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Problems of Sheepgrowers
Meat rationing loomed as a bogey before the sheepgrowers
at the annual conrention of the Oregon Wool Growers associa
tion In Portland last week and its president, Ira O. Staggs of
Baker, urged members to "fight the propaganda that is sweep
ing the country to slap controls on us and get the long nose of
government in our business." But as we read down the list of
resolutions we wonder If the sheepmen are quite as ruggedly
individualistic as their president portrayed. For the wool com
mittee advocated continued price support by government, a
"modernized" wool parity program, protective tariffs, support of
the wool products, labeling act. Resolutions sought better facili
ties for research at the State college, reserve of wheat for feed
ing stock and poultry in the northwest and larger state appro
priations for predator control. Sometimes the "long nose" of gov
ernment is wanted, but when it isn't wanted the interests affected
cry "bloody murder."
Of course the sheepmen have bitter memories about OPA.
In the war years their lamb crop marketing was interfered with,
unwisely, to the heavy loss of growers and no benefit to the coun
try. And the sheepgrowers have not had the run of big profits
that other farm and livestock groups have enjoyed, so they ob
ject to any rationing system which would lower prices on lamb
and mutton. The reciprocal tariff program also catches the wool
grower through tariff reduction.
The decline of the number of sheep in the state and in the
nation has been a matter of concern. Wool production in Oregon
has decreased over 50 per cent in the years from 1940 to 194S,
it was pointed out, while the national decrease is only 35 per
cent. The great decrease in sheep population has been in the
range country. Probably the chief, reason is that stockmen found
cattle raising more profitable than sheep raising. The state's
cattle population, particularly beef cattle, increased in the same
period. During the war sheepherders were very hard to get and
many growers reduced their flocks. Because wool production was
well maintained in Australia local wool prices were under pres
sure and the government has supported the price for several
years.
The sheepmen can hardly run with the hares and hunt with
the hounds. They cannot with consistency lean on government
for price support of wool and resist rationing of meat. Govern
ment relations with agriculture and industry are not just a one
way street.
Sheepgrowing is an essential industry and we have faith that
it will revive. In western Oregon where small farm flocks prevail
the sheep population has been well maintained. Normally the
sheep-wool business is more stable than cattle-raising and there
may be a shift back to sheep in the range country. With greater
attention to selective breeding and better care for sheep growers
will still be able to prosper despite the nick in the tariff or fears
ver rationing.
Forty Billion Dollar Budget
Wars are expensive. That is the first observation one makes
in reviewing President Truman's budget of which practically
four-fifths goes to pay for past wars, military defense and ef
forts to prevent future wars. The new budget approximates
$40 billion and is the largest peacetime budget in history. Income
Is estimated at over $44 billion, with an estimated surplus to
apply on debt of $4,408,000,000. The surplus estimated for the
current year is about $7.5 billion.
Mingled reactions will greet the new budget. Republicans
in congress will no doubt call for cuts, but pressures for main
taining or increasing appropriations will also be heavy. On the
whole it may be said that allowances for reclamation and flood
control projects seem generous, so the western states will be
Inclined to support the budget. After the reaction from last year's
economy wave against reclamation projects not much cutting will
be done this year.
The same day the president's budget was published there
also appeared a report of 53 economists, members of a national
committee on monetary policy. They recommend "a radical re
duction in government expenditures; in particular abandonment
f all putlic works except those of an emergency nature." They
are striking at inflation and submit that huge government spend
ing accelerates the spiral of wages and prices, which certainly
is true.
From the standpoint of sound public economy government
expenditures should be reduced, this third year after the end
of the war. And since four-fifths of the budget goes for military
expenses, if substantial cuts are to be effected that is the place
to start. Unfortunately many of the outlays there are fixed:
pensions, hospitalization of veterans, costs under the GI bill.
With the world in upset condition this nation dsre not lower its
guard, though undoubtedly there is tremendous waste in the
military establishment.
The procedure now is for committees of congress to deter
mine the overall total to be appropriated. Last year house and
senate disagreed and no mark was set up. With more experience
in handling appropriation problems the houses may be able to
agree this year.
The public, staggered by the totals, strongly urges close
scrutiny of all items and curtailment of expense wherever it
ms possible.
The Course of True Love .
Would fain the bard of Avon were here to pen the tragic
tale of loyal romance we follow daily in the unrimed and un
met ered lines of press dispatches!
To Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma and Michael of Hohen
sollern, sometime king of Rumania, the events since they met at
Elizabeth's wedding must seem a midwinter nightmare, indeed.
How apropos for them the Shakespearean lament:
"Ay me! For aught that I could ever read, could ever hear
by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth."
Anne has confided to all the world that she is "completely
in love" with the handsome young exile. And no unrequited love,
that. But prospects for an early "at home" in some little rose
covered chateau are rather dim, at present, and the couple re
mains suspended in an unearned purgatory.
Not all the world loves a lover there's the rub. It seems
some unsympathetic busy bodies have been trying to label Mike
as a gaydog who'd toss his kingdom to the wolves while he goes
howling after Danish blondes. So it's bachelorhood for Mihai
until he gets the communis t off his artistocratic back and his
entourage of chafe rones off his coat-tails. As for Anne well,
she can go home to Mother Margrethe and embroider dish towels
for her hope chest.
But there's a glimmer of light throughout the dark tapestry
I this epic Whatever, their outcome. Mihai and Anne will join
that select company which includes Romeoand Juliet, Anthony
and Cleopatra and Edward and Wally who also traveled the un
even course of true, true love.
Maybe some day, the hapless couple will even be immortal
ized in The American Weekly, alas.
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stimulate new thinking among
publicans. Stassen- wants a posi
tive, not a negative program. He
favors a bipartisan foreign policy
which would embrace foreign aid.
He proposes a new conference of
United Nstions in 1930 to Strang
then the charter and end the
single-power veto.
Perhaps if he had gone to the
senate Stassen would have had an
audience, but he would not have
had the freedom for travel and
expression he has now. His open
countenance and his frankness In
discussion have won many per
sonal friends and political sup
porters. He still has high hurdles
ahead to win the nomination
the first one being the primaries
in New Hampshire, Wisconsin and
Nebraska. but his course has
been so straight and clean that
even If he loses he will hold high
rank in republican councils.
C Parmentere
Salem Native,
Buried Monday
Final rites for Charles Parmen-
ter, pioneer Salem resident who
died Friday at the age of S3 years,
were held from Clough-Barrick
chapel Monday afternoon.
Pannenter died at 809 N. Com
mercial tL, the same house in
which he was born Sept. IS, 1859.
He was the son of Charles M. and
Hannah Pratt Pannenter. His mo
ther was the daughter of a pioneer
Oregon judge, R- P. Boise, and his
father was in the early furniture
manufacturing business here.
Pannenter was married in 1888
to Susie Dickey of Salem, who sur
vives. For more than 50 years he
was a carpenter and was a mem
ber of local union 1065. He work
ed on construction of the old state
capitol building and many other
outstanding buildings in Salem.
Robert L. Ripley publicized Par
menter in his "Believe It Or Not"
feature for planting an oak tree
at his home when he was a youth
and cutting down the tree 68 years
later.
Surviving beside the widow are
a nephew, William JL Cornell of
Portland. Funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. Lloyd An
derson. Pallbearers were I H.
McMahan, C. H. McMahnn, D. B.
Cooley, W. D. Zvans, H. D. Buck
ner and J. L- Simpaon. Interment
was in the IOOF cemetery.
Snell on Duty
With MC Unit
Dr. William Earl Snell. son of
Mrs. Earl Snell and the late gover
nor Earl Snell. will take over
duties as medical officer of Sa
lem's marine corps reserve unit
at the organization's next drill ses
sion Wednesday night at the city
airport.
Dr. Snell. formerly a lieutenant
Junior grade in the navy, recently
received his discharge after four
years and nine months in navy
service. He arrived in Salem be
fore Christmas from San Diego,
where he was on the staff of a
navy hospital, and recently Joined
the medical staff at Fairview
Home.
MsJ. Leonard Hicks, marine re
serve commandant in Salem, said
that Dr. SneU's papers, transfer
ring him from inactive duty to the
reserve, would arrive from Seattle
before Wednesday's meeting.
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Belgrano Sees Depression, War
As Alternatives to Marshall Plan
Worldwide economic depression or a third world war are the
only slternatives to United States support for rebuilding western
Europe through the Marshall plan, it was declared before Salem
Chamber of Commerce Monday by Frank N. Belgrano, jr., president
of the First National Bank of
VFW Post Aids
Dimes' Drive
Members of 'Marion post 661,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, meeting
at the VFW hall Monday night,
voted to contribute proceeds from
a post-sponsored dance at the
Crystal Gardens sometime in Jan
uary to the "March of Dunes' in
fantile paralysis campaign.
District Commander Virgil Bol
ton, Salem, was among guests at
the meeting. Refreshments were
served st the conclusion of the
business session.
The post received a letter of
thanks from the Navajo Indians
of New Mexico for a shipment of
4.500 cans of food sent there by
the post recently.
The Ashland Tidings reports that Frank VanDyke will be a
candidate for re-election as state representative and comments
that he will probably be a candidate for speaker of the house.
VanDyke has served in the house through several sessions and is
recognized as one of its leaders.
Portland.
The banker endorsed "full aid'
to Europe, and Asia as well, assert
ing that "the cost of contemplated
help for Europe, is only nickels and
dimes compared with the cost of
a shooting war with American
lives at stake."
The speaker maintained that
American "squabbles' over the
amount of aid to Europe are Rus
sia's greatest allies st present and
that the Russian gamble is "that
we'll get tired of high taxes and
quit." Belgrano gave the opinion
that Russia's and her sattellitas'
withdrawal from the conference on
the Marshall plan aid to Europe
amounted to a declaration of
"moral, economic and political
war.
"American prosperity during
1848," the banker predicted, "is
tied to the European and Asiatic
situation because our prosperity Is
dependent on the well-being of all
the nations of those continents."
He said he considered business
opportunities greater in Oregon
than in California, from where he
came six months ago to head the
First National banking system of
this state. He said the entire west
now has a market large enough to
attract industries, and urged local
businessmen to welcome and to
find ways and means to insure
employment for newcomers In the
population. In this connection.
Belgrano urged general support
for harnessing more water power
and extending irrigation.
Also speaking at the meeting
was Mai. Leonard O. Hicks, com'
mander of Salem's marine reserve
howitzer battery, who discussed
the current marine reserve week.
He thanked Salem leaders for their
support of the new marine unit
and said the present membership
and a civic committee headed by
Clarence Shrock are striving for
36 more recruits' to fill the unit's
strength by the end of this month.
Sidewalk Barker
Intices People to
'Go to the Dogs'
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12 -JPh
rouce patrol cars f received this
call from their radio dispatcher
tonight:
"Investigate immediately a man
barking at the Dog House."
Officers found the report to be
rounded on lact. A man was bark
ing and loudly out front of
the French Quarter night club
known as the Dog House.
The man told police his job was
to stand on the sidewalk in front
of the club and make canine nois
es to attract the attention of po
tential patrons.
"I'm a barker," be explained.
Ross Estate
Near Closing
The 8253,565 estate of the late
Custer E. Ross, Salem attorney
who died last August SI, will :
come up for final accounting Feb-.
ruary 16, according to a Marion j
county probate court order Issued !
Monday. .-
A report on the final account, i
filed by William J. Bustck, admin
istrator, shows that disbursements
to heirs have been made. A leg
acy of 810,000 each was made to
Margaret Ross Lewelling. daugh
ter, and Daniel Harding Ross, a
son. both of Salem, and Douglas
McKenxie Ross, another son, in
Shanghai. China.
After a federal estate tax of
851,388 and a state inheritance
tax of $8,150, the residue of the
estate Is bequeathed to the widow,
Virginia M. Ross of Salem.
Duniway Files
State Rep. Robert E. Duniway,
Portland republican, Monday failed
his candidacy for state senator
from the 13th district, which in
cludes only Multnomah county. He
seeks a four-year term.
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Razing of Two
Houses Begins
Wrecking operations were start
ed Monday on two former prom
inent residences in the 900 block
of Court street, which will be dis
mantled to make room for a new
state office building to be erected
on the site.
The landmarks, built early In
this century, were the property of
B. C. Miles and C. K. Spaulding,
of Oregon pioneer families. Chris
Msdson, house wrecker, purchased
the homes from the state recently
and has 60 days in which to dear
the premises.
Flax Textile Firm
Files Cognomen
An assumed business name cer
tificate for Oregon Flax Textiles.
Division of California Cotton Mills
company, at Salem, was filed with
the Marion county clerk Monday
by B. A. Olsen, president of the
California company, and W. D.
Hamilton, secretary, both of Cali
fornia. Clyde Everett, manager of Ore
gon Flax Textiles, said the filing
arose from the fact that Oregon
Flax Textiles stock has been
transferred recently to the stocks
of the California division. The fil
ing, he said, was merely routine.
The local division since its incep
tion has been a subsidiary of the
California company, he explained.
Firemen Schedule
Valentine Dance
The Salem fire department an
nounced Monday it will sponsor
a Valentine-theme dance February
13 at Crystal Gardens hall here.
Tickets will be placed on sale by
firemen this week in s downtown
canvass.
The firemen's committee said
proceeds from the dance will be
used for traveling expenses of
firemen attending county fire
fighters' meetings and of a drill
team which probably will repre
sent Salem at the state firemen's
convention at Baker this year, as
well as for department entertainments.
South County
Roads in Use;
Repairs Made
Travel over county roads in the
south end of Marion county, closed
during the recent floods, has been
restored, while roads in the coun
ty's north section are being has
tily repaired. County Commission
er Roy Rice said Monday.
Commissioner Rice estimated the
damage done to county roads by
local rains this season to be con
siderably less than the 881,000
damage which resulted last year
during high water.
The Clear Lake road is closed
near Lakebrook hop yard because
of damage done but is expected to
be open soon. A washed-out 18
foot bridge on the S pong's Land
ing road west of Keizer school has
closed that road to all but foot tra
vel, but a bridge crew expects to
have a new bridge built there by
next week.
Open again Monday was the St
Paul-New berg highway. But all
three of Marion county's ferries
crossing the Willamette river at
Independence, Wheatland and Bu
ena Vista were still not running
because of high water.
The Lumker bridge is open to
traffic with a 13-ton load limit,
Rice said, after county crews over
the weekend installed new wood
en approaches.
One Dish Meals
Swegle Subject
Of Discussion
SWEGLE Mrs. Boyd Wilkin
son and Mrs. Charles Jeyne, pro
ject leader of East Salem home
extension unit gave the "One Dish
Meals demonstration at Mrs. .
E. Brandt's Friday.
Mrs. Jayne explained the ad
vantages and disadvantages of
main dish meals as sne neipea
prepare the food for the lunch
Several types of food commonly
used in main course dishes were
explained in giving the uses of
main dish meals.
Mrs. Wilkinson gave the after
noon lesson using the charts to
show the food values. The Febru
ary meeting will be held with
Mrs. Walter Swingle in Salem.
Hazel Green Has
School Luncheon
Program Underway
HAZEL GREEEN Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Looney and family, re
turned Wednesday from a trip to
Alberta, Canada, where they spent
the Christmas vacation with Mrs.
Looney s parents. Her brother re
turned with them for a few months
visit
The school lunch program at the
Hazel Green school started Mon
day and will continue through
February. Among those serving
during the past week were Mrs.
Julius Slattum, Mrs. Ziebert, Mrs.
Agnes Wacken, Mrs. Henry Ras
mussen, Mrs. Gladys Ditchen. Mrs.
Less White. Mrs. Harvey McfClb-
ben and Mrs. Ray McKibben.
Milton Crawford is a new pupil
in the fifth grade. Sixty-four are
enrolled.
Roberts Home Ec Club
Plans for Program
ROBERTS Home Economics
club of Roberts Grange meets at
8 p.m. Wednesday, January 14,
with Mrs. Leonard Zielke. Mrs.
George Higgins will be assistant
hostess. Year books will be dis
tributed and plans made for later
programs.
"Good Taste at the Dining Ta
ble," a pantomime, will be enact
ed by Mrs. Forest Edwards, Mrs.
Denver Young, Mrs. Jessie Johns,
Mrs. Paul Marsh, Mrs. Floyd
Plank and Mrs. Chet Nelson. Mrs.
Charles Fulton will be narrator.
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Pilfered Here
Three "bombsight" radiator or
naments were taken from local
cars Sunday and two other autos
were prowled Saturday night, city
police reported Monday.
Ornaments were taken from Bu
icks owned by Frank Smith, 2420
Cherry ave.; A. H. Randall, IS 10
B U and James Schlicker. 2010
Nebraska st., all while the vehicles)
were parked at the residences.
W. T. Batis, 250 N. Summer
st., reported to police that, tools
and cigarets were stolen from his
automobile by someone who broke
into his garage. A spare tire, robe
and a pair of gloves were taken
from a car owned by E. T. Wood.
1891 McCoy st., while it was
parked near the VFW hall.
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fresh milk and cream are used
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