Facility Plane
A 20-mile per hour wind turn
ed one of the navy's SNJs at the
Salem Naval Air Facility on Its
nose today to give the facility
its first accident since starting
flying out of Salem.
The accident, a minor one, re
suiting in only a bent propellor
occurred after the plane had
landed, and taxied down run
way 16 and turned around
down-wind. As the plane turn
ed the wind caught under Its
tail and nosed it up.
Pilot of the plane was Lt.
(j.g.) R. L. Cunlff from the Cor
vallis air reserve unit. He was
not injured.
Auto License Office
Open on Saturday
The motor vehicle division of
the secretary of state's office
will be open all day Saturday to
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Charles Neinast
Teresa Beutell
Suzanne Youngqulst
Larry Patton
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Wayr.e Blandish
Jean Robinson
Joann Robinson
David Saunders
Darold Kllnze
James Heldman
Raymond Nyhns
Carol Anne Sundle
Jimmy Gesner
Susan Sandlin
Jeanne Pratt
Leroy Peerenboom
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I accommodate late applicants for
1950-51 license plates, according
to announcements made Friday.
On nrrfpra nf Secretary of
State Newbry, all state cars have
been banned from parKing on
the Court street side of the capl
tnl in nrrfpr tn nrovlde more
parking space for motorists seek
ing new license plates.
Tho linp nf aDDlicants seek
ing nlntuB Fririnv was said to
be the longest in the history of
the motor vehicle department.
Halvorsons Secure
$4,750,455 Contract
Carl M. Halvorson, Inc., and
H. Halvorson, Inc., both of Port
land, and both concerns headed
by sons of Elling Halvorson of
Salem, were low bidders for
construction of the Tecolote
tunnel and access road at Santa
Barbara, Calif.
The low bid was $4,750,455
and competition for the Job
among contractors was strong.
The project consists of con
struction of a seven-foot diame
ter 6.4-mile-long tunnel and
construction of 1.8 miles of ac
cess road near Goleta, Calif.
Elling Halvorson of Salem Is
head of the Halvorson Construc
tion company.
Storm Warnings Fly on Coast
Portland, Ore., Dec. 30 (U.FO
The weather bureau announced
that southeast storm warnings
were ordered at 11 a.m. today
from Tatoosh Island, Wash., to
Cape Blanco, Ore., for south
east winds 20-30 miles an hour
with gusts up to 40 miles an
hour.
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Briton to Speak
On W U Campus
C. Colin Jackson, parliamen
tary labor candidate from New
bury, England, will be guest
speaker on the Willamette uni
versity campus next Tuesday at
a 10 o'clock meeting in the
school gymnasium. Subject of
his talk will be "Political Issues
in England."
The 27 year old attorney and
president of the England Law
society is a graduate of oxiord
and is serving as debates organ
izer for the National Union of
Students.
Jackson is touring the North
American continent studying
student life. Information gleaned
during his visits to the various
schools in Canada and the Unit
ed States will be used in a book
which he plans to write next
summer.
Jackson Is well versed on uni
versity life in many nations.
During the summer of 1948 he
and two other members of the
Oxford Union toured South Af
rica debating and taking part in
question hours and discussions
at the universities. They later
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From January to April of this
year Jackson led a team from
the combined British universi
ties on a tour of the universities
of India, Pakistan and Ceylon.
Tuesday's lecture will be open
to the public without charge,
One Killed, 31 Hurt
In Railroad Crash
Calgary, Alberta, Dec. 30W)
One man was killed and more
than 31 persons Injured In the
collision In sub-zero weather of
two Canadian Pacific railway
trains D5 miles southeast of here
yesterday.
The dead man was Held B.
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