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THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRACJUfc; Editor and Publisher
Published every moraine Business office Hi 8 Commercial, Salem. Oregon. Telepboas Z-2441.
Entered at the postofflco at Salem, Oregon, as second class matter onder act of congress March S. 1871.
The Bible in Public Schools
An English professor from a neighboring state
makes a convincing case for teaching the Bible
in public schools in an article in the May issue
of the Oregon Education Journal.
Richard F. Miller of the Eastern Washington
College of Education points out that the question
of religion and the Bible is concerning educators
throughout the country; he cites the American
Council on Education's Committee on Religion
and Education and the National Study Confer
ence on Religion in State Teachers Colleges held
at Yale last year.
Miller, admitting that "religion is as danger
ous as politics in the classroom," nevertheless
believes that the public schools have a serious
"blind spot" in their teaching when they avoid
reference to the Bible. Knowledge of America's
Christian heritage is essential to understanding
of this country's history and ideals; Miller says:
"To enable a student to understand his en
vironment, it is at least as important to know
the Bible the primary sources of Christianity
as to know the ins and outs of the post office
(or) modern transportation systems ... To ex
amine American ideals without reference to the
Christian heritage is like trying to understand
auto production .without understanding the In
dustrial Revolution ... If a student is aware
of what Christianity is and what it has con
tributed to his own world arcund him, he will
be better advised to this democratic society in
which he lives, and for which he sometimes
dies."
Miller also goes on to say that a good per
centage of students who glibly call themselves
Christians cannot explain what they think they
believe. He feels that, for many, that is "as
tragic as the soldier who thinks of democracy
in terms of hot rods and milk shakes."
It certainly is not the task of the public
schools to try to explain to "Christian" students
what Christianity really is. That is where teach
ers would quickly find themselves in hot water;
there are too many differing definitions of
"Christians." It is up to the home and the church
to instruct children in what religious dogmas
tigy are to believe; the schools have a big
enough job trying to teach the kids what demo
cracy really means.
But in teaching the meaning of democracy
and the origin of democratic ideals, the schools
are negligent if they ignore the Bible. Miller is
right when he says that "simply as a means of
setting things straight" students should know
the America's Biblical origin of "revolutionary"
faith that postulates the essential dignity of the
individual and holds that man is responsible for
his own future, not the victim of immutable
laws of history or environment.
This newspaper, for 102 years, has firmly up
held the idea that church and state must be
separate. But we can agree with Miller that
Bchools which give due attention to the Hellenic
the Biblical origin of America's "revolutionary"
inflence on Western civilization and pass over
lightly the Hebraic-Christian heritage that has
shaped Western man's way of life are doing the
children and the nation an injustice.
because of his race, but, who after a big stink in
the newspapers, was reconsidered and is now to
start work as a junior accountant.
Berry said that the original turndown on
Nishioka was broadcast by Russian radio and
beamed at Asia. The Reds used the Nishioka
story to try to prove their own contention that
democracy in the United States is phony and
U. S. propoganda a fraud.
Thus, the Urban Leaguer commented, who
ever is responsible for alleged discrimination
against Nishioka acted in a manner "positively
subversive, because it helped the propoganda of
those who would destroy us all."
And, he declared, the Nishioka case Is not the
exception; it is the rule. He meant, of course,
that race discrimination in the United States is
pretty much the rule. The exception in Nishi
oka's case and one which was not broadcast by
the Russians we may be sure is that the gov
ernor of Oregon had the courage to term dis
crimination "stupid and a damned outrage," and
that the public and goodwill groups protested
so vigorously on Nishioka's behalf that he was
given a job.
It is unfortunately true, as Berry maintains,
that race relations, are a barometer of democra
cy and that we have not achieved real demo
cracy (with liberty and equality for all) in the
United States or even in Oregon. But certainly
the public's reaction on Nishioka's side, tho
statements of the governor and other officials,
and the fact that the Nisei will now hold a state
job certainly these constitute grounds for pride
and hope.
We are not perfect by a long shot. The
Negroes and other colored races do get a bad
deal in housing. The discrimination against them
in restaurants, hotels, and other public places
even in Oregon is at times a disgrace. By as
signing minority groups the low end of the
totem pole, Americans are inviting the enmity
and perhaps the revenge of three-fourths of the
world's population (which is colored). And by
denying to colored people equal rights to jobs
for which they are qualified, we are acting like
economic cretens.
But we are making headway. The barometer
shows improvements. And we wish that well
meaning fighters for better race relations like
Bill Berry sometimes would point with pride
and show cause for hope, instead of almost al
ways viewing with alarm.
Woodlots Important
Show Cause for Hope
Americans know the Russians do not tell the
truth in their propoganda. Edwin C. Berry, exe
cutive secretary of the Urban League of Port
land, told a meeting of American Association of
University Women here, "but the thing that
fies credence to their lies is that we document
them by our actions."
The race relations expert cited the case of
Sagje Nishioka. Japanese-American war veteran
whej was first denied a certain job with the state,
Forest agencies, private, state and federal are
performing a distinct service in their promotion
of interest in farm woodlots stories of which
The Statesman has been publishing as a series.
Such woodlots, from one to 40 acres, consti
tute an immensely valuable resource and their
care and proper marketing is important to the
economy of the northwest as well as to the eco
nomic well-being of their owners.
Too often such tracts have been logged off
indiscriminately, without regard to future value.
Careful study is essential in knowing whether
and when logging operations are feasible and to
what extent. Owners of woodlots would do well
to ask for expert advice before either disposing
of timbered land or working it into cultivation.
Switch on the old folk legend about the little
Dutch boy who held his finger in the leaky dike
to save his town is the news report from Wis
consin about playful kids who carried off the
sandbags from the flooding Mississippi's dikes
. . . Anything for a laugh, eh? But a wry one
this time.
Theoretical U. S. Military Strength Rises
As Real Military Might Cut by Budget Axe
By Joseph and Stewart Alsop enemy force can be destroyed be- surprise attack In this country.
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The 1952 annual pilgrimage to stream and lake by member
of the Knotted Line, Rusty Hook, Backlash and Empty Creel
Club is on today. All over Western Oregon men, women and
youths beyond the age of rote reasoning are
standing hip deep in cold streams, climbing
fences, panting up and down hill and valley in
full - blown pursuit of fish, most of which,
when caught, will be of illegal size or shape
anyway. Tonight fishermen will return home
full of excuses, downright lies, long - winded
sagas and very little energy. So that their pa
tient wives and children may know more fully
whereof they speak we offer the following
brief layman's dictionary of common angling
terms.
. FUhlni An activity wherein a man. wbsse wife Is still ;
wearing lsst year's hats, will rush 20 miles just ts present a
worm to s fish he has never met and Is net certain Is even there.
Creel Technically designed t carry eaafht fish. Bat ased
by most fishermen ts carry sach essential items as bait, tickle, ;
pliers, thermos Ju. extra reel, knife, boxes sf lares, scales, rales,
book of fame laws, cameras and lanca,
Flshpole (Wires' definition) An instrument with a worm oa
both ends.
Line (s) What rUhermea hand their wires and other fiaa
ermen, (b) A string- a fisherman ases In ease a fish takes his
hook.
Stream A body of water which when a fisherman find
himself on it wishes he was on some other.
Lake Similar to stream, except that there is usually mora
of it on which not to catch any fish sooner.
Fish A species of animal life said to have a brain the siza
of a pea. It consistently outsmarts men 40 years old having much
larger heads. Fish have never been known to angle for humans.
Fisherman A term which some unfeeling wives apply to
their husbands accompanied by laughter, giggling and, some
times, downright hysteria. Husbands, as a rule, don't think this"
is very funny but usually don't say much.
Bait gometbinf which all fishermen always hare a sarplas
of. Anythinc of animal, refutable and mineral extraction saed to
Fun With Literary Guidepost
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By Joseph and Stewart Alsop
WASHINGTON The foUow
hi;; collection of facts, all of them
of the most vital importance to
e erv American
in live street.
Suggests-the in- j -
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Army has now,
tested and V f
flown the firstly
truly effective! I
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ground-to - airj "Jf
guided missile.? 1 i f
It is relativelvlf itwun n
short in range. AVJM AUp
Bit it is super
sonic. Its guidance system Ls
sturdy and workable. It seeks
"9Rid fmds its target. In short, it
represents an enormous leap
forward in an enormously diffi-
icult art.
ITEM: The
successful test
of the new in
terceptor mis
sile has consi
ierably influ
enced thinking
about our air
iefense prob
lems. Other in
fluences have
been the devel
opment of ra-
-.i-.i.. . aar capaoie oi
vTr- tracking 1 o w-
flying attacking aircraft, and the
formulation of, plans for remote
radar outposts to give very early
warnings. A new design has been
drawn for a better air defense
net. combining earliest radar
warning and close coordination
of aircraft and guided missile in
terception of enemy bombers.
In consequence, the respons
ible authorities in the Air Force
have importantly raised their es
timates of the potential effect
iveness of a modern air defense.
Formerly, they held that the de
fender would do well to brinr
spwn three out of every ten
enemy bombers. Now the fore-ra-t
Is that at least half of the
11 ln
ill.
fore reaching its target. This ls
considered to approach the rate
of loss which will effectively dis
rupt enemy air attacks, even with
atomic weapons.
ITEM: This improved modern
air defense is as yet no more
than a gleam in the planner's
eyes, however. Several wings of
all-w e a t h e r interceptors are
needed for an effective air de
fense of this country, but we
have as yet only a pitifully small
number. The joint Chiefs of
Staff's coin-flipping system of al
locating production priorities has
placed this vital aircraft rather
low on the list.
Enormous outlays are also
needed to complete thhe radar
screen with its costly Arctic out
posts and picket boats at sea; to
build adequate quantities of the
new interceptor missiles; and for
other air defense purposes. The
decision has not really been
made,' as yet, whether or not to
buy the up-to-date and efficient
air defense which we can now,
in theory, achieve in this coun
try. ITEM: The difficulties of air
defense in the Soviet Union are
considerably greater than they
are here. Yet it has to be pre
sumed that the Soviets, who cap
tured an important group of
German guided missile experts,
have made the same progress in
this art as we have. If the So
viets also possess an efficient in
terceptor missile, this must re
duce the value of our strategic
air force as a deterrent t ag
gression. At the same time, intelligence
estimates and informed scienti
fic opinion agree that the Soviets
are producing atomic weapons
and building ap their own stra
tegic air fort with unlooked-for
speed. The sxperts have ceased
to give r&eir former soothing
force- about the "time of
danger," when the Kremlin will
be able to deliver a crippling-
surprise attack in this country.
They do not think the time has
come yet. but they are no longer
prepared to say it will not come
fairly soon.
Intelligence studies also reveal
a huge increase in armament
outlays in the new Soviet bud
get. The American and British
experts, who had hoped the So
viets had already reached their
peak of cold wartime military
effort, are deeply perturbed by
this development with its ob
vious and far-reaching implica
tions. ITEM: Meanwhile, the Repub
lican isolationists and Southern
Democratic coalition in the
House of Representatives has
slashed to ribbons thhe Ameri
can defense problem. In the De
fense Department by the gria
efforts of Secretary of Defense
Robert A. Lovett, the Joint
Chiefs' original "minimum" bad
get of $71,000,000,000 had already
been reduced to- $53,000,000,000.
A further cut in the Lovett mi
nimum had already been made
by the President and the '."fudget
Bureau.
Appropriations that wero
therefore too low to carry for
ward our rearmament at the
planned rate, were then sliced
by 4.5 billion dollars in the
House. In a final orgy of total
irresponsibility, the House also
ordered the Defense Department
not to spend $6,000,000,000 in
previously appropriated funds,
which are required to meet con
tract payments in the coming
year. This simply means, of
course, that build-up of urgently
needed units, including air de
fense units, will have to be can
celled despite the heavy risk.
And deliveries of even more ur
gently needed hardware will
have to be refused, despite the
enormous resulting waste. If
anyone can make sense out of
the foregoing series of facts, he
is a better 'man than these re
porters. (Copyright 1952.
New York Herald Tribune. Inc.)
By DR. HENRY MORRIS
It would be well before vaca
tion time to try your hand at
developing your film. This is
part of the fun that we have
with our cameras.
It is not hard to learn and
you enlarge your enjoyment of
picture making 100 per cent or
more by doing your own finish
ing. I would suggest that you ex
pose a roll of film, of things
you can take again, in case of
bad luck in developing. On this
roU It is advisable to take three
exposures of the same subject.
First use your light meter and
expose according to its findings
then open the shutter one stop
and take another and following
that the third picture at one
stop smaller than the first pic
ture. Keep an exact record of the
shutter speed, F No. and light
condition; also a record of your
meter reading.
Now for developing of your
film. (If you use. roll film), go
to your photo dealer and buy
an adjustable tank developer,
a thermometer, and about three
(5 by 7) five by seven trays
and a printing frame of a size
that fits your negative. The
above will cost you somewhere
near $7.00 to $8.00.
In addition to this a package
of film and paper developer,
stop bath, hypo and some photo
paper the size of your negative.
Now that you have all that is
absolutely necessary to develop
your film, paper and etc.. you
are ready to get a finished
product which should be good
if you have not made errors in
following the printed instruc
tions that come with your film,
paper, and each of the develop
ing ingredients.
Your pleasure of picture tak
ing will be greatly enhanced by
the ability of doing your own
finishing. -
As a hobby there is nothing
that gives more satisfaction to
you and others than the ability
to take good pictures, an accom
plishment that is within the
By W. G. Rogers
INVISIBLE MAN, by Ralph El
lison (Random House; $3.50)
A Negro boy, the hero of this
novel, the young man hidden
from the whites by their opaque
race prejudice, starts in high
school and goes to college in the
South, then comes north, follow
ing the path well marked by his
dark brothers, to Harlem.
His progress, or if not that at
least the mere passage of months
and years, is colored luridly by
a series of peculiar adventures.
"Our life is a war," his grand
father had said, and the youth's
education consists in learning
for himself that o be good, as
the word is understood in a
white society, means to betray
his own race. His first experi
ence comes at a dinner where
he is invited to repeat the docile
speech he had made Ion the grad
uation platform, but his hosts, of
the master race, humiliate him
first by making him; fight, blind
folded, with other youngsters in
a free-for-all. la college he is
shamed even more 'by. the sub
reach of any eneto do well
if care and attention is taken
into considerafioh, and at all
times to do your best to improve
each effort.
By adding developing and
finishing to your Camera Fun
you have doubled your fun as
well as having records, in pic
ture form, of your vacations or
other events or things that are
of interest to you.
servieneo of the institution, rep
resented by Dr. Bledsoe, to rich
white trustees, in the person of
Mr. Norton; Norton seems to be
a dunce, Bledsoe an unprincipled
sycophant.
The letters of introduction to
northerners supplied to him
spitefully by Bledsoe prove to be
warnings to prospective employ
ers not to hire the spirited and
independent young man, but he
gets a job In a paint factory,
learns about unions, is injured
in a blast, is treated in a hos
pital where he suffers from hal
lucinations, witnesses an evic
tion in Harlem, makes a speech,
is seduced by Communism, takes
part in riots, moves inexplicably
in and out of party favor, and
so on and so forth.
This is one of those novels
written in the right spirit in the
wrong way. There can be no
doubting the author's sincerity,
and the events ;in the story are
presumably faciual. But they
have been given -the needle, they
are hopped up Ellison resorts
too frequently; to capital letters
and italics for;shrill effects, and
he also uses ,"uprds themselves
to distort Inxages.- But his sur
realist pictured "Instead of in
tensifying ms - opinions, blur
them.
hsre fish small? something with which the average pea-bratsted
fish would not bo caught dead.
Tackle That which is alwayi responsible for losiaf fish. Ia
football, tackles beat each others' brains oat. In sax liar it is tho
fisherman who beats his brains oat with taeklo.
Good Hole The spot wbers another fishermaa is Standing.
Inside Dope (a) Confidential angling information which one
fisherman passes on to another fisherman about a spot which
neither of them have ever seen, (b) Information smuggled to
resort owners by English-speaking fish.
Catch The mythical goal of all fishermen.
Expert Angler You. Not other fishermen; just lovable yoo.
Fishing (Fishermen's definition) The most relaxing out
door sport of them all which measures profits in fun. compa
nionship and a chance to get away from it all. and whicli hey!
We can't stand here gabbing all day . . . where's that new spin
ning outfit . . . the car's all packed . . . got the straight dope . . .
Cpl. Trowbridge
At Korean Front
Saturday to be helping hold down
a battle line on the Korean front.
He is Cpl. Wayne L. Trow
bridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Trowbridge, 226 N. Fifth St. The
corporal ls a track mechanic in
the 725th Ordnance Slaintainanee
Company.
The corporal arrived in Korea
in August. 1951, having entered
the Army in March, 1951. He for
merly attended Salem High
School.
At the height of the slave trade,
it is estimated that about half the
Negroes shipped from Africa to
America died bejore they became
effective laborera in the field.
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