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La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Schlro, Publisher
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1945 Page Two
The Front Step Cleaner-Upper
EVENING OBSERVER'S
PROGRESS PROGRAM
IRRIGATION Complete the Grande
Ronde Valley irrigation project.
LA GRANDE A city of 10,000
Extend the city limits.
TODAY'S TEXT
As the father hath loved nic so have
I lover! you: continue ye in niv love.
John 15:9.
No Cutback in Research
The cutback in airplane production
is welcome, bringing as it does an
estimated saving of $ 1,000,0110,000 in
the construction of 17,000 aircraft, and
a sizable but gradual return of avia
tion's tremendous .labor force to the
civilian job market.
This is a preview of what will happen
immediately after V-J Day in aviation
and other war production industries un
der section 202 of the war mobilization
and reconversion act. lint it also raises
the question of what will happen then
to aviation's research and development
program.
Section 202 states: "Any contracting
agency shall terminate prime contracts
for war production whenever, in the
opinion of the agency, the performance
under such contracts will not be needed
for the prosecution of the war, and
shall not continue performance under
.such contracts merely for the purpose
of providing business and employment.
Then comes the phrase on which the
finest ion rests: ". . . unless the office
of war mobilization and reconversion
finds that the continuation of some or
all of the work in process under such
contracts will benefit the government."
The phrase's interpretation is a mat-,
for of personal opinion. There is no
clear definite of the fate of the aviation
development now in progress, not only
for the Pacific war but for the future.
What becomes of reach into jet propul
sion, guided missiles and other develop
ments when the war ends? At present
there is no ngreement nnd no answer.
It seems to us that there should be
both. When the first German jet plane
nnd the first robot bomb appeared in
the Kuropcan skies they put the mighty
allied air fleets in the obsolescent class.
The fact that the number and power of
those fleets retarded full use of new air
w eapmis in Europe and will probably ,
prevent their use by the Japs does not
mean that their military days are not
numbered.
We may hope that there will bo no
military need for these air weapons in
the future. We must work to make that
hope a reality. Hut at the same time
we cannot afford to repeat our costly
aviation errors of the period following
the last war.
That means Hint we cannot wait for
some future day to think about avia
tion research. Rather we need :i long
range, continuing research program
carried on by the aviation industry's
present engineering teams, and made
possible by congressional authorization
of the army and navy to direct and fin
ance a program.
Funny fin sin ess
V-JH 'H 'III' If'll 'I'll'
,M. im IT MimiVICI. IHC T. M l U I rir on
O SO THEY SAY
I do not approve of government
in business, hot I do feci that
Micro are grout possibilities in
closer co-operation between gov
ernment and business. '
Kniil Schram, president. New
York stock exchange.
Let's have the truth about the
world picture. Let a'l existent
secret commitments lie Hired and
then let the practice of milking
them be lianiicd forever us an in
termit lo'ial policy.
Sen. Alexander Wiley. Wisconsin.
"Take a nlghl loiter, Mill Joncil"
The Filipinos roeogniw the ne
cessity ol AiuMiran protection
rnd woliomc you people licit.
Pt(i.1cr.t Scigio Osmena vt the
rhilippircs.
Wc never get n damn id thing
O frinl the Gornuihs.'
Muj. George Ottf .New England,
N. I)., returned from German
prison camp.
WASHINGTON Washington observers
have commented on the political demise of
the man once closest to the White House
throne "Tommy the Cork" Corcoran. Yet
last week that same Tommy the Cork ac
complished almost single-handed the amaz
ing feat of changing the government of
China.
He got Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
out as premier of China and put his frienj
T. V. Soong in despite the fact that the two
brothers-in-law hate each other.
Moreover, he did this largely by a photo-'
graph. i
For many years, Corcoran has been a close
friend of T. V. Soong, brother of Madame
Chiang Kai-Shek. Corcoran was one of the
most ardent battlers for opening the Burma
road and getting supplies to China. So, when
Soong came to Washington last month, Cor
coran put his famous brain to work to get
some token, significant to the Chinese, which
would signify Soong's influence with the
Truman administration.
He figured that a photograph of Soong
with the new. president of the United States,
plus the secretary of war, plus the secretary
of the navy, plus the secretary of state,
would do the trick.
So Corcoran got his close friend, Secretary
of the Navy Forrestal, to arrange for the
photo in the rear garden of the White House.
Next day, there wai featured on the front
pages of many newspapers a picture of the
Chinese foreign minister with Truman, Stet
tinius, Stimson and Forreotal.
, Chinese Face
The effect on China was electrifying. No
other visiting dignitary had ever appeared
in such a picture. Not even British Foreign
Minister Ed6n, nor Molotov, nor French For
egn Minister Bidault. x
In China, 'face" counts almost more than
anything. And a man who is close to the top
leaders of a government which is the main
.benefactor of China automatically rates tops
at home.
In addition, Soong brought home the ba
con in other respects. He got a tinal promise
of the U. S. gold previously earmarked for
China.
. With his prestige sufficiently enhanced by
the photo, Soong flew off to become premier
of China.
Part of Soong's argument' to U. S. cabinet
members who are considered anti-Russian
was that the Chungking government needed
to be strengthened as a bulwark against
Moscow. To liberal cabinet members, Soong
argued that if his prestigj was built up, he
would be strong enough to go to Moscow and
work out a dual for cooperation with the
northern Chinese communists.
Ed Pauley'i Oil
When Attorney General Biddle started his
suit to recover submerged oil under the
ocean especially off the California coast
he was hitting directly at one of President
Truman's staunchest supporters Ed Pauley.
However, Biddle made the move only after
getting Truman's advance consent.
Pauley, former treasurer of the Democratic
national committee and mainspring in winr
ning Truman's Chicago nomination, is one of
the independent oil operators who have been
sucking a fortune out' of the ocean bed be
tween, the California coast and the three
mile limit.. It is reported that Pauley's take
from submerged oil runs to around $30,000 a
month.
For several years, both Biddle and Secre
tary of the Interior Ickes have been wanting
to crack down on this flow of oil from what
they consider federal lands. Biddle pre
pared a suit back in 1939. But nothing hap
pened. . Roosevelt couldn't get steamed up
about it and oil compiny pressure was ter
rific. Pauley at that time was not particu
larly high in democratic party councils. But
other Californians were, and the state of
California itself reaps a rich harvest from
leasing this ocean shelf to private companies.
Finally, just after Truman entered the
White House, Biddle placed before him the
submerged oil controversy and recommend
ed a lawsuit. The new president didn't hesi
tate. He ok'd the move immediately.
"You'd better take some time to think it
over," the attorney general suggested. "It's
a delicate question. It might be a good idea
to talk it over with Ed Pauley"
Truman did think it over. By this time
Pauley had become much more influential in
the democratic party than in 1939 and Tru
man was considerably indebted to him.
However, Truman did not change his mind.
He told Biddle to proceed with the suit. And
though the attorney general is leaving the
cabinet, the suit for recovery of the sub
merged oil is going ahead.
The potent array of oil lobbyists Biddle
had to overcome included: Howard K. Mar
shall, former attorney for Standard of Cal
ifornia and for the petroleum administration
for war; Welbourn Maycock, attorney for
the democratic national committee and for
Ed Pauley; Oscar Lawlcr, former solicitor of
the interior department and prominent Cali
fornia attorney; and Pauley himself. Sitting
on the sidelines also was Ralph Davies, vice
president of Standard, now deputy PAW
administrator. -
WE, THE WOMEN
By RUTH MILLETT
Now that servicemen are beginning to come
home under the point system, war marriages
are going to be given a thorough test. Much
of the pessimistic talk about divorces to
follow reunions of husbands and wives once
the war is over is certain to be disproven.
For many marriages will actually be
strengthened because of the war. Thousands
of young men and women have learned from
separation just how important their mar
riages are.
Think of "the couples who had grown so
accustomed to their normal routines, so sure
of themselves and their marriage ties, that
they were beginning to be bored. And then
came war and separation, and before long
both Mary and Bill realized how much the
life they had built together really meant to
them. .2
War brought a rude awakening, when they
found out just how much they had come to
depend on each other for understanding and
companionship. And they learned how little
their freedom meant, once they had shared
their lives togethr.
Mary and Bill will have a new apprecia
tion for each other and for the happiness
their marriage brings. And nothing will
make either of them forget how much they
missed each other, and how little they gain
ed by separation.
Many marriages will hold together more
firmly simply because forced separation has
made husbands and wives aware of .their
mutual dependency. The experts may be
right about some of the hasty marriages that
will end in divorce court?, but the odds are
all in favor of happily married couples.
Behind Scenes in Washington
By PETER EDSON, La Grand Erening Oburm Washington Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO For the reporters who
have had to milk spot news out of the cud
chewing committees which are working in
secret to draft the United Nations charter,
this San Francisco conference has been pure
pain in the hips. But dear old UNCIO has
been good for a million belly laughs, too.
Among them:
Calling the eight-man U. S. delegation,
"Snow White Stettinius and the Seven
Dwarfs."
Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk of Czecho
slovakia telling Stcllr. Karns, "Oh, I'm so
tired I can't remembor whether I'm a little
boy or a little girl."
Mrs. Mary McLeod Bcthunc of the Nation
al association for the Advancement of Col
ored People telling a state department offi
cial, who was trying to explain the functions
of the social and economic council, "Let's
put the cookies on the bottom shelf where
we can all reach 'em."
Robert M. Gaylord, pnsident of the Na
tional association of Manufacturers com
plaining to an associate because he couldn't
get an official conference button to take
home to his family as a souvenir.
One of the business group consultants
telling a woman representative of one of
the more militant pacifist groups, "It's peo
ple like you who start wars."
The Arabian delegates moving for com
mittee adjournment wnonovcr the subject of
equality fur" tho sexes was brought up in
committee meetings.
A Pittsburgh Negro lawyer arguing that
Walter White, head of the National associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored People,
shouldn't by permit te. I to represent his race
and bo an official conference consultant be
cause. "White isn't u Ne;;ro H's an intel
lectual." A rcporti(i;kinjJ why a bfftrded French
correspondent carried a little toyJ lamb
ajowpd witlrtum and bi ing told, "Bucause
ho likes little ,rooly lambs. He has throe
of them in London but brought only one of
them with him to San Francisco."
A war correspondent Just back from the
Philippines reporting that the famous pic
ture of MacArthur wading ashore at Leyte
was a fake. If it had been MacArthur he
would have been walking on the water.
General Carlos P. Romulo of the Philip
pines saying that the Japanese people might
soon discover Hirohito wasn't the son of
Heaven but a son of something else.
The drafting committee which spent two
hours in hot debate on some proposed
amendment to the charter and then discov
ered it wasn't supposed to deal with the sub
ject it had been debating, it sent a transcript
of its deliberations to the proper committee
to save it time and troub'e.
T. V. Soong, foreign minister of China,
leaving San Francisco before any other head
, of a delegation and thereby "saving face"
through not having it appear that he was
the only personage without other important
business elsewhere.
Tho delegation trying to have Esepranto
adopted as the official language of the Unit
ed Nations.
The flood of proposals for official United
Nations songs, anthems, poems and flags
which poured down cn the division of cul
tural cooperation, all having to be rejected
with thanks.
The delegation from Chicago which want
ed to get hold of a few specimen war refu
gees so they could be psychoanalyzed to
show how liberated nations should be treat
ed. H. V. Kaltonborn delivering a lecture on
the private life of a seal, at Cliff House, and
drawing a big audience of autograph col
lectors. Baukhago riding with a taxi driver who
was one of his fans, both of them listening
intently to A rebroadcast of a Btiukhage
program and bath thoroughly enjoying it.
The delegation Tying to ct international
calendar reform written into the United Na
tions charter.
"You missed your calling. Mom the way you can pretty 'up your
face in a few 'minutes, I bet you'd be la swell artist on canvas'"
O McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
By WM. E. McKENNEY, America's Card Authority
SQUEEZE PLAY WINS
FOR DR. MOREHEAD
The New York Athletic club
ran off its "annual, club cham
pionship not long ago and it was
won by Dr. E. W. Morehead and
Charles Gachot.
I dropped in just to kibitz a
few hands and saw Dr. Morehead
handle a nice squeeze in making
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today's hand. The opening club
lead was won with the king in
dummy. Dummy then played
the ten of diamonds, West cov
ered with the jack and Morehead
put qn the king, East winning
with the ace and immediately
cashing the queen. At this point,
East played a heart which was
Questions & Answers
Q What is the oldest medical
society in the tjnited States,?
A The American Psychiatric
association, founded 101 years ago.
won in dummy with the 'ace. The
ace of clubs was cashed and the
small diamond discarded. The
three of clubs was trurnped with
the five of hearts. The king of
hearts was cashed and' another
heart played, throwing West in
the lead. West came back with
the diamond which Morehead
trumped and now proceeded to
cash his trump. East found that
he could not protect the .king and
seven of spades and the ten of
clubs due to the fact thai dummy
held the ace and ten of spades
and the. nine of clubs. .....
o IN FORMER
YEARS
30 Years Ago .
Joe Woods, the old-time stasc
driver of Eastern Oregon, left for ';
Yellowstone, Wyoming , to enter
service of the Yellovitone-West-ern
Stage company and drive a
six-horse team through 'the Yel
lowstone park during the tourist, '
soasorL 1 ' . I y ' J
After spending a little more v
than a year in Montana, Rube .'
Zweifel returned to La Grande,
planning to remain for the motor
cycle races. He was . a, .contest
ant in the first La Grande to
Baker races.
Q What is the function of the
tachometer on an airplane's in
strument board?
A It counts the engine revo
lutions, advising the pilot of tho
power output of his engine.
10 Years Ago"
The Mt. Emily Luniber com-,
pany sawmill, which "has been
inactive since the last ipf April,
will reopen Thursday ' morning
for an indefinite run, it was an
ounccd. .-cn
Mrs. N. Parks, accompanied by
Ivan and Elvie Parks, and Miss
sEdith Mozier, went to Enterprise
from where they made the trip
to Imnaha over the new highway.
Q How ac Russian soldiers
become officers?
A By advancement from tho
ranks.
Q What is the derivation of
the name "Cecilia?"
A It occurs from the Latin,
and means gray-eyed, or blind.
15 Years Ago :
Miss Katharyn Pcetz arrived
from Pendleton to spend a two
week vacation with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pcetz.
Mis. Ed Kiddle of Island City
n.oved to La Grande to make
her home.
Kenton Beverage, who has
been living with his grand
mother, Mrs. Margaret Blystone
during the winter, w.ent to tho
home of his parents near Union
to spend the summer. . .
This Curious World
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