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I. ijJmj? 'jinij r'i;i..' ,at'il1 .HlHtv 1 The Etrfeean, Baiem, jryggy pyTOri t tin... ' 1 r. . - - mKo favor I Frem THE STATESMAN PUBLISHiNC COMPANY Cmari.fji A SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher Entered at the postef flee at Salem, Oregon, m second! class matter ud met el congress March S, If If. Published every morning. Business office Ui 8. Commercial. 8.41cm, Oregon. Telephone 2-144 L Juveniles Speak Up Two Portland high school graduates have come to the defense of teenagers in a letter, to the editor of the Oregon Journal, that is out standing for its honest appraisal of juvenile delinquency and its sensible suggestions for re medying the situation. V These boys says they were active in school affairs, winning their litters and getting elected to school Offices, and they think they know their felloW teenager pretty . well. What they know doesn't jibe with reports in newspapers and magazines clucking over juvenile driving, drinking, Sex, morals and truancy. So they protest agajinst articles which "incessantly harp on" young wrong-doers. m ' Sure, says the letter, the idiot' fringe the jftm rodders are a menace to human life and safety: "Please, 'however, give, the rest of us a chance. We're not all bad drivers." Sure, promiscuity, indecency and flaunting of moral codes exist, but they exist in every age 1 group, the boys point out. "In our section the go-called 'experts' consider it the rule rather than the exception it is. For heaven's sake ... . give, us the. decent slant." And drinking "We do far too much -of It . . . nevertheless it's something it seems a fel low has to do these days and because of it we know almost hundreds "Of cases where Irrepar able damage has been done." And here the correspondents get down to brass tacks (or is It rails).: "Why don't you stop the taverns and groceries from selling us beer. (We) have never had any trouble obtaining it or drinking it on the premises. (The boys are 17 and 18. . . . The punchboards are bad OK but this is vastly worse. Our officials are neglecting, countless youths who are your future. Please, won't you do something about it?" Thy ask that something be done about school, loo: "Our modern day educators seem to be spar ing no effort to lower school to our weakest in tellects instead of having us raise our minds to decent educational standards. Enough of "Life adjustment education" ;and "good work habits." Give us good stiff Latin, math, liter ature and socio-economics and the rest comes naturally. Make the difficult courses compu- Isory and then instead of looking for amuse ment oo school nights, we'll be studying. Now a'iys, Uo many 'students' receive sheepskins for having been exposed, to semi-educational tripe to make this high school diploma worth much. Make us come up to you ' the adults; don't you constantly stoop to us." These youngmen do not Whitewash the teen agers, neither to they heap more ashes ,on the heads of already guilt-ridden parents. School authorities and .civic officials have found it easy to pass the buck the so-called delinquent mothers and fathers sometimes with justice. But the letter to the editor points out that fiarental neglect doesn't excuse school author tes and civic officials who are delinquent in their duties and thereby, make delinquency a cinch for youngsters. What is needed .now that everyone equally shares the blame is for all concerned to equally share in remedying the situation. Arid that includes the juveniles who see themselves, not as others , see thern, but clearly as they are, ' il-L- a .Cement Trucking to Detroit Dam . Some months ago we reported the prospect . of having several hundred trucks a day rolling toward Detroit dam with materials and mach inery and supplies. We noted then that the existing highways were inadequate and sug gested use of the railroad. Now thet trucking becomes imminent. The city doesn't want the Red-Tito Split Posing Grave Problem Br Joseph and Stewart AIsop WASHINGTON. Sept. 3 Al though the state department and British Foreign office have been handing out soothing syrup, the current Yugosr- lav crisis is be ing taken very seriously be hind the scenes. In fad, the American and and British am b a s sadors in Moscow,' Alan Kirk and Sir David Kelly, last week urg ed the .two gov ernments to address a joint evil note to Moscow, sternly warning of the dangers of war in the Balkans. No note was . "'0m. nt, because 'wA' le state de- i' 'v1 f rtm e n t and f V ' v:' i reing affairs fj fi' f fice bell eve f . 1 'at such an " V. !; nt, b e c a use r, in .jne P foreing offi th Indication of Anglo - Ameri can sympathy for Tito might m,ke the Kremlin more eager to attack the heretic. But this does not mean that the American and British experts believe, there Is no likelihood of armed Soviet aggression against Yugoslavia. On the contrary, there iN a whole series of reasons why Generalisslnio Stalin may thimk this is the right time for aa enterprise , jhat must be very dear to his heart First, the heresy of Tito Se - Increasingly affecting the whole structure of Soviet world pow er. No totalitarian religion caa tolerate heresy. And the Titp heresy is not only proving dan gerously attractive to the Czechs, Poles, Hungarians and other satellites. The economic blockade of Yugoslavia, with which the heresy wins to be pun ished, is also disrupting the econ ri of the satellite area. Czecho slovakia and Poland particularly m Stoay$ Us, No fear Shall Awf ITrst 8Utesmas, March tt. 1U1 I cemen ! carriers rolling through Salem, over ZOO of-them a day. The county doesn't want the trucks rolling on Lancaster drive because the surfacing is too light to stand up under the load. The stite highway as now buijt up to Mill City will groan under this burden, and 99E"s congestion will grow more serious. , j But sine highways and streets are for public use', arid it will not be easy to deny their use to a particular operation. ' I Some "getting together" among public of ficials the corps bf engineers and. the contrac tors is clearly indicated. 1 Vaughan a Target i Genfcfal Harry j Vaughan has let himself be used as a tool by greedy businessmen. He says he had not profited himself, which is probably 4rue rje has had a few gif U and a great deal of flattery; and apparently has great ly enjoyed his role of fixer or aid to his friends without stopping jto realize how far out of line he was -getting, .( , . ; He suffers, tooj from being in line of fire for President Truman. It is' common practice to pick off those around the throne first, rather than to knock off the chief himself. The shells 111 short, by design though the aim was perfect for the rriore distant target. , Thus, when Roosevelt was at the height of powef and popularity, criticism fell on the heads of Madame Perkins, RexTugwell, Harold Ickes. They took a lot of the overripe fruit, figurative ly speaking, knowing that it was, the hope of the tosserg that Mr. Big would get splattered.' j This doesn't excuse Harry Vaughan; he seems a loutish fellow quite out of place in the self assumed role of political handyman at the White House, It may explain why Mr, Truman hangs onto' Kim; besides the president likes' him, and that's; that. j ?j T " ' J Economy Touches Solon The public wil applaud Secretary Louis John son for politely, requesting the members of congress to use means of travel, for their jun kets aroifnd the globe, other than army trans port. i There has been altogether too much use of ariny and navy planes for carting senators and congressmen around the world and across this country. j The abuse has come easy. Army and navy both yieing for congressional favor have felt beholden to members and 'quick to respond with requests for aerial transport. Even If the trip was riot on committee business it always seemed there' was a plarje "going my way." Probably the military .services have expended millions of dollars in providing taxi and long-haul ser vic for congress. It Is time the; abuse was ended; and Secre tary Johnson seerris determined to end it.' . T- - The prediction for the weekend is that "wea ther will be excellent for all activities." Not if the state fair 'doesn't succeed inprimiag the pump! of J. Pluvius we'll stop believing that long hair on squirrel's tails means a hard win ter. 1 1 ' - Wth our tongues hanging out for some fresh rainwater, the story of floods in Japan makes dry reading here. ( Guess what was left off the Import list for South Africa frm dollar countries: the comics. That's getting quite selective. are feeling the loss of Yugoslav, copper, lead, zinc ahd i bauxite, ' which they do not get any more because they will noj send their manufactured products to Bel- grade. ': . . Second, Tito has ; closed the j Greek border, and; has thus ; brought near to collapse the j Soviet-sponsored rebellion in ; Greece. And If this were not ' bad enough, Tito Is also threat- ! ening to move In on5 the Krem- ! lin's Isolated, enfeebled puppet, j Enver Hoxha, in Albania. If the! loss of Albania were added to J failure in Greece, the danger to j Saviet prestige in eastern Eur-; ope would be very grave. j Third, western aid to. Tito is j conti n u a 1 1 y increasing. The f World Bank will shortly give Yugoslavia a $20 million loan; and there may be more to come! from other sources. 00 the other! hand, this assistance for Tito has had no material 'results, as yet. At the same time, the re armament western Europe is still only a pipe dream. The red : army .has already placed fivej armored divisions on, the Yugo-i Slav border and can! quadruple; the number tomorrow. In short, j if Yugoslavia, la to be invaded! -by the Soviets, this la the best: opportunity. j ,i - Hitherto, (he Kremlin's 4nen-i aces against Tito have not beenj regarded as portending war, mainly because Cbe la astern ex-f Krts have jnipposcd -ttie Krem-r i did not: wish to1 run such; risks: The theory has bem Out the Soviet notes were satmded to shake Tito's nerves; mmd that; at worst guerrilla forces would; be sent across the YHgoslar; frontiers to stir up trouble). Tksc caused no special concern, atoce Tito's ruthlessly efficient secret police, the Ozna. has already shown itself quitej 'capable of handling any police problemj however large. The recent blow-! log up of the big oil refinery: at Fiume, though; a Very serious matter, was the first and only 'solid success of I the Kremlin's Yugoslav ager-ts ud to this time,' War is; still considered ha4 probable; but the definite possi if ' bility is now being weighed by the American and British ex perts, for two very simple rea sons. The first and most obvious reason is the seriousness of the Tnllitary maneuvering on the Yugoslav borders. The second, ?and perhaps more convincing reason is the turn that the war of nerves against Tito has how taken. The Soviet notes to Bel grade have become so shrill and violent that it is hard to see how the Kfemlin can avoid fol lowing up its words with action. Whatever happens, Tito Is ex pected to stand firm. Indeed, It is already quite possible that he will make the boldest possible gesture, arraigning the Soviet Union before the United Na tions security council as a "threat to peace." He has al ready ordered Yugoslav Ambas sador Joza Vilfan to attend the security council meeting In New York. And there are reports that Vilfan may be joined ' there by Tito's top diplomatic team. For eign Secretary Edvard KardelJ and Under Secretary Ales Beb ler. N. If war -comes, Tito has 30 tough divisions. Their equip ment problem is serious, since they adopted' Soviet models in the period when Tito was Sta lin's loyal Balkan viceroy. But Tito's troops ' are considered to be wholly loyal, and capable of putting up the most powerful guerrilla-style resistance. All these facts should only un derline the need for a firm American policy in this crisis. About the only hope of an even tual settlement with the Soviet Union lies in the possibility that Russia: will have to relax her grip on the satellite area. If Tito is permitted j te be gobbled up with no pretest by us, this hope will be gone. Political and stra tegic crises make strange allies, .but the rule is that If you want to survive yourself,; it is wise to standi by your ; allies when the pinch comes. (Copyright. 1S4S. New York Berakl 1 Trtboae Inc.) as sr i -ssf nssrse- U.S. i HtyvJsN Literary, Guidepost By W. O. Rogers , INHERIT THE NIGHT, by Robert Christie (Farrar, Straus; $3) ' Kurt Werden, with a forged U. S. passport, an automatic, a temper, a goal and a frequent worried look back over his shoul der, arrives in a sleepy little town high In the Andes. Three people there interest him particu larly: Don Diego, the alcalde; El Borracho, a happy-go-lucky ped dler and drundard; and Carlota, ! very lovely and very accessible. For fhe moment she is not ac i cessible to 1 Borracho, , for he is penniless. But Werden, his pockets full of gold, wants the drunkard to guide him to San Co bar, a village up and over the Andean peaks, almost literally out of this world; and perhaps Carlota and Don Diego together can persuade El Borracho to un dertake the trip. It's dangerous, but nothing is so dangerous as the fate Werden is fleeing; he can not be sure how long , people back in civilization will believe the newspaper clipping headed: ' ' !" ' Hollywood On Pardae By Gene Hansaker ; HOLLYWOOD Having had a nibble' of dramatic acting in "Sorrowful Jones," Bob Hope has no appetite for a steady diet of seme "I don't even dream of it," the Cleveland cut-up vows. The picture, in which Bob has a subdued role as a tightwad bookmaker, is grossing so well that. Paramount is planning a sequel. Meanwhile, Hope's com edy is broader again in "Where Men Are Men," now being film ed. He plays an actor who plays an English butler and is brought out west as a butler i by an American family to give Its home tone. There's a slight smilitarity to Charles Laughton's role in "Ruggles of Red Gap." The pro ducers, Hope said hopefully, are talking about letting him repeat Laughton's well-remembered Gettyburg Address scene.- That would be a Juicy bit of Drama for a guy who disclaims any as pirations thereto. As for gags versus half serious material. Bob said: "I like to mix, 'em. Sure I'd play 'Hamlet,' but I'd get a few laughs with it." Elliott Arnold Is a 37-year-old .author with graying temples, pleasant manners, and . debt of gratitude to a careless Army tele typist. During the war, Arnold was an army intelligence captain at Casper, Wyo. Washington or dered him sent to a base in Ten nessee to form an officer group. In transit,, the code letters for the Tennessee base became gar bled into the code letters for Tuc son. Ariz. Arnold' reported to Tucson, whic had no, instruc tions regarding him and couldn't understand his presence, During several days while the confusion was being straightened out, he met, on a double date, the? girl who later became his wife. After the war they lived In England. The bride's mother, fearful. that her daughter would lose interest In her native section, sent her southwestern magazines. One contained a brief article a bout Capt. Tom Jeffords, who ef fected a truce with the Apaches' famous Chief Cochise. Arnold read the article and became so interested that he decided to go to Arizona, study the records, arid writer a book about the episode. The book, "Blood Brother" Is being produced by 20th Century Fox as r Arrow', starring Jimmy Stewart as Jeffords. Jeffords method studying the Apaches" , customs end culture before going in to meet Cochise - holds the key to the world's problem of get ting Along today, Arnold thinks. PEfeRDATMCE"1 "Enemy leader dies in besieged city." The mysterious Werden, ac customed to having his way, lias it again, and reaches San Co bar. Quita, daughter pf Engracia and Anselmo, and her betrothed lover Pablo, son of Manuel, see the stranger coming from the pass. . The priest, Padre Jose, calls the visit a miracle. ' Miracle it may be, but not from heaven. Werden is a kind of sinister knowledge set down to fester in a completely innocent, idyllic community. He brings violence, ruthlessness, fear. For the first time men become a fraid of what lies beyond 'the mountains, they challenge the priest's leadership, they begin to doubt their wives, they mis trust one another. ; This ingenuious Idea is deve loped carefully into an absorb ing novel. Christie establishes a credibly quaint and primitive atmosphere and never violates it His imaginary characters are made up ' saltily of flesh and blood. You get excited wonder ing whether this is a Hitler who escaped or, just in general, the l erpent In the Garden of Eden or, simply, a tail tale well told. But you get excited. 1 1 ill When you you choose selected by and by many 7 yX II II ft A 1- - " v - V- VVr -V V .....V .--.-V . .y..,J I -V LENOX m CHINA iti HISTOID , L. Urn ass to ana (Continued from page one) been vasious accounts of St. Pe ter's death and burial and some say he iever got to Rome. The reports mentioned say that ar chaeologists are checking the evidencej before any announce ment is made, which certainly is in ordej. ; Yale ijniveKity is undertaking the publishing of a recently found codex of the book of Isa iah, said to be the oldest in ex istence. It, and other ancient manuscripts were found lately in a monastery in Arabia and authorities seem convinced of their genuineness. Students of the scriptures will be interested in comparing the ancient text with that which has been accep ted for (centuries. Finally, there is the search on Mt. Ararat in Armenia (16,909 ft. high) for remains of Noah's Ark. That is putting the dura bility of timbers to a great test. i (U JlllMHlMMM choose famous Lenox china, the same fine translucent china many American Embassies abroad, In Ambassadors here. Europe 5-PIECE PLACE It's the Lenox : - ' i . i ; . - . ! -. ! ; I ' ..i : County to jKeep Titlaon Rail Right-of-ay Marion county court said Sat urday it will retain title to a county road following a railroad right-of-way along Bridge creek in the Silver creek hijls area. County Surveyor Dale Graham reported to the court that a study of deeds and records jreveals that Marion county owns-; the land The county's ownership had been disputed by Trifon JOpris, who now owns land abutting, the road. The old railroad right-of-way was originally deeded to the county by 'Silver Falls Lumber company and later redeeded by Cascade Holding company. The county constructed a road on the strip. j Recently Opris appeared with a claim- that deeds he held to the property from Silver; Falls Tim ber company overlapped onto the county road. Grahams report has been turned over to! the district attorney's office. County. Judge Grant Murphy said. I SMUGGLING IRKS SIAM BANGKOK -i3H The Bangkok mails come throughthese days choked with smuggled cigarettes. Authorities estimate that the Thai land (Siamese) ; government loses $50,000 annually through non payment of import taxes and duty stamps. Your Health Certain skin disorders which commonly afflict children are highly contagious. They spread rapidly from child to child until an entire group Is infected unless the disease is, recognized in its first victim afedJeps are taken to separate himmom his school mates. ' One such condition which par ents should be able to identify promptly is impetigo. Its first manifestation is- a rash of skin blisters. These blisters break and form crusts or scabs which may vary in color from yellow to red. They may be more than an inch' across, but they are usually smaller. The skin !of the face, ears& neck and .often, the hands are affected. Sometimes the dis der develops in the scalp. As a rule. It causes no itching, burn ing or pain. i . It is thought that impetigo is due to germs which are normally present, to some extent, on the skin of all persons. The1 germs get into the skin where the sur face is broken jdue to a scratch or cut. Picking tpe face with dirty fingernails may lead to the de velopment of the condition. It is often noted that impeto go may develop in a child with a discharging ear. Frequently sev eral children in the family are affected if they use a common : 1 exposed as they have been to the elements. Anyhow, the list shows how religious news does get its play in the press. The stories are printed because millions of peo ple are interested in them. How they are received depends on the attitude of the reader. Andinow, In Cindefella, Lenox has created for you a completely charming floral design, made even lovelier by the -exclusive fluted edge, banded in 24-karat gold, SETTING, $18.25 l ! touch that maker it lovelier... Service) Held for Mrs. Gertrude Kru Death of Mrl ' Gertrude I. Kruse, 77, former Salem resident who was a member of the first graduating class at Salem high school, was learned here Saturday. She died at Oregon City where she had lived for 30 years.; Funeral services were held there Satur day. - Mrs. Kruse was born in Marion county May 15. 1872 She married ,Otto A. Kruse who died In 1914. : Surviving are a son. Henry R. Kruse of Seattle, , and two grand daughters, i Much Interest Attracted by Fiddlers' Meet iA "gratrfvng response has greeted announcement of the Vet eran's Living Memorial associa tion third annual fiddlers' con test at the Hollywood theatre September 8 and 9, the associa tion president, Verne Ostrander, said Saturday. - ' Trophies, by Sears Roebuck and Sick's brewery, and cash prizes await winners. Among early entrants , are John Belding. Grants Pass; Henry Grove. Grants Pass; Jack Rich ards.' Stayton; Frank Vader, Leb anon; G. E. Gowdtn, Medford; Byron Duniway, Creswell. ' Written br Dr. Hermaa N. Beedensen, ILD. towel or washcloth, of play to gether. ' In preventing impetigo. Chil dren should be taught not to pick at the skin and every child should have his own towel, washcloth, comb and brush. One attack of impetigo is no protection against future occur rence of the disease., ( Fortunately; this condition can be promptly cleared up : with proper treatment. Ointments of ammoniated mercury are fre quently helpful. During the firsj few days of treatment, the child should be kept at home and away from other children in order to prevent the disease from spread ing. There is another form of im petigo which occurs in infants, particularly those in newborn nurseries. In this disorder, as a rule, the blisters break and leave raw surfaces; scabs do not form. Epidemics of Impetigo can quick ly spread through the - nursery ; hence, it is important that the first case be diagnosed early and properly treated. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS J. F.: I have pouches-under my eyes What causes this? Answer: Puffiness under the eyelids frequently comes from lack4f rest and sleep. The disor der may be due to some dis turbance in the water balance of the body. Some individuals have tissue which holds more water than others, aad it Is this col lection of fluid in the body which causes puffiness under the eyes. There is no need to worry about this matter, for the condi tion can cause no trouble, i (Copyright. 1S49. King features) let., IT eV Llvesler Ballsing State and Liberty Teteshene S-tllS i