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"JVo Favor Stoay Us, No Fear Shall Atoe"
From Pint statesman, March 2 1851
CHARLES A. SFRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
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Washington Headquarters
When Dave Beck moved the headquarters
of the Teamsters' Union from Indianapolis
to Washington, D. C. he was merely follow
ing a trend. The nation's capital is fast be
coming the headquarters city for a host of
organisations from the D.A.R. to the United
Mine Workers. Nor are they content with
renting decaying mansions of those once
socially prominent and financially well-to-fdo.
They are building big, modern office
structures both to house their bureaus and
to impress those who visit the national capi
tal with their importance.
This week's issue of U. S. News and World
Report has an article on the "invasion" of
Washington by labor unions, with pictures
of the Teamsters' four million dollar job
which is going up across the plaza from the
Senate Office building, and of the contem
plated new AFL headquarters, a block off
Lafayette Square, as well as other labor
fronts built or planned. It reports that 51
labor organizations now have their GHQ in
Washington.
Business of course is well represented too.
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce has a big
building not far from the White House. Many
industries shave permanent offices in Wash
ington or suites in the big hotels. Besides
these are many organizations of other types
which have principal or branch offices in
the capital. Among them are church, fra
ternal, educational, propaganda and other bo
dies. They all pick Washington primarily to
keep their finger on the political pulse,
their ear to the ground and their nose in
the political winds. Some may be attracted
by the social prestige attending a Washing
ton headquarters.
The concentration shows the accretion of
power by the national government, which
got a big impetus during New Deal days.
With ' the growth in federal regulatory au
thority, the increase in government revenues
and in spending for local purposes organiza
tions have an interest in how the government
is run, and an eagerness to be on hand to
apply pressures for action conforming to
their own interests. If ever there is a liquida
tion of federal power a great hegira of those
on the fringes of power might occur. The
way the money has been, going into "capi
tols" at the capital for labor and other or
ganizations shows no fear of any early or
great diminution of federal authority.
.A Statesman reporter observed the fare of
prisoners at the city jail and found it ade
quate and wholesome. He did find the jail
quarters however "shockingly crude," though
he noted "the cleanliness of even the raw
surroundings inside the cellblocks." His de
scription fits. The regrettable feature of the
defeat of the proposal for the purchase of the
Capital Journal building is that it preserves
for indefinite use the present city jail. Coun
ty prisoners though are fortunate. "Soon they
will be housed in the light and airy precincts
atop the newcourthouse.
French Socialist Decision to Support EDC
Gives Needed Boost to Europe Army Plan
By J. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press News Analyst
After a bitter two-year fight dur
ing which its representatives in the
National Assembly were divided
right down the middle, the French
Socialist Party has now come out
flatly in favor of establishing the
European Defense Community.
Coupled with several recent vic
tories in local elections, by sup
porters of Foreign Minister Bidault,
EDC advocate, the development
has pulled EDC off the back burn
er. There was even a possibility the
government, striking while the iron
is. hot to forestall reorganization
by the opposition, would bring the
matter to a head in Parliament
very shortly. It was left to sim
mer by the calling of the Geneva
conference; because France want
ed to do nothing which might ir
ritate Soviet Russia pending nego
tiations for a truce in Indochina.
Now that the Geneva talks have
produced nothing but tangles, Bi
dault would be greatly aided in bis
negotiations by the evidence of un
ity in Europe which EDC would
present.
Of the 105 Socialist Deputies in
the Assembly, 58 had agreed to
vote against EDC. At the party
congress Sunday, the vote was 1969
to 1215 that the party should sup
port the measure, and 2414 to 972
that the opposing members should
be required to get on the bandwag
on or face possible expulsion. Party
discipline in France means some
thing less than it does in Britain,
but still is powerful.
Of the four major demands for
international support which the
Flench government claimed were
necessary before it could put EDC
through Parliament, three have
been met by guarantees of mili
tary cooperation from Britain and
the United States and by agree
ment of the EDC nations to set
up supra-national political control
of the United Army as against a
mere joint military staff.
On the other issue, a settlement
of the status of the Saar, Ger
mans and French areback at work
with the prospect that some sort
of Europeanization will be agreed
upon. Chancellor Adenauer of Ger
many has just been given a re
Nubbin of
newed expression of support from
his own party for his efforts to get
action on all these matters look
ing toward European unity.
Many American observers in
Europe have figured that the La
niel government had been so weak
ened by the battles over Indochina
and the EDC mat it could not af
ford to go to bat on the latter while
the former was still such a live is
sue. Some have even gone so far as
to state that EDC is dead.
Leading supporters have persis
tently denied this, and have point
edly declined to join the search
for alternatives which has begun
to occupy many Americans.
Your Health
MAN TAKES OVER FOR
NATURE
Unlike very simple plant and
animal life, man cannot replace,
by the process of growth, any
parts of his body that may wear
out or be torn from him.
Occasionally, one organ of the
body may function for another,
as in the case of one kidney do
ing the work of two, but man and
the so-called higher animals can
not naturally perform the reju
venating process in any but a
very minor way. Therefore, man
is using modern metals and in
genuity to devise many spare
parts for his own body, very
much like the tin man in the
"Wizard of Oz."
False substances, or prosthetic
as they are known medically, that
take the place of the normal parts
of the body, have been used as
far back as ancient Egyptian
times.
Today, the man who has a de
fect from a skull injury can have
a silver plate put in his head; if
the lenses in his eyes are de
stroyed, a plastic lens made of
acrylic is available. Plastic cheek I
bones, plastic joints, and plastic'
ears which look almost life-like
are now available to help those
whose bodies have been terribly
disfigured.
Thought
We listened in on a conversation the other
day on the relative merits of Los Angeles
and Salem. Such a topic would seem to have
endless ramifications and offshoots, with
comparisons in population, wealth, climate,
terrain and extravagant claims holding the
spotlight.
But actually, here was the nubbin of
thought expressed:
"Sure, Los Angeles is wonderful. But you
know what? There's just two types of people
there, outside of the natives. One type went
there from all over the country for one
reason to ie. The other type went there
to try to get all the worldly possessions of
first type before they did die. What a
wrestle!"
Such a View, of course, is a generalization
and certainly an over-simplification there
is no explanation as pat as that for anything
in human relations. But we have been mul
ling over the conversation in the light of
our own conclusion that Salem's remarkable
growth since World War II has been brought
about in great measure by people who come
here to be active.
Assuredly we have a fair share of elderly
newcomers, whom we welcome and whose
judgment we hail in the selection of their
home. But also our valley seems to have
drawn a preponderance of newcomers who
come here to invest, to start businesses, to
find jobs and raise families in the climate
of their choice, to live fruitfully.
Silly, comparing Salem to Los Angeles?
Thailand Appeals to U.N.
Thailand has moved to present the war
in Indochina to the United Nations Security
Council on the ground that it is a threat to
Thailand's security. It can do this under the
Charter of U.N. Thailand which adjoins Laos
and 'Cambodia would be next in line for
Communist penetration if the Associated
States of Indochina fall to the Reds. Previous
gestures of the Communists toward recog
nizing a phantom Thai constituency show
some design against Thailand, so there is
basis for Thai to bring the case to the Se
curity Council.
The Council will consider the matter on
Thursday. The proposal is for U.N. to send
a team of observers to Southeast Aasia to
investigate and report. Such action seems
warranted, though the USSR may be ex
pected to object and interpose a veto.
This is the first move toward drawing
United Nations into the troubles in Indo
china. France has refused to enter a com
plaint, fearing it would mean a recognition
of U.N. jurisdiction in what it holds to be
a domestic matter. This would conflict with
its stand on U.N. concern with Tunisia and
Morocco. But here clearly is a case where
the United Nations should be able to func
tion, particularly if Thailand is threatened.
And if Russia blocks the Security Council
from functioning the hollowness of its peace
proclamations will again be demonstrated.
The long arm of U. S. law caught up with
Stavros Nicharos and his associates in the
ocean shipping business. Seven of their firms
plead guilty to fraud on the USA in buying
surplus ships at the close of the war. They
were fined over $4 million and will forfeit
the 19 vessels involved in the deals. Weren't
these some of the Greek shipping operators
who promised Joe McCarthy they wouldn't
haul goods to Communist countries? Prob-
ably hoped a show of virtue would serve
them as cover-up.
Spain has started the export of a new
wine. Presumably they are not shipping it
out in old bottles.
The Socialists, after such a long
period of heart-searching, have
now put European unity ahead of
both their fear of a rearmed Ger
many and their customary aver
sion to warlike preparations.
There may be, too, a certain
realization that if the United States
is to be brought into world-wide al
liance with France through Indo
china, their policies will have to
be machined to a close fit in every
area.
At any rate, if the French Social
ist move proves to be decisive
and the government always figured
it could win for EDC with 75 So
cialist votes they will be credited
with something historic.
By
Dr. Herman N. Bandesea,
MJ.
Blood vessels that have been
destroyed to such a great degree
that surgery was once of no help,
can now be helped with the aid of
a new plastic tubing made of
polyethylene. For those whose
kidneys temporarily fail, an arti
ficial kidney has been devised to
take up its function until it can
return to normal action. Other
metals, such as platinum and
tantalum, are being used in brain
surgery to help the doctor com
plete his work more easily.
Modern mechanics have de
vised artificial limbs so remark
able that they enable the ampu
tee to carry out almost any ac
tivity the normal person per
forms. In fact, artificial hearts are
now being used which can tem
porarily take over the activities
of one of the most complex parts
of the body.
Electric computers now exist
that can solves problems and do
mental work that would require
hundreds of persons years of
time to complete. These ma
chines can remember and learn
different tasks and practically
think. However, of the many ma
chines that simulate it, none of
them can come close to the small
ness, the accuracy and the com
plexity of the human brain.
(Copyright, 1994, King laturm)
GRIN AND BEAR
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"l suppose I don't run the house like
issue stocks or something
Gals' in a local dress shoppe nearly snapped a strap the
other day when a coupla gents waltzed in and said they
wanted to look at some petticoats. ... So the saleslady
hauled out a
isAnd watched
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hmmmmmed.
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MarWlV couPle of dainties and bought 'em. . . . The
yf- , I eirls are still wonderine. . . .
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is the first permanent home of the WAC built specifically
for the women and all their eccentricities. . . ." Just wait
till Sen. McCarthy notes whom the Army is calling eccen
tric. ...
At ground-breaking ceremonies for the new Meier &
Frank store building Aaron Frank was talking, when his j
voice was drowned out by the roaring motor of a truck
cracking along on nearby Marion St. . . . When the truck
finally passed one of the M & F officials leaned over and
said to another, "Wonder if that was a Lipman-Wolfe
truck. And, Mayor-elect Bob White said he was
happy . . . glad to see the store completed during his term
of office, etc. . . . Following White came Aaron Frank who
slyly hoped aloud that the mayor wouldn't "put any 4 to
6 p.m. parking ban" on streets around the store. . . .
When Scott William Anderson, the student grandfather
' of Willamette University, graduated from WU he wasn't the
only one in his family sporting a cap, gown and bent ear this
week. His son Frank graduates from Cascade High School
and another son graduates from U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis. . . . The 54-year-old Anderson, father of nine and
grandfather of 13, majored in religion. He said he always
tun ted to complete the college education he had interrupted
while a young man. And he did. , . .
Something new in radio traffic safety programs was
sparked over the past weekend by Salem station KGAE. . . .
All through the three-day holiday the station tagged short
one-sentence safety slogans onto the end of each commercial
the sponsor willing. . . . The KGAE staff concocted about
40 of these slogans and repeated them on all programs
which must have deterred SOMEbody from driving foc
ishly. ...
(Continued
our own division we permit the
advance of the forces of those
seeking to destroy us.
Once again the President has
taken high ground in support of
basic freedoms and in defense of
liberty of thought and expression.
The echoes of his speech had
hardly died away before the word
came that the board studying the
case of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheim
er had returned a finding that
Dr. Oppenheimer is a "loyal cit
izen," but by a two-to-one vote
it recommended that he be
barred from further access to
atomic energy secrets. The ma
jority ruled against him because
of his "poor judgment" in his
associations, past and present,
and because he argued against
the development of the hydrogen
bomb which "affected" the se
curity interests of the country.
The dissenting member, him
self a chemistry professor, point
ed out that Dr. Oppenheimer was
cleared of the same charges in
1947, and denied that Oppenheim
er hindered the development of
the H-bomb. The case now goes
to the Atomic Energy Commis
sion itself for review and final
decision.
It seems to me that this review
of the Oppenheimer Case and the
ensuing judgment reflects the
climate of fear which President
Eisenhower was warning against.
Here is a man who made enor
mous contributions to the solv
ing of problems of Atomic fission
and fusion, who has been pain
fully frank in revealing himself
and all his past, but who is con
demned for very vague reasons
whose weight is really very in
tangible. The very term "security
risk" is a catchall for suspicion in
lieu of proof; and in this case Op
penheimer's loyalty is definitely
cleared. Such treatment of a dis
tinguished scientist fits in ill
with the principles expounded so
clearly by the President at the
Columbia bicentennial dinner.
Man's right ' to knowledge em
By Liolity
Mt raM ha.
you run your business . . . you probobty
and get hold of more money!"
stack of feminine finery. . . .
with bated (or was it envi-
while the pair of men cus
TT
tomers tried on the lacey items and flounced
around in front of mirrors and fitted and
. . . They finally selected a
s-
An Army press release telling about
the new WAC center at Ft McClellan in
cludes this Important note, "Ft. McClellan
from page 1.)
braces the right to explore, to
question, to doubt, to search for
fresh truth. If we confine the
spirit of inquiry by requirement
of conformity or by the paraly
sis of timidity we deny ourselves
the ultimate fruits that come
from exploration, experimenta
tion and invention. It is not Dr.
Oppenheimer alone who is on
trial, but those who judge him
and the climate of opinion by
which he is judged.
Social Security
District Adds
Yamhill County
Salem's office of the Social Se
curity Administration has an ex
tra county to cover now and a
staff addition to keep up with the
bigger territory.
R. C. Stillwell, Salem office
manager, said the staff addition
is Miss'Marbara Keyes, claims ex
aminer previously with the San
Jose, Calif., and Billings, Mont,
offices. She is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Keyes, 185 S.
Winter St. "
The office at 547 Court St. new
handles Social Security affairs for
Yamhill as well as Marion, Polk,
unn, Hen ton and Lincoln coun
ties.
Clothes Spotted
In Mill Stream
Several articles of clothing,
spotted floating from the "ill
Stream Tuesday, apparently had
no basis in tragedy according to
an extensive search by city po
lice. An alert service station attend
ant at 21st and State Street called
police when he saw a hat float by
followed in close succession by a
large paper box and a red scarf. '
Welfare Staff
In Temporary
Office Today
Marion County welfare depart
ment will be open for business to
day in new temporary quarters.
147 N. Liberty St., above Bishop's
Clothing Store.
Staff and equipment were mov
ed Tuesday from the department's
quarters in the old school admin
istration office building just ahead
of a wrecking crew's crowbars.
The building, which is the old Sa
lem High School, is being torn
down to make way for a new
Meier & Frank Store building
The welfare phone number, 3
9241 remains the same, said Di
rector Kenneth H. Peterson. The
department's new quarters are
those occupied until recently by
the State Veterans Bonus depart
ment. Entrance to them is reach
ed from a stairway leading off
the outside display lobby of Bi
shop's. Peterson said the welfare de
partment will, probably later this :
month, move into brand new quar
ters being constructed for it at
460 S. High St.
Time Flies
FROM STATESMAN FILES
10 Years Ago
June 2, 1944
Marjorie Vattendahl wore an
engagement ring given her by
Maj. Richard Bong of Poplar,
Wis., the army's ace of aces,
who is home from the South Pa
cific on leave.
Rain, measuring a quarter of
an inch in 24 hours, ended the
near-drought which had endan
gered pastures and crops in the
dry Klamath Basin.
Candidates for office, along
with their committees and con
tributors, expended in excess of
$123,000 in the recent primary
elections.
25 Years Ago
Jane 2, 1929
Word that the Kennel-Ellis stu
dio had been awarded a certifi
cate of merit by the Photogra
phers Association of America was
received this week.
Ten years of controversy over
the payment by Germany of rep
arations for damages caused dur
ing World War I ended in a com
promise. The band of the Senior High
School and the director. Prof. O.
P. Thayer, serenaded Mrs. D. B.
Jarman who has helped the girls
to secure new uniforms, y
40 Years Ago
June 2, 1914
With 104 of the 300 loganberry
growers of the state represented
at a meeting, the Oregon Logan
berry Growers' Association de
clared war on private corpora
tion canning concerns which they
charged with combining to hold
down prices.
Father J. J. Murphy, a popular
Catholic priest of Oregon, for
merly a member of the Detroit
American League baseball team,
died at Baker.
Miss Madeline Edison, daugh
ter of the famous inventor, and
John Sloane, announced they
would be wed in June at the
home of the bride's parents.
Sloane conducts an aviatton
school at Bound Brook, N. J. .
IPolice Halt
Boys' Tour in
Stolen Cars
Two Portland boys. 14 and 16
years of age, spent a short time
in the possession of a stolen car
from that city and were fdmitted
ly on their way to get anothtr one
in Salem when apprehended by
city police.
The boys were spotted es they
were looking over a car in frbnt
of a North Salem tavern and the
license number of the car they had
was taken down.
The teen-agers told arresting of
ficers they were running away
from home and were en route to
Los Angeles, Calif., when the car
they had, registered to Evelyn V.
Nelson, Portland, ran low on cas.
They were surveying the field n
Salem for another when they
turned down the wrong way on a
one-way street and were stopped
by police. When they could pro
duce no registration proof they
were taken to the station.
The boys were held ir. the Sa
lem jail until picked up later Tues
day by Portland authorities.
Y Offers Free
Swim Lessons
Free lessons to boys and girls
who can't swim are offered by Sa
lem YMCA in its 34th annual
learn-to-swim campaign slated to
begin Monday.
The course includes five half
hour lessons, one each day through
June 11, at the YMCA pool. Each
day is divided into nine periods
for different age groups of boys
and girls 9 and older.
Children may obtain registra- i
tion forms at their schools. Par
ents can enroll them on these
forms and can obtain additional
information from the YMCA. i
Each group will be limited to 50
beginners. -
PLANE DEATHS AT 10
DULUTH, Minn. l The death !
toll in the crash of an Air National 1
Guard C-47 mounted to 10 Tues-;
day night when William Lange, 25, i
Duluth, died in a hospital here. '
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And, for good measure, there is, of course,
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WE GIVE ?C GREEN STAMPS
Sea Otters on
Way to Zoos
SEATTLE UT Three of the
rarest and funniest looking
mammals of the world arrived here
i Tuesday en route to the Seattle
ana wasnington. D. C, ioos.
The animals are sea otters, look
ing much like little old men and
acting like grumpy ones. They are
believed to be the first sea otters
ever kept in captivitv and come
from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Refuge in the Aleutian Is
lands. Sea otters now are protected by
the government after becoming
nearly extinct because of their un
restricted shooting by fur hunters.
Two of those arriving here will
be sent to Washington. A fourth
died en route because of improper
temperature control during a plane
trip in the north.
Tuesday's arrivals, about one
; year old and weighing 20 pounds,
! are named Hortense, Aggie and
: Pete. They will weigh about 50
i jjounds when full grown.
After the Spanish conquest of
Mexico, historians estimate that
about 300,000 Spaniards entered
the country and settled i i a popu
lation of several million Indians.
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