Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1947)
4 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, April 12. 1947 Capital SALEM, ESTABLISHED GEORGE PUTNAM, An Independent newspaper published 444 Chemeketa St. Phones Business S572. Society Editor 3573 FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED I-RESS The Associated Press la exclusively all news dispatches credited to it and also news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: BY CARRIER: WEEKLY, .20; Monthly, J.7S; One Year, $9.00. BY MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, $.60; 6 ,ionthn, $3.00; One Year, $6.00. UnlUfd States Outside Oregon: Monthly, $.60: 6 Months, $3.60; Year, $7.20 An American Quizling? While the senate is debating the administration bill for a $400 million fund to aid Greece and Turkey oppose totalitar ian aggression in the Middle East, Henry A. Wallace is actively campaigning in England against such assistance and calling on Britain to oppose the Truman program, initi ated because Britain was unable to carry it on. Wallace's argument is a continuation of the policy of appeasing Russia through which he lost his cabinet job. His disloyalty to the president at home is matched now with his disloyalty to his government abroad, but there is no question of his loyalty to Russia. The former vice president advocates a 10-year $50 billion world spending program for reconstruction. And of course the United States would have to put up the bulk of this $50 billion as it has so far in the feeding of the world and in the operation of the United Nations, and it would get the same kind of cooperation from the Soviet that it has all along the line in the U.N. peace treaties anu programs active antag onism all along the line as Russia pressed her totalitarian world conquest program to communize the globe. For implementation of a world reconstruction program Wallace urged : 1. A world agreement for control of atomic energy and other weapons of mass destruction. 2. Internationalization of strategic areas, including the Dardan elles and Suez and Panama canals. 3. Disarmament and ereatg of a world security system. 4. The spending of $.50,000,000,000 during the next 10 years through the world bank for international reconstruction. For months Russia has blocked every effort at agreement on control of atomic energy, rejecting not only the Baruch plan, which all the other major powers have endorsed and every plan for effective international control, insisting that America first destroy all atomic bombs in existence. Russia has none. Russia not only insists in her right to veto any action against the violators of the atomic law but also insists in a veto in day-to-day operations of the control authority. Internationalization of strategic areas proposed by Wal lace, includes none of the strategic areas controlled by Russia. The Dardanelles are Turkish, the Suez canal French and British and the Panama canal American. Russia contributes nothing but the iron curtain of her strategic areas in the Black or Baltic seas or in the Siberian areas. Disarmament and the creation of a world security system have similarly been blocked by Russia which alone refuses to list her troops in occupied countries or at home while demand ing lists of other powers. And the Soviets are systematically looting every occupied country from Germany to Manchuria and Korea. : Wallace would give Russia everything she is after in her ideological warfare of oppression and receive nothing from her except aggressive turmoil in driving toward her goal for one world ruled by totalitarian tyranny. He Is rendering lick-spittle service to the only great power that looms as a potential enemy to civilization. Labor and the Closed Shop Considering that so much emphasis has been placed on the issue of the closed shop in labor and that the demand for its banishment is playing so promi nent a part in the formulation of labor control legislation by congress, it seems strange that there should be a strong min ority sentiment against the closed shop in the ranks of or ganized labor itself. That, at. least, is the editorial conten tion of the Saturday Evening Post quoting the Gallup Poll as authority for its statement that there exists "a considerable block of union opinion opposed to the closed shop." The Post's assertion is made in support of its statement that lawmakers should take into greater account the demands existing in the ranks of unions for labor reforms. It says ' that the chief task of the legislators is to frame the laws with consideration for the ideas of "the rank and file of union members, even at the expense of certain union leaders and executive secretaries whose conception of their jobs is to re peat the same old errors, only louder." To illustrate the point it seeks to make, the Post cites the experience of a large group of employes of the Philadelphia Record, who were idle throughout most of the winter because of a strike which finally ended in the sale and discontinuance of that newspaper. Most all of these disgruntled strikers were members of the news and editorial staffs of the Record who belonged to the Guild. They were not in favor of the strike nl any time, but were compelled to walk out with the rest when the pro-strike sentiment prevailed, although aware that the strike vote was de to padding of the mem bership of the Guild with the non-professional employes of the newspaper in its business and circulation departments. And the Guild in its relations with the management operated under a closed shop contract. In connection with this aspect of the controversy the Post says; "The result was that reporters, columnists and other writers who were considered wise enough to advise the readers of a grout newspaper how In think about Truman and Spain, what stocks to buy, clothes to wear, books to read, horses to bet. night clubs to attend and senators to vote for the superior and carefully select ed members of the community found themselves unable to call their souls their own even on thier own salaries and working con ditions." Conceding that there are Ihings to be said in support of the closed shop, such as the injustices of allowing non-union workers to share in the benefits obtained through the efforts of union memhers who paid union dues in securing the bene fits, there are also injustices that are keenly felt among the higher talented and more skilled workers whose greater ability is used as a club to gain undeserved recognition and higher pay for completely unskilled and readily replaced copy boys, business office clerks and other untrained clerical help. Resentment over situations like this are widespread among union workers throughout the country, that should be taken into consideration in drafting legislation to correct the evils of largely unregulated organized labor. Letters Available For Future Farmers Amity The Amity chapter. Future Farmers of America, has chosen the following mem bers as all around students to receive F.F.A. letters this year. Junior-Senior class: Vern Mc Kee, Randolph Soggan, Kenneth Pike, and John Nauman; sopho mores: Charles Casteel, Wayne Ojua and John Davis; freshmen: Journal OREGON Editor and Publisher every afternoon except Sunday at Office 8037 and 3571. News Room entitled to the use for publication of or otherwise credited In this paper controversies of recent years. Ancr Bucynski and Russell Taylor. The Junior-Senior class of vocational agriculture went on a field trip to the plywood plant, Associated Plywood Mills Inc., located on the coast highway between Sheridan and Willamina. C. H. Lindbeck. foreman, took the boys on a tour of the plant and they saw the plywood develop from a log to the finished product. The boys talked with some of the 293 employes and learned how plywood it made. ..... . - ., A Dog's Life IIUM By Beck -J Wy r vz : Tiwi! Bz2fft H6'.!-!! 1 TOLD YOU V C-ilL MMfj - ( TO BNtK AT KITTY AND Cr ,5.-. . '-&i')M "sC' " - I SCARE HER FROM UNDER V V o-- .TSii "TwiiiCc ) HER. NOW ITU TAKE ME V- 'WyW$fcA AN HOUR TO SCRUB W.f.;i-yS jlyf H j The Fireside Pulpit Reverend George H. Swift Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church Immortality Immortality is enjoy after we are dead. Our immortality has already begun. We are living in the first phase of it today. We do not have to look forward to eternity, we are in militant, the church expectant, the church on earth, the church? in the place of departed spirits, and the church which is now be fore the throne of God. We think of them as one church through which one passes from one condition to another until one finally stands in the pres ence of God. Many people dream away their time in this world thinking about what heaven will be like. Instead of dreaming about the pearly gates and "joys forever more," we ought to be digging in right now with all our might to produce something worth pre serving beyond the grave. If we have proven ourselves to be thoroughbreds here, we shall be thoroughbreds there! The desire for continued exist ence should center about the values of life. The supreme val ues of life which have any hope Sips for By Don It begins to look as if the pro posal to turn the courthouse parking strip on High street into a terminal for the local bus lines is going to have some hard sledding, as far as the county court is concerned at least. And we can well guess that the fath ers who a century ago or so looked ahead to a civic center such as few cities can boast would do some spinning in their graves if they knew their fore thought was to some day lead to an architectural excrescence which would mar not only the courthouse lawn but the entire civic center, to sav nothing of having a part of the public prop erty turned over to some con cessionairre so that the neigh borhood would be continually littered with candy wrappers, et cetera of a similar type. Whoever drummed up the plan will find his ears burning from what expressions we heard on the project today Just casu ally picked up on the street, and then further when we dropped in on the county court and heard what the three members of that august body had to say. Included there was a m o n g remarks the suggestion by Commissioner Roy Rice that the city owns a nice big piece of ground right at the rear of the water company plant, a vcrv short distance from the heart of town, which could be converted into a city bus terminal with all conveniences, take the ter minal off the streets and give plenty of room for any buildings or whatever it wanted. Incidentally Com missioner Rice also offered what seems to be another very timely and worthy suggestion. That is. Badges Copped Baltimore. April 12 W Two policemen told their superiors thai someone had stolen the badges off their uniform coats. They explained the shields were taken right in the station, loo. It happened when they left their coats behind to go on wagon duty they said. Pen Pals Hagerstown. Md., April 12 IT" E. H. Koons had the floor at a class of '27 reunion of Hagers town high alumni. He reminisced that he never would forget his dismay at los ing a brand-new fountain pen in City Park Lake when he was a sophomore 23 years ago. Merle G. Kaetzel got up to say he never would forget his joy at finding a brand-new fountain pen in City Park Lake 23 years ago. It was the same pen, both agreed, after a close look. not something we shall start to it now. We speak of the church and the, church triumphant; or, of immortality are not found in the materials we possess, nor even in what earthly knowledge we have acquired, but in the spiritual powers we have devel oped. The true Christian does not anxiously ponder over the ques tion of Job, "If a man die, shall he live again?" Christ settled that for mankind on the first Easter morning; but the true Christian does try daily to de velop a life valuable enough to be worth saving. Christ said "Because I live, ye shall live also." If we have caught the real significance of Easter, then we shall endeavor to make our souls abundantly worthwhile and prepare them to enjoy the rest of our immortal ity, which, as a matter of fact, has already begun. Supper Upjohn that in place of the rose hedges which line the courthouse square, when the parking meters are installed there, a strip of concrete two or three feet wide be laid. "The ladies are going to find it rather annoying when they drive up to park and put their nickels in the meter to have their skirts or nylons torn by the rose hedge," said the commissioner. "In addition they will have to walk across the courthouse lawn and a strip of concrete in lieu of the rose hedge will be welcome." We agree with the commissioner on me wnoie idea with but one faint amendment to the sugges tion. We doubt what with the shortness of the rose hedge as well as the shortness of the skirts, if many of the skirts would be torn by the roses but skirts are going to be longer they say. And it sure would be heck on nylons, no fooling. Beau Brummels Please Note Newark, N.J. (U.R) A local iirm announced today that it was introducing a $3,350 shav ing brush, including tax. for the best kept man." The brush has a hand-carved 14-carat gold handle set with the finest genu ine badger hair on the market. Lions Club Joins Highway Boosters Silverton John Becker was in charge of the program meet ing of the Lions' club at Bud and Frank's. Reports of activi ties were made by Dr. A. L. V. Smith on recent changes in Boy Scout district and local leader ship plans. It was reported that reservations had been made ,for two delegates to the Lions Inter national convention to be held in San Francisco this summer and that delegates and alter nates to the Eugene state con vention in June will be named at the next meeting. The presi- dent. Robert Miller told of his naming the nominating of offi cers- for the coming year, Wil liam Bloch, chairman, Robert McEwen and Dale Lamar. The club decided to join the Cascade Highway association with individuals given the op portunity to also join the asso ciation. The president named Clar ence Morley to be in charge of the April 30 dutch lunch sup per. No dinner is to be served by the auxiliary during the month. Sunnyside A large crowd attended a good program of the Community club prepared by Mrs. Sherwood, Mrs. Sequin, and Mrs. Bishop consisting of readings and musical numbers. Refreshments were sold. The committee was Ed Drager, Henry Feller and Dudley Taylor. By DeWitt MacKenzie (AP Foreign Affairs Analyst) One of the highly important questions in connection with President Truman's policy of Greco-Turkish aid naturally how long it may take to com plete the program, and some ad ministration officials have ex pressed the hope that it can be done in 15 months. Senator Taft, head of the sen ate republican policy commit tee, also told a reporter yester day that his approval of the bill to implement the new pol icy was given reluctantly and with the hope that the pro gram could be ended in a year IS months. He added: Once the treaties are rati fied, Russia is committed to withdraw her troops from the Balkan countries within 9U days, except for those left to protect communication lines in Austria. II the Russians get out, as they have promised to do, I think the threat thaj Greece and Tur key will fall under communist domination will end. In that case I can see no further rea son for our continuing to give them assistance." Many "Ifs" Involved One notes the use of the word "hope" rather than "expecta tion" in both cases. And indeed there are a good many "ifs" to be accounted for before the hope becomes a reality. In the first place, of course, we must get an agreement among the Big Four on the Ger man and Austrian treaties. The latter shouldn't be too difficult to negotiate, but the pact for Germany is one of the toughest ever undertaken, because that country is the politico - economic-military keystone for the reconstruction of chaotic Eu rope. Moreover, the treaty i being negotiated by allies who are split into two camps. Distrust Must Go Before that German treaty can be written there must be tremendous lowering of the 'harriers between Russia anH thP western allies. There must be removal of the hostile distrust now existing. There must be vast amount of give and take and it won't be easy, for Rus sia has emerged as the domi nant power of the continent and the readjustment will come hard. We must get a precise defini tion of the aims and ambitions of the so-called western bloc and the Russian bloc. The term "bloc" has come to be an un happy one, but blocs exist and must be recognized. What each bloc wants to know, and must know, about the other is "quo vadis?" whither goest thou? Satellites Obey Every eastern European and central European country which Russia has communized is to all intents a member of the Soviet Union even though retaining so called sovereignty. Every one of the satellites obeys the word of Moscow without question. So we see that the withdraw al of Russian troops from cupied areas wouldn't necessar ily insure the security of sov ereign states of that zone un less we get a complete show down between the two blocs in advance. It was with this in mind that in yesterday's column we ven tured to advocate a meeting of the Big Four chiefs of state to see if amity can't be restored. Church Being Made From Adair Chapel Dallas Contract to rebuild a Camp Adair chapel into the Trinity .Lutheran church in Dal las was let this week by the con gregation to Charles Wiedeman of Dallas. Work is to begin immediately. The structure will measure 81 x 37, of one story and will include a sizeable chancel, nave, balcony and social room. A ground-breaking ceremony will be conducted after morning worship on Sunday, April 20. Location of the new building is on Washington street between Lewis and Lyle. Rink and Dancing Pavilion Wanted Lebanon A request has been addressed to the city council by W. B. Holbrook for a lease on city owned property at East Grant and Hiatt streets for con struction of a skating rink and dance pavilion. He proposes a building 65x140 feet where he will continue to operate the skating rink now housed in the old armory building. Public property commission has been instructed to investi gate the matter and make a re port to the council on the ad visability of such an agreement. Club Feted at Dickinson Home Falls City The Poinsetta club met at the home of Mrs. James Dickinson. The afternoon was spent in needlework and visit ing. Lunch was served to Mrs. B. E. Freer, Mrs. Geo. Kitchin, Mrs. Clarence Lehncrt. Mrs. Helen Bristow. Mrs. N. H. Wad dell, Mrs. Chauncey Ferguson, Mrs. Clayton Crayne, Mrs. John Gilbert, Mrs. Ed Wilson, Mildred Wray and the hostess, Mrs. James Dickinson, n sV 1 K BRT131 U Site of Belpassi, Presbyterian I I' ' ! i KUi 2 $ 3i Wi. J$ i 1 r' plaque attached to a boulder in a filling station yard about a mile south of Woodburn. Ninety years ago Beipassi norary contained 70U volumes, largest, perhaps, In Territorial Oregon, and her Washington Literary Society forbid attendance by women. Samuel H. Brown's home (lower right) built by wealth acquired in California gold mines, is an outstanding example of the best in uregon s pioneer architecture. Keil colony homes (upper right) are relics of an experiment in religious communism practiced by idealists who settled at Aurora 90 years ago. Snell Appoints Wheal Group Membership of the new Ore gon wheat commission, created by house bill 176 of the 1947 legislature, was announced by Gov. Earl Snell today. The members are: Jens Terjeson, Pendleton, 5 year term; Marion T. Weather- ford, Arlington, president of the Eastern Oregon Wheat league, 4-year term; and Millard Eakin, Grass Valley, 3-year term; all of them representing the Colum bia basin counties; Ralph McEw en, Jr., Haines, 2-year term. representing eastern Oregon and William Enchede, Hillsboro, one yea r-term, representing western Oregon. Under the terms of the bill, subsequent ap pointments will be for 5 years, The commission, charged with finding and developing new wheat markets and conducting research in wheat uses, will be financed by a tax of one-half cent per bushel on wheat grown and marketed in Oregon. Under the provisions of the act, a full-time administrator may be employed at a salary not exceeding $10,000 per year. ' Mayor Appeals For Cancer Drive Mayor R. L. Elfstrom has is sued the following appeal for public cooperation in the drive for funds to combat cancer: "Through the war years just past Salem residents have re sponded patriotically to every request for aid, whether in form of money or service or both. Now we are engaged in a battle against an enemy as deadly as any we have known as we 'at tempt to stamp out the ravages of cancer. "No matter how pleasant our climate, how thriving our busi ness, how clean our streets or how beautiful our homes, neith er Salem nor any other city can alone drive out this disease which caused one out of every deaths in Marion county last year. To win over cancer, there must be research, there must be more trained persons, there must be education and equip ment. For these the money we are contributing this month will go. "I am glad to ask Salem resi dents to join in this worthy work and I am proud of .the re sponse I know the campaign for cancer funds will find here." Workers for Cancer Fund Meet Monday Workers for the cancer cam paign, county chairman and as sistants will meet at the home of Mrs. Homer Smith, Jr., 985 South High street at 2:30 p.m., Monday, April 14, to receive pertinent data concerning the campaign. The meeting will be a mutual questions and answer session, answering queries on distribu tion of funds, etc. Mrs. Smith will be assisted by Mrs. Walter Kirk. Mrs. Walter Spaulding. Mrs. Preston Dough ton, Mrs. George S. Rhoten, Mrs. Harold Rosebraugh and Miss L'enore Hcadley. Lacomb Post Open Lebanon The U. S. civil service commission has an nounced an open competitive examination to fill the position of postmaster at the Lacomb post office. The position cur rently being filled by Mr. and Mrs. John Halverson, has a third class rating, requiring the duties of a full time postmaster at least eight hours each day, with an annual salary of $2000. DANCE TONIGHT SILVERTON ARMOR! . WOODRY'S 14 Piece Orchestra plfi"H t.SiSji si ei center of piety and culture in pioneer times, is marked bv this Veteran Mail Man Quitting Woodburn Woodburn Lloyd Harader, who has served as rural carrier at the Woodburn post office for about 27 years, is leaving Tuesday, April 15, to take a rural route out of Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Harader will live at The Dalles. Clyde Smith will replace Harader as carrier on rural route 1, Woodburn. Plans for Cherry Festival Made Preliminary plans for the re vival of Salem's Cherry Festival were discussed at a meeting of representatives for 15 local or ganizations held at the Chamber of Commerce Friday night. The group heard Bill Dyer, Cherrian King Bing, who with Graham Sharkey of the Salem Saddle club serving as temporary co chairman for the event set for July 17, 18 and 19, outline sug gested festival projects and de cided to hold another meeting April 24, at which time it is planned to formally organize a festival corporation. Also speaking to the organiza tion representatives was Mai B. Rudd, president of the Salem Retail Trade Bureau, who first suggested the revival of the fes tival. Both Rudd and Dyer agreed to speak to. any groups interested in the festival and ex plaining its purpose and outlin ing -tentative plans. Organizations represented at the meeting were Active club, American Legion, Post No. 9 and auxiliary, American Veterans committee, Salem Chamber of Commerce, Cherrians, Credit Women's club, Disabled Ameri can Veterans chapter No. 6. Eagles Lodge No. 2081, Engle wood Woman's club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Reserve Officers' association, Retail Trade bureau, Salem Heights Community club, Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary No. 661 and Zonta International. Earl Elliott Named Linn County Judge Earl Elliott of Albany has been appointed by Gov. Earl Snell as county judge pro tern for Linn county, effective June 1, to serve during the illness of Judge E. G. Arnold. Judge Victor Olliver, circuit judge for Linn county, is car rying on the judicial duties of the county judge's office until June 1. Goshen Bridge Repaired Two-way traffic was reopen ed today on the Willamette high way near Goshen as bridge re pairs, which had necessitated one-way travel for several weeks, were completed, R. H. Baldock, state highway engin eer, reports. There are six metals in platinum group; platinum. the iri- dium, osmium, palladium, dium and ruthenium. rho FOR COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE SEE Teague Motor Company OUR AIM Dependable and Reasonable Service From a Bolt to a Motor. If Your Car Needs Mechanical Attention Let Us Give You an Estimate SPECIAL BUDGET PLAN Protect Your Investment by Keeping Your Car in Good Serviceable Condition Your Kaiser-Frazier Dealer 355 N. Liberty St. v SERVICE , 4? ALSO SERVICE FOR OTHER MAKES HOGG BROS. APPLIANCES & FURNITURE 260 State St., Salem Phone 9149 Gill Speaks , To Hoopers Coach "Slats" Gill offered no alibis for Oregon State's loss to the University of Oklahoma a few weeks ago in Kansas City when the two clubs battled for the privilege of representing the west in the national collegiate basketball championship as he addressed the Salem Dads' club banquet at the high school Fri day night. Instead he gave full credit to the "Sooners" for play ing 40 minutes of excellent bas ketball and praised Center Tuck er as being one of the best men he had seen during the season. Coach Gill said he could find no fault with the giving of schol arships to promising young ath letes any more than he could to the plan of assisting outstanding students in a simijar manner. He added, however, that the oc casional boy who took advantage of the scholarship soon "wash ed himself" out of the picture. Lou Beck, who with Cliff Crandall, represented the Beaver ball club Friday night, has been invited to play with the Phillips Oilers, top notch AAU' quint, Gill revealed. He spoke with considerable feeling concerning Hcc Edmundson, veteran Wash ington cage coach, who resigned at the close of the recent season. Gill attended a meeting of the WSC "Tiger club" in Seattle Thursday night where Edmund son shared the spotlight with theV Beaver court director. Teams and coaches who were honor guests Friday night inclu ded: Leslie, Bob Keuscher; Par rish, Bob Metzger; Salem high Sophs, Elroy Jensen; Salem high Jayvees, Loren Mort; Salem high Vikings, Harold Hauk; Sacred Heart Academy, Ollie Williams; Willamette university, Walter Erickson, and Page Woolens, Harry Mason. Clair Brown of the Dads' club presided. Brazil grows about two-thirds of the world's coffee. MELLOW-FREEZE Ice Cream Quarts are only 33c SAVING CENTER Salem & West Salem c-::j(::at::if;ar- 9 PANSIES We have several thousand plants to choose from They Are the Last Word In PANSIES Specializing in f Primroses Delphiniums Tuberous Begonias D-VISTA GARDENS 3225 D St. 1 l!;c:c:3irr;3:i;j55 Phone 70(11