j The Skrinrnm, Salem. Orsxyon. Wednesday. um H
"Vo Fai-or Suays No Fear Shall Awt"
Fnm First SUUwm, March XI. lit I
TIIE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A S PRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Member of t A cU4 Frees
The Asataled Fres b entitled exclaslvelr te the e for repubU
catioa ef all the local news printed la this newspaper, as well as all
AT news stUpatchts.
Bargain at $1 10 Millions
Pans had the gayrst spring in years, the United States News
and World Report has it; inflation is being checked, production
is going up and food is more plentiful.
The British are noticeably more cheerful. They've got a
better food supply, clothing is more available, unemployment
i rare and factories are humming.
There's a new sense of optimism in Italy. Prices are holding
steady, there's more food, labor troubles are decreasing, mobs
of free-spending tourists are expected, and the government is
on its feet.
Belgium is booming along at a merry clip. New housing is
going up. shops are well-stocked, industrial wheels are turning
and the energy of the people is everywhere evident.
The Swedes still have to tackle their foreign trade problem,
but domestic business is good and there is plenty of food and
Jobs for all.
These welcome signs of recovery in major European coun
tries can be attributed to one outstanding cause the Marshall
plan. The receding war scare Is certainly a contributory factor
but that. also, is due to the shower of American aid which
shrank the Russian bogey to size.
Since Paul Hoffman and his staff of 330 took over the
Economic Cooperation administration seven weeks ago, $1,250,
000.000 has been allocated to be spent through June. Already
$140,000,000 has gone into sending relief and emergency goods
mostly food to Europe and China. The full volume of "recovery"
Items, as distinct from the mostly non-industrial shipments thus
far. will not be reached until this fall.
So far. most of the $20,000,000 average spent per week has
gone for wheat, flour, grains, dried milk, soy bean oil and other
food items for Europe Coal and fuel totaling $16,087,000 and
fe-d and set-ds worth $3,154,000 went to Europe. China got wheat
and flour amounting to $1,000,000 and $4,000,000 in other foods
and drugs. I
While most of the money spent for Europe's recovery goes !
runt back into the pocket of American taxpayers, the ECA j
hds spent some funds for of-f-shore purchases" of Roods in scarce
supply here. For instance the U.S. bought $41,500,000 worth of
wheat and bacon in Canada to send to Britain, thereby incident
ally giving Canada more U.S. dollars to buy American products. ;
And from Poland, behind the iron curtain. American agents I
bought $405,000 worth of coal for Austria.
The record so far of achievements in little over two months
nd of what can be expected if the Marshall plan is carried
through to its full potentialities should convince every Ameri
can wh o has felt leery about that "operation rathole." In the
long run, that $140,000,000 will seem a bargain price for win
ning the cold war and insuring the continued prosperity of this
country.
Convention
Headliners
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By tichl I Call Issued
(AP FMturw)
The 24th republican national
convention will bo callad to order 1
at Philadelphia June 21 by Carroll
Reece, chairman of the republi- '
can national committee. He will i
preside until the temporary chair
man and keynote speaker, Gov.
XJwight H. creen
of Illinois, takes
the gavel.
Reece, a for
tn e r congress
man from a
strong republi
can district in
eastern Tennes
see, has headed
the national
committee since
1940.
Reece. 58, was
a member of the
house for 20
years and has
ered the head of his party in Ten
nessee . . . Has been a caustic critic
of Tnunin administration . . .
Farm-born, he is a banker-lawyer
who taught economics in his youth.
Keynoter Dwight Green is a pro
lific speech-maker. He has spoken
in 32 states and has made some
1,100 speeches
since he became
governor In 1941.
A "fivorlU
son" presidential
candidate, 91
year - old Gov.
Green will be
the
ng
by most of his
state d e 1 e g a -
tion's 50 votes.
He has been fre
quently m e n -tioned
as a vice-
Carroll Reece
long been eonsid-
"SVrflJ - supported In t
v 74 rly balloti
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Gov. Green
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tern am m T
1 III MM 111
"It a the first shipment of cold war surplus . . . Books on Euesla
by ex per U whe spent at least one week there . .
For Additional
Berry Pickers
An urgent call for strawberry
1 I . A MM M
I fikci wini dui iunoij I ronj
,the Salem office of the state em-
nlovment arvir- a rui from ita
branches in Silverton and Wood
burn. Approximately 150 more pickers
are needed this morning at the
Salem office. Ferry and South
Cottage streets, according to Man
ager WUliam Baillie. The Wood
burn office is in need of 100
additional pickers and the Sil
verton branch is looking for 250
, extra harvesters to meet the de
' rnand for picking in the Silver-
ton hills area, which began this
' u. eek.
Tuesday morning 350 workers
! were loaded on 37 growers' trucks
at the Salem office. Growers are
; at the office each morning be
( tween 0 and 7 o'clock to pick up
workers. Pickers are returned at
night to the office or are dropped
off along an established route.
A bumper crop of berries this
year has brought in reports of
daily wages as high as $15 earned.
Ground and berries in most
patches, together with cool weath
er, have combined to make "per-
Pnbuc
-Records
Inflation and Utilities
The application of Pacific Telephone ic Telegraph Co. for
a rate increase averaging about 26 lt per cent suggests the
thought that maybe Oregon should have settled in full for its
former request rather than cutting it to a scant 10 per cent. The
public utilities commissioner George H. Flagg. made the decision
then, but intimated the company could return if the rates granted
proved inadequate. And here the company is, with its new and
larger request.
Once again the public must rely on the public utilities com
missioner to fix fair rates, fair that is to company patrons and
to the company itself.
The fact that the company has made a new application
shows that inflation pounds hard on its heels. Its costs are up
both for wages and materials. Unlike most other types of busi
ness the unit cost increases rather than is reduced with an
Increasing number of telephones in service. The tremendous
expansion of plant to take care of greater demands for service
has called for huge investment of capital. Here the light-value
dollars hijv far les than in prewar days. The financing of A. T.
lc T. and its subsidiary companies has far exceeded that of any
private corporation: and only their good record of meeting their
obligations has enabled them to obtain from the public the sums
required.
Electric utilities alone have with few exceptions gotten along
on prewar rates, but higher costs are beginning to pinch them.
Despite higher volumes of gross business most electric concerns
show smaller net earnings this year than last. If price Inflation
continues they may be forced to ask for higher rates.
The public demands the services of utilities; and for the
most part prefers to have services rendered by private corpora
tions. The public will have to pay the rates which in the judgment
of regulatory authorities are necessary to enable utility com
panies to provide that service.
presidential possibility.
Green is a "rock-ribbed" repub
lican who attacks "democratic
bungling" of foreign affairs, hous
ing, communism and the Palestine
situation.
As a young lawyer in the crim
innl division of the Internal reve
nue bureau, he helped prosecute
and convict Al Capone of income
tax evasion. He stepped into Illi
nois political spotlight In 1939
when he made a strong but un
successful race against Edward J.
Kelly for mayor of Chicago.
Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr.,
will be permanent chairman of the
convention for the third consecu
tive time . . . J"-
u ; - - . . - .4
equals that es
tablished by an
other republican
from Massachu
setts. The elder
Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge was
permanent
chairman in
1900. 1908, and
1920.
Martin, who
presides over the
house, will wield
the gavel when the convention gets
down to the main business of
adopting a party platform and bal
loting for presidential and vice
presidential nominees.
Martin himself is a prominent
"dark horse" possibility for the
presidential nomination. A 63-year-old
bachelor, he has been in
congress 24 years. An amiable,
practical politician, he is rated
high as a peace-maker in intra
party quarrels.
V 4.r I 7
Sep. Martin
New Home for Oregonian
The Portland Oregonian is now housed in a new publishing
plant which occupies a full block between Broadway and Sixth
street. The publishers have been holding open house the past
few days, and this editor made the tour of the building with
one of the parties.
The building is new from the soil up, is very well planned
for the production of a modern newspaper, and has one floor
devoted chiefly to its affiliated radio station. The plan takes
advantage of a slope in the site. On the Broadway or uphill
side the ground floor is given over to circulation and display
advertising departments. On the floor above are business and
classified advertising quarters. News and photoengraving depart
ments occupy the third floor. On the Sixth street side are the
presses brand new Hoe presses, 14 units, with capacity to pro
duce 90,000 copies of a 56-page paper per hour. On the floor
above on a level with the third floor from the Broadway side
is the composing room, with the stereotyping department adjacent.
Offices of executives are on an upper floor. A wide truckway
runs through the building to accommodate trucks delivering
roll paper and supplies and trucks for distributing printed papers.
A unique feature of the building is the reverse cycle heating
system. This uses water from wells as a source of cooling and
of heating the building. Cooling follows the familiar principle
of refrigeration. Heating uses the reverse, in which the heat in
the water is transferred to air which is circulated through the
building.
The appointments of the building are simple but in good
taste. Accommodations for employes are attractive and ample
for their comfort and convenience.
Architect for the building was Pietro Belluschi, and consult
ing engineer for the mechanical arrangements was William GLngs-
berg of New York.
The plant is definitely functional in Its design, and its extfrior
of marble, stone and glass is one of dignified simplicity. It should
erve the paper for an indefinite period, giving it a home to
match its great 'history and to help it march into a great future.
The governors' conference at New Castle, N. must be
just a curtain-raiser for the national conventions. Republicans
will mix their dose for Philadelphia and democrats will groan
over the dose they'll have to swallow at Philadelphia,
The
Safety Valve
LETTERS FROM STATESMAN
READERS
Worried Democrat
Editor, Statesman:
There is joyous relaxation in lis
tening to the squawks of democrat
chairmen, committeemen and can
didates about being snubbed by
President Truman on his western
trip. What do they expect? For
many years they have snubbed and
double-crossed the administration
and the democrat party, and have
almost succeeded in snubbing the
latter out of existence. I speak of
Oregon, but the same sort of thing
also happened in most of the mid
dle western states. Roosevelt's
name would not even have appear
ed on the Oregon state ballot had
not the Commonwealth Federation
circulated the necessary petitions.
The democrat state central com
mittee was too busy playing put-and-take
with the republican hier
archy. Most Oregon democrats who
claim party leadership are men
who give three raucous cheers for
Andrew Jackson and then help to
elect a Hoover or reasonable fac
simile. Now they are yelping for
"recognition," but their chickens
are coming home to roost. They
should apply to their republican
pals for rebranding and get
laughed at. A. M. Church.
CIRCUIT COURT
Klngklcy S. Thurston and Emin H.
Thuraton vi unknown heirs of Chris
tian E. SwtlUr and others: Decres
quiets plalntilrs' title to real property.
Sylvia A. Lehr vs John L. Lehr: Suit
for divorce charging cruel and inhuman
1 treatment asks for restoration of former
name of Sylvia A. Gearhart.
Ruby Fay Mlkkelson vs Carl L Mik
kelron : Defendant files demurrer to
complaint.
Raymond H. Tyson vs Emma Lou
Tyson: Defendant files demurrer to
complaint. Amended complaint filed.
S. W. Champ and Minnie Champ vs
I-ancet Stewart and Ella Stewart: Or
der extends time for defendants to file
bill of exception until July IS and for
filing transcript on appeal until August
1.
Ivy Emma Emmons vs Ernest Whit
ney Emmons: Order of default filed.
Breitenbukh Development Co. vs
Bieitenbush Mineral Springs Co.: De
fendant files motions for orders to
strike and to make more definite and
certain.
PROBATE COURT
Richard S. Lynch guardianship estate:
Order authorizes withdrawal to pay
federal Income taxes.
W. L. Jones estate: Order authorizes
executrix to sell personal property. Es
tate appraised at $27,441.
Jacob H. Dunlap estate: Order ap
points Leo N. Childs. Dr. W. H. Darby
and Clarence Byrd as appraisers
Charles J. Thomas estate: Estate ap
praised at $23,732.
Cathy Ann La lx and Sally Jean Lais
guardianship estate' Order appoints
Marian B. Lais as guardian and Eve
lyn Neal as appraiser.
DISTRICT COURT
Willis Albert McKern. Portland, vio
lation of the basic rule, fined $10 and
costs.
Charles Edmunds Crecelieua. 430 S.
17th st . parking In a restricted area.
$9 fine suspended on payment of court
costs.
James Wesley Waterhouse. Bishop's
hop yard, no angling license. 123 fine
suspended on payment of court costs.
Fredrick C. Aldrich. Portland,
charged with driving while intoxicated,
trial continued until June 17.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Joe J. Standard. Portland, driving
without operator's license, posted So
ball.
Leslie W. Hamrick. 2765 Portland rd..
violation of basic rule, posted $10 bail.
James Corey, 1464 Mission sU. charged
with reckless driving; pleaded Inno
cent, posted S50 ball and trial set for
June 24
Mary Pierson. S74 N. 20th St . viola
tion of basic rule, posted $7.50 ball.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Neilan D. Dodson. 24. student, and
Alice Lenora Loron, 27. teacher, both
of Silverton.
Lester Ben Befte. student, and Jo
Anne Elizabeth Lang, 20. student, both
of 3230 Garden r . Salem.
Anthony W. Lauby. 20. V. S. air
force, and Louise M. Steckleln. 2S,
clerk, both of Mt. AngeL
Lawrence A. Pohl. 23. plasterer, 460
University st.. and Eleanor Rose Mer
zenich. 20. sales clerk. 123 S. Cottage
st . both of Salem.
Donald C. Chapman. 21, student. 2429
Myrtle ave . and Mary Lou Kelthley.
19. bookkeeper, Aumsvllle route 1.
! New Telephone
j Equipment Seen
! By Service Club
j m
The latest developments in the
1 field of telenhone mmminlotlnni
j were demonstrated to the Salem
20130 club in a meeting at the
Gold Arrow restaurant Tuesday
night by a team from the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany. Tom Welch, demonstration su
pervisor, and his assistant Joan
Luyben, used actual company
equipment to display the latest
electronic devices and the co
axial cable.
A large group of 20-30 members
at the session indicated th will
attend the district convention in
Klamath Falls June 19 and 20 A
new district governor will be elec
ted at the conclave to succeed
West Goodrich, Salem, present
governor.
OFFERS VIEWS ON TICKET
To the Editor:
In stating who will be nomi
nated by the republican conven
tion it is mainly between Dewey
and Taft. According to the papers
they both have more than enough
votes to nominate. After the first
ballot Taft could swing his
strength to Dewey and nominate
him. This would keep out Stas
sen. I believe the democrats want
Vandenberg more than the repub
licans because of his stand on
the administration's foreign pol
icy, if it Is a policy. Sen. Vanden
berg indorsed Jimmie "Byrnes' deal
with Russia three years ago. The
critics have accused the admin
istration of appeasing Russia
then. And if Dewey or Taft is
nominated either would then
want Joe Martin, speaker of the
house, for vice president.
G. C. Patterson
lOfJO Mill st.
Five million miles of Eurasia
have no drainage to the sea.
Collins Traces
Phone History
For Kiwanians
History ofIhe development of
the telephone from the simple box
on which Alexander Graham Bell
worked, through the modem In
strument which now reaches 15,
300 stations in Salem, was dem
onstrated Tuesday for members of
Salem Kiwanls club at the Mar
ion hotel. The program was in
charge of Harry Collins, district
manager of Pacific Telephone and
Telecraph company, and a dem
onstration crew presented the pro
gram.
Largest number of long distance
telephone calls out of Salem dur
ing a single day was exnerienred
Just two weeks ago, Collins said.
The statement of the late Dr.
R. E. Lee Stiner when telephones
were first available in Salem that
"the telephones did not work four
thirds of the time" was cited as
evidence of changes which have
developed within the system.
Illustrations of the high and low
vibrations possible in the tele
phone instrument and side line in
ventions perfected at the Bell Tel
ephone laboratories were shown.
These included the artificial voice
box and a magnified stethoscope
developed for use of physicians at
consultations.
The voice box was developed
for use of more than 6,000 persous
in the United States who have lost
their voices.
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itTT WIND your watch once a day
J preferably in the morning at the
JU same hour. Wind it gently. II
your watch runt erratically,
bring it to us for inspection and
to put it in good timing for you.
Our watchmakers understand
ih repair of fine werfefaes. Bring
us your watch.
wntMi ortosiirt
1h
feet picking conahlini,' "Bafflfe
said.
Some berry growers have trailer
camp space available at their
farms for workers, Baillie said.
Others, especially In the Silverton
hills area, have camping and cabin
facilities.
Berries will be picked on week
ends, Baillie said, and trucks will
be at the office on Saturday and
Sunday mornings. The office also
has hop twining Jobs and hoeing in
berry, hop and peppermint farms
available.
Missionary
Service Set
A special missionary service
featuring a returned missionary
from India and a convert from
Hinduism to Christianity will be
presented at 7:30 tonight at the
Wesleyan Methodist church, 15th
and Mill streets, according to the
Rev. A. G. Yates, pastor.
The Rev. James Bishop has
served as missionary. He is ac
companied by K. U. Rajah of Ma
dras, India, now attending Paci
fic Bible college at Azusa, Calif.
One of the first graduates of
NHMS South India Bible institute
of Kolar, India, he is related to
one of that country's rajahs.
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Thursday, Jane 24h
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SONOTOKE The House
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Rotary Scouts - T
Discuss Camp I
, Scouts of Salem Rotary troop 1
discussed plans for summer camp
at Pioneer camp In a meeting at
Paradise island Tuesday night.
The 22 Scouts were furnished
transportation by Chester Luther,
troop chairman; Tom Roen, troop
committeeman and their scout
master, Howard Hlgby.
After a baseball game the boys
were served refreshment.
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