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THE .DIVISION WE'RE 'LEAVING BEHIND
"No Favor Sways Us, No Fear Shall Atre"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1851
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Published vrr! moraine Buriness office 280
North -Church Stt. Salem. Ore.. Telephone 2-2441
Entered at the xxtofiice at Salem. Ore. at second
- clan matter-under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
'I - Member Associated Press
Tb Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use
for republication of all local news printed in
this newspaper
Good Word for Drivers
News media, f including newspapers, are
constantly harping on traffic? safety, accidents
and driving habits to the point that would put
a nagging wife (br husband J to shame.
Now, we don't! claim any redit for the re
sults, but instead, of haranguing we'd like at
this time to say We believe the drivers of the
Willamette Valley really did a job over the
dangerous holiday season. -Not one fatal mis
hap was reportld from our area, and what
few highway accidents there were brought
but comparatively minor injury and damage.
It is a record of which everyone can be
proud. As this as written, the New Year in
the valley is off to a safe and sane start automobile-wise.
We are hopeful that those
black figures which The Statesman uses to
denote the count thus far, in connection with
fatal accident stories, will be kept to the low
est point on modern record in 1954.
Untrue and (Unfair
Bob Ruhl writes in the Medford Mail-Tribune:
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"It would, we think, not only be much bet
ter for his party, his state, and the country,
but for himself if Mr. McKay would come out
from behind the ambush which fools no one
-and frankly state that he intends as far as
it is physically possible, to turn over all light-and-powcr
production to the big private in
terests, and eliminate public-power projects,
entirely. j f
This is both untrue and unfair. McKay
proposes no liquidation of government in
vestment in hydroelectric facilities, either
dams or transmission lines; He has approved
the move of the Grant Co., Wash. PUD to
construct a dam on the mid-Columbia; and
he strongly favors having the government
authorize a "new start" on additional power
development in the Northwest. He wouldn't
be doing eithef if, he had the purpose which
Ruhl ascribes fto him.
Our farm surpluses piled tip, our foreign
loans went sourj and the whole world went
into an economic tailspin:
How now can we avoid repeating that per
formance For one thing, there is a somewhat
higher level of intelligence in considering
world trade. Lessons of the past do not all
go unheeded. Itj is not a lack of understand
ing of the problem or of the method for solv
ing it which holds up a solution. It is when
the general theory collides with group inter
est that political conflict ensues.
In agriculture for example wheat growers
need an export market; and so do apple
growers at Hood River who used to enjoy a
good foreign demand for their fruit On the
other hand cherry growers fear competition
of foreigh fruit, and filbert growers want
protection against Mediterranean nuts; and
the dairy! industry insists on quota limits for
imports of dairy products. Other conflicts
of interest arise among other economic
groupings some of which are eager for ex
port trade, others fear foreign competition.
The Life writers find the chief economic
handicaps are in the "dollar shortage" among
foreign nations, lack of flow of capital into
foreign investment, and the economic stag
nation of western Europe with its exchange
controls, ;etc. Steps toward stimulating trade
lie in encouraging convertibility of currency,
in lowering tariffs and restrictions to pro
mote trade and in. increasing the outward
flow of j investment capital. This is classic
economics, but it runs headon into politics
both here and abroad.
The world should move in that direction,
but it will not jump abruptly into such a
dream world, j There are many kinks to be
ironed out, injuries to be averted or healed,
prejudices to be reduced before we can "cor
rect the 'imbalance in international payments,
revive foreign investment and reform the
arthritic! capitalism of Europe." But we ought
to set about the task.
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Now the reindeer and the camels can be
stabled for another year.
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World Traqe Program
Life Magazine prints a challenging article
by John Knox Jessup and Michael A. Heil
perin whoprelent "a new, daring plan to un
shackle trade ind enrich the free world." On
reading it one; is struck by the fact that it is
neither new rjor daring. Its thesis has been
recited over and over again since the end of
World War Ll They phrase it in simple lan
guage thus: j
"Protection is incompatible with any ra
tional foreign economic policy fr a large
, creditor nation, especially so powerfully com
petitive a nation as the U. S."
Or putting it differently, as this writer has
done: A nation cannot remain a creditor na
tion, a high tariff nation and an export sur
plus nation, "fhe wars made. the United States
the principal creditor nation, but its natural
resources, productive capacity and enterprise
of its people jnade it a producer of surpluses;
and protection had become ingrained as a
policy during' the long period of being a debt
or nation. After WW I we sought to export
PRESERVING THE TIMBER RESOURCE
Accastonal timely rains had much to- do with
it; but the human element, which normally is to
blame for the majority of forest fires, made an
excellent record in 1953, causing less than half
of the 792 fires ia Oregon forests. Announce-'
ment by the Oregon state board of forestry that
only 1,507 timbered acres out of 13,000,000 were
burned over during the year is good news in- n
nfca. jne jveep irregon ureen campaign nas
been useful in educating the public to the vital
importance of; preventive measures against fire.
The logging industry is entitled to a full share
of the credit for the small number of fires and
the minimum amount of fire damage to Oregon
timber. ! There were only 49 fires during the year
in 12,000 logging operations, employing 38,000
men. j
Insects have displaced fire as the great de
stroyer of Oregon timber. . The dangerous spruce
budworm apparently has been checked; but the
bark beetle continues on its destructive way, with
no specific way of controlling its depredations.
Entomologists! are researching on the problem,
in the hope of finding ome way to exterminate
this pe$t. j '
Oregon, apparently, has been more fortunate
than many other states in awakening in time to
the vital importance of conserving its timber
resource. There can be no let-up in the long
time campaign of timber production through
tree farms and general reforestation: this year's
fine record of fire prevention has to be duplicat
ed through the years, and the fight on insects
has to be continuous. One of the needed meas
ures of forest protection is the construction of
access roads; to permit of the early control of
fires in the woods. This is the subject of a bill
sponsored by Oregon's Representative Ellsworth,
who, as a former lumberman, has an unusual
knowledge of the needs of the industry and a
sympathetic I attitude toward measures needed
for its perpetuation, on which the economy of
the state so heavily depends.
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capital, but kept our tariffs relatively high.
Soviet Government Ready to Give Writers,
Artists, Song Composers More Freedom
By TOM WHITNEY!
Associated Press Staff Writer
There are Inumerous signs the
Soviet government is readying a
"new look" program for creative
arts in the U.S.S.R. The new party
line on literature, music, painting
and the theater will give writers,
composers, and artists somewhat
more freedon) than they have had
for many years. ;
emment in art
Both stressed the point artists
cannot be forced to create by fiat,
that they must desire to create
themselves and must have consid
erable freedom in their efforts.
These things are part! of a pat
tern. The pattern in fact-was more
or - less predictable on Stalin's
i'r'n.r." ; iin? and destructive force in the
clear language condemned the j al brought fame and riches to the
dead bureaucratic hand of the gov- j artist. But he was hard to please
and he had provincial or even
bourgeois tastes. And when he dis-
very far in lifting the formal and
informal restraints from Creative
workers. Frm the western point'
of view, their position will contin
ue to be intolerable. Censorship,
bureaucraticj interference, and
party-inspired criticism will tul
limit sharpljr their work;, ! "
But to the Russian creative art
ists themselves, it may seem some
what like a millenium. When a
prisoner is moved back from soli
tary confinement to the general
prison, it no doubt seems to him
like heavenj-for a time.!
The new Situation may conceiv
ably even lsad to a significant
field of Soviet art. His mere death
without the inauguration of any
approved a work of art this .might
mean on occasion1 that the person
creating it would be hounded out
of the art world. i
Stalin affected art by more than
his own tastes. While he was alive
he was always artistic subject No,
1. His portrayal in novels, poems,
paintings and even in music .was
mandatory
It is not yet clear what criteria
new policy by his successors. ! re-; of taste Stalin's successors will
moved in some degree a few of; the i establish for Soviet art. Perhaps
many restrictions on artistic
in Russia.
life they do not yet ; know -themselves
i in detail.
upsurge in
The Sovisf
the Soviet arts.
i At least it seems unlikely that
While Stalin lived, all art work j their standards will be worse or
had to be aimed to please him. more confining than those of the
If he liked something, his approv- Stalin era.
GRIN AND BRVK IT
Bv Liclity
3t Union of Composers
held a meowing recently on the sub
ject of popular songs. It was made
clear that more joyous and catchy
popular songs were desired. The
meeting took place just after Prav
da had revealed that the Soviet
phonograph! record industry had
, taken off its list of recordings most
of the most popular hit -songs writ
ten 'by Russian composers in an
effort to remove American jazz in
fluence. Pravda demanded the sit
uation be j corrected by restoring
Russian hit songs to their proper
place. I ' J
In his latest stage show in Rus
sia, a popular comedian and band
leader. Leonid Utesov, indulges in
a great deal of caustic and direct
criticism fof the authorities in
charge of approval of stage and
-musical programs. He gets great
lauehs from his audience by mak
ing fun of I the art officials.
Utesov's program, of course, had
to have approval before it was put
, on and to this extent reflect a line
of the present authorities. '
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outstanding men in the So
viet art World. Aram Khachatur
ian. Armenian- Soviet composer
and Hya Ehrenburg, writer, wrote
articles Which ia cautious but
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"by another and then a third.
They appeared to move with
great speed and traveled rough
ly from west to east They had
hardly gone from sight when
they reappeared, the one close
on the heels of the other, i We
concluded they were traveling
in a wide circle but as the sky
was partly overcast we could not
follow the whole path they
traced. Viewed from our posi
tion, the objects were about two
feet in diameter.
"We continued watching them
as we drove along the turnpike.
Once we stopped the car to ob
tain a better view. Several oth
er cars drew up too. At times
one object appeared to over
take one of the others in their
swoop across the sky. As the
visibility became better, we
could occasionally trace the
faint outline of the whole cir-'
cular or eliptical path followed
by one of the objects.
"Could they be the reflection
in the skies of lights of automo
biles going over a rise? We
soon rejected that theory. : Such
lights would surely not be pow
erful enough to reflect in the
sky at approximately the same
point for so great a distance.
Since we first sighted the ob
jects, we had traveled roughly
15 miles. Moreover, why should
there be three of them and not
occasionally more or less?
"If not reflections, what then?
We were just beginning to be
lieve they must lie flying sauc
ers circling over New York,
when we saw a faint shaft of
light reaching downwards from
one of the objects. The shaft
gradually became clearer and
all at once we realised we were
looking at nothing more than
three searchlights playing in
the skies. Poor visibility had
prevented us from seeing the
shafts at a distance whereas the
tips of the lights were, because
of the peculiar weather condi
. tions, just visible against the
overcast skies."
Here we have an explanation
of what might have been called
a flying saucer. So until some
one shoots down a genuine
saucer and brings in the body
as evidence the public may safe
ly assume that the strange phe
nomena of lights in the sky are
due to natural causes. It is noted
too that the little men from
Mars, or was it Venus?' didn't
return to that lonely spot in the
California mountains. ;
Time Flies
FROM STATESMAN j FILES
10 Years Ago
Jan. 4, 1944 1
Wendell L. Willkiej said in
the New York Times I that the
United States had failed in
moral, economic and j political
leadership and as a result Pre
mier Stalin emerged the "sin
gle most potent statesman in
international affairs.";
Carl W. Hogg was drafted for
a third term as president of the
Salem Chamber of Commerce.
Loyal Warner was elected vice
president, Lester Barr secre
tary and Linn Smith treasurer.
Oregon's traffic accident toll
in 1943 was 222 lives; 4850 in
jured in approximately 30,750
accidents, according to Secre
tary of State Robert iFarrell.
25 Years Ago
Jan. 4, 192 - !
Drilling started on itest wells
in an effort to solve the problem
of a satisfactory water supply
for Salem. The first; well was
sunk in the Rosedale annex.
Rep. A. G. Rushlight will be
permanent ' chairman of the
Multnomah County delegates in
the 1929 legislature, Joe F.
Singer, sergeant-at-arms for 20
.years, was named to the same
position.
C. C. Jantzen, secretary of the
Jantzen Knitting Mills, announc
ed the company wjll erect a
$500,000 wool spinning mill at
Portland. It .is to take care of
600 pounds of yarn a day.
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40 Years jgo
Jan. 4, 1914
A check for $509,000, from
the Knights of Columbus of the
U.S., for the Catholic Univer
sity at Washington, was pre
sented to Cardinal Gibbons.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Meyers
entertained the Nemo "500 club
Eisenhower
Returns From
Holiday Trip
WASHINGTON tfi President
Eisenhower returned Sunday! night
from a Christmas-time visit to
Augusta, Ga, with work1 nearly
completed on his State of the Un
ion Message.
The President's plane, ihe Col
umbine landed at National Air
port at 7:15 p. m. (EST. He has
been in Augusta since Christmas
Day.
The President faces one of the
busiest weeks since he took
fice
At 8:30 L m. Monday he will
confer at the White House with
Republican ( congressional leaders
and members of his Cabinet. They
probably will get an advance look
at the latest draft of the State
of the Union Message outlining the
program in general terms.
Monday night 6:30 p. m., (PST)
Eisenhower will report to the na
tion via television and radio on
the administration's first year. He
also will set forth future goals.
Democratic leaders in Congress
will get a preview Tuesday morn
ing oL sections of the message
dealing with forejgn affairs and
national defense and possibly other
matters. j I
Twenty four hours after Con
gress convenes Wednesday the
President ; will go before a' joint
session of the Senate and House
to deliver the message in person.
The annual budget message and
the economic report willj go to the
Capitol a few days later
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at seven tables of cards.) Honors
went to Mrs. -Frank B. Mere
dith and Dr. W. Carlton Smith.
The next meeting is scheduled
for the home of Judge and Mrs.
Charles L. McNary.
A home wedding! was sol
emnized at the home of Mr.
and MrJ. John F. Allison when
their daughter, Ethel Esther,
became the bride of Percy M.
Varney of Salem.
By EVE STARR
WASHINGTON, D. C The President and Mrs. Eisenhower.
were gifted with a ColorjTV set from RCA Chairman David Sarnoff
on Dec 20 in time to Watch the colorcast of Amahl and the Night
visitors, iimdw Mic . uiaq-uirio aienoiu moaern
Christmas classic : . . The color standards! adopt
ed by the FCC become legally effective Jan. 22
30 days after publication in the Federal Reg
ister . . . Sign in a window on Hollywood Blvd.:
"Merry Television and ai: Happy Commercial to
you- : j
Bing Crosby introducing Jack Benny on his
telecast: "A genuine genius graces out guest
podium this evening . . 4 one of the entertaining
world's most? amazing geniuses and refreshing
personalities. His rich wit and fiddle foibles have
long regaled international audiences. Dig that kind of crazy talk!'
Paramount Pictures bought the old Warner Bros, studio on
Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, for more than! $1,000,000 last week.The
old "birthplace of the .talking pictures will become the future
home of KTLA, Los Angeles.
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CR1TIQS CORNER: We didn't like to carp during the
holidays, but we must say now that we were disappointed
,on Christmas night when Georgie Jissel tried to play Santa
Claus on his "Comeback Story." Tqo much Jessel and not
enough toys left uslwith a stocking containing one large
lump of softfcoaU oneljtin horn and onV real jeicel that showed
up at the last minute! to save Sanfa'j face.
The lump of coil was evident fin the monotony of the
show, which was supposed to open up the comeback trau
for woman athlete IJabe Didricksdn Zaharias: The tin horn
sounded too often inf Jessel's forced! sentimentality and long
face. However, the pm appeared in : the final moments of the
program when Babefjspoke a few words urging the necessity
for constant vigilance if cancer is "to be caught in the early
stages. Her sincerity;; could not be questioned, as her career
was suddenly halted when the Mllfnp drotcth threatened to
add her to its victir list. j
CAPSULE CRITIQUE: "I've Got a Secret," emceed by Garry
Moore, provides little material for this inimitable master of cere
monies who.: given the opportunity, can deliver.
Last week's showjj revealed some trivialities that were hardly
worth repeating. Surely there must be thousands of individuals
who have a good secret or story to tell.
However, Moore managed to keep the show adequately inter
esting, but with good subject matter ihe could come up with an
appealing half-hour'sf entertainment est thing about this pro
gram is its name. I f
T-VELpPMENTS? Our nomination for the most . significant
technical innovation for the coming year would be no, not color
but the bpe-reeorded television shows. 4
The process has been perfected and, if adopted widely, could
result in satisfying Control and economy for the producer and
sponsor, as well as pleasing quality for the viewer.
Storm Flags
Flying Again
SEATTLE ; ( The Weather
Bureau hoisted storm warnings
again at j4:30 p. m. Stinday along
the Washington and Oregon coasts,
the Strait of Juan de Fuca and
inland waters of j Washington.
The southwest storni warnings
s : l - 1. w
nt i were reissueu auer iiaring uccu
cnangea ior bv nour aunaay 10
small craft warnings. I
The latest warnings were for
southwest winds of 30; to 40 miles
an hour, with gusts to" 50, Sunday
night, shifting to wejft to south
west and decreasing slowly Mon
day from Tatoosh; Wash., to Cape
Blanco, Ore.
Winds along the strait and in
land waters of Washington were
expected to average about 5 miles
an hour less. i
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Silverton GI Ends
Basic Training at
Camp in Virginia
ly completed ' basic training at
A Silverton soldier has recent
theMedical Replacement Train
ing ICenter at Camp Pickett, Va.
He is Pvt. Earl W. McCollum.
son fof Mr. and Mrs. Alba Mc
Collum of Silverton Route 2. At
the center, young McCollum has
received eight weeks of basic
infantry training and eight
weeks of medical training.
Medical subjects include an
atomy, physiology, military san
itation, method of evacuation,
emergency medical treatment,
administration i ' medicines,
wafd management, hypodermie
injection and operating room
technique.
Services for
Mrs. Sliarpe
Set Tuesday
Funeral services fipr Mrs. Min
nie Sharpe, 87,! Salem resident
for the past 15 years! will be held
Tuesday at 10 a!m. n the Virgil
T. Golden ChapeL She died at a
local hospital Sunday after an
illness of; about a week.
Mrs. Sharpe was born Sept. 11,
1866 in Franklin, a. Her hus
band, W. N. Sharpe, preceded
her in death in 1930.
She is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Twilla Oakley, Middle
town, Conn.; three sons, Paul
Sharpe, Springfielcl. Ore., Fred
Sharpe, Wichita Falls, Tex., and
Don Sharpe, Newberry, S.C.; 12
grandchildren and 15 great grand
children. Concluding services will be
hel dat Belcrest Memorial Park.
Red Trawler
Seizes Japa"
Eishing Boat
TOKYO I An armed Chinese
Communist trawler seized a 372
ton Japanese fishing boat in the
East China Sea Sunday after first
firing on her, Kyodo news service
reported.
Another Japanese fishing boat
has been reported missing in the
same area since early Sunday
after pursuit by an unidentified
ship. A sister ship said it eluded
pursuers.
REAL ESTATE LOANS
COLONIAL INVESTMENT CO
dOIEUT W CORMSEN. Ptt
6S7 Court t.c. 4-2283
Aliens Must
File Report
Alien residents of the United
States are reminded this week
bv the Justice Department that
they must register and reportl
their addresses to the: commis
sioner of Immigration and Natu
ralization Service. I
' Aliens may report by going
to any U. S. Post Office oj im
migration and naturalization of
fice and asking for an annual ad
dress report card. After the card
has been filled in and signed it
should be handed to any postal
clerk or immigration employee.
It should not be mailed direct,
officials assert
Deadline for registration un
der the McCamn-W alter Immi
gration Act which become effec
tive Dec. 24, 952 is Jan. 3L
The "State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations" is
the official name of Rhode Island.
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