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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1952)
ft "No Favor Sway Ua. No Ftar Shall Aui" From flnt SMmou. Hares ZS. 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBUSEttNG COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher Published every morning. B mines office tlS 8 ConuaercUi. Salem, Oreron. Telephene t-244L Catered at toe peatofflea at Salem, Oregon, as ecead class natter under act of eenxress March S. 1S7S. Collectors' Items Letters, papers, memos and other items iden tified with Abraham Lincoln are being offered at auction in New York City. They are from the collection of Lincolnana of the late Oliver R. Barrett, a lawyer of Chicago. The material has been broken into &42 lots and the first 197 lots brought a total of over $150,000. Scribbled notes with the fame "A. Lincoln" signature, scrap books of newspaper clippings, an axe-handle on which Lincoln had carved his name these were among the items sold at the auction. Most of the stuff is just junk not worth the shelf space or bamroom it claims. Possession seems to gratify either the pride or the curiosity or the morbidity of individuals who part with good money to get a scrap of paper once in scribed by. the great personage. We recall once a chap went round the country lecturing on Lin coln. He had a piece of the shirt Lincoln wore when he was shot. Persons would gape at the stained bit of cloth. We are irreverent enough to suggest that the world would be quite as well off if the Barrett collection were culled by experts, the significant material preserved in libraries or museums and the rest carted to the junkpile. But that will not be done. There is a genuine market in collectors' items for there are always persons with more money than good taste who will buy the chair that Lincoln sat in, or the bed that George Washington slept in and preserve them in a sort of blind veneration. And the autograph trade is steady one, with regular quotations on Jeffer son and Grant and Napoleon. The birthrate on stickers' is one that hasn't been lowered since Barman's time. Farmers Union Speaks Its Mind The Oregon Farmer Union has pretty much displaced the State Grange as a spokesman on political issues. It usually is ready with declara tions on a wide range of questions, from govern ment farm programs to UMT and world peace. The state convention at Woodburn has given ft an opportunity for a fresh airing of views. As a rule, the Farmers Union takes a stand on the left side and the rival Farm Bureau on the right, with the Grange spread out in between. The FU is always in dead earnest," with much show of conviction in stating its views. It wants to be taken seriously, even though its numerical size is not great. Ronald E. Jones is stepping out as president after serving since 1944. He has given the or ganization positive leadership and his talents have been requisitioned by the national organi zation for important assignments. Farmers do not speak through a single voice; but what the Farmers Union says is usually the result of sober thinking and commands attention even if it provokes opposition. Courtesy in the Air With the approach of spring and resultant in crease in private flying, the McChord Air Force base at Spokane is understandably interested in stressing anew its appeal for common sense and common courtesy in the use of the airways. Many times in the past, carelessness and thoughtlessness have led many pilots to take off hither and yon without filing any flight plan whatever. What happens? Some of them change Highest Leaders in Eisenhower Movement Convinced General Should Return to U. S. By JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON The need for General of the Army Dwight D. Elsenhower to return to this country and lead the fight for his candidacy has now been accep ted on the high est level of the m o v ement The leaders of the Eisenhower forces Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York and Sena tors Henry i.v i M-nt.Jwmi.il mm Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, James Duff of Pennsylvania and Frank Carlson of Kansas, met In New York late last week and decided to appeal to the General come home. It is u n d e r- stood that the General will be urged first to make a quick trip to this country while still in uniform, and second to doff his uni form and return as a candidate I by May 1 at lat est. istcwart AUwf, The reasoning behind the plan is obvious enough. The loose ends of NATO are anything but tied up, yet the General's ap pearance in America is needed now to keep the Eisenhower movement building. This need can be met by an appearance before Congress, whicn the Gen eral will shortly be required to make in any case. And besKes reporting to Congress oa his progress in Europe, the General can perhaps make a broader speech or statement in the coarse of his first return Journey. After this, the General can tie up the loose ends In Paris, and then come home for good, as an avowed candidate, ready to state hi views on the issues, and to give leadership to his support L ?J I. A-Ja- I I 1 urn I X I LY their plans and put down somewhere unan nounced. Then the family gets worried. So a score of planes take up the search on the route the pilot supposedly was flying. In just one instance last fall, such a search cost $6400, according to figures computed at the time by the Oregon Journal. Twenty planes and 60 men were on the hunt. And all the time the pilot was safe at Redmond, answerable only to an irate wife in Portland who had reported him missing when he had not arrived there as she expected. We axe rather inclined to agree with air of ficers who say that if a pilot does not file a flight plan before taking off the ground, or does not let his location be known when possible, it means he doesn't want to be found and there is no use endangering other pilots and equipment to look for him. That slushy weather this week may have giv en some of our transplanted mid westerners a pang of nostalgia, but such pangs would have reservations. The slush of melting snows never was a very popular item on the weather calen dar, and endurable principally because it por tended the budding of flowers and trees and the veritable re-birth of dormant nature. And that is the way it is here. Only the revival comes quicker than in colder climes. Fishing season doesn't open until April so there's no excuse not to have that spade handy come nice week-ends. The Coos Bay Pirates are due in Salem Thurs day, a bloodthirsty bunch to be sure. The Rose burg Paul Bunyans raided a celebration at Eu reka the other day and took the starch out of the Californians. Then there are the Grants Pass Cavemen, who are reported as growing restless in their winter lairs. Skulls will be cracked, blood will be let, and treasure carried off and buried when these troupes get going this sum mer. Nail down the hatches, boys, the Pirates are on the way. General MacArthur's name has been filed as a candidate in the Oregon primaries though he has fried to keep his name out of primaries because he says he is not in pontics. His wish should be respected. Maybe his supporters hope in this way to kill off the Eisenhower boom in Oregon which so far is working with a slow fuse. Farm production in California set a new high record in 1951 at $1,745 billion, not count ing livestock and animal products. Cotton is now king there with a value of $354.8 million. Tomatoes at $100 million are higher than oranges at $90 million;- grapes still higher at $116 million. Oregon's $252 million for all farm crops is very modest in comparisioru It's rare for Bob Ruhl of the Medford Mail Tribune to slip on historical fact. He erred though in naming Wendell Phillips as the man who delivered the oration of the day at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysberg. It was Edward Everett. Of course, it was the "few remarks" of Lincoln that day which have survived. Wanted: yellow lane lines that show through the snow. Also, some would be more effective if they'd just plain show anytime. ers, who are now weakened by their leaderless state. Saeh Is the pregraa that will Be pat np to Gen. Elsenhower. The appeal that hm abandon his ter the lists as a candidate will be made in ne spirit of discour agement. Indeed, the potentates f the Elsenhower movement who gathered in New York are pre pared to assnre the General of victory. If he will firht far It At the same time, all of the Eisenhower leaders have been hearing the same plea from the political grass roots "Can't the General come back and tell us where he stands?" and they are now convinced that this grass roots hankering to have a look at the candidate, and to hear his views from his own JIps, is so strong that it wGl be highly dan gerous not to satisfy the demand. The question remains, whether Gen. Elsenhower will also take this view, will break the rule he made for himself, will leave behind his Immense present task, and will enter the-political arena. As yet, the qaesUoa is perfectly unanswerable, since the appeal to the General that is now pro jected win be she first such ap peal addressed to him by his chief supporters. It will be ac companied, moreover, by the first frank exposition of the political Importance of the General's early return that he has received from any authoritative sanree. And enr ff retell hew the win ixsp to Um grave choice fans pat before Mm, If the General yields to the plan to come home, the Eisen hower leaders are convinced that the public demonstration of his strong? popular following will at tract the Republican regulars to his candidacy. Without this pub lic demonstration, however, - it may be difficult to overcome the great appeal of Sen. Robert A. Tatt to the members of the arty organlzatton. Eisenhower hoWs the Imagination of the independ ent 'vote that "the Republican party needs to win. Taft is the great hero of the orthodox Re publicans, who of course consti tute the majority of Republican primary voters, delegates and delegate owners. For this very reason, there Is considerable apprehension about the outcome of the psychological ly crucial New Hampshire pri mary. The Taft forces are pour toa money Into New Hampshire, and they are stopping at nothing to make a big New Hampshire showing. The possibility of a set back In New Hampshire Is reli ably understood to have influ enced Sen. Duff to enter Gen. Elsenhower's name in the Penn sylvania primary. This : decision was delicate, since the Old Guard, Grundy Owlett faction in Pennsylvania, while directing the broadest pos sible winks at Sen. Taft, have also been hinting to certain Eisenhower leaders that they can count oh the Pennsylvania dele gation if they will work with the right people. The right people, of course, emphatically do not include ;$en. Duff. Thus Sen. Duffs action prob ably insures' a fight that might have been unnecessary; and the risk Is increased by the noncom mittal line taken by Gov. Herbert Fine, an old Duff ally who has switched his allegiance. Sen. Duff Is convinced, however, that he can win this Pennsylvania strug gle. Be has ne faith in the to his eat- in fiie huxe key state mt Pennsylvania will snare taan eempensate far any tremble the FJsenhewer forces may ran into It must be added that these complex cakmlations only go to show how badly the Eisenhower movement needs its natural lead er. Only by the General's re turn, can the Republican party , be made truly aware of the na ture of the great choice it tuts ahead, foe Kew Tork BWwMac ifvmmmmmmmmmmMOM ii utesawi mi ssai i m 9 u t : weswoowaNiceioawowx 0330000 mi - kj0 T,n t "i (Continued from page 1) acres of farmland; markets about two-thirds of the electricity gen erated in Oregon and Washing ton. Conflicts of interest do occur between the various segments of Interior. An apt illustration given by Fortune is Reclama tion's determination to invade "the wildly magnificent Dinosaur National Monument" on the Utah-Colorado line, with dams at Echo Park and Split Mt. This is vigorously opposed by the Park Service which wants to keep the region primitive, with gallant support from civic and conservation bodies, and Ber nard DeVoto, contributor to Harper's Magazine. Chapman ap pears to have blown hot and cold on the proposal and Fortune re ports: "After two years Echo Park was still unsettltKi. Policy at In terior, as DuBose Heyward once said of woman, is a sometime thing." Fortune says that the' first thing needed is to "bring the squabbling bureaus to heel," a task which calls for a "secretary with the force of character to bring order out of chaos and the ability to make tough decisions and stand back of them." It goes much farther than dealing with personalities, however. The mag azine urges that Interior should get out of Washington. It would set up eight regional adminis trators, each named by the Presi dent and approved by Congress, with a regional advisory board in each area. Mora startling is the recom mendation that Interior "liquid ate" its land holdings by dispos ing of them to the states. It says: "Each regional administration should have as its guiding prin ciple the eventual return to the states of the lands and resources now administered by the de partment. This should not imply any impulsive and immediate abandonment of resources vital to the nation, but rather a grad GRIN AND BEAR IT Mjr cMens's f ar etoxtrregnlaattr una an tr-nrt rar 1952 HOLDOUT 'TWjWwfV i-t I I jxeu-1 I ual program of divestiture where feasible. Some lands and re sources, of course, should remain in federal hands: the national parks, for example, and the na tional forests; others like water and power, just as clearly should be bought by the states." This is by no means as simple as it appears. Ability of states to administer land resources has not been proven in practice. Local pressures are apt to break down the safeguards for protection of public interest. Whether conflicts among states in administering interstate water resources can be composed by compacts is doubt ful. And for a long time to come the resources of the federal treasury will be needed to fin ance the major projects which the West demands. Playing the spotlight on In terior as Fortune does is timely; for this department deals with most vital and valuable resources and how it is run affects inti mately the lives of millions of people. Bettor English By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "I am going to beat up three eggs." 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "isthmus"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Accede, excede, se cede, procedure. 4. What does the word "in culpable" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with aal that means "a remark by way of criticism"? ANSWEXS 1. Say, "I am going to whip three eggs." 2. Preferred pro nunciation is ls-mus, with the th silent. S. Exceed. 4. Faultless; blameless. "This is an innocent and inculpable piece of ignor ance. 5. Animadversion. A career, like a business, must be budgeted. When necessary, the budget can be adjusted to meet changing conditions. A life that hasn't a definite plan is likely to become driftwood. t David Samoff by Lichty i It The Safety Valve CHURCH INFILTRATION I To the Editor: Official investigators admit to interviewers that they have been unable to secure enough corrobor ative evidence to prove their claim that many labor unions are dominated by Republicans who have infiltrated those or ganizations and are quietly work ing on the inside to misguide or disrupt them. The investigators have secured information from former Republicans who nerv ously admit that in the past they were members of the party, hav ing been deceived as to its true intentions, and are now willing to swear under oath that they have personally met at party meetings those who are now being investigated, and that it is known that in their work in the unions these suspects follow the strict party line. Some of them have attained to the presidency or secretaryship of their unions. When they were summoned to appear before the anti-American committee and were asked whether they were members of the party, they re fused to answer on the grounds of possible self-incrimination. Citing them on charges of con tempt is under consideration, but in the meantime they are still free to continue their party line activities, with consequent dan ger to our freedom and way of life. A. M. Church 1400 N. Summer Long Distance Pari-Mutuel System Fails LOS ANGELES (JP) - George Seman, who envisioned a messen ger service which would make off-track betting on the horses le gal, was arraigned on five counts of bookmaking Tuesday. Seman accepted wagers, then sent them to Santa Anita in sealed envelopes. There the wagers were put through the pari-mutuels. He said he had legal advice that such a system was within the law. But the state disagreed and filed the charges. His attorney won a bail reduction from $10,000 to $2,500, and Seman went free pend ing a preliminary hearing March 4. Hawaii Resort Hotels Struck HONOLULU (JP) - A strike against three tourist-jammed lux ury hotels on Waikiki Beach en tered its sixth day Tuesday with no end in sight. Arthur Rutledge, head of 800 striking members of the AFL Ho tel, Restaurant and Bartenders' Union, opened a soup kitchen and said, "we can keep this up for two months." More than 200 new vinu dis eases of crops have been discover ed in the last 40 years. Cub Pack 15 Makes Awards West Salem Cub Pack 13 has announced awards made at its annual Blue and Gold banquet. Awards presented were: Wolf Awards: Bruce Brown, Seward Kellicut, George Smith, Skippy Peters, and gold arrow (wolf) Max Boese. Bear Awards: Danny Wilson and silver arrow Michael Smith. Lion Awards: Danny WhiteselL Bob Arthur, Keith Johnson, Dar rell Hadley; gold arrow: James Stewart, Danny Whitesell, Darrell Covert and Keith Johnson; silver arrow: James Stewart, Danny Whitesell, Keith Alrich (3) and Darrell Covert (3). Year pins: Keith Johnson, Dar rell Hadley, Darrell Covert, Keith Alrich, Mike Smith, Douglas Ham ilton and Dennis Archer. Denner Stripe: Danny Wilson and Dennis Archer. Assistant Denner stripe: Dar rell Hadley and Keith Alrich. Webelo: Bill Grier. Recreational Development of State Stressed A group of Portland Chamber of Commerce officials appeared before Gov. Douglas McKay's ad visory committee on natural re sources Tuesday and stressed the importance of developing Oregon's recreational areas. Speakers pointed out that the number of tourists visiting Oregon is increasing annually and that more recreation 1 facilities are re quired. Particular mention was made of the coast and mountain areas. At a meeting of the committee called for April C the recreational situation in Oregon will be dis cussed. A group of Washington County residents emphasized the need for additional water for irrigation in that area. It was argued that 20, 000 acres now under cultivation in a certain Washington County district could be increased to 120, 500 acres if water for irrigation ,'as available. Investigation of the Washington County residents' requests was di rected pending the next meeting of the committee. Uncertain Age Of Spinsters Puzzles Group BUCKSPORT, Me. (jP)-At what age does a girl become a spinster and how do you ask her? Those are the questions con fronting a committee sponsoring the Bucksport Bachelors' Ball, come Tuesday night. A letired school teacher and committee member. Miss Florence Homer, says "I don't think any woman wants to be considered an old maid until she's 25." "The trouble is, you may not be able to get a lot of women to ad mit they're 25, Miss Homer added. A married woman, Mrs. Edward Thegen, suggested that being out high school or college age would determine the spins terhood start ing time. The idea of Tuesday's affair is to bring the town's bachelors and spinsters together on the chance they might be coaxed into matri mony. Bachelors are to wear red neckties and the unmarried girls artificial red roses. And its those roses that have the committee stymied. Until someone decides what s a spinster, the ladies don't know how many artificial flowers to make. Four-Story Fall Leaves Bruises HOUSTON (iP)-Leo O. Akins, 33, is sore all over. He has a strained back, bruises, scratched cheek and gashed arm. Akins, a construction worker, tumbled from the fourth story of a new building to an elevator well filled with three feet of water Monday. He stood up and yelled for help. SAVE Where Savings Pays FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION 21 1 2 Current Rate 129 N. Commercial Salem Open Fri. Til 9 P. M. Hurry Hurry 'wu11li1S:I TO JOE'S Once A Year As Joe never carrie poods ever from one year to the next. Time Is Getting Short Stock It Dwindling Fast BUY YOUR HEW EASTER SUIT Now and There Is sti'd a fine selecHoa of new spring patterns and colors to choose from In aB sizes. ENTIRE STOCK MUST GO REGARDLESS OF LOSS, f Sab Ends Mar. 3 Then Joe closes up to go en his annual bvyirtg trip. Joe will reopen with a complete new stock about April 5th. Super Quality 100 Wool Worsted At A Fraction Of Regular Prices All Suits Reg. te AH Suits Sag. te " 45. New S55. New $2350 $2750; An Suits Keg te fas. 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