The Oregon statesman., May 13, 1952, Page 4, Image 4

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"No Favor Sway U No tear Shall Awe"
From first 8Utesmui. March IS. 1841
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May
ror and Aldermen
Candidates for two municipal offices are un
opposed: Douglas Hay for Municipal Judge and
Paul H. Hauser ior Treasurer. Each is the in
cumbent of the office he is seeking.
Mayor Al Loucks is opposed by Ed Handle
who criticizes the financial administration of
the city and denounces the city manager. Ran
dle's frenetic campaign is wholly unconvincing
to those who are informed on municipal affairs.
As mayor, Loucks has provided good leadership
for the city and deserves re-election.
Candidates for alderman in ward one are E.
W. Acklin who served formerly on the Council,
and James H. Nicholson, who is the present
alderman. Each is competent and has sound
business judgment. Nicholson showed such cour
tage in support of the Baldock plan as in the
best interests of the city, against the urging of
many of his neighbors, that we feel he merits
re-election.
Three are candidates for aldermen in ward
three: Clayton Jones, South Commercial Street
businessman; Claud Jorgenson, present alder
man, and Kenneth V. Lottick, professor of edu
cation at Willamette. Jones was one of the
loudest opponents of the Baldock plan for han
dling traffic. Jorgenson takes little part in Coun
cil debates, confining his participation chiefly
to voting. The Statesman believes the addition
of a faculty member from the university would
bring in a fresh viewpoint in the consideration
of city affairs. Therefore, it recommends elec
tion of Kenneth V. Lottick.
In ward seven there are two candidates, Rob
ert F. White, seed dealer and incumbent, and
Alvin N. Whitlaw, merchant of South Twelfth
St. White has been one of the ablest members
of the Council we have had. By all means he
should be re-elected.
David O'Hara, veteran alderman from ward
five, is opposed by Wallsce H. Bonesteele Jr.,
and Kenneth W. Hutchins. O'Hara is conserva
tive, independent and honest. His knowledge of
city affairs, especially in finance is unmatched.
We urge his re-election.
of sewer construction. Areas now in the city or
others coming in without sewer connection
could in this way obtalg such connection, at the
expense of the property-owners in the district,
if they did not want to wait until the city could
include such construction in its general pro
gram. A public hearing is required, of which
property owners must be notified. Adoption of
the amendment does not mean the city is aban
doning its past policy; it would give the Coun
cil an alternate method of financing sewer con
struction. We recommend Vote 104 X Yes.
4. One of the general amendments to the
charter would affect the Civil Service section.
The present charter requires that to be eligible
to take a civil service examination the person
must have been an elector and a resident of the
city for one year. This has been unduly restric
tive and the residence provision is somewhat
ambiguous. These restrictions would be removed
by the amendment but the applicant must be a
resident of the city at the time of filing his
application.
We recommend Vote 112 X Yes.
5. Now the City can enter into no contract
for a longer period than five years. In dealing
with the United States, as on leases of ground
at the airport for military use, a longer term
is desirable to justify the government in mak
ing improvements of a permanent nature. An
amendment is proposed which would enable
the Council to make contracts with the United
States government or any of its agencies with
out limit as to time. We think the amendment
should have been phrased to include the State
of Oregon with which the city might want to
make long-term contracts.
We recommend Vote 114 X Yes.
Tomorrow we shall discuss the city finance
measures proposed.
Measures on City Ballot
Voters in Salem will be confronted with a
rather lengthy ballot next Friday. A mayor,
municipal judge, treasurer and aldermen from
wards one. three, five and seven are to be se
lected. Then there are 12 measures submitted
for popular determination. We shall divide the
measures into two groups: The general amend
ments to the city charter and the money amend
ments proposed.
General Amendments: First on the list is one
far revision of the charter by clearing up some
of its language and repealing some of the out
moded portions of the charter. It is purely a cor
rective measure to remove obsolete provisions,
harmonize conflicting portions of the charter
and clarify ambiguous ternv;. We know of no
objection to this revisionary amendment, there
fore recommend voting 100 X Yes.
2. Next on this list is an amendment which
would permit the City Council in its discretion
to include sidewalks as part of a street improve
ment project. At present its authority is limited
to improving the roadway with grading and
surfacing. It would be definite advantage, es
pecially in opening up of additions, to be able
to build sidewalks at the same time. That would
Insure engineering uniformity. Also, the prop
erty owner could fund his obligation the same
as the paving cost, and pay his assessments over
a term of years.
We recommend Vote 102 X Yes.
J. Under the present charter, sewer construc
tion is done on the order of the City Council
and is paid for by the city as a whole. An
amendment would permit the Council to set up
assessment districts which would bear the cost
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'In a manner of speaking-, we are making progress
you're getting In deeper . . ."
every day
Polls Open 12 Hours Friday;
County Polling Places Listed
Polls will be open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. (Standard Time) In
110 Marion County precincts Friday.
Sixty-eight of the precincts are outside of Salem. Salem's will
be listed in a later edition. Their numbers and the locations of their
polling places as as follows:
No Passport for Dr. Pauling
The refusal of a passport to Dr. Linus Pauling
to visit England shows the absurdity either of
the McCarran law or its administration in the
State Department. Dr. Pauling is an eminent
scientist, a graduate of Oregon State College,
now on the chemistry teaching staff at Cali
fornia Institute of Technology. He has done ex
tensive research in his field. He had been in
vited to give an address before the Royal Society
in London on the structure of proteins which is
important in the study of how to combat cancer.
But the State Department refused him a pass
port because he was affiliated with a number of
''subversive organizations."
Dr. Pauling has made a statement under oath
that he is not and has not been a Communist.
He has been an independent thinker, perhaps
even a radical, in the eyes of conservatives. But
he is preeminently a scientist and his journey
abroad is in his role as a scientist. To say that
his trip to London "is not in the best interests
of the United States" is a foolish parroting of
words.
This rejection of his application for a passport
should not be allowed to stand. Progress in sci
ence depends on the free flow of information.
We can't be isolationist in science any more than
in politics.
Speaking at the Willamette mock convention
Saturday night, Sen. Wayne L. Morse defended
his course in independent voting in Congress
even against "temporary" public opinion back
home. How does that square with his and Gov
ernor McKay's denunciation of the Independent
Eight who have filed for delegate by petition?
They served notice of their independence by
choosing that method and explaining its signifi
cance, just as Morse says he served notice in his
election campaigns. Hard to make fish of one
and fowl of the other.
Western Strength May Be Reaching Place
Where Firmer Diplomacy Seems Useful
By J. W. ROBERTS Jr.
(JPt News Anaylst
The idea that western military
strength already has reached the
point where firmer diplomatic
positions are possible seems to
be spreading.
The Pentagon's top analysts
have told Con
gress that Rus
sia "quite like
ly" has not
made up her
mind whether
"war is inevit
able; that "it
will depend en
tirely on whe
ther or not the
Kremlin be-'
lieves such an
attack will be
to its advan
tage."
That, of course, is not a new
line of thought. It is the basic
Idea of the rearmament program
that Russian thinking on the sub
ject of war will be influenced
not by diplomatic maneuvers, but
by actual physical obstacles
which are placed in the way of
her expansion by that method.
John Foster Dulles, who re
cently severed his connections
with the state department in
order to obtain greater freedom
of expression, presumably is tak
ing Allied strength into consid
eration when he advocated a def
inite warning to the Red sphere
that Allied reaction to new ag
gression will not be confined to
the immediate area of conflict as
In Korea, but will produce direct
Allied attacks on the aggressor.
That's aa much as to say. for
Instance, that If Chinese troops
should intervene In Indochina,
Rca China should be attacked
directly. It represents a belief of
the efficacy of air and sea power
now available. Dulles is talking;
about Allied action through the
United Nations, not something
the United States would do alone.
Thus we seem to be gradually
approaching the question, often
asked but still unanswered ex
cept for a "wait and see" attitude,
of what the west is to do with
the "position of strength" for
which it has been striving.
If the Allies rould display a
clearly-recognizable unity about
such an extension of the program
of containment, the Kremlin
might be made more and more
doubtful about the advantages of
any out-break.
At the same time, firmness and
action might enhance a feeling
among Allied peoples, not too
firmly convinced now, that their
sacrifices mean something.
Better Enalish
By D. C. WILLIAMS
1. What is wrong with this
sentence? "She talks like she
wishes to see you."
2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "habitue'?'
3. Which one of these words
is misspelled? Chemise, cello,
chauffeur, chancelor.
4. What does the word "mu
nificent" mean?
5. What is a word beginning
with ind that means "untiring"?
ANSWERS
1. Say, "She talks as If she
wished to see you." 2. Pronounce
ha-bit-u-a, first a as in ah un
stressed, 1 as in bit, o as in use,
second a as in day, accent last
syllable. 3. Chancellor. 4 Very
liberal in giving. "It was a
munificent gift to charity." 5.
Indefatigable,
:r3f D nycSL
The Safety
Valve
LAW ON POSTERS
BEING VIOLATED
To the Editor:
I am just a jewelry store op
erator and not supposed to bo
an expert on the laws of our
State. Being, and having been
a political candidate. I became
familiar with a recent law pass
ed in 1951 making it unlawful for
any person to attach any ad
vertisement or poster to any
fence, pole or other structure
within the limits of any public
highway in the State of Oregon
outside the city limits. It is in
teresting to note that two young
.political candidates have their
posters and pictures in numerous
places throughout Marion coun
ty within the public right-of-way
and in direct violation of
this law. '
It is especially Interesting to
me since these two candidates
happen to be Cecil Quesseth
and Hattie Bratzel, who are run
ning for the office of District
Attorney.
Of course, maybe they don't
know the law (heh! heh!) Again,
I have been told that
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW
IS NO EXCUSE.
Preston W. Hale,
Hollywood Jeweler.
Gov. Earl Warren of California was all set to appear in sun
tanned person at the WU mock GOP convention Saturday night
if the students had nominated him. Warren's private secretary
called The Statesman about 9 p.m. Saturday
from Portland and said that if the governor
got the gonfalon before 10:50 p.m. he would
stop his home-bound plane at Salem and whip
into the conclave to personally accept the
nomination. Which would have been a neat
trick except that Warren did not win the
nomination. Besides the final ballot was cast
about the time Warren was landing at Sacra
mento. The staid old WU gym Is still vibrating
today from the howling hoopla handed out
in big hunks by student delegates to the Junior political pot
strrring. During nominating speeches for Sen. Morse (who was
there in the horse-kicked1 flesh) the Michigan delegate pre
sented him with an "auto" it turned out to be an uninvestigate
able item, a toy car. Then the Wisconsin delegation, promising
to "put the squeeze on for Morse," presented the senator with
a half-pint of milk.
When the student who nominated Eisenhower came to the
end of his long harrangue he paused dramatically, before he let
go the name of his candidate. In the weighty interval a giant
fire-cracker rocked the gym one reason probably why Ike later
went over with a bang . . . During the demonstration for Warren
two girls in bathing suits and goose-pimples passed out Warren
stamped oranges . . . And Jefferson High School band demo
cratically played for demonstrations for all candidates.
Stassen was an easy winner for the Veep post. When SUssen
spoke in person at the beginning of the convention Friday a stu
det asked him if he would accept the real vice-presidential
nomination. Harold's reply: "As a candidate for president I don't
think it Is wise or proper for me to speculate on any other con
clusion." . . . Stassen also came up with the political understate
ment of the year, to wit: "We (Republicans) have been losing
too many November elections.
From the mail: "Sir: To me there is no mystery about why
the visitors at Eisenhower's headquarters failed to remark about
the girl who wore the red, white and blue button bearing the
slogan, "I Want Roosevelt Again." They just knew she was
mentally unbalanced. Yours smolderingly, O.B.H."
Committee to Study
Adult Education
Program in Salem
Study of how Salem School Dis
trict's adult education propram is
serving the community will be
made Wednesday bv a citizens'
committee on invitation of the ad
ult education director, George D.
Porter.
The local review will be part of
a national study of the subject un
der National Education Associa
tion sponsorship. The local meet
ing will be at 7:30 p. m. in Salem
High School.
On the committee are Mrs. E. F.
Arneson, Hugh Morrow, Miss
Brenda Glass, Edward T. Tag
gert, Harry B. Johnson, Robert E.
Gangware, George Robertson. Mrs.
Marjorie Estes, Mrs. John Mini
fie. Miss Ola L. Clark, Mrs. Esther
M. Gregg, William J. Entress.
43. Basement of C. A. RatcHxf resi
dence. 970 Ratcllff Drive. Salem.
46. Salem Heights School.. library.
48. Salem Heights Community Hall.
31. Church at Prlngle.
54. Four Corners Community Hall.
97. E. R. Hitchman BuUdlng. 3455
D St.. Salem.
SO. Grace Lutheran Church, 3300
Sunnyview Ave.
S3. Auburn School, classroom
66. Swegle School, library.
69. Middle Grove School, basement.
72. Haysvllle Baptist Church.
73 Weeks and Beardsley Warehouse,
N. River Road.
77. Church at 800 Churchdale. Sa
lem. 78. Fire Station at Keizer. west of
intersection of N. River Rd. and Che
mawa Rd.
80. Royal Neighbors Hall. Quinby.
82. Britt Asplnwall's Garage, Wa
conda. 84. Fairfield Grange.
86 St. Paul Community Hall.
88. Champoeg Memorial Building.
80. I. O. O. F. Hall. Buttevlllc.
82. Donald City Hall. Donald.
94. K. P. Hall in Aurora.
96. I O. O. F. Hall. Hubbard.
98. K. P. Hall. Hubbard
100 Grange Hal. Corner Newberg.
Rd. and Boones Ferry Rd.
102 Grade School Basement, Ger
vais (Catholic Grade School)
104 Gervais Union High School
106 American Legion Hall. Wood
burn. 108. Lutheran Hall. Woodburn.
110. City Hall. Woodburn
112. Citv Library. Woodburn
114. Methodist Church at Young and
B Sts . Woodburn
116. I. O O. F. Hall in Monitor.
118 Citv Hall in Mt. Angel.
120 Travis Building. Mt Angel
124. North Howell Grange Hall.
126. School Gymnasium in Brooks.
128. C'hemawa Indian School agri
cultural building
130. Central Howell School, base
ment 132. Evergreen School.
134 St. Paul's C.tthollc Church. 211
Grant St.. Silverton.
136 Evans Valley School.
138. K P. Hall in Silverton.
140' Council Chambers. City Hall.
Silverton
142 Byberg Building. N. Water St..
Silverton.
144 Silverton Armonry.
146. I. O. O. F. Building. Scotts
Mills
148 Silverton Hills Community Hall
150 Union Hill Grange Hall
152 Macleav Grange Hall
154. Roberty Grange Hall.
156. Rosedale School, classroom.
158. Ankeny Grange Hall
160 Masonic Hall in Jefferson.
162. Farmer's Union Hall in Marion
164. Masonic Hall in Turner.
166. Turner Grade School.
168 Liberty School, music room in t
gymnasium. j
170 Maxsers Hall In Shaw.
172 City H3ll. Aumsville I
174 West Stayton School. Dist 61.
176. Basement Christian Church, at j
Stavton. f
178 Basement Methodist Church. 3rd
St . Stayton
180. C. O. F. Hall. Sublimity.
182 Community Church Mehama.
184 Kelly Lumber Sales. Mill City.
186. Gates Community House. Gates
188 Fire Hall and First Aid Bldg
Idanha.
Larceny Try
Laid to Green
Jack EWen Green, 22, of Sil
verton, was bound over to the
grand jury Monday in Marion
County District Court on a charge
of attempted larceny in a ware
house. A 16-year-old boy arrested
with him was certified to juven
ile court.
Green, who waived preliminary
examination, was charged with
allegedly trying to carry grain
away from the Silverton ware
house of Felix Wright last week.
He was held in the county jail in
lieu of $1,000 bail.
drowsed in the Columbia Hirer
Sunday. His overturned boat was
found at Bachelor's Island near
Ridgefield after his brother Clair
heard a shout for heln.
RE-ELECT
FISHERMAN DROWNS
VANCOUVER. Wash. .3-Floyd
Forsberg, commercial fisherman
from Ridgefield, Wash., apparently
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in control of the Senate he
would be chairman of this im
portant committee. If Senate
control did not change but the
presidency did he would "be the
party link connecting the com
mittee with the White House.
The meaning is clear: Wiley
foresees the probability of re
sponsibility, of personal and
party responsibility and is pre
paring himself for it. He is try
ing also to prepare the party for
it, and to point out that in view
of its prospect it should get
ready for affirmative action and
not be merely a party by nega
tion. He calls for a constructive
foreign policy now instead of
one merely of attack on the
Democrats.
It is time Republicans were
waking up to this fact. Come
January after a November vic
tory the party will have to make
decisions for the country. Then
it will be pleading for bipartisan,
support because it will need it.
One of the historic reversals
of opinion was that made by
Senator Vandenberg. He had
been pretty much of an isola
tionist but in January, 1945 he
arose in the Senate and made
one of the great speeches in re
cent history in which he called
for international cooperation to
solve postwar problems. He be
came recognized as one of the
real statesmen of the postwar
era. Wiley may be charting his
course by that of Vandenberg.
Whether his move sprir.gs
from personal ambition or from
a vision of the country's needs
is of less importance than the
fact that he is proclaiming a
doctrine of unity and construc
tive approach in the field of
foreign relations.
Other Republicans must fall
in step with Wiley. Responsibil
ity will be sobering. The ob
structionists and diehards will
have to yield to those with a
forward outlook who will look
for Democratic cooperation in
High School Plans
Mock Convention
A mock political convention is
to begin this morning at Salem
High School in the social studies
classes. A new group is sched
uled to confer on political prob
lems each class period of the day.
Representatives in each period
are to speak for candidates replete
with banners and campaign slo
gans. The organizing committee is
listed as F. Joy Bennett, Ronnie
Lowry, Bill Emery, Jack Beaky,
Jean Hartwell, Marilyn Isaak and
Shirley Knight. The convention is
headed by Miss Mary Eyre, social
studies department tinstructor.
DEATH TOLL RISES TO S4
BELLE VILLE. Argentina (V
The death toll rose to 34 Monday
as two more persons, injured when
a wall at a boxing arena collapsed
Saturday, died.
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
BAKER (P-Tangled in a con
troversy over the Hell's Canyon
Dam, the Baker Chamber of Com
merce has decided to take no
stand.
the effort to solve the serious
domestic and world problems
which v. 11 confront the nation in
1953 and after.
Short Supply
Of Some Farm
Materials Due
By LILLIE L. MADSEN
Farm Editor, The Statesman
In the past two and three years
wartime shortages, to most people
have become something in past
history. Only occasionally has the
farmer been unable to purchase
some needed material on the spur
of the moment.
However, M. G. Huber, Oregon
State College extension agricul
tural engineering specialist, re
ports that if the farmer plans on
making certain improvements or
if he needs certain supplies for
his harvest work, he should not
put off too long looking into
available supplies. Again, Huber
said Monday, there are other arti
cles which have been "rather
short in recent years which are
now becoming more available."
When asked to make a brirf
report on a survey he made in
recent days he gave this informa
tion: Barbed wire: Supplies are im
proving and by the third and
fourth quarters of the year, stocks
will have shown decided improve
ment. The current deficit is
hp:.-H nn thf s;topl hortap. lack
! of zinc for coating and heavy mil
itary purchases.
Woven wire: Shortages will be
less in evidence as the year rolls
along.
Bale ties and colled wire: Ad
visable for farmers to appraise
their needs and place their orders j
early. Local shortages may devel- I
op but the national picture isn"t
too bad.
Welding rods and other farm
repair shop supplies: Although
production is high, construction
outlets form a heavy drain. De
mand has increased and supplies
to repairmen including those serv
ing farmers are tight.
Metal roofing: There has been
a short supply, but there are pros
pects for an increasing supply of
galvanized steel products. Thus,
the shortage will gradually be
eased. Similarly, increasing alum
inum production is resulting in a
gradual improvement in the sup
ply of aluminum roofing.
Cement: Nationally, adequate
supplies are on hand with pro
duction expected to increase ma
terially in 1952 as compared with
a year ago.
Nails: Spot shortages may oc
cur, but for the country over,
supplies are expected to meet de
mands. Tires and rubber: Controls
over the consumption of rubber
have been relaxed considerably
during the past few months. The
over-all situation appears reason
ably good for the types of tires
which farmers normally buy.
Water well easing and galvan
ized steel pipe: Both galvanized
pipe and well casing will continue
in short supply until the supply of
zinc for galvanizing is increased
and until the present backlog of
demand is satisfied.
Aluminum irrigation supplies:
Here is the biggest shortage. The
government restrictions continue
to make this a difficult material
to obtain.
Fertilizers: Nitrogen fertilizers
continue short as they have in
the past three of four years. As
long as warfare continues, this
shortage will continue, dealers
thought
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