4 (See I) Statesman, Salem, Or.. Thurs., April 22. 1954
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MHiarthy Mixes With Hensel
Joe McCarthy may have tangled with the
wrong man when he picked out Assistant
Secretary of Defense, Struve Hensel, as the
"guilty'' prime mover of the Army row with
Conn and Schine and Joe. For this trans
planted Wall Street lawyer threw 'iies"
right back in McCarthy's teeth and dared
h:m to lumi out from behind the brush of
senatorial immunity. As for this challenge
Joe conveniently found the excuse of too
much delay. Apparently there wuuld be no
delay un llensel's part in seeking punitive
action via the courts for McCarthy s charges.
McCarthy seems to be hunting around for
an e.-cape hatch. He thought he had one in
acci.Miig Hensel of profiting from govern
ment contracts while serving as a Navy
official Hensel promptly nailed the charges
as a pack of lies, and minced no words in
saying that McCarthy has "reached the high
mark of scandalous malice and the low mark
of cowardly irresponsibility." Hensel denies
that there was anything illegal or dishonest
in his financial or government history. In
brief Hensel is not going to be the scapegoat
for Joe or the Army, and McCarthy better
wll know it.
The Army-McCarthy hearing starts today.
It will be televised. The senator will be
allowed to cross-examine witnesses, as will
the Army counsel. Each side will get a
chance to throw mud for awhile and then
to scrape off as much mud from its own
clothes as it can. It promises to be rather
a sordid picture on both sides, showing
Cohn pressuring the Army for concessions
to Schine and the Army bootlicking Mc
Carthy and his stand-ins up to a point.
After McCarthy and Stevens and Adams
get through their round Struve Hensel will
be waiting, eager to take on the Appleton
boxer, whose wild swing caught Hensel on
the jaw, but failed to floor him. That will
be the round to wait for.
The Kaiser Success Story
That the United States is still Horatio
Alger-land is proven by the story of the
jienry J, Kaiser industries which has been
put in pamphlet form on the occasion of
the 40th anniversary of the Henry J. Kaiser
Company. From a start as a highway con
tractor in Vancouver, B. C. Henry Kaiser
went on to biftld a variety of industries and
contracting firms whose assets are now list
ed at $925,000,000 and whose annual sales
touch a billion dollars.
. Oregon knows the Kaiser name primarily
becaust of it's connection with shipbuilding
during World Wlr II, but its Consolidated
Builders held the principal contracts for
nearby Detroit dam. Most profitable of the
Kaiser enterprises now are its aluminum,
cement and steel industries. His chief head
ache is in automobile manufacture. The
main ingredient of the Kaiser succtss story
is his unbounded faith in himself and in
the USA.
In these days of big corporate enterprise
run chiefly by hired managers it is rare
to see such singular individual attainment.
Though fields presumably were all crowded,
Henry Kaiser pushed ahead and reached
the top by dint of his own efforts and the
help of others whom he fired with his own
ambition.
No Sour Note Here
' Barber Shop" singing got an official boost
this week when Acting Mayor Robert White
gave a proclamation designating the week
as "Salem Barber Shop Sing Week" and
suggested attendance of local citizens at the
' Parade of Barber Shop Harmony" which
is scheduled for Friday night, April 23rd
at the Salem high school auditorium. The
'Sing ' is sponsored by the Salem Rotary
Club as a benefit for the Salem Y.W.C.A.
The funds will go toward furnishing its new
building.
The acting mayor sets down as one
"Whereas" that: "any of our citizenry who
have yet to see and hear a barber shop sing
show should not be deprived of the whole
some satisfaction and downright listening
enjoyment accruing from attendance there
at." which is his way of assuring the public
of a darn good show, plus help for a very
worthy cause.
This is Salem's first venture into the arms
of the "Society for the Preservation and
Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
Singing in America." It will be a novel ex
perience to see and'hear these groups whose
indulgence in "close harmony" has become
current fad.
After prolonged controversy the location
for a second crossing of San Francisco Bay
has bepn decided on, at quite some distance
up from the present Oakland bridge. Anoth
er bridge is under'construction to link Rich
mond with San Rafael, thus completing the
link for a "circle tour" of the Bay cities.
Up here a considerable controversy has de
veloped over the contemplated second cross
ing of the Columbia between Portland and
Vancouver. Navigation interests are not sat
isfied with the plans offered by the highway
authorities, claiming the structures would
interfere with safe navigation. Differences
will be reconciled, and before very long a
parallel span will be under construction.
Washington is relocating its Highway 99
approaches to the river to serve two bridges.
Irrss-:
Housing Scandal
. What seems strange is that it took so long
for the government to catch up with the
leakage on its housing lpans. Years agov it
was noised about that the government was
over-loaning on some of its apartment house
deals, that the promoters would pretty well
get all their money out and perhaps take
a contractor's profit in addition. Whether
the property can carry the government loan
depends on the percentage of occupancy and
the level ef rent. But if the government does
come out whole eventually it will be at the
expense of tenants who have paid rentals
higher than was justified. Admittedly there
was a great rush to provide housing, and
a great rush to make profits in the process;
but why the government didn't adopt tighter
methods in its lending policies isn't clear.
The clean-up now in progress is years too
late, though better late than never.
Most Important Reward From Dulles7 Trip
Abroad Said Commitment Made by Bidault
Joseph Alsog
By JOSEPH and STEWART
ALSOP
WASHINGTON Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles
brought back with him, from his
brief trip to
London and
Paris, several
rewards for his
indefatigable in
dustry. But the
most important
of the'se was a
very firm com
mitment from
French Foreign
Minister
G e o r g e i Bidault.
Bidault as
sured Dulles that, at the forth
coming Geneva conference, he
would not even discuss with the
Russians or the
Chinese the sort
of face-saving,
peace - at - any
price deal which
many in France
favor, and
which could
only ultimately
mean the loss of
Indochina to the
Communists.
This a s s u r
ance bv Bidault
appare n tl y in
cludes partition at the 16th par
allel. There is plenty of senti
ment in Paris for partition. The
truce in Korea is cited as a
precedent, and, it is argued,
unuthern Indochina would con
tinue to act as a dam against
further Communist expansion.
The trouble fa that the rich
Red River delta area in the
north, including Hanoi and Hai
phong, is the real key to Indo
china, both strategically and
economically. In the view of
those who should know, parti
tion would be the beginning of
the end. Thus Bldanlt's assur
ance to Dalles can be counted
a real achievement Bidault
also ruled out other face-saving
formulas for turning Indochina
over to the Communists.
Does this mean that the Gen
eva meeting is strictly a formal
exercise in mutual recrimina
tion, from which no sort of
agreement or .settlement can be
o3
StrwarlAUog
expected The answer appears
to be, ' probably but not neces
sarily." Dulles it going to Geneva ab
solutely immoveable on two
points. He will not trade Amer
ican recognition of Communist
China, or American agreement
to admit China lato the United
Nations, for an Indochinese
settlement, no matter how ap
parently tempting. And he will
not agree to a settlement which
would or could lead to Commun
ist victory in Indochina.
Aside from these two points,
Dulles's position is described as
"not inflexible." All sorts of
ideas for a possible agreed set
tlement in Indochina were ex
plored before Dulles left for the
conference. For example, there
was the notion of asking India's
Premier Nehru to accept the
mission of establishing, after a
cease fire, the "truly independ
ent" Indochina he has so often
demanded. The only proviso
would be that the Indochinese
government be independent of
China as well as France.
Ths notion is no doubt im
practical. But at any rate,
Dulles is represented as being
anxious to explore every avenue
except those leading to appease
ment or surrender; and as be
lieving also that the Communist
side may genuinely want a set
tlement, and be willing to pay
a price for it
There have been various hints
to this effect, the most recent
being the Moscow radio's echo
of Communist leader Ho Chi
Minn's call for a cease fire.
Publicly the Laniel government
has laid down terms for a cease
fire which amount to uncondi
tional surrender by Ho. Priv
ately, the French would con
sider a serious cease fire offer,
provided that Gen. Henri 'Na
varre agreed that its terms did
not endanger his troops; and
provided above all that there
was some real reason for be
lieving that the truce might be
a prelude to a real settlement.
The cease fire itself could
not be a de facta settlement, as
ia Korea, since there is no front
line in Indochina. There would
have to be some sort of agree
ment, tacit or otherwise. Part
of this agreement would cer
tainly have to be a commitment,
subject to enforcement, by the
Chinese to cease supplying Ho.
This commitment is thus un
doubtedly part of the price
which the Communists have to
pay. And this, of coarse, is the
catch.
Yet they may conceivably be
willing to pay such a price. If
the Geneva talks fail, after all,
the Chinese must accept the
likelihood that American forces
will be committed to Indochina.
This is unlikely to happen right
away, to be sure. Even if the
worst happened if, for exam
ple, Dien Bien Phu fell and a
neutralist government took over
in Paris there would still be
time for maneuver, if only be
cause the French could not pos
sibly evacuate their forces ex
cept over a period of many
months.
But the Chinese, and the Rus
sians, too, must certainly be
aware by this time that the com
mitment of American forces, at
least naval and air forces, is
likely in the long run if Geneva
fails. The French have made
it clear that they will not con
tinue to carry the whole burden
of fighting, and Dulles has made
it equally clear that the United
States will not permit Indochina
to go down. American forces
in Indochina would confront the
Chinese, and in the end the
Russians, too, with some terrible
alternatives. Therefore tha
Russians and the Chinese may
decide that it is in their Inter
est not to let Geneva fail
This, at least, is the official
reasoning. It may be wrong,
and in any case Geneva is lib
erally strewn with booby traps
for Dulles, despite the assurance
from Bidault Yet on balance
it seems clear that Dulles's bold
decision to let Peking and
Moscow know that this coun
try will fight rather than let
Indochina- go down the drain
has already greatly strengthened
the posture of the West
(Copyria-M. 1954. few York
Herald Tribune Inc.
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No 'Suspense But
Plenty of Beauties
By EVE STARR
HOLLYWOOD We hope "Suspense" (CBS) didn't throw you,
too, into' a welter oi confusion last week. We know a couple of
families that switched it on a shade late and sat there wreathed
. in puzzled trowns trying to figure what sort of
plot would evolve from a bunch of motor cars
and assorted film beauties until they realized
the Easter Parade of Stars had taken over the
spot for that half hour, with beautiful Irene Dun
ne as mistress of ceremonies.
The show might have been watched with bated
breaths in some male quarters, from the looks
.f of the eats erarinff the Waldorf auto show hut
Lilt 1 1 n as ii tj auspcusc luvt'iicu. jjcauijr nia tuuu-
dant, both animal and mineral. Cars and lovely
ladies, to you sleepyheads.
Ten of the country's zingiest autos were displayed, with a
beauteous damsel arrayed with every one. We won't name them
all because there isn't space. We can't name a few, because the
others might be miffed. But we must mention that Eva Gabor was
on hand. How those Gabors do get around. One of them is always
in the act. We looked for sister Zsa Zsa, too, but couldn't spot a
patch even on a motor car's tire.
The spectacle was staged, of course, to promote further inter
est in automobiles. Naturally, there was hardly need to promote
further interest in the humm models. That runs as high automa
tically as most of the gadgets we witnessed.
Funny thing about all this Mother Nature puts out pretty
much the same model of feminine pulchritude year in and out,
and the males go for it faster than a souped-up midget. But they
want the sleek, trim lines of their cars changed each year or they'd
fade right out of the market.
They'll go for the ones we saw in the Waldorf. We would, too,
but we can't afford it
TV spotlight; The small fry of America who enjoy
coirboy and Indian themes of the popular Western se
rial.? such as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Wild Bill Hickock
and others along the same theme, trill be deliphted to
hear about the new teleftlmed series due on the net
works this fall.
Those who are old enough to read, or who have
enjoyed Alice in Wonderland read to them, and the
young and youthful who adore circus clowns should be
fascinated by this series "Bozo the Clown" portrayed
by the wonderful mimic Gil Lamb and seven-year-old
Jerilyn James were busy making the pilot film for this
story idea.
We arrived just as Bozo and Jerilyn take shrinking
pills, then they are able to speak with birds and animals
and perhaps even a "Mad Hatter" or two. Should delight
the youngsters and certainly is a different idea.
A popular Las. Vega hotel has telegramed Mae West to "Come
up and see me Sometime" and she's a comin'. Folks will be see
ing Mae in June . . . Your sweet Marge from "My Little Margie"
will be making things hum when she sings at the Thunderbird
(Las Vegas) for three weeks August 12 . . .
(Crritat 184, General raataraa Cars.)
10 Years Ago
April 22, 1M4
Marion county's 1944 Red
Cross war fund as nearing the
$ 100,000 mark as contributions
from last month's campaign
continue to come in. Every
Salem division went over the
top.
Lt Gen. George S. Patton Jr.,
tough tank specialist, arrived in
Britain to take a place among
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's
chief lieutenants for the inva
sion of western Europe.
Screen star Claudette Colbert,
whose nusband, Lt Com. Joel
J. Pressman, is stationed at the
Tillamook Air Station, is stay
ing at a hotel in Salem this
week.
25 Years Ago
April 22, 1929
Hollis Huntington was elected
athletic coach of the Senior
High School and Eugene L.
(Luke) Gill, assistant the past
two years, was promoted to be
head of the physical education
department.
Frank Bligh purchased the
lease and the furnishings of the
New Hotel Salem on High street
between State and Ferry
Streets. Charles C. Cooley was
named manager.
Vancouver' five-man bowling
teams tried unsuccessfully to
knock O'Leary's Legionnaires
of Salem out of first place in
class "A" championships of the
Northwest Bowling Congress be
ing held at Vancouver, B. C.
40 Years Ago
April 22, 1914
Miss Mary Pigler was chosen
May Queen at the election held
at Willamette University. Miss
Laura Heist and Miss Ave Mc
Mahon, the other two candi
dates, will act as ladies in wait
ing. In spite of the fact that
women now are eligible to vote,
registration in Oregon has
reached only 180,000 about 20,
000 in excess of registration for
1912.
Plans for the Canadian Build
ing at the Panama Pacific Inter
national Exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1915 has been approved
with work to start soon. The
The Canadian Palace will cost
$400,000.
The Safety Valve
CANDIDATES AND ADS
To The Editor:
Since it is only a short time now
until we will be going to the polls
to nominate for the various of
fices, we can now expect any day
to find our "mail boxes full of dif
ferent kinds of commercial adver
tising from candidates who sell
electrical appliances, lead pen
cils, and various other articles.
Of course, to show you they are
good fellows they may throw in a
map of the City of Salem. But
they, will never, never mention
they are candidates for office. For
if they did, they would have to
turn in those few thousand dol
lars as campaign expenses and
still worse it would not be de
ductible in their tax returns. This
is getting to be an old gag that
I believe the voters are wise to.
It is my opinion that generally
speaking we have enough high
type candidates seeking office this
year that the voters can well be
choosey and leave the incompe
tent at the starting gate. But
please Mr. Candidate, if you must
send out maps, send one of the
Salem Grid System.
John Ramae,
Wood burn.
ways for 12th St? All other
streets get widened, 13th St
from State St to Ferry St is
now being widened. Next comes
Ferry St Just where and how
does all of the $280,000 plus a
two mill tax of about 170,000, a
tot ay of $350,000. go?
Yet South 12th St to Hoyt St.
carries over 11.000 cars per day
by state traffic count, and the
school buses with all the kids,
without anyone worrying about
them.
We were told it would be wid
ened in the long range program
not later than 1954.
It is time for a change, don't
you think?
J. K. Cloyd
993 S. 12th St.
' Salem, Ore.
Widening 12th Street
To the Editor:
It looks like some of the boys
at the council meeting came
forth with an appeasement po
licy for the women league, and
placed on the ballot the bond
issue, to widen 12th St. as far
south as Oak St-, and curb in
the railroad at a cost of thou
sands of dollars to the taxpay
ers. Just because a few persons
persist on driving down the
railroad track, which will not
help the ones that have to cross
it daily.
Rut whv the bond issue al-
Nixon Says Strong
Position on Asia
Kev to Peace
DES MOINES on America will
not keep its boys out of Indochina
by telling the Communists they
can come in there. Vice President
Nixon declared Wednesday night.
The Eisenhower administration,
he said, believes a position of
strength in Asia and Indochina is
the only way to avoid war.
"The purpose of our policy," the
vice president added in an address
before a state Republican Party
gathering, "is to avoid sending
our boys to Indochina or anywhere
else to fight.
"We believe a strong policy has
the best chance to accomplish that
purpose." '
Earlier. Nixon told newsmen he
thought the war in Indochina can
be won by French and Indochinese
troops with "the aid the United
Slates has given and is giving."
LICENSED TO WED
NEW YORK OP Actor Peter
Lawford and Patricia Kennedy,
daughter of the former ambassa
dor to Britain. Wednesday took out
a marriage license.
SHOOTING IN ISRAEL
JERUSALEM. Israeli Sector tfv
An Israeli Army spokesman said
Tuesday an Egyptian post opened
fire on an Israeli border patrol
but there was no casualties.
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no one can measure the amount
of good it has done in the inter
vening years. It has served as
a communit; center for innumer
able clubs and organizations. Its
pool has been used by. swarms of
youths and adults and hundreds
of kiddies have learned to swim
there. Likewise its gyms have
been in steady use. It has been
in truth a "multi-purpose" build
ing. But, it is no longer ade
quate. Salem's population has
grown steadily. The same in
crease which has forced con
struction of new schoolhouses
now presses on the Y for added
space for youth work.
The YMCA, like the Boy Scouts
and other youth organizations,
puts its emphasis on building
youth into good citizenship. Its
approach is positive, not nega
tive. Using trained youth work
ers fired with a spirit of conse
creation, it is able to attract and
hold boys in its various programs,
providing them with wholesome
and interesting activities, and
strengthening their associations
with the better things of life.
What the YMCA can do de
pends on the support it gets from
this 'community. Its appeal ia
universal because everyone is in
terested in young people and
their proper development This
onee-in-a-lifetime appeal there
for should receive a hearty and
liberal response with no hesi
tancy in furnishing the full
amount asked for in this badly
needed undertaking.
PART OF THE
valley community
SALEM YMCA
For 62 years the Salem YMCA has of
fered wholesome fellowship and a coordin
ated character-building program of sports,
social, spiritual and educational activities
for boys ef every race, creed and color.
Now, to meet the requirements of an ever
increasing membership, the "Y" is engaged
in a fund-raising program to enlarge its fa
cilities and better serve the youth of the
valley community.
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UNIVERSITY MANCH, 1310 St.to Srraot
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In step with the progress of the com
munity, Salem's home-owned bank offers
all backing services to meet the financial re
quirerrJenlfs of hs friends and neighbors. We
Invite yot to bank with us.
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UNIVERSITY BRANCH 1310 State Street
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