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Two Sides to "Insubordination"
We are somewhat surprised at the punish
ment meted out to an Air Force officer, called
back from the reserves, who refused to fly com
bat planes. But versions of the incident have
been somewhat conflicting and no judgment can
be passed on the basis of present information.
However, as a general rule it appears the Air
Ferce would not want a man responsible for
lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
of equipment if that man was so averse to his
job as to publicly proclaim his refusal. Why not
put him in the infantry or in the ground service
of the air force, if he'd prefer, instead of making
a major issue of the case?
In some cases, skilled pilots and other air
ferce officers have been called back into service
evefct though they have not been voluntary, re
servists. Since their active service, some of them
have acquired new responsibilities, wives, chil
dren. They feel they have taken their share of
chances previously, and should not be called on
for the extra hazardous duties of defending their
nation especially when it is not even formally
at war.
Certainly, no one can sanction insubordina
tion in the services. But the air force as an elite
group could well afford to drop older men who
feel that so long as they are forced to serve
again they are better adapted mentally and phy
sically for other branches of the military.
General Vandenberg, the Air Force's ranking
officer, says "the increasing risk is dampening
the enthusiasm for flying" and that the Air
Force "is meeting increasing difficulty in at
tracting a sufficient number of young men phy
sically and mentally qualified for flying."
Both of these statements are understandable,
and considering the belittling that has sur
rounded the so-called police action in Korea it is
all the more understandable. The general also
should be supported in his insistence that extra
pay be applicable for extra hazardous service.
But the Air Force could do well to re-examine
its regulations regarding recall to the end that
its officers and men can feel they will not be
indefinitely required to carry out the more
stringent duties which youthfulness and patriot
ism first led them to elect.
years in employment for which he just wasn't
suited?
Another benefit of "Career Day" programs is
the opportunity for businessmen, public ser
vants, unionists and professional men to dispel
common misconceptions about their particular
fields. Despite their alert response to the day's
realistic teachings, these youngsters could well
fall under the spell of movies and writings
which over-glamorize or distort the lines of
work which happen to provide good story back
ground for a boy-meets-girl yarn.
Yes, "Career Day" deserves considerable cre
dit. Its success can be measured in the intent
faces, the sensible, searching questions of tho
students. One such vocational preparation
course went off successfully Thursday at Cen
tral High School, Independence - Monmouth,
where fields covered ranged from truck driver
and designer to stewardess, mechanic, police
woman, photographer, bookkeepers, beauticians
and, bless 'em, newspaper reporter.
. . . Tho chair will bow consider oxrestions as to what wo should
do with thooo men la tho Kremlin ..."
A Commendable Project
' Career Day" is getting to be a popular and
profitable event for high school youths begin
ning to turn their thoughts to the adult tasks of
jebhunting and making a living. A "Career
Day" program, whatever it happens to be nam
ed, usually takes the form of several simultan
eous discussions of various vocations, by small
student groups led by representatives of the
various vocations.
This enables the students to point their speci
fic questions at a practicing member of a par
ticular profession or trade, rather than at their
teachers or school counselors. And their ques
tions can be pointed indeed. They want to know
just how much starting salaries amount to, what
tho chances are for women in that field, how
many days a week are worked, what about phy
sical appearance, health standards, etc.
But most often they want to know what op
portunities exist for advancement and what edu
cational or other preparation is required. These
and all the young folks' questions deserve
thoughtful answer.
Getting a young man or young woman head
ed toward a vocation to which he's adapted or
to which he will likely adapt himself is an im
portant thing for society as well as for the in
dividual. Who is there who cannot recall a per
sonal friend or acquaintance who wasted away
Revising of Opinions
The Statesman's current poll of the presiden
tial choices of candidates for democratic con
vention delegates, while yet incomplete, has
brought out some interesting data. And some of
it, because of Governor Stevenson's apparently
definite announcement that he will not seek
higher office, will need revision.
Delegate candidates who have named Steven
son as first or second choice will be re-canvassed
in the light of the development.
So far, 80 per cent of those responding to tho
questionnaire have listed Estes Kefauver as
their first choice. Only one has given Stevenson
top billing but others have listed him as runner
up in their personal favor. Senator Russell is the
other potential named oftenest in the one-two
category of personal preferences. One candidate
has listed Senator Douglas of Illinois.
The candidates for democratic delegates are
pledged to work for whoever Oregon gives its
preferential vote on the -democratic ticket May
16. But when and if that person releases them,
personal opinions will bo a big factor.
Editorial CommenT
TRUMAN'S SEIZURE OF STEEL .
It is a bit difficult to show wherein President
Truman's seizure of the steel industry to ward off
a strike goes beyond the preceding seizures of rail
roads and coal mines for the same purpose the
protection of the national welfare in a time of
emergency. The difference lies in the fact that in
this case President Truman had NOT exhausted tho
possibilities under existing law.
The Taft-Hartley law may not be a good law. It
may be distasteful to President Truman as it is to
a great many people, but the fact is that it is a law
and the President deliberately chose to ignore it and
to claim "implied powers" to act as he pleased . . .
There are many other editors who make lurid
analogies to Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin. These bit
ter comments, in our opinion, tend to obscure tho
real seriousness of the issue which has been raised
by Truman's act. The real issue is the President's
assertion of the right, under certain circumstances,
to take private property without process of law and
without compensation ...
Truman has gone a step farther than any Presi
dent has ever gone in the taking of property with
out process. This policy would not be fatal if it were
limited to steel, but it is erroneous to suppose that
it can bo so limited or that ambitious politicians
will not seek to apply the precedent all the way
along the line. There are many professed "libruls"
who are extremely ruthless in whatever they con
ceive to be necessary for public welfare . . .
If President Truman had exhausted every re
source of existing law, we would not challenge his
right to invoke the "implied powers" for the na
tional defense. It Is his decision to make the law for
himself which threatens all of us, not merely those
natural political targets the steel barons.
(Eugene Register-Guard)
Casualty After a yeasty life of 20 years the well-known
humor page of the Forest Log, official blurb of the State Forest
ry Department, has been killed. On suggestion of the State Fi
nance Dept. the publication has reduced itself
to four pages in its latest issue. And the yak
filled Duffel Bag, favorite of many in this
harsh world, is a gone goose. In the last col
umn of the last page in this week's issue, The
Duffel Bag, encircled in an appropriate black
border, bowed out with one last fling from the
Bag's author, Hazel Hoe, as follows: "Well,
S'long Folks. As the soup sez to the moustache,
'Things seem to be gettin' strained.' "
And the Identity or Hasel Hoe, lone kept a
flr-boag hned secret, is finally revealed. "She" Is none other than
Albert H. GUle, forestry department veteran and city alderman.
For 20 years ho has turned oat Basel's fan -loving- frolics on his
own time, often working into the wee hoars to make her oft
quoted remarks click. He received, through the department, fan
mail from all over tho country, including many a newspaper
editor. And he saw his work lifted (often without credit) by
many a publication . . . Most people thot Hasel was Editor Lynn
Cronemllier, who fathered the Log- back In 1930.
Sagie Nishioke, the American-born Japanese war veteran,
aroundwhom a recent state employment fuss was kicked up,
tells friends in Seattle he is ready to go to work for the State
Tax Commission about April 22. He says he has asked the com
mission to place him in a Portland office. His aged mother lives
in Hood River and he would be near her if he got the Portland
job. He has told the commission he is willing to work any place
but prefers Portland.
Oregon Teamster reports that Attorney Gen. George Neuner,
who says he's ready to retire at the end of his present term, was
once a teamster. Seems that George ws a mule skinner in the
early days of undeveloped Oregon. He drove a string of mules
over the mountain trails and rugged roads . . . Neuner's home
town paper, the Roseburg News-Review, Indicates that this early
voice training probably accounts for the Georre's present tonal
culture.
Wonder if the papers will run TV programs as they do radio
programs now. If so will they get calls and letters raising Old
Ned because the programs are listed wrong? Actually papers
have a terrific struggle trying to keep their radio logs up to
date. They (the papers) would be happy to have the printed logs
more accurate and they would, too, if radio stations would
make late program corrections. Even stations have last-minute
changes which can't always be corrected on time. So-o-o . . .
Worried France Seen As Only Obstacle of Plan
For Joint Western Europe Defense Program
Your Health
By Herman N.
Bundesen, M.D.
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
Among the last matters to be
settled before West Germany be
comes a working partner in the
European De
fense program -is
France's de
sire for an An
gle - American
guarantee that -
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not be permit-
tea to cnange -
many sufficiently strong to phy
sically break such agreements.
But if things reached such a
point, what could an Anglo
American - French agreement do
to prevent it anyway? Would
they agree now to go to war
against Germany on the basis of
some hypothetical future? Or try
to work out now some system
of sanctions and controls?
The natural effect of any
sort of Germany breakaway
would be to call into play tho
factual forces which now op
erate under the Atlantic pact.
France, Britain and the United
States are the core of that pact.
History and tho facts of life,
far more Important than any
agreement, assure that they are
not going to run out on each
other.
To attempt some formula now
would actually amount to an al
liance against Germany within
an alliance of which Germany is
a part. It would create doubt and
disaffection in Germany, and
weaken the over-all alliance,
which will prove unworkable
anyway if it has to be held to
gether by coercion.
how France
wfijee satisfied without it. In
the first place, nobody seems to
have a very clear idea of how
such a guarantee could be made.
In the second place, there is
no indication in Washington that
it is believed necessary or prac
tical. Franca is afraid Germany, aft
er once committing troops to the
new European army, might take
notion to pull them out and
start a war with Poland with
the Communist sphere including
Russia in an effort to regain the
territory beyond the Oder-Niesse
line after the last war.
And In tho background Is
the fear that Germany might
be reunited mum day and lino
. with Russia for a new try
at world conquest.
It is net the present West Ger
many of which France is afraid.
But Franco has seen Germany
change its face too often to be
complacent.
To an American the Sehu
aaaa plan, which pats Ger
niiy'i eoal and steel Indus
try sudor international con
trol mm therefore omits her
ability to make war, would
ooaso to be enough.
But France is afraid of Ger-
Literary Guidepost
By W. G. Socerte
THE REBELLION OF THE
HANGED, by B. Traven,
translated from the Spanish
(Knopf; $3.50)
'East and speed are not good
for revolutionaries," says the
Professor, one of the characters
in this novel. Good or not, ease
and speed are not the mark of
revolutions, or so this fierce,
grim Mexican tale proves. This
is a record of how dreadfully
long it takes for a man to make
up his mind to revolt, how great
must be the provocation, how
the actual fighting drags on.
Candido, a Tsotsil Indian, has'
a wife Marcelina, two little boys
Angelino and Pedrito, and five
acres of poor soil. This land,
though it barely keeps the small
family alive, is Candido's, he is
his ' own master, and h rejects
the alluring offers of the wealthy
who will pay him a lot to work
for them yet leave him without
the right to call his soul his own
. . . this is the time of Diaz. Bat
Marcelina falls ill with a fearful
Earn in her side; Candido puts
er on the mule to take her to a
doctor in town; the doctor ad
vises an operation, but demands
for it more money than mis poor
Indian has seen in all his years;'
and so, providentially, along
comes a labor contractor with
tho necessary money if Candido
will sign up for a job in tho ma
hogany forest. He signs, but
Marcelina has just died. Still he
has signed, and off he goes.
He goes to an abominable
slavery so deep in the forest
there is no rescue from it. Tho
foreman beats the laggard with
a whip, buries the unruly up to
their nostrils in the sand or
hangs them by hands and feet
where ants can devour them or
laguars tear them to pieces. .Such
desperate, barbarian repressioa
can inspire only an equally fero
cious and pitiless revolt. The ap
proach to the limits of human en
durance and the inevitable re
bound are tho subject of this
tense tale.
Even tho publisher claims ho
doesn't know who B. Traven is,
for if s a pseudonym. All I can
say for sure is, he's certainly
writer
ALLERGIC REACTIONS
TO FOODS
One man's meat Is another
man's joison when one of them
has a food allergy. A great num
ber of people have this type of
allergy.
An allergic person, we know, Is
unusually sensitive to certain
substances when his body comes
in contact with them. A familiar
complaint is hay fever, which is
due to an allergy to ragweed
pollen in the air. Many people
are sensitive to different drugs,
skin lotions, industrial materials,
dusts, foods, etc.
When a definite article of food
is the guilty substance, it is usu
ally possible to identify it. Most
often it can be proved that the
patient has his allergic symptoms
after eating this food, or he may
show an increase in symptoms al
ready present.
In some cases this is not as
simple as it sounds. Foods can
produce may different types of
allergic symptoms, sometimes
baffling, such as headaches,
asthma attacks, and increased
severity of hay fever. There are
many symptoms and disorders in
-which a food allergy is strongly
suspected but cannot be definite
ly proved or disproved.
Some people lose their allergies
in time. This is not the rule, for
most people who are sensitive to
a special food will have symp
toms almost every time they eat
it. Others, however, may "become
more or less tolerant of the food.
The change may take weeks,
months, or even years, and later
they may be able to eat the food
with safety.
Why are people allergic to
some foods? Most specialists
agree that heredity plays some
part in the story. The earlier the
allergy develops, the harder it is
to treat and the more widespread
it may become. Thus, an infant
who has eczema has a greater
tendency toward food allergy in
later life.
Some people with a food al
lergy show it only at certain
times of the year. A good allergy
In a person with hay fever may
occur only during the hay fever
season. Others seem to show
signs of food allergy only when
exposed to undue cold, heat or
light.
The allergy is usually relieved
once the offending food is dis
covered. This is usually done by
skin sensitization tests, and
eliminating different foods from
the diet systematically to find
the offending one.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
M. W.: Are all types of menin
gitis contagious?
Answer: Certain types of men
ingitis, such as tuberculous men
ingitis and those due to syphilis
are not highly contagious.
"Martinet," means a strict mili
tary disciplinarian, is derived
from the name of Jean Martinet,
French infantry drill master be
tween 1660 and 1870.
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129 N. Commercial Salem
Tho flood waters of tho Missouri
River, spread out as wide as 15
miles upstream (top) pushes Its
crest of over 28 feet toward the
half mile wide "neck" (center)
separating- Omaha, Neb, (left,
and Council Bluffs, Ia (right.
Tho dikes and levees along this
"neck" eontlnne to hold
against pressure they never were
intended to take. In foreground
Is tho Union Pacific railroad
bridge and in background tho
Ark-Sar-Beu bridge, main ar
tery for vehicular traffic. Bot
tom, with flood water standing
at 28.3 feet at Omaha. Neb, com
pared with a previous all-time
high of 24.S at Hood stage,
there's not too much space left
to tho top of tho dike along the
Missouri River. Wooden flashing
atop the dike Is an emergency
measure placed on levee in
hopes of containing flood waters
should they .go that high. In
background, left. Is the American
Smelting Refining' Co, which
stands well below the present
water level. ((A) Wirephoto to
The Statesman)
Standisli Takes
Army Training
Pvt. Wayne Leo Standlsh, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Standlsh, 2455
N. 4th St., is now
taking his basic
training at Camp
Roberts, Calif.
He enlisted in
the Army March
14 and has been
assigned to a
medium tank di
vision. He is a grad
uate of Salem
schools.
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Standlsh
Russian Building
Being Restored
MOSCOW (jSVThe Grand Pal
ace of Peterhof an outstanding
monument of Russian architecture
near Leningrad is being restored.
During the war the center part
of the palace was torn down by
the Germans and only a half
ruined doorway and shattered
windows remained.
So far, tho walls of the building
have been restored and work has
begun on rebuilding the beams of
the floors and ceilings of many of
the apartments.
Idaho Youth Held
On Forgery Charge
A 16-year-old Idaho youth was
held by Juvenile authorities
Thursday charged with forgery,
after his arrest earlier in tho day
for attempting to cash a check
at the Walter Zosel service sta
tion, at Chemeketa and High
Streets.
In his possession at tho time
were four checks, totaling $47,
which the youth admitted mak
ing out in the Ballou and Wright
Auto Equipment Store at 445 Che
meketa St. An attendant at the
service station refused to cash the
check he gave her, the youth told
police.
The youth said he had hitch
hiked here from Jerome, Ida.
Better English
By D. C. WILLIAM 3
1. What is wrong with this sen
tence? "He was anxious to make
a good impression, and he's been
pretty successful.'
2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "exquisite"?
3. Which one of these words is
misspelled? Recommend, conde
send, superintend, reprimand.
4. What does the word "longe
vity" mean?
5. What is a word beginning
with ad that means "to make im
pure"? ANSWERS
1. Say. "He was eager to make
a good impression and he's been,
very successful." 2. Accent first
syllable, not the second. 3. Con
descend. 4. Length of life. "The
longevity of the human race hJ
increased." 3. Adulterate.
Condensed Statement of Condition
of
WILLAMETTE VALLEY BANK
(Including University Branch)
Salem, Oregon
As of March 31, 1952
ASSETS
Loans and Discounts $1,396,997.33
U. S. Government Securities 1,100,384.07
Other Securities 407,893.80
Cash, Cash hems and Bal. with Other Banks 51 1,096.08
Other Assets - 87,719.56
Total Assets
LIABILITIES and CAPITAL
Deposits
Other Liabilities
Total Liabilities ...
Capital Accounts
Total Liabilities and Capital
....$3,504,092.86
$3,323,026.72
18,054.14
3,341,080.86
163,012.00
$3,504,t92.8o
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