4 The Stat man, Salem, Oregon. Friday. May 21, IMS
"No Favor Sways Us, No Fear Shall Awe"
freea first Statesman, March tt, 1111
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher
Member ef the AjmcUM Ftms
Th Amdiitl Press is entitled excleslvely U the esc fee ressbtl
caUen f ail the I seal sews prints la this newspaper, as wall as all
AT sews dispatches.
Alsopa' Fable
The brothers AJsop, Joseph and Stewart, familiar to States
man readers for their matter-of-fact columns on this page, art
not given to idle flights into fancy. Yet, because they are suffi
ciently concerned with talk that republicans can win with any
candidate and that a convention deadlock will force nomination
of some dark horse, the Alsopa have written an imaginary history
tailed "The Decline and Fall of the U.S.A." It appears in the
May Coronet magazine.
An alarming prediction of what could happen here, the out
come of this sequence of events is almost mathematically pre
dictable if the series is ever permitted to start at all.
It all began when the convention in June, 1948. was dead
locked for eight hot, angry days. Finally a number of Old Guard
habitues of the smoke-filled room settled on a compromise can
didate. This senator wai thoroughly "regular" and solidly con
servative and never committed himself on anything but God and
the American home of which he approved.
The keynote of his campaign was "give business the green
light." And he was elected president. Then Js (and his backers')
true colors appeared. Free enterprise was the only important
project: taxes were cut to the bone: American occupation troops
withdrawn; aid to ' them furriners"' stopped, and the European
Recovery program dropped.
Jh Europe there were bread riots and strikes, and soon the
peopje lost hope. In May. 1949, Zachardiades, guerrilla leader, be
came; Greek premier. Togliatti's March on Rome delivered Italy
to the communists in August. After a run on sterling, the Bank
of England could not meet its foreign obligations and the labor
government fell. Winston Churchill tried to hold together the
remains for a while, but the British negotiated a treaty of peace
and mutual assistance with th Soviet Union in 1950 after Chiang
Kai-Shek fled China.
Late ;n 1949. Maurice Thorez was installed as premier in
France ar.d the terror and trials began after bitter partisan'
fighting.
Life in the United States became a feverish song-and-dance.
Everyone was mainly interested in three-dimensional television
and helicopter-cars. Gloom merchants like Walter Lippman
wrote. e have all buried our heads in the sand." but the Pre
sident continued blase; We have the atom bomb," he said, "noth
ing to worry about "
In 1950 an army Gei-?er counter in Nome. Alaska, detected
atomic txmt explosions in northern Asia, and Russia announced
perfection of a stock-pile of "People's Democratic Atomic Bombs."
The American presj admitted America was frightened, so
congress ordered total national mobilization. Industries began to
buiH underground plmu. Labor as well as military personnel
wa drafted and strikes were outlawed. The entire economy
wa government-regulated. An "internal security department"
(secret police) was ?t up and began to arrest and sentence
dissidents.
I In 1951- the President completed terms of a peace and non
asjifression treaty with Russia limiting America's sphere of in
nuirnce to the western hemisphere. Americans began to Invade
iviith America. And th President declared that all powers rested
with him during thu state of "permanent emergency." In 1933
the great series of People s Trials began. Editors and publishers
who disagreed with the administration, Taft. Dewey. Stassen
McArthur, Vandenberg. Warren. Martin, Truman and Wallaca
were among tho- convicted of conspiracy against tha New
America and sentenced to corrective and educational camps In
Alaska. Most of them did not survive tha rigors of imprisonment.
Even the literary magazine editor who dared to quota T. S.
u ' ' '., ay in wor,d nds. Not with a bang but
- j.wur. was inaicrea and condemned.
Thus freedom died.
ihe moral: The future of free men everywhere 1
depends on the perpetuation of freedom in the United States of
nmerica.
Primary Ballot
Candidates,
Issues Listed
Several Things New
If exhibits at tha industries fairs in Britain and Franca ara
Indicators of what wa can expect to import, tha foreign manufac
turers should hava no difficulty selling their novel-products In
this country where "something new under tha sun" is often tha
"" criterion ror sales appear,
t Soma of tha oddities (culled from Newiweek'a u.n-
Cigaret lighters to wear on the wrist; clgaret cases with meat
magnifyinf glass that becomes a sun-powered lighter; leather-
wyvrreu louniain pens that ink can't stain; an almost-flat eight
.wnier; wau tiles with suede finish; collapsible
wheelbarrow; collapsible motorcycle; coat hangers with a hollow
ur to oa xuied with moth-killer; combination pram and high
m oea mat nta into a dinlngroom sideboard, and so on.
A nyj 4 1 A. MM ...
iw noi-roa rans, automobile manufacturers and scien-
flat fV-tA T) a 1 L 1 J t . .
omiM naa a special treat to show off: gas turbines to
power automobile motors. This engine would be started by an
Ignition button, and a single lever connected to tha fuel supply
" wul101 Pa ana acceleration. Tha little turbine is sup
posed to run on anything from cheap oil to candle ends or coal
dust and its promoters think It will revolutionize tha automobile
industry.
If so. today's "entirely new" car models may soon be rele
gited to the same spot the model-T Ford now occupies in fond
recouecucn.
Another Ferdinand
Judges must be learned in the law and in the facts of life
, lyuga mcnara ai. uuncan or Kansas City in a recent
decision snowed he f realiat ivhn V u t r r
famed chain-store merchant, and his associate O. L. James in
a dairy farfn did not have to pay for a bull they bought at a sale.
ii seems mat the bull, Eileenmere, 627th. was bought with
ine warranty that he was a good breeding animal.
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' un.iuLiidinpionjnips ii ii snow Derore he was
two years (old. But when he was taken to the Penney-Jamas
iarm ne proved another Ferdinand he smelled the flowers and
ate the hay, and failed to live up to his warranty.
lhe judge realized that such an animal wasn't worth tha
;$10.600 he had been bid in for, and in hij opinion soliloquized as
. ionows:
"Alas, while hU meretricious charms have made him a cham
pion in the show ring, they were unavailing in tha mating pen.
The cruel hand of fate destined the great Eileenmere 627th, to ba
celebate.
"Never would he (Eileenmere) know the proud, chest-ex-
; panding pride of seeing hi own flesh and blood walk the green
' pastures among a herd over which ha would maJeUcllr preside.
There would be no Eileenmere 628th."
So Eileenmere, 627th, appears destined for tha slaug hterpen.
n. picaet was iciuec in a strike riot at a Waterloo meat
packing frlant. Such bloodshed is mott regrettable; but the
strikers hAve been resorting to violence themselves. In St. Paul
they broke into a plant and overturned several automobiles.
Peaceful ticketing u legitimate In bona fide disputes, but not
mass pickjeting that precipitates riots and violence.
As republican presidential hopefuls move out of the Oregon
scene othr move in: Henry Wallace of the No-name party here
Monday; Marry Truman, democrat, coming to Portland in June.
Neither one plans to work Oregon like a Fuller brush .salesman.
Ballots which voters of Marion
county and tha city of Salem will
mark today in the state and city
primary elections will present
choices in a majority of the offices
to be filed. (Local judicial ballots
ara not listed since there are no
contests).
Here are the official ballot
names (with one in each group
to be voted on unless otherwise
noted):
MARION COUNTY AND STATE.
REPUBLICAN
National Committeeman Ralph
H. Cake.
National Committee woman Mrs.
Marshall E. Cornett.
National convention delegates at
larre (vote for four) Charles
L. Paine, John Y. Richardson,
Ray Smith, Talma dge F. Staley,
Lamar Tooze, Peter W. Welch,
Robert A. Bennett, Henry Black,
Harry B. Cockrum, Richard
Deich, Robert A. Elliott, Robert
S. Farrell, J. O. Johnson, Phil
Metschan.
N a 1 1 a n a 1 convention deleratea.
Oreren first district (vote for
two) Harry Joseph Anderson,
Robert L. Elfstrom, Frank M.
Farmer. Carl W. Hogg, Fred
erick S. Lamport, John R. La
tourette, Francis E- Marsh, Mrs.
James W. Mott and Wallace R.
Telford.
President of United States Thom
as E. Dewey, Harold E. Stassen.
Presidential electors (vote for
six) Marion B. Allen, Niel R.
Allen, Mrs. Howard Conlee,
Robt. D. Lytle, Ruth Rose Rich
ardson, James A. Rodman, Jos.
O. Stearns.
! U.S. Senator Guy Cordon.
U.S. Representative John Taft
Hensley, Walter Norblad.
Governor Glenn C. Ackerman,
John H. Hall, Douglas McKay,
John Peyton.
Secretary of State George H.
Flagg, Earl T. Newbry.
State Treasurer Ormond R Bean,
Howard C. Belton, Sigfriti Ben
son Unander.
State Representative (vote for
four) E. S. Benjamin, W. W
Chadwick. Frank V Doerfler,
Ray J. Glatt. Paul Hendricks,
David Eldon Hoss, Roy L. Houck,
H. R. (Farmer) Jones, W. J.
LaRoche, Richard H. Spooner,
John F. Steelhammer, Douglas
R. Yeater.
District Attorney M. B. Hayden,
fcdward O. Stadter, Jr.
County J (Kite Grant Murphy.
County Commissioner Ror S
Melson, Roy J. Rice, Alfred Zle-
linski.
Sheriff I. N. Bacon, S. W. Bur
ris, Denver Young.
Clerk H. A. Judd.
Treasurer S. J. Butler, Gene Ma
lecki.
Assessor R. Sbelton.
Surveyor A. D. Graham.
Coroner Leston W. Howell, Ben
Ramseyer.
Constable Earl Adams, Jim Gar
vin, Ervln A. Ward.
MARION COUNTY AND STATE,
DEMOCRATIC
"Alps of America"
Silvertoh Man 'Doibh Under
National Committeeman (vote for
one) Henry C. Aiken, Mike M.
DeClcco, Monroe Sweetland, W
E. Wilkins.
National Commit teewoman Nan
cy Honeyman Robinson.
National convention dele rates at
large (vote for eight) Byron
G. Carney, William A Delzell,
George W. Triede, A h 1 e
Greene, Emery C. Ingham,
P. Ivory, Carroll D. Irving
Johnston, Oliver Carl Larson,
Thomas R. Mahoney, Charles T.
McPherson, Edwin J. Welsh,
Henry C. Aiken, Carl Anderson.
National convention delegates
(vote for two) Kenneth W.
Bayne, Margaret Coates, Roy R.
Hewitt, Tom Long.
President of tha United Slate
Harry S. Truman.
Electors of president and vice-president
of the United Stalest
(vote for six) Alton John Bas
sett, Lena M. Hewitt, Albert T.
Kemmer, William M. Langley,
Jesse Z. Smith, Harvey G. Stark
weather. United States Senator (vote for
one) Manley J. Wilson, Louis
A Wood.
Representative la Congress Ed
ward E Gideon.
Governor Low Wallace.
Secretary of State (vote for one)
Byron G. Carney, A. M. Sil
verman.
Treasurer Walter Pearson.
Attorney General William B.
ray.
Representative, 12th district (vote
for four) Arthur L. Davis,
Charles Wm. Fantz, Raymond R.
Knight, Josephine Albert
Spaulding, Antone M. Vtstlca.
Sheriff (vote for one) A. C.
(Andy) Burk, Chief Robert B.
Fallon.
Constable Fred T. Hall.
CITY OF SALEM
Mayor R. L. Elfstrom.
Municipal Jnde (vote for one)
W. W. McKinney Elmer M.
Amundson, W. H. Crawford,
Peery Buren.
Treasurer Paul Hauser.
Charter amendmsat for $815,000
sewer bond issue. (Yes or No)
Annexation of 410-acre tract
southeast of Salem. (Yes or No)
Aldermen (vote by wards) ward
1, James Nicholson; ward 3.
Claud Jorgenson; ward 5, David
O'Hara; ward 7, Howard Maple,
Alvin Tungate.
McCoy to Head
Blue Key Chapter
Ray McCoy, Turner, was elect
ed president of Willametta uni
versity chapter of Blue Key, na
tional honor fraternity for upper-
ciass men Uus week.
Other new officers are William
Harris, Seattle, vice president,
ana an rutcnie, 2aiem, secre
tary-treasurer. Initiation of new
members also took place at the
meeting.
WU Editors
Select Staffs
Eric Bergman, Salem, and Geri
Bowles, Portland, newly appoint
ed editors of the Collegian and
Wallulah publications at Willam
ette university, Thursday announ
ced their staffs for the coming
year.
Positions on the Collegian staff
will be held by Eileen Scott, San
Diego, Calif., news editor; Nor
man Stone, Salem, feature editor;
Xalen Montague, Newberg, cam
pus editor; Jim Oakes, Portland,
sports editor and Dona Adams,
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Goudy, Portland, and Ben Young
love, Kiversiae, Laiir., win serve
as staff photographers.
Miss Bowles appointed Mary
Libby, Mt. Vernon, Wash., man
aging editor of the Wallulah and
Inie Lou Wilheun, Portland, as
copy editor. Other assistants In
sports, art and darkroom work
for the yearbook have as yet not
been filled.
To aid in advertising. Marilee
Olson, Portland, new publications
manager, appointed Jack Brown
as advertising manager of tha Col
legian.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
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Franzen Tells
Citizen Group
Of Sewer Plan
City Manager J. L. Franzen
explained in detail the proposed
(813.000 sewer disposal bond
issue on which Salem voters will
ballot today in a speech before
public meeting of the South Sa
lem Progress club in the Leslie
Junior high school auditorium.
rranxen urged passage of the
bond issue, terming the system
"an absolute necessity if Salem
is to grow." The bond issue will
finance construction of a main
sewer interceptor line, sewage
disposal plant and trunk lines in
recently annexed territory.
"All we're doing Is asking citi
zens of Salem for their credit.'
Franzen said, explaining that the
entire project will be financed
by present sewer rental fees.
Two candidates for city coun
cilman from Salem's ward 7 also
also addressed the group. They
were Howard Maple, inclumbent
alderman, and Alvin C. Tungate,
who is opposing him. Club Presi
dent Russell Scott presided.
Youth Jailed,
Fined as Result
Of Car Episode
A Salem youth who led police
on a 70 - mile - an - hour chase
through the downtown district in
a stolen car early Thursday morn
ing was fined $230 and sentenced
to-30 days in jail later in the day
in municipal court.
Sentenced for driving while in
toxicated he is Kenneth D. Ahren
kiel, 19, of 320 Elma ave. He also
faces a charge of car theft in dis
trict court and charges of illegal
possession of liquor and driving
without an operator's permit in
municipal court when he finishes
his city Jail term.
City police said Ahrenkiel stole
the auto of George Bunker, Blaine
hotel, in the 200 block of Chems
keta street at 12:15 a. m. Thurs
day. Tha chase ended a short time
later when he crashed tha stolen
vehicle into a parked truck In the
600 block of Trade street.
V
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IX Willis H. Dvnagan. Sllverton. is shown above explaining- tha ruc
tions af a fighter plane te a trio of Australian girls aboard tha air
craft carrier L'SS Valley Forge daring a recent visit la Sidney. Dna
agan, a fighter pilot serving: on the carrier, la tha hasband af Mrs.
Betty Danagan. 52 8. Second st, Sllverton. j
Legionnaires
Plan Alteration
At New Home
Capital post 9 Thursday took
out a city building permit for an
initial $1,300 alteration project
at its newly acquired American
Legion hall at 2650 S. Commer
cial st., formerly the Normandy
Manor.
Charles Gilbert, contractor for
the project, said work will begin
immediately for Installing. a base
ment stairway, lockers in the
basement and a storage shed In
the rear.
The post plans eventually to
put in new flooring for meeting
and lounge rooms, painting, new
light fixtures, a basement bar.
air conditioning and tile flooring
for the basement recreation room.
Other permits issued by the
city engineer's office yesterday
authorize Hans Hansen to build
store building at 1079 Broadway
St.. $10,000: City Homes Invest
ment Co. to build houses at 773
N. 15th st, and 870 N. 17th st.
$7,300 each; R. A Forkner, house
at 1855 N. Capitol st, $5,800;
Harold Horning, house at 693
Thompson st., $3,500; L. S. Shuf-
ord, garage at 1035 N. 19th st.
$150; C. O. VanKleek, marquee
at 1366 S. 12th st. $200: Orvilla
M. Turner, to repair house at
1763 State st, $400.
uating class at Salem high school
this spring. j
He had been bedridden In both
hospital and horn since last Oc
tober. He was a native of Oneida,
S. D.. coming here with his fam
ing in 1937. He was a member
of First Baptist church. j i
Ho leaves his parents, Mr.iind
Mrs. Jesse T. Hayes; nfslsier,
Mrs. Eldon McDermeit Dallas,
Ore.; three brothers, Melyin,
Royal and Elliott Hayes, all! of
Salem; a grandfather, M. E. Jor
dan, Philomath, and grandmoth
er, Mrs. Rossi e Hayes, Oneida,
S. D. i
Funeral services will be plan
ned by Howell Edwards company.
Keith Hayes, 19
Succumbs to
Long Illness
Nineteen-year-old Merle Keith
Haree, 200 S. 22nd st, died at
his homo Thursday after a lin
gering illness. But for tha Illness
he would hava been la tha grad-
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South Dakota Folk
Visit in Jefferson
JEFFERSON Mrs. Rose Mc
Govern of Lang ford, 8. D., and
Mrs. Grace Schnore of Duluth,
Minn., visited their cousin, Mrs.
Frank Martin this week. They
hava been on a trip through the
south, California and west coast
It had been 30 years since Mrs.
Martin had seen Mrs. Schnore.
Summer school for children of
grade school age will begin at St
Thomas Catholic church with two
Benedictine sisters from Albany as
teachers.
Mrs. Harvey Mitchell entertain
ed members of tha Social Hour
club Thursday. The women work
ed on the quilt and a covered dish
luncneon was served at one
o'clock. Topic for roll call was
"Warm Weather Dishes." Present
were 18 members, and three
guests, Mrs. Verla Ruckles. Mrs.
Velma Muller and Mrs. Thelma
Densmore of Lebanon.
Detroit Festival
Princess Selected
DETROIT Charleen Bell has
been nominated by the Detroit
high school as one of the princess
es for the Stayton bean festival.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook drove
to Portland Thursday with Mrs.
Roy Morris and her daughter.
women's civic club met on
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Rose
Mermillion.
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