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4 Salem, Oregon, Friday, August 19, 1949
'Express' or 'Local' Service for Salem?
West Coast Airlines has expressed a confidence in its
ability to serve Salem solely by the feeder-line's own
system.
This "show of strength" came at a meeting of top offi
cials of the airline and representatives of the city of Salem
here Thursday evening. What prompted West Coast's sales
talk, of course, was the Civil Aeronautic Board's announced
intention to substitute the feeder-line for the established
United Air Lines service here. There was also an admitted
desire of many years standing on the part of West Coast
to operate out of Salem.
West Coast did put across the point that it could do the
job as a feeder-line. But no one in Salem had much ques
tioned that point at any time.
w - - - -
When the West Coast "demonstration" was over, Salem
representatives still held the same opinion which has
stood up under close study since the city's air transporta
tion was first threatened months ago by the CAB show
cause order:
Oregon's capital needs to keep its position on United
Air Lines' transcontinental system to insure minimum
air ties with other important cities of the country. These
ties are for passengers, airmail, air express and air freight
connections on a transcontinental system.
West Coast could give Salem a good state-wide supple
mental air service. For anything beyond that, city users
of air facilities would be forced to figure a system of
transfers in order to make connections outside the state.
The difference between the Mainliner service of United
and a feeder-line service like West Coast is the same as
between an express train and a local train. Both are nec
essary and important, but to be served only by a "local"
is to get "local" service.
Why shouid Salem be cut off from an "express" serv
ice as given by United and handed instead only a "local"
service as offered by West Coast 7 This question is more
incredible in light of United's expressed desire to continue
to serve Salem.
The CAB show-cause order would indicate that the.
ruling authority for the aviation of the nation has decided
in its own mind that such a shift in types of service
would be beneficial financially to the airlines. Thus govern
ment airmail subsidies might be reduced. The per-mile
subsidy given West Coast is higher than that given United.
Has Salem no rights in this matter that so vitally af
fects the city? Aren't the needs of Oregon's second city
to be given prior consideration?
It seems strange that Salem, which is on the direct
main, coastal route of United, should be singled out by
the CAB to have this theoretical sign posted: "United
planes may fly over this city three times a day each way,
but those planes may not land here. By order of the CAB."
'The Secret Boss of California'
Colliers has printed an expose of Arthur H. Samish,
'The Secret Boss of California" by Lester Velie, which
depicts the career of the 300-pound lobbyist who registers
himself simply as the "legislative representative of the
California State Brewers' Institute."
What Samish describes "as an endless chain of political
strength," whose strongest links are the "little fellows
of the industries that hire him, the 44,000 license holders
who sell wine, liquor and beer, the growers of barley and
hops ; the truckers who haul the stuff, the culinary work
ers, musicians and other employes of the many spots
where liquor is served is his main source of support.
This is a nucleus of 500.000 people, welded together
Into what he describes as "the damnedest political ma
chine you ever saw," but among his clients are banks,
labor unions, railroads, motor buses, cigarcts, building
and loan companies, race-tracks, chemicals and big
business interests of all kinds, and he backs it up with
what he describes as "the damnedest Gestapo you ever
saw," utilized on legislators. He also controls the board
of equalization, key state agency controlling taxation. The
article states:
"The man who 'controls the state of California' falls into
no easy identifying niche. He- is neither labor boss, oil king,
press lord, financial nabob, nor rabble rouser of the Huey
Long type. Tfou can't even neatly tag him as the Boss Pender
gast or Crump ot Hague of California."
Samish controls the legislators through financing and
assisting the election of candidates and Governor Warren
admits that he has more power in it than he does. At
least part of the blame is the California law abolishing
political parties to the extent of letting anyone vote any
ticket wanted, thereby destroying party responsibility.
It is a sad commentary on the intelligence of the elec
torate of California. How easily people are duped is re
vealed in the successful strategy Samish used to put over a
successful referendum that saves the motor bus com
panies millions of dollars in taxes yearly and defeated
what the voters were clamoring for. Velie says:
"Samish plastered the state's billboards, which he has
the use of during elections, with pictures of a giant hog
With the hog went the slogan :
" 'Drive the hog from the road. Vote Yes, on proposi
tion No. 2 (the buses' tax proposal).'
" 'Neither the hog nor the slogan had nothin' to do
with the tax measure,' Artie told this writer. 'But nobody
liket a road hog. So, of course, the people voted Yes to
drive him off the road. Yes, for my tax proposition."
Yea, Chief, Barbara's O.K.
Kankakee, 111., Aug. 1$ UH Police Chief Harry Stuti
raced out on an emergency call that 11-year-old Barbara
Duncan had been knocked unconscious when she touched a
live wire.
At ui Intersection not -far from the police station, he
truck a car driven by Gordon Wynne, 13.
Wynne's auto was knocked Into another car.
Suits' ear caromed Into a bus. bounced Into a tree, scraped
building, hit a no-parking sign, snapped a utility pole guy
wire, and ploughed into a parked car owned by Policeman
Mae Abrams, St.
Stuu. Wynne, and Patrolman Romeo Marcotte. 41, who
was riding with the chief, were taken to St. Mary's hospital
for treatment of Injuries.
There, Stuta learned that Barbara had recovered con
ciousneaa by herself and suffered no after .((ecu from the
lectrle shock.
BY BECK
A Dog's Life
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SIPS FOR SUPPER
Dam and the Courthouse
By DON UPJOHN
Looking at the elevations of the proposed new courthouse in
sketches submitted to the courthouse commission yesterday, and
by coincidence happening shortly afterwards to note a picture
of the proposed
courthouse as it stands. So what-
w ever the present plans allow,
tney snouio also nave cnance
for plenty of expansion in mind
it's coming, and not too far
away, either.
Dm fTpJoha
be
Complimenting Who?
Newspapers are just like
women they both have forms,
back numbers are not in de
mand, they always have the last
word, they are well worth look
ing over, they have a good deal
of influence, you can't believe
all they say, there's small de
mand for the bold faced type,
and every man should have one
of his own and not borrow his
neighbor's. Contributed by A.
D. Brandt via John M. Henry.
new Detroit
dam caused us
to hope, at least,
that the court
house plans con
template some
manner of ex
pansion in the
not too far dis
tant future. A
glimpse of the
D et r o 1 1 dam
with a thought
of the potential power to
generated inevitably raises the
thought of industries and growth
which in due course are to swell
the population in these parts
and put to crucial test the size
of any and all public buildings
in the area. The proposed court
house structure has about three The 5 percent hearings at the
times the space of the one now national capitol seem to be re
in use. But even then, the in- volving pretty much around the
terior plans reveal that It just activities of a perfume company,
about contemplates taking care But certain odors are emanat
of what is on hand now in the ing which can't be classed ex
way of public business and not actly as perfume.
much room, if any, for what
new sorts of ventures the legis- Case Proven
lalures will be cooking for the Seattle OJ.Ri John Armeau sent
counties in the next few years. Traffic Judge Roy DeGrief a
and if the past can be used as a letter containing a parking tick
yardstick, there'll be plenty. As et, a dental appointment nota
a matter of fact there are some tion and a badly worn tooth,
county activities for which there Judge DeGrief tore up the ticket
is no space allotted in the new and returned the tooth.
Tot Walks at 3 Weeks
'Murray. Vtah, Aug. 18 U. Little Katheryn Benson has
set what Is believed to be a record for walking at a very
early age. Her physician said today.
The doctor said it was "very unusual," and advised th.
tot's mother, Mrs. Laverl Benson, not to let her try It too
much.
Kathryn is only three weeks old.
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Prestige of the U. S.
At Top in Middle East
(Ed. Note While Drew Pearson is on vacation, the Wash
ington Merry-Go-Round will be written by his old partner,
Robert 8. Allen.)
By ROBERT sTaLLEN
Washington A high U. S. official just returned from a tour of
the Middle Eastreports one outstanding impression.
It is this:
That, amid the welter of assassination, intrigue and autocratic
rule in this ancient cockpit, the prestige and power of the United
States stands out like a gleam
ing beacon. NO LOSS
The official related this epi- A Britisn correspondent tele
sode to prove his poir.t: phoned Sen. Kenneth Wherry,
Following the attempted slav- Nebr., Republican floor leader,
ing some months ago of the Shah for an interview on the forth
of Iran, he imposed iron handed coming international mometary
martial rule. The Iranian p'ess conference.
particularly felt the weight , of "All I can say," remarked
the Shah's fury. Seventeen lib- wherry, "is that Sir Stafford
eral, non-communist newspapers Cripps is obviously coming here
were suppressed and their editors to promote a new loan. He
thrown into jail. He also order- wouldn't be interrupting his rest
ed them tried on charges of cure jn Switzerland for any
subversive activities. other reason."
To support these charges, arti- The British newsman protest
cles dating back as far as 20 ed this view,
years were brought into court WeU observed wherrVi ..if
against the editors. he.s coming over to lend us some
Despite these extreme meas- money, I'll be glad to see him."
ures only six were convicted. "Can I quote you on that?"
U.S. ambassador in Iran is "Certainly," replied Wherry.
John Wiley. An able, tough- Then, turning to a friend, he
minded career man, he has been added, "I was safe in letting
an outstanding success in his him quote me. After all, I
delicate and arduous post. A can't lose any votes in England."
firm believer in democracy and
freedom of the press, Wiley, pri- DEADLOCK
vately, was shocked by the auto- . ... ... , .
cratic persecution of the editors. , Illustrative of the snafued
But because it was a strictly in- state of congressional business is
ternal affair, he meticulously an unpublicized but long-stand-kept
hands off until after the six ln deadlock between the house
riiinr. wor .ni.nrH ana senate over me army civil
BY GUILD
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Several days later, Wiley sent
functions bill.
each of them a small package. This stalemate has been going
It consisted of one pack of on since June 1. with no sign
American cigarettes with Wi- of a break in sight,
ley's personal card. Cause of the deadlock is a
Nothing was written on the $590,000,000 rivers and harbors
card. Also, there was nothing rider that the senate wrote into
secret about Wiley's action. His the measure. This huge local
chauffeur delivered the pack- gravy grab was not included in
ages to the prison and turned the president's budget. The fund
them over to the warden to give would be spent by the army
to the editors. That was all engineers, which have one of the
there was to it. most potent undercover lobbies
The Shah, of course, was im- in Washington,
mediately informed. Also, he The house conferees, led by
got the point. Representative Clarence Can
The following day, the editors non, D., Mo., have adamantly re
were pardoned. fused to budge on the issue.
NOTE Because of Wiley's Cannon has served notice he
penetrating and forthright re- will block the bill as long as it
ports to the state department, contains the half-billion-dollar
the Iranian ambassador in Wash- rider
hZ'nTiS i"y- hvf' UC tOW(ar Militant backers of the rider
IvrieJ to nnSermfwnev are SenS" John McClellan, D.,
ly tried to undermine Wiley. Ark pat McCarrarii D Nev
NO MERGER and han Gurney, R. S.D. Mc-
x, j ... . ... Clellan is head of the Rivers &
Behind-the scenes, the widely u
publicized merger between S'.ShT'.nH VtTrV";
AMVETS and AVC has gotten f'"" .l,"
nowhere. Reason is strong rank- , . ... .
,a i .;. i i v. Tu . , talkers. But on this gravy grab,
and-file opposition in both vet- )h . , Al't ? '
Send your "Odds" questions on any subject to "The Wizard
of Odds," care of the Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon.
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
How About a Handbag
That Costs Only $20000?
By EDCREAGH
(Substituting lor Columnist Hal Boylel
New York W) If you really can't decide what to get me for
Christmas, there's a little doodad on display over at the Waldorf
Astoria that would suit me like chestnut dressing suits roast
turkey.
Not that I'm
hinting, m i n dj
you. "
As a mater ot
fact I'm noti
sure what I am
doing. I've just
come back from
that 55.000,000
jewel show at
the Waldrof anc'
frankly, friend,1
I'm glitter-hap
py.
t 'I
other cigarette.
Then who should come along
but a well-proportioned, brown
eyed blonde named Roma Pa'ige,
all decked out in a white nylon
bathing suit with pearls dripping
from every thread.
"Don't I look expensive?" she
asked brightly. "You're suppos
ed to guess how many pearls I'm
wearing. If you guess right you
win a magnum of champagne."
I guessed 2,315 but that could-
The American National Retail n't have been ' right because
Jewelers, whose baby it is, says woman's handbag I examined a
its the biggest display of preci- few minutes later turned out to
ous stones and baubles ever be covered by 14,000 pearls, and
held. Acres of diamonds. Bushels Miss Paige's swim suit was much
of rubies. Pearls by the peck. larger than the handbag.
In one word: Golly! Well, a little larger, anyway.
"Actually," whispered Miss
Anyhow, there 1 was, holding Theresa Jacobson, who was
a cigarette and wishing I had guarding the handbad, "there
a match, when a big, happy are only 13,999 pearls. Some
looking fellow held out a tricky body dropped it and one pearl
little gadget, touched a button fell off.
and presto! There was flame. "But there are 10 carats of
"Thanks," I said, lighting up. diamonds and 30 carats of rubies
eran organizations.
At the bottom of this are two
they are singing a different tune.
To date, it has made no im
pression on hard-boiled Cannon.
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Move to Put 'Good' Label
On Germany Gaining
By DeWITT MacKENZII
rorrim Alftlr Anujiti
The move to make Germany an early member of the council,
of Europe the new brotherhood of old world democracies is
gaining remarkable momentum. '
of western Europe.
The second, and perhaps the
more important reason, is that
Germany lies in the heart of
Europe, on the line dividing the
communistic east from the demo
cratic west. She could be, in days
to come, a mightly deterrent to
an armed clash between eastern
and western Europe.
Should unhappily such a con
flict arise, then most assuredly
the western powers would want
Germany in their camp. If she
factors: AMVET membership is
much more conservative than
AVC, and a confidential memor- SHORTS
andum sent out by AVC Com- The navy is concerned about
mander Harold A. Keats. In the waistline of its officers. To
this document, he stresses the help keep them down, the navy
financial benefits that will ac- has issued a pamphlet titled
crue to AMVETS by absorbing "Feel Alive."
the 35.000 AVC dues-paying The White House is being bar
members, raged with union complaints
AVC officials are aware that charging bias on the part of
AMVET'S headquarters is hard Robert N. Denham, general
up and that its national officers counsel of the National Labor
draw $35,000 a year in salaries Relations Board,
and expenses. ccopjrirhi mi
Postal City Zone System Confusing
"That's quite a lighter
"You like it?" said the man,
Carl Begemann of the American
Safety Razor Corp. "Well, sir,
you can have this lighter "
"Gosh, thanks. But "
and the setting is pure palla
dium." "Gosh," I said. "And the ah
price?"
Miss J. looked elaborately
casual. "Twenty thousand dol-
Winston
Churchill Wed
nesday again ad
vocated the ad
dition of the de
feated country to
t h i s 12 - nation
council which its
sponsors hope
will develop into
a parliam e n t
comprising all
the European
democracies.
Britain's famous war-time were isolated and forced to play
prime minister, who led his peo- the lone wolf, fate might drive
pie in the life and death struggle her into the bolshevist camp.
DcWtll kt&kail
against German agression, was
speaking before the consultative
assembly of the council in the
ancient French city of Stras
bourg whose streets not so long
ago echoed to the crash of Hit
lerian hob-nailed boots.
Simultaneously, in Washing-
Churchill considers the matter
so vital that he advocates the
calling of a special session of the
council's consultative assembly
in December or January to ad
mit Germany to membership. He
holds that this would be the
greatest and most important of
ton American Secretary of State all the questions that are before
Dean Acheson expresed himself us.
as favoring the acceptance of the
new west German republic in
the council for Europe. He said
the United States believes this
would be a constructive step in
the integration of a peaceful.
However, there is no disposi
tion on the part of the democra
cies to rush blindly into the uni
fication of Europe.
British Deputy Prime Minister
freedom loving Germany into the Herbert Morrison told the Stras
community of western Europe, bourg assembly he favored im
At the same time the secre- mediate steps for unification but
tary warned the western Ger- advocated caution. With this
mans against abusing the free- Churchill didn't differ, comment
dom permitted them by the ing characteristically:
western occupation powers.
Why should the western demo
cracies be anxious to include in
"We may just as well see what
a girl looks like before we marry
her."
This idea of bringing a sinful
their new European parliament Germany forthwith into the as
a Germany which has sinned so sociation of democracies which
greatly and so often against its have been sinned against repre-
neighbors
At first blush this seems a
strange development, and yet it
is logical.
There are two prime reasons
for this move.
sents a striking departure from
past tactics.
After the first world war Ger
many was labeled the bad boy
of Europe and was stood in a
corner to repent Decidely that
The first, of course, is not didn't work.
only that it is calculated to fos- The new program can't fare
ter peace but economic prosper- worse, and seems very likely to
ity. A healthful Germany is rs- be a constructive move in the
sential to the general well being interests of peace and fraternity.
Denver Uncle Sam's postal lone system Is confusing
to Roman A. Vargas, Jr., or the Philippines.
In answering a Colorado state publicity department ad
vertisement in a magazine, he filled in the blanks this way:
Name Roman A. Vargas, Jr.
Address St. Paul Virac, Cataauanes. Philippines.
Zone Torrid.
TAKES WORDS OUT OF OTHER'S MOUTH
Ronald, Human Echo, Can
Hare Last Word on All
By PETER HAYES
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 19 U. Speaking to Ronald Severson,
lock and safe salesman, is a painful operation:
He talks right along with you, just just like like this this.
Only faster.
Ever since he was a nipper of seven. Severson has been going
around having the last word on '
everybody. Last by about a 50th One of his favorite gags is to
of a second, briefly, Severson get himself picked for one of
can talk, sing or yodel right those audience - participation
along with anyone no matter radio shows where the master of
what language is used from ceremonies considers himself
French to Norwegian, pig-latin capable of coping with anybody,
to tobacco auctioneer. "First thing that usually hap-
"I don't know how I picked it Pens when I start talking along
up." he says. "I guess it was with him is the quick interest
just a kid trick. It didn't go of the engineers." he says. "They
over too well with my folks after think they're getting what thev
the first few times." call a "feed-back' and go nuts
trying to fix it."
Severson tells how it used to when Severson was single,
be great sport during- high womel1 were hls favorite vlc
school assemblies to talk right tims.
along with the guest speaker , Flr't Vle" d get nervous
from his seat in the audience. ,hen "" et flustered, then
.... . ,., some would get hysterical until
That,V-?r,Untath! streamed down their face
principal decided to let me sit , talked ri , , . h
in the office whenever we had them Invariably lhev8 would
an assembly.1 he grinned. ,wear tnat , w thelr
Psychiatrists and neurologists mjnd. Unfortunately. I couldn't."
shake their heads in bewildment
when this 33-year-old human Severson proudly claims to
echo "gives 'em the business." have steered at least four toss
as he puts it. They offer all pots back onto the path of
sorts of explanations. I. E : He sobriety.
has a short cut between his hear- -r gjVe 'em the business when
ing and speaking organs, he is thev re prettv far gone and
gifted with mental telepathy, you-d surprised how quicklv
some kind of mental quirk, etc. they swear off at least for that
"But then they say those night," he says. "But then some
things are impossible and they times I'll talk along with a
don't know how I do it." Sever- drunk and he'll turn on the bar
son says. "I think I just have tender and accuse him of slip
extra sharp hearing." ping him a mickey."
" for 55,000," continued lars," she said. "It's the most ex-
Begemann, looking even hap- pensive handbag in the world,
pier. We've sold three just like it
I didn't say anything. I could- one each in Memphis, Miami and
n't. Los Angeles."
"Of course." Begemann said, That did it.
"this tray and that little urn go If a woman can pay 20 per
with it. All 14-carat gold. There fectly good G's for a pearly old
are 36 diamonds and 24 rubies in handbag that she'll probably
the set. Just right for a Christ- leave behind in the movie some
mas stocking, wouldn't you say?" day, who says a $5,000 lighter
This last remark was not aim- set is too good for uncle?
ed at me but at another gawker ...
who at least looked as if he So as we were saying about
might have money, so I drifted that Christmas remembrance
away, puffing gingerly at the But don't let me know you're
cigarette which had just had a ordering it, will you?
S5.000 light. It tasted like any I want it to be a surprise.
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