4 Sutemun, Stlrm. Orf , TutmUv, Dnrnilirr 31, '57
oOraonQ9bb9Dan Cost of Livin9
GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty
A feu Sy Ca. S fw Sotf ..
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OLAtlXS A. SrHACl'L Elilof A Publisher
WENDELL WEBB. Managing tditor
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Holmes on
New Year
Before taking lf for th Rom Boa I game,
Cm. Holme gave out ill N Year met
.re to the people Hit first sentence spreads
over a lot of territory
'Orrjua ectwtom). hoit changed b aatia
I polw) malm end nJblued by lata) flow"
maker i ihioufh IM7. pc n I ha m Ht oay
It iiuiMrrd. nr rt acaia M IW "
Let a analwe this sentence politically, not
rammatically. First there ta the dig at th
COP administration ia Washington. It hat
short-chan.ed" Oregon, presumably because
of the ri in tha rediscount rates. That, how
ever. was n efi'ect rather lhaa a cause De
mand for credit aa exceeding the rate of
capital accumulation.
Tha second rlaute, "aubdued by local gloom
maker through 1957" digi at Oregoniani ho
decried Oregon's lai atructurt at freezing in
duitnal development. There may be aome
truth ia that any ay Gov. Holmei took the
initiative ia calling a special session of the
LegialaUvt Assembly to reduce taxes At far
at gloom spreading it concerned. Democrat x
leaders have been diligent in deploring tha
low state of Oregon's economy and blaming
It oa Republicans.
la spite of these drawbacks Cov. Ilolmrt
sees dawa and daylight ahead. He catches
glimtes of "inspired, new growth" in 1958.
We dont know what be uses for binoculars,
but are suspicious that be has tinted the
glasses. Next year is election year, and in
cumbents ride election waves better if the
fcoaomic tide if rising. Apparently the time
has com for altering crowd psychology, by
giving it a flourish of optimism.
' A letter-to-the-editor from Brazil, published
la national magazine last week, indicates
there is at least some realization in foreign
countries that the confuting fronts exhibited
by the United Statet are not exemplary of
the nation's actual status. The letter writer
congratulated America on the freedom of in
formation which let the world know about its
'Vanguard failure. We would like to congrat
ulate the writer on his basic attitude, even
though at times we think we telegraph our
punches too well.
Salem's durable Dr. Henry Morris is king
pin nationally in Kiwania Club attendance
.and this Tuesday will receive his 36-year pin
denoting perfect record for that many
years. Were all service club members so dili
gent In their attendance obligations, it is
probable a lot more service would be ac
complished than is possible otherwise. The
Kiwanis Club and Dr. Morris are to be con-
After a brief aUndatill in October the in-
del of coal of bung ro 4 per rent ia No
vember, rWng to a pcint 21 7 above the bate
of 114741 Tha rue was attributed to the
highest prices for new model aulos although
price increases were recorded oa clothing
and services.
We wonder, however, if cot -of living fig
uret art wholly reliable If they are bated
on htt prices they may be unrealistic. Keen
competition, particularly in electric appli
ances and automobiles, forces price cult at
dealer levels Also the watchful house lie
by following dealer advertising ran take ad
lanlag of special sale offers and save con
siderable money.
The cost of living is high, no doubt of that.
It may teem something of an anomaly to have
the indei rite whea employment it declining
snd price of many commodities hsve
dropped The reason la that wages, a prime
rott factor, are not flexible, at leatt on the
down side. A recession hst to go a long wayt
before prices of finished goodt snd services
how a decrease. The way to combat high liv
ing costs is for sharper purchasing, giving
greater attention to values.
Safety
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war eui. a mvr sural ass
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tha ' i wad' ur
jCljckamas County
Clerk Sworn in;
Ruling Requested
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Statesman Roasted, Praised,
In Readers' Replies to Query
As to Proper Course for '5(
I ftttyy tit rs I)
TW a.aimo Utto Bl Ut wetk breached a leading quru
k4 )) wiait )ur Stattwmaa la d ia IfcU.
it wat aWtdcd. wWa the was formulated, that Ihe
Iimm Ikt Miwari frartal aw wwui4 be prta aa maiirr i"t '" f
VftRvftrtfttri nvm.nm &W ftiMi U ai them. tctu M r
MMtwr m a Drtma and face ret.rd- but a tampit al all, wit ae aoMs bamd e toe at anyihu
a HrpuiUlraa TW COP raMrattt MaiM TW fcalMmaa It coa-f
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"Back to Earth"
Tint is the time of year when learned bod
ies atiemble to litten lo reports and papers
from savants. The top body in science is the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science It is meeting in Indianapolis
which ought to be a good place, for Indiana
is among the more benighted states. The re
tiring president it Dr. Paul B. Sears, of Yale
University, an authority in the field of con
servation. In his sddress he referred to "pur
almost hypnotic concern" with " outer space."
He gave this sage counsel, that "our future
security may depend less upon priority in ex
ploring outer space than upon our wisdom in
managing the space in which we live."
True enough. The surface of the moon is
sterile; and one can't plow and seed interstel
lar space. Dr. Sean s address helps get us
"back to earth" where we face problems of
finding and using natural resources to sup
port incressing populations.
Some of Portland's long talked-of plans ap
pear to be nearing fruition. Bids, it is an
nounced, will be opened on the multi-million-dollar
East Side shopping center and a new
Sheraton Hotel in the next 60 days. Now
if things will Just move a little -faster on the
Exposition-Recreation Center, Portland will
get something else in the news besides it
vice probe.
In his radio report on NATO Secretary
Dulles included a few paragraphs on his
visit to Spain, with praise for its aid in
combatting Communist expansion. Now
Generalissimo Franco is said to be prepar
ing to ask for another $30 million in aid
from the U. S. Franco though, seems to
have no qualms about basing IRBMs on
Spanish soil. 0
If the Air Force makes old Camp Adair
a missile base that would move this valley
into a prime target area. Salem would be
right in line for a "near miss'' and for radio
active fallout. We'll. just have to rely on
SAGE, also at old Amp Adair, to trigger
anti-missile missiles in time to give us protection.
"1 Jrc( r tu n ul of it 'grtting w-miMc' . . . lni
'gi tting old,' JlOfttiK-! . , ."
ftrff Bha sit at l.a. imMftim.
M tatrlhjtwt at )mt III !
I)TH
hftftt. thrv thla sbava ha
fua iimmI at IW tun 11m?
la bo aad !(. Ihr ipc
Uatuat I da I d. "-bul I
a laM ftftaf Uaa fsltttt ia
lJiftUli." Ihit add -jafraa"
lata a mar t1ftaue afaa"
Uat I Mill ti ' dif '
luir. Ihrr art 'Dip' aad
mf1r"-oa I I bat had
IW priiUrr. aad I ft Ibu
larrrrhr. at "Ulraiai la
Ally tra HaWrt V Thar at oa
m ripmnni ia nu aa iaa mauer
Tuciftila.
H Prison Tour
Grim for Youno
Law Violators
Trees Around
13th Green
rHH'Snag Airplane
( -Try and torn I
deck lav.irf lainpt
ihAt acaai Ut
U-tm." CLEVELAND, Dec. Ja ax-T.
'Mai a study tl Wahh ia- lit A grata at Wayiteld Heifht
turarr; prttrnl tytiem apfart Country Club golf course a
anaaiuJartary. epilly far lucky for Ine mea whot lijh
prepl ater as art al age " plane devcieoed aaatnr trouo.
rtatrri 'l" lh rourM tod.,,
Th-a tpoaMir a drit atamti T Xtrtt lrHJIkj tht Vrtl
m-s uirratui. caudy cater boul .n.ft th I aoo-oound Aanw-.
an was aad maiaiin rackt: you I,. WM fDg ja , lof(M,
ar a grandiiWr protect cuTihindm.;. The plan hit a branch tl
I tass Mmrftk.
IWa. "Wd tWUed Jauag ! JOUCT. IU . IV. uP-Twea- i"? , . r ,f7v
Ihin.f and I lind all taru al ly ,ulK W rrrrally Wv J"" ' "m Ti k! , i J". "T
amuiat ttunit Mid. tWtr Wad'brwlwa with IW law Warned la- ,CU. -'"' l. P'kf1, ,he ,UU " btlow
h-tr done la IW patt. We wih you proneller.
A holiday greeting from all of ut lo Ihe Ohio State foot
ball team: A Merry Chmtmas and an Unhappy New Year's . . .
And if Oregon wins the Rose Bowl game
you will probably hear right after the clos
ing gun a volley of shots. That will be the
Los Angeles sports Titers committing sui
cide . . .
Well, tonight Is New Year's Eve.
And you'd best remember aae thing.
Make sure kids put all those Christmas
toys especially those booby-traps with
wheels aad with sharp corners away
before they go to bed lonlgkL We re
call the Salem couple who came sneaking home In the
early hours of the new year last January. The man
stepped on a roller skate In the darkened hall. The re
sultant crash got up all the neighbors who thought the
party was Just starting and nearly awoke the baby
sitter . , .
And you don't have to go out to celebrate the New Year
tonight. After all, Adam and Eve stayed home and raised
a little Cain . . .
If you've been worrying about the expenses Involved
in lighting the state Capitol building each night during
this holiday season you can stop blowing your futet.
Someone has figured it costs exactly 70 cents a night.
Plans are now to light the building only en weekend
nights after Jan. 1. Joe Simeral, old-time stage lighter
(Slate Fair revue and theaters) who worked out the light
ing plan for the statehouse, hopes to next light up those
big stone carvings flanking the Capitol entrance walk.
It's about time those covered wagon folk got a little light
at night, anyway. Now we can hardly wait for the city
and state to get together and light up some of those In- 1
teresections along the mall ... VI
Christmas is gone. But a good chunk of it remains these
nights on "Christmas tree lane," at Iccl Court. A big center
tree, 30 feet high is lighted. And outdoor trees on nearby
lawns also are lighted. It makes a startling sight and one
the kids would enjoy. To get to Iccl Court you go east on D
street. It is the second street east of 25th street . .. Also load
ed with lights, as usual, this year is the Manbrin Gardens sec
tion north of Salem . . .
A ft . . rfw I k ml mi.i.hhi t I r . .1 :
W. ih.UI at aa aiminlka. maJrtaciort raa W trir. all a very auccetalul I. i TW la a men, James Snider. Jt,
LJLZ ZTHm Tlad a carrier in Hubbard wW W.ylW Heuthts. and Richard ll
rTaVTl. I Cod. TW. wer. I.kra on a d.rerted BtoJ?J: WC4pH
TrrTZ IW dillcrete. aMr through IW Weak, aid J.."f "J ' ' clh- ,
IWutM and WW-vmra. aiWra. ' Pnaaa a ardrrt ai Justin at tr " " Uo" 1 TWy remained ia the plane at
a drra am ai kindnru aad Peara William M. Wake at Auk. a. i wuh for a Sunday paper; am fret up lor minute - .hit,
tvmnaihy lor IW m-Uortune of W AO IW youths, rei-i.i; 1.1 w ng lor a Sunday paper and tW lilt Increased trom 43 to at
1 , . - j . . . . iij., n.r. " i fWilnr t i47r until a ml f i-int l
lm. iiimi i ia ii, n i , .iro r in ia nbouit ymytm. - - m.(vi.iiiiv tvnm
vauTpaper' ' Woyrt WateO ' detrm:n .: in la ir.rkStaitmaa ia dehvered Monday i.'aeveland Heigbta. several miles
name hat IW erapdet al a ,hem tx" wim : -ally do-tall -Give mor front paie pra-j"y-
htndiul oi Wt thaa I per tent.,!'- jminenc to tW good Ihingt about Smder's father. Patrick, op.
I m told i HUftdirertcd" Silver-1 Wara-a Uadi Taar 'he M per cent of toeafers thtt'raias tW golf course.
loa trm axer. brea ta cniarlully ; u, . , . ar. not delinquent.
hi in Xal . - "
(,tra '"'",. Wt throufh IW pruoa which ;Kepaaaaa Prtae-i
iWhMurnr ar miade- Two hoys ordered ta make tW,up4oUt. American newspaper
'f.l Mr. l.nKI I. A llMMU
of Si vertoa Suit mi.r : """
Lmmfmva, i., au iirurs uj
meanor
frool pat, bold type, while 1
strata my by-locals trying ta
find a story oa some positive
(vldrnily uninteresting I eoo
irurtive thins I he line.teeo-
afrrt have done? II. at last, I
do find such a story, it is gitca
inside. heading treatment.
TW teeo agrrs la Silvertoo eo
fif in tW same admirable,
charitable, artistic, athletic, re
ligious activities as IW teea-
asrrt in your town, in
a
atata polico thotgua blast at he
and James May. 14. tried lo drive
a staleo aula around a police road
block Thursday night. Jimmy was
reported improving, but still ia
serious condition ia a Blooming
Ion, 10., hospital. May wat ia tW
Kane County Jail in Hrneva, III.
Bays SaMaed
TWy were a subdued group alt
er two hours Whind IW walls.
TWy visited IW mess hall. tW
There now! I've aocked that , i,-,!,! imJ hp- mttal factories
"tricking out chin" and I leeliand fot isolation building where
better. Thank you. sir! all spent five minutes together in
Fraarr 0. X)r one of IW dark, little cells. TWy
Stt MrClala. iiaw IW lone lines of inmates and
Mlvertaa. Ore. clanced cautiously al tha mea la
; their cells.
( Editor s note: By far IW most; rntn , mM co-vlded of mur
of Silvertons youtns. as wen as a t0(i llom , uy re.
ceiveo im. information that they,
too. were young once. And nei
ther was so very old now.
"When you lose your freedom.
youve lost almost everythin."
"Pleat give us Sylvia Porter
(copyrighted tax column). SW in
terprets IW financial world la
layman's language."
"Discontinue Family Weekly and
reduce rales ta former price."
Editor's not Addition of Family
Woekly had nothing to do with
Statesman's first price increase in
six years).
"Instruct boys to hav papers
oa porches and not oa th lawn ia
IW rain."
"Dispose of parking meters in
Salem; welcome out-o(-towa trad.
"More ski reports and stories.
Evidently your sports editors have
hub caps from kid: remove used
car lots from main business
sections."
"We wish you would keep right
oa with Ballot ox in 1931, please."
"Spearhead a campaign for a
decent humane society for Salem
to supplement this disgraceful 'dog
control' district."
"Hsve carrier boys leave their
dogs home wWa they deliver and
collect."
W wish you'd publish TV guid
or program a day anead. We get
our paper by mail about noon or
alter and find we missed good
plays. (Editor s note That s why
The Statesman also publishes the
full week's programs in the Sunday
edition, as weB as two-days' pro-
Ihot elsewhere, most certainly
are decent and of fine character.
Wer it not so, it would not W
news when any are miscreant,
TW Statesman publishes msny
columns about worthwhile youth
activities fsr more columns
thsn regards those in trouble.
It surely will continue to do so).
Calls "Three Strikes"
said tW slayer.
gratulated.
psaii ii a mm w am i i a mi m isin im in TTt. virF i ir 1 1 i i n" i i
Statesman Correspondent to Be
Ambassador at Large for State
DTP blH & AIM
llLTI
(Cantlnned from page one)
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Slaleaaiaa Cerretaaadeai
WASHINGTON. Dec. JO -Newspapemen
should never get
involved in partisan politics for or
against anyone. This is a maxim
to which all reporters should
swear, as physicians swear lo the
code of Hippocrates, if
the term free press is to
press Is to
have any
meaning I o r
tW readers
a democracy.
But there
a time and
a fyiml
47
about to be- " ""
come officially partisan in behalf
of tW state of Oregon for at least
IW next year and a half.
Just delivered to me is a
beautiful certificate which certi
fies that "Mr. Robert Smith is
duly appointed a member of the
governor's staff as Oregon's am
bassador at large."
Me. without a cutaway. Not
ern a fancy red cummerbund to
hold my middle in. :
My eommiftiloa Is "la serve Ihe
Great Stale ai Oregaa br advlaing
the peaple af yaur aatiaa af IW
Oae Huaeretk Anniversary af Ik
Orefaa Ceaatry which will W
eacamemaratH ia lSiS."
Between a reproduction of the
famous Oregon pioneer statue
and an artist's conception of the
Buck Rogers era of tomorrow, tW
certificate goes on to say:
TW wester stale af IW
failed Sla'es Wve Weame aae
ai America's largest markets far
Impart aradacts. Twealy-laar
atilliaa pt-apl resiOc ta IWa
weatera Mate saw.
Orejon Wlievea it incumbent
ttpoa itself to encourare inter
rational trade and a maior
feature of our Centennial Cel
ebration in 1959 ia an inter-
n.-l.onj trade fair. It will be
viewed by milliont f Americaa
coBsumers and all of IW prin
cipal traders involved ia export
r 1 w trafric r4 this hue
lyrical praise af bia heme state.
The state, of course , has plenty
worth praising. Some speak
longingly of its scenery. Crater
Lake, the beaches, snow-capped
Mt. Hood. Some think of the
Pendleton Round-up while away
from Oregon. Some even mention
the Oregon rain in loving fashion.
With such plentiful potential ta
praise. It It any wander thai all
Orefralaat away fram home be
came, if you'll pardon the ex
pression. Oreron't ambassadors
plenipotentiary
Technically, however, they are
ambassadors without portfolio,
unless the governor and the Cen
tennial chairman give them
formal appointments and issue
each traveling Oregonian his am
bassadorial credentials. Every
Oregonian who loves his state
would then have Ihe commission
he manifestly deserves.
"We eacaarage participation by
year f Heads aad those companies
aad agearle af yaar country
which may with to establish their
gaad aame, their products aad
their service ia IW great Pacific
Northwest, Oregaa. aad Ihe Cily
af Pertlaad, la this western
regiaa af IW tailed Stales af
North America."
Politically speaking, this is a
very bipartisan appointment. The
signatures on Ihe certificate are
those of Gov. Robert D. Holmes,
w ho admits to being a Democrat,
and the chairman of the cen
tennial commission, Anthony
Brandenthaler. who is proud to be
regarded as a Republican. So I
reckon it's safe to accept it.
II will W aa hardship to ae
partisan la behilf af ta beautiful
a slate aa Oregon. Every Oregon
ian I have ever met (raveling
here la Ihe east hat demon
slated thai la full measure by hit
Time Flies.
From the
Statesman Files
10 Years Ago
Dec. Jl, 1M7
House. This year the cup and
trophy offered for men's cham
pionship and women's handicap
will be presented. The rhampi-
Thousands of youngsters who onship was won by Bertram
thought crushed ice was the Thomson and Mrs. ' Fred Ber-
same thing as snow turned a nardi won the women's handi-
"snnw party" in Golden Gate cap.
Park into a hilarious near-riot.
The kids, a lot of them know- 40 Years AqO
ing about snow except from
newsreel scenes, had a grand Dec. 31, 1917
tim'- Money has been raised for
The 1947 policemen's ball, fi- the Red Cross in many ways. A
nsncially the most sucrwsful . , Un6t ,0 jndi ,
on record, netted $2,087.67. ....
which was divided among the ,hcr r l,n ,ome n,w
men at $49 each to apply oa Aine-year-old Wynne liner, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gner.
got the idea. He obtained 13
cooking recipes an found no
difficulty ia aelling them at 10
cents each to neighbors.
One hundred and eleven full- -blooded
Apache Indians walked
. . . ... . , k.rl.L.
Trra..:.: .Per - th. Wan Red
i, X v i ...J Crosa at Rice oa th Indian
High School Athletic Associa- nten.all0B ,nd hlBded ever
VotL $230 ia bills, and explained
A treliti' -t -,r -vf they wanted to W meirtpers of
' 'i ' ' '. . ." ( ' 'i r ! ' r n.
recognition of the principle of
compensation. The late colonials
however seemed indifferent to
paying for what they might take.
For have-not nations this poli
cy deters rather than speeds up
development. Resolutions like the
one al Cairo are a "Red flag"
which frightens away foreign in
vestors. What most of these coun
tries need is capital. Most of
them have resources, but they
lack the capital and the industri
al experience to develop those re
sources. They need to encourage
outside investment. They can do
this if they give assurance of po
litical and economic stability.
This would include freedom to
operate, with reasonable taxes,
and availability of foreign ex
change for remittance of interest
and earnings.
This may have the savor of
"imperialism." of ruthless ex
ploitation of a country's re
sources for the aggrandizement
of aliens in London or Paris or
.New York. That is not a neces
sary sequence. Modern capital
ism is wiser, if not more en
lightened, than the old. It is
aware that unless it serves well
the country where it is domiciled
it will be under risk of appropria- -(ion.
American oil companies
have extracted great wealth out
of Middle East oil fields, but
they have shared this wealth on
generous trrms with the host
countries. United Fruit Co. in its
operations in the "banana" re
publics has contributed greatly
to the economic wellbeing of the
people and of the governments.
or indirectly it has made grants,
loans, provided technical assist
ance, helped finance government
works and private works in back
ward countries. It has poured
four billion dollars in Asia alone
in the past few years, to enable
countries there to stand on their
own feci. The results are appar
ent in such countries as the
Philippines, Japan, Korea, Laos,
Vietnam. Contrast conditions
there with those in Indonesia
which has bravely injured itself
in its spite against TW Nether
lands over West New Guinea.
This Cairo conference is not
under government sponsorship,
though President Nasser gave it
a welcome freighted with bitter
ness toward the West. Its resolu
tions however may appeal to dis
traught administrators or may
be exploited by conniving poli
ticians. This is another sector in
the battle between the Commu
nist and non-Communist world,
and one not to be settled through
"summit" conferences."
Better English
By D. C. WILLIAMS
purchase of equipment.
25 Years Ago
Dee. 31, 1S1!
Unanimous decision to hold
the 133 Oregon state high
school basketball tournament
In most of the countries of
Asia and Africa the internal ac
cumulation of capital is very
slow because the margin for sav
ings is narrow. In Egypt and
India the masses at best can eke
out a very meagre subsistence
under present economic condi
tions. Governments dare not im
pose heavy taxes to accumulate
capital, and their credit ia too
weak for obtaining generous for
eign loans. Socialism is for tWm
a slow road lo economic better
ment, as well as aa uncertain
ore. Russia survived as a Soe al
ls: country only through pol'ce
terror, and its development was
far slower thaa if private capi- TAIPEI. Dec. 30 Dispatches
talism had beea tolerated under from Tainin County, in soutWra
a liberal regime. Formosa, report IW discover- of
The United States has beea ex- more than 30 pieces of fossilized
eedipi- renerous in its efforts animals WlieveH in have lived
. . - ,.. "". ri: r" ;!tM ; r: - .-".'
1. What is wrong with this sen
tence? "She ran the whole way
without hardly stopping."
2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "delusive"?
3. Which one of tWse words is
misspelled? Affrontery, affluence,
affiliate, affright.
4. What does tW word "eupehm
ism" mean?
5. What is a word beginning
with la that means "redun
dancy"? ANSWERS
1. Say. "She ran the whole way
ALMOST without stopping." I
Pronounce dee-lyu-siv, accent on
second syllable. 3. Effrontery. 4.
The substition of an inoffensive
or mild expression for one that
may offend or suggest something
unpleasant: also. tW expression
so substituted; as "passing away"
for "dying." (Pronounce vu-fee-mii'm.
accent first syllable'. I.
Tautology.
Pieces of Fossil Found
To Ihe Editor:
Press agentry as a technic of
one could almost say a substi- j
tute for government, has been
newly emphasiied of late three
separate times.
The first example is the new ninths
(or Wlter the smooth-running,
streamlined 1953-60 model) Dick
Nixon who has recently hired a
press agent of his very own. Ob
viously our Dicky is hell bent for
the White House, though some
might say he does not need such
professional help to get there
Anyway it is clear that, from now
on, Mr. Nixon will get even more
whitewashing from Time and Lile
and the rest of the one party
press than his illustrious chief. Its
Big Business and the newspapers
can elect another President, that
experienced, high minded, up
standing young statesman is in.
Example two of course is John
Foster Dulles, the subject 'ap
parently) of a recent completely
uncritical biography by John Rob
inson Beal, and the author ob
viously) of a "think piece" cover
ing two pages of Life magazine
for December 23. Like tW Brink
manship interview this effort
might have embarrassed a lesser
man, since it nails to the door its
author's rigid rejection of negoti
ations with the wicked Russians
which our NATO allies had the
bad taste to insist upon at the
Paris meeting. But don't worry.
Mr. Dulles calmly ignores such
widely publicized votes of No
Confidence. So today the State
Department issues a reassuring
New Year s Message, drafted in
Paris if you please! "West Still
Confident" to quote your head
line confident it is obviously im
plied in Dulles' peerless leader
ship and "in Ihe course we are
following together" Q E D
My third, and I think best.
example is James Hagerty who.
as the Statesman puts it. Denies
Report Nation Militarily Weak."
which ought to settle everything.
The President's press agent, it
seems, has hitherto refused com
ment on tW Gaither report, which
is still classified. But yesterday
he was all set to speak as he
emphasized, for tW President,
who again is obviously not wor
ried one iota; and to brush thr
report under the rug. "Stories
that have been printed" said Hag
erty, "which indicated that the
U.S. is in a position of weakness
at this time are not true," but
. . . completely contrary to the
report which) says just tW op
posite." Hagerty did emphasize "this
time" or "tW present time" but
went on lo say. again apparent!."
on behalf of tW President, th
"trving to discurn tW future sit
uation . . . was like looking into
a crystal ball, and conclusions
varied." TW President, W went
on. is going to give his ideas in
bia State of tW Union Message ,
! (-7 h-r r r:- r
Nation's Road
Toll Below
1956 Figure
no idea Ww much Interest there rams oa Saturdays and Wfor
is in this sport." (Editor's note- Mcn nouoay.i
We've relayed this suggestion to Weald Still He Ta Macb
Associated Press.)
"Print some Turner news. I have
lo take tW Stayton Mail to find
out If Turner Is still on the map."
"It Seems to Me, Better English.
the Alsops and the way you report
on school kids' activities." (Ed
itor's note Hope we can assume
this is commendation.)
"Keep up tW good work."
Urges Cily -Caanly Stories
"More vigorous reporting of city
and county affairs, particularly in
reference to economic and
political."
"Quit publishing Ivan Lo veil's
letters: they aren't worth tW
space."
"Start ball rolling to force police
to ferret out rats who buy stolen
"Pul IW price of your paper
back down to $1.50, and that's
really 50 cents too much."
"Go all-out ' for power develop
ment, get Drew Pearson's column
and editorialize more along the
A. Robert Smith and Alsop line of
thinking."
"Our family would like to have
some one send In news from
Silverton who does not have to
spend 05 per cent of her time at
farmer meetings.
"TW Statesman is the best news
paper we take and soon may W
the only one."
CHICAGO. Dec. 30 on Deaths
on the hichwavs in the first 11
of 1957 totaled 34,380
nhnill 9 ruie rtni nniov Ik. tA'al
.uvut a. y VS. ll UHUVI IHC 1 WW a aa. i I
figure for the period, the National SOVietS Begin Work
Safety Council reported today. ' fs C,,',,,::- rntar
tw 1956 11-month total was 35,- Un scientific tenter
i LONDON, Dec. 30 tfV-Radio
The mileage death rate, tha Moscow reports laying of founda-
lions has begun for a new Soviet
scientific center in SiWria. TW
mies, for the first nine months of
tW year was the lowest on record
for a comparable period 5.7
against fi 1 for the first nine
months of 1956, the council report
ed. The 5.7 rate, the council said,
was the result of a 5 per cent
increase in travel during the nine
months and a 2 per cent drop
in traffic deaths during the Jan
uary-September period.
In November. 3.530 persons
were killed in highway mishaps.
That was 2 per cent under the 3,
603 for November, 1956.
Of 47 states reporting for No
vember, 25 had fewer deaths than
last November. 21 showed in-,
0333! RIBS
site, covering about 3,000 acres,
lies along the banks of a reservoir
near tW Novosibirsk power station.
creases and one reported no
change.
At the end of 11 months 29
states had better records than in
IW same period last year, 17
showed increases, and one report
ed no change.
look oa the Gaither report and
other information, and giving
' his estimate of the military pos
Ition of our country , , . now, and
what has to be done in the future
to continue that strength." Con
tinue n.b. But, meanwhile, Nc
Cause for Alarm obviously r
Sputniks, ICBM's, Russian sci
ence or anything else. All ;
quiet on the Publicity front; anr
we can all look forward to a
Happy, Prosperous, Tranquil and
Complacent 1958. .Or can we?
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