.18 The Stcrtesxacm, Salem, Oregon, Monday, January 21, 1952
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Over Power, With
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Stalin's Blessing
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
NEW YORK (JP) A new Stalin appears to be emerging today, in
jnany respects an image of the old one.
When the scowling, bejowelled heir-apparent feels sure enough of
frTTf the time does not seem far off things may pop up in the
Kremlin and heads may rolL
The new Stalin, as matters
stand today, is Georgi Maxmilia
zwvitch Malenkov. At the present
moment he appears to be the boss
of the Politburo, with the blessing
of the fading dictator; himself.
While leadership in Moscow is
often far from permanent and
sometimes highly dangerous, the
pugnacious tough guy who clawed
bis way to the top gives every
evidence of being determined to
stay there.
Eneseies Erased
Many of MalenkoVs enemies al
ready have been erased from the
scene, but there are some around
still who are not above suspicion
in a regime where being suspect
is a crime.
When Malenkov reached his 50th
birthday Jan. 8, the Western
World and very likely a goodly
portion of the Communist World
was startled by what happened.
The Soviet Press pulled out all
stops, crying the praises of Malen
kov in a manner reminiscent of
the handsprings turned for Stalin's
own decade birthdays. No other
member of the Politburo ever got
such a birthday sendoff, excepting
Stalin himself.
Near Success
To the West, it could mean only
one thing: The bright boy who
grew up politically under Stalin's
wing either had succeeded to the
crown or was being prepared for
succession.
Some must have read the out
bursts with nervousness. Those
Soviet leaders who were nursed
along to power by the late Andrei
Zhdanov, for instance, could not
have been happy a Bout the ascen
sion of Zhadanov's bitterest rival.
Nor could old Bolshevik V. M.
Molotov have been very happy. He
gat no such birthday greeting
when he turned 60. His star has
been falling steadily.
Zhdanov Protege j
One man who may be quite ner
vous is A. N. Kosgygin, the newest
and youngest member at 47 of the
Politburo. Kosgygin was a protege
of Zhdanov.
It was a bad day for many high
Communists when Andrei Alexan
drovitch Zhdanov died in Septem
ber 1948, at the untimely age of
48. There had been sharp rivalry
between him and the rising Mal
enkov, and many a Communist
guessed wrong.
Not long after Zhdanov died,
things went bad for a lot of his
iollowers. They were thrown out
of the party secretariat and weed
ed out of important offices. The
chief sufferer was Nikolai Alexe
Jvitch Voznessensky. He was re
moved from his job as head of the
State Planning Commission and
from the Politburo. He disappear
ed. Nothing not a word has been
beard of him since. He is as com
pletely erased as if he had never
been born.
DM Not Agree
Voznessensky w-a s Zhdanov's
chief protege, and a brilliant man
in his state planning field. But
Zhdanov and Malenkov did not
see eye to eye on many things. At
the height of the great purge in
the late thirties, young tough guy
Malenkov, already a power, was
all out for more purging. Zhada
nov spoke out for an end to the
excesses of the purge.
The rivalry went on through the
meeting which founded the Com
inform. Both Malenkov and Zhad
anov were at that meeting, and
they are reported to have clashed
a number of times. It was that
meeting which outlawed Tito's
Yugoslavia.
Anyway, Zhadanov died soon af
ter. It was curtains for Voznessen
sky and others. Malenkov could
never have done it without the
nod from Stalin. The Western
Work began to take a closer look
at this sourpuss who wielded so
fra-h power.
Ete&tepnted Boss
With the death of Zhdanov, Mal
enkov became the undisputed boss
"not only of the party machinery
Inside the Soviet Union, but of
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world Communism, as the bead of
the Cominform's Central Commit
tee. ;
In many ways, he was a mystery
fb Russians and Westerners alike.
Not much had been published
about him. He was rarely seen in
public. Now he deserved a long
look. It showed him to be a little
Stalin, even to the mode of dress
and to mannerisms. He affected
the simple military tunic and cap
that his boss made famous before
deciding to become a generalissi
mo. On the Politburo's public oc
casions he posed in a manner dup
licating the posture of the big
chief.
He had watched the boss a long
time and had learned much. He
had climbed over the heads of
many in his rise to eminence, all
the time playing his cards close to
his belt.
Doesn't Drink
Unsmiling, forbidding, he was
no asset to a polite state function.
He didn't drink just made believe
sip the wine while he watched
others like Molotov, for instance
get giddy. He didn't srribke, be
cause the Communist Party offi
cially frowned on it.
In 1939, when he was only 37,
Malenkov became a memoer of the
Central Committee and one of its-
secretaries, along with Stalin,
Zhdanov and Andrei Andreyev?
The Zhdanov clash began at once.
With war impending, the party
held a crucial conference in 1941.
Malenkov made the key speech.
Obviously with Stalin s blessing,
he scared the daylights out of the
party with a blistering speech
about bureaucrats and function
aries. As a result of this speech,
MolotoVs wife "retired" from her
job as commissar of the fisheries
industry and of the cosmetics in
dustry. Candidate -for Politbore
The day after his speech, Malen
kov became a candidate member
of the Politburo. When the Ger
man invasion came, Stalin made
him a member of the inner cabi
net, a five-member com m i 1 1 e e
which included Stalin, Molotov,
Klementi Voroshilov and Lavren
ty Beria, who had taken over the
secret police.
Malenkov directed aircraft pro
duction and received the highest
civilian award for it hero of so
cialist labor. When the Germans
retreated, he became commission
er of reconstruction in liberated
territories. In 1946 he became a
full member of the Politburo, at
the same time as Beria.
Malenkov is a cautious man,
though utterly ruthless. He moves
slowly. He is responsible largely,
for the oft-repeated claim that
communism and capitalism can
co-exist in peace, and likely is
just as responsible for making that
virtually impossible.
Driver Reports
Hit-Run Crash
A hit-run collision was report
ed to city police Sunday afternoon
by a Salem motorist.
Robert D. Hinkle, 580 Tryon
Ave., told police his car and an
other aulo collided at Pine Street
and Cherry Avenue about 1:30
p. m. When he regained control of
his auto, he' said the other auto
was continuing North on Cherry
Avenue.
Hinkle said he gave chase but
lost the other car in the Keizer
district. Hinkle's car was reported
damaged in the left rear.
53 MORE CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON (JP) - The De
fense Department Sunday identi
fied 53 more battle casualties in
Korea. A new list, No. 483 re
ported 15 killed, 31 wounded,' one
missing in action and six injured.
It also listed 24 killed who were
previously carried as missing.
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Investiture of
Scouts Follows
Church Dinner
Wednesday evening was the
scene of a parent's night potluck
supper held at the Knight Memori
al Congregational Church. follow
ing this a candlelight Investiture
was held for eight boys. This was
one of the largest number of boys
ever to become Scouts in Boy Scout
Troop 10 at one time.- The impres
sive ceremony, was, conducted by
an investiture team from Troop
20, Hayesville, composed -of Scout
master Frank Griffin, Dale Carotn
ers, Jack Stryff eler, Monty Rich
ardson, and George trozut Jr. The
Scoutmaster of Troop 10, Tom
Churchill, awarded the Tender
foot pins to Richard Hagner, Dean
McCarger, Eddie Renschler, Keith
Burres, Gordon Smith, Arthur
Kruger, Byron Swigart, and Billy
McAllister. Charles Chappelle re
ceived his Second Class award
from Dayl Burres, former Cherry
City District Chairman.
Tom Churchill, retiring Scout
master, introduced Buryl Palmer,
new Scoutmaster for Troop 10;
Also present were Howard Higby,
Scout executive; Bob. B a t d o r f ,
neighborhood commissioner; and
George Strozut, district commis
sioner. Ridgway Gives
Veiled Warning
To South Korea
CHINHAE, Korea (JP) Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgeway issued what
sounded like a veiled warning
Sunday to South Korean leaders
who oppose any armistice that
would leave Communists in con
trol of the North.
At the close of a short speech
dedicating the new Republic of
Korea - Military Academy, the
United Nations commander de
clared: "This school must be ever mind
ful that the Republic of Korea
does not selfishly live for and by
itself, but that it is today a sym
bol of gallantry and determina
tion in the age-old fight of free
dom against tyranny; that it owes
its national survival to its own and
to a like courage and determina
tion by many other free states;
and that its objectives must be
selected and approached with full
recognition of what is owed those
others, without whose whole
hearted aid and sacrifice we would
today be experiencing the bitter
ness and humilation of defeat in
stead of the success we have
achieved."
U.N. Assembly
Seeks to End
In February
PARIS (JP) The United Na
tions Assembly has begun to drive
for an early February closing.
With most of its big work behind
it, only some sudden, spectacular
development in the Korean war
could prolong the session, it was
generally felt here Sunday.
Security Council members have
been advised to keep their perma
nent delegates on hand in Paris
for a week after the Assembly
closes to handle any emergency.
This would allow "second team"
members to get to New York in
time to carry on Council sessions,
if necessary, until the top-rankers
arrived.
Feb. 8 or 9 is now being talked
of as the Assembly closing date.
The Jan. 26 target date set early
in the session is impossible to
achieve.
The Assembly disposed Saturday
of the last big question of atomic
controls and armament reductions
by voting to send Russian propos
als to the new Disarmament Com
mission for further study.
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At Parents Night dinner held recently at the Knight Memorial Congregational Church, nine bora of
Scoot Troop 10 received Tenderfoot and Second Class awards st a eandleUrht Investiture. Recipients
were (left to right) Richard Hagner, Dean McCarger, Eddie Renschler. Keith Burres, Charles Chap
pelle, Gordon Smith. Arthur Kraeger, Byron Swirart. and Billy McAllister. Salem Kiwanls Club is
the sponsor of this troop. Members of the investiture team from Troop 29, Hayesville, were Jack
Stryff eler, Dale Carothers, Scoutmaster Frank Griffin, Monty Richardson, and George Strozut Jr.,
back row left to right. Tom Churchill is Scoutmaster of Troop 10.
'Grossman of YeaK Also Wins
Dairy Improvement Award
By LIT. LIE L. MAD SEN
Farm Editor, The Statesman
INDEPENDENCE Walter E. Lierman, owner-operator of a 100
acre family farm near- here, who was named "Oregon Grassman of
the Year," won another honor this week end when it became known
that his was the top herd in Polk County during tht past year under
the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Information on the final
compilation was released this week end.
The Polk County association in
cluded 35 herds doing regular
testing, with eight owner- sampler
herds. In the group 1,013 different
cows were tested with 679 com
pleting a full- year's run. Aver
age production was 420.6 pounds
of butterfat and 8,257 pounds of
milk per cow during the testing
year.
Mr. Lierman's herd of 23 reg
istered Jerseys produced an aver
age of 9,733 pounds of milk and
an average of 531.4 pounds of
butterfat. Most of Lierman's farm
is down to permanent grass pro
duction, which he is using for
silage, hay and pasture for his
dairy.
Other top herds in Polk County
during the year were those of
Jack DeJong, Sheridan, who had
44 cows producing 9,589 pounds
of milk and 502.9 pounds of fat;
Dewey Wolfer, Willamina, with
16 cows producing 11,729 pounds
of milk with an average of 500.8
pounds of fat; George Gente
mann, Independence, with 31 cows
averaging 8,937 pounds of milk
and 481.7 pounds of butterfat;
Dick DeJong, Amity, with 49 cows
averaging 9,861 pounds of milk
and 473.8 pounds of butterfat;
Katherine Schroeder, Dallas, with
six cows producing 9,303 pounds
of milk and 462 pounds of butter
fat per cow; W. E. Shenk, Willa
mina, with 37 cows producing
9,343 pounds of milk with an
average of 459.4 pounds of butter
fat. That by maintaining high pro
ducing cows, $116.19 more per cow
can be made was proved by the
records kept. The average per
cow of the two high herds, which
total 60 cows, was 10,084 pounds
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milk per cow for the low herds.
Butterfat per cow average for
the high herds was 501.8 pounds
off at, and for the low herds 323.9
pounds. After figuring feed costs,
the return to the operator per cow
was $334.20 per cow for the high
herds and $218.01 for the low
herds.
On the owner-samplers, under
the testing year, the annual re
port shows that L. R. Spries, Dal
las, had the high herd with 12
registered Jerseys with an aver
age of 9,1657 pounds of milk and
496.4 pounds of butterfat.
Plane Crash
Victims Listed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. OF) The
Air Force Sunday identified five
of the six Air Force men burned
to death when a twin - engined
bomber pancaked atop the Mather
Air Base guardhouse Saturday
and exploded 10 minutes later.
Sixty-one men were injured in
the crash and fire, 10 critically.
Mather officers said it may be
two or three days before the iden
tity of the sixth victim is posi
tively established. All the dead
were badly burned. None was from
the Pacific Northwest.
The prisoners had Just been
marched back to the guardhouse
after lunch when the plane
crashed.
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Labor Subcommittee Sunday it
knows of no legislative way to
eliminate Communist - dominated
unions from A EC installations.
The subcommittee had asked the
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WASHINGTON (-5ecrtary ot
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WASHINGTON (JP) 2-4 Rep. r
D wight L. Rogers (D-Fla.) renew-
ed Saturday his suggestion that i
the House require its members to ;
go on record publicly every tim ;
they vote to spend public money.
He urged that the House Rules
Committee give prompt clearance i ,
to a bill he introduced last year to :
change the House rules and require
a roll-call vote on all spending
bills.
"With Congress voting record
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