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Military Situation in the Orient .
General Mac Arthur gives quit a dependable
survey of the military situation in the far cast-;
In his interview with a United Press corres
pondent. The commander in Japan is quoted as
saying that if Japan should be attacked the
United States certainly should defend her; and
tnls: "But I do not believe Russia will attack
Japan." (
The general's analysis of the situation in the
Orient is quite convincing. He doesn't see how
Russia could undertake an offensive against
Japan unless she had mastery of the air and
had a far eastern fleet or could neutralize our
own fleet. These are out of her reach now.
MacArthur reports that our airfields on Ok
inawa can scour the skies from Vladivostok to
Singapore. Russia has no eastern fleet and onlyte
limited air force. It . would have difficulty
supplying an army at the end of its long Trans
, Siberian railroad. The situation would be chang
ed of course, if China became an active ally;
but even then, lacking bgth air force and navy
invasion of Japan would be foolhardy.
Japan's role in the far east, thinks MacAr
thur, should be a Switzerland, that is, a neutral.
Hij goal is to help Japan become self-supporting.
Now we are spending hundreds of millions
of dollars to help feed the Japanese.
In short the menace in the far east is not im
mediately large from a military standpoint as
regards either" Japan or the United States. On
this coast we need cultivate no worries of ene-)
mies dropping on us out of the skies or sailing
tip our rivers.
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Back to the YMCA
It will be something of a homecoming for :
Carlton Greider to get back to the YMCA. He
was on the staff there when he went off with
the marines. A wicked slug in the task of clean
tng out Japs from an island cave destroyed his
eyesight; but that didn't daunt Carlton. After
a period of treatment he returned to Salem and
took a position in the employment service where '
he was f ereat assistance to veterans during
. the period of postwar adjustment. .
But he was trained for Y service; his unique,
talents equip him well for youth, guidance and
encouragement and direction of numerous adult
activities. Inspired he is also inspiring; he will
make a great contribution to that powerhouse ,
of good works, the Salem. YMCA.
It will give two more ambitious, sportsmen a
chance to serve on the commission, which will
add to the disputes and to the expense. What is
needed more is emphasis" on the administrative
side and less; on the top-deck policy-making
division of the game department.
The state is losing oneof the ablest of its
younger attorneys witn"the resignation of
George Neuner, jr. as assistant attorney general
to enter private practice In Roseburg. He was
named to the; justice department position by
the late I. H. Van Winkle. Afte his return from
military service he was assigned to the state
'highway department as assistant counsel under
J. M. Devers. In his work he has demonstrated
superior talents as a lawyer. He has brains, in
dustry, and with them a fine personality and
high character He has a splendid opportunity
in Roseburg which is the center of great devel
opment; but the state should keep its eye on
him to recall him to responsible service.
One good thing has come to pass as a result
of the plash between Governor Hall and Liquor
Commissioner Jo Freck last summer: the pur
chasing department of the board of control will
handle purchases of supplies and equipment for
the liquor commission, except liquor. The cen
tral office at Salem is much better set up to
handle purchases of office supplies, automobiles,
etc. It serves all other state departments and
institutions. The liquor board will realize econ
omies through this arrangement.
The universe is billions of years old. Proof
of its age is supplied by use of the 200-inch
telescope on Mt. Palomar which revealed ne
bulae so faf off (six trillion miles) it takes a
billion light years for the light from the cluster
to reach the earth. Archbishop Usher whose
chronology dated creation at 5005 B.C. was born
too soon.
At a Kelso smeltbake a senator from Port An
geles" ate 36 seven-inch smelt in 10 minutes.
The smelt must have thought he was a branch
of the Cowlitz river.
The same day the senate voted to ftill a bill
Increasing the number of members of the high
way commission from three to five the house
game committee voted to increase the number
of members of the game commission from five
to seven. The highway commission administers
a far larger budget which affects the state's
economy far more vitally than does the game'
commission. We see no advantage to the state
f to the cause of game conservation to in
crease the "number on the gam commission. ;
"Morse Blasts, "Mors Flays" these are
headlines in the papers, our own included. Does
the junior senator, from Oregon never speak
mildly; or is the choice of a scorching verb an
occupational -disease of headline writers?
With Watson at the) Legislator ,
Pravda, after telling the Russians that in the
USA every seventh citizen of an American town
goes hungry, chirrups that "the soviet system
has led our people onto the path of the free life
of socialism, filled with joyous labor and crea
tive inspiration . . . but not much good food.
How many Russians eat white bread?
Pulling a Walterwinchell on KSLM: the word
is orology or orography.
U.S. 'Riust Escape Europe Reaction'
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By Joseph Alsep
WASHINGTON, March 2 In
the long night of a trans-Atlan-
uc air journey, n is not easy xor
, the returning traveler to sort out
- positive conclusions. Random im
pressions .Coat
too insistently
through the
mind the pale
beauty of a
sunny winter
day in Rome
tha extreme od
dity of spats,
when worn by
a belli
Yugoslav
dreary remind- j" JWph AImp f
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ning with the occupiers of Ger
many, of a pretentious little
colonial dinner party in Ran
goon before the war.
One conclusion none the less
stands out, even in the stuffy
murk of the airplane cabin. In
Europe, a stalemate has been
reached in the world struggle
between the West and the Soviet
empire. And this is true because
. th Soviet Towfr drive to cat)
ture Western Europe has been
decisively frustrated.
It is tempting to forget the
magnitude of this event, and to
argue that the Soviet drive west
ward was always bound to fail
anyway, because the Kremlin was
not yet ready to employ the Red
army. But the truth is that only
15 short months ago the fate of
Western Europe balanced on a
knife edge. If the United States
r had not then held out a helping
hand, the boldest Italian leaders
have confessed to this correspon
dent that they would have lost
the heart to resist the commun
ists. In that event, Italy wdiild
have been lost, After a longer or
shorter interlude of dictatorship
of the right, France would have
gone also. And a whole long,
terrible chain reaction would
have been set in resistless train.
That danger, as passed now.
'The Marshall plan pave the de
mocratic forces courage and
means to carry .on their struggle.
Iff, the more hopeful atmosphere
fbts created, the political and
economic energies of the Euro
peans themselves were partly li
berated. Everywhere there has
occurred a patchy but decisive
improvement, and everywhere
In Western Europe, the com
munist parties are in retreat
This does not mean .however,
that the American responsibility
ends with the Marshall plan.
New problems are pressing for
ward. The first problem- w
must tackle with bold imagina
tion is the problem of our own,
relationship to the internal poll
tics of the Western European
countries we are aiding. Her
we must face an important fact.
Although the major communist
danger has passed, Western Eu
rope will never be restored to
full political health as long as
the communist parties control
the labor movements.
Fortunately, the communists
hold on this basic asset is being
challenged by non -communist
labor leaders. And simultaneous
ly the communists own leader
ship has been weakened from
within by the Kremlin's use of
the Western - European., labor
groups as mere naked tools of
Russian foreign policy. This Is
the meaning of the Cachin- To
gliattl "peace offensive." which
is intended to muddle the mass
of workers. This is also the
meaning of the brutal purge of
the communist labor chiefs in
France, which: is meant o de
stroy all possible "deviationists.
As is suggested by the walkout
of Moche, the French mine work
ers' leader, these tac?cs only re
veal a grave, fundamental weak
ness. During the next year or
two, the non-communist groups
will have an excellent chance to
capture the French and Italian
labor movements from the com
munists, provided one condition
is fulfilled.
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These grouos must necessarily
'stand forward as pro-American.
Their position will be under
mined, and the whole task of re
building a healthy non-communist,
left in Europe will be
brusquely halted, if America
meanwhile stands forward as the
champion of European reaction.
In our own hard-hea5?d inter
ests, Americans must appear as .
j the enemy of European reaction.
I And we must do so even if this
means championing social and
; economic measures which are not
i contemplated and may even seem
abhorrent in our own comfort-
able country.
Second, and still mora funda
: mental, the problem of security
also awaits solution. No one
should deceive himself with the
expectation that full European
recovery can occur until Europe
: feels genuinely secure from Rus
; sian aggression. To repeat the
! simplest example, you cannot
persuade the French business
: men and peasants to begin ln
, vesting their $5 billion of hoard -t
ed capital, or even to stop hoard-
ing their current earnings, -while
,; they continue to believe that
1 deceive himself with the expee
1 "the Russians can march to
Brest. Equally, no one should
; tatlon that the proposed Atlan
i tic Pact is more than the begir-
ning of a solution of this securi
i ty problem.
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The problem is global, and
! the ultimate responsibility rests
almost wholly on the United
: States. There can be no real
j security so long as such issues
: as the defense of Germany and
' the future of the Middle and Far
! East have not been faced. Abo'
: all, there can be no real security
: while the Atlantic Pact and oth
er measures that may be taken
merely represent the pooling of
weakness. A small program of
peacetime lend-lease for West
ern Europe will not create the
needed strength. Indeed, the
needed strength cannot be cre
ated at all. so long as business-as-usual
remains the watchword
of the administration in Wash
ington. A grim American effort,
both to place our own forces f
a footing of minimum peacetime
readiness, and to strengthen our
allies, is now absolutely essen
' tiaL The European stalemate1 is
a perilous victory, in the sense,
that it will moderate or end the
European crises, that have sti
mulated our efforts thus far. But
if we are so short-sighted that
we can make no great efforts ex
cept In a state of hysteria, we
shall deserve the fate we shall
probably meet
New Liouor license Bill Would
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Add Revenue to State Coffers
By Kalph Watson
The house committee on alcoholic control has put the lever under
the licensees of the liquor control commission in bouse bill 290, to the
tune of an $85,827 annual increase in the cost of doing business with
the commission; this on the basis of the 1947-48 records of the com
mission. In the past year the revenues from the various kinds of
licenses issued by the commission totalled $280,428. According to the
schedules now written in house
bill 290, and on the same number
of licensees, the next yean reve
nue would be $366,253 approximately.
This increase comes as a result
of an equalizing
process, so it is
explained, under
which some of
the licensees are
given a reduction
in their contribu
tions to the com
mission, while in
others the fare is
boosted. For In
stance the whole-
sal malt bever
age license has
been increased
from $125 the year' to $150 and
these fees will yield in the ag
gregate $20,137 more than In the
past year.
License Previsions
The three classes of restaurants
are charged to the tune of $90,137
for their rights to serve liquor
with their meals. The straight
restaurant license allows the sale
of malt beverages and table wine
with meals, and allows no enter-
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who are both informed about
the Red Cross and grateful for
its work.
The Red Cross does many
other things than just rush with
food and clothing to spots hit
by cyclones and floods. It is
still a ministering angel to ser
vice men and veterans and their
families. It has special projects
like lifesaving instruction and
now the blood bank. These are
all community chores which the
Red Cross does and does well.
It is a genuine privilege for
the American people t to share
in this great enterprise. The Red
Cross is so universal in its ser
vice and in its appeal that all
Americans feel a degree of pro
prietorship in it. The response
to its annual appeal is always
good.
This year there should be a
generous outpouring of funds,
especially in this area. We had
an example in the Vanport
flood of last year of how valu
able the Red Cross is in time
of calamity. It moved in prompt
ly and with its efficient organi
zation and adequate resources
provided relief that was needed,
spared the locality very heavy
burdens and succeeded in get
ting families rehoused and re
located. When the Red Cross solicitor
calls be ready with your con
tribution, and make it as liberal
as your means permit Consider
it as your "insurance premium,"
knowing that if calamity comes
here the premium will come
back manyfold, and knowing too
that if it strikes somewhere else
your gift will help the Red
Cross to meet the needs arising
there.
tainment The "qualified restau
rant" license, in addition is per
mitted to mix, store and serve high
proof liquors for consumption on
the premises. It permits no enter
tainment or dancing. The "unre
stricted' license in addition to the
other features permits dancing or
other forms of. entertainment No
drinks can be served In any res
taurant without bona fide meals.
The class A restaurant pays a li
cense fee of $125, the qualified
place pays $250 and the unre
stricted place is charged $400 an
nually. Under present law all res
taurant licenses are $150 the year.
: The package store selling 4 per
cent malt beverage and table
wines was raised from $50 to $75
In the original bill but this caused
so much backfire that the com
mittee met Wednesday noon and
Scaled the fee down to $35.
Halt License Largest
The largest revenue producer In
the list is the retail malt beverage
license, which is estimated to pro
duce $129,487 annually, the Indi
vidual license being set at $75. It
pernjits the sale , of package malt
beverage, for -consumption on. and
off the premises.
The bill was sent back to com
mittee Wednesday afternoon for
the purpose of cutting out the in
crease in license fees charged for
v:nes and package store licenses.
. Its main provisions seemingly
have met with the approval of the
liquor commission, its:ontrover
sial feature being the k "master
locker" amendment which was in
corporated in the original bill as
engrossed by the house.
Bethel Baptist
Play Tonight
Young people of Bethel Baptist
church will present a humorous
play, "When -Their Missionary
Came," at 8 o'clock tonight in the
church, open to the public.
In the cast are Velma Tuper,
Alvin Schwengel, Gary Radke,
Mrs. Hilda Casper, Dolores Tuper,
Ruth Rae, Dorothy Casper, Joan
Stark, Ruth Giese, Caroline Giese
and Shirley Rocks. Director is
Mrs. Edith Sunderland.
The Junior Young People's so
ciety will be represented by Mar
ie Schindler. Mrs. Christine uhn
le Schindler. Mrs. Christine Kuhn
will sing. Also participating will
be Carl May, Lots Schrenk and
Oren Horn back.
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hearing- aid yon are now
wearing, and send the name
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tlrm wul send to YOU. with
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734 American Bank Build
ingPortland 5. Oregon.
WV Fraternity
Pledge 'Turned
Over to FBI9
At Salem Schools
By Jasnea, Ceek
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL '
Infractions of rules of etiquette were demonstrat
ed at a Girl's league assembly Wednesday: morning.
Rules which are commonly broken wert panto
mimed by a cast, with a narrator explaining the
action. i
Participants in the program were Gordon Sloanl
Owen Fry, Dick Howard, Marl jo Ogle, Don Herring, L
Joan wacqua, wacx somsxei, iea
dell Davis, Carolyn Messemer,
Colleen McNeil, Mike McManus,
Jeanette Martin, Bobby Jo Mor
ris, Gary Campbell, Pat Filler,
Dorothy Cannon, Warren Mulkey
and Sylvia Hastings. Edna Hill
was pianist
Scenes included buying flow
ers, meeting chape rones at dances,
restaurant manners, inattention at
dub meetings and over-attention
between a boy and girl when
walking down a street
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FARRISH JUNIOR HIGH
Committees to . watch student
behavior were apt;dnted Tuesday
morning at Parrish by Don Smith,
student body president. They are
Buildings and grounds, Carol
Hewitt chairman. ; Kenny Lotus.
Jean Schoneboom and Jerry Sny-
aer.
Control (student behavior In
assemblies and in the halls), Tom
Steeves, chairman,: Caroline Gie
se, Viola Wilcox, Jackson Smith
son and John Ventage.
Attendance. Victor Barnick.
chairman. Rex La ton and Joanne
Stetler.
Lawn patrol. Lanny Dibbern.
chairman, Clayton Sanders ' and
Richard Reitzenstetn. This group
will report on mistreatment of the
grounds.
Bleacher committee fto check
bleachers in gym at noon after
students have eaten), Harriet
Hughes, chairman. Bonnie Jenk-
3-Day Stock
Rally Snaps
in tod
a
ay's
three-
Tb case of the handcuffed
pledge was written into the books
of Willamette university fraternity
pranks this week.
When George Juba, a Portland
student pledged to Sigma Chi,
was found handcuffed and chained
to Dean Raymond A. Witney of
flee door, it was the last link of
a so-cailea disciplining by the
fraternity.
A few nights before, Juba had
been handcuffed and turned out
for the evening for violating s
fraternity rule for allegedly giving
a girl his pledge pin.
Seeking help in freeing himself,
Juba walked to a nearby service
station whose skeptical operator
notified FBI. The FBI got in touch
with college authorities to confirm
the prank. Dean Witney asked all
four fraternities for information.
His answer was finding Zuba
chained to his door, along with a
sign, "Wanted by FBI."
NEW YORK. March 2
smau overall decline
stock market snabned
aay rauy.
final prices snowed a narrow
margin of losses over gains. Most
cnanges were fractional.
In sharp contrast to unusually
slow trading was the negotiation
of one of the largest deals in the
recent history of the exchange.
A block of 100,000 Shares of West
ern Air Lines sold at 5 for a
loss of y4. 7
Trading otherwise was skimpy
even for tfjese days of sluggish
markets. Turnover of 690,000
shares compared with 720,000
yesterday.
Tha Associated Press average
of 60 Stocks dipped J2 of one point
to 62.8. Of the 920 Issues which
changed hands, 348 declined
while 317 advanced. v
The 100,000 shares of Western
Air Line stock, according to 'a
L report in Wall Street was pur-
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Burnham & Co. for its own ac
count as well as others.'
Change in Electing
Precinct Officials
Passed in Senate
A "bin to set the election of pre
cinct committeemen and commlt
teewomen for the primary election
instead of the general election was
passed in the senate Wednesday
and sent to the house.
The measure repeals the present
law enacted in the 1947 session.
It was introduced by the Marion
county legislative delegation! The
legislators said election of the of
ficials in the general election re
sulted in confusion.
Business GooH
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At Postof fice
It's a rare week-day now when
Salem postoffice doesn't cancel at
least 40,000 pieces of outgoing mall,
according to Postmaster Albert C.
Gragg. The figure reached 62,800
Tuesday, 20 per cent above a com
parable day in 1948.
All February days shows con
siderable gain, said Gragg. And
while it isn't so easy to check the
count incoming mail is also show
ing a great increase.
The postmaster also announced
that the lobby stamp-vending ma
chine has been altered to issue 2
cent stamps in slot which former
ly sold airmails, when they were
S cents. The various openings now
provide five on-cent stamps for a
nickel, five twos for a dime and
five threes, for a dime and a
nickel.
inson, Lynn ! Asher and Rodney
Russell.
RICHMOND SCHOOL
A -Famous Folk Parade" was
the topic of. a recent Richmond
assembly. Each member of Mrs.
Mary Swigart's fourth grade rep
resented a famous man born in
February by, showing pictures
which made him familiar with the
public and by giving a short
speech about him.
People who were represented
and the students who portrayed
them are: George Handel, Nancy
Ladd; Charles Lindbergh, Marilyn
Hallisy; Charles Dickens, Phyllis
Kay Morris; Thomas Edison, Rod
ney Schmidt; Abraham Lincoln,
Larry Merk; William Cody; Bar
ney McCargar; Henry Wadiworth
Longfellow, Mary Mitchell; and
George Washington. Larry Hicks.
David Ashby was master of cere
monies, ,
Kathy Miller, gave a tap danct;
Douglas Edmihster read "How to
Be a Hero"; and Marcia Humph
reys gave a minuet -A Poem."
PGKStock
Dividend Set
Tnomas W. DelzelL chairman of
the board of Portland General
Electric company, has announced
hat the board declared a dividend
M Am a a
oi w cents per snare on me com
pany's common stock. 'The dividend-will
be paid on April 15, 1949
to the stockholders of record at
the close of business March 12.
The annual stockholders' meet
ing will be held at 2 p jn. April
9 at the Portland hotel in Portland.
PGEs earnings In 1948 Were
$2,604,967, equivalent to $2.61 per
share on the 998,967 shares of
stock outstanding. Operating ex
penses, which were 16.9 per cent
more than in in 1947, virtually
offset the increase of $2,104,634
in gross revenues over the previous
year.
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