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i i i. Th Stat mem, Salem Qrew ThursIay, December IS, 1943 rejBDtt MUMMSt tSMU tafesmau "No Favor Sways Us, No Fear Shall Am" From First Statesman, March 21, 1M1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher tZntered at the jwtcffke at Salm. Oregon, as second class matter under act of congress March t, 117. Published every morning except Monday. Business office 215 S. Commercial. Salem. Oregon. Telephone 3-2441. membzsi or rum associated prkss Tke AssecUteS Press Is catJUee exclusively te the se fee rrpubttcattoa ef all the tecal svi rlsTt.e' la tkls svewisr. as well as a AF news eisawtche. MEMBER PACmC COAST DIVISION OF BUREAU OF ADVERTISING Advertising Representatives Ward -Griffith Co.. New York. Chicago. San Francisco. Detroit. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU Or CIRCULATION By Mall la Aavance) By CKy Carrier Orte month. , Six months ; Owe month Six months One year Oregon . .7 4 00 S.SS Elsewhere In U.S.A. 1.00 s.os lies One yeer.. . 1M . s.os -1XOS Men Wanted : Managers Men who work for big corporations or in big government departments think their advance ment comes very slowly. They get tired waiting for the man ahead of them to die so they can take his desk. Executives, on the other hand, are steadily complaining about the lack of good managers. Thev are hard to train and hard to 'fcull away from other jobs. President Truman has said that one of his difficulties has been to get and keep able men in public service. Rais ing salaries may help there, but it will not en dow more men with managerial skills. Americans have not yet come to understand and appreciate fully the importance of good management. Yet that is essential in any enter prise. And too often the rewards to men with marked ability as managers are measured by levels of ordinary wages. Farm cooperatives, for example, tried at first to get along with cheap help. Not until they learned they would have to pay good salaries and get good men did they succeed in handling business of large volume. More and more, however, are private and pub lic enterprises becoming aware of the need for care in selecting and training employes. Many have special departments of personnel with standards of employment and systems of grading as a basis for promotions. Some use aptitude tests in the effort to direct a job applicant into lines of work for which he seems gifted. Some have regular courses of in-plant training. Some send key personnel to schools or factories for special courses of study. And every smart exe cutive is looking for able young men who can m come along and assume steadily increasing man agerial responsibilities. In a recent address before the Training within Industry Foundation, Ji G. Pleasants, vice presi dent of Procter & Gamble Co., set down the qualifications he thought important to look for in the search for manager material. Here is his list: "1. Good character. (This is essential.) "2. Good mental equipment. (By this I mean not Eeat amounts of book knowledge, but ability to ink and reason easily.) "3. Initiative and the ability to work well against time. (The type of person who isn't satisfied unless be has numerous projects coming along.) "4. Open-mindedness. (An attitude which sug gests a man's willingness to listen to a contrary viewpoint and to contribute his own view honestly and forthrightly; but, in addition, an ability to un derstand and support the course of action, once it is decided, even though it doesn't coincide with his original view.) "5. A liking for and an understanding of people as against things. (I am not thinking of anything fancy like an understanding of psychology or a spe cial interest in industrial relations everybody who Is in management is in practical industrial relations, anyway but simply a sort of common sense un derstanding of mankind, that springs from a liking for people and a genuine pleasure in doing things cooperatively with them.)" Those are just the first working tools. With "hem a man may shape his growth so he can progress in managerial positions. If he has the stuff and the opportunities for developing, then the world is his oyster. The old saying still has truth: "There is always room at the top." In America today there are so many more "top" positions than formerly that competence, indus try and ambition, plus character, do not go unrewarded. No Kissing in Lobby Japanese zeal; to imitate American customs led io a cabinet crisis and a parliamentary up roar a few days ago. It seems some of the offi cials had a cocktail party. The finance minister drank too much, became amorous and tried to embrace and kiss two of the lady members of the diet out in the lobby. One slapped him soundly on the cheek (a good American cus tom). The other went into the meeting of th diet and made a speech, saying she had been in sulated by the finance minister (kissing like that is not in accord with Japanese social tradition). The diet broke out in uproar, the finance min ister resigned, the passage of the budget bill was delayed. The luckless finance minister made a great resolution. At home nursing his hangover, he said 1 he would go on the water wagon "or at least one day." The Japs need to go a long way before they can absorb all American habits. Felling Holy Land Cedar Here vr The Christmas Season It is veritably the Christmas season now that lights have been placed on our courthouse trees and many decorations elsewhere are in place. Illumination of the historic tree Friday night will herald the Yule officially. Many individuals and organizations are ac quiring, repairing, wrapping and addressing toys; club Santa Clauses are seeing if their suits still fit them; clothing and food for the more needy are being prepared for distribution. Despite the so-called commercialization of the holiday and that commercialization is relative, at that there are many, many aspects of the Christmas season which keep its proper spirit in the lore. It is a season of humility, of pride, of thanksgiving and when viewed it its proper light we are now more than glad that it is once more upon us. This histerie Cedar of Lebanon, which feres tera estimate to be at least years old, is being romoved this week to make way for business, development. One of Salem's landmarks, the tree was planted from seed brought here from the Holy Land. The lonely monarch is being dng up by John Payne Tree service. (Photo by Don Dill, Statesman staff photographer.) Historical Cedar of Lebanon Tree Gives Way to Progress By Conrad Prango Staff Writer, The Statesman A yuletide bond between the city of Salem and the Holy Land Is being severed as a rare Cedar of Lebanon tree, which originated in the land of Christ's birth, is being removed this week from a down town street parking. It is the big, 60-year-old cedar standing on Chemeketa street be tween North Church and Cottage streets. It Is being removed to make room for an addition to the Shrock Motor Co. buildings. As a seed this stately monarch, famous even in biblical times, came to Salem and became one of the first of its kind planted in this state. Dr. J. A. Richardson, who then lived on the corner of Che meketa and North Church streets where the Shrock company now stands, planted the seed. Believed Brought from Lebanon A story that the seed was brought from overseas by the late Dr. B. L. Steeves, Salem physician, was said to be false by his daugh ter, Mrs. Paul Morse of Salem. Old-timers here believed that Dr. the i i tree from seed had grow failed The Cedar of Lebanon first gained faxno when King Solo mon's temple in Jerusalem was constructed of the wood. Biblical history relates that Solomon se cured the Services of Hiram, King of Tyre to jcut the timber, log it to the Mediterranean, sea where it was floated the 100 miles to Joppa. There the logs were hewed to size and transported overland to the site of the I temple on Mount Mo riahl It is said to have stood for AVi cenlurijes before being burned. Seedlings Being Grown Seedlings of the Lebanon Cedar are being grown in state forest department nurseries. The tree grows well here, according to Homer Lyons, Jr.. in charge of the department's reforestation pro gram. It has been considered as a possible new forest crop although the wood cinnot compete with our native ted icedar. Other large Cedars of Lebanon spread their wide, stout branches on the Oregon State college cam pus at Corvallis. Others are now growing at McMinnville and in other scattered parts of the state. Clarence Shrock said he disliked to have to cut the tree down. But, he said. It was becoming too crowded and Its roots were fouling Dayl Burrcs Renamed Scout Council Chief Dayl Burres was re-elected chairman of the Cherry city Boy Scout district and Norman Frees was renamed vice-chairman at the annual meeting of the district held Tuesday night. A no-host dinner and commit tee reports also featured the meet ing. It was attended by over 100 scout and cub leaders and their guests. The session took place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in north Salem. Dr. C. A. Howard of Salem talked on the significance of parent-boy relationships. A flag ceremony by members of Salem troop 12. led by Scoutmas ter Jack Rhodes, opened the meeting. The Rev. E. L White gave the invocation. The table was decorated in a yuletide theme by Mrs. Paul Griebnow, Mrs. Clarke Lethln and Mrs. Sam Han dle. I S! Committee reports were given by L. R. White, advancement; Claude Graham, organization; and extension; Arthur Lamka, leader ship and training; Clarke Let hi n, camping and activities, and Sam Rand le, commissioner's j report. Scout Executive Gordon Gllmoro gave a brief resume of the past year's activities. I I ft up water and sewer systems under ground. State foresters said the tree probably would have died soon in its cramped quarters. Salem Brothers Join Air Force; Army Sign2 Man Enlistment of two Salem broth ers in the air force and another Salem man in the; army was! an nounced Wednesday by the Salem armory and air force recruiting station. !..';('- The brothers are Delmer E. and Cecil L. Schwabauer, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raney. 1277 S. Commercial st. They enlisted for three years each. ! $ Herbert G. Williams, son of Mrs. Mable E. Williams, 860 Hoyt st, enlisted for three years In the reg ular army. He attended Salem high school. i 3 Richardson brought the seeds him self from the mountains of Leba non. State foresters Wednesday es timated the tree was planted at least 60 years ago. At that time, they said, numerous efforts to The railroad brotherhoods are wise in de laying their industrial strife until the new year. It is doubtful whether the railroads would have been pressured to the point of capitulation, by public resentment to the interruption of trans portation over the holidays, but it is certain the brotherhoods would have been blamed for tempting an untimely coercion. They are ful signs, too, that a pre-strike settlement may be effected. The best evidence is that both sides may benefit by the postponement. Dtp S333DDQS a om rrrra Costa Rica abolished its army too soon or maybe the soldiers didn't get their uniforms off before word came of an invasion from Nicaragua. Truman Advisers Locked 8n Struggle Ml By Joseph and Stewart Alsop WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 Be hind the White House scenes, the president's right and left wing advisers have been locked in an other of their languid but em- '"iV''-'x birtred ctrus-. If gles. The issue has been the president's pol icy on econom ic controls and taxation. And the outcome can apparently be summed up l tk. civ KIaoIi- words strong Jn" AIm,i controls and much higher taxes. In these palace battles, even the composition of forces is some times difficult to discern ex actly. But there are signs, none theless, that the present struggle has shown an interesting var iation from the previous pat tern. The leading a d v o cates of boldness have hn th Whit Mrwart bMf House counsel, Clark Clifford and Dr. Leon Keyserling of the economic ad visory council. These two de vised the ten-point inflation con trol program which the president offered to the special session of congress in November, 1947, against the virtually unanimous advice of his cabinet. Their posi tion thus remains unchanged, as does Truman's reliance upon them. It is a change, however, that the cabinet has remained large ly aloof, except that Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder has given his customary advice to go slow. And it is also an important change that the chi'f champions of caution have tv;? time been Dr. Keyserling's chi-. the chair man of the econorr-ic advisory council. Dr. Edwin Xourse, and tr- director of the t: c'pet, James Webb. The lineup encloses the If f fry I existence of two schools of thought about national policy, both beginning with almost the same assumptions, but divided on the crucial points of timing and range of governmental effort. The great advantage of the "go fast" faction has been their pre vious successes, prior to the fall session last year, and the summer special session this year. Per haps a greater effort might have been made by the "go slow" group on those earlier occasions, if they had regarded5 the presi dent's messages to the two special sessions as anything more than statements to clear the political record. They were well aware the messages would not be acted upon by congress then. They are more than a little rueful to dis cover that these mere scraps of paper of the past have now be come a program for positive ac tion, by a president just tri umphantly re-elected with a strong sense of mandate. The economic controls for which the president will ask the eighty-first congress are in fact the same controls that he fruit lessly proposed to the eightieth congress. In November, 1947, and again last summer, he pressed a wide ranging and ambitious plan. It included controls of con sumer credit and bank credit; regulation of commodity specu lation; materials allocation and inventory controls; strengthened rent controls, selective price con trols; and standby powers to ra tion scarce goods. At the summer special session, the last congress acted only in a limited way on the recommenda tions for controls of consumer credit and bank credit The oth er recommendations were osten tatiously not considered. But they will be considered this time. The president now speaks with the confidence and authority of his great personal victory on elec tion day. He means to fight for the program which was once laughed off as mere election year politicking. He will fight also for much higher taxes. The democratic congressional leaders blanch at the mere thought, but within the administration the need for high er taxes is unanimously admit ted. The question is, not whether taxes must be raised, but how. The treasury has little liking for excess profits taxes, which in evitably penalize new enter prises with no earlier record of good revenue. But on the issue of the higher corporation taxes fa vored by the treasury versus the excess profits taxes favored by the "go fast" faction in the White House, the advocates of the stronger course again have the same advantage. The president recommended an excess profits tax to the special session last summer. The mere preservation of con sistency is not the only argu ment being used for excess prof its taxes, however. Industrial profits have risen from $12.5 billion after taxes in 1946, which was then an all time high, to an other all time high of $18.1 bil- all time high of $21 billion this 5aIeiTl AlltllOr OI year. These huge profits for in dustry are considered strongly Tunna! t"a llTa inflationary. They are also an lllHiei IO (Continued from page 1) to press the collections, Paulus pressed the matter, got the laws modified and justices educated to making regular returns of fine moneys. Other accounts ow ing the state, like old seed loans, were wound up and closed, with i considerable money realized. Lately, efforts have been made to clean up old accounts under the inheritance tax laws. The treasurer's office has been helpful to the land board in the matter of escheats to the state school fund. His knowledge of state laws and of past practices in man agement of affairs has enabled Paulus to be of great assistance to treasurers, as they have come and gone, limited as they are to two terms. He is frequently consulted by legislators and oth er public officials on state prob lems. At the same time, he has been loyal to his chief, with no taste for the limelight himself. Pearson will be his own state treasurer, that is to be expected; and will determine the policies to be followed in his office and as member of several state boards. But he will find he can lean heavily on Paulus for con servative judgment which is es sential in the management of the state's business affairs. OP A Practical Gift... An Economical Gift Music completes the enjoyment ol tfa home . . . and Wurlitser is the name that means music to millions ' "Mare peepte buy Wuriitm Hi set el ear efeer WILLS MUSIC STORE JANZ & WISCARSON SALEM OREGON HAPPY SOLUTIONI IF YOU CANT DECIDE WHAT TO GIVE WE SUGGEST A STEVENS & SON GIFT CERTIFICATE J Sift v. Gertificate JKWELRY j S !, OvQon, ... . i i .. . PmW to .w.. i' fo a. .. K IS? 503 s - mm i sal mum sum, ernes After Christmas, jewelry and gift merchandise fn many new lines and great assortments will be- arriving for. the opening of our now store in January. 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