14 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Friday, February 3, 1950
Lowell Thomas Reports Tibet
Awaits Red Wave Over Asia
Lowell Thomas, news commentator and world-traveler,
reported today that only 10,000 Tibetan troops, armed with
obsolete weapons, stand behind the towering Himalayan moun
tains ready to protect Tibet against the Chinese Reds' drive tor
control of Asia.
Writing in Collier's ot his re
cent trip to the fabulous land of
the Lamas the last theocracy
on earth Thomas reported that
Tibet fears and hates Commu
nism and is hurriedly mobiliz
ing another 100,000 troops to
meet the Red wave.
At the same time, Thomas
denied charges by the New
Times, official organ of the
Kremlin, that he and his son
Lowell, Jr., had been sent to
Tibet by the U.S. government
"to try to tear that country away
from China and turn it into an
Anglo-American colony."
"Nothing could be farther
from the truth," he wrote in
the first of a six-part Collier's
series entitled, "Out Of This
World A Journey to Lhasa.
"I did not have any consulta
tion whatever with officials in
Washington before leaving.
"The whole affair was about
as private as a fish bowl. Fre
quent recordings describing our
journey into and over the Hima
layas, and the interviews we had
with the officials we encounter
ed, went out both by long wave
and short wave, over a vast
radio network. There was noth
ing secret about any part of our
Journey."
In Lhasa, sacred capital of
Tibet commanded by all-powerful
Buddhist monks, Commu
nism is the number one theme of
conversation.
"The Communists have a num
ber of reasons for wanting Ti
bet," Thomas reported. "First,
it would give them control of the
capital of the Central Asian
Buddhist world.
"But still more Important, it
would give them a 1,300-mile
frontier with India and India
holds the key to virtual domina
tion of the entire continent of
Asia.
"Then there is the matter of
Tibet's mineral wealth, the pos
sibility of uranium."
Thomas pointed out that So
viet Russia is extending a chain
of air bases down through Cen
tral Asia toward Tibet, and that
a modern military highway is
being constructed through Chi
nese Red territory to the Tibetan
border.
Illustrating the Thomas saga
in the first Collier's article are
13 color photographs of the trip
into Lhasa, including an ex
tremely rare one of the 15-year-
old-Dalai Lama, Tibet's god
king. When the young ruler
turns 18, he will assume absolute
power over 4,000,000 people in
the last completely feudal land
in the world.
lhe Thomas mule caravan
reached Lhasa last August after
the radio commentator received
an invitation from the Dalai
Lama to visit the hermit realm
He and his son became the
seventh and eighth U.S. citizen
ever to reach the forbidden city.
On the way back Thomas, Sr.,
was thrown by a horse and suf
fered a shattered hip. It took
16 days to carry him to safety.
In Tibet, Thomas found the
natives cordial to him but sus
picious of foreigners in general
desiring to have as little as pos
sible to do with the outside
world.
The Lamas think that they
alone, of all the peoples on earth,
are not slaves to the gadgets and
whirring wheels of the Industrial
age.
Pick 12 U. S. Creative Artists
Whose Work Will Live
New York, Feb. 3 The National Institute of Arts and Letters
announced today the election of 12 new members "to the ex
clusive group of creative artists whose works are Judged most
likely to achieve a permanent place in American culture.
The election brings the membership to 241. It is limited to
830.
The new members are:
In Music: Percy Grainger, of
White Plains, N.Y., pianist and
composer known especially for
his arrangement of English folk
songs. A native of Australia, he
has been an American citizen
since 1013.
In Literature: John Mason
Brown, of Stonington, Conn., a
native of Louisville, Ky., noted
for theatre criticism and his
books on his war experiences.
Salem High Youth's
Sculpture Places
Liberty, Feb. 3 Roy Bloom
is one of the winners of the
classic sculpture figure of the
fourth regional scholastic art
xhibtion contest.
There were 33S7 entries re
cleved in the 23 art classifica
tions, by pupils of 63 high
schools.
The judges have narrowed this
down to 1300, which will be on
display to the public'. These ex
hibits will be on display at the
Meier and Frank auditorium
from Feb. 6 to Feb. 18.
The 180 gold key winners
will be sent to the national com
petition at Pittsburgh. Student
winners at the national competi
tion will receive cash awards or
scholarships.
Roy is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Bloom, 4475 Liberty
road and is a junior at the Sa
lem high school.
Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd. of
New York City, librettist of such
musical successes as "The Desert
Song," "Show Boat," and "South
Pacific."
John Richard Horsey, of Green
forms, Conn., author of "Hiro
shima" and "A Bell for Adano."
Thomas Mnnn, German -born
novelist, of Pacific Palisades,
Calif., author of "The Magic
Mountain," "Joseph And His
Brothers," among others.
Ogdcn Nash, of Baltimore.
Md., humorous versifier.
Robert Penn Warren, of Min
neapolis, a native of Guthrie.
Ky., novelist, author of "All The
King's Men" and others.
William Carlos Williams, of
Rutherford, N.J., physician and
poet.
In Art: Donal Hord of San
Diego, Calif., a native of Pren
tice, Mich., Sculptor.
William F. Lamb, New York
City, architect, who designed the
Empire Slate building among
other works.
Oronzio Moldarelli, New York
City, a native of Italy, sculptor
whose work is in the post office
building at Washington and St.
Patrick's cathedral, New York.
Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford,
Pa., painter and illustrator.
Woodburn Approximately
ton of waste paper was collected
by Cubmaster Ralph Pickering
in connection with the Wood
burn Cub Scout waste paper and
scrap metal drive. Another pick
up is scheduled for this Satur
day, February 4, and anyone
having material for the drive is
asked to call Pickering at Blue
252.
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Search Planes Await Takeoff Orders Part of the 50-plane
fleet based at the Great Falls, Mont., air force base await
takeoff orders in the largest aerial search-rescue mission in
American air force history. A "very weak" and unidentified
radio signal was reported heard over Smith River, 132 miles
northwest of Fort Nelson, B. C. The signal revived hope that
some of the 44 persons aboard the lost army C-54 transport
may still be alive. (AP Wirephoto.)
Beth Taylor Wants Wedding
Just Like Those in the Movies
Hollywood, Feb. 3 VP) The organ started humming "Here
Comes the Bride."
Elizabeth Taylor clutched the arm of her father, smoothed the
front of her wedding gown and paced down the cnurcn aisle
'.o take a husband for a movie, of course.
"Well. I finally made it."
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giggled the young star, who had
two widely-publicized near
misses at matrimony.
The wedding (to Don Taylor)
the climax of the picture,
"father of the bride." Actually,
it is the second film wedding for
Elizabeth, who married' Robert
Taylor in "The Conspirator." But
that one wasn t as fancy.
'This is how I want my wed
ding to be," she remarked, gazing
at the flower-bedecked church
which may be described as Bev
erly Hills Gothic. There were six
ushers in cutaways and six
bridesmaids in frilly gowns.
I thmk every girl wants to
have a big, formal wedding,
she said. "It's the greatest mo
ment of her life.
I think there's something
sneaky about elopements. When
people steal off to get married,
they make it seem as though
they're doing something wrong."
When is her real wedding
to take place? I mentioned print
ed statements that she would not
marry for a few years, but would
devote the time to a career.
I never said that," she cor
rected. "It would be silly for
anyone to say when they thought
they d get married. How can you
tell?
"A girl gets married when she
falls in love and when a man asks
for her hand. That's when it will
happen to me."
Added information: on the
27th of this month, Miss Taylor
turns 18, a highly marriagable
age.
Oh yes, about the wedding
gown. Being inexpert on such
matters, I checked with the de
signer, Helen Rose.
"It is made of white satin and
lace with pearls," she reported.
"It is a traditional type, but we
tried to give it an up-to-date
style, since it is worn in Eliza
beth's big scene of the picture.
"The neckline plunges, but be
cause it is a church wedding, the
bare spaces are covered with
lace."
Elizabeth's long-s uffering
father in the film is Spencer
Tracy. The wedding is supposed
to cost him $10,000.
I mentioned a recent conver
sation with Robert Young, who
has four daughters in real life.
Young said after he marries off
the four, he'll be ready to move
into the motion picture country
home, the industry's charity in
stitution.
"Let's see," Figured Tracy, "at
$10,000 a wedding, that'll cost
him $40,000. I figure Young has
about a million dollars, so that'll
leave him with a mere $960,000.
"Yes, he'll move into the
country home, all right he'll
buy it!"
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Scout Going
From Montana
President Truman will greet
12 outstanding Boy Scouts in the
White House during Scout week,
February 6 to 12, to mark the
40th anniversary of the organ!
zation.
A lad from Dillon, Mont., will
represent region 11, to which
Cascade area council is attached.
The honor was acquired by lot.
Each council in the region se
lected a boy and the names were
placed in a hat. The one first
drawn got the trip.
The Scouts, who will repre
sent the nation's 2,300,000
Scouts, and leaders in cere
monies at the nation's capital,
will go to Independence hall in
Philadelphia February 9 for
ceremonies, where the Liberty
bell is enshrined. The Scouts
will wind up their trip with a
visit to New York, where they
will be taken on sight seeing
tours, meet notables and visit
the national Scout council of
fices.
The 40th birthday of scouting
will be observed on a nation
wide basis and on February 8
the actual anniversary date, all
Scouts will have an opportunity
to recommit themselves to the
Scout oath or promise at 8:15
p. m. in the four time zones.
The theme of the birthday
celebration Is "Strengthen Liberty."
Fliers without extra oxygen
sources black out quickly at that
altitude. Los Alamos atomic
Atomic Bombs Ever Fall in
This Country-Hold Your Breath
Los Angeles, Feb. 3 (P) If atomic bombs ever fall in this
country brother hold your breath. '
Running around like irazy only makes it worse. Exertion
adds to the supply of oxygen in your body and oxygen apparent
ly intensifies the effect of the death-dealing rays thrown out
in an atomic explosion.
That's the word from the
Atomic Energy Commission's
West Coast conference, now un
derway at the University of Cal
ifornia at Los Angeles. It came
in the form of a report yester
day by Dr. L. R. Bennett of UCLA.
Tests with plants, rats and
mice disclosed protection resul
ting from cutting down the sup
ply of oxygen.
Rats breathing 5 percent oxy
gen and 95 percent nitrogen
survived twice as much radia
tion as those breathing the nor
mal ratio of 20 percent oxygen
and 80 percent nitrogen, the re
port said.
The trouble is, you can't live
long in atmosphere that rare.
It compares in oxygen content
with the air 28,000 feet high.
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Incoroorated under the Oregon
State Banking Law
. State and Commercial
plant, said small amount! of tri
tium, or hydrogen 3, have been
isolated. Some scientists believe
tritium may be the explosive
element in the new, super, hyd
rogen bomb.
Raw materials for uranium
and plutonium are scarce. Hyd
rogen is one of the more com
mon elements. However, Dr.
Ronzio indicated, the product
ion of tritium from hydrogen is
still in the labratorv stage and
very difficult.
Confine
That Cold
By J. H. WILLETT
of the Capital Drug Store
When one member of the fam
ily comes down with a cold it
usually means a lot of extra
work for mother. If there are
several children in the family
they have a tendency to pasi
their cold around.
Keeping a sick person isolated
from the rest of the family, and
sterilizing dishes and silver
makes additional work; but it
doesn't take nearly the effort
and strength of nursing several
sick people in succession.
Make certain the prescription
your doctor writes is compound
ed of fresh, pure drugs.
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Adverliieenta appearing In thle paper eaeh
Friday.
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longer in wheelbase always im
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Item three wheelbases are the
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