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v- 1 TL? 'CldBJtnica, TctffrsbhMdy't)ay Parade fidtJBmme'' '"' Japanese to i J ' 1 My V Wo Favor Sicav U, No Fear Shall Atce" - . From First Statesman,' March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Entered at the potto fflce at Salem. Oreran, at second class matter under act of concress March $, 187 rnbllahed every mornlnr. Business office 215 S. Commercial, Salem, Ores on. Telephone 2-2441. Bute House Parking Need Legistlators who came to Salem Friday to at tend meeting of the state emergency board had trouble finding a place to park in the vici nity of the capitol. That'i not surprising. With all the cars of state employe who "get there first" there isn't parking space available except at considerable distance. The area reserved for visitors is altogether too limited. New parking restrictions in front of the capi tol and along Summer street have been ordered by Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry, but it is doubtful that these prove adequate for the prob lem: . t The state will have to purchase ground for off-street parking for , use by state employes. Then space in the.vicinity of the capitol group can be used for public parking. By installing since 1908. Ed has been a constructive force for the community, and for the state, serving for a number of years on the state highway commis sion. Associated with him has been Lee Drake as business manager. They have made a strong team and the East Oregonian is one of the fine, strong dailies in Oregon. Who's to Blame? A very unusual situation at Roseburg. Dairy producers are holding back deliveries of milk to distributors. They are demanding $5.98 a hun dredweight for fresh milk and distributors will pay only $5.50, the price set by the state milk administrator as the minimum. Producers have become an affiliate with the teamsters' union; so we have the unusual association of dairymen meters all-day parking would be prevented, so ho independent producers with some em- the public really could find a place to park when they come to transact business at the capi tol. . -r-: The capitol planning commission has recom mended that the legislature appropriate funds to buy ground in the direction of future expansion and utilize it for parking purposes in the period before construction of new buildings. This is logical and offers a real solution to a problem which is already acute, v ; Persons coming from a distance to do business at the capitol should have a place to park. Their needs can be met and the requirements of state employes satisfied if the plan proposed by the eapitol commission is carried out. ! it costs so much to produce milk in that area that they have to have the $5.96. If their claims are correct then the state milk administrator is at fault Ifs his job to fix prices at a remunera tive level; but the administrator, who collects cost figures himself, doesn't budge. The public can't help but be peeved but hardly knows whom to blame: producers, distributors or the milk administrator. Tompkins Out as Grangemaster Advance reports on the election in the Ore gon State Grange indicate that Elmer McClure, ? resent grange overseer, has defeated Morton ompkins of Dayton for state master. This re sult was forecast in the primary held several months ago when Tompkins ran second. - Since the state grange has function nearly Ilka a political party the defeat of its veteran saaster (Tpmpkins is serving his fourth term) Is of considerable interest The change does not lndieate so much a reversal of political direction as a change in personnel. McClure is credited with endorsing the policies long held by the grange (public power, no sales tax);' and the real opposition candidate, Victor Boehl of Grants Pass, ran a poor third in the primary. Grangers were just tired of Tompkins, and some of thenv were vexed over his having taken employment with Bonneville Power administration as con sultant. - - , ' ; At any rate Tompkins is out as master, but it la too early to count him out as an influence in the state. He polled a large vote, has a very sub stantial following and his home on Grand is land isn't far from Salem where the legislature meets. '. -.1 I , ' Slim Reed to Lean On Various reports have come from Chiang Kal shek's headquarters to the effect that Chiang holds out in expectation (and hope) of another world war with Russia and the United States the leading antagonists. He figures that then he would be restored to power in China by u. S. troops. This is a gruesome prospect for the USA and a slim reed for Chiang to lean on. A Russo-US war probably would be decided in Europe and not in Asia. We doubt if even SenatorWherry would be eager to use American armies to prop up Chiang. Chiang's defeat was due primarily to his own failure as administrator. A 75th Birthday ' ) The Pendleton East Oregonian celebrated its T5th anniversary with a special historical edi tion, one of unusual merit. It gives in text and Illustration the. story of Pendleton and the Um atilla region, of the prominent persons who have been community builders, and of the East Ore gonian itself, ' The E-O is proud of the Sam Jackson tradi tion. Jackson had come as a young man from Virginia to Pendleton. He was stage agent a few years then in 1882 became interested in the E-O and ran the paper as publisher and owner un till 1902 when he went to Portland to establish the Oregon Journal. .- . Deserving of high praise for his part in de veloping the paper is E. B. Aldrich, its editor Truman the Optimist President Truman likes to exude optimism, He's naturally an optimist he slept well elec tion night although all the pollsters predicted his defeat. But when he says the world situation is. better now than in the first half of 1946 he surely is looking through rose-colored glasses. If it is better why are we busy increasing the budget for military expenditures? He is also over-optimistic when he predicts' a lower defense budget in 1951-52. That budget will not grow less until Russia is less truculent, more cooperative. And there isn't the slightest sign of that. 1 - We were in error in stating the other day that Sen. Austin Flegel handled the public welfare (old age assistance) bill on the senate floor at the last session in the absence of Senator Ellis who was ill. It was just the other way around, Flegel informs us. He was the one who was ill and Ellis "carried the ball" in his absence. Fle gel was a member of the subcommittee which had worked over the legislation to implement the Dunne initiative. . : " ; y : y ; - - r vryrw - -r , y v. ; :. : y , - ; y yyy. . - ". 3 ' . - :. - -.. i - - , - , --. - - . - . ' 3 -. - : ' i v - - ' " - ' - " - ,. ., ? f -,) i , , t , ,z" ; "-v ,;v, -y ; by. tf' .--r--- i . " ' s yy Jj i l : y v- -r"- " - .-..4 , - - - .xi" ' L ' ; V ' ftij - , L' r u y. VM r ! ; ' - y . f " ' " " y Bulb Market JEFFERSON- Business eame to a standstill la downtown Jefferson Friday when residents lined the streets to watch the colorful May day parade. The upper left photo shows Jefferson hich school's prixe winning- float, "Dream of k Vacation" and "lite As It Is," entered by the sophomore class; TPr rUht shows five attractive Misses wavlnr at friends from the LJonette ear; lower left shows the fifth trade float, "Jefferson, 1S50 and 195t." a first prise winner; a lower ritht shows third trade pupils plurciar their "Queens of 1959." (Pho tos ay lister . tour, &utesman vauey ecu tor.) Many Dancer to Swing Out In 2nd Recreational Festival : : .. I The second annual Cherry Blossom Folk Recreational festival will be sponsored Sunday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Salem armory by the Salem Gate Swingers, j ' More than 250 dancers from many sections of western Oregon are expected to attend the event which will feature European, Latin American and American folkj and square dances. No admission will be charged. Clay Eggelston will be master of ceremonies, while Alice ward is instructor ! for the host Gate Swingers. " Callers for various square dances-will include: Fred Halvorsen, The Chrysler strike was like a war: every body, lost. Workers lost $1000 apiece in .wages; the company, its suppliers and dealers lost hun dreds of millions of dollars worth of business. And the strike ends with both sides sore and angry at each other. Wars and strikes are in the same category, even winners lose. Bettor English By D. C. Williams Western European Communists Are Revealed In True Light as Would-be Disrupters of Defense aDanaonea r lintest pre-1 , of consti- I I E nor mal I -J f I By Joseph Alsop ROME, May 5 One jof tho snost conspicuous effects of the maturing world situation has been to remove the f igloaves ' from the West ern European communist par ties. In Italy and France, particularly, the have abandoned r"t the faintest ' tense tuting l&th normal W political alms. Instead, the sole current ob jective of the French and Italian communists is to disrupt the or ganization of any defense of the West. The sole long-range ob jective is to prepare to play the role of para-military fifth col tvpns when the i word of com . mad is given. I In short, the Western European . communist -parties have "now become naked military-strategic Instruments of Soviet imperialism, hardly to be distinguished from special units f the Red Army. This 'process is more under- ' stiitidable here in Italy, for the simple reason that the Italian communist leaders still occasion ally reveal their directives from . XAoscow to their unhappy cap-i fives, the socialists of the Nennl date. Second, the preparations that the Italian and French com munists " are now making can have decisive effects, if and when the time, ever comes for the big Soviet pressure drive westward. The time that must be pre vented from coming is a time when the military weakness of the West will allow the Krem lin to make great, intimidating demonstrations of strength at Berlin, at Vienna, aid against Yugoslavia. The French and Italian communists are now get ting ready, in short; to strike when their countries will be ter rified, confused and divided by the menace of the Red army and the Red air force to the east wards. - . Here In Italy, the communist party here has been losing mass membership. But it has been strengthening and hardening its apparatus, by the purges of luke-warm elements. It has also been strengthening ' and harden ing its para-military units,' which are-estimated to include above 100,000 men. Finally it has been intensifying its control of the transport and communication unions, which here, as in France, are the party's basic assets. Early this winter, a planned Incident at Modena was the pre text for an Italian trial run of fifth column tactics. Without bringing the para-military units Into playy the communist high command succeeded .in cutting croup. The Nennl socialists, in x Italy in two by paralyzing Italian 4m MjAaetAmeill annli A Cm tK.l a, . turn occasionally confide in their farmer comrades of -the socialist fractions which have declared their independence. j . . The change in the communist line is deeply significant for two reasons. First, it dearly reveals ; the intention of the Kremlin to . rne.v the attempt to 4 bring We- rn Eut - " vict empire at a fairly - early transport. So serious were th effects of the Modena Incident that the ministry of the interior and the carabinieri now have truck units which are to replace the railroads during future emer gencies. , i " ; Imagine a situation in which all of Western Europe has been soft3-:ed up by great Hitler-like shows of Soviet power, accom panied by menaces of the "peo ples democratic atomic bomb." : Imagine further an all-out attack ' by the Italian communists, on the pattern of the Modena inci dent, but including full use of the communist para - military power. The maintenance of the Italian will to resist, under these circumstances, would be a major miracle. On the other hand, if these circumstances are not permitted to arise if successful Soviet menaces are prevented by. the organization of a solid Western defense in the time still allowed us the communists are nothing but a police problem. Further more, the very fact that the last figleaves have been allowed to drop will then doom the com munist parties in both Italy and France.' In brief, the naked use of the communist parties as instru ments of Kremlin imperialism has already chilled the rank and file and even disquieted the lead, ers. It is bandwagon sentiment it is the belief that the Krem lin represents the wave- of the future which now really holds the communist parties together. Once this cement begins to crumble, the parties themselves will crumble also. ; The many communists who are Italians first, or peasants first, or trades unionists first like Di Vitlorio, the trade union leader, to mention, the most important will begin to have new ideas. As the - communist apparatus weakens and splits, an opening will be afforded for the emer gence of new, vigorous and inde pendent left-wing parties. And thus a new atmosphere of secur ity will permit the restoration of what France and Italy most need, a normal, healthy political .life. (CoprrWht. 1B50. New York ; Herald Tribune. Inc.) 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "The man with his two sons were there." ; f j 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "Java"?1 i 3. Which one of these jwords is misspelled? Saccharine saga cious, sacrelegious, saleable. , 4. What does the word j"com plaisance" mean? ! 5. What is a word beginning with 11 that means "quality or state of being responsible"? ANSWERS 1. Say, "The man with his two sons was there." 2. Pronounce first a as in ah, not. as in as. 3. Sacrilegious. , 4. Disposition to please or oblige. (Pronounce sec ond syllable play). "The Inward complaisance we find in ! acting reasonably and virtuously." Atterbory. 5. Liable. Salem Gate Swingers: Pat Har vey, Do-Si-Dp club, Portland; Howard Saucy, Dundee Jeans and Calico club; and Tex Richardson, Salem Hill Anthony Hill Billies. Exhibitions are slated by the ONO and ONT clubs of Portland; the International Folk Dancer, Inc., of Portland, and the Oregon State college physical education department. I Members of the - Salem club planning the -session are: Alice Ward, program; Fred Halvorsen, exhibition and squares; Mr. and Mrs. John Geisler, reception; Mrs. James E. Wiles, publicity; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bolton, decorations; Mrs. Fred Halvorsen. costumes; and Wayne Dobson, concessions . Mrs: E. Donald Jessop will sing "America the Beautiful" to open the program. Visitors will be wel comed by Neil Brown, president of the host club. j Clubs from Salem, Scio, Port land, Ashland, Eugene, Dallas and Taft are expected to attend the dance. Area Stockmen Send Animals For Ram Sale Producers of pure-bred sheep in, id states and 18 California counties have consigned a total of 1,508 rams and ewes to the 30th annual California Ram Sale, Sheep and Wqpl show, to be held at the California state fair grounds, Sacramento, opening Sunday and holding through Tuesday. The annual event is sponsored by the- California Wool Growers association. Four Salem sheepmen are con signing animals to the ram sale. They are R. W. Hogg and Sons, 57 Hampshires; A. E. Eoff, 57 Hampshires; D. P. MacCarthy and Son, IT Hampshires and J. J. Thompson 10 Suffolks. From Tur ner, Gath Brothers are sending 16 Hampshires and eight Suffolk rams, and Anrens Brothers are sending 14 Suffolk rams. Hawaii. Smith will Join with Elf strom in inviting the U of H president to come to Salem with his school's football team when it plays the Willamette eleven in October. By Lfllie L. Madsen Garden Editor, The Statesman . The Japanese' expect to make a strong bid to recapture the Amer ican lily bulb market, Judging from recently increased imports.. Information assembled by Amer ican occupation forces last fall in dicate these importations are only the beginning if the Japanese real ize their ambitions; The Japanese, we imormauon indicates, expect to offer more than 10 million bulbs for export in 1953 compared to' less than two million from the 1949 crop. , A duty of $8 a thousand is nald ' on all lily bulbs imported into this country. Lily, bulbs are among the items to.be considered by the trade agreement committee at hearings scheduled for Washington. D. C during May. Oregon has a special interest in tnese Hearings because tae United states production of Easter lilies is centered in this state. Regals and a few other kinds which are imported, are also pro- aucea commercially in Oregon. The trade agreement hearings in Washington will consider whether to increase, decrease, or Jeave the present duty on lily bulbs unchang ed. Lily growers here feel that the duty has not been enough to ex clude bulbs. A duty of S6 was in effect during prewar years when imports were large and the aver age .value was-only $25 a thousand. Oregon's lily industry expanded very rapidly during the first half or tne 1940's when the war pre vented imports from Japan, the Netherlands, and other bulb pro ducing areas. Sales from the 194S crop brought Oregon growers more than two million dollars. 3 Expansion increased too rapidly in the bulb growing business and many growers were caught with considerable losses as prices tum bled, i Grower associations have work ed, during the past two years, to bring domestic production back In to better balance with demand. This has proved rather successful, -but during 1949, more than four and a half million bulbs were im ported into this country. This is more than twice as many as re ceived in most years since 1941. Prior to 1940, imports ranged from 21 to 26 million bulbs a year. According to the United States tariff commission, about 85 per cent of these early' importations were Japanese Easter-lily bulbs. First sizable importations from Ja pan since Pearl Harbor, .were re ceived during the last three months of 1949. Most of the lily bulb im ports during intervening years have been from Mexico, the Neth erlands, Bermuda and Candada. The first forestry school in the United States, first headed by Glf ford Pinchot, was formed on what is now the Vanderbilt Estate, out side of Asheville, N. C.i , A colorimeter is an instrument used to analyze substances through colors produced in chemi cal reactions. GRIN AND BEAR IT by Lichty Step lean'-T en bt FTncwtea . . . Give fbern m few la -ante t atangntu -wpt-r s .,. Friends of Mayor Plan Hot Welcome Some of the folks Mayor Robert L. Elfstrom left behind when he departed for Hawaii are making arrangements for the Salem mayor to get a proper reception in the land of leis and pineapples. Alistrom is making the trip aboard U.S.S. Valley Forge fol lowing an invitation from the sec retary of the navy. Gov. Douglas McKay is. writing to inform the mayor of Honolulu of ELfstrom's visit, and Salem Chamber of f Commerce officials are passing the word to the Hono lulu chamber. i - G. Herbert Smith, president of Willamette university, is writing the president of the University of Hear TheV Willamette Univ. A CAP&IA CHOIR j CONCERT! Dean Mehrin Geist,' Director O fg Salem High SehL 13 Stan. AadUorram ' FXOF. RALPH DOBBS - Guest Pianist .TIC1CET$$15 (Tax Included) 0- ooo n .ID lMBm the Kuppenheimer representative will show i his complete fall ' lirie . in our store. V Just twice a year do you have the opportun ity of selecting JUST WHAT YOU WANT from one of the nation's finest clothing makers. If you're hard to fit or take an out size you r ii ' y -, are invited to make a selection without future obligations. (The finished garment must please -you Or "no sale') Deliveries will be made from July to the fall season. Sails, Topcoats, Sportswear ;j end Fcrir.al clothes .will bs available and exebsive to you- Today at TDT7IE MAM'S IHI(D)IP I S MOXIEY AND HUNTINGTON ' , "Th Store of Style, Quality and" Value" 416 State Street . Salem, Oregon v