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From First SUttiMW, March ti, XU1
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher
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The Associated Press Is entitled exclasJvely to the use far repabH
esilesi of all the leeal newt prtated tm this aewipaper, a well m all
AT stews dispatches.
Clothes Make the Coed
Dcfcribb Plan.
Prosrosccs at
Staff mooting
By Joseph and Stewart Alsop
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2&-JP)-
Tne ueiense . cmtur caucus at
Newport last week end was one
of those rare events which are
more important y1 "'
than they seem.
as another step t
down the rocky ;
road toward;
unity of the three I
armed services, i
But it was ac-f
tually a very
Thrtt la nn ht-t" wovmol anhnrion than that th Srl V HIOITI" ll lnn
ing crispness which hints of turning leaves and September rain the even moref
turns a voune mrl's fancv to thoughts of fall fashions; difficult road to-1
The annual tide of would-be collegiennes on Salem' side- f hellieLliJ
walks is -coming in and ready-to-wear departments are an pre- i American strategic planning,
pared to cater to the teenage lassie be she one whose berry- In 1946 and 1947, it was re-
stained fingers clutch her own summer paychecks or one whose
hovering Mama comes well equipped with cash.
Leaving speculations about Chemistry I & II or European
History, al least for the present, to a minority, our average young
coed's chief concern must be her sartorial fitness to be seen on
campus in an escort's '49 model convertible.-Thus she must study
probably more diligently than she'll ever persue her English
lit textbook what the sages of the New York salons say that
peatedly reported in this space
that the joint chiefs of staff, ab
sorbed In the
"coeds at Smith, Vassar or Bryn Mawr are going to wear. It does
n't matter whether she's matriculating at the university or OSC
bitter rivalry of
army, navy and
air force, had
been unable to
agree upon long
range American
war plana. After
the Key West
meeting there
was agreement
of a sort. A broad
strategic . concept
was approved by
all three services.
This agreement to disagree was
the cause of the shocking evid
ences of service disunity during
the recent congressional session
The squabble over the 70-group
air force, the spat over the navy s
60,000-ton carrier., and the other
Af T mm m TOsvnlr TalhSM' aii AffA ' III -
The ereat worrv is whether shell make the trade and to Ui
many of tkem that idiom has nothing whatever to do with class
room activity. Life would be an empty thing her disposition But on the Question of how this
would turn to ashes and her $49.93 tweed suit to sackcloth I concept was to be carried out.
should Ske, perchance, not be dated by the boys suitably good- the services merely agreed to dis-
InnMn uul frafaraallv atfitiamA An1 If V ttirfMlffh IMIlt
cruel, trick of fate, should not pledge the sorority her fathers
bank account and mother's social station deem proper, she may
feel she .should embark on monastic life in some convent.
Good -work in U.S. Colonial History or Elementary Atomics
won't get her a bid to the Homecoming game or the freshman
prom. A flattering $10.95 cashmere sweater might. Besides, her I lesser episodes were mere visi
father aad the -taxpayers are not too-obviously sending her to ble peaks of an iceberg. The un
college to learn to think for herself young people who do that seen body of the berg was an
-i I t .-j.ki v; 4 -4i f,), , th. envenomed dispute between the
wtsuwxj v HUWWU - services about the central prob-
ttructure... I lem of delivering the absolute
Instead, she's going to have a simply wonderful time until I weapons, such as the atomic bomb.
final ciABu and make all the correct contacts because she's tne vital centers oi me enemy.
young and gay and cute as the buttons on her very chic New Army on Sidelines
. a a t a ii . i 1. .... I
xoox.woot jumper. Ana inai s au any young girt nwu njiuw, SInC was nujjjy a Job
the slick-paper fashion magazines win onen tea you. for aircraft, the army remained
largely on the sidelines in the
inter-service battle. The main
Democrats Have State Platform llli, TZ? JF.JH
i iuivc ouuu ujv iut aiic eaxa .vrmw
It has been a quarter century and longer since a represent.- ?t,. l2.,!0.1;
tive convention of either of the two major political parties has I navy mustered all the arguments
been held in this state. The custom died with the direct primary. I against strategic air, and insisted
Occasionally special groups like the republican clubs hold con
ventions and adopt resolutions; but they have no binding effect
as a party platform. Party candidates here run pretty much on
their own steam as far as policies and issues go.
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that carrier-borne aviation must
share largely in the crucial of
fensive task.
This led to some exaggerated
positions. In the German Type
This year we have a democratic state platform drafted by I XXI. Schnorkel-equipped sub-
a committee and approved by the state central committee for
publication in the voters' pamphlet. That the organization pre- j
pares and presents a platform is a departure worthy of note.
Could it be that parties in Oregon may come to stand for some
thing on state levels?
Some of the planks in the platform will excite no controver-
marine, of which the Soviets are
reported to have 250 by naval in
telligence, the navy confronts an
appalling threat to control of the
seas. Admittedly, no adequate
tactical answer has yet been found
to the Type XXI long range,
high speed and radar nroofinjr.
one school or naval planners
seemed inclined to treat .control
of the seas as a secondary naval
mission.
In order to permit the navy to
sy; others will. In general, the platform is Monroe Sweetland's Yet even in the face of this threat.
application of the new deal party line: Raise exemptions on in
come taxes; provide immediate low-rent housing for flood vic
tims; enact an FEPC with enforcement provisions. It calls for
elimination of the milk control law but would preserve mini
mum price for dairy producers: opposes anti-labor legislation.! oarticioate in the decisive offen-
' You may read the whole platform in the pamphlet if you against the enemy, naval war
want to. It will have little effect on the election because the tratedihe
party lacks the leadership ana candidates to command puoiic
confidence. It is . of interest, though, to see a party group set
down on paper things that it stands for. What, for instance, does
the republican party in Oegon stand for?
sOregon State Garden
For several years Editor Aldrich of the Pendleton East Ore-
gonian has urged establishment of a state garden where flowers
and shrubs may be grown. He proposes that it be located near I weapons. And in order to insure
bulk of the navy's strength in the
narrow, dangerous sea approaches
to the Russian 1nd mass.
Special Shin Designed
Thence It was proposed to
launch carrier-borne air attacks
gainst the Soviet centers. Tor mis
purpose, the 60,000-ton carrier
was specially designed to provide
a flight deck large enough for
aircrart bearing the absolute
Portland because of the favorable soil and climate conditions
and nearness to population centers and has suggested Cham
poeg as a possible location. Soil there is almost ideal and the
combination of history and botany should attract many more
visitors than at present.
Enlisted in the cause is the Oregon federation of garden
clubs, of which Mrs. Ralph fowler of Pendleton is president.
Dean Collins, garden editor of the Oregon Journal, is enthusi
astic in support of that idea.
execution of these plans of their
own, the extremists in the navy
also opposed the air planners in
their own, the extremeists in the
navy also opposed the air plan
ners in their demand for a 70
grouo air force.
ATI this went on, despite the
fact that the strategic air effort
was made a primary mission of
the air force by the Key West
IRinilbflir IHli3irdIs
Donald G. Wilson. 179S N. Cot
tage at, violation of stop sign,
posted $2.50 bail.
Ed Ulrich, Seattle, violation of
red light, posted $2.50 bail.
Robert G. Ross, 325 Gaines st
violation of stop sign, posted
S2.50 bail.
Robert L. Riches, 705 ferry sU
violation of basic rule, posted $7 JO
ban.
Martin Van Senten, 1037 Third
st. West Salem, violation of stop
sign and operating car without
driver's license, posted total of
$7.50 ball on both charges.
Neil L. Hansen, Tacoma, op
erating car without license plates.
fined $10.
Delbert L. Gasser, 2025 Market
st, violation of basic rule, posted
$7.30 ban.
CTJtCUrT COUKT
Inez Fox Little vs Lela Fox Le-.
Moyne and others sSuit seeks par
tition of certain estate real prop
erty.
DISTRICT COURT
Floyd Wesley Dunlap. Inde-
Sawmill Near
Azalea Burns
ROSEBURG. Aug. 28 -VPS- A
$150,000 fire -destroyed the Ma ceo
Lumber company mill near Aza
lea today and injured one'man
Carl Newman, about 50.
Newman was taken to Medford
for medical treatment. The blaze
of undetermined origin oc
curred in southern Douglas coun
ty. The mill, which employed
about 40 men, and some 50,000
feet of lumber burned. Firemen
managed to save another 50,000
feet of lumber and the machine
shop.
a vuuuitu xxi iu xmisi wrgonian ixiw suuv xugawir com-1 fv.. VTrr West agreement
mission would be asked to acquire 1000 acres of land and ad-1 was therefore drafted by
minister the earden as a state nark. Private funds would be sol-1 the staff of Secretary of De
lated to augment what the commission can furnish.
The idea is one to excite the Interest of garden lovers. Fam
ed are the Kew gardens in London, the Shaw gardens in St.
Louis, the Bouchard gardens, in Victoria. Why shouldn't Oregon,
so well suited for floriculture, develop a garden that would not
only delight the eye of residents of the state but attract large
numbers of tourists? Each spring the garden tours through the
south attract people from over the nation. A lovely garden in
the lower Willamette valley would quickly gain fame and at
tract visitors.
Other civic organizations should join the federation of gar
den clubs in support of this project.
Papers still carry news of price increases. We have an idea
though that these are like the final shots In the battle which
the foe are sullenly firing. 1
fens James Forrestal. At New
port. Forrestal himself offered the
draft to the asembled service
chiefs, and secretaries, and it was
accepted by them with little alter
ation. The text, not previously
published, adds to the Key West
agreement the fouowing signi
ficant clause:
"Subject to control by higher
authority, each service, in the
fields of its primary missions.
must have exclusive responsibility
for programming and planning,
and .the necessary authority.
Co-operation Promoted
This means, very simply, that
if the navy desires to engage in
the strategic air effort, its plan
ning must work to this end with
the planners of the air. force.
Equally, where the air force has
previously fought the navy pro-
Hanging, life imprisonment, jail terms are being meted out
to Yogoslavs convicted of "terrorism and espionage. Tito's gov-1 grams of long-range bombers for
eminent is aPDlyuue the lessons learned from his Moscow tutor. 1 sea search and anti-submarine
wwt ine navr can now ouua
" , I ttlAU - ...... tm
Wth the date, for opening of school Just round the corner I aUirnnt- am (Tth. .ir
youngsters are beginning to wonaer just where that vacation I wishes to participate in
went, and why was it so short, - ' ; I search, the air planners must
- . I " a Att - a - .... .
wuxjl u uu ena wiux ui navai
Planners. The Ncwnort rodJHl
Ernest Simpson has married again, for the fourth time. Re-1 further places on each of the ser-
member him? He was one rung in Wally Warfields climb to 1 2r?" P" responsibility of mobil
hcmns th nuchesa of Windsor. I Ixing for the execution of iU pri-
Tremors Felt
At Spokane
SPOKANE, Aug. 21 -VP)- Light
earth tremors were felt in the
Spokane area at 2:35 pjn. today.
Residents reported they had
felt the ground tremblings and
heard a "sharp rumbling noise.'
No damage was reported.
The report was confirmed by
the observer of seismograph at
Mount St. Michaels near the city
who had not yet computed the
distance or direction of the shock
center.
mary mission the maximum re
sources available from the other
services.
Thus, while competition Is
halted and authority la clearly de
.limlted, co-operation between the
services is also promoted. Alto
gether, this is the most import-
tant and solid step since the pas
sage of the service unification
act.
Copyright. IMS. Nw York Herald
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President Truman has gone off on a "vacation cruise. It Is
either his cooling-off period after the congressional session or
his warming-up period for the coming campaign.
Middle Grove WSWS
Heart of Convention
MIDDLXf GROVE The Wom
en's Society of World Service held
an aO. day July-August meeting
Tuesday, at Mrs. Geneva co-
Tields, the president.
- Annual convention . report was
given and covered dish luncheon
served at noon. Report of com
mittees, report on a reading
course book "Look Again at
China," and a devotional service
were given. Guests were Mrs.
Anna Kohl, Mill City;' Mrs. Vir
ginia Patterson and Mrs. Mildred
Hammer. Mrs. Leona Keppenger
will entertain September 23.
oil emcoijyrori sale
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Were 1340 OCSSO
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vlTICH'S ELES7E1IC-
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pendence, no operator's license.
uned sio and costs.
John Will am Purdy, Valsetz,
no operator's license, fined $10 and
costs,' and violation of basic rule.
nneo sis and costs.
James Pearl Cronin, 68 Wil
liams avenue, inadequate brakes,
fined $5 and costs.
Harry Piccard Reid. 782 N.
Front rL, violation of the basic
rule, fined $5 and costs.
Carl Melvin Harden. Gates,
charged with assault while armed
with a dangerous weapon, con
tinued for plea to August 20.
MAKKIAGE UCENSK
APPLICATIONS
Kenneth I James, 21, truck
driver, and Jeanette I. Harvey,
17, both of Dallas..
Lloyd Quentin Logan, 28, 'stud
ent, 1698 N. Capitol st, and Joyce
Webb, 23, nurse, Portland.
Eric S. Gordon, 23, cook, state
hospital, and Leona M. Kelley,
17, Salem route 5, box SO.
William Arthur Reinhart. 22,
student, and Dorothy Roberta
Brown, 20, student, both of Salem.
James O. Hess, 21, student,
Clackamas route 1, and Shirley
Louise Kenagy, 21, secretary,
Salem.
Carl William Weidner, 18, clerk,
and Betty Jean Carroll, 18, clerk,
both of Salem.
WUford O. LaFountain, 21. traf
fic engineer, and Arlene Buck
ingham, 22, clerk, both of Salem.
weight around, to abase the rest
of the nations for cur benefit
We become trustees tor world
security, for freedom, for human
development. We cannot be fool
Ish in exercising , this power,
sealots to hound heterodoxy, was
trels of our own substance or
that of the wold. . Soberly we
must fulfill the duties which des
tiny has assigned us. soberlv and
nonoraoiy.
Power Is fleeting. "Empires
rise, flourish ' and , decay." How
long the United States will bold
its present position will depend
in considerable degree on how
we employ our talents. We can
not perform just as have the
British "Brown and Smith and
Robinson" in far corners of the
earth. The tiroes are different.
The British can teach us much
in the techniques of discharge of
world responsibility; but our, own
leaders will have to chart paths
in this new age.
Americans must reorient their
thinking to embrace Internation
al as well as national Issue
Isolationism now Is nostalgic
thinking, and dangerous. The
"manifest destiny" that burgeon
ed after the Spanish war has
become a greatly magnified real
ity. It ought also to be refined
with a higher sense of world re
sponsibility. .
Toledo Mill
Strike Ends
TOLEDO, Ore, Aug. 28 -VP)
A two-week-old .strike at the
large C D. Johnson Lumber com
pany spruce . mill here ended
today.
The AFL Lumber and Sawmill
Workers union, (local 2720) an
nounced signing of an agreement
that would send the .600 em
ployes back to work Monday.
The dispute was over payment
of overtime on overtime. Terms
of the settlement were not dis
closed. Company President C D.
Johnson said earlier that wages
and hours were not involved in
the stalemate over the new contract.
Multnomah Vets Group
To Aid Unemployed
-iv j f ; r - -
Israel PatroL
Plane Downed,
Frenchmen Die
TEL AVIV; Israel. Auz. 28-Wi
Gunfire . killed .. two French offi
cers today while on a United Na
tions aerial coast patrol in the
vicinity of Gaza, the Egyptian
army base In Palestine, a U. .N.
announcement said. -
A U. N. source said the Amer
ican pilot, of the plane was hurt
His name was not learned here.
The . bullet-riddled plane land
ed at the Gaza airfield, but it
was not : known whether it was
hit In flight or whether It had
made an emergency landing and
then was , fired upon, the U. N.
announcement said. .
The victims were LL CoL Jos
eph Queru, CO, and Capt Pierre
Jaennel, 28. Queru was shot in
the chest.1 Jaennel. a member of
the French air force, was hit
in the right temple.
Escaped Con
Admits Part in
Dual Slaying
CAMILLA. Ga Aug. 28 -VP)
An escaped Florida convict has
admitted orally a part in the
moonlight beach murder of a
young vacationing couple at Or-
mond, Ful, Deputy Sheriff G ro
ver j Jones said today.
' The statement, Jones said, was
the first break in a nation-wide
search for clues in the shooting
two weeks ago of Gregory Blount,
23, university student of Lexing
ton, Ky and- the murder and
rape of Mary Hucks, 24-year-old
East Point, Ga, stenographer.
Jones Identified the man as
Clarence Alburty, 38. He-paid Al
burty told a large group I of offi
cers, after two days and a night
of questioning, that " he stood
guard while another manr shot
Blount, raped the girl, and then
shot her.
ThiePs Water Gun
Fails to Impress
Intended Victim
VANCOUVER, Wash. Aug. 28
(AV A hold-up man, pointing
what appeared to be a clothing
concealed gun, robbed two Port
land service stations successfully
but ran into failure here today.
He let the gun slip into sight.
Service station attendant Ray D.
Shields recognized it as a water
pistol, and refused to yield his
cash. The bandit fled.
Shields was approached early
this morning, after two other
stations were robbed in Portland.
An ex-convict was arrested here
little later for questioning in
Rev. Richards
Dies in Britain
Word has been received of the
death Sunday, August 22, of the
Rev. Leyton Richards, retired pas
tor 4n England and brother of
Carl P. Richards, 530 N. 18th
st, Salem. The Rev. Mr. Richards
had . spoken in various Salem
churches in the 30s.
Richards was ordained a mln -ister
in 1906. The last IS yar
of his ministry, before retirement
a 'few years ago, was as paitor
of Cam lane Congregational j
church In Birmingham. England,
which in May celebrated its bl- i
centennial.
Internationally known as an
advocate of peace based on Chris
tian principles, the Rev. Mr. Rich
ards was one of the principal
speakers at the Institute of Inter- ,
national Relations at Reed col
lege in 1834 and 1837 and spoke
both here and in Portland. lie
was a contributor to the Chris
tian Century and other papers
and was the author of several
books.
Truck Carries
Demonstration
Of Gas Pumps
The latest in trucks designed to
demonstrate gasoline pumps and
other service station equipment
first in the Willamette valley .
was brought to Salem Saturday
by the Western Pump Co., 641
N, High st.
Containing two of the modern,
spinning . type of gas pumps, air
compressor - and hose coils the
four-ton truck can carry the
demonstration equipment to the
prospect, according to Ted Kight
linger, operator and owner of the
pump company.
' The unique truck and its equip
ment was returned to Salem from
Fort Wine. InoL. Saturday by
Leon Cooney, agent for- the local
real estate firm of Bliven, Cooney
and Craig. The truck was assem
bled at the Wayne plant in Fort
Wayne. Kightlinger is agent for
the Wayne company in 11 sur
rounding counties. ' 4
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PORTLAND. Aug. 28-0P)-The
Multnomah county veterans ser
vice committee today announced
a plan to help some 7,000 vet-the case.
enni now xisxea as unempioyea 1
w iuiiue. wo- Tt travel on l ntv.
Chairman C F. Freilinger said guin slides on its stomach, pro-
a survey wpuia De made or 0,000 1 pelling ltselx with its feet and
employers In the Portland area. 1 flippers.
The pigeon is the only bird that
drinks by suction. All other birds
take the water into their mouths
and throw their heads back In
order to swallow.
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