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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.
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- There's the list. Republican voters will have to
tort out four as party nominees next Friday. .
One of Three J
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. -
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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
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"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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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-Kieran.
and
an
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, 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.
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