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SEASIDE (B Dallas NoHsch
of Portland was elected command
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at the closing session of the; or
ganization's annual convention
here Saturday. - . . I
Nollsch, a World War II veteran,
was unopposed. -
Carl R. Moser was elected sice
commander and Thomas? D.
Stoughton, finance officer. Both
are from Portland. I
Hollis C. Hull. Albany, defeated
B. E. (Kelly) Owens, Salem.-; for
the post of national committeeman.
Clyde R. Dickey, Portland, ;was
elected alternate. Rabbi Julius
Nodel, Portland, was elected chap
lain. ?
Resolutions indorsed by the con
vention: Commended the Legislature land
Gov.
Paul Patterson for enacting
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9lliStoiight Office
GUNNISON f Colo. (fl-Dick
Bratton of Salida, Colo, has yet
to lose ' an election. He passed
mHepost No. 9 with his election
this spring as j president of the
student body at Western State
College. if
At Salida he was president of
the. 8th grade,) freshman, sopho
more, junior and senior high
school classes,! and followed up
by being elected head of his
freshman, sophomore and junior
classes at college.
the civil rights; law.
Favored : a strong, national de
fense but with all possible govern
ment economy.
Favored ' compulsory courses in
American history and civil govern
ment in schools; and that textbooks
for these ; courses "present the
American point" of view and Amer
ican philosophy of government in
clear and positive fashion."
Urged that teachers for these
courses be specially qualified.
Indorsed the work of the Farm-
ers Home Administration.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif -Gregory
Melanson, 34, smiles as 'he
waits for a look at triplets oon
to his wife is. Santa Monica
HospitaL Melanson has $5000
insurance policy, issued by
Lloyds of London for a premi
um of $200, on multiple births.
His wife, Mary Louise, 26, has
record of maltiple births in her
family, although she, herself is
not a twin. (AP Wirephoto.) .
Red Liberation
Claim Scorned
LEOPOLD VILLE, Belgian Con
go (JP) The Czech consul here
had a reduced attendance at the
yearly cocktail party he gives on
the anniversary of his country's
liberation from the Nazi rule.
This year, his invitations were
labelled: "on the occasion of the
liberation of Czechoslovakia by
the Soviet Armies." Only a dozen
people turned up. '
Last year, he had written "on
the occasion of the liberation of
Czechoslovakia." 12 0 persons
came.
The Leopoldville Press took up
the occasion to write articles in
sisting on the part played by the
U. S. forces in the liberation of
Czechoslovakia and on the im
portance of the, Czech under
ground army in the final struggle.
TRUCK CRASH FATAL
EUGENE UT Gene Vavarelli,
Blue River, was injured fatally
Friday in the crash of the gravel
truck he was driving. It went off
a mountain road some 50 miles
east of Eugene. He died en route
to a hospital
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MartinLuther
By GEORGE W. CORNELL
NEW YORK UR A new big
tin: '' n.otion picture is working up
a groundsweli in religious circles.
- Although the film "Martin Lu
ther" so far has been unveiled
only in three cities and in j special
showings to top church leaders. It
already has become something of
a sensation.
Owned by six Lutheran chorch
bodies, the half -million dollar pic
ture is said to be the first jchurcb
backed movie ever distributed com
mercially. : - . , 1 ; -
Various ' Protestant spokesman
say it eventually could spark fresh
revival in their faith. J
"I believe it will become both
a religious and historical j experi
enct. for the Amercan people,"
said Dr. Daniel A. Poling; Phila
delphia Baptist Minister and edi
tor of the Christian Herald.
Great Expectation Promised
Dr. E. E. Flack, dean of Ham
ma Divinity School, Springfield,
Ohio, said "I can almost visualize
a new reformation to be produced
by this film. Its far-reachiag influ
ence can never be estimated."
Dr. Samuel Medea Cavert, gen
eral secretary of the National Coun
cil of Churches, called it the "most
interesting and absorbingT religi
ous film yet and urged pastors to
alert congregations to iti
Up to now in Minneapolis and
in Hickory, N.C. it has drawn
a bigger boxoffice than any cur
rent Hollywood offerings, including
three-dimensional hits. j
"Amazing x x x boxoffice giant,"
commented Variety. i
The movie opened Friday in its
third city Houston, Texas.
Borden Mace, president of Louis
de Rochemoct Associates, hired by
the Lutherans to produce sand dis
tribute the film, said distribution
gradually will be increased nation
wide by next fall.
Wary at First
"At first theaters were wary of
the picture," he said. 'iMost of
them wouldn't touch it But this
thing has mushroomed so today
we couldn't begin to meet the re
quests from theaters and major
chains." j
Their original hesitancy 'was due
to the fact the movie deals with a
profound religious theme land un
like most big-scale religious films,
offers no sex or sugarcoating. But
it has sweep and drama land ten
sion, j
The picture tells the history-making
story of Luther, a 15th Cen
tury Roman Catholic priest who
sought reforms in church condi
tions and was excommunicated by
Pope Leo X, thus kindling the re-
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formation and rise of Protestant-
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A - "must" . for every Christian,
said Dr. James G. Patton Jr..
of Decatur, Ga., executive secre
tary of the Presbyterian Church in
the UJS. (Southern).
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"It is not only a thrilling movie,
but it tells in an unforgettable way
the story of religious freedom in a
day when that story is sorely need
ed." he said. f
Lutheran officials emphasized
that they relied strictly on histori
cal documents, both Catholic and
others, to portray the story, but
there has been some criticism.
William H. Mooring, a syndicat-
ea wnxer wnose column appears
in various . Catholic publications,
said the picture "appears to have
been filmed less in defense of the
Lutheran position rthan " attack
against the Catholic one."
The "Sunday Visitor", a Catholic
publication in St Paul, 'said the
film "is evidently propaganda."
Hollywood's censor, the Motion
Picture Producers association,
which bans ridicule of aay religi
ous faith, approved the film un
conditionally, r'
The National Board of Review of
Motion Pictures, Inc., gave it star
billing, terming it a "mature, well
made movie about a historically
important man" and "not so par
tisan as to be bigoted." '. .
'Mature, Well Made'
"The practices of the ' Catholic
Church against which Luther re
belled," the board said, rare pre
sented not as examples of institu
tional faults, but as failings of in
dividual men.
The picture was shot, in Ger
many. British actor Nial MacGin
nia plays the title role. The pro
fessional craftsmen who made the
film were of many faiths.! Director
Irvine Picbel is a Presbyterian;
producer Lothar Wolff, a Jew; art
director Paul Markwitz, a Catho
lic. , , i
A special consultant was Rev.
Peter Heinemann, a former Catho
lic monk, now a Lutheran. A choir
of German lay Catholics from a
nearby monastery provided a Gre
gorian chant in one scene. The mon
astary did not participate official
ly. ,
Henry Endress, head of Luther
an Church Productions, Inc., said
"we leaned over backward to be
fair. Although it would be good for
boxoffice, we hope the: picture
won't be made an issuer of con
troversy." Hopes to Lay Opea Facts -;
"We are trying to lay before peo
ple the facts of the reformation,"
he added "and you don't do that
by starting a fight1 We believe in
formed people are better Chris
tiana, that this picture will help
them be better informed.
"It will help the whole, commu
nity understand why some are
Catholic and some are Protestants,
why each fells deeply about cer
tain things as we all search for
God's truth."
Some churchmen noted modern
political parallels in the film's
theme.
"It deals with one of the most
critical problems of our day the
freedom of individual conscience,"
said Rev. T. K. Thompson, a Con
gregationalism an official of the
National Council of Churches.
"It portrays a man standing firm
in his faith, no matter what the
cost" Endress said. "In this days
of pressures , of Communism, ma
terialism and other isms, it is im
portant for men to stand firm."
Dr.. J. Manning otts. of Nash
ville, Teim., editor of the Metho
dist devotional, "The upper
Room," said' "At long last, a great
Protestant film has been pro
duced." Smedleys Win Trip
To Canadian Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smedley,
7t5 N. 16th St, have gone to
Harrison Hot Springs, B. C, to
ittend Standard Insurance Com
pany's 1953 Leaders Club , con
vention. June 22-26.
Smedley, who is Standard's rtp
resentative in Salem, qualified for
the convention as one of" the
company's leading producers last
year. f
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. UB All
anti-Communists in the Far East
today support President Syngman
Rhee of the South Korean Repub
lic. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, noted
Christian clergyman, said Satur
day night '
"Like it or not ' I believe that
all anti-Communists . in the Far
East support lonely, adamant, un
realistic, perhaps mistaken but al
ways heroic Syngman Rhee," Pol
ing told an Aaronsburg Assembly
meeting, ! r j,
Poling is editor of the Christian
Herald and chaplain of the Chapel
of Four Chaplains, returned last
month from his second trip to the
Near and Far East
"As of now, I believe that if
Communism solidifies its position
in China and across South Asia
to Assam, India's door will be
opened from within.' he said.
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