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."
From 1900 to 1910, the U.S.
population increased more from
immigration than from births.
s5raj( mm
1 v2
THE FRl FUT3 OF KJ KDTTOCCT-IUTUMllY EREAT SINCE Id
STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 4 YEARS OLD 86 PROOF
tCHO SPRING DISTILUN0 COMPANY LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY
&JJ
Hi
! 1
r
At Elfstrom's On general electric Refrigerators
SPACE MAKER
Refrigerators
The "MASTER 8
k Big 24-lb. Freezer
14.0 sq.ft. Shelf Area
k Meat Storage with High Humidity
k Extra Deep Fruit and Vegetable Storage
Famous G-E Sealed Unit
k 5-Year Protection Plan
General Electric
Refrigerators
Are
Pre-Tested
for the
Willametts
Valley Area
NOW
$
23975
ON EASY TERMS.
MEW "SPECIAL 8" t
SAVE $29.80 ON THIS BIG NEW G-E
Not 6 cu. ft.
Not 7 cu. ft.
It's 8.1 cu. ft.
k 24 lbs. Frozen Food Storage
4 Pop-out Ice Trays
Fruit and Vegetable Storage
Interior Light
Stainless Steel Freexer
Full 5-Year Warranty on
Sealed Unit '
Formerly $229.75
now 19995
ONLY $2,16 A WEEK
l The "DELUXE 8
rr
11 1 1
'' ''''' ll I
jBjjjSjsssaM WWNeWflssTfG M
Now
$
26975
On Easy Terms
-k New Low Price
k Deluxe 8. 1 cu. ft.
k Stainless Steel Shelves
Big Family Size
Large Meat Compartment
24-lb. Freezer
More than
2.200,000
G-E Refrigerators
in Use for
10 Years
and Longer
OPEN
FRIDAYS
TIL 9 P.M.
is
6t
AUTHORIZED DEALER
GENERAL Q ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATORS
TINKHAM GILBERT-APPLIANCE DEPT.-DOWNSTAIRS
OPEN
FRIDAYS
TIL 9 P.M.
340 COURT ST.
PHONE 2-2493