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4U-Tl; CidHnrrrxaca .Scttm. Orym- Tuesday, tearf IR issa '....- . - " 10W VISIBILITY ' t f "M fowr Sioav t. No Fear Shall Awe rrm flrrt SUtetnun, Urch 21. 1131 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY l j CHARLES A.. SPRAGUX Editor and Publisher . jv fnir4 at tit BAateffiM at Salem. Oregen. u seeest class matter uder set el congress March I. 1171 rabaheT every eaoraiag. Bnslaess ftle 115 8. Commercial. Salem., Oregon. Telephone 8-1441. Lc-islalive Candidates With twelve republican" candidates for the four nominations for state representative one is inclined to throw up his hands in trying lo thread his way down the list and make recom mendations. Picking the four who will win and the Order in which they will place would be really a "double quinella" that would pay off well on a gamble. Three of the candidates have had legislatives experience, two have previous ly been 'candidates for the office, one1 ran in 1948 for a county office, others are untested as, vote-getters. ., - j , :.. .' ... The only incumbent seeking reelection is John F. Steelhammer, a five-term member of the house. Steelhammer has matured, shows better sctf-control; la alert to politics like a sensitive plant. He is under handicap because of some of his associations! (John Hall for example) but gives evidence jf trying to act independently as a member of the legislature. His ability on the floor is also a factor in his favor; and we feel he should be renominated. ' : , Two years ago wt endorsed Roy L. Houck, local contractor, and would repeat the recom mendation this year. He is a practical man whose sound judgment should be, helpful in the -field of legislation. estate business in Salem, now making a break in politics. Veteran first worl4 war. it ' a - There's the list. Republican voters will have to tort out four as party nominees next Friday. . One of Three J '- ' i - - ' Maybe it isjimproper for The Statesman as a republican newspaper to inspect; the democratic paddock and check on the entries. But the gov ernorship of the state Is so Important that we feel. warranted in making observations on the current contest for the democratic nomination among three: Austin Flegel, Walter J. Pearson and Lew Wallace.!. - - For what it Is worth we recommend Flegel as the one to nominate. He seems far more dependable than either of his opponents. Pear son we put at the bottom of the list, both in capacity and character. Lew Wallace is apt to be erratic though if left alone, free from pressures and brainstorms; he is fundamentally sound. Flegel has made some concessions to political favor,, but has topped short of wild promises to catch votel j 1 We observe that democratic leaders of repute are backing Flegel, and that is a good guide for members of the party. We believe the republican party should live i . ! - r its younger members a chance, especially when J-.H 1 TOT1 7k COTTl TY1 PTI T one as promising for development as Mark Hat- wl, AOX WVUUUCXXI field comes along. If, Houck and others can supply the practical experience Hatfield, who is a young professor at Willamette can provide knowledge gained from the study of history and political theory. His interest In political affairs began years ago when he was in high school - X z -m t'&'0mjir v Continued from pag 1) T " We'll leave the way clear for the number four man as we find it hard to single out one of the nine remaining! They are: i .' EJ E. "Doc Boring, Salem optometrist, civic minded, who has worked faithfully on cam paigns for sale of war bonds, Red Cross drives, and been active in Republican club affairs. ' George E. Emigh, jr., manager of ' Salem Senators, former high school coach,1 interested In boys' work land prison and reformatory bet terment!: ij " Lloyd Girodj, former principal of Richmond school, now merchant at Idanha. Clean-cut, vigorous; the only candidate from outside the Salem area-which ought to give him strength. ' H. R. "Farmer' Jones served in three legis lative sessions but lost the nomination in 1948, one vote behind Steelhammer on the final count! Is buyer of dried fruits and nuts and resident on a farm near; Salem. His previous experience in the legislature and as candidate gives him an "assist" this tfme.! . t ... i' Gene Malecki, genial professional master of ceremonies and promoter, of community festi vals, wants to serve the people in the legislature. He's another Candidate on the younger side. Ivan G. Martin, Salem attorney, represented the county in the house from 1917 to 1922, three regular and five special sessions.) Interested in the i musicians' union, fraternal organizations. Long-time -(since 1898) resident - of Marion . county. '. . . ' Lee V. Ohmart, native of Marion county, whose family goes back to pioneer days, was .employed at courthouse -for eight years, two years as clerk pro tern.; now realtor, which gives him; knowledge of property and taxation prob lems. New in politics but a sound citizen, , B. E. "Kelly? Owens, automobile dealer, pro minent in veterans' affairs, former commander of the American Legion, former chairman re publican county committee. Everybody knows Kelly Owens. ! ' . ' . ' : " - Richard G. "pick Severin, insurance and real Why Throw Away Toar VeteT j The Republicans have not controlled the govern ment for close to 18 years. Naturally they would like to get Into power again. But if the Republican slogan for Oregon's May 19th primary "nominate a regular Repub lican' prevails throughout the country as a whole, they might as well give up. Under such a slogan the GOP won't control the country for another 18 years. ' i Is.- . - x For the American people are fed up on "REGU LAR Republicans." "Regular Republicans," to them, mean the old fashioned. Republicans, the low-wage and high-tariff group that haven't learned any thing since the good old days of William McKinley, Mark Hanna; and the "full dinner pail." The people are not looking for "regular" Repub licans. Republicans that put regularity above everything. They are looking for PROGRESSIVE Republi cans Republicans who don't want radicalism on one hand or reaction on the other, but do want as leaders, men who are enlightened, up-to-date, com petent and Intelligent, who realize they are living in a ."New World," and if democracy Is to survive it must adjust itself to entirely new social and eco nomic demands and concepts. So the real issue in this coming Republican pri mary Is between this Old and new school of Repub licanism the regulars and the progressives, the "Old Guard" and the New. It is also between dem onstrated competence, national recognition as rep resented by Wayne Morse and no competence none demonstrated at least at alL by his opponent. f- We can't believe the Republicans of this district -or of the state will be so short-sighted, so blind to their own self interest, as to fall for the antiquat ed plea of party regularity. We cant believe they will choose as their nominee, an unknown candidate representing a form of Republicanism as dead as Rameses II, and if upheld as certain to be defeated by the Democratic nominee in, November as the sun is to rise tomorrow. ' Why throw votes away? Why vote party chances away? - f i -... j - s i j. - The Mail-Tribune supports Senator Wayne Morse on the ground of political principle, sincere con viction and not political expediency. But at this time we are frankly stressing the latter rather than the former, i - j , - We are not so much trying to tell the Republicans HOW to vote in the Senatorial Primary, as telling them WHAT their votes will mean. A vote to replace Wayne Morse on the Republi can ticket-with Hoover of Eugene on May 19th, if adopted as a national principle will probably mean THIS: Keeping , the Republicans protesting im potently on the sidelines for ANOTHER 18 or 20 years! R. W. R. . Medford Mail-Tribune. - - -f : i 'v! . trr--!? rrff: C3 who are sure of coming home with fun creels. Deer are in good numbers, as many as the country will support along with live stock; j and elk are sufficiently restored in 'numbers that limited open seasons are permitted. The great problem for our game con servators is to maintain a bal ance between animal population and food supplies, and in the case- of game fish to restock streams and lakes to provide Dener fishing. It will take more than : five new supervisors to solve ! the latter problem. Our larger popu lation, improved roads giving ac cess to once remote streams, pol lution oi waters, etc have eon tributed to the decline in game fish. So far larger hatcheries and study of fish biology haven t reversed the trend. i - The administrative reorganiz ation marks an attempt at im proving our game management: acquiring more knowledge : of wildlife, more experience in protecting and conserving wild life resources and greater effic iency in using manpower ! and scientific knowledge. The public, especially sportsmen, will watch with keen interest what this fresh deal in game adminlstra tion produces. , Safety Va Ive ' Rendering assistance .the hard way '. . . on busy week end night Salem city first aid men called to scene of bad acci dent in in north Salem . . . on way, aid wagon held up by slow-moving train on 12th street ... took so long to get to accident site that parties in volved finally j called a local ambulance . . . on way back to station, first aiders got radio call to hurry to another auto wreck at 13th and Center streets . . . as they came to 12th street, again held up by another train crawl ing along in opposite direction of first one ... at last reached wreck where a man lay un consciouswaiting . . whisked him of f to hospital, i . J. probably only reason they not held upy train this time because they didn't cross any more R R tracks. ; .--;, ' .1 , Mark Hatfield, campaigning political science professor trying to pinch seat in legislative house, getting unique vocal and musical support from his brother Willamette Beta fraternity members -. . who won northwest song title recently ... Beta boys got publishers permission to use their lyrics with music of "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" for use on localfradto ... understand Mark him self toill personally render, ''Leave Us Gather 'Round the Henry Takes Part in Longest Fight on Record By Henry MeLemere DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., May 15 Before the next Informa tion Please . Almanac goes to press I wish someone would f Willamette Student Boosts for Anderson To the Editor: It has often been stated that we need more younger persons In our state government and in Steve Anderson Marion County has a Young Republican attorney County Of fered Easement for Rail Crossing Promise that Marion count Mm have easement for a 60-foot wide crossing, if the county extends its ngni-oi-way across . the railroad tracks on Kapphan avenue, was received Monday from Southern Pacific . . The railroad has asked the ty to make the extension since the crossing is now private, without any agency responsible for signals. The portion of the railroad west ef the tracks is a dedicated road. County Judee Grant Murnhv said the county court has not de cided yet whether it will accept me crossing, its portion of the road, running west from highway 99-E north of Salem, became a part of the county road system several years ago and has only a 30-foot right-of-way, compared with the- present minlmurn stand ard of 60 feet. Travel Book to Roll Off Statesman , Presses Today . : .i 'i .-..-.-. - ; "Friendly r Faces In Far-away Places," a 320-page book by N. H. Crowell of Hillsboro, is to be off the presses at The Statesman Publishing company today, with first distribution set for schools at several Oregon, points. The book recounts a 600-mile trip on foot into rugged Tibet and Jaunts in French Indo-China, Chi nese bandit country, Guatemala, the Rhine area, the French can tons of Switzerland, North Africa, . Samoa, Bahamas, Jamaica, Cey lon,, Java, Arabia and Alaska. Included are original travel stor ies by outstanding native writers in 30 distant countries. StWWTOWiV-'WIW1 I H i W. J U li L L U ! ! JllSt JltiU Ml "IIJ1J ! I Better English By D. C WilUaiu. 1. What Is wrong with this sentence? "In spite of their rec ords, neither Frank nor John whom I believe is extremely well, were chosen." qualified - for our state Senate. 2. What is the correct pronun Steve , has been lutioiallT ciation of "new"? lind me to, '-"S ite Johnny i y ran. Editor, ; I v 1 tell him of J ? error in the f t J v, 1 It M 1 and May Polls." France Takes Initiative in Offering Plan for Unification of European Steelj Coal Complexes i0 ! : By Joseph Alsop tONDON, May 15 The temp tation is almost irresistible to stress the comic aspects of French Foreign Minister R e he r t Schu mtn'i proposal tor the econom- U union of the Franco-German coal and steel complexes. Sur nrlse nlavs cre- r , . . j- laJtr tti. nan r la International VftiaUonships , as the , deception m m t 1 J S French farcesi .lrt,,I,M.1a I Schuman's vitally important move has surprised and upset ' enough people to provide laughs lor a month. ( - j la brief, the idea of aJFrench initiative at this time was For eign Minister Schuman's. The . idea of taking the initiative by offering economic union of the French coal and steel complexes, with the British and other con-', tinental producers coming in if they choose, was the Idea of the great war-time administrator, Jeaa Monnet. In the preparatory phase, absolute secrecy was the rale, for the very good reason! that theJComite des Forges the i vfstly powerful association of Ftench steel masters, would have ' stopped the project if they had heard of it In time. Until the American delegation reached ' Paris, no' one knew what was afoot except Monnet, Schuman, Frwch Premier Georges Bidault, of course, and two or three mem bers of Schuman's personal staff. l cn the French High Commis sioner to Germany, Andre Fran - Just in nick of time comes National Foot Health week (May 20 to 27) . . . timed nicely fpr candidates who have busted toe or two kicking rivals in seat of pants ... next week also National Pickle week takes the place of Sour Grapes week , . this week is National First Aid week (everybody take an aspir in) and Monday was Straw Hat day although most local males failed to step out in their straws, evidently fearing, their grass spinners would sprout. ' A conceited blue jay has been causing no end of trouble to residents in the 400 block of East Browning avenue and Gardner road, for past 10 days . . . seems that terrific racket and clatter has been coming mysteriously from a vacant house there . . .1 creepy noise can be heard all over . the neighborhood out there ... but tchen anyone tcent to investigate noises they would suddenly stop . . . finally neighbors George Beane and George Nevman discovered racket teas caused by a flighty blue, jay . .- . the bird sits, on limb near tpindou? of old house and pecks at his relec tion in glass ' cois Poncet, was left unconsjult- j ed, probably because of his long- j standing, connections with . the Comite des Forges. 1 j e e" ' "J At their, first meeting, Schu- 1 man mentioned the project jto -Secretary of State Acheson, but with so littlejemphasis or drama j that Acheson1 did not grasp its j significance. The cat only really came out of the bag the next day. A member of the American delegation urged ' members of ; Schuman's staff to be more con- ' structive, remarking that France had almost abandoned the role j of a great power by taking so t negative an attitude about Ger- 1 'many. The Schuman-Monet plan i was then fully explained to the 1 excited Americans, just as it was j about to be presented to the j French cabinet. ' j " ; v ! r Both the Comite des Forges j and the communists were purple ; with' fury, for obvious reasons. -German Socialist leader Kurt I Schumacher was anything but I pleased, since the French pro- I posal three-quarters ruined bis i role as the defender of a perse-1 cuted Germany in the f orthcom ing debate on Germany's entry into the Strasbourg Council of Europe. Also very far from de- lighted were the British. Irritation at being surprised ; had its part In the British re action. Basically, however, the . Foreign Office has always dis trusted European combinations 1 as being unpredictable and per-1 haps phony. At the same time, ' Sir Stafford Crlpps's planners have' always wished to avoid in-i - volvement with the unplanned and self-indulgent economies of the continent. These British attitudes, In turn. Were never really challenged during the whole period when the French Insisted they would have no dealings . with the Germans without the British Joining them. While the French rejected the Initiative, the British only had tyrr to hold back too, and nothing happened. But the moment the fDIKI AND REAR IT French began talking directly to wlAll DCI I the Germans, as they now have done in effect, the whole Brit ish position was found to be flanked. Thus all was on dead center when Foreign Minister Schuman brought his cat out of the bag. The pooling of control of French and German heavy industry, plus early revision of the German oc cupation Statute to let Germany sit as an equal in the Council of Europe, will fully meet the re quirementsof High Commission er McCloy. With varying degrees of reluctance, the British and other continental powers will probably enter the new heavy in dustry pool. A beginning will also be made to substitute really practical safe guards against renewed German aggression for the existing Milt Gross-like mechanisms, so remi niscent of those which failed ut terly after the first world war. Finally, when the time comes, the Schuman proposal will also make it possible for Germany's industrial potential to contribute, without due risk, to .Western Eu rope's total strength. In short, unless all sorts of hookers and gimmicks are revealed by the detailed study now in progress, the Schuman proposal is an ab solutely major and vital step along the very hard, difficult road toward a German solution. CopyrlM. 1950 . Nw York Herald Tribune la. - Perhaps one reason for postal deficit is that postoffice (Salem) evidently believes its-cheaper to return to Massachu setts a letter (to a Salem resident) rather than look up house number in directory . . . envelope had stamp, name, street and city and lacked only number . . . citizen so chagrined he threatens to notify Senator McCarthy. . Of course, yea realise what we're letting ourselves in for, ... visiting the Sneedbys ... they'll visit esT 7 ' remind me to r. ' f w r -Kieran. and an e , DOOK. On page 856.1 under the head-i ..Z. ing, "Longest L rigni on ec- -ord," there is y thls grave mis-, lase: "Between Andy Bo wen Jack Burke at New Orleans, La., April 6, 1893. The 110-round fight took seven hours, 19 min utes. Battle ended in a draw, the referee calling it no contest when the men couldn't continue." That doesn't even come close to being the longest fight. I know, because I happen to be a contestant in the longest fight of them alii the other contestant being my wife, Jean. Our fight started early In March of this year and still Is going on unabated. It will not end until several weeks from now when we are settled down in a Clipper and leave Idlewild Airport for Egypt ! ' The fight started over a dis cussion of what clothes each of lis ' would take for the three- month jaunt in Asia and Europe, I came out of my corner war ily with the suggestion that each of us take the full 66 pounds allowed us. I was ready to let it go at that. "What in the world," Jean what-in-the-worlded, "do you want 6Q pounds of clothes for? "To wear," said I. "What with my typewriter, IH only have about 45 pounds of clothes." "Youll carry no such amount," she said, and the battle was on. Since then it has been a rock , and-sock battle, involving right crosses, slips, uppercuts, after noon dresses, left hooks, shorts. stuns ana panues. She insists that I take bow ties, not four-in-hands, being as they weigh less. She disregards i ' altogether the fact that a bow WSSaswmMa tie under my chins makes me - , look like a melancholy Easter hV I irHfvr bunny. she Insists I limit myself to two shirtsboth nylon. "I have read that a man can take a shower in a nylon shirt. walk briskly around the room two or three times, and be as clean, fresh and dry as a daisy. Besides, if you take all you are talking about taking, where on earth will I put my clothes?" This question heightened the nghting. ' "Why not put your clothes In your own bag and let me have mine for mine?" I asked. "That seems fair enough." It didnt seem .fair to her. "You know I always count on lots of room in your bag for my shoes," she said, crossing a right ; to my neart. - how many pairs are you carrying?" X asked. "After alL we are not going to cross the 'Sahara on foot, or climb more than ten or twelve Alps." , With the fighting going on Just ' as briskly as it was two months ago, it looks as if X am going to 'carry what little clothes I can get in my wallet and topcoat pockets, and she is going-to take enough"' to have a complete . change for every fifty miles. X only hope that, when x, am dragged off to jail as a vagrant Jean will be nice enough to let me have one of her voile or dot ted Swiss numbers in which to appear in court. (Distributed by McNaught Syndk cat. Inc. 1 prominent in republican activ ities and now is serving as a national vice president of the Young Republican organization. He is a loyal party worker and yet he studies every issue on its own . merits. Both Steve and his wife have been leaders in the Methodist church and in Willamette univer sity affairs. Steve's record of forthright action is one which I think would be an excellent asset to our state senate. RUSSELL TRIPP Willamette Univ. 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Belligerent, om nipotent, flamboyent, hesitant. 4. What does the word "hu miliate" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with es that means "to take away or keep at a distance"? . ; ; - ANSWERS iV .':: 1. Say, "Neither5 Frank; nor John waa chosen." 2. Pronounce the ew as in few, not noo. 3. Flamboyant 4. To offend the pride :or self-respect ot'i "The conduct of bis wife humiliated him." 5. Estrange. - - Conscientious, Dignified Service mm tuirn mm 545 North Capitol Tel. 3-3672 Good Sight Can Mean Good Looks Today's good looking eye-glasses Improve the looks rather than detract Styled to flatter the face ... these handsome modern glasses are glamorous, exciting. Come in this week for a careful eye examination.. 11- Dr. E. B. Boring USE YOUR CREDIT Optometrists AT BOEING OPTICAL Now in Our New Modern , Office and Laboratory Career 12th at Center Dial S-C5QS L i-A.fc Lm Dr. Ban tlogbea Vote X 23 for -E. E. 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