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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1949)
Capital A Journal An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 GEORSE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher ROBERT LETTS JONES, Assistant Publisher Published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Che- . meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Want Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. 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, 25c; Monthly, $1.00; One Tear, $12.00. By Mall in Oregon: Monthly, 75c; 6 Mos., $4.00; One Year, $8.00. U.S. Ontslde Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; 6 Mos., $6.00; Year, $12. Salem, Oregon, Monday, January 31, 1949 Skeletons in th? Closet So Stalin is willing to meet with Truman. Supposedly they would pass the pipe of peace around and "agree" to a pact of peace. The dictator of all Russia who might be "talked" into such a meeting is the same one who made some not-to-be-forgotten statements. Those statements could hardly en courage President Truman to take Stalin up on his "offer." On October 6, 1941, when the Nazis were on the outskirts of Moscow, Stalin said: "We have not, and cannot have, any war aims such as the seizure of foreign territories and the subjugation of foreign peoples whether it be peoples and territories of Europe or people and territories of Asia, including Iran . . . "We have not, and cannot have, any war aims such as that of imposing our will and our regime upon the Slavonic or other enslaved nations of Europe . . ." On May 1, 1942, Stalin as commander in chief of the Red armies, told his troops: "Comrades, we are fighting for our country! For justice and freedom! We have no de sire to seize foreign territories or conquer foreign people." How could the United States believe any peace agree ment with a man who made such statements as these? For rattling in the closet of that hall of peace would be the bones of Stalin's victims: The Finns, Poles, Czechs, Ro manians, Esthonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, and Albanians. Only Saturday the Russian government (Stalin) issued a White Paper attacking the projected North Atlantic pact as part of a British-American plot for a new war, having as its object the establishment of a British-American domi nation of the world by force. It accused Britain and Ameri ca of trying to isolate the Soviet Union, undermine the United Nations, institute an economic boycott on the USSR and not wanting to conclude peace treaties for Germany and Japan. After accusing the western countries of everything that Russia itself has done to sabotage peace and wreck the UN including the "cold war" it has waged to dominate and enslave small war wrecked nations it concluded by declar ing that Russia is going to fight "more firmly and more insistently." On Sunday in reply to a questionnaire by an American newsman Stalin said that he is willing to meet With Presi dent Truman in a joint effort to achieve a "pact of peace" banning war between the United States and Russia, but he did not specify any time or place for such meeting. Regarding the tense, east-west conflict in Germany, Stalin de clared the USSR sees "no obstacles" to lifting restrictions on traffic to Borlin provided the western powers postpone establish ment of a west German state until after the Big Four discuss the entire German problem together. He also stipulated, however, that Britain, the United States and France must simultaneously lift their trade and transport restrictions imposed between west ern and eastern Germany. President Truman has several times announced that he would be glad to meet Stalin in Washington, but there has been no official approach for such a meeting on either side anywhere. Stalin last fall made an offer to lift the Berlin blockade if the Allies first meet in the Big 4 foreign ministers coun cil. The question of timing upset settlement. The UN se curity council meeting in Paris called for the lifting of the blockade and at a meeting of the Big 4 10 days later the proposal was vetoed by the Soviets' Vishinsky. The Stalin reply has the appearance of another Russian effort to stall for time and delay or prevent the formation of the North Atlantic union. In the light of tje past, any new treaty with Russia would be, like the other treaties, only a scrap of paper to be torn up when expedient and do no more to promote peace than the pacts of Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam have done or the United Nations. If President Truman really meets Stalin, it is hoped he puts his shirt in a locker beforehand or he will probably lose it as before, for American diplomats have proven no match for the Russians who pursue a Machiavellian policy of deceit, treachery, sabotage and falsehood and being god less, have no conscience. 'I Joined the March of Dimes' I saw a sign the other day, You read it too, I know, Again, again, down old Broadway It said "Fight Polio" And much like you, I heeded not That beckon for a dime, With things to do I soon forgot That monster of our time. By chanc I met little guy, A lad moat dear to me Oft' had I, in years gone by Held him upon my knee. His mile was very much the same, That ha was quick to show, Altho I can't recall his nam That smile I'll always know. V I saw beneath hi ready smil That h'd been very ill; His eyes were roving all the while, He winced against his will. O, Lord, what should I say to him? The time of day? The weatherT Distorted body, soul and limb, His smile held him together. He uttered not a single word, He oould not speak you see, But low, I know that boy heard Grew rigid as could be, He raised a crumpled little hand To print above his head, Alas, O God, I understand "Fight Polio" it said. His locomotion, every pact Depended on his mother. Whose proud devotion helped him place One foot before the other. At home I have two Little Men, 'Mid toys and nursery rhymes My very own he might have been; I Joined The March Of Dimes. CLAUDS R. ARNESON. Rt 1, Box 443, Canbv. BY BECK Things to Worry About I JONES IS KEEPING K-'l ro ciose and let him iB THE BUSINESS if IT'S PAST CLOSING )iWmMWMjYl ' ' e c o n o m - i c agreement" with Russia. Further mo re, the state depart ment sees no immediate pros pect of war with Russia. The congress men were even told that the Draw Pearaon SIPS FOR SUPPER Poor Little Guy BY DON UPJOHN Have heard a great many reports about the ground being heaved up presumably by the frost and it's likely this is going to cost a heavy loss to farmers in many cases. However, we wonder if this heaving! that's going on really is due to the frost? May be little old Mister Ground hog who is due to show up in a couple of morn ings from now lost his way down there in the dark and has been push ing up the dirt trying to find ir-rm With the thermometer monkey ing around at 40 degrees or so to day we still heard several peo ple remark, as they shivered, that it seemed even colder with the dampness and hint of a fog than it did during the great ex cursion into the long freeze. Some folks are very difficult to please. No wonder a few of 'em wear fur coats on the Fourth of July. Incidentally, Leo Spitzbart a road out. ii so, ne musi oe uruppea in ior a minute oatur- getting pretty worried by now day to tip us off that he's work- and no wonder he's pushing the ing out some great stuff for the dirt around with time getting State Fair this year. Wants to so short. get us all het up and bothered and keep us on tenterhooks until While the time around September gets here. That there Thanksgiving and Christmas is is just about going to ruin the WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND U. S. May Work Out Economic Deal With Russ BY DREW PEARSON Washington A highly important off-the-record conference be tween the house armed services committee and the top military advisers of the Pentagon building last week may have set the pat tern for a new policy of attempted cooperation with Russia. The United States, the congressmen were told, hopes to work out a temporary pedite action on the proposed Atlantic pact, both to implement the Marshall plan and to give west European nations further assurances of protection against Russia. The Atlantic pact would be a strong "morale builder" for these nations, he emphasized. The ivIarshaU aid program has been as "successful as anyone could hope," he said, but coun tries which have aroused Rns- Russians do not appear to be sjan jre as a result 0f our help, preparing for war. are clamoring for definite evi- These statements are in amaz- dence of armed assistance, ing contrast to the type of in- Armed services committee formation which was handed men aiso got a fill-in on our out by Secretary of Defense sensational new B-36 bomber Forrestal's office just about a from Air Secretary Stuart Sym year ago. At that time news- ington, who reported that late men and congressmen alike tests proved the plane capable were told in hushed voices of a phenomenal flyjng range, about the imminence of war, ... given details about sensational TRUMAN AND PARALYSIS Russain airplane manufacture. FUND Here is a cross-section of the At the recent closed-door mail from a great many people conference between congress- regarding the idea that Presi- men and the brass hats, howev- dent Truman help the infantile er. the ground was laid for cut- paralysis fund and the memory ting the air force down from 70 of Franklin Roosevelt by mak- air groups to 48 groups. ing recordings of his favorite The meeting was called at the piano pieces Missouri Waltz insistence of Secretary Forres- and Anchors Aweigh: tal. He had the session well or- Edward Nielsen, Cozad, Neb. ganized. "A great tribute to a depart- Doing little talking himself, ed friend, it would lend prest- he called on various experts, the ige to a high office, bring in a most important being George lot of revenue to fight a dread Kennan, the state department's disease and put something on chief Russian expert. Kennan is record that will increase in va- the famous Mr. X who devised lue as time goes on." the state department policy of Mrs Edna Hargrove, St. surrounding Russia with a ring L0ujSi Mo. "I'm sure if Mr. of anti-communist nations. Truman were given the right This time, however, Kennan approach that he'd be glad to talked about an "economic heip l believe he is the right agreement" with Russia to pro- .,., t0 help a good .cause." mote world peace through bet- Lj Mae CIa s Ucs of ter trade relations. America, Wichita-"How could Kennan didn't specify the haye form of the agreen.en except Roosevelt merel ta he BY GUILD Wizard of Odds A i;' ACcrv-nvs out or one-hundped people I f ' AB6 SUSCEPTIBLE TO HYPNOTISM IP VOU AR& UL-IV i; SUSCEPTIBLE, A GOOD WVPNOTIST CAN PUT VOU li trk j TO S1EEPIN lOStCONDSf I" fLM. TWCODDS ABE WAT YOU IMPBOPtRLY A0DPESS I OS- EVEPY 5 LETTERS WDtvWEQ. LESS TUAM IN ZSOO FAILS TO CEA04 ITS DESTINATION ITS 7ra3 THAT YOU PPtCED-A BIG DINNEB,ANDlN5THATYOU PRXCER A LIGHT BPEAKrASH... SALEM TRAFFIC REPORT Why Lancaster Route Is Favored for New 99E . (Editor's Note: The Capital Jonrnal will print excerpts from the traffic analysis State Highway Engineer R. H. Bal dock has made of the Salem area. This is the first, taken direct from Baidock's report. no tha hnli-iv ot.mmaw 1 1 t . 1 ..1.-1 n ,1.. 1 season wonder if it wouldn't be to see what the surprise is going ed American goods, because of riZl'lilI! ! ,.? .i," mnrp nnnrnm-inlp in hanff that tn hp J. .. Jofilnlo hvhinA Sreat Inspiration he Was tO Oth- title onto the month of Febru- ary? Looking at the good old Poor old Chiang Kai-Shek, who Farmers' Almanac we note seven went through long years of try- or eight of them listed besides ing to keep China in order, to Lincoln's birthday, Washington's say nothing of the Japanese in- blrthday and St. Valentine's day vasion and a thousand other to say nothing of Thomas Edi- to"g,h breaks is now getting lib- . . . . . . erally panned. Where Chiang sons birthday being sandwiched fel, down is that he didn,t wj in along with the anniversary of the war against the communists, the founding of the American If he had the same folks who Boy Scouts and the patenting of are panning him now would be the Colt six shooter revolver. In lionizing him as the savior of addition the admonition is given civilization. The moral is, if you that on February 7 is the time want to be a hero, be on the to set your hens perhaps. winning side. Bongo Gone-go in the Congo Leopoldville, Belgian Congo m Tom-tom beaters in the Belgian Congo are sadly packing away their Instruments. Their domain was invaded by the white man's tom-tom radio. The Belgian Congo radio started this month, a new service to the natives in six of the local dialects. The service Is staffed almost exclusively by the Negroes themselves, Including an nouncers and technicians. POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Biggest Seat in Government. By HAL BOYLE Montgomery, Ala. W) A boisterous, gusty giant of the earth has set this cradle of the confederacy rocking. Two years after they put him into the governor's chair on a tidal waves of votes, Alabama :; folks still don't know what to make of big Jim Folsom. Some think he is a danger ous demagogue. Some dismiss him as an over grown country clown on a po litical spree. whose antics jolt the flame of fair Alabama. Others regard him as a kind of twentieth cen tury Andy Jackson, raised up by the people to save them from the "got rocks" the financial masters. As of now, big Jim perhaps doesn't quite fit any of these pigeon-holes. But any compari son with Andrew Jackson flat ters him tremendously. "My hero is Andy Jackson past, present and future," he said. "And T hpllm'p liltA ha HiH Andy said, 'To the victor belong ln 01 race R'nst race, white the spoils.' What he meant by man aKinst black, that was 'To the people belong Being governor hasn't gone to the victory.' his head in the least. He is too "If he had just ment that the smart for that, victor grabbed the spoils, Andy "When my term's over," said would have sold out himself to big Jim, "I'll go right back to the 'got-rocks.' Well, he didn't my own little job insurance. I sell out. and big Jim ain't going never made more in my life than to either." I do now $6,000. and I'll just The 6-foot 8-inch, 265-pound be satisfied to go back and make governor is the most laughed at, an ordinary living again." talked about man in the south to- a lot of politicians and busi- day. noss leaders wish he would. But "What'd you think of him?" they know that big Jim is likely people here ask when you say to be a power in politics for a you've met him. And they laugh long time to come, as they ask that is, the educat- "The people want security," ed people do. snjd jim, "But first, and above What they mean is: all, the people want to do what's "Isn't he about the crudest right." thing you ever saw in a gover- He doesn't feel the "got-rocks" nor' chair?" do. praaucuon " ers who cannot waik. He taught the iron cur am and probably everyone the abie-bodied and would be willing to do bus'ness disaWed handicap Nor would the state department need not n(. official guarantee success of the . agreement on a long-time scale. Mrs. Lydia Coyle Arenzville, , ..u 111. Your idea about Presi- A permanent agreement with dent Truman mak, a record Russia ou side the framework fot the tafantile paralysis fund ui me ,is so wonderful. A- niar nnrnncca UnillH h3Vf little chance of success. But when Russia needs something, her leaders are practical enough to forget their animosities un til the need is fulfilled. On our part, he added, a trade agreement with Russia, Lancaster County (Pa.) Home for Crippled Children "You father another fine idea. Unfor tunately, O'Connor (head of the Warm Springs Foundation) and the other top brass seem mostly interested in perpetuating the name National Foundation for By R. H. BALDOCK State Highway Engineer PART 1 PACIFIC HIGHWAx North Capitol street, which presently forms a portion of th route of the Pacific Highway (US 99E) through Salem, is carryin, a traffic volume of approximately 14,000 vehicles daily. North Capitol street is wide enough for only two traffic lanes and two parking lanes and the i congestion has reached a point where it is becoming exceeding- ly acurate. k A two-way traffic facility be- comes congested when traffic exceeds approximately 6,000 ve- i hides daily, and there is now . more than twice that volume on 'f: the Pacific Highway through Salem. . While there has been no com plete origin and destination sur vey in Salem, such surveys con-, ducted in the cities of Portland and Eugene indicate that the through traffic is only ten per cent of the total in Portland and thirty per cent of the total in Eugene. In other words, in the case of Portland, ninety per cent of all traffic entering the city has reason to stop in the city. For the most part, traffic ori ginating in other towns and en tering the city has Portland as R. H. Baldock ance with the following plan, the destination for the particular this route can be constructed in trip. People wish to enter the city for many purposes, includ ing visits to the stores, theaters, banks, et cetera. Hal Dorl. Well, he probably is. He knows he isn't going to hold the common man's vote down here by developing a Harvard accent. Even those who have a strong distaste for Folsom find it hard to dislike him personally. He is 5 as hearty, friendly, and winning as an overgrown puppy But he's Hit-ny wiw uiu uug politically at 40. He has the demogogue's gift of stirring up the people. He won office by going around the countryside with a cornshuck mop and a pail of suds promis ing to clean up "the scheming mills in the state capitol." He financed his campaign by pass ing the suds bucket for the peo ple's half dollars and he got them. He also got more votes than any governor in Alabama's his tory. Big Jim has avoided one tac tic sometimes employed by southern demogogues the sett ul lmantiie Faralysis; so much so would be a step in the direc- that sister Kenny, who un- tion of continuing world peace, doubtedly has contributed much, has publicly blasted their me- The state department still is thods." convinced that Russia is not Frances Nathanson, Los An- preparing for an armed war geles "It's a fine idea but your against the United States. She suggestion for the dedication, is not ready now and will not -A Crippled President Who be ready in the foreseeable fu- Helped a Crippled Nation,' ture to cope with our vast mili- sounds terrible. Why not: 'In tary production in event of war, Memory of a Great President Kennan told the congressmen, who Gave His Life for a Great Best intelligence we have is Nation'." that Russia won't have any ap- Mary D. Rickens, Chevy preciable production of atomic Chase, Md. "Let the public bombs until 1951, Kennan re- celebrate our president's birth ported, and by that time we will day every year no matter who make Russia's production of the is president. Let the proceeds all bomb seem infinitesimal. over the country go to some However, he stressed that charity." war could break out in Europe, Ten letters from students of even though Russia is not plan- steson junior high school, Phil- ning on one. adelphia, offering to buy Tru- For this reason, Kennan said, man records, it was highly urgent that we ex- (Copyright, 1949) No Painless Dentist This One Cleveland W) Dr. Samuel R. Gordon, 36, isn't a painless dentist as far as one gunman is concerned. Dr. Gordon subdued the would-be holdup man in a knockdown-drag-out battle in his office. Robert L. Hansen, 29, an unemployed painter, was attacked by Dr. Gordon as Hansen laid down his gun to count the money in the dentist's wallet. Hansen nursed scalp lacerations in a central police station cell after the battle. OPEN FORUM A Report on Pension Bill (Edltor'f Nole: Contribution! to this column Bill bo confined to .100 wordi and algned br writer.) To the Editor Many inquiries are being received at Salem regarding the old-age pension or assistance bill which is neces sary to put into effect the principles of the law giving S50 monthly grants to eligible persons. Thus far only one such bill ality. This all takes time, has been presented to the So- Also the Ways and Means cial Welfare Committee of the Committee, which holds the le House. This is a bill presented to gislative purse-strings, and the committee by the officers of makes the necessary appropria te Fraternal Order of Eagles, tions, must approve such a bill which the committee has been or it is doomed to defeat. The carefully considering, as it was members of that committee are asked to introduce the bill as a principally hard-headed busi committee bill. ness men who come from dis- Before deciding to do this, tant counties where pension sen members of the committee, most timenl is none too strong. They of whom seem to be decidedly seem to fear nothing and are pension-minded, are securing all not swayed by sentiment, data available to enable the The Social Welfare Commit committee to work for the enact- tee has had some evening ses ment of the best possible kind of sions, in addition to meetings pension bill that can be passed, during the day, working hard to Information is being secured whip into shape a bill that will from the Social Security Board withstand the tests and also car and other sources to make sure ry out the mandate or directive that any bill that is eventually of the people. We are doing the passed will meet the require- best job that we can. Please be mcnts for Federal contributions, patient. ' . as Uncle Sam pays S30 of each JOSEPH E. HARVEY S50 grant. Such a bill must also Chairman, Social Wei- be able to withstand a lest in fare Committee House the courts as to its constitution- of Reps., Salem. stages, thus spreading the cosi over a period of several years.! 1. Use existing market roafl No. 93, Lancaster Drive, frort its connection with the present , ..-,. . i highway near the Hayesville would seem that there would be School to a point immediately an added incentive to stop in south of Four Corners. As the Salem because it is the State exPfc'endtraflc w uld, n?T Capital, and many people over 5,000 cars, a wo-lane faci- the state have to do business ffi n ?! me'nVier exKUTnfS mental agencies. an estimated $140i000. Suffice it to say that it would appear that at least 75 per cent z Construct two lanes of tha and perhaps 80 per cent of all our janes ultimately to be pro traffic entering Salem wishes to vided from Four Corners south go into the heart of the city. to an intersection with present ' In general, it is recommended US99E approximately 5.75 miles that traffic into and through cit- south of Salem at an estimated ies be handled by express high- cost of $910,000. ways located as near as possible 3. Purchase right of way for to the central businesss district, a four-lane facility over the en and that, for the portion of the tire length of the route at an traffic which wishes to by-pass estimated cost of $450,000. the city entirely, a circumferen- under the above-described tial route be provided. This is an planj the total initial expendl ideal arrangement. ture would be $1,500,000, or a little less than half of the total The Oregon State Highway ultimate expenditure. The right Department has studied many 0f way throughout should be routes into, through and around purchased in the immediate Salem in an effort to arrive at a future in order to avoid a higher solution which will gain at least cost later by reason of building partial objectives within the development which is rapidly ability of the people of Oregon expanding eastward from Salem, to pay for such improvements. This circumferential route The problem in the city of is 10.35 miles in length. The Salem is made particularly diffi- shortest of the suggested express cult by reason of the locations routes through Salem would- of the tracks of the Southern Pacific railroad, the Capitol group of buildings, and the high ly developed downtown area. It is further aggravated by the presence of industries along the bank of the Willamette River, a have a length of 10.44 miles and the existing route of the Pacific highway, a length of 11.6 miles. The expenditures of between $7,500,000 and $8,500,000 for an location which would be ideal express highway into a'n d for an expressway if the indus- through Salem at this time is tries were not present. not recommended. There is a Of the many routes studied as possibility that at some time in possible expressway routes, the the future the Southern Pacific most feasible are: the 12th street railroad might, in the public in- route cost, $7,812,000; the 19th terest, be required to abandon street route, cost $8,530,000: and its 12th Street location because the 24th street route, cost $7 405.000 of the growing hazard and incon venience resulting from the op- The extremely high total costs "atio" of 8 inVline ."" J . tVirniioh n rnmrtlv entwine Pltv. If and when 12th Street is aban doned as a location for rail traf- on these routes are due primar ily to the high costs of the right- , ....... i . i j .. ui-woy emu me liecu lui caucii' ., . .. , . .... sive overpasses to effect grade P1.-1 P?sslble to separations with the east-and- west streets. For a circumferential route to handle through-traffic on US99 E a route skirting th- city to the east of the city's corporate limits is obviously the most feasible. such location for an express highway at a more reasonable cost. There does not seem to be any possibility of such development at the present time; therefore, it would appear more feasible to use the circumferential route as .,, , above described to care for the A route so located will shorten 2o to 25 per cent of the traffic the travel distance and can be wisning to by-pass Salem. This built without exorbitant right- would provide an adequate facl- of-way costs. Several alternativ- ity (or through truck traffic es varying slightly in details of and alleviate to a great extent location, are available. the congestion, confusion and Of th ,hrPe alternatives, (the noise now prevaiem on Lancaster Drive route) appears to be preferable. By conform- Capitol Street. (Continued Tomorrow)