Truman Seeks
Showdown on
Civil Rights .
WASHINGTON; Jan. 17
President Truman declared today
.that the administration will press
the bitterly fought civil rights pro
gram to a showdown vote in con
gress "if it takes all summer."
The president served notice. In
effect, that he wants every mem-1
ber of congress to be put on record
lor or against the proposals which
caused a split In democratic party
ranks during the 1948 presidential
election campaign.
Lashing out at a coalition of
eouthern democrats and republi
cans on the house rules commit
tee, Mr. Truman , said he would
fight to defeat their efforts to re
peal a parliamentary rule under
which the administration hopes to
bring up civil rights legislation in
the house
On Capitol HID. republican Lead
er Martin of Massachusetts told
newsmen his party favors the re
peal action, but doesn't want to
vote on it until next week,
la Ticklish Spot
This seemed to indicate that the
republicans are anxious to avoid
being put in the position of voting
for a rules change that might stifle
a vote on civil rights. Like the ad
ministration democrats, the repub
licans are politically committed to
civil rights program.
It also indicated that by wanting
to delay the vote until next week,
the republicans hope to be in a
position later to bottle up other
phases of Mr. Truman's fair deal
program.
Mr. Truman denounced the re
pealer resolution as "a blow that
is serious and backward-looking"
Asks Pressure
The president made his remarks
before a national emergency civil
rights mobilization delegation
which called at the White House
to urge all possible administration
pressure to pass the fair employ
ment practices commission (FEPC)
bi'V
The measure, one of the most
bitterly fought by southern con
gressmen, would establish a feder
al commission to combat discrim
ination in the hiring of negroes
and other minority groups.
The president devoted part of the
speech to the move in the house
to repeal parliamentary regulation
which Is known as "Rule 2L"
The background on this is as
follows:
Until last year, the house rules
committee had broad powers over
the legislative machinery because
it could bottle up bills it opposed.
Last year these ; powers were
largely taken away when the house
passed rule saying that if the
rules committee delays a bill for
21. days, then It may be brought
uo hi' the house for vote any
' wav. " " ' "
Last week Ren. Cox (D-Ga) suc
ceeded in getting a resolution
through tb rules committee to re
peal this 21-day rule. The house
has yet to,ct on it. and there was
anch parHmentarv skirmishing
today, with foe of the civil rlchts
program tn" to r U up "for a
bouse vote before FEPC can be
brought up. .' - '
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BUEBANK, Calif, Jan. 17-AV
The engine conked out on Johnny
Longdons private plane Monday
and the ace Jockey narrowly es
caped a crash in an emergency
landing at Burbank airport. -
'Charley Williams, pilot of the
plant, said he end Longden were
returning from the John D. Hertz
ranch near Santa Paula, Calif.,
when their motor quit at 3,000 feet
"I radioed the tower to clear
the runways," Williams said. "But
I didn't think we could make the
field. How we did 'it m never
know." -. .;. ' : v"
The pilot said the ship barely
missed the roofs on nearby houses.
Ambulances and fire trucks
were waiting on the field, but
neither Longden nor his pilot was
hurt. The jockey said he was just
shaken up.
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FALLS CITY Frank Brown, Falls City garageman, points to absurd
ity of the parking sign on main street. Before the sign was erected
difficulty was experienced in keeping parkers eat of the restricted
tone. Motorists this week. end were lacky to negotiate a parking
spot along much of the main artery as snow plows formed side and
center ridjees towering five feet. Twenty inches of snew covered the
street before it was cleared for traveL (Abel photo.)
Kiwanis Clubs'
35th Birthday
Subject of Talk
Kiwanis was "born practicaly
in another world" 35 years ago but
it "has made its program meet the
needs of the day," Clyde William
son of Albany, former Kiwanis
lieutenant governor, declared in a
Kiwanis anniversary address to
the Salem club Tuesday.
Williamson cited the changes in
dress, finance, government and
world affairs in the last 33 years,
and termed the period a "wonder
ful" era. At the age of 35, he de-
clared, "a man begins to know
the score. Kiwanis does, too"
i,The Albany banker cited as
especially praiseworthy the inter
national organization's work for
Vet Dividend
Mailing Speeded
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 ()
The federal government mailed an
estimated $87,500,000 to 500,000
World War II veterans Monday as
a start in the payment of the $2,
800,000,000 GI Insurance dividend.
This was more than twice the
anticipated daily mailing rata of
200,000 checks, it represented an
accumulation of several days of
advance preparations.
peace, its sacrifices for war, its
promotion of better relations be
tween farmers, labor and business
men,, and its general efforts to
ward, better citizenship..
Williamson was introduced by
T. Harold Tomlinson of Salem, al
so a former Kiwanis lieutenant
governor..
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Grabenhorst
Br John IL White
SUf Writer, Th SUtesman
Cobum L. Grabenhorst, Salem
realtor, Tuesday night was honor
ed as this city's Junior First Citi
zen for 1949.
The award, based on outstand
ing service to the community and
presented annually since 1939, was
bestowed by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce at its annual ban
quet in the Senator hotel.
Grabenhorst was commended by
Gov. Douglas McKay, principal
speaker, who said, "Most of us
are 100 per cent American in
creed and 10 per cent in our daily
living. Coburn has been 100 per
cent on both counts."
"If more young men like Coburn
would perform in peacetime as
they do during wartime and na
tional emergencies, we would have
a better city, state and country in
which to live," McKay said.
Chairmen Jobs
Grabenhorst, a wartime naval
officer who commanded a squad
ron of minesweepers, has served
during the past year as co-chairman
of the American Red Cross
drive, co-chairman of the hospital
development campaign and with
the community chest, Chamber of
Commerce and S a 1 e in realty
board.
The award was presented by
Mayor R. L. ELfstrom of Salem,
who commended the Junior cham
ber for sponsoring the plaque as
an incentive to further community
service by young men.
Richard Cox and Larry E.
Moore of the junior chamber were
honored with Key-Men awards at
the banquet for outstanding ser-
System Asked
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-MVThe
administration renewed its fight
for a vast expansion of the social
security system today amid signs
that some increase in coverage,
benefits and taxes will be written
into law this year.
Arthur J. Altmeyer, the social
security administrator, asked con
gress to extend old age insurance
benefits and taxes until they cover
practically all of the nearly 60,
000,000 persons gainfully employ
ed in the U. S.
IS Million Workers
Old age insurance now covers
about 35,000,000 workers.
The house has already approved
a bill which would raise this total
to 46,000,000, bringing in self-employed
persons, many domestic ser.
cants, and employes of local and
state governments.
Altmeyer did not mention all of
the additional trades and profes
sions he would like to see brought
into the system. But he recom
mended specifically that 5,500,000
farm operators and farm workers
be covered. And he urged that
more domestic workers be includ-
vice during 1949.
Lockman Teastmaster
The banquet, attended by about
100, was conducted by Frank M.
Lockman of Willamette univer
sity as toastmaster. Other speak
ers included Bruce Kelly of Port
land, state Junior Chamber of
Commerce president, and James
I. Elliott of Salem, chairman of
the award selection committee.
Entertainment was furnished
by soloist Terry Murray of Willa
mette university.
ea tnan under trie nous -approved
bill.
The social security ch ef testified
before the senate finance commit
tee, whose ranking democrat and
republican have both predicted
that increased benefits and hnurf.
ed coverage will be approved by!
me senate ana enacted into law
this year. j
Altmeyer recommended not only i
that coverage be broadened. He t
proposed also that benefits be in- j
creased more than they would be!
unaer tne nouse bin. And he urged
that social security taxes be col
lected on the first $4,800 of a
worker's annual income, instead of
only on the first $3,000 as at pres
ent. Altmeyer urged that the formula
for figuring benefits be liberalized.
Under his proposal, he said, an
average worker earning $200 a
month, who had been insured con
tinuously since 1937 and whose
wife had also reached retirement!
age, would get a monthly retire
ment benefit of $11 L
If such a worker were not mar
ried, he added, his monthly re
tirement benefit would be $74.
The administrator estimated that
the cost of the expanded coverage
and increased benefits be proposed
eventually would be about 6 per
cent Of payrolls.
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