84 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, Feb. 16, 1950
Churchill, Lost Cause Hero,
Portrays Mr. Empire Role
(Editor's Note: Here is another dispatch by the Washing
ton manager of the United Press who is in Britain to cover
the general election.)
By LYLE C, WILSON
Edinburgh, Scotland, Feb. 16 .U.R) Winston Churchill, old man
and tired, seemed assured of wide popular support today for his
big three plan even though the odds are against it.
The British ate so under the gun that any chance may seem
.worth taking.
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Lrle C. Wlli
like an under
' taker, and for a
few passage!
without his mis
chievous grin
the Mr. Empire;
of British poli
tics told an au
dience of con
servative Scots
that he would
like another
showdown with
Soviet Premier Josef Stalin
He made it a major issue of
the campaign. He went so far
as to commit himself that, if the
conservatives win, he will try
to persuade President Truman
and Stalin to join him in a Big
Three talk.
The odds against him are
great.
First he must win the elec
tion and then persuade two
presumably reluctant men to
come along.
Churchill knew when he spoke
that Prime Minister Clement At-
tlee would reject the idea. Attlee
did that last month in a state
ment that such a meeting would
raise false hopes.
The United States also is cool
to the idea. Chairman Tom
Connally (D., Tex.) of the senate
foreign relations committee said
the allies should not "rush Into"
any new talks with Stalin until
there is good reason to expect
results.
But Churchill, who likes lost
causes, told the public what he
would like to do. .
"I cannot help coming back
to the idea of another talk with
Russia on the highest level," he
aid. "The idea appeals to me
of a supreme effort to bridge
the gulf between two worlds. It
is not easy to see how things
could be worsened by a parley
on the summit it such is possible.
But I cannot tell.
"At least I feel that Christian
men should not close the door
upon any hope of finding a new
foundation for the life of the
elf - tormented human race.
What prizes lie before all peo
ple if they are worthy of them
peace, food, happiness, leisure,
wealth for the masses never
known or dreamed of.'
Old and tired as he is, that
passage still is Churchill's near
best. The audience was laughing
and applauding close to an hour
when Churchill abruptly-paused.
The old man seemed to be think
ing. He hauled out his watch
and had a look. He humped his
shoulders and held the collar of
his black frock coat far back
from his heavy neck, from which
his head and chin thrust forward.
Churchill had been pouring
acorn on the "Socialists." There
is no "Labor party" to him To
the listening Scots he ridiculed
the government's claims that the
British progressed to being a
property - owning people under
Attlee,
Churchill is a born actor. He
asked his listeners to imagine
a ration-controlled "average So
cialist" getting pleasure eacli
morning by saying: "Oh, ho, 1
own railways, I own coal mines,
I own the Bank of England."
Mr. Empire made it funny and
the audience had another laugh
The laughter ceased when he
held his watch. Solemnly he
said he had come to the "imperi
al and ancient capital of Scot
land to say a few words about
world politics.'
In the hush of close attention
Area Rent Director
To Resign March 1
Portland, Feb. 18 W) Area
rent Director E. Daryl Mabee
Will resign March 1.
Mabee made the announce
ment late yesterday. He said
he withheld it until the Portland
city council made its decision on
rent decontrol. He snid he had
n't wanted his action to have any
Influence on the vote.
Mabee did not say why he was
leaving the position but said the
March 1 date was chosen for per
fonal reasons.
The council yesterday voted
against decontrol.
he went on. . He stabbed at Bri
tish pride with the reminder that
the United States, "which pro
tects not only Britain but Eu
rope . . , that America s superi
ority or near-monopoly of the
atom bomb is the surest guar
antee of world peace."
And then he pitched into his
Big Three plan.
This surely is Churchill's last
stand. Win or lose, at 75 he
is unlikely again to lead the
party in a campaign. Forty
years ago he was a member of
the cabinet.
But he stood like a rock be
fore the Scots. Only when he
turned away from the audience
could correspondents see the
grin fade, the face muscles sag.
His lisp is a part whistle now
when the old man sounds an
"s." There must be a whole set
of store teeth clarhping on that
eloquent tongue.
He is as solid as John Bull,
a bull moose of a man. He makes
few gestures.
Although there is little motion
in his body, the face is rarely
still. It is pudgy, set in a vast
expanse of pinkish flesh, and
his baldness extends beyond his
crown and ears to the fringe of
hair which seems still to have
a tinge of red.
Hands clutching his lapels,
feet wide, is the way Churchill
talks. His first stabs in an oc
casional semi-circle. From time
to time he makes a two-handed
gesture, as if measuring a fish
which got away.
His words flow easily despite
a lisp, a whistle and a half
stutter which oftens balks the
beginning of a sentence.
He is a master of asides. Last
night they were mostly extem
poraneous cracks expressing a
loathing of Socialism and the
other policies of men he holds
are presiding over the destruc
tion of the United Kingdom and
liquidation of the empire.
Critics Agree Volcano Is
Only 'Stromboli' High Point
By BOB THOMAS
Hollywood, Feb. 16 (P) Hollywood critics generally agreed
today that the picture "Stromboli" is not as good as the story
behind its filming.
The most publicized picture of all time was previewed yester
day and a cross-section of reviewers' opinions indicates that it
disappointment.
was
"I suffer, believe me!" says
the star, Ingrid Bergman, at one
point in the picture. That she
does. For 81 minutes of the
film's length she is made miser
able. Her simple-minded hus
band (Mario Vitale) slaps her,
the villagers ignore her and the
bleak volcanic island depresses
her.
All this makes for a picture
that is grimmer than American
audiences prefer. Another draw
back is a confusion of the Italian
and English tongues, which
makes dialogue unintelligible in
spots. However, most observers
agree that the film will draw
big business because of Its publicity.
Nearly all of the critics inter
viewed in the lobby of the Pan
tages theater after the preview
expressed dissatisfaction with
the picture. Some of the an
swers were flip: "The volcano
was the high point in the pic
ture." "I think James Fitzpat
rick (the travelogue maker) has
done it better." "It would make
nice home movie." "I don't
think it was worth the trip
for Bergman or me."
More serious critics praised
Miss Bergman's acting, but found
fault with the story. Said one:
"I don't think it is up to the
high standards of Roberto Ros-
sellini. The climax is weak;
even the music was a let-down."
Most reviewers criticized the
ending, in which the actress
climbs the volcano, sleeps the
night on a lava bed and returns
to the village spiritually refresh
ed. "What mystery! What beau
ty'" she utters.
Said one critic: "The ending
amounted to nothing but cutting
off the picture with the com
ment she's got religion."
Andy Devine was the sole
Hollywood name noted at the
showing. "I thought the picture
was good," said the hulking
comic. "But then I'm a push
over for all pictures."
Joseph Steele, Miss Berg
man's former press agent, was
also present. He remarked, "I
think it's her greatest perform
ance." Only unscheduled laugh in the
picture came when she became
ill after watching a slaughter of
tuna fish. "It's three months
now," she confessed. "I believe
I'm pregnant."
Elsewhere in the nation criti
cal reaction was generally simi
lar. The Chicago Sun-Times and
the Washington Post: "Dull."
New York Herald Tribune:
"Neither good Bergman, good
Rossellini, nor good anything."
New York Times: "Incredi
bly feeble, inarticulate, uninspir
ing and painfully banal."
Philadelphia Inquirer: "As
tonishingly bad."
' The New York Daily Mirror
critic found Miss Bergman s act
ing "above reproach . . . breath
ing life into scenes which . .
would be otherwise flat."
Navajos Reject
Goat Loan Offer
Washington, Feb. 18 VP) At
least one government loan pro
gram is going begging.
Last spring the Indian bureau
made available $100,000 to the
Navajo tribe to be loaned to
tribal members to purchase
purebred milk goats.
The Navajos wanted none of
it.
All summer the tribe's ad
visory council tried to persuade
Indians to borrow got money. It
didn t receive a single application.
The story of the goat loan'
fund was told to the house ap-
prlations committee by Albert
Huber, assistant chief of the In
dian bureau branch of extension
and credit. It was made public
today.
Huber said the Navajos were
scared off by the $75 to $100
price tags on the purebred goats
fearing that they could not
care properly for the animals.
Feed for Livestock
Dumped From Plane
Portland, Feb. 16 W) A ton
of hay and 500 pounds of oats
were dumped from an air force
reserve transport plane to
snowbound ranch west of here
yesterday.
The livestock feed for the
sheep of Louis Chechmanek was
the first the rancher had obtain
ed since his place south of Clat
skanie was snowbound January
13.
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Chicago Splash This was the scene in Chicago as the worst
day of the winter brought the "Windy City" wet snow, sleet
and an over supply of rain. Many homes and buildings were
deprived of light because of the estimated 1000 power
lines snapped by the storm. (Acme Telephoto)
Oscar Loe on
Soil Board
Oscar Loe, Silverton, was nam
ed chairman of the Silver Creek
board of supervisors at a meet
ing of the Silver Creek soil con
servation supervisors in Silver
ton. He succeeds H. A. Barnes,
chairman since the formation of
the board a year ago, who re
signed because of ill health.
Fertility problems of the dis
trict were discussed in relation
to the results of the greenhouse
pot studies and field trials estab
lished last fall. In discussing
plans for future work Harry
Riches, county -agent, said that
another set of pot studies will
be taken up by OSC and also
pointed out that several new
field trials have been scheduled
to study all parts of the district.
He also reported on the Oregon
Seed Growers' meeting with the
principal grass seed needed by
southern farmers alta fescue, a
seed Oregon farmers are able to
supply in quantity.
Barnes reported that the Sil
verton Chamber of Commerce
granges and community clubs of
the area had voted donations to
the office fund of the district and
that installation of lights in local
headquarters in Silverton will
be completed immediately.
Members of the board discuss
ed the problem of the use of lime
as fertilizer and of the purchase
of a lime fertilizer spreader for
use of the cooperators and the
plausibility of obtaining a whirl
wind terracer for use in the dis
trict.
A report on the progress of
new groups in the district and
on field trials of certain new and
improved grasses and legumes
was given by Farm Planner
Betchke, of the local soil conser
vation headquarters.
Chinese Trouble
Just Beginning
Washington, Feb. 18 W) Sec
retary of State Acheson said
Wednesday that the . Chinese
communists' agreement with
Moscow was just the beginning
of trouble for the Chinese.
He said that China has been
reported on the verge of famine
with very bad crop conditions
in many food producing areas.
He called the Soviets' $300,000,-
000 five-year aid program very
meager in comparison with
China's needs.
On the idea that the economic
agreement is a starting point
for trouble, Acheson said the
Russians had made many such
pacts with their European satel
lites. These agreements, he said
have always resulted in long
arguments over the goods to be
delivered by Russia, with stall
ing and delays which made the
aid relatively ineffective.
Acheson made clear that he
believes there are secret agree
ments between Russia and the
Chinese communists which go
far beyond the provisions an
nounced Tuesday night in Mos
cow and Peiping. These secret
protocols, he said, will be a
long time in coming out.
Both Morgans 111
Pleasantdale Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Morgan of Lafayette, both
ill, are house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd McFarlane of Pleas
antdale. Mrs. McFarlane went
to care for her parents at their
Lafayette home December 20,
and returned Saturday to her
home, bringing them to cars for
them here.
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Silverton Man
Injury Victim
Silverton, Feb. 16 Frank
Peery, 50, died in a hospital at
Eugene Wednesday night at
11:25 o clock from head injuries
received during the afternoon in
timber in the Swiss Home dis
trict. The body was brought
here for services under the di
rection of the Ekman funeral
home.
Peery, manager of the Marshall-Wells
store here for the
last four years, had mill and
timber interests in the Swiss
Home area and left here Monday
for his property.
Details of the accident were
not learned here other than his
head was crushed and it is be
lieved he was hit by a limb.
Peery came here from Mor
ton, Wash., where he had en
gaged in the mercantile busi
ness after the loss of an arm in
a mill accident. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Clara Peery,
three daughters and a stepdaughter.
Final Pre-Lenren Dance
Mt. Angel The Wonder Val
ley Boys of Salem will play for
the dance to be held Thursday
at the auditorium in Mt. Angel
for the benefit of the Benedic
tine Art shop, which was or
ganized about a year and a half
ago The program is headed by
Crooked Finger parish, which is
inviting everyone to attend
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Under Guard Joan Cecile
von Goetz, 26, of Washington,
D. C, former secretary on the
three-power military security
board, has been sent under
Ward to the U. S. American
authorities disclosed. Inform
ed sources said she has deport
ed after she illegally entered
the Russian zone of Germany.
Because of her connection
with the military security
board, Miss von Goetz was
given more complete interro
gation than usual when she
returned to West Berlin Feb.
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This is the last dance before
Lent.
Blind Welfare
Head Under Fire
Portland, Feb. 16 W) The
state's welfare program for blind
persons appeared headed today
for an overhauling.
The Oregon state commission
for the blind endorsed yesterday
a committee report that was crit
ical of Administrator Carl E.
Smith. It hinted his tenure may
be short lived.
The commission also okayed
recommendations that Chairman
Cecil W. Jones said would re
vamp the program. Among
other things, the plan calls for
the help of federal rehabilita
tion, health, education and social
security agencies and the Na
tional Society for the Prevention
of Blindness. They are to be
asked to survey the Oregon sit
uation and make recommenda
tions.
Discussions involving Smith
were not made public, but the
chairman revealed one para
graph of a subcommittee report
which read: "There is a question
in the minds of the members as
to the experience and the abil
ity of the present administrator
to properly carry out the func ¬
tions of the position."
Later, Smith defended his
work. He said the committee
had not taken into consideration
the conditions that existed at
the East Portland home for the
blind prior to his taking the job.
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