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4 Calm, Ofgon Wdn day. May 11, 1W1 tatesman VOICE OF AMERICA Congregational, now a century old, that it is very much alive, eager to perform it task through another span of a hundred years. "Wo Favor Steav Us. Ho F tat Shall Aire Fnm rtrU itHwm, Marc X 1U1 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHAAXES A SPRAGlKk Editor and Publisher Pvbllshed every Willi B Ins fflee SU CMUMrdai, fa tens, Ornn. Telephone Z-Z44L Catered at the eostefflee at Bales. Orecna, ae aie elaaa autter aa4e act ef naptu March S. 1919. Reform, but Not Too Much The Portland election proved the, truth of the old adage that people want reform but tire of it toon. Four years ago they elected Mrs. Dorothy McCullough Lee by a decisive vote. She proceed ed to give just the kind of administration she had promised: law enforcement. The city was cleaned up, its departments have been well ad ministered; but in the election Mrs. Lee placed second to Fred Peterson. The latter wasn't run ning on any liberal platform but doubtless was the beneficiary of the discontent with Mrs. Lee, and also of public reaction to the contentious Commissioner Bennett who was recalled. Mrs. Lee has another chance in the runoff in Novem ber, but her friends and friends of Teform will need to muster forces to keep her as mayor. .Portland voters again rejected a measure to increase the pay of its mayor and commission er. Salaries stand at the 1913 figures $6000 for mayor, $5000 for commissioner. One wonders how they get good people to serve at these sal aries. Perhaps with Bennett out they will be willing to grant salary raises to the heads of the city government, but it's hard to tell. Maybe they'll elect Bennett again some time. Church Centennial As one centennarian The Statesman-extends the hand of greeting to another Salem institu tion which now has rounded out its first hun dred years, the First Congregational Church. If, a the cartoonist has said, the first hundred years are the hardest than this church, which has passed through the pioneer stage and sur vives in great vigor, may look forward to fruit ful years. But what is time to a church? And when are its labors ended? So long as sin i3 loose in the world and souls are benighted and burdened with care it has work to do. Historically the Congregational Church was a product of the independency which flowered in the Puritan movement in England in the 17th century. Intolerance there prompted migration to the New World and particularly to New Eng land where Congregationalism flourished and still has its major seat. Its distinctive principle is the independence of the congregation in de fining its doctrine and in its government. This led naturally to a liberal theology which cul minated in the early part of the 19th century in the Unitarian secession. In spite of this freedom the Congregational Church has maintained a marked unity in its national organization, has been spared the heresy trials which beset other communions, and has proven itself a positive force, particularly in the application of the Christian gospel to political and social life. The Salem church, like the denomination with which it is identified, has exerted influence out of proportion to its numbers. The leadership of Its ministers has been felt in the community as well as the church, and ranking high among the number surely must be counted the present pas tor. Dr. Seth R. Huntington, who combines a deep spirituality with a zeal for truth and social sensitivity. Congregationalism is "lean." It strips doctrine down to what it considers essentials. Its meeting-houses traditionally have been plain with a minimum of embellishment. But it strives to be vital. And it may well be said of Salem First Tribute to President Smith The inspiration for the banquet honoring President and Mrs. G. Herbert Smith came from the students of Willamette University. But it met with enthusiastic response from members of the faculty and board of trustees. In the ten years of Dr. Smith's administration the univer sity has made notable strides. New buildings Baxter Hall and McCulloch stadium have been erected, older buildings renovated; the endow ment has been increased. Enrollment has grown too and a much larger faculty has been employ ed to care for the greater number of students. Progress has been made in the field of schol arship, with accreditation achieved for the col leges of music and law. Willamette graduates win their share of fellowships and make good records in advanced study. We in Salem are apt to take the university for granted it is just part of the community. But it plays a vital part. It is a substantial eco nomic asset, and what is of greater importance it gives tone to the community, contributing to its cultural needs and helping to make Salem a fine place of residence. President Smith has given the university su perior leadership for a decade, and the univer sity constituency and the community join in ex pressing appreciation for that service and con tinued support for the university. Odd Fellows Convention Salem is host to the Odd Fellows of the state and affiliated organizations. This is their 96th state convention. The host lodge, "Chemeketa No. One is a hundred years old. The parent organi zation was founded in Baltimore in 1819. The Odd Fellows and their auxiliary Rebe kahs are wholesome folk who find in their or ganizations real fraternity and opportunity for good works. Drawn from city and town and country they represent a cross section of Amer ican citizenship. Salem gives them a hearty wel come and hopes that their visit in the capital city will prove profitable and enjoyable. At Hutchinson, Kansas merchants rolled back prices to 1902 levels for one hour, in celebrating the premiere of a movie that was filmed in their city last summer. Women's nylon stockings were sold for 39c a pair, and men's suits for $15.93. If women had to wear the 1902 styles the prices wouldn't tempt them at all and men wouldn't want the boiled shirts and detachable collars of that era. Some big double - deck buses straight from London are touring America, driven by genuine English transport workers. An advertising stunt, trying to attract Americans to visit Britain and bring some dollars with them. The Eisenhowers have been doing the Grand Tour. In London they called on the Queen and the Queen Mother. The visits serve to delay his homecoming, and are the only surceasa from worry he'll have for quite a spell. Republican Candidate for Secretary of State Would Probably Continue Policy of Acheson By J. M. ROBERTS JR. (JP) News Analyst Analysis of recent statements by Dean Acheson and John Fos ter Dulles, mentioned as the secretary's pos sible Republi can successor, reveals some nimble political footwork but no vast differ ences on policy. Dulles has been saying that contain ment of Com munist aggres sion - is not enough, that the free world can and should take the initiative in establishing conditions which will put Russia In her place and relieve the ten sion. He wants to serve notice that aggression will not only bo met wherever it occurs, but in addition there will be retaliation mgainst the homeland of the ag gressor. Acheson says nobody ever Intended for containment to stop there. That the "positions of strenrth" part of his prog-ram is merely to preserve the conditions under which other things can be done on the posi tive side of winning the cold war, and that action the entire program of the Western powers speaks louder than words to the Kremlin. You can bet your bottom dol lar that what Dulles Is saving is not embarrassing the conduct of American foreign policy. That is the last thing he wants to do. Mostly what he's, saying is that he and his party would imple ment the policy better. After all, he and the late Senator Vanden berg and sc.- other Republicans have contributed importantly to the policy as it is. Dulles and other critics, however, do seem to be trying to get away from vagueness. Diplomats will tell yea that the worst thing you can do is to try to outguess coming e rents by fixing a policy now to take eare ef uncrystallized onti agencies. That Is what Dulles wevld da wit his wan- lng that aggression will not again be met merely at its point of impact, as In Korea. In this, at least, he would es cape from the diplomatic fear of committing one's mind before events are clear. It has never been clear to me why cogitating over what you might do under certain circumstances would not be helpful, even if they arrive In unanticipated guise. American failure to realize that we would react as we did react to aggression In Korea was. to mind, an invitation to the Communists to do Just what they did. Maybe we are not ready to ad vertise what we will do, fox in stance, if Red China intervenes in Indochina, lest strong commit ments be taken as a dare. Yet it seems that policy planners should know by now just how far our interests would take us, so that we could be ready, as we were not ready In Korea, to implement policy when it has been decided. Having to lmproviso after tho event is weakness. Literary Guidepost fBj W. O. Rogers MAN FROM ABILENE, by Kevin McCann (Doubleday: $2.50); THE DEFENSE OF WESTERN EUROPE, by Drew Middleton (Appleton - Century Crofts; $3.50) "Once this war is won." Eisen hower wrote in a letter while he was busy whipping rivalries and jealousies out of the Allies and trying to make a fighting team, "I hope never again, to hear the word 'politics.' " If the word had not been heard, the McCann book might not have been written, and the Middleton book might not have had the same look. McCann, now president of Defiance College, is identified on the jacket as one of Eisenhower's closest personal and professional associates." His subject is Eisenhower's rise to leadership. Quoting the general's diary, letters and "Cru sade in Europe," McCann pre sents in a helpful way the picture of a figure in uniform, and his relevant background. For in stance, if he does not fully ex plain, nevertheless he points out that the man whose record at West Point was indifferent stood at the top of his class in the very difficult Command and General Staff School at Fort Leaven worth. In a couple of crucial years he rose from considerable obscurity to lead the world's greatest armies. For the voting public that still wants to know what Eisenhower thinks domes tically, however, this volume has no new answers. A Columbia trustee finds in the general's speeches "emphasis on the ob vious rather than elucidation of the obscure and says be is in favor of "the family, church and school . . . freedom, cooperation . . . the Mosaic Decalogue and tho Sermon on the Mount." We al ready knew that. The book, informative in its way, was not intended to do this kind of job, of course. Middle ton's volume, though jacket copy stresses Eisenhower, in fact throws comparatively little light on the general himself. It sur veys, not too optimistically, tho state of European defenses, the need of our Allies, and the tem per of Russia. Worthwhile books for which there was no review space this week include "The Trouble With Cinderella: An Outline of Identi ty," by Artie Shaw, Farrar, Straus & Young, $3.75; "A Bed for the Night: The Story of E. M. Statler and His Remarkable Hotels." by Rufus Jarman, Har per, $3.50; "The Monongahela," by Richard Bissell, Rivers of America Series, Rinehart, $3.50; "Shakespeare and Elizabethan Poetry," by M. C. Bradbrook, Oxford. $3.50. liSliillP lit BiiJUJniWllMmilM ll' UN! Ill li II II Mill Milt L h. fl f HW I piinff m J ill Ki (Continued from page one.) offering "absolution" to Southern Democrats for the hitherto mor tal sin of voting for a Republican if tho Democrats Insist on FEPC Russell's candidacy may be re garded primarily as a defense tactic. W. Averell Harriman used to play polo, but astride tho Democratic mule he seems to be making little progress with the rank and file of the party. In brief the Democrats are at sixes and sevens. Apparently their strategy is to wait and seo what the Republicans do. If Taft is tho GOP nominee they will profess to see brighter prospects and may try a draft on Truman or Stevenson. If Eisenhower is the nomine then they may figure on a "sacrifice play" and Sut up Barkley or Ray burn or lefauver. No deadlock over a candidate seems in sight, though there will be plenty of back stage bargaining before the sel ection is made. The party platform i3 sure to precipitate a hot fight. It did last time over the civil rights plank. The committee's resolution was a straddle, and Humphrey of Minnesota forced a strong sub stitute through the convention. Saturday night the ADA voiced a demand for another firm com mitment for the civil rights pro gram advocated by President Truman which is poison to the old Democracy of the South. It will bo much easier to arrive at a compromise on candidiates than it will on this sharply con troversial plank in the party platform. Tho Republican convention comes first, meeting on July 7th. The Democrats will convene at the same place Chicago two weeks later. With state primaries and conventions about over at tention now will focus on these two gatherings where history will be made and the country's future affected by the decisions of delegates. Now that 30 Oregon politicians have won their bids to be come delegates to their parties' national conventions in July, they ought to be put wise as to why the city of Chicago could afford to pay a good-sized fortune to get both political powows. Hotel space in the Windy City will be tighter than the race between Taft and Eisenhower. So the hotels which are arranging space for conventioneers give them f' - T"-fA- I a choice either take a reservation starting i i'ttVT;i I Sunday morning of the convention week (which is about two days before the hair-pulling really gets underway) or you get nothing. Then there's also the small matter of a $50 de posit on that reservation. At least that's the tale of woo being told by one Northwest Congressman who tried and failed to buck the reservation line. So his next play will be an end run. He'll bunk in vVaukegan, just north of Chicago, and commute by train each day to the smoke-filled arena. He calculates this will also solve tho food problem, becaaso ho can eat in tho dinner enroute Instead of swarming among tho maaoes who will queue up outside Chicago's restaurants during tho torrid month of July. And as to the matter of bunking in Waukegan the bunk there is probably as good as the bunk in Chicago. When Sen. Wayne Morse goes speechmaking about tho coun try ho keeps in touch with his Washington, D. C. office by long distance telephone every day. The day he arrived in Oregon for his pre. primary electioneering, the Senator's first call Included a stormy chapter about the whereabouts of his manuscripts on "Ethics in Government," which ho planned to use as the topic of a major address at Eugene. Well his secretary insisted that Morse had it with him. "No, I don't," Morse retorted. "I'll bet you a steak dinner you forgot to give me that manuscript." The secretary covered the bet and hung up still insisting Morse had the writing. Next day's call was more serene. Finally the secretary asked the sen ator how about that allegedly missing manuscript. "Oh, yes," chuckled the senator, "I found it in my dirty clothes." Which is a fine place for Ethics in Government. A bamboo growth of 18 inches in 24 hours has been measured. ESTATE NOTICB The undersigned has been appointed administrator with the will annexed of the estate of William A. Jones, de ceased. All persons having claims against this estate are hereby notified to present the same, properly verified, to me at the office of Chris. J. Kowitz In the city hall of Sa'.em. Oregon, with in six nsonths of the date of first pub llcatloiy of thij notice. Notica of first publication: Mav 21. 1952. PAUL THOMAS JONES as such administrator M. 21. 28. J. 4. 11. TWO-HEADED PIG DES MOINES, la. (JP) - A two headed pig was born at a farm near State Center recently. Though the animal was dead at birth, it was perfectly formed. It was one of a litter of six Hampshire pigs. GRIN AND BEAR IT by Lichty , . . And we want to thank the millions of acid stomachs that make this program possible... & TV sore You'll be "out plrrtyl Why risk such a loss when you can have a Residence and Out tide Theft policy at a small cost. Just call... CURRY - KROPP - CATES INSURANCE 474 Court St. Ph. 2-2416 DO YOU KNOW? Goodwill Industries is a sheltered workshop for han dicapped people . . . Tear discarded clothing and household items will keep them independent. Telephone 4-2248 for a Goodwill Truck Track Collects Fri. and Sat (SOP Pireciinnoft oto Following is the outside-of-Salern precinct -by-precinct unofficial vote on Republican candidates for nomination to the house of repre sentatives from Marion County (order of fini.Mng Mark Hatfield. Lee Ohmart, R. L. Elfstrom, W. W. Chadwick, Frank Doerfler, C. A. Ratcliff. Robert Cook and David CromwelL The first four won nominations) : Caa wlc 45 Ratcliff Drive 151 46 Salem Heights. 101 48 Salem Heights 128 51 Pringle 189 54 Four Corners 175 57 D Street 158 210 88 60 Sunnyview 63 Auburn 66 Swegle 69 Middle Grove 72 Haresville 75 N. River Rd. 77 Churchdale 78 Keizer 80 Quinaby 82 Waconda 83 144 79 180 118 60 61 45 24 54 18 34 45 52 50 84 Fairfield 86 St. Paul 88 Champoeg 90 Butteville 92 Donald 94 Aurora 96 Hubbard 98 Hubbard 54 100 Boones Ferry 55 102 Gervais 30 104 Gervais 56 106 Woodburn 60 108 Woodburn 73 110 Woodburn 67 112 Woodburn 65 114 Woodburn 60 116 Monitor 72 118 Mt. Angel 255 120 Mt. Angel 140 124 N. Howell 49 126 Brooks 112 128 Chemawa 98 130 Cent. Howell.... 73 132 Evergreen 63 134 Silverton 86 136 Evans Valley 39 138 Silverton 118 140 Silverton 62 142 Silverton 84 144 Silverton 113 146 Scotts Mills 44 148 Silv. Hills 20 150 Union Hill 71 152 Macleay 82 154 Roberts 104 156 Rosedale 86 158 Ankenv 48 160 Jefferson 118 162 Marion 34 164 Turner 79 166 Turner ; 73 168 Liberty 102 170 Shaw 18 172 Aumsville 59 174 W. Stayton 46 176 Stayton 103 178 Stayton 137 180 Sublimity 99 182 Mehama 53 184 Mill City 31 186 Gates 22 188 Idanha 35 Better English By D. C. 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Not productive of tho effect intended. "The authority of the king had becomo ineffica cious." 5. Blat. 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "Johnson joining tho company meant success." 2. What is the correct pro nunciation of "hovel"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Imitative, impassive, impartial, imodest. 4. WTiat does the word "inef ficacious" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with bl that means "bellowing, as a calf? ANSWERS 1. Say, "Johnson's joining the company. 2. Pronouce the o as in on, not as In oven. 3. Im Two More Counties File Election Returns Two more counties, Hood Rivei and Crook, filed returns of the re cent primary election in tho state elections bureau Tuesday. Sher man County reported its returns Monday. Canvass of the vote already has started In the elections bureau.' Make your own yard a safe playground with r t Alao protects your lawn, flow- en, and pets. Because it' road of heavy, galvanized ateel. 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