4-(Sec. I) Statesman Salem," Ore; Sun., July 8, '58 ' JrCrejaonGDAtafesnau STAIRWATTD'THE-STARS tio Fatet Swayt V. So Ftor Shall Awt' . frera first States mt, starch It. Ml . Statesman Publishing Company CHARLES A. Sl'RACUE, Editoi & Publisher Publiahae evarjr anorktiif Buainaaa attic IS - -Harlh CHurcr. St., Batara. Ore fcltphiMH 4-tlll KnterM al IB pxaloffK at halarr.. Or. ttrona l matter under act mi Congrats Mareh 1 IHS. ." Member AiMcUlf4 rmt thm Aaaortatea PrM H enUIMd eseluaivaly te the nw fat republication af all local oawi annua la thla awpapr, End Fast Amortization ', The latest report of the" office of defense mobilization shows that tax amortization cer tificates of over $36 billion have been Issued of which $22 billion permits fast write-off for tax purposes. This practice was author Ized by the Truman administration after the outbreak of the Korean War, but lias been exteridedMoirg after that war was over. It is - lime these fast write-offs were terminated. The country has both peace and prosperity ind there ,1s no urgency for defense installa tions such as this grant wis supposed to en tourage. In recent years most of the fast amortiza tion has been granted to railroads and 'utiM tties. Both of these types of enterprise are ell able to finance their expansion. The Southern Pacific ts one .which has. obtained this tax advantage for acquisition of rolling rtock. It needs the equipment, but is abun dantly able to finance it without'assistance, on its taxes. - t The argument-Js made that the- company iventually hsrto payth full tax, which is , true but it has the advantage of- use of the' Jeferred tax payments during the five-year, period. The scheme must be of advantage to the corporation or it wouldn't ask for the priv :lege. - v . .... ;,, .'( As wu true in 1876 when resumption of ; jpecie payments was urged: the way to re- , iume is to resume. Now the way to resume iqual treatment of taxpayers Is to cancel this fast amortization business. ' Discipline for Army, Air Force The House Appropriations Committee called on Secretary Wilson to discipline the Army and Air Force and make them stop their "useless competitive rivalry" over guid ed missiles. That is a big order for the Sec retary of Defense, even when he has as chief to back him up a General of the Armies. For men in military service are permanent ca reer men. Civilian officials at the head of the departments come and go, but the separate services, Army, Navy, Air Force are contin uing. Individuals at the top of each service change, but service policies and ambitions continue. . ' The trouble with the individual service is that it looks at its role through partisan eyes. It is fully aware of its responsibility for the national defense, but fails to credit the other services with their share of responsibility and of capacity. ' , The present dispute centering around guided missiles reflects not only controversy as to quality but as to authority for the pro gram. The Army has felt that since it is re sponsible for ground defense, it should be prepared to shoot enemy planes out of the sky, which certainly is sound doctrine. So it developed the Nike missile. The Air Force, however, has the duty of shooting enemy planes out of the sky, and it developed the Talos. Claims now are made that the latter Is a superior weapon. . ' It ought to be easy to decide the merits of the two, and the House committee proposed that Wilson name a committee of qualified experts to evaluate the two. That may settle this dispute. But the rivalry will continue. The requirement of proper discipline remains an administrative duty. a. 'f 'aaitfttf1' m1-- g- mxmmmmixmmMmmmmiiimm Integration and i'olitirs Integration Is the big problem the Demo-, ?rats face not race integration in ttie South but keeping the two wings of the party, South ind North, together through the next cam paign. Under FDE the Democrats made an illiance with labor unions and won the sup port of Negroes who have big voting blocs in ' northern cities. This didn't set well with con lenrative Southerners, but the latter went ilong because' the long tenure of their sen ltors and representatives insured them pow- jrful committee posts in Congress under Dem xratlc rule. The Supreme Court order for lesegregation in schools has rocked the South, but the general disposition there Is to stay with the Democratic party unless it adopts a rtrong civil rights plank in its platform or dominates an extremist (which isn't likely). Republican "face no such split: this year, issuming that ' Eisenhower remains in the race. Anti-Nixon agitation will be kept sup pressed, and the 1SS2 team offered for the 1836 campaign. How Republicans can lure back to the party many northern Negroes if l problem of party managers; but undoubt edly there will be considerable switch in that direction. The Emmett Till case, opposition to desegregation have stirred Negroes deeply in the North and ahould result in Republican gains In Negro wards. Asahel Bush Left Multiple Legacy Automobile manufacturers and dealers are reporting rather a poor year, poor especially when compared with recent years. . Fears for the future, however, are out of place. No one thinks these new superhighways are going to be left in disuse. ' . . . A pioneer with iharp wit, sharp pen and a printing press left an indelible legacy of names on Sa lem's map. and at the same time contributed to many pages of early Oregon political and eco nomic history. Asahel Bush brought his print ing press lo the Oregon country in 1851, establishing the Oregon Statesman, one of the area's first newspapers, and making his name one to be reckoned with in area affairs. In 1860 Bush moved his family onto a 100-acre tract south of Mission street, a tract that was probably to guarantee more than anything else a permanent spot for the family name in city's ge ography. ' The spot of land early became known as Bush Pasture, a name continued for Salem finest park area when it was acquired by the city a few years ago. Nearby, too, are Bush School and Bush Street. """"" " " , And downtown, where Asahel Whoever designed the cover for the GOP Bush wielded his greatest inflii- convention in an rrancisco was more, arty than smart. Aa shown, it included a print of Rodin's . statue, 'Three Shades. Mayor Christopher of San Francisco did others (because the figures The rejection became unanimous when some one with a knowledge of art said Rodin's theme in the statues was to represent dead souls abandoning hope at the gates of hell. That was hardly fitting for the convention ' campaign theme of "Peace, Progress, Prosper ity." Republicans ought to work in some sym bol for ".Health." . ence, is Ladd and Bush Bank "which he founded. T.G.W. N.E.A. ami Fc.lrral Aid The N. E, A. people were much perturbed nvar that defeat nf the. hill for federal aid for education They blamed it on the atUchment of the Powell amendment for enforcing de- Their jVIffl? Remain ' segregation, and some of ahe leaders made vague threats against those voting against the bill. At least that is implied in comments that they would study the roll call responses. One past president declared that Congress doesn t sense the feeling of the people. We doubt if the "people" are very much stirred up on this subject, one way or the other. The White House conference composed chiefly of warm friends of education certainly was very luke warm as to federal aid. The N. E. A. dodged an Issue of non-discrimination in employment, and took no stand as to segregation. In fact In their zeal for fed- eral aid its spokesmen were sharply critical of the Powell amendment although it has a strong moral foundation. Significantly, also, the teachers would have nothing to do with merit rating in salary schedules or with incentives. They prefer the system of the standard journeyman'a wage ap plying to all. One grants the difficulty of de veloping a Just merit rating system which will be free of favoritism, but it seems a bit callous to toss it aside as the N.tA appears to have done. However, we are sure the educators who spent nearly a week in Portland got a great ; deal out of their conferences and general ses sions and out of .their contacts with others in the profession. Oregon weather cooperated beautifully; so a pleasant time was had by all. 3MEEE Washington Mirror J , ; Morse Wood Burns On Capitol Hearths - i ff '.J (ChUuH fram page a a) ASAHEL BUSH Pawer la Hli Name ides. Mayor I ssnr Congressional Quiz Adlai Stevenson Camp Using Bandwagon Technique - Making It Sound Convincing is up for consideration again this year in revised form, would: a restrict the Supreme Court's right of judicial review; bi curb the President's power to make treaties; d force V. S. with drawal from the International Labor Organization, lone paint' A (k) Tar the President's treaty making pawer fc.v slatlag the eeattitutleaal benada far the snbiert matter af Interaatlaaal agreemrals. Copyright IBS. Congressional Quarterly News Features -N i J By JOSEPH AND STEWART ALHOP WASHINGTON - AdlaJ Steven on's strategists are using the bandwagon tech- fniqoe to a fare- inee - wen. tnrre Is, they say with careless ' 'confid ence, n a longer ; ' any serious quea . Hon about the .nomination Ste jvenson (anprob bably have H on itne first ballot If wpb Alaoa.ha wants tt that ; way. (Ttae'real questions now, the Stevenson men sav, are the Vice Presidential choice and post-convention stra tegy. . The bandwagon technique Is a very old one, of - Coarse. 'Bet the confidence ex pressed in t h e Stevenson camp sounds convincing and most obser vers agree that It Is probably kisti fied. The Steven son men sound a teed deal less convincing when JHrwarl Amm they claim that,, havinc been nominated. Stevea son can also be elected, Bull ' their version of how the thing can be done is worth describing. They claim that the South, in cluding Texas, but , probably ex cluding Florida, wilt return to the fold this year. In that case, Ste venson only needs te wia the normally Democratic border states, plus a handful of North ern industrial atates Pennsyl vania, Michigan and Massachu setts are cited as examples of slates in which Stevenson should have a good chance. , - But the Rteveaaea mei amine thai (he Republican ticket will again be EIenhewer-Nlio, aad thry agree that, la erdrr te wla (he needed handful af Narthera Inrtii-'Hnl slate, something ef fective mii'l be done la eeualer the ReanblleajM' great eealral . a Met, the President's remarkable ' persaaal paValarltjr. The "same thing" Is summed a In a slagan which will be mack heard In maalks la earns "A Vatt Far riaeahawer Is A VaU Ear Nlxaa." The elegai aeatty wraps M a -fwekagt the "health Uaae'''ad lb auppaaed aaaepa tartly af Vkre President Nlsaa ntieag ladefdeati aad ethers. The Stevenson posl-convention strategy is largely based, in abort, on hammering home the Nixon-health theme. Indeed, the Reesevell. The highlight af the Haal day, Friday, weuld be the Vlee-Presldeatlal aemlnatlaa, aad the accept a ac speeehei at bath eaadldates. Thus, for once, the Vice-Presidential nomination would not be anti-climactic afterthought. There is no unanimous enthusi asm for this idea in the Steven ' son camp, since it Is feared that Stevenson's acceptance speech on Friday night would be unheard by voters bent on weekend holi days. But Stevenson and his ad visers strongly agree on the need hammering will start in earnest for emphasizing the Vice-Presi at' tne convention, wnicn is neing carefully planned for maximum emphasis on the importance of the Vice-Presidency. The Demecratlc Natleaal Cam mil tee has prapeted a plaa te this end. The haltatlag tar the Preat deaUal sam tare. aeeardlBg la this plaa, weuld ead aa Wednesday, August li. tetlawed by an lalertm day la huiM : uspease. with speeches by farmer President Trim aad Mrs. Fraaklla Ov'OrfsonQjlatMman ... , naae a-SIII fubscripttan Rales V eirnee ta atuni Oail anly . I. IS par ma Dally ana Uundsy I MS pr ma. an it .. . .10 HI Bf mall Saaday aalyi tin advancai Anywhare tn U.S I Stf per ma. . I7S aii me. 100 vaar Br aull. Dalre aad Saadayi ' I in advanral Is Oref aa I is par ma I SO ais ma ' - , i II U raar ta O S aula) da . . Orta .J I U pat ma. Maataat H Slaraaa al Clraalallna a arm a pt 4TrUiJc ANPA. . . . 1 Oman Maaipaawr ' Pakllahm AawcUnau ; ASftrUalas ata,MBUUal ' . War-irifrtfa Ca. W nlnaj l a Mao Vatt Chlraia Saa Praarlwa ltrH dency at the convention, and centering Democratic fire on Nixon thereafter. Steveaaea himself-will da his share at the firing, ftlevraaaa heartily dislikes the Vice-President. "If Ihert's aayeae the Cay eraer's emelleaal abaul," a a e gtetreaaaa adtrtser has remarked, "H's that guy. If Nlxaa tries te play the blxh level stuff, the Geveraer will needle the hell aul af him, and hell aeea came dawn ' U earth." , This seems a shrewd apprai sal of the high partisan instincts which Nixon has always dis played at campaign lime. But the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate wilt have the main Nixon-needling assignment. This Is one reason why Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts Is cur rently considered the leading contender for second place on a Stevenson ticket. . Kennedy (s an able and attrac tive campaigner. He Is also a devout Catholic with a strong anti 1 Communist record. He is thus considered impervious on, the. "Communist issue," which Nixon has a a e d repeatedly against the Democrats. It Is also that Kennedy would attract bark into the Democratic column many of- the, normally Democratic. Ca tholic voters in the big Industrial states, whn strayed to Eisen hower in 1951. . (CaayrlfM lam. New York Herald Tribune Inc.) By Ceagressieual Quarterly Even the United States Consti tution is not unalterable in these changing times. Can you answer some questions on amending the Constitution? Top score in this quit is six. Can you get four? I. Q The Constitution specifies two ways to propose .amend ments to It: by two-thirds vote of both Chambers of Congress, or by a convention called by two-thirds of the states. Both methods require ratification bv Ihrc-fourths of the states. Of , the 22 amendments adopted so la.: -ai it were proposed by the first mrlhid. It by the second; lb) all by the first; (cl all by the second; d) another answer, tone point l , A. (b) All by the flrsl. 2. Q Only one Constitutional amendment, the 18th, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and ship ment of intoxicating liquors, has been repealed. Repeal was ac complished by: la) another con stitutional amendment; lb) act of Congress; c decision of the Supreme Court; di petition by the states, tone point) A (a) Another amendment. the tlsl. 1. Q The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known by what name? lone point) A The Bill af Rights, because they realaia the gaaraalees af peraanal liberties. t 4. Q Five 'amendments to the Constitution have received the necessary two-thirds votes in both Chambers of Congress but have failed to be ratified by three-fourths of the states. The most recent,-in 1924, would have: is given Congress the right to outlaw child labor: b) lowered the voting age to IS; 'c waived guarantees of Individual rights in the rase of convicted syndi calists, lone point) A-la) Given Ceagress the Putio of MeXM'O rliht ta outlaw child Isaac, which Time Flies FROM STATESMAN F1I.EA 10 Years Ago . July I, 1J4S The state office of the civil Ian aeronautics authority is to be set up in Salem, Paul Morris, head of the airports division of CAA, said while here on busi ness early this week. 25 Years Ago July I, 1931 ' Dr. C. D. Moffitt, prominent surgeon of Vancouver, B. C. ar rived in Salem as guests of Floyd Ellis. Dr. Moffit is well k nown in Salem. He graduated from the University of Oregon and Oregon Medical school. 40 Years Ago v July I, 1U John W. Todd of Auburn, Wash., was elected superinten dent of the Salem schools, lo succeed O. M. Elliott, who goes tn assume the presidency of the Idaho Stale Normal school at Lewiston. on by the House Monday. Then it goes to the Senate where presum ably the sum will be increased; and again a conference commit-1 tee will have to agree on the sum I to be appropriated. While the MS billion is a great' deal less than the M billion sought, it still is considerably higher than the appropriation of last year S2.7 billion, though ac tual .expenditures were higher 13.7 billioiti-because of a carry over. Chief support for the larger sum was given by Senator George who as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee made an eloquent plea for approval of the M S billion program. Republican members spent most tl their time attacking the provision allowing for continued aid lo Yugoslavia. The debate itself, however, was not very enlightening. J Senator G e o r g e i plea was largely oratorical, a plea for see- j ing through the great undertaking on which the United States has been engaged for 15 years 'to! maintain the free world against1 totalitarian enemies.. He stated! that' much of the material pre sented to the Foreign Relations Committee was confidential, which robbed the debate of fac tual data for support of the meas ure. Venerable age 88) Senator j Green of Rhode Island, senior; member of the committee after George, admitted his doubts as to the program, but said he re-! solved them, as he had in the' past, in favor of the administra tion position. He added: "I rannnt let th record rest there hnwtver. berluiie I muat expreaa my candid view that thu year my doubts art freater than ever. The? coherence and ration ality of the program are an open to queatinn that I am rlftae to the border of oppoaltion." This certainly is damning the program with faint praise. The tone of Congress has been that the administration has been de linquent in revamping its foreign policy in the light of changing conditions. It certainly offers a challenge to administration lead ers,, both military and political. And it is a challenge to President Eisenhower who is now recover ing from an acute illness. James Reston summed up the situation in his column nf last Sunday in the New York Times: "What la needed now li not an nnuncementa about whn la soma tn run for the PrcKtrtrnry In the (all that la perfrrlly rlear "but who la solna to run the Preat dency now, and In what direction. "Theee pant three weeka have clearly ahown what ran happen In the wnrldln a very ahnrt pe riod of time, and thev have dem , nnatraled lo tha aillifartion of anybody wlltlns tn look at the tarta that tree Preaidenry doea not work well In tha r.bienc-e ot the Prealrienl." . S Congress is going to vote a big sum for foreign aid (mutual as sistance). Even the reduced fig ure of $3.6 is generous in view of world improvement. Before Congress meets again the admin istration will have to clarify its policy and offer a program that is realistic both for the world and for America. By A. ROBERT SMITH Statesman CarresaendeaJ WASHINGTON If Sen. Wayne Morse ID-Ore.l gets charged by Republicans with a "conflict of interest" in his forthcoming re election csmpaign, the result should be some political chuckles if nothing more. The basis for such a conten tion lies in the fact that Morse, the farmer, last year sold some firewood to' the government body of which Morse, t h e sen ator, is a member. It was a straight transac tion, duly recorded In the annual public report of the senate, In which Sen. Morse was duly paid for his product. The wood, in turn, was presumably used to keep the log fires burning in the many fireplaces throughout the U.S. Capitol. The seaater says he can't see haw any eeafllct af latere! was at slake. He said sama af the same apple weed ta his ewlleagu, Esles Kefauver, Bet leaf befare the Seaate traasactlea. Kefauver liked his waad sa well, said Marse, that the sergesat-at-ams f the Seaate beard aheut it aad asked Marse whether be had tore te sell. "I told him to go out to my farm and get what he wanted," Morse recalled. And so he did, and before long apple logs from the Morse farm were crackling en the Capitol s many hearths, This deal is made to order as ammunition for the GOP this fall In Oregon, especially if some other "great Issues" turn out to be duds. The Republicans might argue that the longer the Senate is in session each evening, the longer the fires burn, the more wood is consumed, the bigger the market is for logs on Capitol Hill and (the clincher) the one man most responsible for keeping the Sen ate in late session is the gabby senior senator from Oregon, the same fellow who was selling the Senate logs on the side. That might make a pretty good prima facie case. The GOP weuld waal la clever ly am II Ike fact laal Marse aaly peddled f'i cards af the stuff (letal price, S7S.). Far aayeat wae has eeualed lbs fireplaces la the Capital ar wae kaaws any thing at all af Marse's raterical stamina, kaaws thai Vt cards af apple waad weuld aava gaae up la snake tha first eveataf the seaater gat ta his feet aad have aeea turned la ash laag hefarc he flalabed his first lengthy speech. You might say the senator could talk his way out of it. Probably the fattest pay raise to go to any federal employes this year is in a bill being push ed through Congress for U. S. Commissioners in Alaska, who do everything from trying drunk driving cases to sending out search parties for missing per sons. "Sams years aga we laferaied the federal Judge (In aa aallylag sectiea af Alaska) that a at af his eemmissleaers was a 'beet lesser' aad thai be raa a place af ill-fame," 1 Ceagress was laid by a representative af the admin istrative efflce af Ike V.. reacts. "But the judge wrote back and aaid, in substance, he knew that but he was the best man he could get." The bill called for a raise from $7500 to 110.500, but after hearing this testimonial, Congress jacked It up even further, to $11,500.- Feline Turns in False r ire, Alarm in Town RENSSELAER. N Y. t)-A eat turned in a false alarm of fire Friday night. . Firemen in this Hudson Valley city said the cat apparently pulled open the door of the alarm box and tripped the signal with its feet when it jumped from the box te the ground. JAI YOUTHS SLATE JAUNTS TOKYO UB - The government plans lo pick groups . of youth leaders and send them lo free world countries this year lo study economic, political and cultural subjects. One delegation of IS will tour the United States for three months starring in September, PRINTINC-AOVEKTISINO SPECIALTIES PROMOTIONAL AIDS 1 GIFTS PREMIUMS Lowest National Wholesale Prfiet- M yea tan watt SS days far twe aa tvery af any af Mwae Maan. We can save yew as high Bedsoul Bros. 1721 Center Ph. 3-917 CABD INDEX QUICK-UP! 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Really Garage IJJJ: ST MEXICO CITY -The hug, for 0,e n c-m las stipulated Ty Congress In P"o the National Palace is JJTL L'l. 5iu every esse since the 11th T Amend- visited by sbout every tourist who ranch and has 100 head of cattle, ment): U I year: ibl S years: '"? this capital. panrst am . c 7 years; (d) years? (one It had come to be an eyesore I vn ,. i. ' 5 a five-year program for construe- of parked cars contrasting with point! A e) 7 years, . Q-The Brkker Amendment. 0,hcr. dv. overheard, which by one vote failed lo re- s,lrh 1 hl "r, ceive the neressary two-thirds That did it. vote in the Senate In I9M. am) No psrking now. 1 L 1 -1 ,u. I i hut minima iiiuiain w inc iiaiiu. ,t . j , , , , ,i The story is that high officials the ' rL,"". , ' r. other day overheard . tourist say: ""i K!5: ov; n muni, (Mill. ,.- iaiu inn c m growing demand tor planes seating M In 40 passengers If Japan and , Smitheat Asia. Condensed Statmnt of the Condition of THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF SALEM Salem, Oregon Al the dote of business on June 30, 1956 DIRECTORS Charles A. Sprague, Chairman Russell F. Bonesteele R. L. Elfstrom Axel Erickson Tinkham Gilbert Roy Harland Gardner Knnpp Donald B. Peterson Ralph W. Raines Arthur I. Reiling Jacob Weil ASSETS Cash and Due from Banks . $ 629,1 85.51 U.S. Gov't. Securities ... 1,026,261.33 Loans and Distounts, S1,e41,940.7 loss reserve for losses 7,342.71 ' . . . . 1,634,597.96 Bank Promise & Equip. . . 133,060.46 Total . . $3,423,105.26 LIABILITIES Capital Stock .......$ 250,000.00 Surplus ........ 50,000.00 Undivided Profits . . ... 67,116.53 Total Capital Accounts. . 3,049,368.55 Interest Collected-Not Earned 6,620.18 . $3,423,105.26 T-SS OrSALtM 3- - -- CHUSCH end CHEMEKf TA STREETS ..irA 1 E S-4 J-.'-1' I .4 . r