l-gec I) Statesman, Saleni, Ore., Mon'., July lfl, '56 b'o Facer Status Vi. No Fear Shall Aw" frest r b-rt Hiiwmi. Blaxta 2X IIS1 . Statesman Publishing Compaq? CI1ARLES A. SfRAUUE. Editor & PubUihct lyMwlw ovary eionUag Buanoss erne M ' Kiwltl Chur at.. hHn, Or- flpho 4-tSll Intend M In puotothM at kale, Or M eacona ! mstior iUf art of Corw ssargni I, Hit -.. , MtaaJper Aaeectated frees . Tbe AHofMi Pm to tauuoe scluivly to th mt for nwUimum a all locmJ mm trials la ttita aowtpapr - Channels 3, 18,24 Not Expendable All this squabbling over the ownership and location of Salera'i TV Channel VHF 3 (very high frequency) will be wasted if the Federal Communications Commission carries out a tentative plan to confine commercial chan nels to ultra high frequency (UHF). There Just wouldn't be any VHP channels (113) in commercial use. But such a plan still wouldn't leave Salem out in the cold. What it probably would do Is compel Salem to surrender one of its three UHF channels, allotted to this area by the FCC several years ago. UHF channels would have to be re-assigned to take care of such stations as KOIN and KLOR of Portland which now use VKF. KPTV of Portland, UHF Channel 27. which has been trying to get Salem's VHF Chsnnel 3, would be right In the driver's seat by vir tue of having the only UHF channel to which most receivers in this area have been con verted. Salem to which UHF Channels 18, 24 and 60 were allotted previously wouldn't be affected directly by a VHF ban since VHF Channel 3 never hu been used anyway. The FCC's proposal to bar VHF bands from commercial use is based on the premise that there are not enough VHF channels to . go around, and that stations with VHF have too much of an advantage over stations with the more costly and range-limited UHF out- -lets. UHF bands are from 14 to S3. Of Salem's three UHF channels, activation of only one has been sought by Lawrence Harvey of Torrance, Calif, who held rights to UHF 24 for several months. Channel 18 has been designated by the FCC for educa tional purposes, and there Is a possibility the city or state will use it for such in years to come. Channel 68, the least desirable of the three, would seem to be the only ene Salem should be called upon to surrender, if any. Experience has proven that UHF stations are poor risks in fields which also have VHF. Of 14240 UHF licenses available, less than 100 are in business. But since taking away all VHF licenses would cause a real hullabaloo, the Des Moines Register Is probably right when it opines that "the ultimate solution more than likely will be one which will re lieve UHF stations from competing with VHF ' In certain areas.", . Whatever comes out ef the present state of flux, Salem's VHF Channel 8 and UHF Chan nels 18 and 24 should not be regarded as transferable. ,, "Nothlnjr, Happens Here" Persons living at Mitchell in Central Ore gon probably have remarked many times that "nothing happens here." It is a small town (pop. 415 in 1950), off the main routes of highway travel, tucked between the hills on the side of Bridge creek,' a tributary of the John Day river. But Friday night something Republicans, Democrats From South May - - By A. ROBERT SMITH Stateanuui CetTttptedeat .' WASHINGTON -The Hells Canyon bill is teetering precart uily clots to the brink of de feat at the hands of the power ful House Rules Committee, where a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats are try ing to kill off the measure be- fore It can be sent to the floor for full debate and a vote. A von is ex- parted Monday ,or later this Tweak, but both sides are pre dicting It will , 'be eloae. - ' Democrats control the com- mlttte by a margin of S to V .A UMk tka Ttan. a hi a ocratie leader ship in Congress pressing for approval of the Hells Canyon bill. It was earlier presumed the Rules Committee would clear the bill for floor debate. Two conditions have .new changed the picture overnight. The four Republicans, among them Rep. Harris Ellsworth (R Ore ), hope to pick up the votes 1 Of the committee chairman. Rep, Howard Smith D-Va, and an other Democrat, Rep. William Colmer (Miss. both of whom are tort at the Democratic speaker, Sam Rayburn, for the support he has given a civil rights bQl expected to come up toon. ' The defection of these two Southern Democrats would tie the vote, assuming all ' other Democrats were present snd voted for the bill-but one of them Is now out of actio aa re sult of a critical operation. He la Rep. Homer Thornberry D Tex.), who Is not expected back before adjournment. Thorn berry 'a absence could jnake supporters of the bill ene vote shy. ... , The Rules Committee has the function of acting ai a funnel between all the legislative com mittees of the House and the chamber itself. Thus It can claar for debate or kill erf as It sees fit all bills previously approved by the varloua committees to Which they were assigned. , Its makeup is always heavily balanced in favor of the party in power, ae that the party lead ers may exercise control over , did happen, suddenly, as a wall of water swept down the creek, overflowing its banks and carrying away houses snd business build ings, strewing man's handiwork In a Utter of wreckage for miles down the course of the stream. Fortunately the losses were nearly all of property only, the single injury reported be ing that of a leg fracture for a 15-year-old boy. For some of the sufferers the disaster was complete, sweeping away the accumula tions of a lifetime, their homes, their prized personal belongings. Such calamities now meet with prompt and. v . efficient response. Not only do those who are spared extend neighborly hands but official bodies civil defense, police officers, welfare agencies and the Red Cross move to restore communications, renew essential services and to succor those in distress. Mitchell had a similar flood in 1902, and some residing there remembered it, and made : comparisons of the two. Now fresh thought must be given to town planning; whether to rebuild on the old snot or seek higher ground. The terrain is such that choice is limited, from a practical standpoint; so it seems likely that reconstruction will be along the old main street, perhaps of sturdier type to resist, the flash floods which at intervals break oh those clusters of homes and businesses on the banks of streams. Man is a tough animal, rarely . yielding his ground from catastrophes of nature. ATOMIC INSURANCE meat to insure ' the enormous damage claims that " by a runaway High Hells Canyon Dam the legislative program of the Houae. Speaker Rayburn la this 14th Congress has had his way pretty much in using the com mittee at a spigot, turning off unwanted bills and letting others go through. As aa example, the Rules Com mittee tat tight an the Frying-pan-Arkansas reclamation pro ject bill from February to the present time on orders from Rayburn, who used It as a lever in gaining one critical vote from a Republican supporter of the bill who was in a position to vote for the Hells Canyon bill In the Interior Committee. After this lawmaker. Rep. J. Edgar Cheno weth (R-Col.) voted for the Hells Canyon bill, Riving it the neces sary one vote margin that let It get out of committee 14-13. Rayburn gave the go-ahead on Chenoweth'a reclamation bill In Colorado. (iUIN AND BEAR Or m.sAK -r ' '.W W 1 1 "Ve prefer to hire dependable married women. Miss Finch . . . cbrls already disillusioned about getting married and not working any morel . . ." Citizens of Ribera, Sicily, are boycotting their two motion picture theaters every time a movie more than 10 years old l shown. The off-button on our TV set is used far the same purpose, at times: Editorial Comment The Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy has approved a bill that knocks out the last major obstacle to private development of nuclear power. It voted to authorize the govern- private atomic power plants against could be caused reactor. The bill provides up to 1500.000.000 of protection for each atomic accident. Private insurers have agreed to create an insur ance pool but decided they did not dare offer full insurance against the staggering costs of an atomic disaster. The explosions in the atomic laboratory in Queens recently point up the need. Efficient nuclear power plans must be placed la operation quickly. This is one of the sensitive points at which the United States is contesting with the Soviet Union. Underdeveloped countries need, economical atomic power. Vast prestige and in fluence will go to the country that can meet that demand within another half decade. Nuclear power seems high-priced in the United States where there are abundant supplies of coal, oil, and water pow er. But it is cheap power in parts of the world leu generously endowed by nature.' The slakes are immense. The United States cannot afford to lose. ' The premiums the private companies win pay the government are small and will not provide a big enough reserve to cover the damage claima that would follow a catastrophic accident. An ade quate reserve could be built up only by setting the premiums so high that the power costs would be prohibitive. People who dislike this sort ef gov ernment aid to business call it a subsidy. Friends call it an incentive to private development. The Eisenhower administration considers these private-government co-operative ventures "part-aership- efforts. Atomic insurance demonstrates again that the government will atep in and do a Job when private companiesin this case the in-' surance industry-can't or won't. The Atomic En ergy Committee la impatient for action and shortly after Indorsing the insurance bill it voted 1400. 000,000 for government reactor construction. The power companies insisted that they had to have insurance protection before they could go ahead. Congressional passage of the insurance measure now seems assured. Let there be no further de lays. New York Herald-Tribune. in Committee Now Republicans are hoping to seixe the opportunity of the moment and block Hells Canyon In the Rules Committee a move that would undoubtedly kill any further attempt to get the high federal dam authorized. The Rules Committee's mem bers as a whole are not -tht most sympathetic group in Congresa toward western resource devel opment. Dominated by eastern and southern members, It haa only one western member Con gressman Ellsworth who in this case is helping lead the opposi tion to a project, that would be partly In his home state. Ella worth helped put across the only other major western resource project of this Congress.- the S780 million tipper Colorado rec lamation project, which the ad ministration and Republicans supported. IT By Lichly ('' -Via; ir.f 'V y M..v .. tmmmxmmmmmmgmmBam As a. I jn M-V.UniTU. 'Siren Song' By WILLIAM L. RYAN AP Faralga Newt Analyst 'The new Soviet proposal on atomic energy has a familiar ring. It'a an old siren song with a new twist. The Russians have proposed a Europe-wide organization to con trol peaceful uses of atomic energy. This organization would Include Communist and non-Communist nations, and both the United States and the Soviet Union would participate. It would replace a West European orgam- xation now being developed under the name of Euratom. This is suspiciously like an . other Soviet attempt to get a Russian boot in the door of West ern Europe and contribute to the swifter disintegration of Western alliances, including the North At lantic Treaty Organization. Tht Raaalaas tried II before, with a different .approach, bat anethad aad the arlaclpai were the same. . f That was wbea the Raaslaas prapeaed aa aU-Earepvaw-aeeaii-ty rgaaizatioa. which weald la elode both Cammaaltt aad aee Cammaalat state aad weald pra vtde far Ike aartirlaaUaa ef the tailed Stales. The aecarily ergaaiiathB, ar gaed the Raaalaaa, weald make aoch Mac arraagemeata at the Wanaw Pact aad NATO aa necessary. It wat a leilcal-tMad-lag argameat eieept that the Russia at had aatttly hammered together the Warsaw Pact aad ita aaifled Cammaaltt eemmaad arraagemeat to provide then with aenethlag to give ap la ex ehaagc far the all-Earepeaa teea ' rtty arraagemeat. II made Utile differeaee la the West whether a formal pact Haked the Cam maaltt Bailees they all waald remala aader Soviet eeatrei aay way. And In an all-European atom pact, an the Communist nations - . would, ... likewise, . remain under Moscow control. As they did in the case of the European Security Organization, the Russians had something to offer in their atomic proposal. , Only last March the Russiana announced an organization for atomic research among the Com munist countries. Just as NATO would become unnecessary under an all-European arrangement, so would Euratom. The attack is not upon NATO alone. Russian strategy has al ways hit hard at any Western arrangement which promised fu ture positive results. Euratom is such a target. Tht Russians have exhibited a great deal ef fear la the patl that Western allgameatt would bring about such a degree ef economic liability la the Weal that revola tlaaary tltuationt would disap pear, to the disadvantage ef warld Communism. " They that art working ea the eld principal: - If yaa eaa't lick 'em. Join 'em. Llkt their ether proposals, inch at tht prohibition ef atomic weapons aad dltarmameat, tht alent proposal may sound logical and altracUve to Europeaat. Bui the alom proposal eaanot be takea aloae. It must be looked apea la the light sf ether major existing problems engendered by the long cold war. The Russians probably did not expect their atom proposal to have any chance of acceptance. What the proposal accomplish . ed for Moscow, however, was the provision of another lever with ; ! turn, to , try, to pry apart West ern Unity. By itself, the proposal would not be too important. Taken together with all the other Soviet moves, it presents a pic ture of steady and relentless So viet pressure on Western Europe and particularly on Germany I .to seek and take an easy wayj out of perplexing and dangerous problems. That Is where the ereatest throat nf tho Snviet ni'n. i posal seems to lie, SMALL BIRD, BIG SHADOW ILI.IH 1... . (Ceatlaeed contract negotiation wage in creases were demanded, and usually given. As is pointed out in the July letter of First Na tional City bank, over the long run wages must be paid for out of production, and so can be raised only by increased pro duction. Unless there is a gain in productivity some one Is go ing to be the loser: the company in curtailed profits, the consum er in higher prices, the wage earner in inflation of the dollar. The bank letter sums up the rwm&X!mmamtwmiZM -mm Time Flies rtOM BTATHMAN TILES 10 Yean Ago Jaly II, U4S ; The distress signal observed atop Marion county courthouse early this morning indicated no serious trouble. Difficulty in raising the flag resulted in its being hoisted upside down stop the pole. 25 Years Ago July It. 131 Dr. Daniel A. Poling, national ly known figure, arrived in Sa lem to be the guest of his par ents. Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Poling. Dr. Poling is managing editor of the Christian Herald, president of the World Christian Endeavor society. 40 Years Ago Jaly II. lilt The city has on hand at the close quarter ending June 30, 1911. a total of I1OS.064 3S, ac cording to the regular report of Treasurer C. 0. Rice submitted the city councU. ummmmmmmmuammst Better English BT D. C. WILLIAMS l. What Is wrong with this" aentence? "1 have affected a change in my business, and I will be awsy for awhile." Largest world producers of tin 2. What is the correct pronun- and tin-plate are ' Malaya, Indo ciation of "forehead" T nesia, Bolivia, Belgian Congo, 3. Which one of these words is Thailand, Nigeria and Texas. .misspelled? Symbelogy, symetry, symphony, sympathetic. 4. What does the word "fal sity" mean? 5. What is s word beginning with en that means "surround ings"? ANSWERS 1. Say. "I have EFFECTED a change in my business, and I SHALL be away for awhile." 2. Pronounce fahr-ed, and not foer hed. 3. Symmetry. 4. The quality of being false. "The falsity o( the statements made him distrust ful." S. Environment. mow t-taii ' Subscription Rales By earner la tiuaat Dili, only . I IS nor tjio Duly ana eundsy S I pt io Sunrtsv only ... .10 wssk By mall Sunday ealyt I in advani'Si Anywhsr m U S S St er mo I Tl als mo, S 00 vast By sssU, Dally aa Saadayi tin advancal la Orofoa I I It nor fio. : . . .... . I at ais mo , . . It at vast tn O S outaido Oraton 1.41 ear AatM Barns of C1ralatia Baroae ml Atvsrtislnt ANPA Orrsoa Nswsaoaor Paollslwfs assoclatJoe 'ACverHsmi Bsnssnjaa)vai Wsrt-nrlffltn Co. am Bailllaay Co. Now Vsrk Chlrai . . " from pafe 1) record of the war and postwar years: "Since lMt tha dollar hat lost marly halt Its buying power. Av ragt hourly earnings In manufac turing In that parted have tripled. With tha apraad of 'ring benefits' th Increase In labor costs has been even greater. Estimates developed by th U. S. bureau of labor statis tics Indicate a rise In labor pro ductivity in manufacturing over this period of perhaps 40 per cent In other words, labor costs hsve been rising at a rat Inconsistent with price stability." Steel companies have made It plnin that their wage increases will be accompanied by substan tial price increases: and some companies which still are oper ating already have moved to boost their telling prices. Since steel wiU set a wage pattern for most of heavy industry and since price increases in steel win be reflected in prices of aa Infinite variety of goods, tt is plain to see another price spiral (Infla tion) developing. This can be offset only to the extent that productivity Increases. In some industries this may be possible, through new labor-saving devices (automation), but as the record shows this has not come fast enough to match wage increases since 1939 hence the lower pur chasing power of the dollar. Individuals, whether employes or employers, will admit the validity of this line of reasoning. But each hopes to beat the game through wage increases for himself or price Increases. Some do, if they sre fortunately situ ated. Others, particularly those on fixed incomes do not. We talk about promoting human welfare and the New Deal was glorified because of its spread of welfare benefits. But what the New Deal gave with one hand to a limited number it took away from a larger number through the ensu ing price inflation. People do not eat money, though money for eating is usu-: ally necessary. They eat food- j stuffs, and they consume other , goods and demand other services.-The purchasing power of their income is the final determi nant of their standard of living. The wage increases and fringe benefits and other guarantees . sre of substance only when there j is corresponding increase in goods available. ivn ivAri TOT.IAUC) f;r-. jioo l v( h loans; i TOMORROW -Are you j tnlereiitedf i O Gel tht cash you need on signature only, auto or furni- 1 turt. Any amount from . , . $25 to $2000 "Cal" Stavraaa, Manager " 375 N. Liberty SL Phone: 4-3396, Salem Hour$: afm.-Fri. 1-J.J Sat I J0-1J Open eveninvt by appointment' GOaa msjsj fsj Sfajaffejff sjf Bjejejffae fgjoftenf LAMa3 Radio Hiins' Work to Save African Child NEW YORK On-Ham radio operators on two continents Sun day teamed up la an effort to save tht life of a 1-year-old boy, critically 111 in the Belgian Congo, Harry Kendt, a Marine engi neer and radio ham, was sitting in his smateur radio station on Staten Island Saturday when he picked up an emergency call from distant Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, s - ' . A local ham operator Informed him that Poll Jean Luc, suffer ing from hemophilia, waa bleed ing from the nose and that con tinued blood transfusions had de pleted local blood supplies. Hemophilia Is an affliction which prevents blood fit an in jured person from clotting. The Leopoldville Dam asked whether someone in the V. S. could help, since the only drug parenogen that can stop the bleeding of a hemophiliac could not be obtained in Europe or Africa. Frendt immediately got in touch with an American distributor, who supplied a quantity of the needed drug. Sunday, Pan American world Airways offered Its help and fer ried the drue nn the first lei of the 6,968-mile flight to Leopold- ville. A stewardess will deliver it there Tuesday morning to local authorities.. i Kiiifer Stabs Teacher in New York NEW YORK Iff A Kansas school teacher was stabbed and critically wounded in a Green- wich Village apartment earlv Sun- He told her if be had an oppor day. apparently by an unknown tunity some time to nominate a intruder. Miss Maria Wiegand, 25, of Wichita, who is doing summer post graduate work at Columbia University, waa staying in the apartment of her cousin. The cousin. Kate Shea, a New York University law student, told police she was awakened at 7:30 a.m. by Miss Weigand's screams. Miss Shea said she saw what looked like a "tall, thin Negro" In a striped shirt running out the( FORT CAMPBELL,' Ky. UP The apartment door. piea of Pvt. Joseph Arel. now on She found Miss Weigand had emergency leave at his home in been stabbed in the neck. She ( Woonsocket. R.I. , drew a quick re was taken to St. Vincent's bos- sponse from 25 paratrooper bud- pitaL where her condition was re ported still critical late Sunday. Police summoned ether tenants of the apartment building to a police station for questioning. Police said, however, that the fact Mitt Shea had found $11 mis ting from her handbag indicated the assailant was a prowler who chanced upon the apartment,- A search of the neighborhood was begun for the weapon with which Miss Weigand was attacked. Police said the wound was inflict ed with a stiletto-type knife. I bring the family and . . . in mi MI TO SALEM- ynv TOIL e 10 ACRES OF EXCITING MERCHANDISI ' e THE BEST OF SERVICE GREATEST VALUES e SO, MUCH OF EVERYTHING DOWNTOWN SAUM MERCHANTS OPEN Britain races oharp Cut in Arms Budget LONDON on-Sharp slashes in Britain's defense budget appear Imminent. There la a growing feeling here that the Soviet threat now is more economic than mili tary. The Russians are making head way In a campaign to convince Western countries . particularly Britain and France that arms Girl Seeking) Senate Page Boy Position WASHINGTON Un One of the last all-male preserves in govern ment is threatened by femine in vasion. Barbara Craig, a Livingston, N.J., Junior High School student haa asked Sen. Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) what she has to do to be come a Capitol "page boy." There are not now and. never have been any female page boys. But there is no law against It. Barbara wrote the senator she thought it was unfair that aU the pages were boys and that girls should have an equal chance at the job The Senate and House manuals ay pages ahall be at least 14 years 'd and can't remain "in office" alter age 17. They .must nave com pleted the eight grade to quality as a page. More important, they have to be appointed to the job by a- Senator or Congressman. The majority party geta to appoint more than the minority party. And it's done on a senority basis. "Being a relative newcomer to the Senate (19SS) and a member of the party of the minority,' I have not as yet had the opportunity to nominate a page," Case said in his letter to the girl. page, he would consider girls as well at boys. Buddies Quick To Answer Blood Plea dies. Arel wrote his commanding offi cer that his mother had undergone two operations within tht last two weeks and be urgently needed 23 pints ef blood for her. "I feel quite euro that my group would be willing to donate this blood in order to save my mother's life." Within 1 hours of the receipt of the letter. 25 paratrooper volun teers were on the way to Nashville, Tenn., the nearest Red Cross donor station.- 1 m '.iY!'f?i(.'H.Vi expenditures are the root of their' economic woes. It could have a far-reaching effect on the Western defense setup. Prime Minister Eden's Conserv ative government ia under pres sure to make drastic cuts in both men and money earmarked for defense as much as 33ti per cent. Government ministers are talking in- terms of a 25 per cent reduction. L Britain, now spends' about' 44'' billion dollars on defense out of , a total annual budget equivalent to 11 Vi billion. The Labor Party opposition Has long been clamoring for slowing, the defense program. Over the weekend Liberal lead er Clement Davies, whose party often supports, the government's general policy, joined in demand ing a cut. Davies suggested near ly IVi billion dollars could be lop ped off, 'The whole strategy of war has completely changed." he said. "Today what is really needed Is a smaii professional, very nighty skilled army, consisting in the of technicians. Eronomle War ' The war which Russia will wage on the world will not be a military one. but an economic one. She is waging it now. . . Apart from America, we are bearing a heavier burden than anybody else and. comparatively, we are bearing a heavier burden than the United States. This reduction in armamenta must be agreed with the other countries that form NATO, but I am certain we should be taking the lead." A major reduction in defense expenditures could mean abandon ing any British attempt to match either the United States or Russia in the field of nuclear weapons d idpd ,, n trate on crack conventional forces. 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