Supreme Court Defends Baf Examination State bar examinations in Ore gon constitute in general "as fair a test as is given in any state," the State Supreme Court declared here Wednesday in a report pre- Sired by Chief Justice James T. rand. The court denied charges that the bar examination questions favor graduates of law schools in Oregon. Justice Brand said the State Board of Bar Examiners would continue to study the question. "The criticisms which have been directed at the examination pro cedure have been in some in stances merely destructive and in others highly constructive," the report read. "Among the former are the statements of anonymous persons which have appeared in the press." The report continued: "The question at issue is whether or not qualified appli cants from out - of - state law schools are failing of admittance to the Oregon Bar to our loss as well as theirs. The opinion has been expressed that too many appli cants from the so-called national law schools have failed for reasons other than a lack of the qualifica tions that a lawyer needs to prac tice in Oregon. "The essence of the criticism is that the examination, as given in Oregon, fails as a satisfactory measure of the 'intellect and char acter of candidates from out-of-state law schools. To these ques tions members of the Supreme Court have directed their atten tion. It will be agreed that intel lect and character are of vital im portance. No criticism has been directed at the procedure followed in this state for character investi gation. "It will also be agreed that in tellect and character do not alone qualify one for the practice of the learned profession of law and medicine. "No young man, however gifted in intellect, should be entrusted with the solution of the delicate and different legal problems of his fellow man unless he has a solid grounding in the principles of common law, the constitution, and that growing body of uniform laws which effect or control the activities in which the common man is involved from the cradle to the grave." The report continued that the bar examination policy must be geared to the type of practices which predominate in Oregon. "But that is not all," the report continued. "It also is necessary that the bar examinations should be geared to the type, and limited to the scope of the law school training which predominates in Oregon and in the great majority of the states . . The court said that in examin ing the composite results of the past five bar examinations given in Oregon approximately 25 per cent of- the graduates from the Oregon schools failed to pass the bar examinations whereas 43 per cent of the graduates from out-of-state schools failed to pass. "These figures require analysis and any conclusions from them must be received with caution," the report said. "Students from out-of-state schools who partici pated in the past five examina tions came from 62 different schools of widely different stan dards . . ." Seizure of Steel Mills Criticized President Truman's seizure of the steel industry was criticized Wednesday night by the executive committee of the Marion County Republican Central Committee. Letters were ordered sent to Senators Guy Cordon and Wayne Morse and Rep. Walter Norblad to urge any legislative measures pos sible to prevent such seizures. Meeting with the committee at the Senator Hotel was Mrs. Mar shall Cornett, Klamath Falls, Re publican national committee-woman. PHONE MERCURY BIGHT NOW 4-2248 For Free Home Demonstration Large Sixe Model 12 MERCURY REBUILT ELECTROLUX Complete With 7 Attachments Fully Guaranteed Full Coah Price . $090 Money-Back Guar. Ne Sales to Dealers or for Re-Sale 8, 1031 S. W. Fifth Aran Salem TeL 4-2243 Roweha Loops Will Yield to Highway Progress "1 WorkStarts On By-Pass Route Viaducts . Work on three Pacific Highway projects, two located on the new by-pass route east of Salem and the other between Hayesville and Salem.: got underway Wednesday. A shovel, owned by Lillebo Con tractor! from Reedsport, began work on the foundation of a via duct that will overpass the Silver ton road. Cost of the viaduct that will overpass the Silverton Road and a -viaduct over Market Street Is $113,897. Another project, to cost $79 4 15 is under the contract Of Glenn Snook, contractor from Eugene. It will provide an overpass structure on D Street. Grading a four-lane highway from Lana Avenue in Salem to the Salem by-pass junction with the main Pacific Highway near Hayes ville is involved in another con tract. This contract is being hand led by the D and E Paving Com pany, Vancouver, Wash., at a con tract price of $168,858. R. H. Baldock, State highway engineer, also reported that a crew of men from the American Bridge About eight miles west of The Dalles, Rowena Heights are up-reared on the South bank of the Co lumbia, a rugged barrier reaching practically from the river's edge to the crowning scenic point of Mayer Park some 747 feet above. When the early day residents around The Dalles came down to Portland they took to the river boats to get around Rowena. Pioneering highway engineers got around by snuggling close to her curving shoulders and climbing up and down, loos on loop. It was the long way around and a scenie way but it ate up the gas and killed time and many persons didn't like It The top picture shows the original highway, near the crown of Mayer Park before it was paved. The lower photo looks down at the "Rowena Loops" from close to the top. But now Rowena Loops are on their way out so far as major traffic is concern ed. Initial contracts recently have been let for the construction of a water grade modern highway along the river at the foot of the cliffs. The new way is programmed to be completed in the late fall of 1953. Allied Tanks Raid Red Lines SEOUL, Korea ( An Allied tank force raided Red lines on the Central Korean Front Wed nesday and killed or wounded an estimated 2AQ Communist soldiers. A U. S. tifMh Army spokesman said the tanks also destroyed or damaged 83 bunkers, 39 buildings, one artillery piece and 12 machine gun emplacements. The raid, by about 20 U. N. tanks, was southwest of Kumsong. The angered Reds fired artillery, rockets, mortar and even Ineffec tive small arms fire at the raid ing tankers. Two of the tanks were damaged. Select Masters of York Rite Ma sons Tuesday installed Sprague Carter, Pendleton, as master. Among other officers installed were Willis G. Brown, Salem, cap tain of the guard; Frank A. Dodge, Willamette, principal conductor of the work; Fred H. Forster, Albany, steward. Masonic Group Elects W. G. Brown PORTLAND 0P)-Royal Arch Masons met here Wednesday to elect Oregon officers. They will be installed Thursday. The grand council of Royal and Fire Destroys South Oregon Mill GRANTS PASS (-Damage In a fire that destroyed the Salvage Brothers lumber mill 39 miles southeast of here Tuesday night was estimated at $150,000. Herbert Salvage, one of the owners, said the loss was partly covered by insurance. Watchman Archie Masoner said he turned on an outdoor spraying system soon after the fire broke out near an edger in the mill, but It failed to extinguish the flames. Stacked lumber was saved by State Forestry Department and Oregon Cave Lumber Co. pumper crews. In Arctic regions, lichens, grow ing a few inches high, often cover the ground, much as does grass in more temperate regions. Meeting Launches Randle-for-Mayor Drive in Salem The Randle-for Mayor campaign started Wednesday night with an organization session and public meeting at campaign headquarters, 168 N. 12th St. Edward A. Randle, candidate for mayor in the Salem election May 16, told a dozen men and women, including some of his key support ers, he would stajv on a platform of greater economy and better management in Salem's govern ment. He said Salem's city spend ing rate, for example, is consider ably higher than Eugene's, depart ment by department. James Danielson, campaign man ager, said a Randle force would be set up by wards and blocks throughout the city, with the aim of getting campaign literature to every city voter. The term "leatherneck" for U. U. Marines dates from the time that its men wore leather collars for protection when storming ene my ships. 351 Stat SL MET MARKETS 611 No. Capitol More E-Jeai For If our Money Check This List Than Stop In And See For Yourseli. No "Specials" Or "Hotshota." Boiling Beef u. 45c Picnic Roasts 33 Beef Roasts u, 55 Loin Pork Roasi u. 47 Rib Steaks u, 65 Lean Pork Steaku, 47 Boneless Stew u. 69 Cubed Collets 60 Rolled Roasts 75 Leg Roasi 53 Swiss Steaks u, 79 Fresh Side Pork u,. 43 Double Smoked Sored HeaSs Fresh Iron onr smoke home. The iallr el the town. Picnics SanUeaa Lb. 39? Bacon Squares u, 12 Sliced Bacon u, 471 Jowl Bacon Leon Lb. 20 Hams u. 50 Bacon s.' 35-39-45 Bologna Rings Polish Rings Smoked Links Little Links 49 u.49 Lb. Lb. 60? Pure Lard Wieners Tasty Lunch Heals Head' Cheese 10 JJ. Lb. u,45 NOTE CHANGE OUR CAPITOL STREET MARKET OPEN UNTIL 7 P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS ONLY UNTIL 8 P. M CLOSED SUNDAYS HOME BUILDERS ATTENTION Choice building dtea, riew, pavement, sewers, trees and water. In the city. Will sell, build, or participate -Open for proposition. Write Bex 945, Oregon Statesman Company arrived here Wednesday to construct a falsework on the new Marion Street bridge. A car load of fabricated steel necessary in the project is now on Its way to Salem. Mrs. T. W. Davies at Memorial Hospital Mrs. T. W. Davies, 941 N. Cot tage St., is convalescing satisfac torily at Salem Memorial Hospit al where she was taken Saturday for treatment. It was reported by relatives Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Davies, a well known Salem couple, operated a confectionery business here for 40 years until their retirement about six years ago. Col. Itschner Top Engineer PORTLAND W)-Col. Emerson C. Itschner Wednesday took over the post of Northern Pacific Divi sion engineer for the Corps of En gineers. Itschner, former Seattle District engineer, recently returned from Korea where he was wounded in action. He is In charge of more than a billion dollars worth of civil works SHADE TREE SALE The season lor bars-rooted stocks Is nearly over and ax clearing out our stocks at greatly reduced prices. Shade and Flowering trees Fruit (net balled er In 1 Trees 72 PRICE ' OFF Tree rft Keses i1.3U Es. ljL These are No. t grade Reg. containers) French Lilacs PRICE The- season far balled and container-grown shrubs will last for many weeks. Let us figure on your planting Job. W will help plan your planting. WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS inJIGHT PEABCY NURSERY OPEN 7 DATS A WEEK Town Yard S75 S. Liberty (S Blocks South of State) Country Yard on 99E 1 Mile South of Brooks projects and 475 million dollars) worth of military projects. Most ot the military projects are in Alaska. He succeeded Brig. Gen. 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