Capital Journal, SaTem, Oregon, ThuraJay, Dee. 8, 1949 i 3 iis 7 If ' I' Santa's Busy Helper! One of the nightly work crewi of the Salem Exchange club 1 ahown here a they work feverish ly to meet the Christmas deadline for rebuilding and repaint ing toyi for children of needy famillei of the Salem area. The annual program of the service club is to collect dis carded playthings and ready them for distribution. The toys are given out through the Salvation Army. Pictured at work at the Siewert warehouse, Santa's Salem subsidiary, are: (from left) Johnny Lewis, Willamette basketball coach, Otto J. Wilson, in charge of the Wednesday night crew, Howard Loop, Oscar Specht and Dan Wiles. Life in Red China Includes Gasoline at $3 Per Gallon Waco, Tex. ftl.R) Gasoline is selling for $3 a gallon in Amer ican dollars, about five times its former price, in Tsinglao, China, under the communist regime. Mrs. Darlyne Sears, a Baylor university student, says her hus band, who is in missionary work in the Chinese city, writes her that taxes on the Sears' home at the mission likewise have ad vanced from $50 to $500 an nually, U. S. currency value. Mrs. Sears and her husband, the Rev. S.B. Sears, were South ern Baptist missionaries to northern China when the com munists took over. They were warned repeatedly by the American consul of the approach of the Red forces and finally upon insistence of the consul, Mrs. Sears returned to America last Jan. 10. The pastor chose to remain at the mission base at Tsingtao. Both the Sears call St. Joseph, Mo., their home. While waiting to be reunited with her husband, Mrs. Sears enrolled at Baylor university to complete her college work. The few letters she has received from her husband have reveal ed some interesting things about communist China. All organized mail service with the outside world has been cut off, Sears didn't know his wife was in Baylor until several weeks ago. Letters from the Tsingtao must be given to Chi nese friends, who carry them to Honk Kong, where they are mailed. The Communists have not yet solved the Chinese Inflation problem, according tot Sears. He said he has paid as much as $25,000,000 (Chinese currency) for one meal's groceries and 2,000 Chinese dollars for a hair cut. Chinese Policy Under Attack Washington, Dec. 8 W) Sena tor Vandenberg (R., Mich,.) is be ing urged by some republicans to clear the way for GOP attacks on the administration's attitude toward China, Spain and possib ly Israel. Recuperating in Michigan from a major operation, Vanden berg has informed friends here he plans to return to Washington for the opening of the new ses sion of congress Jan. 3. Most of his party colleagues want the Michigan senator to clarify early in the session the republican course on the bipar tisan foreign policy. Some of those interested say frankly they hope that while Vandenberg will call for contin ued republican cooperation with the democrats on major foreign issues, he will point out as he has in the past that the GOP has not been consulted in advance except on decisions in a narrow field. Senator Brewster of Maine, chairman of the GOP senatorial campaign committee, is said to believe the republicans can make Issues in the 1950 campaign of the administration's handling of the China, Spain and possibly the Israel problem with its continu ing turmoil and dissension. I Chinese Situation Described By Dr. Chang in Talk Here Should the United States string along with the tottering National government in China or should recognition be given to the communists who have gained control of virtually all of eastern China? Answers to those questions must be made within the near fu ture, said Dr. H. H. Chang, Chi nese diplomat, guest speaker for Wednesday night's session of the Salem Knife and Fork club ai the Marion. Speaking with a Harvard ac cent, an institution from which he holds a doctorate, Dr. Chang declined to make any recom mendations as to which course this country should take He charged the Nationalist govern ment with being "inept, incom petent, corrupt and unable to do anything for the people of China. It is a pitiable situation," he added. Dr. Chang said that it is "nei ther practical nor feasible" for this country to have no relation ships with China. He intimated that it might be wise to give partial recognition at least to the communists since it would permit this country to be on the ground when and if develop ments arose. The situation as it exists today in China stems from the failure of the Nationalists to take a firm stand after the defeat of Japan, sdid Dr. Chang. He stated that the resolution was not a military one and the triumph of the com munists was credited to the gov ernment's failure to give eco nomic or political relief. Dr Chang declared the Na-i tionalist government was shot: full of nepotism with a small j group at the top officials feath-! ering their nests to Ihe tune of some two billion dollars , which has been moved out of the coun try. I 'I would want the state de partment to be patient, study the situation carefully and play the game intelligently," said Chang in closing. He insisted that "all is not lost" and all sorts of pos sibilities remain. To Exchange Exhibits In Air Service Case In connection with the hear ing to be held in Washington, D. C, February 16 on the ques tion of continuance or tempora ry discontinuance of United Air Lines service in Salem, the exhibits in the case will be of fered several weeks in advance. Hal Sweeney, Salem represen tative of United, was informed Wednesday by W. R. 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