f--Ths Skilssman, Salem. Oregon. Friday. October 31, 1917
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"No Favor Sways U$, No Ftar Shall Awt
; rTOM First Statesman. March It, 1S5I
THE ST ATAMAN PUBUSfflNG COftlPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. , Editor and Publisher
. Hmbw ef the AmcUM Tnm
The- Aseeetated rrM I entitled exclsslvelr to liw m (or repnbll
Un ef all the Uesl atwi printed ta this newspaper. M well u ail
AJT mwi dispatches.
Second Emancipation .
? . '
Self-criticism is wholesome, and too seldom applied. When
nation looks in" a mirror and finds warts on its nose that is
rare but sign of vitality. Through a presidential commission
this country gets a chance to see itself in the looking-glass and
observe Caws in its beauty, flaws however which- may be cor
rected. This in a way summarizes the report of the president's
committee on civil rights which made a frank report of condi
tions accompanied by recommendations of changes to protect
citizens in their rights as personsTand as citizens of the state.
Y The commission went "all out" for civil rights, with 35
-proposals to confirm them. It based its recommendations on
moral, economic and international grounds, pointing out on the
latter point that "the United States is not so strong, the final
triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can
Ignore what the world thinks of us or our record."
Most of the commission's recommendations are standard for
proponents of civil liberties, such as repeal of discriminatory
laws based on race creed or color. It denounces segregation,
Jim Crowism," and termed maintenance of separata schools
for whites and negroes a "myth' because nearly always the
facilities were not; equal. It recommended repeal of laws in
sUtesincluding Oregon which deny to certain aliens rights to
own or lease land. T;
Not only did the commission urgeJederal legislation against
lynching and poll tax restrictions on suffrage, but it recommend
ed fair employment practice legislation.
, Beyond this the commission denounced "red-baiting and
tilled those who make it a practice to brand groups they dis
agree with as communists, "irresponsible opportunists." It said
that the prevailing? excitement over communism had produced
a "state cf near hysteria" which "threatens to inhibit the free
dom of genuine democrats."
The commission which was appointed nearly a year ago,
was beaded by Charles E. Wilson, president of the General
Electric Co. The staff ; work however evidently was done by
those thoroughly indoctrinated with the philosophy of complete
democracyT"The report becomes a sort of second emancipation
proclamation. - '
With the' principle of elementary human justice which' is
embraced in the program The Statesman has long been in full
accord. It is not so; confident that prevailing injustices will be
rased by legislation, though this is one medium of approach to
the problem. Fundamental is the Christian spirit of brother
hood, and a great deal of education is needed before this spirit
is absorbed in human hearts. i
Reclamation at Phoenix
One of the important gatherings is the annual meeting of
the National Reclamation association which is now in session
at Phoenix. It attracts from all over the west persons who are
interested particularly in irrigation and western development.
It draws also those concerned with the political aspects of this
development -who is to control it, when and where the money
Is to be spent Robert W. Sawyer of Bend is president of the
association.
The convention draws notable speakers. Thursday Secretary
of the Interior Krug proposed a program of development over
the next seven years which would cost over two billion dollars.
It would by lt54 bring water to 4,000,000 additional acres al
most doubling the present reclaimed arid lands. This .would pro
vide homes for farm families, employment in cities and towns
adjacent to' these la rids and provide food and fiber for a steadily
growing population.
There hart been serious differences between the" governing
heads of the reclamation association and the administration in
Washington. The westerners are fearful of loss of vested water
rights under valley authority legislation and there have been
disagreements over amounts to be repaid to the treasury for
power plants on reclamation projects. But there is agreement
on the urgent importance of utilization of waters for land irrigation.-The
Phoenix meeting will prove most helpful if irhrings
unity on sound programs of reclamation and discounts the dis
agreements which have marked the recent past.
Deaths of Oregon Officials
Fate seems to have a singular rule for the Oregon govern
orship. Only one person.-Sylvester Pennoyer, has. served two
fall terms as governor. Only four others have been reelected:
Lafayette Grever and George E. Chamberlain, both of whom
resigned in their second term when elected to the United States
senate; James Withycombe. who died shortly after his second
inauguration, and Earl Snell who seemed sure of filling out his
second term until the fatal plane crash of Tuesday night.
Three governors have died while in office, Withycombe, I.
L. Patterson and Snell.
Three secretaries of state have died during their terms,
Frank W. Benson. Hal E. Hoss and Robert S. Farrell, jr., and
two state treasurers- have died in office, O. P. Hoff and Thomas
B. Kay. ' :'7;.
This year the state senate has lost three prominent mem
bers by death: Merle Chessman, Lee Patterson and Marshall
Cornet! s
The advertising for the house committee's investigation of
alleged subversive activities ought to announce that it is done
In Technicolor.
Editorial Comment
DISASTER ARC A" !
.Those who have traveled the upcountry areas of New England,
New York, New-Jersey or Pennsylvania during the past , few days
wiil; lorig remember the ominous and terrible beauty of what they
swiftly fading colors of
Persian cirpets; the dust and smoke
the funous dance of leaves along the roads; the. sense of halting and
expectation. Seme will remember more smoke breaking out along
slopes, driven en by the west wind; the smell of burning in the air,
unspeakably more sinister than the pleasant aroma of burning leaves.
' And Mne will retnemer stark tragedy and deadly fear, the ruins of
Homer, the heroism that saved lives and In some Instances sacrificed
them. - .
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n wibcipmra C4iviiuiiic iikc uiii tun u uiiciisiiicu ujr iiuiuau
careitaroeM and vioousness. But in large part it is the result of forces
men cannot control. When the forests lie drying out for many rain
Jess wmcj a apark can set them flaming. This happened in every
American forest before the white man set foot on this continent;
the record is told in the inner rings of surviving trees and In charred
trunks 4eep ia earth. 'In the deep wilderness this Is Nature's way of
evperune&t; a forest of one species is swept away and another re
plaoex K.
? MV cannot! altogether prevent these tragedies, but we can do
something. We can sternly punish carelessness as well as deliberate
crime. M t can take governmental action, as President Truman did
- We cm) seed help to the homeless, the injured and the sick. We can
j the ponces of rebuilding. But after these things are done we
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stents and has compassion on helpless humanity. New York Times.
Prom Oar
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the forested hillsides, like ancient
folded in among the mountains;
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the public. Another was honest
government He tolerated no ir
regularities, no mooching on the
treasury.
I have always testified to Snell's
sound judgment in the conduct of
state business. He was the veteran
member when I became a mem
ber of the board of control, with
Walter Pearson, newly appointed
treasurer. We were wisely guided
by Snell In the conduct of state
business, particularly in such deli
cate matters as purchasing and
award of contracts.
Earl Snell gave the best years
of his life in state service and con
tributed greatly to efficient admin
istration, wise legislation and
sound government.
I Robert S. Farrell, jr. turned
from the profession of the law to
politics as a career. He advanced
by steps from state representative
to speaker of the house and then
to secretary of state. He had
frankly admitted his ambition to
move farther up the political lad
der. Born of an Oregon family
whose name had been connected
long and prominently with the
state's business and civic life, he
sought in public service to honor
himself and his family and to serve
well the state.
Farrell was forthright and out
spoken in advancing his views on
public questions. More erratic In
his judgment than the late gov
ernor, he was more positive in
his attack on problems which con
fronted the state administration,
and was particularly zealous in
pressing for improvement of 'con
ditions in state institutions.
From humble origins In Ken
tucky Marshall Cornett rose to a
high position of trust and esteem
in his adopted state. He entered
politics after he had achieved suc
cess in business, and gave gener
ously of his time in public causes
both in his home community and
over the state. Ha proved a very
capable presiding officer of the
senate and his name frequently
was mentioned in connection with
Other offices.
To all of thesa men public of
fice was a public trust, an oppor
tunity for service to their fellow
men. They made politics not' a sor
did trade but a medium by which
a democratic society is made to
function. The state suffers seri
ously in their loss, but gains will
flow from their service for a long
time to come.
Cafe Operator
Dies in Silverton
SILVERTON, Oct. 30 -(Special)
Roy McKinley, former Silver Falls
cafe operator here, died today In
his home, 630 Hicks st A native
of Jersey City, N. J., who cam
to Silverton 14 years ago, he
would have been 48 years old to
morrow. He leaves a widow, Clara. The
funeral will be held Saturday In
the Memorial chapel of Ekman
funeral home, with the Rev. S. L.
Almlie officiating. Burial will be
In Valley View cemetery.
Labor Council Urges
Stores lo Close Nov. 11
Armistice day closing of Salem's
business firms is urged in a reso
lution adopted this week by the
Salem Trades and Labor council.
At the group's meeting. Execu
tive Secretary Herbert Barker an
nounced that the new vehicle
purchased by the council as a city
first aid car probably would be
available in about one month for
presentation to the city.
SILVERTON POLICE COURT
SILVERTON War on over
time parkers in Silverton's busi
ness area has been opened again.
Paying fines this week were Jack
Fish, Anna Mickelson, W. E. To
ney, Olaf Anderson, Harold Klos
ter, It. G. Smith and L. Jackson.
Lawrence Hensler paid a $30
fine Wednesday on a charge of
drunkeness, and Patric O. Berry
of Portland forfeited $17 on a
charge of disorderly conduct
GRIN AND BEAR
"Perhaps yaa'd be Interested in ear new service, Mrs. Houlihsn?
Lew rentals an seup cats ..."
Soviet Expansionism Merely
Continues Tactics of Czarists
3-38-3 SOVIET Expansion .
TUt la a MriaMntteB of Juh T.
Byrnei'i SpckiBf Frankly' six af
flfteea chapters ef Us took pablUhee
Oct. IS, 1M7, hy Harper Brothers.
Cepyrickt, 147, hy DmuM S. Raisall,
tract for tho Jsjbc r. Byraes Foas
SsUoa A ChsrlUhl Trast).
No. 17
By James F. Byraes
Ex-Secretary af State
I hale said enough, I 'think, to
indicate one cardinal fact - that
must be kept in mind in evalu
ating any Soviet action. The fact
is that to them, the ends justify
any means. The question we much
therefore ask is,
w h at are the
ends sought by
Soviet lead ers.
In other words,
what are the
Russians after?
My e x p r i
ences merely
confirm an an
swer that actual
ly is found in
Russian history.
Few Americans
are well ln
James F. Byrnes formed on Rus
sian history. I do not profess to be.
But I have learned enough to con
clude that many of the problems
which perplex us today have their
explanation in that history. De
spite the violence of the Russian
revolution, the aims of bolshevik
diplomacy differ very little from
those of the czars. And the aims
that Stalin and Molotov have pur
sued since the end of the war vary
little from the demands they made
of Adolf Hitler.
Russian expansionism, which has
concerned us so deeply in the post
war years, was clearly exposed,
and strangely enough, by the god
father of the communist revolu-
tion, Karl Marx. In a series of
articles written for the New York
Tribune from London in 1853,
Marx dealt at length with "The
Eastern Question."
Expansion Cited
Among his observations were
these:
The Russian frontier has ad
vancedr towards Berlin, Dresden
and Vienna, about 700 miles; to
wards Constantinople, about 500
miles; towards Stockholm, about
630 miles; toward Teheran, about
one thousand miles . . . The total
acquisitions of Russia during the
last ,60 years are equal in extent
and "importance to the whole em
pire she had in Europe before that
time.
lr another dispatch, Marx wrote:
And as sure as conquest follows
conquest, and annexation follows
annexation, so sure would be con
quest of Turkey by Russia be only
the prelude for the annexation of
Hungary. Prussia, Galida, and for
the ultimate realization of the
Slavonic Emplrwhich certain fa
natical Panslavic philosophers
have dreamed of.
How contemporary that sounds!
Following 1853, the year of these
dispatches, Russia continued to ac
quire territory right up to World
War I. The total territorial gain
of czarist Russia between 1853 and
1914 was 971,277 square miles,
which brought the prewar area of
the Russian empire up to 8,645,
000 square miles.
New Drive Launched
The advent of Soviet power in
Russia was accompanied by the
loss of nearly half a million square
miles of territory. The new Soviet
Union excluded the areas of Fin
land, Estonia, Latvia and Lithu
ania, which became independent
states, Kars was ceded to Turkey;
Bessarabia was returned to Ru
mania, and a large area was lost
to the new Poland.
During the first 20 years of Sov
iet rule, the only extension of ter
ritory was the annexation in 1926
of certain islands in the Arctic.
But In 1939 the Soviet Union em
barked upon an active policy of
expansion. Between December 4,
1939, and the end of 1945, the So
viet, Union took control of the ter
ritories of Latvia, Lithuania, Es
tonia, Bessarabia, south Sakhalin
and the Kuriles, parts of Finland
and of Poland, the Konigsberg area
in East Prussia, the Transcarpa
thian Ukraine, and Tannu Tuva.
It also took over Port Arthur
where, although it did not acquire
sovereignty, it did acquire the
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V.-'
-Speaking Frankly
V
WASHINGTON, D. C.:SttrtUry of SUte James F. Byrnes (left)
chats with Russian Ambassador Andrei Gromyke at the state de
partment. Gromyko told reporters his government wenld seek
" postponement of consideration of the Russian-Iranian dispute at
the coming meeting ef the United Nations organization In New
Tark.
right for 30 years to maintain a
naval base jointly with China. In
all, nearly 300,000 square miles of
territory have been acquired since
1939, bringing the, area of the So
viet Union to 6,455,939 square
miles, only slightly less than the
greatest extent of czarwt Russia.
It is clear, thehthat expansion
ism is not an innovation of the
communist regime. It is rooted in
Russian history y
Munich Brings Change
Russia's modern leaders never
theless have given-Os an outstand
ing demonstration of the means
they are quite willing to employ
ta achieve" 4heir ends. This is
found in the; story of Russo-Ger-man
relations from the Munirh
agreement in September, 1938,
thitough the Russo-German non
aggression pac t of August, 1939, to
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Un
ion in June, 1941.
in an after-dinner conversation
at Yalta, Stalin said that the So
viet government would never have
entered into thewni agression pact
with Germany had It not been for
the attempt at Munich to annestse
Hitler and the failure of Britajn
and France to consult the Soviet
Union on the subject.
Certainly it is true that -immediately
after Munich, the Soviet
press began toi.modify its cam
paign of criticism awrfnst Germa
ny. By December, 1938, when a
trade agreement between the two
countries was renewed, the iessl0 status of a satellite. Albania
"hfglt free to hail the action as a
forward step in Soviet - German
relations. Shortly thereafter, in an
address io a congress of the com
munist party, Stalin stated that the
only differences between Germany
and Soviet Russia were Ideologi
cal, and these differences were ex
aggeratedly others who wanted
someone else to "pull thefr chest
nuts out of the fire" for them.
Chagrin Reflected i
In the spring of 1939, Stalin
made known his disaopointment
over the results of Soviet negotia
tions with France and England.
Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov.
known for his understanding of
"the West," was removed and re
placed by V. M. Molotov.
The history of those negotiations
remained obscure until records of
them were discovered among the
captured archives of the na?.i gov
ernment. That part of the story
which includes the conversations
of the principal actors was. report
ea ov uusuv ringer, counselor ot
the German embassy in Moscow.
who acted as interpreter for the
. S t .a a'
negotiators. His report Is from
notes made at the time. The rest
of the story is based uoon official
documents discovered in the files
of the German foreign office.
The record, therefore, Is Ger
man and has not been confirmed
by-Soviet sources. However, it can
not be disregarded by anyone
seeking the truth about what oc
curred in that fateful year preced
ing Hitler's attack on the Soviet
Union. Nor can it be disregarded
by anyone seeking to understand
what is in the minds of those in
the Kremlin today. Do they mere
ly desire security? To get what
they regard as security, do they
intend to expand their control over
other states and peoples?
Ambitions Remain
Let us see what guidance his
tory holds for us. I think It rea
sonable to assume that Soviet am
bitions still include the territory
Molotov desired when he sent his
message to Hitler. Some of those
desires haw been fulfilled. How
ever, the flush of victory has en
couraged the Soviet government to
extend its ambitions.
In the north, their ' demands
against Finland have been satis
fied. During the war, Mr. Molotov
explored the possibility of extend
ing Soviet, power a little through
concessions from Norwav. Tn No
vember. 194. he asked Norway to
grant the Soviet Union greater
economic privileges in the Spitz
bergen group of islands. He want
ed outright possession of Bear in
land and the right to establish
military facilities on other islands
of the group.
In-the east, the Soviet Union
now has all of Sakhalin and. in
addition, has taken over the Kur
iles and has acauired rights in
Port1 Arthur, Dairen. and on the
Manchurian railroad. Whether
Stalin will continue to resist the
temptation offered by the suc
cesses of the Chinese communist
forces in Manchuria is a question!
nme Aims Balked
Soviet asoiretions soih of Re
turn and Baku have not been real-:
ired. but the effort has been made.
Turkey was asked to cede the
provinces of Kars and Adrahan
south of Batum. The effort to ex
tend south of Baku into Iranian
territory was blocked by the se
curity council.
The familiar technique of trying
to install a puppet government
under the protection of the red
army was employed. The red
army interfered with the armed
forces of little Iran. The Soviets
encouraged the establishment in
Azerbaijan of an independent gov
ernment. The case was brought
before the security council. When
the Soviets kept their troops in
Iran beyond the date of their
treaty, the council acted on the
complaint of Iran. Every member
of the. council except the Soviet
Union and Poland voted to protect
he integrity ot Iran. The Soviet
Union complied with the security
council's decision because it was
not yet ready or willing to be Iso
lated from the rest of the world.
'Safely Zone' Reality
The Bulgarian government, fn
stalhHi and protected by the red
army, has now made a pact un-
! necessary. Thus the "safety 7one
between the Soviet Union and the
straits, which Molotov requested,
i has been achieved. In Rumania.
a similar regime has been installed
by tactics I described earlier. The
pursuit of Soviet ambitions in
Hungary is a more recent story,
but the pattern Is old.
Poland has been subordinated
ana Yugoslavia are tightly clasped
in the Soviet-dominated Slav bloc.
Czechoslovakia is a captive of this
bloc. Out of all the European areas
toward which Molotov expressed
an interest, only Greece and Tur
key remain free. And the struggle
for them Is in progress.
The reports of our able observ
er. Mark Ethridge, have made it
clear that a Small, wet I -organized
communist minority, based In and
supplied from Greece's Soviet
dominated neighbors, would have
captured Greece long ago had It
not been for two things: (1) the
action by the United Nations, and
(2) the Soviets realization that,
if they took over Greece, the Unit
ed States and the United Kingdom
would demand that the United
Natrons act against such aggres
sion. Greek Fate in Balance
The security council's Balkan
investigating committee delayed
and exposed the effort. But chaos
stil prevails and the fate of
Greece hangs in the balance while
the American mission headed by
former Governor Dwight Griswold
seeks to promote the economic
and political health which alone
can kill off the disease of communist-agitated
unrest.
As for Turkey, we must remera-
I ber that Stalin declared at Pots
j dam the continuing interest of the
Soviet Union in the straits and
I that subsequently a demand was
made for the right to build a land
and naval base In the area. Our
efforts to obtain collective guar
antees to maintain the freedom
of the Dardanelles have been un
successful. We now have taken
other measures to protect the sov
ereignty of Turkey.
Karl Marx and other historians
made it plain that Soviet aspira
tions differ little from czarist as
pirations. And certainly, Mr. Molo
tov's 1940 demands are a good
general signpost for the Immediate
future.
Time Is not areestartly on the Bn
tUo side In Earape or la Am, ac
cording to Mr. Byrne. H helievM that
the Soviets d mot waat to conquer Eu
rope but rather to dictate the pallclo
of aon-Sovlet Eoropeaa countries. Aad
he believe that the failed Nation eaa
check this desire unUI some futare
Ume when the Rnsslaa people them
selves can control their coverameat's
policies. His Ideas oa how the ITalted
States ran help to artag this about are
stated la (he next Installment of
"Speaklnc Franklv." which will
published tomorrow.
be
Bon ii ilar v Board
Rejects Transfer
Petition for transfer of land
from Hubbard to Woodburn
school district was rejected
by . the Marion county district
boundary board following a hear
ing Wednesday.
LThe proposal concerned 10 par
cels of property and involved
Uhree families with children. Op
position to the change was voiced
by Hubbard school board mem
bers and other Hubbard residents,
who opined that granting of the
request might lead to others, and
result in considerable damage to
the district
School News
oooo
By Donna Care
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Wins Prise
John Erickson, a junior, was
awarded four puncture-proof in
ner tubes as a prize for winning
the local division prize of the
Goodyear Rubber company's pho
tograph contest. Erickson's entries
were four scenic pictures, one of
which earned him the prize.
Contribute $14
Salem high school's contribu
tions to the community chest
amounted to $814, the high school
paper. The Clarion, announced
Thursday, Of the total, the teach
ers, office staff, custodians and
cafeteria help contributed $464
and students $150.
Study Race Prejudice
The International Relations
league of the high school has
begun a study of race prejudice,
having recently completed a dis
cussion on military preparedness.
The aim of the organization is to
consider intelligently world prob
lems and discuss possible solu
tions. Roger Middleton is state
president of the league,1 Marvin
Black has been elected chairman
of the local organization and Viv
ian Barham chosen as secretary.
Any student is welcome to join
the group which meets regularly
at the YMCA. i
Clubs Farmed
Girls' league representatives
from senior, junior and sophomore
home rooms have recentty form
ed a club for each class. Senior
representatives elected Wilma
Johnson as president of their newly-named
club, "Repettes. Joyce
Olson was chosen for secretary.
Juniors elected Anneta Neuen
schwander as president and Lor
raine Welling as secretary. Soph
omore officers are Betty Cooley,
president and Eleanor 5sikkm-
secretary. Juniors and sophomores
have not yet chosen names for
their groups.
Requiem Mass
Monday for
Patrick Byman
Requiem mass will be said Mon
day at 9.30 a m. from St Joseph's
Catholic church for Patrick Mich
eal Lyman wfter died Thursday at
his residence, 651 Klhgwood ave.,
at the age o(55 years.
The rosary win be recited at
the W. T. Riffdnn rharvel cltn3-
at 8 p nt and interment will be
in at. Barbara s cemetery.
Lyman was the husband of Mrs.
Mabel Genevieve Lyman of Sa
lem; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Church, sr., of Keizer; father of
Mrs. Hazel Berniece Christensen
of Mafion. Mrs. Tiia Mari
Sytsma, Leo Gene Lyman, Dean
josepn Lyman, all of Salem, and
Mrs. Alice La Bonne Israel of Ak
ron, O.: brother of Charles Church
and Mrs. MaryJSJEnith of Keizer,
Emmett Lyman. HVank T
Ed Lyman and Bernard Lyman
ot iowi; also survived by six
grandchildren.
Mrs. Withrow
Rites Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily
Ruth Withrow, who died at her
residence, 525 S. Liberty st. Wed
nesday, will be held from the
Clough-Barrick chapel Monday at
10:30 sum., the Rev. Brooks Moore
officiating, with interment In Rose
City cemetery, Portland.
Mrs. Withrow is survived by her
husband, Elton E. Withrow of Sa
lem, and a son, Herbert S. Dem
erest of LaFayette, NJ.
Quilt Tied at
Heckart Home
SUNNYSIDE A quilt was tied
by members of the Friendly Hour
club at the home of Mrs. Ray
Heckart. Oct. 12. Members will
meet with Mn. E. W. Hills for an
all day meeting Nov. 12 and tie
another quilt.
Members present for the all day
meeting were Mrs. Clayton Bunse,
Mrs. George Heckart, Mrs. Nor
man Alexander, Mrs. Irving
Buse, Mrs. Ernest Neuenschwan
der, Mrs. Raymond Dutoit, Mrs.
John Neuenschwander, Mrs. John
Clock, Mrs. Francis Graham, Mrs.
E. W. Hills. Miss Grace Chandler,
Mrs. Ray Heckart.
BETHANY Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Scharback were hosts to members
of their immediate family Monday
night honoring their daughter and
her family, Mr. and Mrs. William
Hall, Richard, Larry and. Linda
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Scharback and Earl of San Diego,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Scharback
and Richard Scharback. The Ray
mond Scharbacks left for their
home at San Diego Thursday.
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Police, Fire
Departments
To Hold Exams
Civil service examinations will
be held in Salem next month for
appointments to the local police
and fire departments, it was an
nounced i nursday by Alfred F.
Mundt city civil service commis
sion secretary.
He said application will b re
ceived until November IS and
written examinations will be giv
en November 18 for prospective
firemen. Application form are on
hand in the city recorder's office
at city hall.
The fire deoartment has 11 civil
service vacancies and the police
lorce has rive vacancies. Nearly
all "vacancies." however, are fill
ed by non-civil service men who
received temporary appointments
during the war or since.
Applicants for both forces must
be registered voters and must
have resided in Salem at least
one year. Eligible ages are 27 to
u tor policemen and 21 to 31 for
firemen. New men on either force
start at $210 monthly and after
six months are paid $230 plus a
$5 monthly uniform allowance.
Women Voters
LeagucProtcsts
Red 'Brand
Mrs. Alden Bowes, president of
the League of Women Voters of
Salem, requests The Statesman to
publicize a news release from the
headquarters of the national
league to clear up imputations
against the league in testimony
given by Walt Disney before the
house committee investigating
subversive activities.
Disney wired the league head
quarters to say that his testimony
referred to the year 1941 when
-several women represented them
selves as being from the League
of. Women Voters.' and that he
had no Intention of criticising the
League of Women Voters now.
Miss Anna Lord Strauss, presi
dent of the national league, called
Disney's branding the league as a
"communist front organization'
an irresponsible statement She
gave this description of the league
and its work:
"The league is a real grass roots
organization with local leagues in
550 cities and towns In the United
States. Our deeds speak for them
selves. Twenty-seven years of
non-partisan support for such
principles as the merit system,
good public administration, mod
ern charters and constitutions are
well known. League concern for
public education, pure food and
drug laws, child welfare and other
welfare objectives are familiar to
all civic leaders. Citizens need
only look around them at the
solid accomplishments and repu
tation of the league In their home
communities.
Mrs. Thomas
Rites Saturday
Final rites for Mrs. FJla I.
Thomas, late resident of 2A60
Brooks ave., will be held Satur
day at 10:30 ajn. from the Clough
Barrick chapel" with interment In
Belrrest Memorial park.
Mrs. Thomas died at her home
Thursday at the age f 81 years.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Bessie L. Greene of Salem;
three grandchildren, Mrs. Lillian
White of Fairbanks. Alaska. Mrs.
Zora Fish, Asbury Park, N. J.. and
W. H. Greene of Salem; also by
two great grandchildren.
Young Granger Are
Entertained Saturday
UNION HILL Mrs. Henry
Hansen, matron of the juvenile
grange members, and the young
grangers, held a Hallowe'en par
ty at the grange hair Saturday.
Mrs. Maurice Heater will enter
tain the Woman's club Thursday
when reports of the County Fed
eration meeting will be given.
Young grangers meet at the
grange hall Saturday for Novem
ber business meeting.
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