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4 Thm S tatman, Salam, Ofqon, Tu day Icnraary 9, 1951 tej&on "Wo Favor Strays U No Feat Shall AxoeT From First Statesman. Muck 2S. 1S51 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher FabUshed every morohix. Unstaess office 215 8 Commercial. Salem, Orcron. Telephone 1-244 L Entered at tbo postoffice at Salem. Oregon, as eeeead class matter under act of eonxress March S. 1S7A, Eisenhower Consents to Candidacy Ike is in. It was a sort of sided oor entrance, with Sen ator Lodge pulling and Senator Duff pushing. At any rate, his political sponsors got him ' to consent to accept the GOP nomination for President His own statement makes it clear that (1) he is a Republican, (2) he will accept the republican nomination for president, (3) that he will take no part in the pre-convention campaign, (4) that he will not resign his pres ent job with NATO to enter the political lists. This is the end of the mystery that was no longer a mystery after his recent visit in America. From what he said in public and what his sponsors drew from him in private, It was evident that he was ready to cross the political Rubicon. It was also evident after that visit that Democratic attempts to enroll him as a Democratic candidate had failed. Eisenhower's name will be entered in the New Hampshire primary in March, the first to be held. Four years ago he asked to have his name withdrawn from that state's primary. Then he wrote to Leonard V. Finder, publisher f the Manchester Evening Leader: "It is my conviction that the necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power will be best sustained, and our people will have greater confidence that it is so sus tained, when lifelong professional soldiers, in the absence of some obvious and overriding reasons, abstain from seeking high political office . . . Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one. "In the American scene I see no dearth of men fitted by training, talent and integrity for national leadership. On the other hand, nothing in the international or domestic situation espe cially qualifies for the most important office in the world a man whose adult years have been spent in the military forces. At least, that is true in my case." To be sure he left himself an escape clause "in the absence of some obvious and overrid ing reasons" but some will assert that the Ideas he expressed in 1948 are valid today. It is only fair to Ike to say that he has lit erally been dragged into this race, so far as we can observe; that he would rauch prefer To rest on his military laurels and engage in private pursuits. He yields to what he feels is the call of his country, to discharge his duty as a citizen in very critical times. Federal Harassment If it can be assumed that the Oregon Physi cians' Service has remedied some of the mo nopoly features existent some years ago, then it appears there is only one point to the Justice Department's appeal that it be outlawed and that point is the present administration's yen for socialized medicine. The government must know as well as any one else that some sort of pre-paid medicine Is here to stay that socialized medicine is as sured, if private medical plans are voided, be cause pre-paid medicine is desired by a large hare of the public. We can see no other reason for the present harassment of OPS than the government's desire to take over the whole she bang. And we are against it. OPS was given a clean bill of health in a prolonged hearing before Federal Judge Mc Colloch in Portland. Now the Justice Depart ment is taking the case to the Supreme Court and its attorney says the court will have to read the entire record of 8,000 pages in order Jm conduct a review. It appears that Justice Jackson is right in objecting to such procedure and we are inclined to agree with him that "A new trial' before this court isn't our duty. The Closer American-British Ties Declared to Be All-Important for Survival of Western Alliance By Jseeph and Stewart Aisop WASHINGTON The real story of Winston Churchill's American visit looks like being d e p r e s singly simple. The great British prime minister came to this country to offer an embrace. But when the caller walked in the door, he found the temperature in the parlor al ready glacial, with extreme primness on the extreme edge of the hardest sofa. Under the circumstances, the embrace is all too likely to be offered after all. This perhaps toe f rive loos basse expresses an imn easel j grave choice by the American poller - makers. This choice Is stni tentative, and may per haps be altered In the marathon that are new going on. Bat eve a before Charchia arrived. President Tra man. Secretary of State Dean G. Acheaon and their advisers had rather ebvieesly decided not te grant the British leader what he aaainly wanted, which .was a staenslheaed partnership between America and Britain. A conflict of world views was involved. In the world view of Winston Churchill, a strong, inti mate and organic partnership between America and Britain is the only possible core and center of the Western alliance. He is known to believe that the two nations wartime partnership has 3jktely been allowed to lapse in a most dangerous way. And al MMMM MS g though there were many other vital issues to discuss, his main object in coming to this country was to restore the Anglo-American partnership to full working order. The Churchill world view was formerly shared by many of the wisest American policy makers. As recently as 1949, the brilliant Ambassador - Designate to Mos cow, George Kennan, all bat got approval fer a plan of the sort that would appeal to ChurchilL But the State Department of Dean G. Acheson now fears that closer partnership with Britain will entail "sacrificing Europe". This Acheson State Department remembers with resentment the foot-dragging British approach to the various projects of Euro pean union. It shrinks from bruising the feelings of the French and other, lesser Allies by forming special links with Britain. And it shrinks also from involvement in Britain's liabili ties outside Europe, such as the bitter unpopularity of the Brit ish in the Middle East. For these reasons. Acheson does not want what Churchill wants. He Is even reported to have said that he could not see why the prime minister bothered te come te America, since every thing was being satisfactorily handled by himself and the Brit ish ambassador, Sir Oliver Franks. This general eompla eeney about existing arrange ments has also been . expressed in the claim that Britain and America "are partners already". In fact, however, the links that still survive . from the ; former Anglo-American intimacy today conceal a frightening deteriora tion of the Anglo-American rela tions. At the same time, Brit ain's world power position is now decaying with frightening speed. And these processes of deteriora tion and decay in turn confront the American policy-makers with a brutal dilemma, which they are wishfully seeking to ignore. statesman government has to take its licking along with everybody else." The Justice Department could better point seek ai remedy through helpful co-operation out just what it thinks is wrong with OPS and rather than attempt to drive it out of business. Warren and the Oregon Primary As he was leaving for a ten-day vacation in Hawaii! Governor Warren of California told a reporter that he hadn't given specific consid eration; to entering the Oregon primary (he is an announced candidate for president), but had been thinking generally about the primary sit uation. He said he wouldn't file in Ohio because that is tTaft's home state, but had been consid ering entering in Wisconsin. Governor of a neighboring state, with many friends i and acquaintances in Oregon, Warren ought to have his name presented to Oregon voters if he is serious as a contender for tha GOP nomination. Assuming the filing of peti tions for Eisenhower and none for Taft or Stassen, Warren's name might offer the only alternate to Ike. A Klamath potato shipper says the OPS has double-icrossed everyone with its rollback of potato prices. He must want to match pennies on a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose basis: Govern ment price "props when the market is weak, no price ceilings, when it is strong. Consumers hop the rollback will reach to the retail store. Truce talks at Panmunjom sound like waga negotiations between the railroads and brother hoods. Why not submit the controverted issues to arbitration, leaving the decision to men from countries like Switzerland, Brazil and India? Warren and the Oregon Primary Last 'week one could go from the temperate zone (Salem) to the sub-arctic (Portland) in 50 miles. Credit old Mount Hood for protecting the upper valley from the chill winds that blow down from Canada across Eastern Washington. Editorial Comment DR. CONDON REVINDICATED The election of Dr. Edward U. Condon to the presidency of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will meet with the ap proval of most of the country's scientists. After the Federation of American Scientists, an Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, of which Dr. Albert Einstein- and Harold C. Urey were respectively chairman and vice chairman, a group of university teachers of law, scores of outstanding scientists and the Council of the American Physical Society had voiced their complete confidence in Dr. Condon he hardly heeded additional vindication. Despite his protests to the House subcommittee on Un-American Activities, headed by the discredited J. Parnell Thomas, Dr. Condon never had a chance to defend himself in public hearings. Thomas damned him for subversive activities, largely because convention required Dr. Condon to meet foreign Communists in a casual social way on which basis most of our diplomats ought to be in jail. One bad feature of the case; was that President Truman had to justify the endorsement of a refusal of the Department of Commerce to turn over to Thomas' committee any information it might have on Condon. Thus began the clamping down on the dissemination of in formation against which newspaper men continue to protest. The action of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is not likely to check sus picious Congressmen from looking over subversive Government employes under every bed and behind every tree, but it is a sign of health a salutary proceeding. (New York Times) If these processes continue un checked, what remains of the old Anglo - American collaboration most at some point break down; and the Western alliance will thus lose its present substitute for a backbone. Meanwhile, pow er vacuums will appear, in the Middle East and other strategic ally vital regions, where British 'power Is now, so to speak, only hanging on by the skin of it teeth. America will be left to carry the entire burden of West ern leadership, which is too great a burden. The power vacuums will be fiUed bat by Soviet power. And so the Western alli ance will come to ruin in the end. On the other hand, these loom ing consequences can still be avoided most narrowly avoided by pooling the power and in fluence and resources of Britain and America, in the partnership Churchill desires. The price of forming this partnership will be considerable, no doubt. American aid must be provided, to find some relatively enduring solution to Britain's economic problem. A truly joint European policy, in volving important d e oartures from he present British view point, must somehow be ham mered out. Other thorny differ ences of view must somehow be smoothed away. But this price, which Secretary Acheson seemingly does not wish to pay, will really bay something. In truth, It will buy survival, fer America and the British Com monwealth together and united will constitute a commanding combination, that will rally the weak, reassure the waverers and deter the aggressors. It is to be hoped, therefore, that Winston Churchill's old magic works again, and that this opportunity to give real strength and power to the Western alli ance which may well be the last opportunity will not be willfully lost. I Copyright. 1952. Mew York Herald Tribune Inc.) GRIN AND BEAR IT "Did yen hear him say he couldn't think ef anything else to tax? . . . why, the fellow should be driven from public office! ! JTJ The Safety 333TQ2 Valve pcDomcg (Continued From Page One) Britain of the oil and profits from this enterprise. Returns from the rubber and tin of Ma laya are diminished by the heavy outlays in resistance to guerrilla warfare in the Malay States. The once-rich China trade has suf fered great decline. Japan, re viving as a competitor, is hardly yet a large customer. Thus, the outlying ramparts of the old Brit ish empire are breaking loose, which leaves the "tight little isle" of England-Scotland-Wales with out an adequate economic base for the 45 million people who try to live on it. Dollar transfusions offer no promise of cure, though they give a measure of relief. Increased doses of austerity are hardly suf ficient of themselves. It is one of the ironies of history that the British who fought the Nazi tyranny the longest and who con tributed so much to the final vic tory should find their tables the most barren after victory was achieved. Dependent on imports of footstuffs and raw materials and on export of manufactured goods Britain has only for a brief interval since the war been able to bring its foreign trade into balance. The immediate cause of the mounting trade deficit is the bur den of rearmament. Churchill has admitted that Nye Bevan, who quit the Attlee cabinet, was correct in his conclusion that the armament burden was too heavy for the convalescing British econ omy. The Conservative program is for getting Britain on its feet through further cuts in imports, stimulus to greater productivity and readjustment of the burden of armament. Churchill sees a way of short ening the distance to this goal in the conclusion of an understand ing between Russia and the West. He would like to close his career with such an achievement. At Washington, he will with Presi dent Truman canvass possibilities for peace as well as a rewriting of schedules on defense meas ures. He wants Britain to be an active partner and a positive factor in the framing of policies for the West; and it may well be that he and his government can make a great contribution for the peace. It is too early to write off Brit ain as the mere shell of em pire. It is still the center of worldwide commerce and fi nance, of shipping and insur ance. It has a large industrial plant, the technical skills for its operation and the global organi gation for disposal of its prod ucts. It has a resourceful people who have always managed to muddle through their numerous difficulties. Not the least valu able asset is the British trait of bulldog perseverance which never admits defeat. Churchill is again the symbol of a Britain strug gling against tremendous odds, and at the moment its hope for economic revival. Better Enalish By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "You had ought to have known that each of these men have their own opinions." 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "brethren"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Langor, anchor, bachelor, ulterior. 4. What does the word "preva lent" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with el that means "to explain"? ANSWERS I. Say, "You ought (omit had? to have known that each of these men has his own opinions." 2. Pronounce last syllable ren. not 4reth-ern. 3. Languor. 4. Most generally received, current, or practical. "Such ideas are prava lent today." 5, Elucidate. - Make good habits and they will make you. Parks Cousins by Lichty M THE "GOLDEN AGE" To Tthe Editor: The views expressed in your column, "It Seems to Me", Sun day morning, were very interest ing to me. They are in line with a remark I often make to my students, that I think I lived in the "Golden Age". This was not with any idea idea that I was basking in any life of ease the struggle was tough but I think there was an atmosphere of op portunity for those who accepted the challenge of individual re sponsibility. There was more sense of security that one could build towards stability. In this line, I remember my father commenting that he would not want to return to the times of his youth. I think he preferred my age too. However, I always make the observation that I cannot say but what the youth coming on now, as they get along in years, may look back and call these present times their "Golden Age". As you say, there Is no proof. Keep up your stimulating brain storms. Robert M. Haley Head of the Department of Economics Willamette University Charge Filed Against Vogan A charge of threatening to com mit a felony was lodged Monday against James Orval Vogan, 4715 Lowell Ave., after he allegedly threatened his wife with a loaded rifle Sunday. Vogan pleaded Innocent to the charge in Marion County District Court, and preliminary hearing was set for today. He was held in the county jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. Vogan had been arrested early Sunday on a charge of driving a car without license plates, and the "threatening" complaint was filed later by his wife. He took until today to plead on the license count. Hartung Heads CIO Millmen PORTLAND UP)-A1 Hartung of ficially was announced as presi dent of the CIO Woodworkers Un ion Monday. Unofficially announced as the winner of the union's election in December, Hartung took office here Monday after the executive board recounted the ballots. A recount was asked after some votes were challenged in Hartung's close victory over the incumbent, James E. Fadling. The board said no errors were discovered in the original count. OPS Galls Meeting On Regulations for Farm Machinery New OPS regulations for farm implements, machinery and equip ment will be the topic at a special meeting scheduled Jan. 15 at 7:30 p. m. in the Mayflower Hall. The meeting will be conducted by Earl Gregg, chief of industrial materials for the OPS in Portland. All Linn, Marion and Polk county sellers of new or used farm equip ment are invited to attend. Northwest Wheat Shipments High PORTLAND (JP)-The Pacific Northwest exported a record 51, 722,000 bushels of wheat in the past six months. The grain branch of the Federal Department of Agriculture report ed Monday that this was 2Vfe times the amount of wheat shipped out in the same period a year ago. The Columbia River ports led the way, Portland exporting 17,- 546,000; Longview 9,682.000 bush els. Tacoma shipped 8,921,000, and Vancouver, Wash., 7,089,000. Nepal is an independent k'"- dom on the southern slope of the Himalayas. Administration May Stand by Brannan Plan By OVID A. MARTIN Associated Press Farm Reporter WASHINGTON (JP) Signs are that the Administration may stand pat on the government's present farm program in the approaching presidential campaign. These indications point to a pol icy of sidetracking any controver sial revisions in the program to concentrate on the claim that a Republican victory in 1952 would endanger existing benefits. Democratic farm advisers think this strategy worked well in 1944 and 1948, and that it can be used again to keep the farmer's vote. In 1949, the Truman Adminis tration went all out in favor of a major revision in federal farm programs. It warmly advocated a farm plan advanced by Secretary of Agriculture Brannan and given his name. This plan would have made much greater use of federal subsidies to maintain agricultural prosperity. Stirs Controversy The Brannan plan stirred up a lot of controversy. Critics con tended it would put farmers under much greater government control and cost the treasury much more than current programs. While not abandoning the goals of his plan, Brannan last year con ducted what he called a "grass roots" survey-described officially as "the family farm policy review" to get ideas on how federal pro grams might better promote the welfare of family-operated farms. Bitter Opposition , The survey, like the Brannan plan, ran into bitter opposition, principally from those who had criticized the secretary's original proposals. The effect of Brannan's effort was to place the Truman Admin istration and the Democrats in a position of favoring changes in programs which had been de veloped over a period of about 18 years. Many party leaders-including Chairman Cooley (D-NC) of the House Agriculture Committee and Senator Anderson (D-NM.) former secretary of agriculture did not like this. There are indications that Tru man leaders, including Brannan, are ready to abandon this position and fall back to one of defending existing farm programs. Sheriff Reports New Theory in Disappearance MIAMI, Fla. (JP)-A new develop ment "which may change our whole concept" of the strange dis appearance of Canadian beauty Hughuette LeMay was reported Monday by Deputy Sheriff James Barker. Barker, heading the search for the 21 -year-old Montreal woman in the far-flung Florida Keys where she vanished Friday night, declined to reveal the nature of the development "Premature publicity might ham per the investigation," he said. "It might be 24 hours before matters come to a head." Mrs. LeMay, member of a well known Montreal French Canadian family and recently a semi-finalist in a Montreal beauty contest, dis appeared at 10:30 p. m. Friday as her husband, George LeMay, 26-year-old real estate man. fished from a bridge on the Overseas Highway. Stocks Stage 'About Face Losses Result NEW YORK (JPh The stock market turned downward Mon day for the first time in the New Year. A surprising "about face" late in the session chipped away at early gains and carried many is sues into the losing column. The selling wave came out of the blue as steady gains were be ing registered throughout the list. The net result of the turn around was a drdp of 50 cents at $99.30 In The Associated Press average of 60 stocks. The statistics showed 431 is sues declined and 424 advanced with 1,140 stocks traded. Twenty five stocks hit new highs and seven dropped to new lows. The volume ran to 1,540,000 shares, which was a little better than the average of the previous four sessions this year. , The Curb Exchange showed a little more strength than the "big board' with the volume at 460,000 shares, a little better than at last week sessions and slightly above the 440,000 of last Friday, the pre vious full session. Grain Prices Take Tumble CHICAGO CP) Grain and soy bean futures started somewhat higher but soon ran into trouble Monday. A general lack of demand caused a downward movement which got under way soon after the start. Wheat and soybeans were down more than 2 cents a bushel at times, although soybeans rallied near the finish. Corn and oats also were lower. Wheat closed ls to 2V cents lower than the previous finish, corn off 1 to 1, oats to 1 cent lower, rye down 1 to IVt, soy beans M lower to Vi higher, and lard oil 10 to 17 cents a hundred pounds. Oregon Poultry to Eat CdstUkr Feed, But Lay Cheaper Eggsl By LILLTE L. MADSEN ! Farm Editor. The Statesman if CORVALLIS What is sauce for this year's poultry-buyirur house wife isn't going to be sauce for this year's poultry producer. Oregon chickens and turkeys in 1952 will scratch at more expensive feed, lay cheaper eggs, and yield lower priced meat than they did in 185 L. These predictions are being made by Oregon State College agri cultural economists. They add that despite a slightly pessimistic out New Snowfall Hits Colorado Rockies Area By The Associated Press A new snowstorm hit Colorado's mountain county again Monday while a cold snap in the East brought freezing weather to North ern Florida and sub zero temper atures to New England. Coming on the heels of last week's blizzards, which cost seven lives, the Colorado storm piled up more than 14 inches of new snow on Wolf Creek Pass in the South west. Rumford, Me., had a low of 13 and Burlington, Vt., 5. The mer cury dipped to 32 in Jacksonville, Fla. Big Piney, Wyo, was one of the nation's coldest spots with 24. Showers doused the entire Pacif ic coastline. Warmer weather came to the snow-plagued Mid-West and a thaw was in prospect. West Point Fetes 150th Annive rsary WEST POINT, N. Y. 0P The U. S. Military Academy began a six months sesquicentennial cele bration Saturday with a show of pomp and ceremony tinged by a note of sadness. Flags flew at half staff as West Point greeted dignitaries from all 48 states for the 150th anniver sary of the Academy's founding. The mourning was for 19 cadets killed in the crash of an Air Force plane against an Arizona moun tain last week. Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr., led the ceremonies in Washington Hall with New York's Governor Thomas E. Dewey making the sal utatory oration. The entire cadet corps, now grown to 2,400 from a class of 10 in 1802, marched in review after the formal ceremonies. Dewey, paying tribute, to "the soldiers who have preferred peace but never lost a war," called for quick action to halt aggression in the Far East. "It is my deepest hope that our civilian leaders will move quickly enough to guarantee the integrity of the crisis area of Indo-China and Southeast Asia to prevent an other Korea there." he said. "If we wait until the Red Chi nese monster again invades, it may again be too late." The New York governor also spoke up for universal military service. Wanger Enters Insanity Plea SANTA MONICA (P)-"Not guil ty by reason of temporary Insan ity." That plea was entered Monday on behalf of Walter Wanger, on a charge that he shot down Jennings Lang Dec. 13. Trial of Wanger was set for Feb. 26. Lang, now recovering at home from a bullet wound in the groin, is agent for Wanger's actress wife, Joan Bennett. The movie producer said after the shooting, "he broke up my home," but Miss Bennett denied there was any romance be tween her and Lang. SALEM FEDERAL SAVINGS FH 3. RATE 4. SAFETY 5. WITHDRAWAL OPEN ACCOUNT SJTofe counts - not term certifies tea er boons aceemats earnings are paid each Jaamary and Jmly lst. I $ A t E M ft PER A I 0 9tmf Street. Seles. look, 1931 has been a fairly good year for poultrymen and! turkey producers, and prospects for tho next six months are not discour aging enough to cause a reduction in chick and turkey poult pur chases. Egg production nationally, tha economists say, will set Ui new record in 1952. If the nation's farmers raise more pullets In 1952 than they did in 1951, larger egg supplies will make 1953-prices even less favorable than those for the coming year so far 'as tho producer is concerned. t - More animals are gatherssl around a smaller national feed suddIt. the economists rvrvirt Ac counting for the higher costs. Feed costs will stay above 1951 levels until a larger corn crop la produced in the Midwest? -: - But "bigger and better will b the slogan of the egg producers, they report, as they prepare for the. first egg show sponsored by the Oregon State College Poultry Club. Entries in this contest to decide which poultryman hi Ore gon produces the best eggs ar due at the college by Friday noon, Jan. 11. The show will be held Friday and Saturday, Jan. U and 12 at the poultry building. Producer entrants are restricted to no more than four entries of a dozen un cracked eggs each, and single entries must include eggs of the same color. Judging will be on the basis of uniformity of size, shape, color and interior quality. The eggs may be deliv ered in person or shipped pre paid. . The poultry club Is offering premiums totalling $8.50 for tha best three entries in both tha white and brown egg classes. The grand sweepstakes winner will be awarded a trophy. All entries will be on display Saturday, Jan. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 pjn. to the public. No show entry fee will be charged and eggs will not be re turned. Packinghouse Workers Plan Strike Strategy CHICAGO (JP The CIO Pack inghouse Workers authorized their executive board Sunday to set up a strike strategy committee and backed the union's rejection of a six -cent an hour wage boost off ered by the major packers. , Earlier, the AFL amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work men accepted the si x -cen tshour ly increase. A resolution adopted by the UPWA executive board Sun day said it believed that the rank and file members of the AFT, Meat Cutters "are resentful of the man ner in which these negotiations have been mishandled. Temporary walkouts of CIO workers at packing plants already have occurred in Chicago, Omaluu Sioux City, Denver, Atlanta and Milwaukee. ? The six-cents boost, which ts retroactive to Dec 17, raises the average hourly wage of packing house workers to $1.66. i r i U ' Sf f s Phona 4-3333 Five Important farts which make Saving at Salem Federal worth while. i OPEN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 2. 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