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4 Tk. Statogman. -&Jm. Ofqoo Monday. JolT If If j reson CHANGING WORLD Wo F4or Stray M rr Shall Awe frees First Statesman. March ZS, 1SS1 ! THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CH KSi A RPRAOUE. Editor and Publisher Catered at the poitofflee at Salem, Oregon, as tec ad elaaa matter aader act of congress llarch t, 1171. rMished every soeralag. Business fflc Zl$ 8. i Commercial. fUlem, Oregon. Telephone X-Z44L. Ctimplion in Columbia Party-giving involves a certain amount of risk. There's always the chance that the guests won't show up and you will be stuck with the hors d'oeuvres. That's what happened to the good citizens of Columbia, California. The bag they are left holding contains hundreds of pounds of hamburger, thousands of weiners and thou sands of hot dog buns and hundreds of cases of beer and pop. But, like their ancestors, the 49ers of 100 years ago, aren't taking any re verses lying down. They'll have fate licking all that mustard out of their hand or know the reason why. Meanwhile, they are still asking "wha' hop pen?" This is what: The California Centennials commission, on a three-year spree of calling attention to the Golden state's tense past and present indicative of a perfect future, picked Columbia to host one of this year's major cele brations. "This little town, long a sun-bleached skeleton of its former roaring gold-boom self, is on the verge of becoming a ghost. But the 300 inhabitants rallied and worked for months nn i r ihiip d.uuu vimluis lu liic uiu iuui cele bration. They expected 75,000 because optimistic esti mates said that many attended the Coloma gold discovery fete last year. Actually only 26,000 went to Coloma. Only 20.000 tourists trekked into Columbia. And bankruptcy of refresh ment booths became an epidemic. - Maybe even Califomians can get enough of fiesta. They've had so many pageants, festivals and celebrations lately that probably not many people want to brave the heat and spend the money to see yet another collection of miners' picks, pans and nuggests. Robert O'Brien, his torian laureate of theSan Francisco Chronicle, warns that promoters of the centennial observ ance at Monterey this year and statehood cele brations next had better learn a lesson from the Columbia fiasco. But that won't help the Columbians. Fact is, Ahey are going to help themselves. They are going to have dances and contests and cock roach races to draw people to their little town people who might be hungry for a weinie or ready for a glass of pink lemonade to toast the gumption of the doughty 300. As for the enter prising citizens themselves, we bet they'll never touch another hotdog or another centennial. Legume Without Pretentions Consider the obliging sweet pea. Not so im pudent as the prolific nasturtium nor so humble as the gregarious petunia nor yet so elegant as the imperious rose, the sweet pea is a gay and democratic favorite. In return for its many-shaded blossoms and It urwuhtle nor fume, the sweet Dea asks a little more than the nasturtium or petunia, who, like the weed, want only kbensraum (and if they don't get it, they get aggressive). It demands leas than the finicky rose who nust have a special diet and elaborate defense against its enemies and then wilts like an ingrate any way. All the sweet pea needs is something to climb on and it isn't particular, be it grocery string or chicken wire or an elaborate wrought lron trellis. , i The sweet pea is an inoffensive social climber. It has come a long way from Sicily, its native land, and these very southern origins may be responsible for its popularity. They account for its love of the summer sun, its strong fam ily ties and its eagerness to take part in the most auspicious occasions. Today the sweet pea Is a prized ingredient of the fanciest bouquets and corsages. It attends receptions and proms.! It serves at weddings in the very best families. But it hasn't lost its salt-of-the-earth savor. A leguminous plant, the sweet pea knows it is good for the soil and despite its friends in high places It doesn't forget its relatives in the vegetable garden. ! Of course, the petunia has earthy connections, too. Very earthy; underground, in fact. It is kin to the South American potato and comes from the nightshade family, a poisonous gang. Perhaps due to its underworld background, you never see a single petunia; it always travels In a group of friends. They all stick together -and are loyal, no doubt, but they have few aspir ations and are irresponsible. You never know about that kind ... 1 Also a native of South America, the nastur tium is handicaoDed by its name (nose-tWist-Ing), however accurate. Its a climber, too,but its best friends won't tell it when, it needs a deodorant. You know what happens when you're careless; you haven't a chance. You' get the cold shoulder treatment and the first frost always kills the nasturtium. As for the haughty rose, let Portland and Pasadena sing its praises. Let us merely put in a good word for the sweet pea a colorful and fragrant and useful citizen that's at home in almost every Salem backyard. Double Duty for ERP The senate committee on appropriations in serted an amendment in the ERP bill requiring it to spend $500,008,000 of its funds for export of American farm surpluses. Senator Robert son of Virginia, who opened debate for the measure condemned the amendment and Sen ator Taft joined in with the comment that ERP was not farm relief. Paul Hoffman who ad ministers the funds for European recovery has strenuously opposed earmarking. He has had a running fight with shipping interest who want to confine the hauling, to American bottoms. The European recovery program should not be burdened with any such limitation, although there is no doubt that many domestic interests, manufacturing as well as agricultural, saw it as providing a good market for their products. Without any limiting provisions ERP is going to finance 'the shipment abroad of huge quant ities of American - foodstuffs and machinery and supplies because they are available here at the best prices. But the whole operation is so intricate and involved, calling as it does for a large amount of inter-nation trading, that flex ibility is required, and decisions should be left to the administrative organization. Memorial to Jack Kimball Over in Klamath county yesterday afternoon they dedicated a park for Jack Kimball, long one of the best . known and best liked men in the Klamath country and in the field of forestry in Oregon. He used to come regularly to Salem at legislative sessions to represent Weyerhauser interests, but though a member of the famed lobby he was held in high respect because of his own fine character and knowledge of forest conditions and'problems. The tract chosen for Kimball park is a por tion of a state forest acquired when the state bought the Yawkey timberlands. Mac Epley describes it in the Klamath Herald and News: "Here Wood river springs full-fledged from the sida of a mountain and the water gurgling ' to the surface forms a wide and colorful pool. This is surrounded by a pine-studded park area. traditional scene of many picnics and outings. The park honors the name of a worthy man, and Jack Kimball would ask no better memorial than growing trees and living water. Canadians will breathe a sigh of relief when the 3,000 Doukhobors who reside chiefly in Bri tish Columbia carry out their plan to emigrate. They were a source of trouble in their resist ance to bearing arms, paying taxes and send ing their children to school. On occasion they expressed their protests by parading In the nude. They say they are going to soviet Russia which is where their forebears came from, or perhaps to Turkey. Their screwy notions put religious toleration to a hard test. YE5TERPAV 'jesm:' - I if -rim -f rT - . " J : p V55 y A lot of speculation on President Truman's choice as successor to the late Justice Frank Murphy. Since Murphy was a Catholic the wiseacres are betting on one of that faith and sorting out the eligibles. The more far-sighted are wondering which side of the 5-4 fence the new appointee will fall. Murphy's death makes it a tie. Much will depend on whether the new Justice "lines up" with Black and Douglas or with Frankfurter and Jackson, even though the usual 5-4 split sometimes gets crossed up. The cities of Coos Bay and North Bend are drenched with rainfall much of the year; yet they find their water system, now jointly owned, inadequate. In fact lack of a dependable water supply has retarded industrial growth of the area. A survey shows the need of spending over a million dollars to increase storage and im prove distribution. Better spend it; it will be a good investment even if water bills are in creased a little. The Safety Valve Mrs. Meyer's Rebuttal To the Editor: I thought I had said all I had to say concerning the belabored merger, after smoking it out into the open by daring to disagree out loud. Upon reading Mr. Huntley's letter, needless to say I am highly amused. For ex ample, if Mr. Huntley had been wide awake at the merger meet ing he would have heard me ask "Why the people living on this side of the river need always to depend on the east side for all of our utilities. Wasn't it just as possible to pipe water from the Valsetz project as to go to the Detroit dam for it?" At first, no one remembered the Valsetz dam. After a short conference, a Salem representa tive gave a clear and sensible answer to the effect that it would be to Salem's benefit to use the water from the Detroit district as money had already been spent in surveys and the Santiam water was as good as could be found anywhere and at less cost. You see, Mr. Huntley, I al ways know what I am talking about I stay awake in public meetings . . . When I vote I know what I'm voting for. I still be lieve in individualism instead of mass control. As to my not be ing accurate, I always make con cise notes of every question ask ed and the exact answer . . . We live in a democracy. Therefore, the people Of. West Salem know how to vote, and are capable of doing so without advice from me or anyone else. Whichever way the merger goes the losers I'm sure will accept it in good grace and continue to work for the good of the com munity. Just remind the people that July 26 is the day. Pearl V.'McVey 1343 6th st., ' West Salem Why the Hospital Drive? Population of area served by Salem hospitals.. Beds normally needed for such a population.... Normal bed capacity of hospitals in Salem Beds jammed into hospitals as of last night Serious cases awaiting beds in hospitals Who might need hospitalization suddenly Present margin to care for emergencies ! 100,000 350 145 178 125 ANYONE NONE (Story on page one) JLP 3S3DQB Advocates of the Atlantic pact declared in the senate that it carried no obligation to furn ish arms. But the administration is losing no time to shove in the runner-up bill for $1,450, 000,000 arms for Europe. It is due for intro duction Monday. Now let us see if it will be considered on its own merits, independent of the Atlantic pact. At one point Hell's Canyon, Idaho, Is 7,900 feet deep consid erably more than Grand Canyon's maximum depth of 6,100 feet. (Continued from page 1) level both of general demand and of economic activity in America is still a long way above any def inition of normal that has ever before been known, and if Brit ish socialism cannot adjust it self to as minor a quaver as this, then it is too delicate for the real world." The key to Britain's failure is that its production costs are too high, not merely for the export market, "they are too high for the British market Itself." The core of the failure is the drive to subordinate everything to "full employment and social security." Engrossed in this undertaking, from cradle-to-grave, Britain has let its efficiency slide and its productivity lapse. What the ''Economist" prescribes is not more social security, but less of It, to drive home to the British workman that he is going to sur vive according to the measure of bis own effort and ingenuity. That is strange doctrine for a people who elected a labor-socialist government; and is strange doctrine for Americans who now are going whole-hog for the "welfare state." Even some of the labor cabinet rea lize the seat of Britain's trouble. Sir Stafford Cripps himself said GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty We would figure out how much of modern man's time is spent screwing the cap on col-, lapsible tubes j of toothpaste, shaving cream, ointments, etc., only we lose so much time hunt ing for the caps. Mac Major Figure in Anti-Red League By Tom Lalnbert TOKYOJuly 24 -(JP)- Despite his silence on the issue. General' MacArthur is emerging further daUy as a major figure in pre liminary discussions on the Pa cific Alliance proposed by Na tionalist China and the Philip pines. Wu Teh-Chen, former foreign minister and ..now minister with out portfolio in China's Nation alist government, is coming to Tokyo soon on what Canton calls an "anti-communist" mission. He is expected to discuss the part Idea with MacArthur, allied commander of the occupation of Japan. Wu's arrangements for the trip follow a report recently that MacArthur sent a message to Generalissimo Chiank Kai-shek. This was possibly only a personal greeting, though its nature was undisclosed.' It was1 Chiang and President Epidio Quirino who proposed s the anti-communist Pacific union j at a meeting two weeks ago. Dr. Bernabe Africa, Philip-! pine minister to Tokyo, has been ! called home for consultation. In- ; formed quarters say he will dis- j cuss the Pacific union program with MacArthur before he leaves probably at the end of July or early in August It is only natural that Mac-; Arthur's Views on any Pacific? alliance should carry consider-1 able weight with its proposed members. How he regards it Is j unknown,! but there is no doubt I whatever f about his attitude! against communism. While the Chinese Nationalists I and the Philippines, encouraged j by South (Korea, are proceeding! with their pact plans, some dip-i lomatic sources in Toyko view it j as likely to be a rather limp af- fair. J v ' Some of these sources specu late that an alliance might give the nationalists a shot in the arm, but they are not encour aged by latest reports of com munist military advances in south-central China. Few believe that the Philip pines or Korea could give the nationalists any military aid in any case. One foreign diplomat, who de clined to be quoted by name, ex presses the private opinion that there is an element of "black mail" aimed at the United States, which has been cool to the pact proposal. As he sees It, Nationalist China, the Philippines and Korea might ally, then declare to the world that their anti-communist aims were identical with those of the United States. : The strong inference would be that they should get American financial and military support. cocW& IUr.r, y the answer lay in lower product ion costs. , It is significant that other countries of western Europe have made more rapid progress than has Britain since the war. Com parisons are not the best test for each national situation is dif ferent; and Britain's was wor sened by its loss of overseas in vestments. But the fact remains that British socialism is up against some hard realities, one of tha sternest of which is that the profit incentive has far greater driving force than any other in promoting economic progress; and about the Only substitute is the compulsion of the police state which the British people will not willingly accept unless it is foisted on them by degrees. i Literary Guidepost By W. G. Korers SIAM DOCTOR, by Jacques M. May (Doubleday; $2.75) What a French-trained doctor has to offer the East, and what he and the East have to offer us . . . there you have this book, or at least the idea be hind the book. Dr. May spent most of the 1930s in Bangkok and Hanoi, un til the advent of war found him an Allied sympathizer under Vichy rule, and he smuggled himself out on a British ship. Western medicine was effective with Eastern diseases, but it had first to combat Eastern habits. There was a primitive reluctance to use anesthetics, persons of royal birth had to be ausculted, tapped and otherwise examined at the end of a 10-foot pole; opium-steeped patients respond ed unpredictably to familiar pillj and powders, and the love-sick were, if possible, even more of a problem in the tropical than in the temperate zone. Among Dr. May's cases were tumors, pregnancies, fevers, ane mia, cholera, and what men in some embarrassment admitted was the "women's disease". The doctor treated them in palace, hovel, hospital and dive. Most of the curious incidents concern the bonds of affection uniting white men, or women, with brown women, or men. Misunderstandings common enough within one race were multiplied by the interracial re lationships; and a native girt who didnt want to lose her man could make him fear that, if he want ed to keep on living, he must keep on living with her. Villain ous potions were concocted in the name of love, but the smart doctor worked an X-ray trick thaf proved to be an effective antidote. The author's medical and hos pital work was obviously im portant, and very much to his credit His experiences seem, however, to have been unusual, not extraordinary, something to write home about rather than to write a book about Henry Finds Noisy Shoes, Blooms, Bulls By Henry McLemore LISBON, Portugal. July 14 Some impressions of Lisbon by air old inhabitant of three days: It isnt diffi cult for natives n MrLetMrt of this city to spot A m e r i -cans. A m eri ca ns are ' the ones whose shoes don't squeak. The"; people of Lis-i bon would rather bei caught bare-J footed, appar ently, than be caught , in a pair of shoes that didn't squeak. The sound on a crowded street is much like that in a mice factory. Whether the squeaks are considered fashion able or are the result of work manship, and the quality of the leather, I don't know. I do know that I feel like a footpad as I skulk along in noiseless shoes. . . This must be the cleanest big city in the world. I haven't seen so much as a scrap of paper in the streets or on the sidewalks, and there is absolutely no grime on the buildings or houses. Nearly all the buildings here are of snow-white stucco with red tile roofs, and they look as if they had just stepped out of a bubble bath. . . . Growing flowers must be one of the national sports. No mat ter where you look flowering plants of- all descriptions meet your eye. A house without 10 or 15 window boxes in riotous bloom is a rarity, and the wide streets are lined with huge shade trees. ... If It's a paunch.- or a second chin, or both that you want, Lisbon is the place for you. Eating is another national sport, and anyone who can't handle an eight-course dinner with ease is considered a beginner with a knife and fork. There is no shortage of anything, except perhaps time to rest between meals. A typical luncheon at our hotel: a platter of hors d'oeuvres the size of a ping-pong table; a choice of six soups: a choice of four kinds of fish; a main course selection of roast duck in cherry and wine sauce, filet mignon, broiled lobster, chick en, or roast beef; a wide variety of salads, desserts, fruits and cheeses. But no baking soda and water for a last course. . . . There are many beautiful bathing beaches here but we are not going to be able to go swim ming unless we buy new bath ing outfits. The law says (and it is enforced) that all women must have suits with skirts, and that men must wear tops with their trunks. Bathing outfits here are dead ringers, for the ones we wore in the States back in the early 1920's. You know, navy blue with white canvas belts. ... Another thing remindful of the 1920s at home are the plus four knickers, which are ex tremely popular here. Wish I had brought along one of the old golf outfits I used to wear in the days of hickory-shafted clubs, pocket flasks and rumble seats. I'd be a Beau BrummeL . . One of the common sights, as you walk by the outdoor cafes, is to see Portuguese ignoring their very cheap but excellent wine and beer, and drinking American beer. It costs them a dollar a bottle, but is supposed to give them a standing as play boys of the first malt. . . . This afternoon I am visiting the world-celebrated Port Wine Institute, so the next time you hear from me I'll probably be listing to port. McNaught Syndicate. Inc. Better English By D. C Williams Chinese Reds Try to Isolate Hunan Capital CANTON. China. July 24-(V Semiofficial nationalist reports to night said the communists were making a strong bid toJlsolate the Hunan province capitat of Chang sha by cutting the railway -to the south. I Strong communist forces from the northeast wm rnrtl driv ing hard on Chuchow, rail town 25 miles south of Changsha. Their exact positions were not given. The reports quoted Gen. Chen Ming-jen, acting governor of Hu nan, as saying he was determined to defend Chanssha. which it major defense point ?400 miles norm ot canton. However, similar strong avow als In the past have only pre ceded capture by the reds. It is knowsh that considerable supplies have'been moved out of Changsha to the south. The nationalists repbrted they still were holding Taihd 150 miles southeast of Changsha and 265 miles north of Canton. That is the area of deepest southward penetration by the regular, com munist forces. i i In Canton, sources irt a position to know said that the nationalists were preparing a purge of 'bad elements" within the Kuomlntang (national party.) Persons discussed for possible expulsion from the patty include T. V. Soong and H. H. Kung, both brothers-in-law of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Once among the .most powerful men in China. Both are now abroad.; Czech Reds ) Assert Pope Aids Sabotage PRAGUE, July 24-;p)-Czech-oslovakia's communist press ac cused Pope Pius XII today of sup porting sabotage in this country. It also assailed iUv S. Secretary of State Dean Achespn for his charge that the Czech government was seeking "tyrranous domina tion" of the churches, and accused the Americans ot persecution in Korea. ; The Vatican came under renew ed fire from the two big communist newspapers. Rude Pravp, the party organ, and Mlada Fronta, paper of the communist youth organiz ations. Chief target was the pope's recent order for excommunication of communists, which? the Czech government has branded illegal and treasonable. j? In Slovakia, a government spokesman called this decree a "devilish means of sowing dis cord." He was Laco Novomesky, commissioner for education and a suspended priest. Speaking at Bra tislava, he charged that the ex communication order represented a "most striking example of us ing religion to bar social progress." "The Vatican has excommuni cated itself," said Mlada Fronta. School Superintendents Oppose Red Teachers NEW YORK, July 24-UP)-Mem-bers of the communist 'party should not be employed as school Heachers, a charter adopted by 34 school superintendents irom za states declared today; The charter was made public by Dr. Paul R. Mort, Chairman or the eighth annual teachers College work conference for school super intendents. The conference was sponsored by Columbia Univer sity's Teachers college, 1. What Is wrong with this sentence?" "There aren't fcut five books on the shelf." 2. What is the correct pro nunciation of "nucleus"? 3. Which one of these words Is misspelled? Antenna, antece dent, anteseptic. 4. What does the word "ro tundity" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with cr that means "inclined to believe, especially on slight evidence"? ANSWERS 1.' Say, -There are but five books." 2. Pronunce nu-kle-us, first a as in use, accent first syllable. 3. Antiseptic. 4. Round ness; of speech, full and flow ing. A boldness and rotundity of speech." 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