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?w; .-yjclil t-jyQ vtH'tHt ,iT3njn.--H V i ' - I "No Farbr Stray Us, flo Fear Shall Awe From First Statesman, March 28. 1851 ' - r '1- - i ' L . Lace. Or that squash will THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY ; I CHARLES A. SPRAGITE, Editor and Publisher Eaiad at the oostoXflc at Salem, Orcfon. as seeond class matter under act of ceneresri March S, 1S7& Fnbllihed every morninf. Business euico ;u o. vsnuncraw. oucu. ircgan. iucvhb . . , . i ' FH5IU to the West Vladimir Houdeli top delegate of zechoslo rakia to the United Nations, has resigned, his appointment and claimed right of asylum urthe United States. He i-i just one more of the Czechs who have fled or jfleserted their own country sine it became aj cbmmunist dependency of; Russia. Other Czech diplomats have quit their Job Czech athlete? have thrown awar return tickets when they went to competitions in other - Ian. ' J' From eastern Germany, from other satellite aoutries a steady stream of refugees flows across the western borders. More would come if they felt they could escape. Russians too have iouht asylum in western Europe and the Unit ytates; and thousands more would come save thai escape Js almost impossible or retribution on loved ones too fearful to risk. lais gives the wofrld a very clear demonsra tioa of the rival systems of Russian communism ant western democracy. The current is all west ward. Few indeed are Americans or Europeans whe voluntarily seek asylum in communist states. One America lately announced his in tention to continue residence in Czechoslovakia because of his disgu?t with his homecountry. But he was a singlel figure swimming against -the direct current." 1 t If Russia were offering what people want in Intellectual and political liberty; in economic security, in higher standard of living the world would beseeking admission to the USSR. It has wide spaces waiting for population. It has re sources awaiting development. It has a vast mar ket for the products lof men's hands. But the pressures are outward and not inward. People would like to get out; none want to get In to - remain. Loyalty to communist ideology does not xtend, except in very rare cases, to casting one's lot permanently with the Russians. We have the common saying, "If you like Rus sfc so well, why don't you go there?" Our few red do not take the hint. They want to stay"on vyjte aim tun veil, uiu luumiy imu a lunuaiuiui maintain them. The national defense depart ment has charge of advising the governors on air raid warning. The general services adminis tration has charge of disaster relief. Meanwhile, three congressional committees ! are vying for jurisdiction over civil defense. The mobilization issue -is just as confusing. The NSRB has drafted a one-package bill which has already been revised several times and may be revamped; some more. It has to do with war time rationing, wage, price, employment, profits, strikes, raw materials and other controls. It is one of the most important, far-reaching pieces of legislation ever to come before congress be cause, potentially, it can changej perhaps for everour traditional American "jvay of life. Yet how "many people have tie faintest idea what war mobilization would mean to them as individuals, any more than they know what civiK( defense entails? We can be certain that it is go ing to mean more than sugar coupons and housewives, scanning the skies for enemy planes in their spare time. But we don't know the de tails. : ; j . I And we have a right to know. We believe that if Americans realized how profoundly, how per manently, total war with its threat of dictatorship-by-government-edict in thisj country would affect their lives, the people woijild realize that what we are fighting for in the old war is not only to save our friends Irom Communist ag gression but also to save individual liberty in the United States. It's up to Stuart Symington and the NSRB to make these facts plain to the public not in 1951, but now! up iit,.wa inVrfdld -toK-u.i. . 1 nansr beL i f ITHACfA, if. Y, (fNS Cold 4 .. k J.: Company' cone, but I ruess Mom and Pop won't be op for a while . they've just started riving- the tuests a 'going-over ..." esert (heaven to them). They refuse to accept the evidence offered in this wholesale desertion of communist states, that the communist system is an evil invention. They have all sorts of alibis for escape from reality; The vast majority how aver have become aware of the oppression and suppression of communist regimes, of their cruelty and of their failures. And they have no desire to imitate the -Russian experiment here. Mobilization Facts Needed Cities and states should-start planning civilian defense at once, Paul J. Larsen, civilian mobili sation director, told the United States Confer ence of Mayors in New York last Saturday. "We must be prepared for sudden and perhaps ex tensive enemy action," he. warned. . .Warnings are all that cities and states are getting from the federal government, Mayor El mer Robinson of San Francisco countered. In his address before the conference he once more (he's already spoken to congress) demanded facts: Comprehensive realistic planning for civil defense at the local level is impossible without specific information and-jdirections from Wash ington, he said. When he appointed former airforce secretary Fart Symington as the' new mobilization czar, Truman urged that Symington be given full re sponsibility for mobilization activities in order to make the NSRB more effective. But Syming ton has no real powers until -congress authorizes thera. That means thevrelated problems of civil defense and mobilization will be up in the air until some- bills are passed Visit of Admiral Good Salem has been honored this week with the visit of Admiral Hi H. Good, corimander of the 13th naval district With headquarters in Seattle. Admical Good spoke at the Chamber of Com merce Monday and at the Salem Rotary club on Wednesday, on subjects' relating to national de fense week. He laid emphasis on jthe importance of maintaining an adequate military establish ment and pointed out the continuing importance of naval strength to retain control of the seas. Also he explained; the nature ajnd purpose of defense unification. This did not' contemplate a merger of the services but a coordination of their effort and a" unification of cprtain divisions of work similar in Character. Especially impres sive was the spirit he manifested toward unifi cation, which was quite at variance with that exhibited by some navy recalcitrants. Admiral Good is only a few nionths off from retirement, so his counsel comes from a real vet eran in the service of his country. His words will be remembered; and Salem iopes it will be favored with future visits from jthe admiral. Lie Meets Stalin i - ' i At least Trygve Lie got to see Generalissimo Stalin., It has been a matter of debate whether the premier of Russia would take a powder when the secretary of the United . Nations came to Moscow. Instead Stalin received Mr. Lie, talked with him an hour jahd a half, and assured him of the USSR's interest in peace, tie is now com ing back to talk with heads of western powers in the attempt to work out an alccord. More power to Mr. Lie and the U.N. The peo ples of the whole world will rejoice if this one man mediation succeeds. Nobody wants war; everyone wants peace. Yet fears! of war fill the air, and preparations for war burden the bud gets, j For first time members of state game and fish department will attend youth camps in this area this summer . . . teaching girls and boys rudiments of -wildlife and forest conservation . . . many of the instructors are taking special courses at Oregon State college to prepare themselves . . . they will; show kids how wild life survives and how f to protect Oregon's diminishing supply. I Speakiitg of wildlife . . . residents along Mill creek in east Salfm mighty interest ed in one peculiar duck which flew in last '. winter with thousand of others . . . this v bird has a black and white body, a white head with large white top-knot . . . re cently haftfed out a batch of ducklings . . . Mrs. Alfred Laue, who lives along creek, says it has been identified as a Hooded Merganser . . . usually found farther south. , Creek dwellers credit city rat control program with aiding duck population along creek . . . lots of, wood ducks and mal lards find hayen in creek from winter storms . . . usually stay.... to hatch . . . one mallard hen hatched out nest of young fry in a clump of bushes about 20 feet from busy State street. Seems a silent battle going on between some creek resi dents and eager young fishermen . . . residents say that few ' unruly youngsters spoiling pleasure of fishing for all . . . some home-owners refuse to let kids fish from their prop erty at all . . . others try their best to ieep un-chaperoned kids in line . . . opinion is., though, that yojung anglers betyi ter behaved past several years than before . . . some duck- lings are falling victims to baited hoofcjs t . . two died re cently. . ! I i , Today's election, ho matter what theiresults, will probably bring king-sized headache to Marion Courjty Clerk Harlan Judd ... only last July county split 92 precinicts into 110, bringing voter population in "each down below th 400 mark . . . now, however, 33 out of the 110 have over 500 Registered voters each ... in fact precinct 75 (Manbrin Gardens area) has 729 regis-1 tered ballot-markers . . . state law says jthat no precinct may have over 500 voters as determined by: the number actually voting in an election . . . which means that county may have to again re-hash its precinct map. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Raises Crop Of Kibitzers By Henry: McLeinore - DAYTONA BEACH, FUu, May 18 It's against the law to dis charge firearms within the city limits, and the penalty is even steeper if j the f firearm in? question is pointed at a citizen, vet am just about v ready 10 preaK the rules, f I have reach ed, this desper ate nnint. with its risk of summer as a number, not a tourist,' because of free, unasked; for and, most of all, unwanted ! advice. I am planting a garden and would like it tobe my sort of garden, come H or HW. After all, it's my backyard, my soil, my toil. It will be my birds who will feed on whatever chances to come up, my worms who'll en joy the menu provided by the roots and leaves, and my dogs who'll burrow where the blooms, if any, are loveliest. But it is not going to be my garden at all if other people can help it. Funny (thing about people. They'll let? a man save his own house if it catches on fire, and fix his own, flats, and pay his own bills, but they won't let him handle his own garden. 1 had no sooner started to pre pare the ground than I had a , crowd as large as usually watch es the excavation for a skyscrap er. "He's doing it all wrong,' I heard one man say. ; "He sure is," some lunk re plied. "Knows ' nothing about erosion. Those furrows should run criss-cross, not sideways. First good rain and his garden will be in the middle of the street.' Advice poured like the honest sweat down my face. ' He's" spading too deep. ; He'sj not spading deep enough. He should be using a hoe, not a shovel. No, a shovel's all right, but that one has too long a handle. He'll break his back. He needs "a 'load or two of black dirt. No, he doesn't that soil's all right. fiut it was not until I started ! planting that the advice ceased j to be a cloudburst and became , a deluge. Special buses, I am j sure, came in frcm all parts of j the state, bearing amateur gar-, deners who wanted to tell me what and what not to do. pansy bed. But I won't care. It will t be my garden, alone. mine (Distributed by McNauht Syndi cate. Inc.) The- odor of truffles has been described as a "fruity fragrance" says the National Geographic So ciety. ' :f '' . TOMATO PAYOFF weather insurance" for early to matoes is what fruit setting hor mones are being called at the Cor nell University Agricultilral Ex periment station. Dr. John Carew says it is insurance that often payi oii, ior me results of the first year's tests with these growth-1 regulating substances showed a big jump in the yield of early tomatoes. r --v fx 'J ' - HEAR Elmer B, Sachs, Detectivo also Director of Sky-Pilots of America Friday (19th) 7;45 pjn. at the 1 Kingwood Bible Church 1125 Elm St Theme: "Building boys better than mending men" Pictures: "Keeping Boys irom delinquency " IN STOCK FL0R-EVER PLASTICS SANDRAN PLASTICS Standard Gauga INLAID LINOLEUM Leading Nam Brands Famous Brands Broadloom of CARPET 15 ft. - 12 Ft. - 9 Ft. BERT A. LUCAS & CO. FLOOR COVERINGS 258 N. Lancaster Driva Phone 3-3941 310 Mi. N. of State St 4 Corners ; . xiie u iu Leu oiaies ana me west are more than eager to effect peace. Russia can imple- S4 far no civil defense legislation has been rnent its desire for peace by ending its aggres- recohimended by the administration or passed by congress. There is no single big civil defense gericy in Washington: The NSRB is supposed to direct the civil defense program and Larsen is in charge (since March 1) of a central 'clearing house of . defense information " set up within NSRB. Larsen has authority to issue warnings, shake speeches and send out bulletins and pam phlets to state governors. . The governors are supposed to set up civil defense programs in the states (like Oregon's proposed civilian-staffed air warning system) and find the- funds to sion and stopping its provocative acts at fric- ' tion points like Berlin. A few! acts would be -I more cinvincing than a multitude of pacific woras mmmmmmmmmmmmm supply of adequately trained doctors to provide the medical care needled for a growing popu lation. ' 1 . Better English By D. C. Williatu. (Continued from page 1) The American Bowling congress has wisely acted to wipe out its rule limiting membership to "white males." Maybe that will encourage al leys to pull down the signs, "white trade only." When Jackie Robinson broke into big league baseball the battle: for white exclusiveness in organized athletics S was lost. Western Allies War Council to Handle Touchy I Question of Countries' Military Sovereignity ri1 ',X By J.-M. Roberts, Jr. i ltP Foreisn Affairs Analyist ! WASHINGTON, May 18 Tha London conference of Atlantic Pact foreign ministers failed in 1U main objec tive, which was to strike a bal ance between . military needs " Ind economic ibllity of their countries, but Achieved some thing else A: which may be I t more important I V 1 In the long run. I ' t That is the Wi creation of a . full-time agency, similar to a board of directors, to take- over J Qne J ed the permanent council will be the actual makeup of the mili tary forces required for the "pre ventive defense! against hot war. Developments in London made It clear that there are too many holes In the former idea that each country would provide its own general defense in coordi nation i with the whole group. Some countries are just not able to do so. The new idea is that a scheme will have to be work ed out for each country to con tribute as best it can to a gen eral defense force. Some would provide principally ground strength, relying on the others for the major air and naval sup port, t ' : v conduct of the cold war in fiurope. . . This permanent high command , : consisting of deputies of the for- : tign ministers and probably to, headed by an American chairman, will be charged with, tha economic. problem along with .all the rest. It seemed obvious from the beginning that such a troblcra could hardly be thresh i out in a few Intensive days, but would be a matter requiring detailed study. y. : Another problem to be hand- a ' . of the most, significant corollaries of : this idea Is that i would permit certain military : contributions by western . Ger- many without at the same time building up the general German strength of which Franc is so afraid.' . ' " The motivating reason, how ever, Is to prevent duplication of expense. ' There will be much interest la the selection of a chairman for thet council. The foreign minis- . . ten will appoint the deputies, who will then select their own chief. .. ; . This Is In every respect a war council, although its prime ob jective is" to avoid actual shoot ing. Civilian Control has been stressed. In considering any such job the name Of Dwight Eisen hower, who made a wartime suc cess of one of the most difficult coordinating jobs in history, na turally comes up. , Eisenhower qualifies technically as a civilian, although mufti and the presi , dency of Columbia university will never be j able "to hide the five stars on his shoulders. His name would inevitably breed confidence. But there are others if lie is hot available. Harriman, Lovett and Bradley are among those mentioned. " 1 .. 1 " -. " - -" . This question of confidence Is extremely important at the mo ment, as the nations move tent atively into a field of united ac tion more revolutionary than any they . have attempted before. When you submit your armed forces to international command you are yielding a measure of national sovereignty at a point where cations are particularly touchy. ; . I . . ' The selection of the deputies and their chairman require the utmost in objectivity. A good or bad ouncil may mean the dif ference between peace and war. at Harvard, reports in the New York Times magazine that the cost to medical schools in 1910 in excess of tuition received averaged $388 per student and now is over $2,000. He adds that 44 of the present 78 medical schools run up deficits of over $10,000,000 annually. This makes a heavy drain on university 5 V. Errata nl1 vatVl&p ffeftivplv With di "7 "TV rude".? negatives expansion wruch the medical profession seems loath ' to encourage anyway. Is there any solution to the problem other than federal aid which is proposed? Will states tax themselves more heavily j to enlarge medical schools? (Ore gon has been pretty stingy with its own great medical school ; at Portland). Will private philan thropy be adequate to meet the needs? (Many private givers and foundations make contribu tions for specific projects,; few 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "Mr. Harris, "--as well as the other committee members, were opposed to the bill." 2. What is the correct nunciation of "reparable"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Geneology, geol ogy, physiology, Deuteronomy. 4. What does the word "in fer" mean? What is a word beginning that means "uncivil: j ANSWERS 1. Say, "Mr. Harris, as well as the other committee members, was opposed to the bill." 2. Pro nounce with accent on first syl lable, and not the second. 3. Gen ealogy. 4. To deduce or accept on the basis of evidence. "We inferred from his silence that he had no objections to our plan." 5.- Discourteous. People told me to use seeds, not cuttings. Others! said I was ready for the looney bin if I used anything but cuttings. Might as well plant buckshot as seeds, they advised. The fertilizer and the anti fertilizer advisers almost came to Blows. I would burn it up if I' used fertilizer, and I would have a garden that looked like a billiard table if I didn't. Just why the world should care whether a man plants his flowers close together or far apart is a mystery to me, but it 'does. I was told to plant cer tain seeds three inches apart, six inches apart a yard apart. Advice on depth of planting poured in from all sides. Shal low. Deep. Medium. Very deep. Just scatter on top of the ground. So did advice on watering. Just enough to keep the soil moist. Keep it soaked. Never water be fore five in the afternoon. Only a fool waters that time' of day. Use, a sprinkler. Use a sprinkling can. Use a hose. Plant that flower- so it gets the morning sun, No, put it where it gets little or no sun. Plat--it-oa .the north. On the south. ' " As a result of all this I am pro- j planting my garden at night. On nights when the moon is hidden or when the weather is foul and keeps my ! voluntary helpers at home. Heaven only knows what it will look like. Unable to see what I am doing it would not surprise me to : find that I have confused vegetable with flower seeds; and so will get a border of onions instead of Queen 701 Mil If THIRD BASE CINCINNATI. flNK Oradv are me large guis ior curiam Hatton's fielding mark of .975 operations). topped the National league's third There is one other possibility: basemen in 1949 and marked the could the training in medicine sixth time a Redleg' has! led the be abbreviated, turnings out 1 in league's hot-corner guardians de- eViortr timet mm nnrl wnmpn fnneitrnl-. i ili.ini. v. , for general practice? ? It is true the trick in 1915, 1917 and 1918; the general practitioner needs Chuck Dressen was high man in to nave a thorougn grounding 1927 and Bui Werber led the pack in medical studies; but is there while playing for the champion any 1 chance of a classification Keds In 1940 by which training could be grad ed according to. practice to be undertaken? 1; The pressures will have I to come from the public if results are to be obtained. The medical profession is not very receptive to enlargement of schools and medical graduates are so enam oured of large incomes they are unwilling to go "out in the sticks" to practice. Certainly we can't continue to increase the population load per doctor (one doctor to 638 persons in 1900; one to 750 today). Clearly some program must be wked out which will Insure . a continuing CLEARANCE 1 Group SHORTIE COATS Closeout 25.00 SMART SHOP 115 No. Liberty We're stuck. We have a sew store and don't know what to call it So, we need your help. 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