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.... I-, -. Ko favor Sways Us, tfe Fear Shall Aw" , Frem First Statesman. March , 1SJ1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY . .. CHA W A SPRACU?. Editor and Publisher - Eatered at the postofflcc at Salem. Oregon, ai secoad claai matter coder Pabliahad every morning. Baslaeae office tli 8. Cemmercial. Salem, Board Required to Act Whether or not Salem's secret society case is appealed to the supreme court, the decision of Circuit Judge King settles once more the fact that school board not only has the right to act but is required to do so under state laws, in! any case involving illegal organisations. The judge also ruled that board members "did nok abuse their discretion" Nor did he challenge the good faith of the parents "I believe a fair view of the testimony would indicate that the, parents were no t familiar with all its (the so city's) affairs." ft is an unfortunate incident, and the fact that it should serve a good purpose makes it no easier on the boys and parents involved. Whatever transpires, the school board if legally enabled can and, of course, will allow full credit to be issued for the studies each boy has pursued since the expulsion order of last October. Their is probably a lesser "sin" than has managed to escape punitive action in years gone by. Let them reeret their mistaken judgment, if such it is, but certainly let them not forego the edu cational opportunities available to them here or elsewhere. In this particular case, it is evident there is nothing on the lecord to preclude their food citizenship, whether or not the case is closed. t ECA and Farm Surplus It looked like a good way to knock over two birds with the same rock. It looked like an easy way to get rid of $1,000,000,000 worth of sur plus UJ5. farm products and save $1,000,000,000 in Marshall plan foreign aid. But it's no such thing, i 'It' is the house foreign affairs committee bill proposing that the billion dollars worth of jarplus food be substituted for cash in next year's ECA program for European recovery. The farm bloc in the house is opposed to this neat trick because it would, take the economic coop eration administration' out of the market for a billion dollars worth of this year's farm crops by using up stocks already bought from the fanners by the government. Instead, they want to send the cash to Europe with-strings attach ed,' i.e. the stipulation that the $1,000,000,000 must be spent for newly-raised U.S.'farm prod ucts. ; We are opposed to both the original bill and the farm bloc version because both are contrary to the spirit of the Marshall plan. The plan's primary purpose is not to aid U.S, farmers by itumrrintf their nmritirta hn rnrnnan mnrlrt it is to help our European friends get, back Into the world trade picture on a self - sustaining Dans. And, today, food from America is not Europe's prime need. In fact, France, the biggest agricul tural country in Europe outside of the Russian sphere, has farm surpluses herself. The. French government has asked French farmers to cut back on production of sugar beets and is stock piling surplus meat and milk products-. Two years ago French wheat fields yielded 14,000, 000 bushels and she Imported 149,000,000 bu ehels. Last year France raised 300,000,000 bu shels of wheat and now is not Importing any at all. Instead, shaearports. Marshall plan-aid made that possible, of course. The farm machinery, fertilizer and fac tory equipment to make more farm machinery Real Genius Needed to Fill Contemplated Post; Business-as-usual PoKcy May Be Nearing an End By Stewart Alsep WASHINGTON, March -If President Truman approves a proposal which has now been submitted to him, the Help wanted sign will soon be out for a genius.. It will require a genius to fill the job the new plan , will cre ate. For the job Involves a com plete redirec tion of Ameri can economic policy in line with Secretary of State Dean V. Acheson's doctrine of "total dip lomacy.' . The new plan is one of the first fruits of the over-all review of American policy on which Secre tary Acheson and his chief sub ordinates have been engaged ever since President Truman an nounced his decision to go ahead with the hydrogen bomb. One of the basic conclusions reached in ; this policy review was that the American government could no I longer safely consist of a whole 'series of Independent and mutu ally antagonistic satrapies, all working at cross purposes. . The United States, one of those engaged in the policy re view has rcnuufcedV is rather like Primo Camera. Camera was always bigger and stronger than any of his opponents. But he was alow and clumsy and without co ordination. A straight punch from Camera would knock any man cold. But he never suc ceeded in landing anything but glancing blows. That's our trouble. Acheson and his planners con cluded that if Carnera-like de--&ats in the cold war were to be prevented, "total diplomacy" was required, with the American 'government capable of acting .quickly, flexibly -and with au v sent to France by the IjlS. helped put France, on the road to recovery. I But only on the road. Farm surpluses in one Country don't mean that France or the other 15 Marshall plan countries are ready to proceed without further aid. ECA Chief Hoffman has told the house and senate that the $3,100,000,000 he asked is the absolute minimum to keep re covery rolling to a successful conclusion. What aid we've already sent has given the Marshall plan countries a good start. They are on the back stretch' now. This is no time to let them backslide, to let them down. Oregon "Third Force?" People say Oregon is a one-party state. By that they mean that the republicans are in the majority and the democats are in the minority. And they say that maybe it would be better to have the sides more even, for the sake of checks and balances. That would be a two-party system and we like to think of that as a good thing. It is sup posed to keep the party in power from feeling too secure, too smug. It is supposed to prevent entrenchment. It encourages office-holders to look to their laurels and politicians to step live lier. Well, lately, Oregon has been approaching nearer to the two-party state. There's a demo crat on the three-man board of control, for in stance. There are more democratic legislators than before. The democratic party has increas ed in number and in pugnacity. Not only that, it is getting more irritable and impatient, too. It isn't content to wait for the day when two opponents of equal size can do battle. It, evidently, wants to introduce a "third force." Frank Streeter of the Grants Pass Daily Courier calls it "a bi-partisan political ma chine." Says he: "Political observers long have agreed that Pearson, Hall and Newbry are pret ty closely allied politically and that such an al liance consolidates an active bi-partisan politi cal ring in Portland with Newbry's up-state affiliations And Streeter refers to some ancient history to bear up his contention he mentions Newbry's earlier defection in such matters as the state tax commission deal. Th picture Streeter draws, as we understand it, is this: "There are now three combatants in the political ring. There are the democrats, and Austin Flegel is foremost among them; there are the republicans, and they have Doug Mc Kay; and there are the bi-partisans with John Hall at the helm. Streeter's analysis, we hasten to Interpret, is the kind of political percussion that's needed to diagnose some of the issues at stake in the forth coming balloting. Senator Wayne Morse has come forth with a constructive proposal. He wants a "truly bi partisan foreign policy" with a republican un dersecretary of state . . . Sounds like Morse might like the job, too. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van de Velde, owners, editor and publishers of the Waldport Record, are celebrating the second anniversary of the founding of the Record. Say they: "It has been pleasant and stimulating, if strenuous work . . . " We gather their" publication has acted as a stimulant on Waldport, too, judging from all the controversy the Record has raised! thority. The question was how to achieve this clearly desirable' end. The state department's first proposal was that the authority of the National Security council should be greatly expanded. The N.S.C Is now essentially a necessary common meeting ground or more often, these days, a battle ground for the state and defense departments. The original state department idea was that the NJ5.C should be transformed Into a sort of American i politburdl or high command for fighting the cold war, not only In its strategic but also in its immensely ramified economic aspects. Every major action of the American govern ment, at home and abroad, was to be weighed by the N.S.C. In the light of its impact on the cold war. Thus "total diplomacy" was to be achieved. This proposal was submitted to the budget bureau. The budget bureau opposed it, on the sound grounds that the NS.C was not created to exercise this sort of authority. All members of the cabinet, It was pointed out, ex cept the attorney general, would simply wear different hats' as members of the N.S.C. Authori ty would thus be as diffused as ever, and, moreover, the essen tial strategic function of the NjS.C. would be "weakened. Other proposals have also been considered and rejected, includ ing the odd idea that Treasury Secretary John Snyder, as chair man of the treasury-dominated National Advisory council, should become the cold war's economic high commander. The budget bureau is principally re sponsible for the new plan now under serious consideration. This proposal calls for leaving the political-strategic responsi bility .in the NiJ.C, while creat ing an entirely new organization to deal with the whole range of American e c o n am i c policy wherever it impinges on the world struggle. The new organi iitafesman act of congress March S. 1179. Oiegoa. Telephone 2-Z441. zation would be headed by a man of sufficient stature to exercise Independent authority " in the name of the president. The scope of the task envisag ed in this . plan is downright breathtaking. The new organiza tion would be charged first with evolving a coherent over-all world economic policy. To I gain acceptance for the new policy, a non-political economic commis sion like the pre-Marshall plan Harriman commission 1 may be appointed a step which was approved months ago by Ache son, Snyder, and E.C-A. Chief Paul Hoffman, but which has since been smothered in the us ual red tape. Once an over-all policy was evolved, the new organization would have to wrestle with a whole series of problems which have been conveniently shoved under the rug the post-Marshall plan dollar gap, the British sterling balances, American tar iff and import policy, the Middle Eastern oil problem, American shipping and American agricul tural surpluses, to name only a few. Dealing intelligently with any of these problems requires stepping hard on all sorts of po litically important toes. Obvious ly a genius of sorts would be re quired as head of the new or ganization, to deal with the vio lent resistance which would surely be forthcoming not only in congress but within the ad ministration itself. Geniuses are rare in govern ment these days. And even a genius will be helpless so long as business-as-usual continues to be the theme song of the Truman adnunistration. But the mere fact that the proposal outlined above is being seriously consid ered suggests that business-as-usual may be coming to an end. At least ideas are beginning to germinate in what has been a desert of inertia. New York Herald Tribune Inc. Copyright, 1S50 Z - r 33ZD08 OTDODQCB (Continued from page 1) twp "visiting firemen Neil Al len of Grants Pass, here repre senting the national Legion on civilian 'defense, and David Rob inson, president of the Portland City club, here trying to arrange speeches for the Institute of For eign Relations in Portland next summer. He called on the Soviet embassy inviting the Russians to send a speaker if they would. Result: doubtful. 1 Senator Cordon has been ill ' with flu but is out again. Is much concerned over interior appro priations for the next fiscal year. Congressman Walter Norblad I found studying the late report of the senate committee on interior which recommends a Columbia Basin account, pooling revenues and using power receipts to help pay for irrigation work. 4 ' Harold Say is busy represent ing the Portland Chamber of Commerce Dodson's old job. He devotes his spare time to study ing civil war battlefields here abouts. Has a piece due for ear ly publication -in the Saturday Evening Post on the restored McLean house at Appomatox Court House where Lee surren dered to Grant Talked with Mrs. Elmer V. Woo ton and learned that CoL Wooton will be discharged from the veteran's hospital this week after eight weeks treatment for a heart condition. Doctors predict his return to good health and ac tivity. - a Some time for sightseeing, of course first visit to the Jeffer son Memorial, a chaste, beautifully-domed "temple" set across the basin to form a triangle with the Washlnton monument and the Lincoln memorial. Franklin Roosevelt had trees cut away so the memorial may be seen from the White House. Judging by his policies, however, FDR looked Hollywood By Gene Handsaker HOLLYWOOD T h o u g h ts while waiting for a preview to go on Why dont these things ever inn odmw time? . . . Hmm, I so it's pronoun-1 ced STROM- bolL . . Pungent Bergman lines f in the picture: J (Speaking iof another w o m- an) ..."Idon'U care if her rep utation is cosi cost m take care of mvself." ... I may have done wrong, but all I want now is a little happi ness." . . . Tm not afraid to face life as long as I'm free ... as long as I can fight and defend my elf." A fellow viewer's summa tion: The picture's high point was the volcano." . . . Bing Crosby telling me all hell have left out of 1949 income af ter taxes and expenses is $28,000. ... Charles Coburn's thumbnail description of Bing (after work ing, and playing gin rummy with the Groaner): An easy loser. Nothing disturbs him. He loves to sing. Doesn't consider himself an actor. He's timid, like George M. Cohan. Never tries to hog a scene." ... Hmm, a question IH have to poll the stars on: Are they hap DifzJ Your Health Amebiasis or amebic dysentery is a condition which is not too difficult to clear up if treated promptly and 1 thoroughly. In many people it becomes chronic and persists for years If not treat ed in this way; in others, it only apparently disappears and then flares . up again from time to time..: The patient with this condition suffers from repeated attacks of diarrhea and there is often blood and excessive amounts of mucus in the bowel movements. A de finite diagnosis can only be made by finding the parasite, which causes the disease, in the bowel movements. A real cure can only be obtained by killing the para sites, not only in the bowels but wherever they may have lodged in the. tissues, as, for instance, in the liver where they sometimes form abscesses. A great many drugs have been tried for this purpose. While many are good, none is complete ly satisfactory. - One of these, used for many years in treating this condition, is emetine, particularly when there are abscesses in the liver. There are others containing io dine, such as vioform and diodo quin. Drugs, containing arsenic, such asijicetarsone and carbar- sone, have also been used with excellent results. Aureomycin has proven valuable in many cases. More recently, patients with amebic dysentery have been treated with drugs called thioar senites. It was found in a study of 82 patients that 74 were freed of the endamobea after one course of treatment. The treat ment period varied from seven to twenty-four days; Some of the patients vomited or became sick at their stomachs after the first three days of treatment. Coating the tablets so that the drug was not absorbed in the stomach made in the others direction toward Andrew Jackson whose statue stands in Lafayette Square. It took the Union armies four years to take Richmond. We ex pect to take it in as many hours via Arlington cemetery and Mt Vernon in spite of a downpour of rain. on Parade pier now than when they were nobodies? . . . One guy I have en vied lately: John Wayne, slow foxtrotting with cuddly Janet Leigh, in "Jet Pilot" . . . Direc tor Henry Koster saying it was a solid year and two pictures be fore he could get Betty Grable to call him "Henry." When she continued Mister Kostering him, he threatened: "111 call you Mrs. James." ... Hollywood Boulevard's biggest rrowd-Ktonrjer on a recent eve ning: a window artist hard at work under a sign, "Genuine Washable Oil Paintings. S1-S5." His running commentary, while daubing waves on a seascape, was gaily un-self flattering: "One ladr was really disgusted. She said, "Why don't you give Vm iviTf " " Dana Andrews explanation of wby he doesn't want to sing on the screen (though he studied voir far vin) r "First thinf you know, all you get is musicals. I'm not the type." . . . Brian Don lwVf dick modernistic apart ment The base of one lamp is a china rooster. And there are roosters oil-painted on the high hall classes . . . The fellow correspondent who is starting what he calls the "LHI.S n." club. The initials stand for movielar.d's familiar brush-off: "Let's have lunch some day." ... Wrlttea by Dr. Herman N. Bnndensea It possible to complete the treat ment In all but one case. There were no other signs of reactions to the drugs except for increased bowel movements, which cleared up after the third to fifth day of treatment. a a a With this treatment, patients gained in weight because they were able to take more food. There was an increase in the number of red cells in the blood, as well as in the amount of col oring matter, although, the pa tients were not given any special diet In those patients who had severe diarrhea, the number of bowel movements was reduced to three of fewer daily. These first studies seem to in dicate that the thioarsenites may, be particularly effective in the treatment of amebiasis. Whether they are better than the com monly employed remedies can only be determined after further Investigations are made and the results of these different prepa rations compared. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS M. C: Will wearing a tight brassiere make the breasts ' larg er? Answer: Wearing a tight bras siere will not make the breasts larger. (Copyright 1930. King Features) Portland Bans' French Movie PORTLAND, March 25-(AVThe French film, "The Room Upstairs," has been banned by the city's movie censor board. . Betty Sibley, chief viewer, rul ed that love scenes between the picture's stars, Marlene Dietrich and Frenchman Jean Gabin, were "too suggestive." She added that the theme of the picture is object ionable. It had been booked at the city's Guild theatre. There's never an interest charge or a carrying charge at... . Oh (? Jewelers 390 State St. Writer of ef!omps flip. DaW Tells All He Dares of HimnV His Column Starts Tuei3ay EdltWt aot: Cara4 Praac. SUUsmaa sUnT writer, kat keea rafU ea U write a 4aUy column, "Crates um Dmwa.- wklch will start la Thm hiiobu xnrsomy. vraiaaruy la paper asembles a story akont the writer to let the readers kaow what aa who ho is. la this ease, Praaco Is farther ant mm tho not ho hma requested to teU hli owa story. U fet loan at tat end. I , By Conrad Prange Having no intentions of ever becoming a political candidate it was not necessary that I be born on a farm and I wasn't. How ever I have never managed to grow too far above the soil. (Ed's, note he's short, chunky). When I was born in Portland nearly 30 years ago, my parent did not predict that I would be president some day. or that I would leaa my regiment tax battle. I am I told they only stared and said nothing. Sporting a baggy pair of knick ers, knee-length stockings, large dow tie and new haircut, I attend ed first gradf school at St Ma ry's school in Mt Angel. There tht patient, good Sis ters went to the mat with a small gang of prisoners in an attempt to pound home the elements of an education. The very first day I learned what to do when I wanted to leave the cToom, and how to write my name backwards. Later, our family (parents, three brothers and a dog) moved to Sa lem. In rapid succession I fought my way through St Vincent de Paul grade school. Mt Angel Prep school and Mt Angel col lege. At the insistent coaxing of the president and other top military leaders I girded my loins in a na vy uniform and threw myself into the war in 1942. All during the struggle people used to tell me that I always looked as though I had also thrown myself into my uniform. I came home to a wife and a small, noisy daughter, stepped out of dress blues and joined the 52 20 club. One week later I became a father to an even noisier son and landed a job on The States man. Having never quite elimin ated that habit of writing my name backwards my first weeks on the job were rampant with confusion. Now Faces Decision Finally my boss, who evidently treats his family kindly in other moods, told me he was going to assign me "to a job more in your line of writing." So for the next two years I covered (rather well, I thought) the city and county jail beats, the state penitentiary and Fairview home. Despite heavy duties at the of fice, in an effort to raise my sal ary to the point where I could pay my rent in a single monthly installment we managed to ac quire two more children. This gives us three girls and one boy and brings up the decision of standing pat or trying for .a full house. Editor's Bote No. n Won. 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ItTl start exclusively la The Oregon Statesmaa aext Tues day ealneldeat with the start at Tho StaUsataa's lHUt year at puhU cauoa.) Audiometer, Dental Clinics On Schedule Immunizations, audiometer test- ing ana aentai clinics at Marion county schools feature rthe activi ties of the Marion county health department this week. According to the schedule, re leased Saturday, the list includes: Monday Well child conference, Donald school, 9:30 ajn. to 3 pjn.; and children immunization at health department clinic, 9 to 11:30 ajn. and from 2 to 4 pjn. Tuesday Health examinations and Immunizations at St Paul school, 9 a jn. to 3 pjn.; immuniza tion clinics, Middle Grove and Swegle, 9 ajxt. North Santiam school, 10 an. to noon, and Mar ion school, 1 to 3 pm, and nurse parent conference. Wood burn li brary, 130 to 2:30 pjn.- Wednesday Audiometer test ing, McKlnley school, 9 to 3 p.m.; dental clinic, Englewood school, 1 to 3:30 p.m.; chest X-ray clinic and child guidance clinic, both by ap pointment . - Thnrsday Dental clinic, lib erty school, 9 ajn. to noon; audio meter testing, McKinley school, 9 ajn. to 3 pjn. and at Eugene Field school in Silverton fir Victor Point and Evergreen schools, 9 a in. to 3 pjn and weU child conference at health department by appoint ment Friday Milk and food handlers examinations, blood tests, tuber culin i es isana immunizations lor adults, 830 ajn. to 4 p.m. Saturday Immunizations for children and adults, 8:30 to 1130 toSJn. ,enier uurodaclnr mw clt