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THE STATESJIAN PUBUSHINa COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher
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Rebel State in Northern Greece
The proclamation establishing a new communist-dominated
mtktm in nnrihmm f!rMM htAA hr the rebel ffeneraL Maxkof
Vlfiades, is regarded as part of communist strategy. If now the
regime, which has no capital in Greece, is recognized by Russia
and its Balkan satellites the basis is laid for Civil war which may
make of Greece a second Spain and serve as prelude to another
world war. Already there has been plenty of fighting in Greece,
but the enemies of the regime have been called guerrillas,, irregu
lars seeking primarily overthrow of the Greek government at
Athens. Now they become nominally the army of a putative state.
Reaction at Athens was to call for additional military equip
ment and supplies from the United States to expand the national
guard to 100 divisions from the 40 which our government pre
viously agreed to outfit. If Russia and Bulgaria and Jugoslavia
pour in supplies for the rebelarmy what will develop may be
war, by proxy, between Russia and the United States. Greece
may appeal to United Nations asserting that the communist
encourage seceders threaten the peace of the world; but already
' Greece has sought UN help in stopping border raids and won
the moral verdict from the UN assembly, without bringing any
cessation of border raids. ' ' 1
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Clearly ina American position in ureece is auncuii. vm
cial reports admit the economic situation has deteriorated, and
It is evident the military situation has not improved. The central
government' itself remains a big stumbling block, controlled as
it is by extreme rightists and vested interests. When wt total
the score for 194T. the Truman
the president in his message last
out in practice, may well rate as
ship. We have become involved
militarily and morally, trying to
know not where.
On the 7ealher Record
If you're interested in the
statistically minded, you oould spend a profitable time with the
little eight-page pamphlet, dealing specifically with Salem, pub
lished in limited numbers a few
former U. 1. meteorologist here.
For instance, in regard to current news, how close has Salem
eome to having, a 25.8-inch snowfall such as buried New York
Friday? Well, on February 1, 1937, total of 25.2 Inches was
recorded isi this city only inches less. And it also was that
1937 winter when Salem's all-time snow record of J1.9 inches
was established. The other 8.7 inches fell in January.
Not in the 9S-year recorded history of the Salem weather
bureau has there Wen at other times anywhere near the 29 J
InchM arhba vlcifxi the ritv in 54 hours on February 1. 193T. but
the 17J inches on December 10, 1919, and the 11 inches on Jan
uary If, It JO, also were nothing te be sneered at (or were they?).
It might surprise some to learn that Salem's averagi annual
snowfall k tJ inches. But not since the 23.6 inches of 1942-43
have wC had that much. Only four months have been entirely
free of snow May, June, July and August April's record was
ruined with a "trace" in 1922. !
As fee rain and we don't need any immediately, thank
you the snowy year of 1937 also brought the greatest precipita
tion on record for any 12 month 63.50 inches. The driest year
was 1903 with 24.58 inches. The average is 38.39 inches.
ine average annual mean temperature nas rangeu uvm
49.T degrees in 1893 to 15.8 in 1926, and the extremes ef tempera
ture have ranged from a low of 6 degrees below zero, on Decem
ber Iff 1919, to 198 on July 30, 1927. The mercury also hit 108
degrees a couple of times since
As for the perversity of trie weather and California, it was
Just like Long Beach to have its
We don't ear for either extreme, thanks just the same, but we'd
bray a bit on the need for a little sunshine if we didn't have so
much else to be thankful for. - ' '
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A letter has come from Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., explaining
the project of the American Overseas Aid andUnited Nations
Appeal for Children, and requesting that it receive our editorial
attention. Under the auspices of the United Nations an appeal
. Is going forth for support through the members of U. N. for
funds to help provide food for some 230 million children who
desperately need food to keep them alive and growing. In the
United States the state department has appointed American
Overseas Aid as the agency to raise $60,000,000, the campaign
being planned for the month of February. Fairbanks writes:
f"X can assure you that none of the projects AOA-UNAC will
finance will duplicate interim or long-range relief programs in
stituted by our government, nor will the various relief agencies
Involved be allowed to use AOA-UNAC funds for overlapping
activities.
"The primary purpose of AOA-UNAC is to serve in these
difficult times as the National War fund did so effectively during
the war, and to present to our people a federated appeal of an
emergens nature. .
Whether local campaigns are to be organised or not we have
not heard, but presumably they will have to be to raise that much
money. Meantime Fairbanks is anxious to enlist children in
this ''Children's Crusade' for the children of the world, and in
vites children to write and make contributions of money to:
Children's Crusade, United Nations, Lake Success, N. Y. Others
wishing to assist may qpnvt to American Overseas Aid and Unit
ed Nations Appeal for Children, 39 Broadway, New York f,
N. Y. r V
If a Short a Saint?
The agriculture department keeps on publicizing lists of
traders in the grain markets. In the northwest list we notice one
. personal friend who is several thousand bushels "short" of wheat.
Now if Id Pauley and the longs are wicked because their specu
lative purchases have contributed to price inflation is our friend
something of a saint because he
brakes on prices? Of course in
ners and the "longs" the saints.
' It is all very confusing 5 this
engaged in legitimate trading.
is by .no means as simple as the politicians and some moralists
. proclaim. Actually -ther exchange (board of trade) serves a use
ful purpose in the sale and purchase of commodities; and even
the speculators have a place in the operations of the market. It
seems a violation of business privacy to publicize names of all
traders in the effort to smoke out any who might have used
government positions for-their
been so exposed.
,' . " ,''
.! Several weeks ago a band
' fng legionnaire caps, entered
meeting was in progress and
proceedings were brought which
most of the disturbers and imposition of fines with jail sentences
as an alternative. The invasion
the right of assembly; and the result of the court action should
be hailed as a protection of civil liberties against those who pose
as. super-patriots. . ...
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Sunday, locombor 23, 1947
IgitatcBmau
Wo Fear Shall Awt"
doctrine, as it was presented by
March, and as it has worked
our No. 1 error in statesman
at an extremelyweak point,
sustain a front which leads we
weather (and who isn't), and are
months ago by Gilbert Sternes,
warmest December 27 in a quarr
sold short and thus helped put
19?3 the "shorts" were the sin
quick pasting of labels on those
Certainly the ethics of trading
own profit; and so far none has
of men in Glendale, Calif, wear-
a private home where a political
ordered it to disperse. Criminal
have resulted in conviction of
was an outrageous violation of
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ragged shirts and dresses. They
tell of whole families huddled
around the open cedar' fire in the
eight-sided hogan,their only food
a frying pan of squaw bread and
the flour for that about gone. They
report the Navajos are existing on
about 1.200 calories a day 300
less than the amount alloted to an
individual in Germany.'
The food and clothing now be
ing sent in and the new appropri
ations will give temporary relief,
but greater attention must be giv
en for the permanent elevation of
the Navajos. Their schools are in
adequate, with only 6,000 of the
23,000 Indian children in attend
ance. Water is so scarce it often
is hauled in barrels for long dis
tances. The lands are barren for
lack of rainfall. The road system
is poor. New Mexico's social se
curity system does not serve the
Navajos. ,
It may be that the reservation
is too poor in natural resources to
sustain the 56,000 Navajos. If so
the younger members of the tribe
should be encouraged to Immigrate
and fitted for self-support off the
reservation. Probably by proper
planning and capital investment,
agriculture may be extended and
mineral wealth developed. It will
not be enough merely to answer
the distress signal this winter and
then forget the Navajos. Some at
tack on their fundamental prob
lems Is needed, i -
Truman Aide
Says Inflation
To Ease in '48
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17 -GP)
Production is expected to rise to
new peaks In 1948 and there is
"a distinct possibility" that infla
tion will slow down. Federal
Economist Edwin O. Nourse said
Friday. '
"We're not yet at a point where
we can see that we're arriving at
a stable level of prises." he added
in an interview. "If there should
be a short crop season, we'd real
ly have something to worry about
"But aside from the weather,
I'm inclined to be optimistic."
Nourse, formerly with the pri
vate Brookings institution. Is need
of President Truman's council of
economic advisers. The council
will provide much of the basis for
Mr. Truman's economic message
to congress next month.
In putting weather and its ef
fect on crop yields aVthe top of
his list of major factors affecting
the nation's economy. Nourse
made two other Mints:
i. a new wave ox strues cur
tailing production, i or a third
round of sizeable wage increases
could add to Inflationary pres
sures. 2. Heavy exports could make
more critical the scarcity of such
products as steel and grain, thus
adding also to inflation. The coun
cil which Dr. Nourse heads has
advocated controls to guard
against such a possibility.
Couiity Given
Roadw&y Title
Marion county now has full
title to the old silver Falls Lum
ber company right of way ex
tending into the mountains about
five miles from Bridget creek
northeast of Silver Creek falls
park following receipt by the
county court last week of a cor
rected deed.
The deed came from the Cas
cade Operating company, a hold
ing company for properties which
the Oregon Pulp c Paper Co.
took over from the defunct Sil
ver Falls company. ( "
County Judge Grant Murphy
said Saturday that the r county
could now go ahead with plans
for converting the roadway into
a county road. Several other
roads also are slated tor improve
ment to meet demands of a grow
ing community established in that
area.
3 Burglaries
At Aumsville
Burglaries of three Aumsville
business firms early Friday, which
netted the prowlers $40 In cash
and other articles, Is being in
vestigated by the Marion county
snenrrs office.
Aumsville Lumber Co. was en
tered and $30 in cash taken while
another $80 In a nearby drawer
was untouched, according to Dep
uty Sheriff Robert Fallon, who
investigated the entry. The com
pany is owned by C W. Wright,
S. H. Wright and Luther Wright.
Articles including two fog
lights and a sealed beam light,
a razor and electric toaster were
taken from the Gentzler garage.
At -the Aumsville garage $10 in
cash and a table model radio
were reported missing. - -
Young GOP to Lay
Convention Plana'
Plans for participation in 'the
state convention and selection of
active committees will be made
by the Salem Young Republican
club at a meetW at S djh. Man.
day, January 6, in the Chamber
of Commerce.
President Robert DeArmond
said a sneaker Is slated, but sr.
rangements have not been com
pleted.
GRIN AND BEAR
IT
"I dent think jtm can stand a
Seaater Isaggest yea rents hi
Indian Bureau
Blamed for
Navajo Plight
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Another verbal blast was aimed
at government administration of
Indian affairs Friday by Dr. C. O.
Salsbury, head of the Presbyter
ian mission and hospital in this
Navajo reservation center for
two decades.
Speaking In opposition to the
interior department's announced
plan for a change in reservation
superintendents, the sagebrush
surgeon asserted that instead
there was need for "a change
right in headquarters" of the In
dian bureau in Washington.
Salsbury last week declared
reports of destitution among the
Navajos, while no more than to
be expected among 80,000 tribes
men, were being employed as "a
pseudo-starvation' scare by the
Indian bureau to obtain an $80,
000,000 congressional appropria
tion. Today he followed up in an In
terview with the assertion that
"the fault of the Navajo situa
tion lies not in the administration
locally but in policy."
Salsbury also declared that
liquor law enforcement near the
reservation was lax and bootleg
ging to students in his school "the
worst it has been la. more than
30 years."
"I mink the Indian bureau
should be abolished, but the next
best thing would be a change la
the topmost positions," Salsbury
asserted.
25 Scouts at
Camp Pioneer
Twenty-five senior Boy Soouts
and leaders from Cascade area
council senior- units began a
four-day annual' winter eamp
Saturday at Camp Pioneer locat
ed at the foot of Mt Jefferson.
Led by Lyle Leighton, Salem
scout executive, the group in
cludes members of Salem ex
plorer post 17 and other local
troops. The scouts will use skis
to go the last several miles to
camp from the highway over
snow reported to be about 3
feet deep. They will return home.
Tuesday.
Open House at
Y3VICA Scheduled
New Year's Day
High point on this week's vaca
tion schedule at Salem YMCA will
be the annual open house program
on New Year's day, according to
John Gardner, boys' work -secre
tary. More hundreds of boys and
girls are expected to crowd the
buildings as they have the past
week.
Details of the open house are not
complete, but it will include bowl
game broadcasts, lobby games and
several sports exhibitions.
The gymnasiums and pool will
be operated on a full-day sched
ule all week. Educational tours
planned will begin with Monday's
trip to the state penitentiary and
state forestry department, from
9 am. to noon.
State Bar Board
To Meet with Law
School Students
Approaching meetings of the
Oregon State Bar board of gov
ernors with the students of two
law colleges were announced Sat
urday .through the association's
bulletin. Wallace P. Carson, Sa
lem attorney and a member of the
board, plans to participate.
A session will be held January
t and 10 with the University of
Oregon law school in Eugene, and
anotheV some ilffl in March at
Willamette university law school.
Other members of the board are
President. W. Balderree of
Grants Pass, LesterOehler of Cor
vallis. Warren McMinimee of Til
lamook, Robert Boyd, . Walter H.
Evans, jr, and Andrew. Koerner
of Portland. Joe McKeown of Coos
LBay, ' Sara Van Vector of The
Dalles, Raley Peterson of Pendle
ton, William Riddlesbarger of Eu
gene aiut Sid Burleigh of La
Grande. .
By Lichty
strenaeae presidential eaaapaJga,
la a areas sad eeauaae to rest."
Pnblie
Records
DISTRICT COURT 1 "
Hoyt Carl Cupp, 840 Shipping St.,
violation of basic rule, fined $11 and
costs.
Arthur George Binfenhcinier. 1138
N. 13th st, no tall light, fined $S and
costs.
Jack LtU Lutx. libm rout a Trio-
UUoa ol basis rule, fined SIS and costs.
CIRCUIT COURT
Patricia Louella Tracy vs Kenneth
A. Traer: Suit foe divorea charelne
crual and inhuman treatment. Married
June U, 1043, at Salem.
PROBATE COURT
Elisabeth M. Ross estate: Estate aa-
praised at SIMM.
i nomas Noot estate: Decree allows
final account and closes estate.
MUNICIPAL COURT
afalvim LmSLtrr BathaL Aumnrilla. vis.
lation of basic rule, posted $740 bail.
Edwin Wayne Spear. Aumvrtlle, vio
lation of basis rule, peeled S7.30 ball.
rrankie J. admits. Salem route S.
box 1STA. eharced with reckless driv
ing Dorted SM batL
Kenneth H. Barr. Lebanoa. ViolaUoa
ef baste rule, posted S2S aafl.
Joan Randolph Wilbur. 14JS If. Its
St., violation of baste rule, fined $10.
Richard Frank Smith, reckless drtv.
MS with lieuor Involved, fined $100.
Robert H- Umr. HamerfaU. Ida via.
lation of basic rule, coated tlo bail.
naroia uors oner, see rairview
ave.. uieeai use a aoouient. nosteoi
$S baa.
Wheelbarrow
Pusher on 11th
Pair of Shoes '
SPRINGFIELD. HI.. Dec. 27-m
Larry Hlghtbwer of Ellensburg,
wasn aeil-styied goodwill am
bassador, pushed his 103-pound
wheelbarrow into Springfield Fri
day with 9,890 miles clicked off
on bis round the world tour.
Since he wheeled out of Ellens
burg July 4, High tower has worn
out 10 pairs of shoes and 17 pairs
or gloves.
His wheelbarrow Is equipped
with a generator on the front
wheel which lights a headlight by
night and generates the electric
ity for his battery radio, with
headphones.
The wheelbarrow contains
tool kit, map case and 4 letters
he Is delivering for friends. Three
letters go to London, England, and
one to New Delhi, India.
High tower estimated it would
take him 12 years to circle the
globe. He didnt figure how many
gloves or snoes.
Shipping Rate
Decline Noted
Since 1860s '
Items such as clothing and food
may have been inexpensive hvthe
1860s here in Marion county but
shipping charges were nigh, ac
cording to documents brought to
light in the Marion county clerk's
office.
A aackage of legal tender notes
s mounting to $800 was shipped
from Salem to New York by
Wells, Fargo at Co. express in
1869 for $23. The notes were
actually valued at only $520 gold
ana were shipped by Mrs. Bar
bara Fulbright of St Louis.
George A. Edes, county clerk at
that time, signed the receipt
Another package shipped to
New York by Mrs. Fulbright
valued at $50 in gold, was sent
at a cost of $3.50.
The receipts were found among
papers in the estate of William
Fulbright Fulbright's will, in
contrast to present day typed.
professional wills, begins on
pious note: . I
"In i the name of God, Amen.
L William Fulbright ... be
lieving this frail and transitory
life near Its close ... make this
will. . . .-
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Oregon Council
Of Churches to
Meet in Salem
Protestant pastors and larmen
from all parts of Oregon will meet
in Salem February 9, 10 and 11,
a( the annual convention and pas
tors' conference ot the Oregon
Council of Churches.
Meetings will open in the Salem
high school auditorium Monday
night, February 9, with presenta
tion of centennial pageant depict
ing the beginning of religious work
in the Oregon territory. The page
ant will be under the direction of
the Campus Religious council of
Oregon Stats college.
Following meetings, to be held
in the First Presbyterian church,
will feature messages by Dr. Hen
ry Sloans Coffin of New York on
the convention's theme, "Christ's
Call Today." Other speakers will
be Dr. Jack Finegan of Berkeley,
Calif.; Dr. J. Quinter Miller of
New York; Bishop Lane Barton of
Bend; Bishop Francis J. McCon
nell of Portland and John Edward
Nelson of New York.
Both laymen' and women will
participate in the general sessions
and in conferences on subjects of
worship. Other issues such as
Christian education, evangelism
and stewardship, and civic issues
and world order will be discussed
in the meetings.
Buena Vista
Holiday Hosts
BUENA VISTA The Woman's
club held its holiday party for
28 members. Mrs. Milo Graber
displayed a group of easy to make
place cards and table decorations
suitable for a New Year's table.
Taking part were Sorya Drozdoff,
Judith Fickel, Lois Graber. Doro
thy Hern ens, Mrs. Cecil Hultman,
Mrs. P. A. Wells. t-
Ben Savage gave one of -the dem
onstration nmlerta. A Formal
Tea." The tea table was decorated
with a holiday theme.
Next meeting win be January
when new officers will be in
stalled.
Sixty-four members and friends
attended the Christmas program
by the Sunday school Sunday.
Mrs. Kieth Reich of Independence
Cave an illustrated rvariinv -ClntVm
Trees." Rev. and Mrs. Wire wore
presented with a gift from the
sunaay scnooi.
Mrs. Blanche Rust entertained
Sundav in ealehratlnn nt tka
birthday of her mother, Mrs. Ad-
aie narmon, ana ner cousin, Le-
iana miner. The rooms were
decorated In the holiday theme.
Guests were Mrs. Harmon, Mr
and Mrs. Leland Prather and Mr
and Mrs." Cecil Hultmnn
Home from Oregon State col
lege ioc ice noudays are Muriel
fir a wet i
aru, Virginia nusoy, ueLores
Hultman. Jack Wells and Ramon
Proiett- ' u .
Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Prather
of Portland were weekend guests
ai me -j. k. farm home.
Sherm and Val Woodruff have
closed their restaurant here and
exoect to scend some time in Ari
zona and Wyoming.
Mrs. Judith Stanhope, who has
been staying at the N. C. Ander
sons, has gone to Portland to help
care for her brother, Cecil Steele,
who suffered a stroke.
Mr. and lire. John Wheeler nf
Salem were guests of Mrs. John
J. Drozdoff Sunday.
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English' Actress
Becomes Mother
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 27 -CP)
English Actress Deborah Kerr
gave birth today to a seven pound,
13 ounce girl at Cedars of Leba
non hospital. The child was nam
ed Melanie Jane Bartley. Miss
Kerr's husband is Tony Bartley,
member of a prominent British
family.
It was the first child for the
26-year-old actress.
Heart Attack WhOe
Playing Santa Fatal
to Hilma Hansen
Hilma H. Hansen, 59, brother
of Emil Hansen of Salem, died
txt cm a
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In a Eugene hospital Christmas
night after being stricken by a
heart attack while playing Santa
Claus for his four grandchildren
at his Springfield home earlier
in the day.
Hansen was born in Philips-
burg, Mont, Feb. 27, 1888, and
had lived in Oregon for the past
21 years, including 11 years at
Springfield. Surviving besides his
brother are the widow, a son,
a daughter and two other broth
ers. Services will be held at Spring
field Monday af 2 p.m. with con
cluding services in " Westlawn
Memorial cemetery.
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