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Salem, Oregon, Saturday, August 20, 1949
An Adventure in Boobery
Among the latest charges hurled at Sheriff Marion L.
Elliott and given first page publicity by the Portland news
papers is the publication by outside promoters sanctioned
by Elliott of the "Multnomah County Sheriff's Reserve
Yearbook" recently off the press, and filled with advertise
ments, which is said to have brought promoters between
$8,000 and $10,000. The Oregonian says:
The 66-page booklet has one page of text, several of pictures,
many uncaptioned, and 22 tightly-packed pages of "courtesy
ads." A portrait of Sheriff Elliott adorns the cover. Included
in the text is this acknowledgement: "To Mike Elliott and all
members of the reserve goes all credit for the production of
this, the first Multnomah County Sheriff's Reserve Yearbook."
Sheriff Elliott authorized the solicitation of the ads and
lent the prestige of his office. The solicitation was done
by phone, purporting to be from the sheriff's office and
sales pressure put on merchants. Objection by a sheriff's
aide, resulted in transferring it to the Sheriff's Reserves
to protect the office from recriminations.
The Sheriff's Reserve, Inc., is an independent boys' wel
fare organization, was not consulted, strongly opposed it
and received no proceeds from the venture, but suffers
financial loss by the diversion of public contributions, ad
verse publicity, and has in consequence had to call off its
annual "thrill show" benefit.
Whether Sheriff Elliott received a rake-off for the use
of his name is not stated, but the incident is further evi
dence of his unfitness for this job. Elected to office on
confessed false, pretenses, and hypocritically posing as a
knight in shining armor of purity, he has merely proved,
under the kindliest interpretation, a boob.
In the year book incident, however, Elliott followed
ample precedent. These "year books" and other similar
publications are a common racket for which sheriffs, police
and firemen and other branches of public service fre
quently fall for on a percentage basis or to gratify vanity,
or sometimes in boss ridden cities, polite blackmail along
the line that a hint to the wicked is sufficient.
A Few Months Left That's All
"If we quit crying over spilt milk, we still have a chance
in Asia." That mesage is carried in the current issue
of Life magazine. But, unfortunately, the message is
likely to be missed in the hubub in Washington over who
got deepfreezes and who didn't in the "five-percenters'"
hearing.
Ever since the war ended in the Pacific four years ago
last Sunday, the people of the west have asked for a defi
nite policy toward Asia. That policy would be part of
United States global policy not just for Greece or Tur
key or Germany, but for all the world.
Only by global strategy was the United States able to
bring our overpowering resources so successfully against
the enemy in World War II. How can the state depart
ment expect to do otherwise now?
Life magazine is harsh in its belaboring of the state
department for wasting time drawing up the recent white
paper on China. "Its preparation occupied a great deal
of Important time, energy and brains that might better
have gone into the business of creating a new policy for
the future," Life contends. Perhaps that is true, but if
it took that much time to find out the difficulties of trying
to whitewash our Asiatic policy, then the state department
should be convinced of what is lacking ; namely, a Pacific
policy tied in with United States policy throughout the
world.
Hasn't Washington yet seen the crisis in Asia in its
global dimensions?
Non-communist Asia can't wait much longer for lead
ership from the world's greatest power. The white paper
on China was an admission of a lack of that leadership.
Opposition to the communist sweep will become more
feeble and more ineffectual unless some unity is given to
the forces of freedom opposing communist domination.
The only unifying force is that of the United States.
Life magazine says there is still time left. Yes, but not
much time left.
Pieces of Streamlining
Seven federal agencies have been shifted now along the
streamline plans suggested by the Hoover commission and
it probably completes government reorganization for this
year, the other major changes being delayed until the
future. Whether public pressure will cool down and not
force important legislation remains to be seen.
Six reorganization plans took effect Saturday. The U.S.
employment service and certain other functions moved into
the labor department. The bureau of public roads moved
into the commerce department. The No. 1 officials into the
post office department, civil service commission, and mari
time commission got more administrative authority. The
national security resources board and national security
council became parts of the executive office of the presi
dent. Previous changes were the creation of the post of un
dersecretary of the Navy June 2. Tre creation of the gen
eral services administration July 1, placing the mainte
nance, purchasing and property disposal of the govern
ment under one roof.
A law. passed May 26 gave the secretary of state author
ity to reorganize the state department.
Other proposals by the president, the creation of a de
partment of welfare and the removal of postmaster ap
pointments from politics have either been killed or pigeon-
jioieti tor tne session.
All That Texas Woman Got
For Quiz Answer Was Bad Time
Abilene, Tex., Aug. 20 W) Mrs. Charles Lusk didn't win
$16,000. Instead, she is out the cost of a telephone call
to New York.
Late Thursday, Mrs. Lusk answered her telephone and a
enller said he was the master of ceremonlei on a national quii
radio program.
He played two records backwards asking Mrs. Lusk to
Identify the singers on the first record and the melody of the
econd.
She gave him some answers and he shouted:
"Mrs. Lusk you have just won yourself $16,000 in prizes."
Then he reeled off a dlisy list of awards which Included an
automobile, furniture and a three-months' paid vacation to
Cuba."
Mrs. Lusk spent a sleepless night. Today, when she learned
others In Abilene had not heard her name called, she began
to fc-ve her doubts.
So she telephoned the quii program In New York and
learned she had been the victim of a practical joke.
BY BECK
Such Is Life
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
BY GUILD
fiJWJBR I'M 60ING TO PICK UP "W. ALL YOUVE BEEN DOING )&
flffisSC SOME LAWN FURNITURE W LATELY IS LUG STUFF FOR ?r
Si tfff ro" BU5CH THAT HE . & FOLKS WHO KIDDED YOU JG
VI J "AD REPAINTED. HE CANT UPROARIOUSLY ABOUT
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m, iffiz&Ftt CAR mrrrWlMin BOUGHT THIS CH
'Eighty-Worst' Congress wlzord of odds
New Members Get Praise
(Ed. Note While Drew Pearson is on vacation, the Wash
ington Merry-Go-Round is being written by bis old partner,
Bobert S. Allen).
By ROBERT S. ALLEN
Washington There is little of commendable note in the record
of the "eighty-worst" congress, but it is outstanding in one regard.
That is the group of able, dynamic and courageous new. mem
bers in the house.
Most of them are democrats, due to the big over-turn last year.
Representing all sections of the "
country, most of them are ton has repeatedly made his
young. But regardless of age,
party or region, all have one
thing in common.
They are liberal-minded.
Also, the most forceful among
THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Real Happiness Not in Wealth
But in an Appraisal of the Soul
weight felt on liberal issues.
Other newcomers from the
south who have made stand-out
records are:
North Carolina Ertel Car-
them are war veterans. Whether lyle; Tennessee James Frazier;
this service is the cause of their Virginia Tom Fugate; West
militancy is conjectural. But it Virginia M. G. Burnside; Ala
is a fact that these men, who bama Carl Elliott and Edward
fought for democracy in com- De Graffenried; Florid a
bat, are taking democracy very Charles Bennett; Texas Lloyd
seriously in public office. Bentsen and Homer Thornberry;
As freshmen, they are nomi- Kentucky Carl Perkins and
nally "back seaters" under the Thomas Underwood,
rule of seniority. They have tail-
end places on committees, some MIDDLE WEST
of minor importance. But it is Andrew Jacobs, tall, gangling
significant of the caliber and Indianan whose ancestors split MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
ugiiiiug iiuuiiiicb ui me giuup, rails wim ADranam ijincoin.
that every one has already made Hard-working and outspoken,
his mark as a leader on at least Jacobs has become a recognized
one major issue. authority on labor legislation.
Also noteworthy is that sev- Ray Karst, St. Louis attorney
eral of the most outstanding and war veteran who votes as
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BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
Rector. St PauI'h Eplxcopa) Church
The Parable of Dives and Lazarus might well be called a study rookies are southerners. This is liberal as he talks. Karst prac-
in contrasts. We have in this famous parable portrayed before us the first congress in many years tically singlehanded blocked ac
in bold relief the material versus the spiritual, riches versus wherein that has happened. In tion on a bill to circumvent the
poverty, heaven versus hell.
People reading the parable
Heroic Smith Adventurers
Raise Initiative Question
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
i UP) Foreign Atfatr Analyst) i
Two young English brothers have exemplified the heroic
outlook, vigor and forthright- supreme court's decision outlaw- j- iaris the world over by crossing the Atlantic 2,700
Selfishness, however, is not ness, these yearlings are in ing the basing-point price sys- :,. f i-v tmhline seas in a homemade 20-foot sail-boat.
superficially have the mistaken peculiar to any one class. It Is striking contrast to many of the tern. It ;s meet that this dangerous undertaking should have been
idea that all rich people are found not only among the very old-timers from their section. Others from this region who acnieved Dy adventurers bearing the universal tag of Smith. That's
uuuineu iu nen arm uiut an ricn ana xne weil-io-ao, uui jaeuause ui limitation 01 space nave uisiintguiaueu iiiciiiacivca
poverty-stricken folk are head- among the very poor as well, it is not possible to highlight the are:
ed straight for heaven. Selfishness is not always a entire list of outstanding fresh- Indiana James Noland, Win-
The teaching of the parable matter of money at all, but it ment. The following are distinc- field Denton, John Walsh and
is something else. appears in many other ways, tive representatives of the group Thurman Crook; Illinois Edgar
Selfishness is the curse that from the east, south, midwest Jonas, Sidney Yates, James
The parable of Dives and Laz- wrecks human lives and souls, and far west. Buckley, Chester Chesney, Peter .. njnneers
oiuo auuwa ua lilt; CUIae lllttl LitTdica iiliui- .u..........
that material " 5 national hatreds and precipitates THE EAST ard Hoffman; Iowa H. R,
world wars. Foster Furcolo, 38-year-old Gross; Minnesota Fred Marsh-
Massachusetts democrat and war all, Ry Wier and Eugene Mo
not an unusual
name which
comes strange
to the tongue,
but is fitting to
the rank and
wealth, however
great, is never
great enough to
buy one's way
into the King
dom of God,
and that pover
ty, however pit
iful, will not
keep one out of(
the realm of et
ernal bliss.
It also teaches
the world over.
Naturally the
home press has
seized on this
Riches and poverty are sur- veteran, who has specialized in Carthy; Wisconsin Clement gx lon 0f
ara nnnrlitlnne Golf ichnncc ic fiffhtintf "nui-lr V.ai-ol" crvohe if. Zablocki and Glenn Davis: Ml- . r , .
face conditions. Selfishness is fighting "pork barrel" grabs. Af- mdiocju aIlu uimu dvi, ivu- s, , d Co
neraia rora; umu .. . . .
Iter. Oeorre Swift
nn Inner rendition which is eter- ter one slashing flnnr ficht. Fur- chigan
nni in pffprl coin was warmlv commended hv Earl Wagner, Thomas Burke,
" . . . . - . . " " " r. . , T-l I 1, TT.,. juuiianatc
If world unhappinesK, dis- Chairman Clarence Cannon of ra oi-txu character remains as it always
satisfaction ana wars are the me appropriations committee " "
fruits of national and inter- with, "that was the most effec- George Christopher, u-iare
trv nnw is pxnprienninff.
. , ... 1 i; ir j - Wa nhi NchracUQ HllffpnH .
unnappiness, emotional long time, iou savea tne tax-
lin Smith to de- utivitt Hackemi.
monstrate the thesis that British
was, despite the economic and
foresee clearly.
A general election to select a
new parliament is due to take
place not later than next sum
mer. Is Britain's first socialist gov
ernment capable of handling
this crisis, or must the country
return to the free enterprise
sponsored by the conservative
party under which the war was
fought?
As Indicated in this column
Friday, the consensus of neutral
observers is that the British 80-
tupuei, ut ' i;ti0, ,, ,,;i, ,v, . .
nntinnal selfishness, so also nnr- tive debatine I've heard in a gee, Morgan Moulder and Phil '''"); clalistic party lsn t responsible
Eugene O'-
sonal
upsets, and petty quarrels are payers millions of dollars,
that wealth the fruits of selfishness which Others in this section who
carries with it great rcsponsibil- lead, if not to the torments of have made fine records are:
ity. Dives, at least to something sim- Maine Charles Nelson; Con-
Lazarus is portrayed helpless, ilar right here on earth. necticut John McGuire and
sick, and covered with sores, Our genuine happiness and Abe Ribicoff; New York An-
lylng at the rich Dives' gate, as heaven here or hereafter will thony Tauriello, Chester Gorski,
a symbol of inescapable op- not depend on material riches, Isidore Dollinger, John Davies,
n n pi ll n 1 I v in) mennn ci hil i I tint. .mm.. rfD.i.ahla nn nn nn,, rn.. -)nmnn,n T TJ1I
which confronts those who have erty, however pitiful. Our eli- James Murphy, Christopher Particularly tor measures to aia
wealth. Dives was not condemn- gibility to a passport to the McGrath and Vincent Quinn;
ea Because of his wealth, wis realms of eternal bliss will be Pennsylvania Benjamin James
problem was not his purple and based on something more sub- Anthony Cavalcante, Harry Da-
fine linen, but his cold, unsym- stantial than the coin of Caesar, venport. Earl Chudoff, James
pathetic, and selfish attitude to
ward the "have-nots."
Welch; Nebraska
Sullivan. x j ,
... The London Daily Mail says:
WEST "The two Smiths stand as
Cecil White, California ranch- WPe? wnicn prove mere is sun
for the present terrible econom
ic crisis in England. The crisis
was the result of two wars and
was inherited.
However, the question most
er and former artilleryman. Al- nothing wrong with the British certainly arises whether social.
though a big cotton and gram ea -. urudin may oe aown ism with Us nationalization and
grower. White has gone 100 per- but she is not out. Governments paternalistic supervision of the
cent down the line for the fair come and go but the men and individual is capable ofl meet-
deal program. He has Battled """"" ui ; u . J' inS this great emergency.
. j.iicj' win ngin ctuu uctn au
' farm tenants and migrant work- versity.'
ers and for public power devel- The London News Chronicle,
opment. in an obvious reference to the
Reva Beck Bosone, Utah, only socialism which now rules Eng-
iniiui man inu will ui iacaui. vciipuii, Dan iuuuuil, Uclllies . . , . . , , . . u. uc? :i .
It will be based on an apprai- Lind, Harry O'Neill andGeorge f farmer land, declare that S cur. y
Rhodes. New Jersey Charles J " '.. . '. . tho ,
sal of the soul!
Critfcally-Hurt Dog Perks Up
As Master Rushes to His Side
Beverly Hills, Calif., Aug. 20 (IP) A critically-hurt cocker
spaniel dog perked up today and took food for the first time
In a week as his 16-year-old master rushed to his side from
Europe.
Charles Heyler, Informed by his father, David, that the
dog, "Duffy," was crushed under the wheels of a car,
reached New York on the Queen Elizabeth, caught an air
plane for Los Angeles, and was at the dog's side this morn
ing. "Don't die, Duffy," Charles said as he petted his In
separable Pal. "You're going to get well."
Dr. Albert Stockton, veterinarian, said the cocker seemed
to have lost the will to live but showed new interest and
began to eat when Charles appeared at the kennels in Cor
ona Del Mar.
SIPS FOR SUPPER
The Vacation Urge
By DON UPJOHN
Our friend Gladys Shields of the Jefferson Review in her column
this week gives a very interesting description of a vacation motor
trip taken through 1400 miles of Canada by Frank Tichy and
Francis
Howell, Peter Rodino and Hugh
Addomzio.
THE SOUTH
sone has made a notable record generation, but there is no rea
as an effective exponent of rec- son to think that courage and
Iamation legislation and low- skill are dwindling virtues in
cost public housing. She is high- this modern world." .
1v rpiinrrlprl in thp hnnsp nnd was Tkn T t-i-:i.,
Hugo Sims, 27-year-old South singled out to deliver this year's cites the brothers' achievement
i-iU......i, .,u ,c Memorial day address, me tirst in stressing the value of indi-
uv.wu- woman to ao so.
ations as a paratrooper. Al- other outstanding new con
though the youngest member in greSsmen in this region are:
congress, Sims has demonstrat- Washington Hugh Mitchell;
ed he is a born leader and a California Clint McKinnon;
militant exponent of the "new Colorado John Marsalis and
vidualism as against state-controlled
lives.
is the London press
south."
Pat Sutton, 33-year-old Ten
nesseean who was twice wound
ed in battle and is the most dec
orated member in congress. Con
scientious and independent, Sut-
wayne spmaii; nevaua ii- Drivate iniH!,tivi whir-h mrfo l" I" . "T" "r, "
a i-i ht tjt : ti " - ..,. vfJf-m in no FrMirts nuuniTO nros.
ter oaring; ew jviexicu uuiiu h t . . hanrtnn -- -"
, - , ;. , , ent auiicuiiies. nowever, xnai
individualism for the cradle-to- statement must be qualified by
grave security promised by a pa- this thought
ternalistic socialism? America, 'on the whole, be
That's a problem which the lieves in "free enterprise." She
people of John Bull's island are does not believe that any nation
trying to iron out in their har- can "replace private initiative
rassed minds right now as they with nationalization and pater
struggle with a fierce economic nalism and still retain ita great
crisis whose end no man can ness.
Well,
right?
Does Britain still retain that
Time alone can answer that.
Whatever might be the effect
of a long term of socialism on
the character of the British peo
ple, I, for one, am prepared to
accept the view of the London
press that individualism still
runs strongly through British
veins.
I had my headquarters In
London for some 18 years, and
was with British troops on the
battlefields of two world con
flicts. Believe me, they contri
buted their share of private ini
tiative to the allied cause.
...
So long as the initiative shown
by the young Smith brothers
persists, Britain's future would
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Miles; Arizona Harold Patten;
Oklahoma Tom Steed and
George Wilson.
(Copyrljht 19491
Bom
ber. Gladys
says from hear
ing them tell of
their experi
ences it makes
ber just yearn
to gas up the
old buggy and
head north over
the same trail.
Here are some
of the things
Beautiful But Dumb?
Not the Gal From Texas
By ED CREAGH
rsubstitutlng for columnist Hal Boyle)
New York, Aug. 20 W) It sounds like a terrible thing to say
about a girl especially when she's an actress and as pretty as a
tree-ripened peach.
But those rumors you ve been hearing are true, ana trum
He was sound asleep on the front
seat, oblivious to the slambang wm out;
noises of the great city. We'd This Faye Emerson Roose- Beaumont, Texas, looks on the
like to have been around when veit is brighter than a shiny vAiole thing as just good fun.
he woke up and sighted the ncw dime, and a Roosevelt dime iove working in television."
parking tickets stuffed under at that. $he ..nd especially on a
his windshield while he snoozed In four appearances on a program with no rehearsals. I
As Miller Hayden remarked. radio-television quiz show, the get a real kick out of working
when he saw em Ah, the in- late president s daughter-in-law with such bright, quick-thinking
nocence of sleep. has done more than stump the people
Th. win in TZT experts She has bowled them "No, I don't do any special
. . , 0Ver- She h8.S le.n IhCm grggy- studying before 'Who Said That?'
Chicago (U.B William De- T just read the seven or eight
Grasse. 59. cut his wrists, slashed "It s not fair that she should . T - ,,.,
road about his arms at the elbow, cut his have so much r t!r,! ... .. ,1 ,
j. til in tui; in, nic it o utcu
Yes New Pop's All Right Now
Everett, Mass., Aug 20 U.R Mr. and Mrs. Francis M.
Morrisey were reported "doing fine" today after the birth
of a seven-pound six-ounce daughter.
Morrisey, 25, delivered his wife of the child then fainted
when the doctor arrived.
Dei Cpjohn
she heard: That
part of the trip was up the Fras
er river along
like the old North Santlnm high- throat twice, and shot himself beauty and so I
way, part ol It was througn three t mes n the head in n m a n v bra ns
swamplands, rains began a day suicide attempt. Hospital at- too," growled
or two before they started and tendants said he probably would Gregory Ratolf
multiplied the mosquito popula- live. the movie direc
tion until they became a plague. tor, in a Russ-
Part of the trip was over a trail Current Issue of the Silverton ian accent as
through timber with stumps in Appeal-Tribune carried a head- thick as the sour
the path of the car and over ijne t the top of one column cream on a
washboard roads. One place the reading "Governor Gives Local cheese blintz.
pickup had to be hauled up an Soii Men a Pat on the Back." Some of those
Incline by a winch and It took At Iod of next column adioin- present got the
12 '4 hours to go five and a lng ls a headline reading "A impression Rat- Ed Cr"h
half miles. In one cabin where Lame Back Can Cause a Lot of off wasn't entirely kidding. In
they stopped snakes were crawl- pan." Doug should pat 'em a her gentle, unbumptious way
ing around back of the wallpa- nttie gentler next time. Miss Emerson had just fielded
per. The packrats, they said, question which the man from hnn
hH 9 hnlirtnv nnrl It eriiinrfnn .. -j . ..j -i, nOUSeS .
- , ' . -......- incidentally from Sllverlon nunywuua una uouicu an over
as if the place was being bom- comes advice that John Demas the studio.
barded by tin cans. These are of Evan. Brothers mill over She has a habit of doing
li
quite a lot. It's surprising how
many letters begin 'I'm a re
publican but .'
.
In each session of "Who Said
That?" Trout reads quotations
from the week's news and a
panel of experts, or would-be
experts, tries to name the well
known persons quoted.
See how'd you'd make out
with these:
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wood the big automobiles, the
swimming pools, the rich
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