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Annexation Mutually Advantageous
There is little if any question regarding the
outcome of tomorrow's election on the annexa
tion of West Salem although certainly a large
turnout of Salem voters is needed to make the
Issue certain, i
But apparently there still is a question in some
quarters as to whether a 400-acre area south of
'Salem along 12th street should come into the
city. Not that the city itself will object a favor
able vote on that issue, too, is fully expectable
insofar as Salem is concerned. It is the vote
within the area itself which ome persons still
feelis in doubt It shouldn't be.
The area to the south encompasses some ex
tremely desirable home sites. It is not remote
from Salem in fact, its extreme limits are not
as far from downtown Salem as the city limits
already extend to the north. Originally, the an
nexation was proposed by real estate operators.
But in this election many residents or potential
residents also are actively backing the plan.
Certainly if the area is going to grow and be
come part of the city eventually anyway, there
should be some control. And it already is grow
ing fast. It has need of zoning, of new building
Inspection, of public utilities such as water, of
police and fire protection, and .of better insur
ance grates and loan privileges. It already has
one of the finest residential sections of Salem's
fringe areas. If annexed to Salem, the residents
would pay city taxes but since it already is in
school district 24 the net increase in taxation
would be only a small percentage of what al
ready is being paid. And the benefits to be se
cured are immeasurable.
Some opposition has stemmed from an un
willingness to come under city law regarding
pinball machines and puhchboard. That objec
tion certainly is not valid. A little objection also
has come from a very few property owners
whose land,, at least immediately, would not lend
itself to residential development, being used
rdow primarily, for small dairy farms. But these
ahPreatly in the minority, and it should be
recognized that there is no desire to disturb ex
isting businesses anyway. Certainly city annex
ation would increase the value of any and all
land. .
A third but minor obiection comes from a few
persons who feel their personal privileges might
be invaded by city control. Barring possible
maintenance of neighborhood nuisances, which
should be controlled anyway, there seems no
validity to the argument on this point, either.
Against these few items which have been
raised in opposition, there are innumerable ar
guments in favor of annexation all well docu
mented in letters recently mailed to all residents
of the area by a group of others who see in the
plan a great advantage to all concerned, includ
ing an actual financial saving. "
The south-of-Salem area should be allowed
to pay its way and obtain the benefits accruing,
fialem itself should be allowed to help guide a
territory which cannot but be a part of it very
shortly regardless of the current vote. The ad
vantages are mutual, and a "yes" vote should
be assured.
So far as taking in West Salem is concerned,
the opposition has dwindled to nothing. It is a
must" for orderly development of the valley.
Theadditional ballot issue of an eighth council
man is merely a necessary companion measure.
and the entire program is one well worth full
support tomorrow.
The Price) of 'Expediency
When Czechoslovakia's leaders sold that little
democracy into Russia's hands for the sake of
what then ? appeared to be expediency, the
Czechs and the western world knew that things
would not go well for the land Benes and Mas
aryk built. f
But they didn't know how bad it would get.
For a while Premier Gottwald worked quietly
and slowly Moscow's wonders to perform. He
staged "liberation" celebrations and wore vel
vet gloves.
Now, with Moscow desperately trying to se
cure its holdings in the Balkans, the tempo in
Czechoslovakia has changed. The once-merry,
once-optimistic Czechs who loved Pilsner beer
arid self-government and freedom from worry
are gripped by fear.
Any knock on any door may mean the secret
police are there to arrest, without explanation,
some member of the household. Between 3,000
tot 5,000 persons already have been jailed and
the communist government's plan calls for the
arrest of at least 10,000 persons, allegedly to
curtail resistance to said government. It is part
of the classf warfare plan: Members of opposi
tion political parties, professional men such as
doctors and; lawyers, independent businessmen,
and Catholics, especially priests, are all marked
for extinction. The schools, the press, the church
are all under tight .government control.
For the people of Czechoslovakia, the inno
cent people- and our hearts go out t(j them
there is no appeal, no escape. It has been decreed
that they must pay the price of expediency, of.
hopeful collaboration with the communists in
the Kremlin
I
Varying opinions as to present and potential
business most of them optimistic: find a stabi
lizer on the bright side with the disclosure that
in Oregon the sales of bonds are up and re
demptions clown. Sales in September exceeded
those in August, and the same is true for the
first nine months of the year as compared with
1948. And f added to the fact that redemptions
arc less is he indication that "in almost every
case of substantial bond cash-ins, the money ob
tained is bmg used for some constructive pur
pose." The' domestic picture is an encouraging
one, I '
It looked; a long way to the Community Chest
goal of $105,000 Wednesday. Response to volun
teer workers in some cases has- been meagre. It
would be a sad commentary on Salem if there
were insufficient funds to carry on vital emer
gency aid jsnd children's programs. In just one
word no? matter how many extra-curricular
drives there have been, the Community Chest
is a "mujt" by all means, from every conceiv
able standpoint.
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A rather insignificant item from Austria
Catches the eye with new import in the light of
the recent defeat of communists in Austrian
elections. The item said an Austrian policeman
arrested a (Russian soldier whose truck ran into
and killed two pedestrians. It was the first ar
rest of the: Russian military by the civilian gov
ernment in Austria in four years.
Farm Bill Bodes III for Welfare State
m
Br Joaeph and Stewart Alsop
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 If It
U to succeed at all. President
Truman's welfare state will first
of all demand
exceedingly so
ber, clear
headed and
practical polit
ical leadership.
Without some
self - discipline,
the govern
ment , c a n n q t
safely venture
into almost
every sphere of
the n a 1 1 o nal
life. In this ab
solutely fundamental respect the
story of the agriculture bill is
far from re-assuring.
TM nnrwi-1 i i i 1
ous ineature I
has not 'attrac
ted very lm
passioned at
tention, except
among the
farmers them
selves. Yet it
will cost the
nation a num
ber of hund
reds of mil-
.;m j ; M'W4-t Im
ouuons 01 uoi- . ...... i m
lars that even its sponsors have
not tried to estimate. It is ex
actly the, kind of measure by
which an Increasingly planned
national economy will stand or
fall and to all intents. It has
"growed just as haphazardly as
Topsy.
There was nothing haphazard,
to be sure, about the original,
bill proposed by Secretary of
Agriculture Brannan. Despite the
hysterical attacks upon h, there
was. really a great deal to be
said for the Brannan bilL It
accepted the inevitability of sub
sidizing American agriculture,
which has now become habitual
with both political parties. At
the same time, it provided for
, the consumers consuming the
surpluses, which is surely pre
ferable U burning them or
stuffing them away in cellars.
Ar, h faced up to the central
fact, that no ecoocmic activity
can be Indefinitely subsidized
' by the state, without being' sub
emitted to rather strict state
control. j
.
After all, if anyone going into
the oyster shell Industry was to
be guaranteed an annual profit
of $100,000. three-quarters of the
country would shortly be en
gaged in oyster shell production,
if production quotas were not
fixed. 'This Is the kind of ? truth
that is not always apparent,
however, to farm organizations.
Exceot for the left wing farm
ers' Union, Brannan was there
fore not supported by afcy of
the powers of the farm lobby;
and the potent Farm Bureau
Federation actually led the en
venomed attack upon hlnj.
Since Brannan had alsofmade
tfceremarkably foolish mistake
of failing to consult any Of the
congressional farm leaders, the
Brannan bill was shortly sunk
without trace. After consider
able comedy, the house passed
the Gore bill, guaranteeing the
farmers a flat 90 per centf of the
mythical parity,; which fsimply
meant promising . particularly
large and entirely rigid farm
, subsidies, r The Gore bil made
no mention of controls.! Thus,
the farmers were to be J stimu
lated to over-produce bf high,
rigidly guaranteed prices, with
no further restrictions tttan the
controls of the old 1938 farm
law. ! I ' i
i - I
In the senate. Secretary Bran
nan's predecessor. Senator Clin
ton Anderson of New lexico,
then offered still anothW bill,
providing for subsidies on a
sliding scale from 75 tofSO per
cent of parity, according to the
conditions of farm production
and of the economy. Again no
further production controls were
Included. Senate Majority Leader
Scott Lucas none the ess got
behind the Anderson bill? togeth
er with the I administration's
other congressional chieftains.
.The Anderson bill looked like
a moderate compromise, land all
seemed to be in order i- until
the key vote on the amendment
by Senator Russell of Georgia,
restoring the 90; per cent parity
provision of the house OilL -
This vote was; even. 37 to 17,
which would have killed the
amendment. But the amendment
was dramatically saved, when
Vice President Barkley cast his
ballot for Senator Russell. The
immediate results were' decided
ly bad relations between Sena
tor : Lucas and the vice presi
dent, plus a determined effort
by the administration leaders to
get the Russell amendment
stricken out again.
Senator Lucas. presumably
acting for President Truman,
actively dragooned the faithful
into line. Senator Anderson
made one or two concessions In
his : bill, to win a vote here or
there. The word "shorn" was
removed, for example, from the
clauses governing subsidy pay
ments on wool. This meant that
the packing houses would get
such subsidies on the wool that
had not been shorn from sheep
and lambs sent in for slaughter,
and the gift of $6,000,000 to
$7,000,000 to the packers won a
couple of votes.
Bv such means. Lucas and
Anderson carried the day against
the Russell amendment. Then, at
this precise moment, President
Truman chose to indicate that
his own senate leader had been
wrong all the time, and that he.
too. preferred flat 90 per cent
parity payments instead of the
Anderson sliding scale. i
No explanation of why the
unfortunate Lucas had been
permitted to fight for the oopo
site policy was even hinted at.
Nor was such an explanation
needed. It was quite clear that
the president had rather be
latedly decided which scheme
was the best politics, and had
torpedoed his majority leader In
order to do what was politically
exoedient. r
The situation has been ( so
roiled up that any prediction of
the outcome has become foolish.
One point has already become
very dear, however. If the great
decisions of the welfare state
are to be taken in this hugger-
mugger, politics-and-propagan-da-ridden
manner, the welfare
state win run into trouble be
fore It is even established.
(Copyright. !. New York
umrmiA Ttumum. Inc.)
(Continued from page l.V
Cooks and Stewards, Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers, United
Public Workers.
To withdraw would mean Iso
lation and tough going in the
present political climate both of
America and of the labor move
ment. These unions would have
no standing with the national
labor relations board unless
their officers signed won-coro-munis
t affidavits which most of
them have already refused to
do. Both CIO and AFL unions
would proceed to poach on their
territory, enjoying the prestige
of legal recognition. What these
unions do will probably be dic
tated by the communist party,
after reference to Moscow. Com
munist strategy may be to have
these unions stay inside the CIO.
If no previous secession by
the radicals occurs the CIO con
vention will have to face up to
the issue of whether to let com
munists hold office in affiliate
unions. This time it looks as
though the chips were down.
Mail Brings
Henry Plenty
Of New Ideas
By Henry McLemore
LONDON, Oct 12 A batch
of letters from readers reached
me from the New York office
today, and while dawdling over
a breakfast of broiled kipper
and poached old school tie (you
must try poached Rugby tie
sometime simply marvelous), I
read them.
I won't be
able to make it,
but a hat com
pany cordially
invites me to
drop by New
York's 21w and
talk and sip
with Robert
M o n t g ornery,
who, it seems,
is now a radio
e o m m entator.
I'd like to be
there, because Fd like to meet
the man who, to my way of
thinking, starred in the best pic
ture ever made in the United
States "Night Must Fall."
A dun from the Winged Foot
Golf Club of Mamaroneck, NY,
puzzles me. The club says I owe
it $1.03, and that this debt was
run up on August 31, during the
.course of play for the Walker
Qup by British and American
golfers. As I happened to be in
Spain .at the time, I don't see
how I could owe the club $1.05.
It is possible that some person
used my name at Winged Foot,
but it is hard for me to believe
that anyone has ever been so
desperate as to go about posing
as me.
Have shingles and the whole
world sympathizes with you. The
bulk of the mail that came in
today was from men and women
who had had or still have the
accursed ailment. They all sym
pathized with me, and nearly
an of them suggested cures. The
cures ranged from simple, home
made ones to fancy ones that re
quired the help of practically
every great physician since Os
ier, and electrical paraphernalia
sufficient to fill the innards of a
B-36.
My- favorite, however. Is this
one from Mr. R. W. Uttinger,
2003 Hernandez, Pensacola, Flor
ida, and I quote quite freely
from it:
"This one cured my brother-in-law.
He took the severed
head of a chicken, preferably
black, because the one that turn
ed the trick was black, and let
the hot blood pour over the af
fected spot. YouH get relief in
two hours. Beg pardon, Mr.
Applegate says that he got im
mediate relief and slept like a
child within two hours stretch
ed out across a bale- of burlap
bags In his feed mill. The burlap
bags had nothing to do with the
cure. Commonsense, not medical
science, should enable you to
figure out the why.
"I am in no way assuming
that I am a medical doctor, and
please don't hold anything
against me that I have written.
I am only relating a true inci-
and goats, are used in their de
tection:; He write:
-Now' ft may be that I could j
get a. monopoly on the curs, as
there are plenty of curs in this
country, and it seems the people
only want the dogs ,with pedi
grees. Of course,: I realize that
this scheme, may show up a lot
of the dogs which bad blue rib
bons, for all that would have to
be did would be to let the dog
get where the truffles was and
many a dog would loose his
reputation.' '
I have little doubt but that Mr.
Freeman, before many years
have passed, will be the truffle
kirj; of America.;
(Distributed bjr
S4cNauM Syndicate. Inc.)
The Safety
Valve
TO THE EDITOR:
'In your "Seems To Me" col
umn, you recommend to the vo-j
ters of Salem the. merger of West
Salem with Salem.
You admit that the aquisi
tion of that portion above West
Salem has made a problem for
Salem In regards to sewers and
there are other things you didn't
mention.
It's hard to understand how
the people of Salem allowed mat
to go over. Ifs just because the
ones mostly affected adversely
fail to vote.
Of course, there are some swell !
residences up there and also res- j
idents with plenty of influence,!
or such a silly thing wouldn't
havp been submitted to the peo
ple.! No doubt those sponsoring
theiaffair knew how little the
maj&rlty trouble to vote In such
elections.
I see In this morning's paper
that the drainage here has been
put off again. Of course, the new
pumps may be able to pump the
sewage onto the streets where
children play, but I doubt that
it will clear up the flooding.
Our own water mains are so
rotten they break out continu
ously, and still you advocate
taking over another "jalopy"
with a water pump that's shot,
and an exhaust pipe that wont
take care of the gas. The people
up in the hills bought the?" crate
to get out of Salem and: Marion
county, but now the radiator
runs dry and we are asked to fix
It, before we fix our own.
I hope the voters of Salem
look at wha't they're gettin."-and
overhaul their own vehicle first. !
The one on the other side of the
fence1 has a nicely painted top,
but under the hood and floor
boards, "it aint so good."
WM. STEPANEK,
1980 North 19th Street,
Salem.
DID NT EZLPBZSt sidlg donated his entire fortune death, anyway, tor contrfbuunf
ATHENS -(INS)- An Athens to relief off war refugees, 'but fln-4iiy to the Communist- j
hardware merchant named Ver- a court martial sentenced him to led Greek rebellion. '
Better English
By a C. William
1. What is wrong with this
sentence? "I would like to talk to
you."
3. What is the correct pronunc
iation of "comeliness"?
1. Which one of these words Is
misspelled? Eventually, even est,
evolutionary, erosion.
4. What does the word "poig
nant" mean?
3. What is a word beginning
with Imp that means "obliga
tory"? ANSWERS
1. Say. "I shoald like to talk
with you." 2. Pronounce kum-li-ness,
a as in nun. 1. Even
ness. 4. Sharply affecting; keen.
(Pronounce poin-yant). "His
night was filled wlth poignant
memories." 8, Imperative.
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dent Cordially, etc
I certainly don't hold anything I
against Mr. Uttinger for having I
written me. Indeed. I am grate
ful for any suggestion of a cure
for what must be the all-time
high in miseries. I am quite sure
that I would try the remedy
that did such wonders for Mr. j
Applegate if it were only doss- j
Ible to get a chicken, a chicken
of any color, In London. But
the labor government is in
charge of all English chickens
and they are all but impossible
to come by. No use trying to
get a chicken i when you can't
even get an egg. -Also, ; I have
no feed mill or burlap bag couch
handy, and they too are difficult
to procure when one is a visitor
In a big and foreign dry.
But as soon as I get back,
which won't be long. Mr. Uttin
ger can bet his boots that some
black chicken Is going to have
his neck wrung, and not for
boiling or frying purposes, either.
1ST. Charles Treeman of Kin-
ston. N-C- was very interested
In my column about the possibili
ties of making a handsome liv
ing from the growing of truffles.
and ; sought the Encyclopedia
Britannica to check up on the
underground fellows. He was
glad to read that sometimes rur
dogs, not specially trained pigs'
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