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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1947)
4 Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. Monday, Sept. 22, 1947 CapitalaJournal SALEM, OREGON ESTABLISHED 18M GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher An Independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Chemeketa St. Phones Business Office. 8037 and 3571. News Room, 3572. Society Editor, 3 5 73. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to It or otherwise credited In this paper and also news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: BY CARRIER: WEEKLY, 1.20; Monthly, I.7S; One Year, $9.00. BY MAIL IN OREGON: Monthly, $.60; 6 Months, $3.00; One Year, $8.00. United States Outside Orefon: Monthly, $.60; 6 Months, $3,60; Year, $7.20. Inside the New Deal Apparently operating on the theory that "a free confes sion (political) is good for the soul," former members of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's much maligned corps of advisers known in the early days of his administration as the "Brain Trusters," are seeking to cleanse their consciences or fatten their pocketbooks, or both in some instances, in the sterilizing influence of printers' ink. The latest of those seeking absolution via this route is Henry Morgenthau, Jr., former secretary of the treasury who has engaged to write a series of articles for Collier's, the first of which appears in the current issue of that magazine. The first installment, of which there will be six, culled from what Morgenthau describes as his diaries comprising 900 volumes of copies of documents, plus personal notes and memoranda, and including records of conferences and conver ' sations, deals with three members of the official cabinet whom he characterizes as being the three most extravagant New Dealers. They are Henry A. Wallace, who as secretary of agricul ture was the most lavish spender; Harry Hopkins, secretary of commerce and presidential agent without portfolio, de scribed as the best spender, and Harold Ickes, the most cau tious spender through fear of graft. Elaborating upon Wallace's spendthrift habits, Morgenthau re lates an incident he says transpired at a treasury staff meeting April 15, 1937, when the New Deal was making a strenuous effort to balance the budget for 1938. During the course of the meet ing it developed, that Wallace had plans all laid to spend $1,176 million in 1938 and $1,087 million In 1939. In the discussion it also developed that Wallace's department of agriculture embrac ins the agricultural adjustment administration, resettlement, fed eral surplus and emergency relief had "given away $2,594 mil lion from 1934 to 1937." Morgenthau relates that he enlightened the gathering with the information that the overhead lor "straignt agriculture junctions under Wallace, not including expenditures of the forestry bureau for good roads, were tremendous, adding: "It cost $130 million for nine months to give away $516 million." Morgenthau once told the then secretary of agriculture he was "getting away with murder," in spending money. "Wallace s whole theory of spending in order to reduce agricultural production always seemed non sense to me." The former treasurer names Hopkins as the "best spender" because he "got money into circulation quickly, which was the economic objective of the pump-priming policy," while Ickes worried about keeping "graft and politics out of the public works program and practically spent money through a medicine dropper." The Long Skirt Rebellion The national interest in the new fashions for women pre scribing longer skirts for street wear has brought forth so many protests from the fair sex, some of them organized in rebellion, that the Gallup Institute took use of its custom ary polls of public opinion and reports the following result of the plebiscite: "Do you think women should adopt the new skirt length or should they refuse to adopt it and stick to the present length?" No For Against Opinion National 31 53 16 Men 23 55 22 Women 39 50 11 Women just emerging from their teens dislike hiding their legs almost as much as men hate the idea. Here's how the women line up by age: Parental Problems By Beck T;"Wllllil MAKE NANCY STOP PULLINS 1UIIIIIJI1 Jul nW1m THOSE SMART ALEC TRICKS OF 4,(7JW-l!!iAK """jmJ fl HERS. 1 GOT OUT OF THE BATH A-f?y "l TUB TO RUSH DOWN TO THE DOOR Y MM 'U I M WHEN 5HE SAID A MAN WANTED P . 11 WWllW ,, i V TO SEE ME, AND IT WAS ONiy J frVS0ME sLE5MAN-yK77Zi7rciHE ASKED FOR A UAJH Pffi Wl r ( THE HOUSE, 50 V 4 (Pf If 'l 'f f yMEANTWlf - i tor Supper By Don Upjohn The Portland Beavers for the past few weeks, up to Sunday anyway, have been burning up the Pacific league and Sunday their ball park was almost burn ed up. For Against 21 to 29 years 34 55 30 to 49 years 36 53 50 and over 48 40 No Opinion 11 11 12 The survey showed oddly enough that on the west coast, the land of leg art, the women gave greater approval to drop- Eing hemlines than anywhere else in the country possibly ecause they have gone to a greater extreme. Gals with pretty legs are unamiously opposed to concealment and vice versa. It really doesn't make any difference what the women really want, they will follow the dictate of the fashion de signers and those opposing will join the procession to "keep up with the Jones" tradition. They always have, whether they like it or not, whether sensible, hygenic or ridiculous and absurd. Look at their millinery and hair-dos! "As soon be out of the world as out of fashion," is the senti ment of gals from the days when the G-string or grass skirt and bare breasts still in vogue amongprimitive people. There is nothing new in fashions. Everything that the busy mind of men can contrive has been successively adopted time after time. Beach and bathing costumes in our own time have run from heavy woolen jacket, skirts and pantaloons down to the brassiere and loin cloth. The hoop skirt and the wasp waist, the bustle and the corset, the balloon sleeve, the simple Greek drapery, the various picturesque peasant costumes have successively appeared and reappeared through the cen tures, as have the crimson lips, the painted or calcimined com plexions. "There is nothing new under the sun," even in fashions except to the new generation as was observed by Beaumont and Fletcher early in the 17th century: "Nothing is thought rare which is not new, and follow'd: yet we know that what was worn some 20 years ago comes into grace again." An old time Oregonian looks with awe at the persistency of those folks living in the south ern states where every few years a hurricane or floods or some other idiocyncrasy of na ture comes along, wrecks their homes, floods out thousands of families, destroys stores and in dustrial plants and generally wreaks havoc. The folks all get together in an armory or some Fo rnm; Contributions to this column must be confined to 300 words and signed by writer. To the Editor: Recently, In the pages of our favorite sheet, we were informed that a certain store was being remodeled with the grand opening soon to be held. In a later paper we learn ed from an ad that the opening was held. "Everyone from his excellency, Governor Earl Snell and Honorable Robert Elfstrom, to the humble paper mill and cannery workers" were there. I resent the adjective. Every bone in my body resents it. Those with whom I work resent it. I am a paper mill worker and not ashamed of It. But I'm not humble and neither are my daily associates. I don't bow and take off my hat to any man. VHumble papex mill workers," bah! it stinks. I'm proud enough to feel equal to any man as an American citizen and I know those with whom I work feel the same. Webster's definition of humble is "Thinking lowly of one's self, claiming little as one's desert, not proud or assertive in spirit or manner or seem ing, lowly." Because we work in a paper mill or cannery are we half-baked, living in slums or roosting in trees? I and my co-workers own our homos which are as attractive and well kept as the average citizen's. Our children have graduated from Salem schools, some of them with high honors and hold responsible positions in this com munity. Our wives and moth ers take an active part In the affairs of Salem's churches and fraternal auxiliaries and civic affairs. The annual payroll of these two Industries amounts to an enormous sum and even if the workers are rated as the low est in the social structure of Sa lem, still they do make money. and they do spend it. Ray E. Bates 3445 Snnnyview Avenue Salem, Ore. such place, wait until things calm down and proceed to re build and go through with the same thing a few years later. Out here we have a flood oc casionally which does some damage but It always seems to stop just about as it really looks as if it would wreck things, the wind blows just hard enough to knock a lot of branches off the trees and now and then a bolt of lightning breaks down a tree or so and then desists. The folks in some of those southern spots sure can take it. Maybe they like the excitement. Politics and Strange Bedfellows Raleigh, N. C, (U.P.IWhat's in a name? Nothing. Hoover Taft, a Greenville, N. C, attorney, was elected, president of the North Carolina Young Demo crats without opposition. Maybe the young southern democrats are getting ready to switch over. Deputy Sheriff Ervin Ward was still wearing his thin hair line mustache today and doesn't seem alarmed, even though we caught him taking a gander at himself in a mirror. Doggone it, maybe he's proud of it, you never can tell. You Needn't Worry, Claude (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Whenever we hear an ama teur playing a harp as a radio performance, our ambition to go to Heaven is greatly chilled. "Vets Colony Rent Stable," says headline in the Statesman. English is a funny language. APITAL CITY TRANSFER CO. North Spring Valley School Year Starts North Spring Valley The North Spring Valley school started with an attendance of 25 pupils. Mrs. R. V. Carlson, who is a local woman and taught at Oak Grove last year, is teacher and has all grades except the first and sixth. Included are eighth, Robert Heading. M a c y 1 e McKinney, Patsy Susmilch, Bill Whitney and two who have not started; seventh, Donna McLaughlin, Marjorie Mlschel, Harold Wal dron, Larry Mathews, Wilbur Dixley, Jack and Archie Whit ney; fifth, Ruth Susmilch, Elea ner Waldron, Phyllis McKinney, Charlene Mathews, Ruth Carl son; fourth, Harold Whitney, Luckey Marrs, Clarence Hoet fllng; third, Jerry Wllwerl, Hel en Forest, Gerald Martin; sec ond, Jimmy Waldron, David Carlson, Roger Brewer. Shepherds Honored With Farewell Party Marquam Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Shepherd, their two children, Penny Marie and Bobby, who are moving to West Stayton this week to make their home, were complimented by neighbors in a surprise farewell party with a gift presented. Several tables of cards were played informally during the evening. The guests served a no-host supper. Present were the honored family, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Gcr litz and Diane, Theresa Hess and Marcella Gerlitz of Silverton: from Mt. Angel, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Maurer, Sr., Jo Anne and Tommy, and Dorothy Diabala; and from Marquam Mr. and Mrs. Joe Maurer, Sr., Mildred and Joe, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Maurer. Changes In passenger auto registration In the United States between 1941 and 1946 varied from an increase of 10.4 per cent in California to a decrease of 31.2 per cent In Nevada. Novelties Horse Rocks Over Atlanta, Sept. 22 ( Three year old Robert L. Witcher was recovering today from injuries suffered when he was tossed from his horse. Witcher told his parents the horse was galloping like mad and everything was under con trol up to the point his horse rocked right over backwards. His parents have dismounted Witcher until his mouth heals. 1 liteUUhxJ 1VM . I lUISIll E. PRATT, OWNER i UtIS REPRESENTWIVE t The marbled godwit. 21 inches long, is one of the largest shore birds. mm VT1333I2 KEITH BROWN LUMBER SARD Front & Court St Ph. 9163 Call Ut Ftr Yw HEATING OIL WOMPT METERED SCTVTCT QUALITY WODUCTi CAPITAL CITY TRANSFER CO. By DeWitt MacKenzie (AP rorelin Affalri Anilytl We shall be wise not to over look French Foreign Minister Bidault's declaration before the UN assembly that his delegation "deems it futile and dangerous to conceal the magnitude and seriousness of the crisis" grow ing out of the Russo-American clash, which is threatening the "very life" of the peace organ ization, and that it's only hon est to say one doesn't see ho the opposing views can be re conciled. And why can't they be recon ciled? Having given us some thing to ponder, M. Bidault side-stepped that issue a dedi cate matter for discussion by the foreign minister of a coun try which is precariously situ ated in the no-man's land be tween' the two-dominant pow ers. However, we can fill in the gaps which he skipped. The real key to the situation is a fact upon which this columnist has been insisting because of its supreme important, and it is this: Red Empire Looms Russia's generation-old pro gram of world revolution for the establishment of totalitarian communism is in full swing. Not for one moment would we forget that, for the insidious ramifica tions of the great offensive have penetrated every country on the globe. Its greatest success has been in eastern Europe where a big new red empire has been built out of weak countries by strong arm methods in a short time, but already it has a grip on other war-torn nations like Italy. This world revolution can't be reconciled with any other views. It can be stopped only if and when it comes up against an im movable barrier. Sweet words of wisdom won't turn the trick Neither will harsh language. What sort of barrier is need ed? Does it mean war? Well, it could mean that, but it strikes me there are other possible ways of halting the red tide. En couraging point is that Russia doesn't want war isn't pre pared for war and can't be for many years to come. Naturally she could fight a strong defen sive war, but not one of major aggression. Marshall Plan Fought That being the case, the most effective barrier would be re habilitation of European demo cracies so that they could de fend themselves against com munist aggression, instead of being shot like sitting birds. And that, of course, is the sig nificance of the Marshall plan, although Moscow charges that the program is imperialistic and calculated to give America con trol of Europe. The big question is whether the rehabilitation plan can work fast enough to save an all but desperate situation. Most of Eu rope is struggling in the econo mic morass. Key countries like Britain and France are so hard hit that they are unable to bol ster their smaller neighbors. That's why so much depen dence is being placed on America. Such a condition of weakness provides the best possible field for the operations of commun ism. A prime example is Italy which is so hard hit that she is fighting for her life. Into that situation communism is throw ing every ounce of strength in the way of fomenting strikes and disorders to make the posi tion of the right-of-center gov ernment untenable. The reds, led by Russian-trained Italian communist Palmiro Togliatti, are even talking revolution openly. School Custodian Supports Oil Fuel Stayton One man in Stayton who has cause to really appre ciate the new oil burner at the high school is Frank Stupka, custodian of Sayton schools, who remarks that he had carried on the average of 125 cords of wood a year from the woodshed to the furnace for the last 19 years. In good old round numbers that is 2375 cords of wood. He had rigged up a track through the woodshed over which he conveyed the wood into the ad joining furnace room. He is proudly demonstrating the new oil burner and marvel ing how just the turn of a switch controlled the heat of the fur nace. The Moon's Movements f During a Month j By J. Hugh Pruert i Astronomer, Extension Division, Oregon Higher Education System From a faithful friend of this column, one who loves the starry skies but must do most of her qbserving through the windows of 5 her home, comes this inquiry; "I was greatly surprised dur- ing the last of August to notice how uncommonly low the moon was in the south a few nights after first quarter. Its light, coming in through a fairly high window, made a most charming moon path as it extended far across the floor of my room. Isn't it quite unusual for the moon to be so low in the south ern sky, or am I simply forget ting similar events of other times?" This is far from usual moon behavior, yet it does occur every month, but not often during con venient observing hours. We shall have another such low moon for a 'few evenings this coming week when our lunar neighbor is around first quarter (half moon). Low-in-the-south first-quarter moons are seen in the early evening in late summer and early autumn only, yet they occur every year. In our latitudes the sun and moon during any 24 hours are always highest in the sky when due south, the noon position. It is well known that the noon sun of December shining through south windows casts long sun paths across our floors. But during the longest days of June, it is 47 degrees higher at noon than six months earlier and seems well toward an overhead position. In June it also rises far toward the northeast and sets toward the northwest, as compared with southeast and southwest in winter. Now the moon goes through very nearly the same perform ance as the sun, but instead of taking a year for the cycle, re quires only about one month The 23V, degree tip of the earth's axis is responsible for the seeming wanderings of both bodies. While the sun comes to the moon position at about 12 O clock each day, the moon on an average reaches it 51 minutes later each succeeding day. If an observer checked on the time of the moon's south position dur ing a month, he would find it recurring at all times of day and night. An easy rule to remember if that the full moon it alwayi rises about sunset is in the op posite part of the sky from the setting sun. The June full moon goes across the sky about where) the December sun does; the De- ; cember full moon is close to the track of the June sun. The new moon appears nea the sun's position in the skjt first-quarter moon of SeptenW1 ber is always low in the southf at sunset; of March, very high' in the south. Those of June and;- December, half way between. Karl Annen Honored Mt. Angel Karl Annen, cele brating h i s birthday annivers-S, ary, was honored at a surprise' party at his home. Cards were played and at a late hour Mrs.jf, Karl Annen served lunch, as- sisted by Mrs. Cyril Wafketf Present were Mr. and Mrs. Hen- ry Berning, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril'J. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Karl An-if ncn, Miss Jeannette Hoffer.l' Frank Gros Jacques, Francis Le-1 Doux and Lloyd Walker Lodge Meets Tuesday Hubbard The 96th anniver sary of Rebekah Odd Fellow ship will be observed at the regular meeting Tuesday of Thalia Rebekah lodge. JOE'S RICHFIELD SERVICE WINTER DRIVERS Now is the time to have your Hot Water-Car Heat er Checked & Repaired. We Specialize in Radiator & Heater Repair. 30 Heaters $8 to $20 Installation Charge $6.00 Work Guaranteed OPEN SUNDAY Phone 21140 New ways the telephone can reach remote areas If I IrlMI l XI i L1 ,1 LrfTWNf Radio telephone allows your voice to "ride the beam" into Death Valley, across the channel to Cata lina Island ... to Mount Hood . . . between Marysville and Redding. With transmitters like this one we can span sea or desert by radio and your voice sounds ex actly as though it were coming over a telephone wire, . Power-line carrier is another new device which makes telephone communications possible in remote, sparsely settled districts. Your voice "hitch-hikes" along existing power lines on radio waves that are tuned to follow the wires. Several power-line systems are now used on the Pacific Coast . . . and they're as safe and effective to use as any. New Working Dollars ... Mil lions of new dollars needed to build buildings and buy new equipment to meet the public demand for more telephones and more service do not These developments are dramatic ... but most of our expansion program must be pushed with "ev eryday" things like this post-hole digger . . . wires and cables and switchboards. Our construction program of ' $200,000,000 this year brings us closer to our goal: the finest telephone service for the West. come from telephone bills. New dollars come from people who are willing to put their savings into the business. We must earn enough to attract these new working dollars. AND TELIQRAPH COMPANY 740 State Street Telephone 24101 Mora than 40,000 poopla working together to furnish ever-better telephone service to the West
