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From First Statesman, March It, 1851
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
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' Confusing Conservation
One has two guesses on why the Luckman food conservation
committee, is quitting: either because it succeeded or because it
failed. If it succeeded in saving the 100,000,000 bushels of grain
it set outjto, it has hardly been through the program of meat
less Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays. That has not been in
effect long enough. Success has tome through the curtailment
of livestock feeding and by government purchases of the grain
wanted for export. The committee has accomplished little.
There is quite a little confusion over just what tho various
government agencies want and what they think may be pro
vided. Last week Secretary Marshall told a committee of con
gress that S20 million bushels of wheat would be available for
export. That was much in excess of what the agriculture de
partment said wouTd be available. A' quick coverup was made
witji the explanation that it was 520 million bushels of all grain.
In September the president's food committee estimated we could
ship 400 million bushels of wheat and 70 million bushels of
other grains. The Harriman committee moved the total up to
870 million bushels. Now the state department has informed
the Herter committee of congress that it considers 450 million
bushels ofWheat to be the limit for export this year. Very
confusing.
A late estimate of the agriculture department says that 100
million ibushels more of grain is in sight because livestock pro
ducers re not going to feed it. In part it is to cooperate with
tho food conservation program; in part it is fear that there would
be no profit in feeding high-priced grain to poultry and livestock.
The trouble is too many
much ballyhoo. Perhaps it is well to put tho whole business
back with the cabinet food committee: state, agriculture, com
merce. Then at least there should not be such conflict in reporting.
Farmers Getting Added
A nation-wide survey which
si 65-hour work week has led to several independent investi
gations by midwesternTand eastern universities, the results of
which are somewhat applicable to Oregon even though there is
considerable disparity in types of farm operations.
Many conclusions have been reached in attempting to cut
the farm work week (which even at 65 hours is a lot shorter
than formerly), but one of them voiced by R. H. Wilcox, asso
ciate professor of agricultural economics at the University of
Illinois, seems to cover the major ground:
"It is not unusual for a fanner to spend $2,000 to $3,000 for
a new kind of machine to save time in the field. But it is hard,
of ten-tiroes, for him to see that the same amount of money spent
improving tho inside building arrangement or even in moving
buildings to get the livestock feed stored nearby, would save
more total man hours in a year's time than would the field
machine. " .
As one example, at the University of New Hampshire a
Study of dairy barns was reduced to algebraic formula. A cer
tain milking operation, covering 40 cows, totalled 2,420 feet to
and from the milkhouse at one end of the barn if the cows faced
in. but if they faced out this distance was cut to 1,840 feet. Test
ers discovered the saving in steps thus would amount to more
than 100 miles a year.
One bottleneck appears to bo electricity. There still are an
estimated 3.500,000 farms in the nation without power and an
approximately $5,000,000 demand backlog for new electrical
farm appliances, power lines and power line facilities. But re
gardless, farm planning has become a major factor and the ar
rangement of operations apparently holds as much of the key
to shorter farm hours as does any new equipment.
"Coloring" the News
The Oregon Farmer Union backs up the criticism of tho
American press and radio by Louis Adamic who accused report
ers of great press associations with coloring their dispatches at
the behest of the state department. The FU says that press asso
ciations sometimes send out two 6tories on the same' matter,
"one covering the matter accurately and objectively, the other
doing just the opposite."
The FU is letting its suspicions get tho better of its judg
ment. Never to our recollection has the Associated Press of which
this paper is a member, indulged in "double talk' It may send
out numerous stories on one matter of news, whether it bo a
train wreck, a hurricane, a royal ' wedding, or a political con
troversy, but the stories supply added information or bring the
news up to tho moment. It doesn't submit different stories for
"choosey" editors.
The working fraternity of news writers are for the most
part conscientious journalists who send out trustworthy ac
counts of what is happening. Considering all tho limitations
they do a remarkably good job in keeping the world informed.
Tightening of Credit
Credit is congealing, though slowly. The last issue of gov
ernment bonds, the 2Vs maturing Dec. 1972, which held steady
around 102V& for many months have declined to about 101 in
recent weeks, quite a steep decline for governments. Corporate
bonds have declined, in part because they were selling too close
to governments, so the decline in the price of governments may
touch off another decrease for corporation bond3 of high grade.
Preferred stocks -are no longer salable on a 3 per cent divi
dend basis; 4 per cent U more nearly the going rate now. South
ern California Edison, a very strong utility, which had planned
a $40,000,000 preferred stock issue, cut its program in one-half
and is inviting bids on $20,000,000.
These are straws in the wind. One cannot safely predict
whether the force of, the wind will grow stronger, but at least
its direction is clear. Prudent businessmen will note the signs.
What seems to be needed in Italy and perhaps in France is
restoration of public order if necessary with what Corporal
Napoleon Bonaparte used to quiet the mobs of Paris a "whiff of
grapeshot." The rioting and striking are for political effect. In
such a pass, government must assert authority, by police force
if that is adequate, by the army if added force is required. The
first duty of a government is to maintain civil order. Prompt
and firm action in these countries will quickly put an end to the
communist-inspired disorders.
Hattiesburg. Miss, apes Memphis, Tenn. for applying racialV
segregation to the Freedom Train, so the train will make no
stop in those cities. They are fighting a last ditch fight for ante
bellum ideas. The Atlanta mayor is not so pigheaded as his
brother executives. He tells the train to come on, with no threat
of segregation. Negroes and whites in Atlanta will get to file
past the cases containing the declaration of independence and
the bill of rights, but not in Memphis or Hattiesburg..
Faced with a new law to devalue the schilling by 66 per
cent, Austrians rushed to stores to get rid of their paper money.
Tho stores shut up shop, preferring merchandise to schillings.
Whoever holds the paper money when the law goes into effect
gets caught. Some people around here may still be holding some
,of the funny-money scrip that was circulated in the late and
great depression.
experts, too many advisers, too
Help
shows farmers still averaging-!
Book of the Month
Woman, Children Tell Graphic
Story pf Nazi Brutality at War
Crimes Hearing in Nuernberg
(E4ttor'f noUi Mrs. Jane T. Brand, wife of the Orecea saorsiu court
Justice wk is presiding over a salutary nrtauual tat Narrators. Gerssaay, ,
writes toe feUewtas" OescripUoa of imlanij 1 a war-crtaues ease).
NUERNBERG, Germany Three survivors of Lidice were called
as witnesses: a middle-aged woman, her 15-year-old niece and tho
17-year-old daughter of a neighbor.
At 10 o'clock, so tho witness testified, on tho night of Juno t,
1942, German soldiers in trucks surrounded tho little Czech village.
Tho men were horded to a nearby farm and, the women and children
taken to the school house. There they were stripped of all their valu
ables: jewelry, money and extra clothing. The children were sepa
rated from their mothers and sent
to orphanages and tho women
crowded into box cars which
headed for Ravensbruck concen
tration camp. Hero they suffered
every indignity that German in
genuity could invent.
Finds Husband's Grave
The witness never saw or heard
from her husband and children
again, but she did find her hus
band's grave later in tho little
enclosure at Lidico. When tho
war was over tho gates were
opened and tho prisoners were
turned loose to got homo as best
they could. She walked back to
Czechoslovakia.'
Both girls told much tho same
story. After they were separated
from their parents they were
taken to German orphanages, giv
en German names and told to for
get their previous lives and to be
gin to become Nazis. They were
given Nazi Youth uniforms, made
to join Hitler Youth group activi
ties and were taught to read and
write German. Tho use of one
Czech word brought severe pun
ishment! Half of each day they
worked out in the fields regard
less of the weather.
Rations Cat Off
Their meals consisted of one
piece of black bread each, for
breakfast and supper, and a bowl
of thin soup for dinner, Tho little
children cried so much; from cold
and hunger that tho older ones
tried to share their crusts to stop
tho wailing. If a girl was caught
sharing, her ration was cut (after
a three-day period without food)
on tho principle that she was get
ting too much or she would not
have been willing to give any
GRIN AND BEAR
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away. The slightest infraction of
discipline brought a beating.
The younger girl testified that
she had a scar from her left breast
across her body to her right hip
from an operation performed at
the orphanage one day after
school, when she "had not been
sick or in pain at all."
Many Towns Raxed
When tho war was ended the
'matrons' Just disappeared, leav
ing tho children to shift for them
sorves. With Allied aid they got
back to Kadua where tho Red
Cross contacted them and asked
them to appear before the mili
tary tribunal as witnesses.
There are many villages in
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslovia and
Greece which have been com
pletely destroyed and the inhabit
and scattered. The destruction of
Lidico is known because it has
been immortalized In poetry and
so has become a symbol of Nazi
brutality.
George Reay
Rites Saturday
Funeral services for George Ed
gar Reay, 89, pi 122 Abrams ave.,
who died Wednesday in a local
hospital, will be held Saturday at
10 a. m. in the Howell-Edwards
chapej.
The Rev. George Swift, pastor
of St Paul's Episcopal church, will
officiate and concluding ceremon
ies will take place in City View
cemetery.
Tho deceased, who is survived
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by six children, was born June
8, 1858, at Nowcastle-on-Tyne,
England. Ho came to the United
States 57 years ago and settled at
Black foot, Idaho, where he en
gaged in farming. He came to
Salem four years ago. He was a
member of St. Paul's Episcopal
church here.
He is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. Anna Kirkpatrick of
Salem, Mrs. Constance R. Schnei
der of Portland and Mn. Alice
Sullivan of Blackfoot, Idaho;
three sons. Jamos Edgar Reay of
Salem, Jack M. Reay of Fort
Lewis, Wash,, and Dryden G.
Reay of Blackfoot, Idaho, and by
eight grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. l
Lloyd V. Bell,
59, Succumbs
Lloyd V, Bell, $9. of 2030 War
ner st., died here Thursday and
funeral services are being arranged
through the W. T. Rigdon com
pany. Tho deceased, who was connec
ted hero with Producers Coopera
tive Packing Co.. was born in
Rose burg in 1888. He married Bes
sie Putnam, daughter of James B.
Putnam of Salem, in 1016 at Sa
lem. Following residence in Cor
vallis, Mr. and Mrs. Bell returned
to Salem to live in 1930. Ho was
the son of the late Dr. J. R. N.
Bell of Corvallis.
In addition to tho widow, ho is
survived by a son .Kirk Vernon
Bell of Washington, DC; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Rosemary Berg of Se
attle, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs.. O.
B. Hedengren of Palo Alto, Calif.,
and Mrs. John Richardson and
Mrs. J. L. Rogers, both of Port
land, and by two nephews, Marvin
Richardson of Portland and C. V.
Richardson of Salem.
Canadians Studv
Salem Bank Unit
"' A. T. Jolly of San Francisco and
R. F. Raikes of Vancouver, B.C.,
vice president and special repre
sentative, respectively, of the Bank
of Montreal, were in Salem this
week to study the new First Na
tional bank building in regard to
incorporating many of its features
in financial institutions of larger
Canadian cities.
The Bank of Montreal, which
celebrated its 130th anniversary
early this month, has more than
500 branches and 1s planning a
largo building program, tho vis
itors said. They were guests of
Guy Hickok, manager of tho Sa
lem branch of the First National
bank of Portland.
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New repair aheps and covered noosing of Salem school bases will bo furnished by tho above building
when It k finished la mid-December. Located alongside Salem high school. It will provide offices and
storage rooms, two repair shops, a wash room for bases and storage. A total of 17 buses will bo
housed Inside tho building, according to Winston Buck. Salem school transportation supervisor. At
present there are 22 bases being operated by the city, sad they serve Highland, Washington, Gar
field aad Bash grade schools, rarrish sad Leslie jaalor high schools and Salem high school. (Fhote
by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.)
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fisher he has been irked by scouts
stoning his fishing pools or hack
ing down saplings with their puny
hatchets. With hair on his chest
ho scoffs at tho scout neckerchief.
Having served his apprenticeship
under genuine outdoors men ho
scorns the organized camp life of
scouts, with "organized" recrea
tion, "organized" crafts, "organ
ized' hikes. .
It would bo easy to dismiss Wolf
as an old stuffy who can't under
stand that times have changed,
that city-bred youngsters are
"babes in tho woods' without
supervision. But it would bo well
for tho men who frame the Boy
Scout program to take a look at
their work through Bill Wolfs
eyes for a spell and see if they
are really doing the best job pos
sible in scouting. Is there too
much boondoggling? too much
patting on the back and pinning
on merit badges?
And tho uniforms why not
get away from the Spanish war
campaign hat and dull khaki, the
shorts and low shoos; and get
along with a little loss hardware
on the shirts? In appearance at
least the scouts haven't Improved
since tho organization was set up.
No, tho Boy Scouts are not as
bad as Bill Wolf thinks they are;
but they are not as good aa tho
scout promoters think they are or
as they ought to be.
Auto Accidents
Minus Injuries
Soma damages but no injuries
resulted from three auto accidents-
on Salem streets, reported
Thurday by Salem city police.
Damages to both cars resulted
when vehicles driven by Wilfred
A. McDonald, 2105 University st.,
and Clair E. Priem, 170 S. 25th st,
collided Wednesday evening at
North 12th and Chemeketa streets,
police reported.
Accidents Thursday involved
cars driven by James McMana
man. 645 S. Summer St., and Maud
D. Lee, Portland rd., colliding at
Mission and South 25th streets,
and autos driven by Lois V. Ham
er, 2235 Chemeketa st., and Wal
ter J. Toy, 2080 Jeldon st., at
North 21st and Breyman streets.
CATHOLIC PRIEST DIES
MED FORD, Nov. 20.-P)-The
Rev. Francis W. Black, 59, pastor
of Sacred Heart Catholic church
here since 1925 and dean of priests
in the southern Oregon district,
died in a hospital today after suf
fering a stroke.
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Emergency Board Approves
State Training School Projects
(Story also on page 1)
New construction will add a 50-bed dormitory, gymnasium and
service shop to tho Oregon state training school, at Woodbum, as a
result of Joint approval Thursday by the state emergency board and
tho state board of control at a meeting in the statehouse.
Board members voted unanimously to award a contract to W.
C. Smith, Inc., of Portland on a low bid of $319,783. Of that amount.
$228,538 will bo taken from the
state building fund authorised by
voters in 1943.
State Son. Dean Walker, emerg
ency board member, said that
while ho intended to vote for
awarding tho contract he felt that
construction prices might be re
duced within a year or two. State
Sen. Carl Engdahl, Pendleton,
who at the last meeting of tho
joint boards voted against the
over-all contract, announced he
had changed his mind since.
repolaUoa Decreases
Need for the new buildings was
stressed by W. D. Woolley, Insti
tution superintendent, who said
the existing plant was not ade
quate for the proposed eduoationari
and rehabilitation program. He
added that while the population
had decreased from 163 to 110
thia situation was duo largely to
aa arrangement with county
judges not to tend boys to the
I school If any other plan could be
woraea out.
Twenty-two per cent of tbo boys
at the school are repeaters. Wool
ley said.
Bnilding for Portland
Importance of e state office
building in Portland, authorized
under a 1947 legislative act. was
called to the attention of the two
boards by State Rep. F. H. Dam
maach, Multnomah county. Gov.
John H. Hall said the board of
control would discuss the law at
Its next meeting. The proposed
office building would cost not to
exceed $2,500,000.
KeoolaMon of Condolence
The Joint board adopted a reso
lution of condolence addressed to
tho families of tho late Governor
Earl SneU. Secretary of State Rob
ert S. Fan-ell. jr.. and Senator
Marshall E. Cornett.
Voting for tho boys' school con
tract were Governor Hall. Secre
tary of State Newbry and State
Treasurer Leslie M. Scott, board
of control members, and Senators
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wood, emergency board members.
MINK TOTAL RAISED TO 18
SEATTLE, Nov. 20. - (JP) - Two
more derelict mines were destroy
ed off tho Washington coast today
by the coast guard cutter McLane,
working out of Grays Harbor,
bringing to 18 the number deton
ated in recent weeks on or off
Washington and Oregon shores.
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