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BY BECK
Life's Little Dramas
4
Sdlem, Oregon, Friday, December 30, 1949
Royal Romances in the Near East
Although there is an official censorship clamped upon
the one-sided romance of the recently divorced 29-year'old
King Farouk of Egypt, and Narriman Sadek, the beautiful
16-year-old daughter of an Egyptian civil servant, authen
tic press dispatches have presented the full details, in
cluding an interview with Zaki Hashem, 27, one of the
Egyptian delegation to the United Nations council at Lake
Success, to whom she was affianced.
The dispatches state that Zaki and Narriman, who have
known each ither since childhood and were engaged in a Mos
lem ceremony in preparation for what the Cairo press called
"the wedding of the year," to which more than 500 guests had
been invited, went into a jeweler's shop and was seen by Farouk
who was in a concealed balcony.
The king was so Infatuated by the girl's striking beauty, that
he sent for her She was "stunned" when, told she would be his
bride. She protested and said she loved Zaki. This failed to
cool the king's ardor and she has since been a prisoner in the
home of her fslher.
Although the royal family, including Prince Mohammed
Aly, heir to the throne, and Princess Fawzia, the king's
sister, have strongly protested the marriage, the king is
determined.
His family fears repercussions throughout the Arab
world, for one of Allah's commandments is "thou shalt not
usurp thy brother's fiancee." The royal wedding is said
to be fixed for February 11, Farouk's 30th birthday.
Zaki had been advised to marry some one else before he
returns to Lake Success and replied : "I'll go because I feel
I'm going crazy here. But I will marry no one else. I still
love Narriman and I know she still loves me."
.
Among the somewhat similar royal romances described
In the Old Testament is one of those of King David related
in II Samuel (11) after the destruction of the children of
Amnion by Joab, end during the siege of Rabbath, while
the monarch tarried at Jerusalem, which is related as
follows :
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from
off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and
from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman
was very beautiful to look upon.
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said,
Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah
the Hiltilc?
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in
unto him.
Uriah, when he heard of it, refused to return to his home
and David sent him with a letter to Joab ordering, "Set ye
Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle and retire ye
upon him, that he may be smitten and die." Which he did,
and "Uriah the Hittite died," which greatly pleased David.
When Beth-Sheba heard that Uriah, her husband, was
dead, she mourned for him, but "David sent and fetched
her to his house and she bore him a son." But the thing
David had done displeased the Lord and he pronounced
this curse:
"Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine
house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife
of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
"Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will rise up evil againt thee
out of thine own house."
The first reault was that the son that Bath-Sheba had
borne David was stricken and died and David was very
penitent. Bath-Sheba, however, bore him another son,
"and he called his name Solomon and the Lord loved him."
David's romance took place in BC 1035, Farouk's in AD
1949, and 3,000-years haven't changed the nature of those
who sit in the seats of the mighty.
New York Offers Example for Salem
Those fighting to push through plans for a beautiful
capitol group of buildings in Salem can take heart from
what's happening in New York City regarding the United
Nations headquarters.
New York is going to beautify the east side of the city
where the United Nations development is going. What
is now one of the city's worst traffic bottlenecks, right
at the U.N. headquarters location, will become an example
of proper traffic control. Engineers have devised recon
struction of the present traffic system around the U.N.
venture. If New York can do it for such a "capitol" of the
world nations, certainly Salem can figure ways to permit
traffic to flow through, under, or over the proposed capi
tol zone running north from the state capitol to D street.
New York likewise is going to provide a "wide and
beautiful approach" to the U.N. headquarters. Extensive
tree planting and ornamentation of the entire project is
planned. In Salem, there has been opposition to the pro
posed mall to run north between the extending line of
state buildings as they are constructed. New York, per
haps more experienced in the value of trees and beauty
around public buildings, realizes the importance of includ
ing a park system with the U.N. headquarters, however.
It is interesting to note, also, that New York likewise
considers it important to plant trees along the street lead
ing to the international headquarters. Too often in Salem
the attitude is that "progress" calls for the elimination
of trees, with no plan of replacement. New York figures
otherwise.
Proper planning will make the U.N. headquarters a
spot of usefulness, dignity, and beauty when it is com
pleted in 1951. The same can be said over the long years
in the case of the capitol group of buildings in Salem, if
the proposed plan is followed.
The city of Salem and state of Oregon shouldn't miss the
opportunity that is here for a governmental group that will
be the pride of the state. The outlines for such a capitol
group have already been submitted. The city council
should act to extend the capitol zone from the capitol to
D street, as suggested.
Cold Now? Wait 50,000 Years
Spokane, Dec. 30 M"T Cold? Ha, says Dr. n. P. Hansen of
the Oregon State college botany department come back In
about 50,000 years.
Along about then, Hansen told the Pacific Northwest Scien
tific association yesterday, the entire Pacifio northwest will
be covered by an ice coat many feet thick.
He bases his prediction on the old but scientifically
proven saw that history repeats.
"The last glaciers of the northwest disappeared from 8,000
to 10,000 years ago," he explained. "A new wet period started
about 4,000 years ago and the general trend has been toward
continued coolness and Increased moisture."
0MmM H' SHUaS- HAS ONE
mJWMlMXH TH0SE CIRCUITS OF LISHTS
'"ivW , V I A. 8URNED WELL..
' y v'm e r let's forget about jy
I 2 ) 7 IT. WE'LL BE TAKING f "
THE BEGINNING CF THE END.,
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Acheson, Johnson Feud But
Bend Backward to Get Along
By DREW PEARSON
Washington. Here is the inside story on reports of friction
beween two of the most potent Truman cabinet members Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson
Actually there have been differences of opinion between them
on three impor-
Senator Morse's trip was ar
ranged under rather unusual cir
cumstances by an Oregonian
named Applegate who sells mu
nitions to Mexico. It was through
him that President Aleman sent
his private airplane to Dallas,
Tex:, to pick up the senator from
Oregon.
Both Morse and Aleman talked
common sense about an Ameri
can loan and came reasonably
near the point of view now held
hv thi ctat HnnaHmAnf rama.
ui-i-uw nig rurmosa wim iy that Mexico should receive
BY CLARE BARNES, JR.
White Collar Zoo
t a n t policic
but both men
are now lean
ing over back
ward to get
along with each
other. The three
policies are: 1)
Sending a steel
mill to Yugo
slavia, w h i c h
Johnson oppos-1
ed but Acheson
favored;
T if I
Drew Pearion
SIPS FOR SUPPER
Gene's Rival
By DON UPJOHN
The Paul Bunyan ax, vaunted football trophy of the Willam
ette Bearcats, is getting to be a much traveled instrument. Some
body from Walla Walla swiped it and took it to Whitman college
shortly after the game here with that school last November. In
due course it came back only to be swiped again by some un
known
U.S. troops, which Johnson fa
vored but Acheson opposed;
3) General American policy
in the Far East, where Johnson
believes the United States should
have vigorously supported
Chiang Kai-shek.
Acheson has particularly re
sented Johnson's barging into
the Far Eastern situation; and
the belief has been expressed
around the state department that
Johnson's interference could not
be entirely divorced from his law
firm which once represented the
a loan for building a refinery
and for oil-distribution facili
ties, such as pipelines.
Originally Mexico had wanted
a loan of more than S400.000.000
which was also to finance oil
drilling and exploration. How
ever, this amount does nqt now
appear necessary, due in part to
the fact that Mexico, in cooper
ation with President Truman's
friend, Ed Pauley, the big demo
cratic finance man, has success
fully drilled for oil and is on the
verge of making real money. Oil
ft 4tfr-
party
who sent it to
Berkeley, Calif.,
where it was
painted up anew
and has
turned
lamette
press collect.
We'd soy if the
ax still contin
ues to be covet
ed in the same
fashion it will
slushy snow, "those drinks sure
warmed me up."
Don Upjohn
The two great press associa
tions maintaine wire systems
which girdle the globe and
search into its tiniest and most
remote spots, they have corres
pondents virtually everywhere
there are humans to be written
about and supplement it all with
expensive teletype machines and
big editorial staffs. They keep
soon equal Salem's other great an eye on the machinations of
and noted traveler, Gene Mai- the great, the evolution of na
ecki, who wangled trips to Bos- tions, scientific and historical de
ton and back and to Istanbul, velopments and expend vast
Turkey, and return. But it will sums in doing it. In addition to
still go some to excel Gene in that all of this enormous plen
publicity garnered. titude of men and materials were
put at work to let the world
Lewislon, Mont. (U.R)A couple know that, while Rita's baby
of Lewistown citizens stopped in cried three times during the
a bar last night to have a couple night she had a good day and
of short ones and escape the seemed to enjoy her voyage so
sevcn-dcgrees-below-zero. cold far into a mundane atmosphere,
outside. While they were in- To which the answer must be
dulging, a Chinook warm wind "phooey!"
blew in. In 35 minutes the
temperature rose to 36 above. We can't help but wonder to
When the men finished and what sort of an instrument that
slopped outside Into the com dairy inspector in the east re
paratively warm weather, they sorted the other day to condemn
were amazed. "Gosh," said one a batch of limburger cheese as
man after a few steps in the "spoiled."
Mayor Is Wise Husband Or Is He?
Miami, FU. U.R William M. Wolforth, new Miami mayor,
does not expect his wife to question his choice of a city hall
secretary. i
Wolforth chose his mother-in-law.
brothers-in law of Chiang Kai- rnvaition frnm hi nmiwt win
shek and the Soong dynasty. soon net Mexico considerable
revenue.
One small part of the Johnson-
Acheson irritation came when Senator Morse, in talking to
the secretary of defense balked President Aleman, frankly ex
at giving the secretary of state pressed opposition to any Amor
al special White House plane to ican loan that would finance oil
iiy 10 ine aig rnree foreign drilling.
luiutri erne latti rtu-
ministers
vember.
Johnson offered
colleague the President's one
time plane, the "Sacred Cow,"
but the Sacred Cow does not
make as much speed at the In
dependence or the Dew Drop.
So, without arguing any further
with the secretary of defense,
"As you know, American in-
h:s cabinet vestors are understandably timid
eign holdings in Mexico some
years ago," Morse told the presi
dent of Mexico.
"Before American private cap
ital can flow into Mexico to sup
plement a loan, if a loan is ap-
the secretary of state quietly proved, there must be assurance
rented a special plane from tnat " wlU be Protected from
American Airlines. confiscatory action or confisca-
This cost the taxpayer around torv taxes."
$12,000 and was the first time President Aleman replied that
a cabinet member has rented a his government already was
special plane, since air force demonstrating its "good faith"
planes are available at consider- on this question in oil-leasing
ably less cost. contracts that have been made
recently with Ed Pauley and oth-
Shortly after Acheson return- er American promoters who have
ed from Europe, Walter Winchell been developing oil in southern
broadcast an item that Washing- Mexico.
Personnel Director Interviews Girl Applying for Job
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Princess Yasmin Glimpses
Interesting Life Lying Ahead
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
((P) Porelin Affairs Analyst)
Well, we all can breathe easier now that Princess Rita's baby
has been born.
The tension of the watching world has been almost as tough
as that of the floor-pacing father. The unceasing vigil main
tained by the press in Switzerland reminds me of the birth of
John Jacob As-i
tor III in 1912
The late John
Jacob A s t o r 't
went down with
the Titantic
when she hit an
iceberg, but his
young wife,
who was expect
ant, was , rescued.
Naturally the
' I
him the value of the stones in
cash. And he weighed 243
pounds quite a few carats, that.
It should be added that the Aga
Khan gave his fortune to char
itable causes among his people.
He already has so much wealth
he probably can't even count
it up.
DcWltt Mackeul
The Aga Khan traces his des
cent direct from the Prophet
Mohammed. He also claims
descent from the royal house
ton in 1050 would not be big
enough for both Acheson and
Johnson.
Acheson didn't know any
thing about the broadcast un
til 0 a.m. next day, when he iess exploitive minded.
fiLVT ca" lrom Johnsn "We want American
u- ..u a u ment, and we expect and want
see him right away. Acheson A', ,,. w
He added that conditions were
different now than when the ex
propriation act was passed
meaning apparently that Ameri
can investors in Mexico now are
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Full Year Must Pass Before You
Can DrinkToastto Mid-Century
By HAL BOYLE
New York VP) If you plan to stay up tomorrow night to toast
the dawn of the mid-century, be sure to put plenty of ice in
your drink.
Why? Because you will still have 365 more days to wait.
Yes, that's right. The 20th century won't officially reach the
for another ycarji?
agreed; and Johnson, arriving a
few minutes later, asked:
"Did you hear what Walter
Winchell said last night?"
Acheson hadn't, but thought
it was Interesting that the sec
retary of defense should go to
so much trouble to say he had
American investors here to make
a fair profit. However, that's a
great deal different from exploi
tation," said the president of
Mexico.
"At the same time, I wish to
make clear that Mexico must
control its own economy and its
on the New tf
Year's morn
starting 19 5 1
not 1050.
It sounds
crazy, and I
think it is crazy
but that's the
truth of the mat
ter. I know be
cause like
most everyone
r 3 j
MM
would mark the close of one
century and the birth of an
other. No, said the experts, the
19th century won't end until
December 31, 1900.
But the people said to heck
with the experts and went right
ahead and held great wakes for
the 19th century on December
31, 1899. They figured they
had waited long enough it was
timp fn ppt nn with nnnllinr nnn-
tury.
I assumed Mark Sullivan, who tolH nf
that our century wouia De nan- the controversy in the first vol
gonc at the close of this month. ume of "Our Times," thought
And I wrote a piece that be- they, were right. He wrote,
gan: "January 1, 1900,. appeals to
"The 20th century reaches the the human imagination, seems
halfway mark January 1 but to the eye, and sounds to the
halfway to where?" ear, more like the beginning
Well, I couldn't have stirred of a century than does Janu
up more of a hornet's nest if ary 1, 1901."
I'd denounced Santa Claus as And doesn't January 1, 1950,
an itinerant bum. Readers and sound more like the beginning
editorial writer across the land of the mid-century than Janu
wrote, some In pity, some in an- ary 1, 1951? Many magazines
ger, pointing out I was as wrong and newspapers are putting out
as sin. mid-century editions on the
"There is no year zero," they theory that most people feel
said in substance. "The twen- that way about it.
tloth century began on January Theoretically, they could be
1, 1901. It will be 50 years right. As Time Magazine points
old on January 1, 1951, and It out. scholars believe the sixth
will end on December 31, 2000." century monk Dionysius Exiguus
And a check showed these made a mistake of from one to
write-in readers were right in seven years when he began the
their remarks as usual. At least custom of dating the calendar
the naval observatory in Wash- from the birth of Christ. So
ington, the Hayden Planetarium, this could really be 1950 or
the World Calendar association 1956 or
and Webster's unabridged die- But don't let's get into that
tionary all bore their arguments argument.
out. The mid-century actually Right or wrong and official
doesn't arrive until the end of ly it appears we're wrong I'm
next year. going to drink a mid-century
But most people tend to think toast tomorrow night,
the other way. The present fuss My feeling is that even If the
was as nothing to the furore 20th century isn't 50 years old.
that arose at the end of the last well It is high time that it
century. started acting like it was.
There was a national contro- So, a Happy New Half Cen
versy then. Most people thought tury to you, plus a year and
tha night of December 31, 1899, that makes it officiall
nothing to do with inspiring the own natural resources, which be-
broadcast lon8 to tne Mexican people as a
government."
As a matter of fact, if either Regarding the loan, Morse ex
of the men departs, it will prob- plained that whether one was
ably be Johnson not because made to France, England, India,
he isn't doing a good job; he is. Mexico or any other country, it
But he has occasionally stepped could not be a "blanket" tran
on Truman's toes. saction, but must be earmarked
Johnson is doing one of the for specific projects and facili
most difficult jobs ever tackled ties. One project Morse said he
by any administration pruning would favor if the loan is okayed
the military budget and at the is an oil refinery on the west
same time putting across uni- coast of Mexico,
fication. "That's just sound business
However, Joohnson, in his and would not in any way alter
zeal to get things done, doesn't the spirit of good neighborliness
always clear his appointments behind any financial assistance
with either the democratic na- the United States may extend
tional committee or the White you," he declared. "As good
House secretariat. neighbors we want to help you
Result has been a steady in any way we can to develop
trickle of well-placed anti-John- the great natural resources of
son venom in the President's your country and, in that way,
ear. This, plus perhaps the fact raise the living standards of your
that Truman may see a 1952 people."
presidential rival in the dynamic "I guess we could get by with
secretary of defense, explains out a loan," replied Aleman, who
why he dropped the remark to spoke through an interpreter,
intimates that someday he's Then he added with a grin, "but
going to "get rid of that so-and- it would be very helpful right
public waited
with bated breath for the ad
vent of the millionaire baby, of Persia, from remote times.
The New York Express estab- The Aga Khan I fled Persia
lished a round-the-clock watch after a falling out with the
over the Astor mansion to re- Shah, and settled in Bombay
cord the event, and I did my under protection of the British,
turn for AP. The newspaper That has been the home of tha
gang didn't fancy the assign- Aga Khans since then,
ment much, as witness one chill However, the Aga Khan has
morning about 3 o'clock when n0 principality and no temporal
a melancholy scribe arose and rule. His is purely a spiritual
addressed his colleagues: leadership a caliphate, so to
"Gentlemen of the press, this speak,
maternity watch will go down,, Only a male can succeed to
in history as a smutch on our the spiritual leadership. Thus
escutcheons as newspapermen." Princess Yasmin can be heiress
only to social distinction and
Few births in our time have riches,
attracted anything like as much So far as Princess Rita Is con
attention as that of Princess Yas- cerned she has indicated that
min (Arabic spelling for the she intends to continue her mo
lovely jasmine flower). Why? tion picture career. Prince All
Undoubtedly much of the inter- Is said to approve of that. Whe
est centers in her mother's fame ther she would have to aban
as a motion picture actress, don her career if her husband
Miss Rita Hayworth was a world became head of the Ismaill is
figure long before she married an interesting question. If she
Prince Ali Khan and thereby did continue, her position would
became Princess Rita. be unique.
Then, of course, a good deal In any event, while the Aga
of glamour surrounds Ali Khan, Khan has his official duties to
heir apparent to the spiritual carry out he spends much time
leadership of the great Moham- in Europe where he has palatial
...cuo.. niiuwii as me is- residences. His string of race
pomun now neio oy norses long has been world fa-
mailis
his father, the Aga Khan III. mous. Should Prince All Khan
Moreover, the Aga Khan is re- succeed to the caliphate he pre
puted to be one of the world's sumably would follow his fath
rlchest men. Little Princess er's footsteps and spend much of
Yasmin can use big diamonds his time in Europe and Amer
for marbles if she wants to. So ica, an arrangement which would
could Mama Rita. make things much easier for his
Speaking of diamonds, when American wife and Princess
the Aga Khan celebrated his Yasmin. Life in Bombay can
diamond jubilee as head of the be very trying to foreign born
Ismailis, his faithful followers folk.
weighed him against diamonds On the whole Yasmin has an
not once but twice and gave interesting life ahead of her.
'Beware of the--Lion!'
now."
NOTE: The state department
pretty much agrees with the gen
eral views expressed by Senator
Morse and President Aleman and
has recommended a $150,000,
000 loan. This recommendation
has now gone to the export-im
port bank where some objection
Truman, however, has been
known to fly off the handle and
then forget about it.
MORSE IN MEXICO
Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon re
publican, had a friendly and
helpful talk with President Mi
guel Aleman of Mexico the other has been expressed by Herbert
day which may help to clear the Gaston, president of the bank,
ground for a "limited loan" to The differences between Gaston
one of the most important demo- and the state department are now
cratic strongholds In the west- up to President Truman for a fi
ern hemisphere. nal decision.
OPEN FORUM
Bus Line's Rural Service
To the Editor: What were their (city bus line's) promises and
to whom were they made? They were made to the suburban
public when the city bus lines took over suburban traffic. And
the promises? We will give you as good or better service than
you had before.
How are they keeping their people in and around Salem
promises? By discontinuing, be- is how long are the city, coun
ginning January , service on ty and state officials, business
Swegle - Fruitland and Silver- men and employers, citizens and
ton-Fisher lines . . . taxpayers of this locality to be
Two years ago ... Mr Wyatt dictated to?
and family . . . managed to What say you. city council?
give us one hour service . . . You gave the order. What is
the people who bought and your order now? . . . Are you
built homes depending on their going to say: "Gone with the
service. wind"?
What puulei a good many H. G. SCHNASSS
Chester-le-Street, England, Dec. 30 (P) Farmer James
Vtalton is putting a new sign up over his gateway:
"Beware of the lion."
He bought a lioness as a watchdog.
"We're in a lonely spot here," he said, "and some people
don't take much notice of dogs."
The lioness, Slmba, is a cub now. She stretches out in front
of the fireplace and likes people to tickle her tummy.
When she is a big beast, Walton plans to cage her near
the gate.
Local authorities said they had no objection as lonr as
Simba is kept under control.
Eye-Poppm' Jane Russell
Steals Show From 'Dubs'
Boston, Mass., Dec. 30 (U.R) Eye-poppin- Actress Jane Russell's
appearance in a strapless evening gown stole the show from five
New England college boys who made the world's first male debut
here in a swank "dub cotillion."
The boys, trying to crack society with a male version of a
female coming-out party, were
plunged into the background Smiling fetchingly, the curva
when the buxom screen star cious Miss Russell set a gold
sauntered onto the scene. paper crown atop Burns' head,
Some 500 blue-bloods gasped, then kissed him on the right
a-ahemed and wolf-whistled cheek as the predominantly fe
when Miss Russell appeared in male audience, sitting on the
a tight-fitting black dress on floor and on hard chairs, whoop
the stage of a ritzy hotel here ed approval,
to crown the "dub of the year." , . . .
That was a striking contrast hiur,n,s bl"fed'. ,uHe Proved,
to the chorus of boos which just .h'mself ,yF.t1nyuof h dul ot
had won the title for Douglas )he ' ?ltle ai'ln8 10 re"
S. Burns, a 20-year-old Babson tur" ,"!? kl,ss' Instead he quip
institute student from Boston Ped' ?0hn,c,',la wish you were up
who dreamed up and sponsored ncre' "Uh.
the full-dress affair for himself But nobody was looking at
and bis companions. him.