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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1950)
1 Capital JonnuJ. Satere. Ore, Wednesday. Jon 21, 1950 v, Los Angeles Beats Detroit For Fourth Place in Population Detroit, June 21 OA Detroit hu ceded its position as the nation's fourth largest city to Los Angeles. The motor city's 1950 population is 1,837,617, according to preliminary census figures released today by area census super visor Edwin P. Slabaugh. Detroit registered a 13 percent increase over the 1940 figure but Los Angeles' gain pushed it ahead in the population race. Los Angeles" 19S0 estimated population is 1,954,038, or 118,- 419 more than Detroit's. Both Detroit's and Los An geles' figures are based on a pre liminary count of this year's fe deral census. However, they are expected to be about the same when finally written into the books. Philadelphia's 1930 population has not been released by the cen sus bureau but it is expected to be over the 2,008.000 mark. Philadelphia census officials said more than 2,000,000 persons had been counted before the bu reau began a recheck to see if it had missed anyone. Certified Douglas fir seed is being introduced in the northwest Car Race Test Of Endurance Perhaps the most misleading term in describing the Carrera Panamericana is "Road Race". Much more apt would be a title such as "Battle of the Giants," for in actuality it was a test of car endurance a mad dash along a winding road that stretches from border to border and over open prairies, steep nuis, ana mountainous passes. The race was marked by wind, heat, rain, blowouts and brake failures that all added up to spectacular spins and forced re tirements from the race. An in dication of the course's diffi culty is that only 57 cars finish ed out of 12( starters. After 2178 miles of tortuous driving. Hershel McCriff (1930 Oldsmobile) arrived at an other wise sleepy town on the Guate malan border. El Ocotal, to find that he had completed the dis tance in the fastest total elapsed time (27 hours 34:23). His aver age time for the entire route. which was divided into nine legs of varying distances, was 78 mph. McCriff credited his fast time for the race to the flexi bility of the "Rocket" engine used in the Oldsmobile 88. Of the total of 131 cars which were entered and 126 that start ed, only 37 finished. The break down of makes in the original total included six foreign cars and 123 American cars, most of which were 1949 and 1930 models. The six foreign cars were: Alfa-Romeo (2), Delahaye (1), notchklsi (1), Jaguar(l), Talbot (1). Surprisingly, from this small representative per centage, three foreign cars were in the first ten finishers, two be ing 1950 Alfa-Romeos and the other a 1950 Delahaye. The American entries were dominat ed by Cadillacs (22). Buick (17), Lincoln (16), Oldsmobile (14), Mercury (11). Ford (10), Hud son (9), Nash (8). Packard (7). Studebaker (4). Chrysler (2), Chevrolet (2), and DeSoto (1). From this assemblage of cars, Oldsmobile placed three cars in the first ten, Cadillac three, and Lincoln one. Special Masonic Meet Independence A special meeting of Lyon lodge will be held on Wednesday evening. June 21, in the Masonic hall at 8 o'clock. MM degreet will be conferred, and at the regular meeting on June 28 as welt ( Active Duty Billets For Six Navy Men Salem's Naval and Marine Corps reserve training center this week received word that Seattle has active duty billets with the Navy for six men. The openings in Seattle, which will be for active duty on reserve training ships, are three yoe man, first and second class, and three machinists mates second and third class. Further information on the billets can be secured from the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve training center. Helicopter Base Police crews line up before their ma chines at ceremony dedicating new helicopter base of New York police department on the East river, lower Manhattan. Owner of Ciro's, Trying to Put Swank Hollywood Club on Relief By VIRGINIA MaeFHERSON Hollywood, June 21 U H. D. Hover, owner of Ciro's, said today he's trying to awing a deal to put Hollywood's swankiest nightclub on relief. It's losing money with every steak, he said, and he's asking Los Angeles county to help him support it. "Why not!" Hover said. 'Thlt Is not such a fantastic idea. The county helps support the Holly' wood Bowl, which is run by in dependent interests. "They do it because the bowl is a prestige attraction for southern California. Well, so is Ciro's. "We are a great tourist attrac tion. We present the power house names in show business: Sophie Tucker . . . Danny Thom as .. . Ella Logan . . . Martin and Lewis. This is a powerful addi tion to the lure of this town.' It Is also a powerful expensive item in the Hover budget He can't afford to keep it up much longer, he said. And he thinks It would be nice if the board of supervisors would appropriate a certain sum each year to help him out. "About $23,000 would do it," Hover said. "Yes, that would do It very nicely. "Our big-name celebrities pull plenty of tourists into this town," he said. "By keeping Ciro's in the black the county could boost profits for industries like hotels, taxicabs, department stores and specialty shops." Actually, Hover went on, Ciro's is about the only super exciting thing southern Califor nia has to offer star-dazzled travelers. The movie studios are virtu ally closed to the out-of-town- er," he said. "Our beaches are not comparable to those of the east or other sections of the country. "Even the climate at its best is only as good as that of other resorts in season. And we don't have any boardwalks where the visitor can run Into friends from home.'' Hospfol Holds Record For Heavyweight Baby Brat, Ireland, June 21 W) This Irish seaside resort claimed record for heavyweight new born babies today. Brat's entry is Michael Kinch, 17 pounds three ounces. He was born to 34-year-old Mrs. Mary Kinch, wife of a bus conductor. Michael is her fifth child. Parfon Wins Silverton Post Silverton In one of the larg est votes cast in a school elec tion in years, Silverton voters: last night elected C. C. Parton to a five-year directorship on the school board. Parton de feated his opponent, Lowell Brown, by a vote of 286 to 131. The issues were positively drawn with Parton, owner and manager of a furniture and fix ture manufacturing company, : making his stand clear on a ques- tion of tighter discipline and more supervised guidance of school children. : Brown, superintendent and manager of the local telephone system, was strongly in favor of the status quo, and opposed Par- ton's "change" views down the line. Parton, who had taught In Oregon schools for many years following his graduation from' college, had been criticized by! opponents for having sent two of his five children of school age to schools other than those in Silverton. When Parton made his views concerning his opin ion of the "laxity" of Silverton1 school discipline, the issue was crystallized. Tribesmen Get Battle Order From the Bible Rangoon, Burma, June 21 W Rebellious Karen tribesmen got their battle order from the Bible today. Karen Leader Saw San Kay, whose largely Christian forces are among the strongest oppon ents of the Burmese govern ment's Buddhist troops, broad cast this instruction in the Irra waddy river delta: "Please read Deuteronomy, chapter seven." In that Old Testament chapter, Moses told the Israelites to "smite" their enemies and "ut terly destroy them," to "make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them." 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