iThs Statesmen ScueravOrecjon, Saturday, Tune 9 1S51 t BACK FROM". THE1 1 CLEANERS Hare Are tho ? !! F7y 7? I Objective of UJU 1!MGl9 "f ILht CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher rabUihed every morarag. Bniaeu me tl5 & Commercial Salem, Oregon. Telephone t-Z44L Catered at the poeterrice at Mem. Oregea. aa iiewd class nutter under act af cangrees Uareh S. IVtX Apostate Diplomats? Th disauuearance of two members of the British diplomatic service has set two continents in a dither. It is feared they are Moscow-bound, where they will spill Anglo American secrets out of both mouths. One was In charge of the American desk in the British foreign office, and until last year was head of the staff at the. Washington embasy of Great Britain. The other is a member of the embassy staff at Washington- Both have disappeared; and both have been suspended from their official positions. ; , 5 f Secretary of State Acheson frankly expressed alarm if they have headed for Moscow. For one, MacLean, is fully cognizant of the intimate con versations and exchanges between Britain and the United States. What he could relate to Vish insky would be worth far more than the pump kin papers from Alger Hiss: j It may be that their disappearance is not vol untary, or they may have had other destination than Moscow. Perhaps fear is-father to the sus- ... a A . J picion that they nave gone apostate. Assureoiy there will be swift and thorough search for the missing men, and fast moves for repairing dip lomatic fences, j A few Russians have renounced the commun ist faith and come to the west, and a number of diplomats from satellite states have elected not to return home from foreign assignment It is surprising however that any from the west would elect to disappear behind the iron cur tain. However as communism had its infection In our own government circles in the heyday of the new deal, so it may have penetrated into British official circles. The British, who have done some scoffing at our own loyalty proced ure, may rush to invoke tests of their own. After all Dr. Karl Fuchs bore their certificate of clear ance, so their screening has been defective. j This is one of the misfortunes of this present period of tension: you do not know whom to trust. If one high-placed like Algar Hiss could serve a foreign government, and if these British who had been in positions of trust have proved faithless, one's confidence in his fellowmen is weakened. There is this reassurance however, that these cases of apostasy are exceedingly rare. And as far as secrets are concerned the United States and Great Britain have no sinister de ' signs on the USSR. Maybe telling Moscow that these governments really mean business if any funny business starts may have a wholesome Strong Measures Coordination Joseph AIsop LONDON, June 8 The Far East is not' the only area where Anglo-American relations are in a mess. 1 n e trouble is pretty jad everywhere, as the following peculiar facts , imply suggest. For some Tionths, the Bri- :ish have been seeking to orga- Inize a serious defense of the jMiddle East The iP Middle East Gen. Sir Brian Robertson, dis poses of ' less than a division and a half of British troops. None the less, the Turks, who have more than 20 divisions, were asked to place themselves under the British Middle East command. When they refused, their action was blamed i n London upon American influ ence at Ankara. Again, the British and American governments have formally agreed to sponsor the admission of Greece and Tur-. key to the Atlantic pact.. But this agreement was made with some reluctance in London, where it is feared that Moscow may be "provoked" to find an actual neighbor, Turkey, in cluded in the Western security organization. The Anglo-American decision had hardly been announced before all the Brit ish official arguments against It appeared in the Times' here. Hence, the task of persuading the Scandinavian and other lesser powers, who oppose ad mitting Greece and Turkey to NATO, has been rendered im measurably more difficult. Finally, the whole world knows by now of the mess in volving the Mediterranean and Atlantic commands. What is not understood, however, is that the British cheerfully approved the appointment of Admiral Fecb teler as Atlantic commander, in the expectation that they would thus secure the Mediterranean command for a British officer. And now the Mediterranean powers are objecting to a Brit ish commander there, and an American appointment is being canvassed, the British have be gun to oppose a unified N com mand in the Mediterranean. On the surface, this sort of behavior looks almost neurotic. Undoubtedly it has some neu rotic elements, such as-the as sumption implied in the whole Turkish . episode, that nothing was changed by Britain's trans fer to America of responsibility for Turkey, and that only American pressure could ac count for the Turkish -rejection of Gen. Robertson's leader ship. . But If the British sometimes seem a bit neurotic, it must b remembered that they are pass ing through a very bad time. r UZ1Z , "No Favor Sways Vs. No Fear hatlAweT inn im dukudu. uwu is. tsai .-. x THE STATESMAN! PUBLISHING COMPANY effect in inducing the Kremlin not to start any funny business. At least that is a Pollyanna way of looking at what looks initially as a major diplomatic embarrassment for two countries. ' high-placed career Junior League Opening of the junior baseball season tomor row ; is a matter of justifiable pride for the sponsoring American Legion, and here's to the best' team; wherever it is! . - Junior baseball has reached a high -place in the sports! world. For years it has given youths a firm grounding in true sportsmanship, and a welcome chance to develop talent with the bat and! glove. Real good derives from the program, no mat ter at what level the play may be, and enthus iasm runs particularly high as teams advance in standing. Highlight of Salem's junior baseball participation came in 1932 when this city's team won its way to the national quarter-finals play off at Omaha. On that team were outstanding players, including Bill Bevens, erstwhile pitch ing star of. the New York Yankees who hurled the memorable one-hitter against Brooklyn in the 1947 World Series. - Rosters Jof the major leagues are replete with athletes who started in the Legion's program, and youngsters participating in this year's jun ior schedule will have the same chance for fame and fortune. It is a grand idea. Tomorrow it's Salem at Woodburn, Mt. Angel at Stayton and Silverton at Oregon City. Let's give the boys a real hand! , f i Deane Seeger, who' is well known in Salem from his frequent visits here as consultant to the League of Oregon Cities, has transferred his affections to Whittier, Cal. where he becomes city manager. Such a job is not new to him. He was i the successful first city manager for Eu gene. We'll miss him in Oregon however. Believe it or not, Ohio and Missouri produced more wool in 1950 than Oregon, and Iowa near ly as much. Texas was away out in front with 52,696,000lbs. and Wyoming second with 17, 680,000 lbs. Oregon's was only 5,366,000 lbs. Funny what happens to steers as the price of meat rises they seem to run all to hamburger, no steaks or juicy roasts. At least the 'burgers are what seem to show up most at lunch count- t 1 ers. Toward j Anglo Declared to Be it They had hardly won their ter rible battle to regain economic viability, when they found their own strategic position ) under mined byi the Soviet; atomic bomb; their imperial i position under attack as in I Iran,; and their standard of ; life again ' threatened j by their defense program. 1 j '! ; It may be silly for them to cherish the suspicion that the all too blameless state's depart ment is plotting to supplant British influence with American Influence in the Middle East, which is the main source of all the command trouble. It i may be illogical to worry! about let ting Turkey into the Atlantic pact. But this sort of instinc tive reaction is only natural, in a nation in grave danger, suffer ing from weak leadership; and laboring under the , iheaviest strain. I ' f The question really is,) not why these Anglo-American . fric tions are occurring, but wheth er they can be avoided. The answer is that they j can easily be avoided, with the right : kind of leadership in Washington. The British themselves sense the danger in ( the breakdown of Anglo-American collaboration. They were struggling to bring their Far Eastern policy more into line with ours, when most of the ground gained was lost by' the statements j of Dean Rusk and Adm. Forrest Sher man. And ! although they were fcri r irrTl " ilr r V T r -r Tfifr iVi-iWiW GRIN AND BEAR IT i The hoars I spent slaving aver oar b kit there and 1M Baseball - American Badly Needed greatly disturbed by both Rusk and Sherman, they will continue trying to accommodate British and American views in the Far East. What is really needed, how ever, to restore the former Anglo-American collaboration is a renewal of the old habit of com plete frankness, of full ex change of views, of constant, honest discussion of all commoi problems, between the two countries. By renewing this ha bit, all foolish suspicions can be dispelled, and any serious conflicts of poliicy ; can be avoided. And in order to re new this habit, America, the more powerful partner, must take the initiative. If Britain and America can again achieve a firm common front in this manner, it will be easy to solve all the innumer able pending problems, such as German rearmament ' and the final pattern of the NATO or ganization. The future of the Western alliance directly de pends upon prompt, ! sensible solutions of all the uncounted problems like these, which exist all around the periphery of the Soviet empire. They will not be solved, and the Western alli ance will 'die of inanition, if Anglo-American relations con tinue to develop on the pres ent line. (Copyrisht. 1951.: New York Herald Tribune lac.) inTi by Lichty first dinner . , and an yaw d eat It! . S r'wiv .'-V I -. ' - s ram J&wJwk W&2y Call came to the newsroom the other day from a worried woman who wanted to know when Dici Tracy and Tess were married She was wondering about Bonny Braids, Tracy's new T- Itkt U school student, to make publicity of the fact that she's this year's queen in connection with her sing ing career. Yet publicity handouts to newspapers from the Rose Festival association make great hay over the' fact that Queen Gloria is now under contract to Paramount studios. Coupla months ago all those citizens who were so inconsid erate of their fellow wage-earners as to hoard meat in home freezers and lockers thereby causing a shortage of the raw and red were publicily rapped over the brisket and branded as un patriotic ... Now comes the sad report that we face an even greater shortage of beef because cattle raisers, at the other end of the cow chain, are refusing to sell their stock to the packers ... To many a householder, who has been on the horns of lots of bum steers lately, it's mostly baloney, anyway. j Howard Higby, assistant scout executive, reports that at least half the flags hanging from Salem porches on Memo rial day were hung wrongly . . . The Forman chain, which has purchased theCapitol and Elsinore theatres here, an nounced it will do some redecorating at the movie houses - wonder if this includes the inside of the Grand here, too , . Publicity man Gene Maleckt and wife Helen are proud par ents of a new handout, Judy Ann, released for publication June 3. The latest edition to the Malecki list of tax exemp tions weigh 8 lb.,'12 oz. j . j- State Patrolman Bill Ferguson was wondering last week just what the city street department has against him. Street ; con struction was underway on Fair Oaks way in front of his home thus cutting him off from his driveway. So he moved to nearby home of relative, parking his car work, he found THAT driveway crews. Some fast shovel work solved the problem. Next night Bill comes out to find the driveway blocked again by a big load of gravel, used the shovels again ... Statesman photog Don Dill went to Lebanon Friday to get a pix of the Strawberry Fes tival queen cutting jthe traditional strawberry cake with the traditional mammoth knife. But other shots. Reason: Nobody could locate the big knife. ' The Safety ( Contributions to tbls column should one siae oz paper: live nam ana iuu Charges for Phone Service Need Public Scrutiny To the Editor.: j Just How Big Are Your Teeth, Grandma? Your editorial of May 30 com menting on the size of the bite threatened to the public by the requested phone rate; Increases prompts my question. The concern expressed is long standing. Requests for rate in creases have been often. Many years ago rural groups formed little mutual j telephone companies ' and built and main tained lines as the only method ; of getting service. Their opera tion and maintenance was far from perfect. They were a means of doing what you could with ' what you had. Many groups held onto these small lines perhaps well past the point of good busi ness judgment. Others consoli dated to a size more adequate and efficient in the service they now offer. . j Recent legislation has enabled telephone cooperatives to be set up on rather large scale and brings service to many: long neg lected and remote areas. Why do people go through all this struggle? The large utilities I little trouble-maker. The bothered lady, who evidently keeps tabs on such things, was in formed that Dick and Tess were married the day before Christmas in 1949. (Remember how Dick fell into a big case even on his honey moon?) But we'd all rest easier if we knew what Crewy Lou is up to. , i Hoto come? ... Big wheels in the Port land' Rose festival have forbidden Rose Queen Gloria Keieger; Portland high there. That night, ready to go to blocked by a ditch dug by road Don had to be satisfied with Valve be limited to 900 words. Writ only en aaaresm. f-oeiry is not aoccpiea. I do offer an excellent service. It is because they fear the costs when controls are lost. They are concerned with the size of the bite that could be applied. The very necessity of the services leaves them easily exposed and their fear has real justification. True, the Commissioner of Utilities represents '- the - public interest, but he must have sup port. We need to realize that tie faces constant pressure from the utilities and hears far too little from the people whose interests he is charged to protect. The matter of telephone rate increases has only experienced a temporary lulL The question is far, from settled. If tae public interest Is to be safeguarded, individuals ' and groups need to express themselv es both to the Commissioner and to the press. Your editorial was timely. Un fortunately this is not the ago of fairy tales. Rate increases are grimly realistic ;;, We need to know how ; large Grandma's teeth really are. They have grown rapidly in recent years. HARLEY LTBBY, j , Jefferson,' Oregon. 5 Permits Total 000 for' $125. New Buildings Nearly $125,000 worth or con struction in Salem was listed for permits Friday in the city engi neer's office. $60,000 of the total Is for a two- story reinforced concrete office building to be erected by Frank Doolittle at 545 Court ft. Doolittle reports that actual construction will begin the first of next week by Barbam (Brothers, Salem contractors. The ground has been levelled ready for the work. Occupants for the structure will include Western "Union Telegraph company. Other offices have not been assigned, Doolittle said. Other building permits issued Friday include concrete storage tanks to be erected lor Oregon Pulp and Paper company at a cost of $20,000 by E. E. Batterman. The tanks are to be erected at 160 Bellevue st. Others include: Fred M. Snider, permit to erect a dwelling, 350 Superior st, at a cost of $18,000; Chester Stackhouse, erect a dwell ing at 160 Candalaria blvd., $13,' 750: Joseph Becker, erect a dwell ing at 780 N. 15th st, $10,000, and Earl T. Brown, alter a dwelling at 293 S. 14th st, $800. Buchanan Faces Check Charges James D. Buchanan, 2233 S. 12th st., was charged with obtain ing property by false pretenses Friday, city police reported. Officers said the charge involv ed two fictitious checks totalling $19 passed here In January. Bu chanan was apprehended at Dallas where police said he was working for a paint firm. Farm Prices Down Third Month in Row Soft spots have developed in the field farm prices to Oregon grow ers, it has been noted during the past few days. May marked the third consecu tive month for downturns in prices received by farmers. Weaknesses which showed up in meat animals strawberries, milk, wool, and wheat were mainly responsible for reducing the overall index. Prices were slightly higher lor butterf at, eggs and some truck crops. Mobile Lab Requested For Restaurant Check Dr. W. J. Stone, Marion county health officer, has requested the mobile laboratory from the state board of health, to make tests of the eating and drinking utensile in eating places of this county. The laboratory will be set up on the courthouse grounds during Better English 1. What is wrong with this sen tence? "It sure is kind of you to leave me borrow your pencil: 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "facade'? 3. Which one of these words is mispeUed? Anatomy, a n a c h ronism. analize, apathetic. 4. What does the word "ob trude' mean? - . 5. What is a word beginning with cy that means "disbelieving in the sincerity of human mo tives?" ; ANSWERS '. 1. Say ."It surely is kind of you to let me borrow your penciL" 2. Pronounce fa-sad, both a's as in ah. accent second syllable. 3. Analyze. 4. To thrust out; eject. "Those who know the least often obtrude the most suggestions.'' 5. ' CynicaL ISIS IS CIVIL DEFENSE Chapter S The whole idea of civil' defense is to help you protect yourself. and to make the best use of your own special ability and skill in an emergency. Then you will be able to save yourself and others if trouble comes. Who Is responsible for civil de fense? 'You are. Civil defense is set pp by federal and state law. But no law in the world will work unless you back It up by your own actions. Bombs , don't fall on a plan, or an organization, or a sys tem ; of government. They would fall on you and your family and friends. The Federal Civil Defense Ad- mmlstration does the basic plan ning, gives technical information to- the states, pays part of the cost of equipment and shelters. Actual operation of civil defense begins at your state line. The cities or Salesman's Automobile Recovered at Seattle A car, reported stolen because of a little hug at a -north Salem motel, has been recovered by its owner at Seattle, Salem police re ported Friday. . Fred Marentate. Seattle dress salesman, had reported. the theft. Police said a Seattle woman he employed to model dresses ran off with his car after violently resist ing his embrace. . Prep Leaders To Attend Eastern Meet Fifteen Oregon high school stu dent leaders, including five from the mid-Willamette valley, will attend the convention of the Na tional Association of Student Councils at .Wellesley, Mass., June 18 to 21,- the state department of education announced Friday. The valley will be represented by Don Davis and David Rhoten of Salem, Chet Daniels of Dallas, Eileen Wolfe of St Paul and Sally Watson of Molalla. Others to attend include Joseph Kirkwood of Hood River, Bill Brooks of Myrtle Point, Reva Mc- Clure of North Powder, Norman Rohden of Prineville, Thaxter Goodell of Portland (Jefferson high), Martin Brandenfels of St Helens, Bud Hinkson of Eugene, Zona Claire; Smith of Portland (Catlin school), and Dianne Drum and -Leslie Wilkins of Portland (both St. Helens hall). The Wellesley convention will be attended by 523 selected stu dent delegates and approximately 200 faculty advisers from 42 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada. The con ference theme is "Youth Leader ship in a Changing World. In addition to four general, sessions. a .convention banquet and dance. and two tours of historic Boston. there will be five discussion group sessions during which delegates will discuss problems related to student council work. . Minor Blazes Keep Salem Firemen Busy Four minor fires kept city fire men busy Friday. A dozen shingles burnep on the roof of a vacant house at 1179 Chemeketa st about noon. Firemen said sparks from burning rubbish were the cause. A Que fire at the home of Gwen dolyn Collins, 1555 N. Capitol st, was checked at 2:15 p.m. Fire men i reported a ' fire in "the 400 block of North Capitol street at 12:45 p.m. was caused by gasoline leasing irom an - air compressor owned by the R. L. Elfstrom Co. No damage resulted. - c - A cigarette dropped In a de- walk vent was listed as the cause of a fire at the Benson bakery. 264 N. Commercial st, at 320 am. Social Work Officers Revealed at Picnic New officers of Willamette 'val ley district, state conference of social work.- were announced at Friday night's picnic in Dallas dty park by Dr. John Rademaker of Willamette university, retiring president They are Ridgley Miller, Marion county veterans' service officer, president; Gertrude Acheson, Sa lem YWCA executive secretary. vice president; Marinette schmuki, state tuberculosis hospital, secre tary; Mrs. Elinor Fox, Marion county Red Cross, treasurer. . the week of June 11 for their an nual check-up on sanitation. Swab test samples will be taken by the city and county sanitarians and tests run by technicians from the state board of health. - A We are agedn bvytno; oil brining Ycrrietie of cherries. Thmm cherries must be dusted or sprayed foe the fruit fir. OgHgy FqfqoM &j Go. K!3 Tili Zzzi . doSywood District) s ganize for civil defense. Each 'city is integrated into county-wid units in the interest of coordinat ed effort, The state helps in coor dinating the over-all picture. ; The job of the armed forces la to win a war mainly by carrying the attack to the enemy. Civil de fense is not their responsibility.' This does not mean the military takes a hands-off attitude toward civil defense, but the program is primarily a civilian responsibility.; Before an attack, civil defense gets you ready. It gives you in- formation on such things as how to safeguard your home, how to fight fires, and what steps to take against atomic, biological and chemical warfare, f QtII defense arranges for shel ters, operates a warning system.! gets medical supplies and special equipment ready, restores a strick- ' en area and organizes for mutual aid and mobile support. Next: "Civil Defense Jbs Publishers Slate Annual Convention EUGENE Current tiroMMM ' facing the newspaper publishing Industry will be discussed at the 64th annual meeting nf th Or. gon Newspaper Publishers associ- auon ai uearnart, June 14-no. -Guest sneakers from outsirta : Oregon include: Frank Tremaln. chief of the Tokyo bureau of Unit-1 ed Press who returned from Ja-f pan a few days ago; C. L. Model-, land, Jr., editor of the Longviewf i wasn.j uauy news and national I president of Siema Delta Chi nm. - fessional journalistic fraternity: ; ana i nomas dodos, editor and publisher of the Snohomish, t wasn.; uounty xriDune. . Other sneakers on the nrommi Include: Judge George Rossman, ! Supreme Court of Oregon; C T. Bollinger, assistant director, Ac-? cident Prevention Division. State Industrial Accident Commission: M. J. Frey, general manager of The Oregonian; Hal Laman, exec-! utive sports editor of the Oregon I Journal; Fred Shideler, chairman or uie aepartment oz journalism, ; Oregon State College; Hugh Mc- uuvra, r orest (irove News-Times; s WendeU Webb, manaeinff editor. Oregon Statesman, Salem; Glen W. Oregon Printing Industry; and Philip N. Bladine, McMinnville 1 Telephone Register. Saturday evening associate members from Portland will pre- ; sent a program under the chair- I manshirj of Ed Hill vr Rraim Jtr Company, with Leith Abbott Foot, j uone at Beiaing, as toastmaster.' ; The advertising agency men, pub- j he relations representatives, and others will tell the newspaper edi- I tors and publishers how they . would run a newspaper. Walter W. R. May, editor and 1 co-publisher of the Oregon City I Enternrise-Courier and resident of the association, will preside at uie ousiness sessions. Salem Seniors 1 At OSC Given Commissions j CORVALLIS, June MSpecIal) Richard . B. Jenkins r and Edward : R. McClellan of Salem were com missioned second lieutenants in ' the U. S. air force reserve at re- cent commencement i exercises at : Oregon State college. The ma-: jority of the 60 newly-commis-; sloned officers will be called to active dutv earlv this summer. ! while some will be granted delays I to continue . advanced studies of special value to the air force. f Jenkins, who received . his de- gree in agricultural engineering. Is I the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester J. Jenkins, route 1, Independence. ; McClellan was graduated in scl- f ence and is the son of Mr. and I Mrs. Edward J. McClellan, 52431 S.W. Shattuck road. j For INSURED SAVCIGS ; AND HOME LOANS I SEI FIRST, FEDERAL SAVINGS FIRST! Savin rs Bids. 129 N. ComT. 2Vt Current Rate VA 1 i A 1 ST FEDERAL SAVIIIGS I AND LOAJJ ASSTi. 5 ' "Where Thousands Save BfUUena" i