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They Don't Want It; Maybe We Can Get It
Governor Dewey mad one great faux pas in his Oregon
campaign. That was to talk on agriculture at Corvallia, home of
Oregon State college. The "furriner" evidently didn't know that
the college had dropped the "A" in OA.C. many yean ago. He
knew it was a land grant college and presumed the folk there
would be interested in agriculture, which after all is a basic
industry in Oregon and has political involvements that several
million people over the U.S. are Interested in. Dewey'a outriders
and heralds failed him miserably when they neglected to advise
him to talk on agriculture before the Kiwanis club in Salem and
not to save that speech for OSC and KOAC.
As it was the presidential aspirant devoted his whole time
at OSC to discussing agriculture and its problems. Living on a
dairy, farm himself he knows something about cows and even
referred to artificial insemination which rather horrified some
tf the ladies in the audience.
Even the OSC students grew restless and in the Q 8c A per
iod one student asked Dewey if he didn't know there were more
engineering students a OSC than ag students, and what did he
have to offer for engineers'' The Daily Barometer in its morning
after story reported that Dewey's "appeal apparently didn't hit
home." It didn't ' favorably impress" students in schools other
than agriculture. In fact, says the Barometer, "the audience
squirmed. A few walked out."
With that wideopen break the Eugene Register Guard quickly
moved in to propose moving the cow college up to the university.
With memories of the Zorn-MacPhcrson battle it suggests "Let us
initiate a bill ..."
But if it is moving day for the agricultural college we sug
gest moving it to Salem where we have lots of state land and
some of the finest cow barns and milking parlors to be found
anywhere.
We certainly will watch with interest the results in the
Benton county primary to see just how badly Farmer Dewey
gets beat by the City Slicker Harold Stassen!
Music Hath Charm
Transportation troubles are nothing new in the city by the
Golden Gate. What i new and often somewhat bizarre, too
are the unorthodox solutions foisted upon the hapless commuter.
When drivers refused to honor parking restrictions (practi
cally every nook, corner and alley is bedecked with "No!" signs)
the San Francisco police department hit upon the unique answer
of letting bids to tow -car agencies and putting the responsibility
of removing illegally parked vehicles on the hefty boys with tow
hawsers. Needless to say. there were more towed-in cars than
room in the garage Result: drivers and cops and towers are
equally unhappy.
But the lot of riders on the public transit systems is more
picturesque.
Often in the Bagdad of the Barbary Coast, efficiency has
been sacrificed to quaintnes-s as in the case of the disappearing
cable cars. Cable cars, though a nuisance, are tourist attractions,
objects of old-time sentimentality, and downright fun so keep
ing them in operation was all right.
Busies and trolleys are more mundane, however. Their chief
trouble was lack of thereof. So the transit officials proposed re
moving seats in streetcars to make more room for strap-hangers.
The suggestion raised a howl and some cynical citizens sug
gested travelers be equipped with olive oil to complete the sardine-can
analogy. '
This week municipal railway executives announced they will
install radios in trackless trolleys ostensibly to soothe the sav
age populace. Light classical music and "brief commercials
would be piped in the packed conveyances. Evidently, tram
sters are supposed to become so engrossed in the strains of
Straus waltzes that they will ignore the bumps and the neigh
bor's knee prodding their kidneys.
This last wrinkle, fn a problem that would best be handled
simply by providing more and better vehicles, Is just further
evidence that the Californians are indeed a strange and wonder
ful race.
A Thorny Problem
Once upon a time there was a poor Carpenter named Leslie
Kirby. He had a Wife and four Children, and they had no place
to live because it was Postwar, and the King had not provided
enough Houses. Well, this Carpenter had worked hard all his life
and saved $2,400. So he bought some land and with his own
hands he built a little Cottage a frame house with four rooms
and a garage.
Leslie Kirby and hi Family called their new home the
Briar Patch" and they lived there happily for more than a year.
But there was also a Villain the rural council of the village
where Kirby lived. This Villain ordered the Briar Patch to be
Demolished because the Carpenter did not get a Building Permit.
The council sent Workmen to tear down the Kirby home, but
the Workmen felt sorry for the Kirbys who had no other place
to live, and so they didn't even touch the Briar Patch. Besides,
the Kirbys were Picketing with signs reading "Be British." The
next day, other Workmen were sent out, and the next day a
third batch but none of the Men would tear down the house.
Soon everybody In the Kingdom heard about the Briar Patch,
and they wrote letters to Editors, to the King and to the Govern
ment. Some people pointed out that the Government was spend
ing $200,000 to prettify the new home of the Princess and the
Prince.
Finally, the Government canceled the village council's Demo
lition Order, and all the workmen went home. We hope the
illain, foiled again, feels sheepish and we hope, the Carpenter
and his Family will live happily ever after in the Briar Patch.
Moral: Sometimes Governments have Hearts, but they are
often well hidden under Red Tape.
(P.S. This is not a fairytale; it happened last week in Brack
nell, England.)
Can't Deal Russia Out
John Foster Dulles warns against plans to deal Russia out
of an international organization. This is contemplated in a plan
to recast U.N. and eliminate the veto. Dulles says it would prove
diplomatic setback to the United States and that 10 or 15
nations outside the Soviet bloc would not go along on the deal.
We are not going to settle the issues of the cold war by
ignoring Russia or blackballing her in a new league. Russia still
will be sprawling over Eurasia with all the force she has now.
U.N. or no U.N., Russia, is a fact to be dealt with and no legal le
gerdemain will remove the present international tensions. That
may be done by keeping Russia in the U.N. and trying to work out
with her a modus vivendi.
Queen Wllhelmina is going
Netherlands after she celebrates
She says she is too tired to rule
as she reviews the list of fallen
In 1898.
Henry Wallace showed up
said "I am the first candidate
, pickets on strike. Presumably
But Walter Reuther's UAW has
to relinquish her throne In The
her golden Jubilee of reigning.
and ah must feel quite lonely
royalty since she became queen
!
at a Chrysler picket line and
for president ever to speak to
there always has to be a first.
repudiated the third party deaL
MATTER OF FACT
Russian Move to Partition Austria
Expected as Treaty Parleys Fade
By Stewart Alsep
VIENNA, May 12 In this
bedraggled city, once so gay and
now so dreary, there is little sur
face evidence of
fear. The Aus
trian people
have become
oddly hardened
to living under
the Soviet sword
of Damocles. Yet
even as this is
written, the fu
ture of Austria
is being decided
in Moscow, and
the future of the &wrr AUop JJ
world will sure-
ly be closely affected by the deci
sion. For the western negotiators
In London, tjy refusing to con
tinue the haggling on the Aus
trian treaty, have quit clearly
said to the Russians, "your move."
Thus it is now up to the Krem
lin to choose, once and for all.
The Soviets can try for the whole
Austrian loaf, by signing a treaty
and thus ensuring the evacuation
of the western troops. Or they
can accept half a loaf, and try
to incorporate only their zona of
Austria into the monolithic struc
ture of the great Soviet Euro
pean empire. In either choice
there are clearly explosive possi
bilities. Until very recently it seemed
likely that the Kremlin was ser
iously considering the great gam
ble of signing an Austrian treaty.
The gamble must still seem
tempting. To the Soviet planners,
peering at their maps, Austria
must have appeared a soft and
easy mouthful, firmly held be
tween the upper and lower jaws
of the Soviet sphere, Czechoslo
vakia and Yugoslavia. It must
have seemed (as it has seemed
to many Austrians and some
Americans) that, once the west
ern troop were withdrawn, Aus
tria could hardly withstand the
economic and political pressure
which the Soviet Union and its
satellites could bring to bear.
Odds Chanrlnr
But within the last few weeks
the odds have Suddenly begun to
change. The Marshall plan Is
passed, guaranteeing an indepen
dent Austria and economic breath
ing spell. The western allies have
let it be known that they will
only evacuate Austria if both
Western Union and the United
States are willing to provide some
sort of firm guaranty of the Aus
trian borders against aggression.
Finally, there is the lesson of
Italy, certainly fresh in Moscow
minds. The communist party that
failed so dismally in Italy is the
strongest and best in the west.
The Austrian communist party is
small and weak, with leaders so
inept that they have been rudely
reprimanded by both the Comin
form and the Kremlin. For all
these reasons, it is now believed
probable though still not cer
tain that the Kremlin will re
sist the temptation of a bold gam
ble for all of Austria, and the
treaty negotiations will break
down, probably never to be re
sumed. But if that happens, those who
have followed Soviet policy at
close range, expect the beginning
of an entirely new, and perhaps
extremely critical phase. Once a
treaty becomes no longer a pos
sibility, the pressure on the west
ern powers In Vienna will almost
certainly increase. The Soviets,
entirely surrounding Vienna, will
no doubt make things as difficult
as possible for the westerners.
This is certainly a disturbing
prospect but it has been made
clear to the Russians that there
Is a limit beyond which they can
not go without courting war. No
one can accurately foresee how
far the Russians will go, but on
the basis of previous experience
here, it is doubted that they will
pass this limit.
Far mora alarming, in fact. Is
the second development which is
pretty generally anticipated. That
is the partition of Austria, on the
pattern of the partition of Ger
many. For except for Finland,
the Soviet zone of Austria is the
softest spot, the most likely area
of Infection, In the whole vast
Soviet sphere of Europe.
Central Austria Government
It Is easy to think of Austria
as a kind of miniature Germany,
with the Russian zone as tightly
gripped by Russian power as in
Germany. In fact, Austria has a
central government. Despite some
operatic Soviet pressure, the Aus
trian officials and functionaries
A REPAIR
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A piece of machinery auddenl y brooks and you must
shut down for repairs. Perhaps It Is only a mekxl part
that Is broken. No replacement is available locally and
you must send a rush order back to tho iactory. That
takes time, and Urns Is costly. Perhaps we could re
pair that broken part and put your machlns back in
operation within a lew hours. Mors often than not wo
can do Just that Wo do literally hundreds of such
metal Jobs, whether you want permanent or temporary
repairs. Wo hare tho plant tho nocossary satdpenont
and motal fabricating sxpedsncs, backed by 38 years
of operation. Wo spodaUso in solving tho many motal
problems of Oroaon's tanners and industriallst--and
tho list of our customers
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of the Soviet zone are responsi
ble, not to the Russians, but to
the Austrian government In Vi
enna. Austrians move freely be
tween one zone and another.
Most Austrians in the Soviet zone,
with what appears downright
foolhardiness, are quite openly
anti-communist and anti-Soviet.
Workers in the factories seized
by the Russians as war booty are
represented by socialist unions,
bitterly anti-communist, and hos
tile to their new employers, which
must seem to the Kremlin a
crowning indignity.
While a peace treaty is still
possible, this resistance will be
tolerated. But many here doubt
that it would long survive the
final breakdown of treaty nego
tiations. Instead, it is generally
expected, the partition of Austria
will begin. Movements will be
restricted. Communications from
other zones will be broken. Food
shipments will be held up. Local
officials will be instructed that
they must no longer take orders
from Vienna. Freedom will die.
All this could be done slowly and
gradually, so that the world
would hardly notice. Or it could
be done quickly and brutally, as
in Czechoslovakia.
Perhaps nothing of the sort will
happen. Yet it is well to con
sider in advance what the west
ern policy is to be. For a Soviet
attempt to expel the Austrian
government from its zone of Aus
tria will be in flagrant violation
of treaty. And to this sort of
overt attack, the western powers
must somehow respond firmly.
(Coprrlht, IMS, New York HtralS
Trifeaaa lac.)
Detroit Women Make
Trips to Mid-State
DETROIT First and second
grade pupils entertained their
mothers with a program Friday
afternoon when twenty-five wom
en were present.
Mrs. J. Fisher who Wad been in
St Charles hospital in Bend for
a week following an appendec
tomy, came home Saturday.
Mrs. Oliver Johnson who had
been in the same hospital was
brought home Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Steenhout, Jr. drove
to Bend Tuesday, accompanied by
Mrs. Charles Cook and Mrs. Guy
Wilson.
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as a site for care of unfortunate
wards of the state. To set up
another hospital would not only
mean a heavy expense but run
head on Into the problem of re
cruiting a professional staff. The
state has had a hard time getting
and keeping doctors and nurses
for its present institutions with
out taking on this new burden.
The time may come in a few
years when the state will require
another mental hospital. Then let
it- be located in a good environ
ment and built according to a
definite plan. As Gov. Snell said,
the state would be ahead on such
a program at the end of 10 years
over taking Camp White hospital
for free.
Because of the maudlin appeals
which the Journal and Sen. Wal
lace have spread regarding Camp
White it will be necessary to car
ry on an active campaign to
acquaint the people with the
truth lest they fall for the phony
propaganda.
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Oregon Feed,
Seed Dealers
Meet Today
Some 500 feed and seed deal
ers, feed manufacturers and
wholesalers in feeds and seeds,
from scattered sections of the
Pacific coast are expected at
Portland today for the 17th an
nual one-day meeting of the Ore
gon Feed and Seed Dealers asso
ciation, Manager Leon S. Jackson
has announced.
Featured speakers are sched
uled to discuss state and world
affairs rather than direct prob
lems of the Industry. Sessions
will open at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
with the annual banquet at 7 p.m.
. William Clark, Portland, is
general chairman of the conven
tion, assisted by James Jenks,
Albany, who will preside in the
morning, and Richard Cook,
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SALES &
There Is a Pacific fumaco for every sixo homo, whether
you live in ono room or a mansion. Tho Pacific is
built far offtcisncy of oporatton and doanllnoss. It is
also designed to burn oil. wood, sawdust or coal and
It may bo converted from ono typo of fuel to another
if and when there Is any change In tho local fuel
supply. Tho Padfio Is built of good motal and ft Is
bufit right It Is buflt In Salem, by W. W. Bosobraugh
Cow for whom wo handls tho solos and sorrico fat
this area. Wo accepted tho dealership bocauso wo
have been son king; furnacos for many years and
havo found W. W. Rosobraugh Cos furnacos and
sawdust burnsr attachments among; tho boot on the
markot Wo can now giro you good furnaco srrlco
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Portland in charge in the after
noon. Burton Hurt on, assistant
state 4-H club leader and former
farm service director of KALE,
will be master of ceremonies.
Walter Scott is chairman of the
banquet and evening entertain
ment. Speakers include Ed Glen
no n, secretary of the American
Feed Manufacturers association;
Chicago; Walter Upshaw and
Frank McKennon, representing
the Oregon state department of
agriculture; George Moorad, KGW
commentator; James Aiken, head
football coach at the University
of Oregon, and the Rev. Fred
Clayton, Milwaukie Trinity Epis
copal church.
The morning session will cover
the seed industry with Sid Victor.
Albany, Harry Schoth, federal
agronomist, Oregon State college,
and R. M. Hardison, OSC plant
pathologist, as principal speakers.
The Burmese celebrate "Tagoo,"
their New Year festival, by dous
ing every one with water. The
lowest employe may inundate his
boss with complete impunity.
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State Fair Premium Ost Incliadfes
History, Changes in 1948 Fair
By.Ums L. Sfaosen - ' j- -vK::
farm Editor. The Statosmaa
Oregon's first state fair premium list offered $753 in cash prizes.
Approximately $75,000 in prizes and awards was paid out in 1947, with
around $3,500 more listed for the 83rd Oregon state fair, whose pre
mium list booklet is just off the press.
In a brief history, given in front of the attractive new booklet,
we are told that for that long ago first fair, held October 1 to 4. 1881,
on the north Dank of Clackamas I
river -near Oregon City, leaders
literally passed the hat in Port
land to raise the premium amount.
The first fair was counted a
success with the remarkable at
tendance of 1,500 persons. In its
second year it 'was moved to Sa
lem, and in its fifth year here, the
sizeable sum of $25 was offered
to winners of an oxen plowing
match, with prizes of $10 and $5
going to the best exhibits of me
chanical dentistry, to prove the
fair was keeping abreast of the
time. The premiums had then
grown to $7,500.
Modem Fair History
Modern fair history dates from
1931, when the state department
of agriculture was created and the
fair placed in that department's
hands.
"We still aim to keep the fair
'abreast of the times,' "said Leo
G. Spitzbart, fair manager, Thurs
day as he pointed out new chan
ges listed in the premium book.
The interior of the agricultural
building is being completely rede
signed and renovated. This build
ing presents the county displays,
land products show, honey and
apiary show, textile and baking
exhibits, commercial displays and
the inventions and industrial
shows.
Biggest one change in the 1948
fair will be in the culinary and
textile department, housed in the
agricultural hall, under the super
vision of Anne Hunt McKennon,
where premiums have tripled and
will total approximately $3,000.
Also because of the remodeling
of the agricultural building, big
improvements are expected in the
land products show which proved
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Too reeeatly beard or read is the atewspeper of another la
crease la AatosoosJle Liability sad Piopetty DasBSfe -rates.
I think tt ealy proper to make
crease does aot affect the Fan
saaae extent as tt affecta others.
We write Liability
ta Salem sad la all of Harloa Coaaty for $17.7t the first six
saesthe aad the promlsaa drops to $11.7$ each six aaoaths
theroartor. (lltffM for aa additional $L4I). Asss SI to U
aad we soaks no dlstiactioa la the yearly saQeso or ase of the
Aatesaetne. One rate fee aJL : , '
When yon set year next renewal btXUac he sare to compare oar
rates for all sewerages. There Is a sasiac
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somewhat of a. disappointment at
the 1947 fair.
Special Awards 4
A number of special awards are
being offered in the various live
stock divisions this year with a
$300 Spotted Poland Futurity of
fered by tho national Spotted Po
land China Record, and other spe
cial awards' in the other twine
breeds. v i
The American Hereford associ
ation tops the list of specials In the
cattle barns, offering $1 for each
$3 paid by the fair board. The
Red Poll cattle club will pay '10
per cent in addition to any amount
the fair offers and the American
Shorthorn- Breeders association
pliers 20 per cent
An innovation in competition
within the livestock division will
be the herdsman contest between
entries of the various breeds in
the beef, dairy and dual purpose
classifications. '
The new fair booklet pays spe
cial tribute to that "handful of
pioneer farmers, who, despite the
early rigors of earning a liveli
hood in the wilds. of Oregon, cre
ated a state fair to advance tho
prosperity of the farmers of Ore
gon." 4 Portland Attorneys
Admitted to State Bar
Four attorneys, all located in
Portland, Wednesday were admit
ted to practice law in Oregon by
the state supreme court They in
clude James P. Rogers, from
Washington State; James P. Cro
i.ian, Jr., New York; Ray M. Har
nr, Ohio, and Ulysses Grant
Plummer, Kansas. All were ad
mitted on certificates from states
in which they previously practiced.
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