Robert R. Schott
Lf f V TEHERAN
Schott of Diplomatic Corps
Visits Parents' Home Here
By MARGARET MAGEE
i Teheran, Iran, to most people on this side of the globe that
city, and the country as well, are only spots on the map on the
other side of the world, with the city not too far distant from the
Caspian sea.
A former Salem man, Robert R. Sehott, however, sees that
part of the world through differ
ent eyes after spending four
years there.
Now home on leave for the
first time since leaving for ser
vice there with the state diplo
matic corps of the United States
state department Schott. his wife
and five months old daughter,
Barbara, are visiting at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.
C. Schott of 754 Mill street.
Schott, in this country until
March of this year, entered the
diplomatic services following his
graduation in 1943 from the Uni
versity of Oregon, where he took
business administration and pol
itical science.
In 1945 after taking his train
ing in Washington, D. C, Schott
was sent to Basra, Iraq, as a vice
consul, remaining there for two
years. From Basra he was sent
to Teheran, where he is an at
tache at the embassy.
Country Well Farmed
The Salem man pictures Iran
as a country one-fifth the size
of the United States with a popu
lation of aproximately 15,000,-
000, most of it in the cities.
A land of mountains and val
leys with high plateaus and the
climate around Terehan describ
ed by Schott as similar to that of
eastern Oregon, Iran is largely
an agricultural country. The land
is cultivated by irrigation and
the chief crops wheat, barley and
rice.
"The country has its exports,
too," he said. "Sent to this coun
try are rugs (Persian rugs), gum,
lamb skins and dates. Imported
into that country is cotton, which
is used in great quantities. On
the Caspian are fisheries jointly
owned by the Soviets and Iran
where fish are processed but
very little canning is done.
"Sheep and goats are raised in
great numbers by the people of
Iran and are not confined to
one area but are raised all over
the country. The part of the pop
ulation tending the herds are
tribal and migrate with the sea
sons and their flocks to find ade
quate feed."
Teheran Houses Million
Terehan, where the Schotts
live, is a city with a million pop
ulation.
"It is not the modern type of
city that is found in this coun
try." "Drinking water instead of
coming out of a tap is brought to
the house by cart. Water for oth
er uses runs through ditches af
ter being caught, and on reach
ing the houses supplied with
water, runs through the pipes
via gravitation instead of being
forced as in the water systems
of the United States."
"In season," achott said, "we
have fresh vegetables and for
the rest of our supplies and needs
use the commissary at the em
bassy."
High cost of living is some
thing about which the Iranians
know much. In that country the
cost of living has gone up about
700 per cent since before the
last war.
Iran, formerly Persia, has its
ancient history and has one of
the wonders of .the old world.
Located to the northeast of Shir
az is the Persepolis, destroyed
by A 1 e x a n d e r the Great and
claimed to be as interesting and
awe inspiring as the Acroplis or
Parthenon in Athens.
Standard Needs Lift
"Though Iran is one of the
countries of the world which is
not yet over populated, it is in
need of greater industrial, agri
cultural and economic develop
ments to raise its standard of
living," Schott said.
"The government is starting
an economic development pro
gram to cover a period of seven
years. The program, to be finan
ced by the government of Iran
through oil royalties (Iran is the
second largest oil producing
country in the world) and possi
bly through a loan from the In
ternational bank, will cost $650,-
000,000.
"A group of Americans, who
are known as Overseas Consult
ant Inc., has been employed by
the Iranian government to help
carry out the program. The
group is composed of top flight
executives, all experts in their
particular field.
"Coming under the program is
to be the development of fisher
ies and fish canneries, the tex
tile industry, irrigation projects
and improved farming methods,
proper water and sewage dispos
al plants, harbor and road devel
opment. Roads are badly needed
for marketing o f agricultural
products for while they are not
bad in good weather they are
Turner Lodges
Seat Officers
Turner A joint installation of
Pearl Lodge A. F. & A. M. and
Victoria Chapter Order of East
ern Star was held with Karl
Wipper installing W. M. and
Donald Burkland, marshal for
masons.
Officers are Olen Spiva, W. M.;
Walter Miller, S. W.; Ray Grim,
J. W.; James O. Russell, secre
tary: Louis J. Hennies, treasur
er: Carl Graves, S. D.: Alfred
Drager, J. D; Oren Schollian, S.
S.; Star Ruggles, J. S.; Carl
Booth, marshal; Faye Webb,
chaplain; Lloyd Jarman, Tyler.
Installing Worthy Matron for
Eastern Star was Mrs. Vivian
Erchendorf.of Klamath Falls and
installing Marshall, Mrs. Adah
Wells, Portland.
Officers are Rowena Speer,
Worthy Matron: Carl Booth,
Worthy Patron; Estell Spiva, A.
Matron; Sam Drager, A. Patron;
Hildred Roberts, secretary; Ethel
McDonald, treasurer; Exie Ed
wards, conductress; Bernice
Wipper, A. conductress; Marjor
ia Simpkins and Agnes Booth
Ruth; Arlene Peterson Collier,
Esther; Leona Dimbat, Martha;
Doris Burkland, Electra; Mar
ioria Newkirk, Warder; Ulvin
Denyer, sentinel; Sadye Peter
sen, marshal; Vida Russell, or
ganist; Betty Drager, chaplain.
Oldest Lebanon
Policeman Liked
Lebanon Harry Simons,
70, Lebanon's oldest police of
ficer, who for the past four
years has stood at the Park and
Main street intersection to guide
pupils of the Queen Anne school
across the busy intersection,
was presented with two fine
wool shirts purchased with the
pennies and nickles of hundreds
of youngsters, to whom he is af
fectionately known as "Uncle
Harry."
Earlier in the week, he had
given each student a Christ
mas card, an annual practice of
his, as he led them across the
eight lane intersection.
There were tears in the eyes
of the aged patrolman, when
he received the children's gift.
"It was the greatest thing
that ever happened to me," he
later said.
Construction Starts
Upon State Building
Lebanon
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Bavarian Brewery Munich's Loewen brewery, Bavaria's
largest, replaced its bomb wrecked brewing house with a
new one processing more than 50,000 gallons of beer daily.
Dog Chooses in Court
Master Who Beat Him
Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 30 (U.R) Nick, a German Shepherd
guide dog, pleaded his own case in court Thursday and won the
right to go home to the blind master who had been convicted oi
beating him.
Frank W. Herring, 28, a blind salesman, was convicted Nov. 18
of cruelty to an animal, although
m l ne lesuuea inav. jnick was a neao
support Knees on
Honey to Be Sought
Portland, Dec. 30 (IP) E. Har
vey Miller, state production and
marketing, administration chair
man, will carry to Washington,
D.C., a request for top support
prices for honey.
Oregon beekeepers asked him
to present their views there. The
present farm act allows honey
support prices to be set between
50 and 90 percent of parity, and
the Oregon group wants the BO
percent figure selected.
(Lebanon's secretary of state
'building was started Wednesday
by the Oregon Construction com
pany of Salem, winning bidders.
The structure is on Park
street just south of the Southern
Pacific railroad tracks, and di
rectly east of the Mountain
States Power company ware
house. When completed, it will be a
California type stucco building,
24 by 44 feet, housing a public
tourist Information bureau as
well as state offices.
The area around the building
will be hard surfaced.
Workmen on the project an
nounced that they will suspend
activity after cement foundations
are poured Thursday until after
they complete similar buildings
in Newport and North Bend.
difficult traveling wTien weather
is bad."
U. S. Influence Felt
There are few American con
cerns in Iran, faction point
ed out, and the American
government, while it has one of
its largest embassies in Terehan,
has never sought to influence the
country, though interested in as
sisting the Iranians in bettering
their standard of living.
However," Schott said, "Iran
has long felt the influence of the
United States for Americans as
individuals have for many years
been living there and helping
the people of Iran to better their
standard of living. Also, Iran has
from time to time had American
advisors and missions assisting
the country's government.
"There is an American govern
ment army mission to the im
perial Iranian army, and an Am
erican army mission to the Iran
ian gen dar merie (police force)
and approximately 350 AmerU
cans reside in the City of Tere
han. An American advisor has
been employed by the Iranian
ministry of health and from time
to time, American advisors to
the various ministers in the gov
ernment, particularly the minis
ter of finance, have been employ
ed by the Iranian government.
More and more Iranians are
learning to speak English and at
present approximately 1,200 Ir
anian (men and women) students
are attending educational institu
tions in the United States."
Miissionaries Given Credit
Schott credits the American
missionaries to Iran they are
all from the Presbyterian church
with doing a remarkable job
for the people of that country.
These missionaries for some time
have offered both medical and
educational services to the
people of Iran.
An American philanthropic
organization that for the past 15
or more years has done a fine
work in Iran is the Near East
Foundation. This group has giv
en advice in farming and worked
toward the control of malaria
which is found in the area a
round the Caspian where there
is a semi-tropical climate and
forests and vegetation.
Also working toward the im
provement of the health of the
people of Iran is a doctor em
ployed by the Rockefeller Foun
dation. This doctor works under
the auspices of the foundation.
strong, hard-to-control animal
Judge Charles D. Wallace put
him on probation for two years
with a condition that he be de
prived of his dog.
Herring testified today that on
Dec. 23 he walked into a lamp
post, cutting his face. Wit
nesses testified they had seen
Herring and his blind wife, Pa
tricia, 22, stumble into puddles
on numerous occasions during
recent rains.
Dog Trainer William H. Kcl
ley, Santa Ana, said he thought
Nick had not been trained
properly and offered to work
with Herring and Nick for 30
days.
"We'll let Nick decide this,1
said Judge Wallace.
He put Herring in one chair,
William Alexander, the dog's
present custodian in another, and
sent lor Nick.
The dog rushed to Herring,
whining and licking his face,
and Judge Wallace modified Her
ring's probation to give him "the
service," love and companion
ship of his dog until further
order of the court."
Eight Injured in Fire
Sacramento, Dec. 30 (U.R) An
ignited can of paraffine was
blamed today for a general
alarm fire that yesterday gut
ted a two-story building here
injuring eight persons and caus
ing $200,000 damage.
Fire Chief Terence Mulligan
said the fire apparently started
when a can of paraffine set on a
heater to melt caught fire.
Rainbow Girls
Honor Advisors
Woodburn Fast worthy ad
visors ot Evergreen Assembly
No. 12, Order of the Rainbow
for Girls, were honored at the
regular meeting at the Masonic
temple.
Miss Hazel Engle, worthy
grand advisor of the grand as
sembly of Rainbow for Oregon,
was escorted to the east and
presided during the evening.
Miss Engle is also past worthy
advisor of the local assembly.
Mrs. Mabel Harper, the newly
installed worthy matron of Ev
ergreen chapter, OES, was also
introduced and escorted to the
east.
Other past worthy advisors
of Evergreen assembly who
were introduced and escorted
were Mrs. Elizabeth McCord
Spear, who was the first worthy
advisor of the local assembly
when it was organized in 1927
Mrs. Dorothy Austin MacMil-
Ian, Mrs. Betty Brachmann Nix
Mrs. Juanita Sebern Gates,
Misses Anita Miller, Merry Mc
Grath, Jeanne Butterfield, Bet
ty Jo DeHaan, Lois Thompson
and Mrs. Jessie Sims Butter-
field, former mother advisor.
A corsage was presented to
each of the honored guests, and
each told of some incident dur
ing her year as worthy advisor.
Others who spoke briefly were
Mrs. Mabel Harper, Miss Lore
lei Lantz of Concoran, Calif,
and Miss Donna Sebern, recent
ly of Yakima, Wash.
Musical numbers were solos
by Miss Arlyss Nelson, accom
panied by Mrs. Harold Ticknor
and group singing. The clos
ing ceremony was put on by
the past worthy advisors.
Refreshments were served by
committee which included
Miss Loris Merriott, chairman,
Misses JoAnn Mattson, Vera
Pantle, June Polly, and Eileen
Rogers. The tables were very
attractively decorated in the
holiday motif. Mrs. Don Mc
Millan cut the cake.
Amity Lodges
Hold Ceremony
Amity Amity lodge No. 20,
AF & AM, and Amity chapter
No. 87, OES, were hosts for a
covered dish dinner at the Ma
sonic hall preceding the joint
installation ceremonies that
placed officers for both orders.
H. E. Wood was Installing
officer for the Masons. He was
assisted by Thomas Hewitt, mar
shal, and Rev. Fremont Faul,
chaplain.
Bernard Kosta is the new
worshipful master; Royal Coch
ran, senior warden; Ray Mitch
ell, junior warden; Lawrence
Allison, treasurer; Aner Mat
thews, secretary; senior deacon,
H. N. Wilcox; (junior deacon
absent); chaplain," Henry
Stumpf; Glenn Patty, junior
steward; William West (senior
steward absent); Sorcn Soren
sen, tyler.
Mrs. Naomi Hewitt and Tho
mas Hewitt were installing of
ficers for the chapter, assisted
by Mrs. Margaret Wood, mar
shal; Mrs. Fremont Faul, chap
lain, and Betty Kerr, musician.
Mrs. Nedra Fuller is the new
worthy matron; Clyde Lambert,
worthy patron; Mrs. Ruth Coch
ran, associate matron: Roval
Cochran, associate patron; Ar
liss Kosta, conductress; Lillian
Jorgensen, associate conduct
ress; Gertie M. Richtcr, secre
tary; Agnes Kosta, treasurer;
Mrs. Herman Smith, marshal;
Mrs. Margaret Morse, chaplain;
Mrs. Lillian McKee, organist.
Star points are: Eva Lambert,
Adah; Zona Wilcox, Ruth; Del-
phine Martin, Martha; Elsie
Mitchell, Electa, and Gertrude
Lofgrcn, Esther. Bernard Kosta
is sentinel.
A candlclighting ceremony
and courtesy degree for the hew
worthy matron, presentation of
gifts and congratulations closed
the evening's ceremony.
Mrs. Georgia Hawman of
Knowles chapter was a guest, be
sides a number of Amity friends.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Friday, December 30, 1949-18
Poor Old Horse Opera Finds
Friend in Reno Chamber Unit
Reno, Dec. 30 (U.PJ-The Reno Chamber of Commerce an
nounced plans today to pay homage annually to the forgotten
child of the modern movies the poor old horse opera
Each year the motion picture industry outdoes itself in giv
ing "Oscars" to the best actors and actresses, the best movies,
the best musical extravaganza, -
spue me laii mm
gross from such movies consti
tutes a substantial part of the In
dustry's annual income."
and on and on.
"But the western film the
tjorse opera remains the de
spised child of the industry,"
George Wingfield, Chamber of
Commerce president, said, "de-
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Telephone Concerns
Would Fee All Calls
Aurora Representatives of
seven mutual telephone compan
ies of the Canby area met at
Lone Elder community hall to
discuss a suggestion of the Pub
lic Utilities commission that tolls
be charged for calls between the
exchanges at Canby, Aurora,
Needy, Mollala, Colton, Mar
quam, Monitor and Mt. Angel.
Calls between these exchanges
now are free to all subscribers.
Representing the Canby Tele
phone association at the meeting
were president Rufus Traxber
ger, Howard C. Belton and Al
bert Berg. J. W. Standinger,
Clay ingle and Alfred H. Shaver
represented Molalla. Ernest J.
Boesch and Ingval Edland, Mon
itor; Leslie Gibson, Needy; J. L.
Miller, Needy; John T. Plas, AI
Barth and Louis Pinser, Mar-
quam; Albin D. Rask and Earl
H. Eckersley, Colton, and Mr,
and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson repre
sented Aurora exchange.
Jaycees Keep
Old Officers
Lebanon Robert Bauman
was re-elected president of the
junior Chamber of Commerce by
unanimous ballot of the club.
Also selected for re-election was
Treasurer Brad Bradley. Sec
retary Dick Johnson was elect
ed first vice president; Wendell
Gronso, second vice president,
and Richard Pollock, secretary.
A similar unanimous ballot
was cast for Past President Dick
Davis as board member and
state delegate. Other board
members to gain office were
Don Wellman and Don Baxter.
Although spending several
thousand dollars during the past
year, including the new $3,000
Softball field built by the jayece
group, the organization is in
the best financial condition of
its career, reported Bradley.
Other activities of the club
during 1949 include transporta
tion and guide service for Ore
gon s most outstanding break
fast hop of sports pilots, spon
sorship of a skating show, man
agement and direction of an
adult free driving school, spon
sors of a civic orchestra and
responsibility of the Commun
ity Chest.
The group was extended the
invitation to help with the 1950
breakfast hop to Lebanon by
Aaron Ingram, who spoke for
the Lebanon pilots. Ingram
also showed a film of the new
Big Lake airport; established
through efforts of Lebanon
pilots in the Cascade forest area
near Hoodoo Bowl.
What the Reno chamber hat
in mind is the presentational an
nually of a western-style award,
to be designed from leather and
silver, to the best western movie
of the year and for the best per
formance in one.
The first "Western Film Fes
tival" will be staged here early
next spring and the chamber
plans to make the celebration an
annual affair.
Winners will be selected from
a poll of the nation's movie crit
ics and by direct voting 'by
movie-goers in western Nevada,
Later, the chamber hopes to
expand the idea to include an
nual awards for the best musi
cal score in a western, the most
authentic portrayal of the wild
west of old, etc.
Brussard said the horse opera
awards would be kept carefully
apart from any- connection
whatever with the annual aca
demy awards and that the idea
was motivated by a "genuine de
sire to honor outstanding pic
tures and outstanding perform
ances in western films."
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There's pulchritude a-plenty to please Alan Ladd in his lat
est film, "Chicago Deadline," which opens today at the Capitol
theater. From left to right are lovely Donna Reed, Ladd's
co-star, exquisite Irene Her'vey and gorgeous June Havoc.
Actress Gets Order
To Guard Property
Los Angeles, Dec. 30 U.R)
Screen Actress Acquanctta, half
Arapahoe Indian, won a court
order in her divorce suit to keep
her multimillionaire husband,
Luciano Baschuk, from dispos
ing of an alleged $5,000,000
worth of community property.
Pending trial of her divorce
EVERY PERSON who has a
gross income of $600 must
file a Federal Tax Return
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action, she also succeeded in
continuing another court order
prohibiting Baschuk, Russian
born import - export tycoon of
Mexico City, from harming her.
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