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Changing World
4
Salem, Oregon. Thursday, November 17, 1949
Some Deficit Spending
Potato price support loss this year totals $60 million he
cause of the huge surplus of spurls grown merely for the
subsidy and not for market and Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan has ssked spud growers to cut production in the
1950 program. Meanwhile the best potatoes will be wasted
and the consumer stung for high prices on second and
third grade spuds.
Brennan has set a 1950 production goal of 335 million
bushels of potatoes, a reduction of about 7 percent in the
planting allotment for commercial areas and a lower dollar
and cents price support. This year's croy was 387 million
bushels, while the 1948 crop totalled 445 million bushels.
It cost the government $230 million to support grower
prices in 1948.
Like this year's crop, next year's will be supported at 60
percent of parity, the minimum permitted by law. But
the parity price next year will be somewhat lower in terms
of dollars and cents.
The secretary said the support rate next year may aver
age about 96 cents a bushel compared with about $1.08
this year. The 1950 planting allotment for commercial
areas totals 1,137,800 acres, or 85,300 less than this year.
The allotment will be divided among individual farms only
farms staying within allotment will be eligible to sell pota
toes under thp price support plan.
Brannari admits that buying surpluses is not effective
Jn preventing excess production and that although the
government does not purchase potatoes grown by farmers
who ovcrplant their acreage allotment, the effect of the
purchases is "to hold up prices of all potatoes." What
price supports are doing to other crops besides potatoes :
The United Stales already owns 4,000,000 bales of cotton,
89,000,000 pounds dried eggs (nine years' supply) stored in
caves, 15.500,000 pounds of cheese, 245,000,000 pounds of dried
skim milk, 500 000 bags of red kidney beans, half of all the
butter stored in the United States, so much wheat it uses 36 re
serve fleet shipr as floating elevators, so much corn there is no
storage space available, so they are giving farmers money to
build corn cribs on their farms to store corn so the government
can buy it from the farmers. New plans call for paying $80
per ton for wine and raisins and feeding it to hogs, plus many
otlTer farm commodities.
A Signboard on Bush's Pasture?
Alderman Fry had a point when he questioned the ad
visability of a regular signboard fronting the Willamette
athletic field in Bush's Pasture.
There is no objecton to the university's advertising the
"future home of the Willamette University Bearcats." The
question is how to advertise the field without cheapening
the layout or detracting from the natural beauty of the
surrounding park.
A commercial-looking sign would be out of place on the
athletic field. A rustic-type of sign, such as the highway
department uses, might be a different matter. The nat
uralness of the area, its trees and rolling terrain, should
not be defaced by an ordinary-looking board.
Generally speaking. Bush's Pasture is probably not
appreciated as it might by the city. This is the case,
despite the fact the people voted money to buy the 100
acres. That ncreage is taken too much for granted. The
beauty of it is too often lost to the average resident who
has grown accustomed to seeing its trees and its stream.
But the potentiality for development has not been grasped.
When Fry cjaims the University holds the "cream of the
park" for an athletic field, he is overlooking the possibili
ties of the rest of the acreage. There need be no basis of
fact in his statement if the city takes advantage of the
beauty of the area itself.
City Manager Franzen is drawing up a report now on
development of the park. The greatest care should be
taken in that development since the possibilities of those
acres are such as to challenge the imagination of even the
most mediocre home gardener.
San Francisco's Golden Gate park, nationally famous
for its beauty, was created from a sand-dune like area.
Salem's park already has a far better working surface
than did the San Francisco park. All that is lacking here
Is the development.
Chest Drive Shy of Goal
The organized campaign for the Salem Community Chest
has been ended with pledges and collections standing at
$93,192, out of a budget of $105,000. a shortage of 11 U
percent, which will handicap all of the welfare agencies
tnlisted and decrease their usefulness by that percentage.
The drive should be continued unofficially for the addi
tional funds. Despite the fine cooperation of the volun
teer solicitors, many who can afford to contribute have not
done so, for it was impossible to reach every one.
Those who have been overlooked, should do their share
for the general good by sending in their pledges in the next
few days to show their appreciation of the essential part
In community life played by the various agencies depend
dent on the chest for financial support.
The chest drive office on Court street will close this week,
and work will be handled from the regular office in the
former PGK building on Liberty street. Those who have
not aided this worthy cause should do so at once so as to
eliminate curtailment of public services needed now more
than ever in Salem and vicinity. This progressive and
prosperous city cannot afford to fail in support of essen
tial agencies.
'Gator Gets Too Big for a Pet
Miami, Fla. U The alligator population of the Ever
glade went up by one In a reversal nf the usual swamp to
civilisation movement.
Mr, and Mrs. D. L. Ferrine of Miami saw their pet 'galor,
Alley, off to the hinterlands because he had grown loo big
In his XI years of captivity.
From a squirming Infant only a few inches long, ha had
grown to a seven-foot 'gator who frightened caller and might
some day have harmed one of them.
The perrlns adopted Alley after hi mother was hilled. He
had a private mud hole In their bark yard.
Onward and Upward
Boston V Slogan on the boltlea of a local milk rompany:
"Our eowa are NOT contented. They'ra always striving to
da tier."
WmUBF WE USED TO SIT HERE hj, ZtJff,
AND HE'D SQUIRT IT RI6MT )Mi !MMwl
I-fc-i INTO OUR MOUTHS WHEN Alh' ' W"(l!77M
''WhUMX LIFE ON THE FARM Jh ) S52
Hps -Mi imm
SIPS FOR SUPPER
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Jimmie Roosevelt Charts
Straight Political Course Now
By DREW PEARSON
Los Angeles It looks like Jimmie Roosevelt Is definitely com
ing into his own.
Once a callow youth, floundering under the weight of a famous
name, Jimmie dealt with almost anybody who came along. At
one time ht was the political pal of Mayor James Curley of
Boston. Another
federal subsidies were necessary
to keep Une small mines operat
ing, argued that it was sound
defense policy to have strategic
metals pouring into our stock
pile. But Utah's Lee snorted that
the "less we have to do with the
federal government the better,"
and urged the governors not to
undertake anything they could
n't do on their own.
Lee's little speech didn't go
over with the mining industry,
however, which happens to be
judgment. He is careful about the principal industry in Utah
friends. And most important of and which does not agree with
all, he is now able to chart a the GOP cry of "welfare state"
straigni political course. Jimmie at least wnen tt comes to mining.
BY GUILD
Wizard of Odds
time his life
insurance sales
to George
Wash I n g t o n
Hill of the
American To
bacco Co., did
n't help the
Roosevelt fam
ily. However,
Jimmie is 42
now, and the
years have done something to
him. He has excellent political
mh
One in b couples
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Around the Clock
By DON UPJOHN
In an addition out in North Salem a near job of street naming
has been done, according to records with the county, three of
the streets being named Morning, Noon and Evening streets which
uses up most of the time that people are awake, in fact it covers
Just about everything but midnight. There still may be a near
little question
of adjustment to
arise when we
all go back on
daylight savings
time next sum
mer, especially
for the folk liv
ing on Noon
street, who
won't quite
know Just
where they're
at.
Dob llpjoba
Shirttail Economy
Ipswich, England (P How
, . J LI UUAJ.J rnnli.1.
long no , t ' erripe fish. This tree, he says,
Earls wear their shirts? Lord ... - , . ... ,
bilobas a Bend nurseryman gave
him a couple of years ago. H e
told Charley the tree was very
unhappy in that climate and
maybe it would do better in Sa
lem and Charley says after two
years here it's beginning to
smile. He says there's quite a
discussion of this tree in 1947
and 1948 reports of the Royal
Horticultural society of England
and advice is given therein to
cultivate the papa and not the
mama trees as the fruit of the
latter are said to smell like ov-
knows what he wants and goes NOTE Lee also opposed fed- ljXM7r'C mi IlkAkl
aer it. eral aid to education, which has MacKtNZIt 5 LULUMN
been sponsored in congress by t r"
One of the most interesting Utah's Sen. Elbert Thomas. In A TP hPriilOnV 0110 rtODCG
developments about Jimmie fact, Lee was against everything JCIIIIUIIY UIIW I
Roosevelt is the group of young- that emanated from Washington kiw.-- TmunvA P -Tknil ISlf illO
sters around him. It is remini- even tangled with California's V0VH1Q I OWOra iXeCOllCI I lUllOnf
scent of the young democrats of Gov. Earl Warren over rent con-
his father's day, the young peo- trol. Warren maintained that By DeWITT MacKENZIE
pie who would fight and die po- rent control was still necessary i "" ahum Anit
litically to defend the name of in some California cities no One of the greatest boons for peace and rehabilitation of Europe
Roosevelt. matter what the situation was in would be a solution of the bitter enmity between Germany and
Those young democrats of Utah. France and from important quarters comes guarded word that
1933 have now put on age, in i.iirAS' I Finpncnis there is hope the breach may be healed.
A remark on the aenate ftnnr British, roreign secretary uevin iota an auoience in ixmoon
some cases mould and crust.
out a new generation nas come cogt Arkansas' Sen Bill Ful
along in California and their bright $20
adoration of Jimmy Roosevelt Dn the-closing day of con
is probably greater than that gress, Fulbright paid glowing
once given his father. tribute to Senate Malnritv 1H.
Jimmie is amazingly popular er Scott Lucas Mischievously erica' Britain
in California. When he goes the senator from ArUn. and France)
into a restaurant, a political duded: "I have only one regret
meeting or any place where peo- the quality of his golf game Is'
Fro s...c., ...uo. H. ' rapidly deteriorating
that the recent taw
Paris meeting
ing of the Big
Three Foreign
Ministers (Am-
dealt with
"probably one
of the biggest
else begins, or a whisper sweeps Afterwards, Lucas challenged Problems of all
over the room. You can write Fulbright to defend his words th 'ntegra-
,i uuw,. mi m can win me on the golf links. Shooting a "on.m CT'
m . .
Cranbrook told fellow-members
of East Suffolk Standing com-
miuee ni mr .u i u . rumed lo be devil proof
years "But oy mai time mosi .. j ,. .u ;.,
will grow 160 feet high and in
China it is considered to be iust
the thing to make a coffin. It is
of the tail has been cut away
Fossilized leaves of the gingko
have been found in the Colum-
. , i, ,, rr llrtVC 1UUIIU III UIU .WIUIII-
to provide new collars. The . . (u. i
committee, which also include, e as indigenous.
a Baron, Baronet and two 2
Knights, was considering how
long local policemen should The Cuckoo Cuckoo
wear official-issue shirts before Margate, N. J.. Nov. 17 iPi
the garments were classed as in Time is cuckoo these days at the
"a worn condition." Their de- home of Mr. and Mrs. Edison
cision; Three years. Plain white Hedges. Their daughter, Claris
shirts of average quality cost 4 sa, recently brought a cuckoo
pounds ($11.20) in London's ha- clock from Switzerland. The
berdasheries. Hedges' pet parrot, "Joey" was
fascinated by the cuckoo in the
The latest gingko tree devotee clock. Joey learned to out
to be heard from is our o 1 d cuckoo the clock He usually
friend Charley Cole, 1440 N. 21st adds a few licks of his own to
street, so long head of the plant those of the cuckoo. Frequently
industry bureau of the state agri- now. when the Hedges sit down
cultural department. Charley re- for dinner, it appears to be 15
ports he has one of the gingko o clock Joey time, of course.
Face Was Familiar, But
Laramie, Wyo., Nov. 16 UPi A Laramie service station me
chanic learned today that a familiar face on a skunk was no
proof that the striped cat would be friendly.
The lesson came when Hap McKin's pet skunk a deodor
ized, refined gentle animal disappeared. One of Hap's friends
told him that he had seen the pet under a building.
The face looked familiar but it was a different animal.
Hap closed his service station, opened the windows wide,
and settled down to wait tor a wind that would carry the
memory of the stranger away.
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
What Is It That Tires
The Tired Business Man?
By HAL BOYLE
New York, IA" What makes the tired business man tired?
"His office," said Leonard Hutton. interior decorator.
"A man's office should be like his den at home comfortable
and relaxing.
"But what is the average office like?
"It
democratic nomination for gov
ernor in a walk, whether Tru
man supports him or not.
NOTE The president's ire at
those who supported Eisenhower
before the Philadelphia con
vention has changed ' toward
Mayor O'Dwyer of New York,
Jack Arvey, the political boss
of Chicago; Senator Douglas of
Illinois and various others. His
peeve against Jimmie Roosevelt
probably results not so much
from the Eisenhower incident
but from his jealousy for all
things Rooseveltian.
SHERMAN SHOWS SPUNK
On the west coast where the
admirals hatched their revolt,
things are a lot different now
that Adm. Forrest Sherman has
taken over the navy helm. He's
steering a steady course and
rebellious admirals are climbing
back aboard.
Sherman's policy is friendly
but firm. He demonstrated that
he could use an iron hand not
only by abolishing operation 23,
the navy propaganda unit, but
by cracking down on another
navy propaganda nest at Pensa
cola, Fla. There, the navy was
even mimeographing form let
ters of complaint to congressmen,
then handing them out to the
congressmen's constituents t o
sign.
But Admiral Sherman sent his
deputy, Adm, John Price,
Pensacola, and stopped
smear campaign. Adm.
DcWItl Maekcnilt
neat 76. Lucas not only trimmed many. inV west;
rulbright but collected a $20 ern civilization,
bet. And then:
(Coprriiiit ) "I am sorry I cannot say any-
Flakes, All Right, But Not Snow
Oil City, Pa., Nov. 17 m Residents marveled when they
got the snow forecasters promised for western Pennsylvania
last night.
The weather bureau hadn't said anything about It being
black.
A torrent of soot flakes blanketed the downtown area for
fifteen minutes. Police, who are still investigating, said they
were unable to trace the source of the nuisance.
Oh, yes they got a few flurries of the white stuff this
morning.
Learn Shootin' Young in Texas
Austin, Tex., Nov. 17 (Pi They learn their shootin' young in
- Texas.
James Dudley Morse, aged four, has a four point buck to
prove it today. He broke the deer's neck yesterday with a .22
rifle shot on a ranch near Llano.
His father, R. Emmett Morse, used to be speaker of the
Texas house of representatives.
TAKING OFF SATURDAY
Flying Turkey to Turkey
GVes Malecki Troubles
thing about these discussions
here. It was a very delicate mat
ter to handle.
"We can only hope that the
results of these discussions will
be the beginning of the ending
of the age-long feud between the
French and Germans."
The unexpected statement by
one of the world's leading states
men was preceded by other
equally surprising pronounce
ments from the hostile camps
themselves.
Going back to the early part
of this month, we find French
Foreign Minister Schuman try
ing to convince his people that
the best way to avoid trouble
with the Germans is for the two
countries to become good neigh
bors instead of suspicious rivals.r-
That's strong medicine for the
average citizen to swallow. How
ever, not only Schuman but
other French officials said the
chances of ending the old
Franco-German feud were bet
ter than ever before in history.
A few days later Ludwig Er
hard, economics minister for the
New West German Republic,
predicted in Paris that the fu
ture of European cooperation
will depend on Franco-German
cooperation. He said it should
be easier now to bring the two
countries together because their
economic ideas correspond.
Erhard told a news conference
tie was in Paris to find an econ
omic basis for a political agree
ment which he expected would
be concluded ' soon. He said
Germany recognized the French
has an
oversize desk
that's to show
he's an impor
tant man a
swivel chair,
two stiff chairs
for visitors, and j
a leather-covered
soft. On the
wall is a map of
the U. S. with
flags stuck in it
to impress h 1 s
cupstomers with
men he has across the country.
salesmen he has across the conn
try."
Hl Bam
how
are no good. Who ever felt at
ease at a conference table."
If the businessman must have
files in his office. Hutton said,
they should be recessed into the
walls.
"Files only remind the visitor
he ought to be back in his own
office working. How can you sell
him an idea if he isn't at ease?"
. By WILLIAM WARREN
McMinnville. Ore., Nov. 17 (u.R) It takes a lot of flurry to fly need for security guarantees and
a turkey to Turkey in a hurry. was willing to make sacrifices in
The grand champion live bird to be chosen at the Pacific order to demonstrate its readi-
Coast Turkey exhibit, which opened officially here Wednesday, ness for reconciliation,
will leave by plane Saturday for Turkey to be presented as a
to Thanksgiving Day gift to that Sounds encouraging, doesn't
the country's president, Ismet In- West Coast Air Lines to Port- It?
John onu. ' land. There the Turkev-hnnnrt Certainly thin 2s seem in Ym
Reeves, in charge of the oper- But it s not merely a matter passengers will transfer to Unit- moving in the right direction,
ation, is being replaced and will of putting the gobbler on the ed Air Lines for a flight to However, we shall be wise if
retire in April. plane and saying: "So long. See Washington, where Malecki will we don't Jump to sweeping con
Simultaneously, 'Sherman you in Ankara." There are drop off a 35-pound dressed tur- elusions,
showed he wasn't a yes-man by trials and tribulations, as ex- key for President Harry Truman The enmity between Germany
letting Capt. John Crommelin hibit manager Gene Malecki, Sunday. and France is deep-seated,
off with a sharp rebuke. This w-ho'll accompany the turkey to They'll fly to New York Sun- Over the years there has
was a decision which Rear Adm. Turkey, has found out. day afternoon. And Monday at grown up this mighty Franco
George Russell, the navy judge ... 4:3o p.m. they'll take off by German barrier which Allied
advocate, urged Sherman to Some precedents had to be Pan American Airways for Brus- statesmen are now trying to re
duck, and dump into the lap of shattered. els- 'hen for Istanbul, where a move.
Secretary of the Navy Matthews. Fr,. .',, it s department nf Turkish plane will fly them to There finally is general recog-
...rxala iu mrei r-resiaeni in- nition 01 ine iaci mat renaDiiua-
But Sherman replied: "Crom
melin is under my command,
and I'll take the responsibility."
Though Sherman had been
smeared by his fellow admirals
as a "Quisling." he didn't barge
agriculture had to waive a rigid
rule that no turkey can be ex
ported until 10 days after it has
been inspected.
The grand champion won't be
nu. tion of Germany Is essential to
A record turnout of birds al- rehabilitation of Europe, and
ready is on display here. There that there cannot be full rehabil
are more than 350 live birds, itation of Germany until th
including more thap 50 from the Franco-German quarrel is set-
into his new office swinging the "ad until Thursday or Friday Slale of Washington, and there tied
He started by "going to . . . . .. " are nearly 100 dressed birds en- This recognition in itself is a
Hutton thinks the tired busi
ness man doesn't fare much bet-
many tpr wnf,n he goes home to rest
from his dingy office
"He comes into a living room
'decorated' exactly in a what-do-they
- use - these - days manner.
Then the poor man has to sit in
some uncomfortable reproduc
tions of some uslv stvle that
gives him no lift. Badly designed nevCr was a style but Just a per
rooms make people tired and i0d.
nervous but they don t realize
school." and calling in each bu
reau chief to bring him up to
date on naval 'affairs. Result:
Peace and order is beginning to
come back to the armed forces.
NOTE A d m I r a 1 Sherman
decided upon a naval career at
the age of six when he first set
foot on a battleship, the U S S.
pe oo laie. inanKsgiving uay ,ered in (he competition
in 4uva di, Liu k- 1 . o in usici ,
head man of the USDA at Port
land, arranged to waive the rule.
The bird will be inspected as
soon as it is selected.
Malecki also had to speed up
the process of getting a visa.
Instead of the usual six weeks,
hopeful sign.
Hutton clucked disapprnving-
"It's too sober too dull. It
1'.
why. A man can work more ef
ficiently and make a better im-
"There is no place for him to
lie down, because his wife won't
let him rest on her good living
presslon on his associates if his . ,. ... ,."
... . ... i ,i m room sofa or on the bed the
office doesn t look like an of- , . . :i,,
in u,iau jniiit gct n i in iwt u.
"So the man's unhappy at his
office, unhappy at home and
fice.
Hutton is full of concrete sug
gestions to put a little umph in ,., .' ,K . k v,, ,.
ih. k.inB.. 11 - - ' w""i--
feels it should have some music, bnrf
niQticn omr lur entertaining
prospects, no glaring lights, and
colorful draperies that can he
drawn automatically by push
ing a button.
"And no wall maps good pic
tures or personalized photo
done in restaurants and cocktail
Hutton, who recently decor
ated the Austrian embassy in
Washington, is of German birth.
"They do so much to make au
tomobiles comfortable here
graphs," he said. "Nor do you nd so little to make homes corn
have to have stiff heavy chairs fortable," he said,
just because some crazy guy de- "It is amazing in a country of
cided Gothic was a good style. electric toasters, bottle warmers
"You should have comfortable and refrigerators that the home
chairs arranged in a friendly has been neglected to such an
eating group. Conference tables extent."
Kentucky. As early as 12, he he got it In four days, from the
showed his seamanship and 'urmsn consul general in tni-
spunk while sailing off the New cago.
England coast in a whaleboat Getting his passport also took
with his grandfather. Several a bit of doing. His father. Al-
miles off shore, his grandfather bert Malecki of Detroit. Mich.,
died at the helm, and young was born in Poland. So Gene,
Sherman brought the boat home who lives in Salem, Ore., had to
safely through choppy water. get proof of his Dad's naturali-
zation as well as certified proof
ROW OVER SUBSIDIES his own birth, in Cleveland,
Two neighboring governors Ohio.
J. Bracken Lee of Utah and John
W. Bonner of Montana got into The man who will play nurse-
a row over mine subsidies the rn,id and dietitian to the bird
other day at a closed meeting on its flight to Turkey also
of 1J western governors at Salt 'und out the trip is not all
Lake City. rose. He had to take nine shots
The row started after the gov- over a three-week-period two
ernors heard a mining industry 'r cholera, three each for ty
spokesman, Carl Trauerman, Phus and typhoid fevec and one
plead for higher tariffs, a free 'or small pox.
gold market and of all things A special crate was custom
federal subsidies. This is the built for what will undoubtedly
first time the mining Industry, be the world's most pampered
considered a bulwark of free en- bird. It is of wire, with non
terprise. has Joined the chorus spillable feed and water trays,
crying for a government hand- The champion turkey and its
out escort will leave McMinnville
Montana'! Bonner agreed that airport at 6 40 p.m. Saturday by
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