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BY BECK
Things to Worry About
4
Salem, Oregon, Saturday, March 18, 1950
The President Should End the Confusion
There's no shooting war going on between the big
powers, but there's a war going on in the United States
about the whys of a civilian defense set-up.
The war about the way to meet war at home if it comes
has been brewing a long time. Secretary of Defense John
son kept it going for a while when he announced he wanted
an air-raid warning system put into effect in "critical"
states, Oregon happened to be one of those "critical"
states.
Congressman Norblad questioned Johnson's judgment
in calling into being a system based on World War II think
ing before planes which fly faster than sound and before
the atom bomb. Johnson came through with an explana
tion that claimed need for such a warning system because
of an inadequate radar network and because of the possi
bility of parachute landings. Norblad still wasn't com
pletely satisfied with Johnson's explanation. Neither wa3
anyone else after Johnson praised the condition of the
nation's defenses.
Now Senator Johnson of Colorado, no relation to the
defense secretary, comes along to keep the war of words
going. He says the vast civil defense organization is not
necessary at th:3 time and might even prove harmful. The
senator claims a program would only confuse the public
and give cities a false sense of security. The public is al
ready so confused that a warning system couldn't heighten
the confusion any. But instead of tending to give cities
a false sense of security, a disaster plan might tend to make
cities aware of danger.
That raises the point that is basic to the entire problem
of civil defense. Why is an elaborate civilian program
necessary now? News admittedly is bad from overseas,
but Secretary of Defense Johnson keeps saying that there
is no need for concern.
The news from abroad is bad. And it is not getting any
better. The time for a frank appraisal by the Truman ad
ministration on world affairs is fast slipping away. Until
the president does speak up, Senator Johnson and the
others will question the wisdom of the civilian defense
operation. Acheson finally has made a start for the ad
ministration. He has admitted that "total diplomacy" is
needed. But to listen to Defense Secretary Johnson, there
is hardly reason for Acheson's concern.
The only man to end the confusion on the world situa
tion and civilian defense needs is the president himself.
When Truman finishes his Florida holiday, he should take
the people into his confidence and tell them frankly what
the trend abroad indicates and why a civilian defense sys
tem must be established now.
Hollywood Never Learns
Hollywood's attempted defense of the recent movie
romances of Ingrid Bergman and Rita Hayworth show the
low to whicn morality in the film capital has sunk.
Instead of trying to exert a certain positive moral lead
ership, the movie people spend their time trying to answer
charges brought in the United States senate that Ingrid
and Rita were "Hollywood's apostles of degredation." The
talk in the senate was for federal licensing of the film in
dustry. That kind of talk's as bad in a different way a3
are the mouthings of the Hollywood ballyhoo artists, in
terested only in box office receipts.
Federal licensing of the movie industry wouldn't get at
the trouble of morals in the film capital. Such licensing
would only bring the federal government into control of
a vast potential means of propaganda and an industry that
needs leadership, not licensing.
Jimmy Fidler, movie commentator, has long been an ad
vocate of some decent, intelligent leadership from the
atudios themselves to offset publicity that comes about
from the doings of the stars who have fallen. His crusade
to bring a sense of decency and responsibility toward the
public hasn't gotten very far, judging from this latest
"defense" of Bergman and Hayworth.
That sense of responsibility and concern for influencing
a certain part of the American public through the films
is a real one. Hollywood should recognize it by now. It
shouldn't take some ill-suggested federal licensing scheme
in congress to remind the film capital of that responsibility.
Comedy of Errors Turns
I Almost into Grim Tragedy
Detroit, March 18 VP) The air was tense for a time yester
day at the apartment of Peter States, 52.
Four plain-clothes policemen faced four other plain
clothesmen and each squad thought the other was a bunch
of thugs.
It was a comedy of errors that could have turned into a
tragedy with gunplay as grim policemen reached for their
holsters.
An ovcrzealous tipster was the innocent cause. He called
up two vice squads and suggested they have a look-in at Mr.
States' place.
The Woodward station clean-up squad was the first to
arrive. Sure enough, the officers found mutucl pads 238
of them and immediately they collared Mr. States.
The phone rang, and a quiet voice asked a little advice
bout a horse. Barlow, Patrolman Blllie Improvised some
dope, and the caller, in a pleased tone, hung up. Barlow
uggestcd the squad wait for "a good witness,"
They didn't have long to wait. But Barlow didn't know
the call had been from the vice squad at police headquarters
downtown.
Four men from headquarters, in plain clothes, rushed in.
They started snatching mutuel pads. The first four thought the
Intruders must be gangsters trying to grab their evidence.
The second four thought the first four were resisting arrest.
Bedlam prevailed.
Then one of the plaln-clothesmen blinked at one of the
Other plaln-clothesmen.
"Aren't you from headquarters?" he asked politely.
He was.
The affair ended happily for every one except Mr. Stales,
Recorder's Judge John J. Maher fined him $50 on a gambling
charge.
First 100 Years the Hardest
Portland, March 18 W) The Press Club of Oregon Is
going to have a 100th anniversary part, titled "Fission
Frolics", here April 1.
The club is only six years old.
"We don't know," explained club officials, "whether
anything of the world will be left by our 100th anniversary,
to we're having the party now."
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THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
' Common People Give Nation
It's Spiritual Foundation
BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
R&ctor, Bt. P.ul'j EpLscopil Church
An expert craftsman who worked with fine woods was en
gaged recently to build an altar for a chapel.
He Insisted on having well-seasoned black walnut of just the
right grain and texture. After a long and diligent search he
discovered a fifty-year-old pig-sty which was made of just
the wood he .
was looking for.1
He persuaded
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Revolutionary War Hero
At Long Last Immortalized
By DREW PEARSON
Washington A forgotten hero of the Revolutionary "War,
an unspectacular money lender, will soon be immortalized not
far from Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson. He was Haym
Solomon, the little Jewish patriot who raised the money to
fight the revolution but died penniless without ever receiving a
dime back from the government
"In the American towns, one
man in seven Is starving, and
three-quarters of the population
do not make a minimum Income
and cannot make ends meet. . .
The position of the unemployed
is most ghastly. . . Millions of
American farmers are leading an
impoverished life, wandering a-
bout on the roads of the United
States. . . The impoverished U.
S. masses are turning to Soviet
Russia . . . Tens of millions of
American people live in terrible
slums. . . Only the rich can af
ford proper medical care in the
United States. . . Enormous un
employment, stark misery and
the specter of hunger compel
thousands of Americans to travel
up and down the country all the
time to find occasionally some
menial work."
This is an accurate sample of
Soviet broadcasting as picked up
by American intercepts.
Inside story behind this fan-
BY CARL ANDERSON
Henry
make that I rJZ-L
"CERTAIN . f
SOMEONE J 2J
HAPPY V
WITH A f
notions fn
J-iB Q rr H $W i maii tm . -M
Drew Pearioa
whose freedom he financed.
Now after all.
these years, a
memorial is a-
bout to be erect-,
ed in Solomon's
honor. This was
a u t h o rized by
congress 12
years - ago upon
a motion by Guy
Gillette, thenl
congressman butl
now senator
from Iowa.
It was left up to private citi
zens, however, to raise the sub
scriptions, so the project lay dor
mant until this year. Now a
Haym Solomon Memorial society
has been formed to raise the
money, and the chief thing re
maining is to have the commis
sion of fine arts approve a de
sign. Note At one time George
Washington pulled Solomon out
of a synagogue to scrape up the tasy is that the Kremlin is des- .i ixklTIC'C mi IlkAKI
cash to meet the army payroll, perately trying to take the minds MaCICHIC J lULUVlPf
ooiomon also paid Jeiiersons of the Russian people off their
and Madison's board bills so own low standard of living and
they could attend the first con- create distrust of the fabulous
tinental congress. United States.
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YOU'RE SO
the farmer to let
him have what
he needed of the
pen in exchange
for a new one
made of fir. So
the farmer's old
pig-sty, as filthy
as it was, be
came an altar
Even with the Soviet's new
Senator On Rampage price cuts, the Russian worker
Stormiest fiffure on Panltnl must labor 117 hours before he
y!f of the hundreds of common tasks Hill is North Dakota's fearless can buv a Pair of shoes that
Acheson Outlines Peace
Requirements to Russia
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
um Porelm Afl.lrn Aoalr.t)
which seem .necessary to the tma), wiu t .. would cost $5. or the enuivalenr Soviet Prime Minister Stalin, iirst Deputy vice i-rime ram-
life of a modem civilization. r0ars at the senate like an en- f half a work by an Molotov, and other Prominent members of the Moscow
In clothes befitting their work, raged bul, mo0se is not afraid American workman. Low-grade hierarchy have been preaching the gospel that, after all, it is
they might well be passed by by 3 the political I odds and kicks stewl"B eef that costs 19 cents Ple for communism and capitalism to live together in peace
those looking for men of char- his heels at senate tradition. a Pund in an American chain harmony.
nrtpr and inteeritv . """"' . nnnrf in tho They have hammered at this on the basis that only tools and
acter and integrity No one can predict what Lan- gfet ahnw thf E ? 6 thesis persistently despite the dead men never change their
nJtedeVthraytna 1 Ber.WiU d hat the dem- low an7m?dlle clasps TclLTi til ta direct Jntradic minds, let's assume for the sake
??.eA. l ' "'iilj "ats. are stiI1 Jurned P over Other nrfoe JS?,L. tion of one of the cardinal ten- of analysis that Moscow Isn't
Z.?r'7"r:V.".ZZ n's Ia.I?sl surPe- "I Aman'.ultfhtTr. fn; ; f ets of Lenin's own creed
"sk clear. D,.ue' "n the u. & t. s.h .i: there unt
j-iic au-vHjii.u miiiiiimi Fwuiv, xPTiflio mo ntnor nav ritfpit in ...... rs
for the worship""- '" -"' make up the bulk of our popu- the mlHHio r it. Soviet; a woman's dress, $8.95 room enougn xor .
of God a thing of exquisite lation. If they are basically cinn fn rfom, T 5fre and m there: a ale ra- , . j ji. ,1
beauty. sound, and their character pat- "a ' aLe ?tee.r" dio 38-95 he" and $272 there; world and that-1
terns are of real quality, the i" " BZ 1 t women s snoes $5 here and $87- l", i
jstsrswrs sss. ksS&s-S Ej' " :
house in which they lived. But worsnip or uoc. lone-wolf republican. For a 'workers' utooia " J I tub-thumping in?
the quality wa, there all the It is from the children of momen, howevPer, not a dem0. k?".t?P-. a '!'f the Red camp
time It needed only the hand these common people that there crat was on the floor. And Lang- stm costs two and a half times Clearly they
ui me cah """6 "" w " er, glancing in both directions, what it did in 1940 though lux- have been try'nS
it out. been so true in the past) the saw his chance to move' for , .V ,?. ...' -5" iux: r. .ttrar-t th t.
Everywhere throughout the leadership for the nation in its receSs. As no one objected there vodka "have dropped to prewar ioa f the """"
world may be found men and fields of religion, government, was nothing the presiding officer price levels PPeQ W prewar Western world.
,.rnmor. nf etvMnt pkarapl onH priiinflHntv and prnnnmip. Thi. u j . pile's levels.
ess me senate. icopyriuht isso) wen, tney ve attracted n,
rang out this
news, Lucas stormed into the
senate chamber where Langer
was grinning like a boy who had
let school out early. Ignoring
Langer, Lucas marched up to
Senator Pat McCarran, Nevada
democrat, who had just poked
his head in the door to see what
was happening. As judiciary
chairman, McCarran was in
charge of the pending legisla
tion, and it was his response
bility to keep a watch on it.
women of sterling character and education, and economics. This could do but recess the senate
with Beautiful souls raising Deing irue, our leaders wouia As tne bels
pigs, Cleaning sireeis, aigg- uu wei iiiut tu lurgei uie iui;it
ing sewers, or doing any one from which they are hewn.
ritr w j
So
Long Hair Made It a Short Story
Detroit, March 18 (P) Benny M. Sasser, 20, of Detroit, was
proud of his long hair.
And when his 19-year-old wife, Murtis, applied the shears
while he slept, he was aghast.
Sasser took his complaint Into court, and Monday received
a divorce from Murtis. They were married in November, 1948.
Tosh Is Doing All Right
London, March 18 (P) "Tosh has laid one egg."
This message brought comfort todav to the admiralty.
It came, after two weeks of silence, from the naval party
making cold weather survival tests in the artic. Tosh is a
canary being used in the tests. The admiralty commented:
"From the signal it is concluded that the canaries and the
remainder of the party are in good spirits."
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Tax Tip for Next Year
Albany, N. T., March 18 VP) Something to remember her
next March IS:
A store keeper listed this deduction in his federal income
tax return this year:
"Food for kittens to catch the mouses in the store."
The tax clerks thought a bit, then allowed it as a business'
expense.
"I have told you at least six
times that you should have some
body on the floor at all times
to watch this." Lucas stormed at
McCarran. "Your committee is
in charge of this legislation."
"Don't you think it would be
a good idea if we had a majority
leader present once in awhile?"
McCarran snorted back.
Religious Revival Hits
America's Young People
By HAL BOYLE
New York, (Pi There is a great and growing religious re
vival in America.
Significantly, it is spreading widely among the youth of our
KRISS-KROSS
In the Air, Under the Sea,
And Now From Out of Ground
He trotting out another wooden
horse to sell us. Let s assume
that Bolshevism may have
changed its views on this matter
(though I don't believe it has)
and that it feels there still is
room in the world for non-communist
governments.
If this assumption were cor
rect it would mean that the Mus
covites want to end the cold
war and get peace. If they want
ed peace they obviously would
be prepared to make concessions
and cooperate with the demo
cracies in establishing peace.
Yesterday U. S. Secretary of
State Acheson made a major
statement of American policy at
the University of California,
telling Russia exactly how she
could achieve peace. In effect
he called on Moscow to fish or.
cut bait in this matter.
At the same time he told his
audience bluntly:
"I fear, however, that I must
warn you not to raise your hopes.
"No one who has lived through
the post-war years can be san
guine about reaching agreements
in which reliance can be placed
and which will be observed by
the Soviet leaders in good faith."
Among the steps which Ach
eson called upon Russia to take
was joining with the western
allies in drawing up peace treat
ies for Japan, Germany and Aus
tria, without trying to make
them satellites. Russia should
stop using her military forces
nu&iuy, ijutas siailtea Oil. Mnnnvn,Jnn u . r & t' xuiucb
I guess I'll have to sit here 24 .VrZ-.X."?' "".."""""' """ n"? to maintain Red governments in
hours a day," he muttered. ' t r.i itw .a ...u.-i. a thi. satf Ultes' . . . .. .
, . .J , . "'"" " ine soviet Un on should quit
from one of these young people the rain, the clothes we wear, its obstruction in the United
Miss Josephine Owens of West the food we eat and so many, Nation. th.t
Helena, Ark That told of the many other things. God makes could function normally. And
au mese possipie dui people laKe Moscow should join in establish-
Tongue-Lashing
Lucas waited until the next
day to give Langer a scolding.
"While I know my friend from awakened faith
North Dakota has voted quite had brought
often with senators on this (the her.
happiness her
ByCHRISKOWITZ.Jr.
As if flying saucers and sea monsters aren't enough to keep democratic) side of the aisle," Her letter was
everybody guessing these days, Ted Rowell, Dallas florist, comes he said, "and I think it was Mr. simply written,
up with a new form of curio ... he has a mystery plant. Drew Pearson who said the sen- artlessly sincere,
.. ... , jj , ,., j , . . , n,iv. ator would become a democrat fervent with a
The thing has suddenly bloomed out in a corner of Rowels desjre tQ he,p
greenhouse . . . eight feet tall, it somewhat resembles a cactus ouite so far as to trv to others. She said
has four reddish petals ... .. take nvr-r ih mainrii,, ioa,. I could give her
111C . . ... ,
... . i . i ...nll Mnt.AenntniH OB Inf a a
wmch proiruae irom an ou.tr v.. ..v..,, ----- shiD o the senate.
and the whole size oi me rooting secuon is -
concerned, at the state basket- ' " win rje regreuaDie
ball tournament at Eugene this If the time comes when a sena-
week . . . .Over 300 SHS stu- tor cannot indulge in a bit of
dents have season tickets, and frivolity, or take a nod or a
are taking in all tourney games wink, or perhaps have his atten-
Viking yell squad doing "on distracted by some news-
green cover
plant is of oblong shape.
Rowell doesn't,
recall where thcj
plant originally
came from, and;
he has no Idea
as to its iden
tlty. i
III i,ti:i, in- a
s o anxious t oj
determine just
what this mys
terious plant is
that he's put up
a reward to any
one who can come into his Hoi
B.l Bo?l.
them for granted. If they don't ing atomic control and limita-
get them they raise all kinds of tion of armanents.
cajn about the senators, the .
president and the governors The secretary dealt with one
a'u a tu"enl f0r God,Js of the chief bon( contention
good hand, these things would when he declared - that Russia
never even be. must stop using communist party
"Think how wonderful he has apparatus to overthrow estab-
been to America! We don't have lished governments, "with which
a war-torn country like Europe the Soviet government stands in
ana Asia, we have Just about an outward state of friendship
every possible comfort and joy, and respect." Acheson didn't
AZ lW
rvwj
W0J
letter a wider
audience if I
,. V i, so imnortant that S? d yet, we turn our backs on wdfy. but this obviously would
nnt lake so important that the Savior facIude countries
people wake up - ... suffering from Fifth Column
And so I will. Here is one gin s Y ., . rtiffi,llt , . a activities A mirln, Writln
Christian? Well, dear people ranee, Italy and where not.
lenten sermon an old message
. . . VIKing yen squau auing oumc news- - rt , , hpart ",,IMlului uwr peupie j wucie uuu
their part to add color to the paperman in the hall, without fronLa "J18 Z t evervone nCe the loving Savior has tr"1' Rus.sia a'sp must quit kicking
Chrl. Kowlli. Ir.
man avenue shop and identify grabbing price tig in the wind
it. shield of a shiny automobile
, then when a prospective buy-
project up, Lafe
ommers have indicated that on read "We're Making Awful
March 27 Mars will be closer to Candy" on a large card in the
the earth than it has been for candy store window . . . But
big prep show . . . Members of some other senator taking advan
the squad are Yell King Kent tage of his absence.
Mvcrs. Sone Queen Ginger Cur- "I know from previous ex-
rier, Gwen Fry, Joan Miller and perience," continued Lucas, "that
Don Herring.
.
One of the prize tricks of the
trade for a few used car deal
ers is to place an attention-
if I could get everyone touched vmir heart. v n'l American dinlomat. hn,,t .nrl
to become a Christian what a Wfmt tQ do w You wju o treating them as "criminals."
blessing it would be for them! want ,Q do t)e Lord,s wm ' Moreover there must be a halt
"I used to worry continually "The other Hav T a.kerf . n to Moscow's seheme nt Hl.tnr.
the senator from North Dakota about money matters, the hydro- crippled Negro man who was in8 the picture of the outside
frequently conceals himself in gen bomb, etc. Now those things begging on the street, 'Are you world to their own peoples,
a parliamentary bush, and at the aren't important at all. Only God a Christian?' and he replied, Here Acheson condemned the
proper time strikes out with the is important in my life. I only 'Yes'm, for 40 years.' Just think, Soviet propaganda which pic
sharp edge of the wedge . .. . want to live so that I can serve that poor soul, crippled and hav- tures capitalist encirclement and
(but) I do not want to be am- him. He will keep me from harm jng to beg for a living, giving " a United States craftily and
bushed any more by my friend and also anyone else who will 40 years to Christ! systematically plotting another
from North Dakota." believe in him and trust and have "Once people know Christ world war."
... i Vi i ll n V nr.. ........ 1 . . That'. b,mm . . . . .
1 . . ...... . .....j wain iu leave mm. -.., . ouuiik musiara ior mos-
apeaK ng 01 i.vmg saucers, er gets a 1 me c oser ne no ce, Fantastlc Sovlet Radio .... There is s0 much he can do for w to swallow. Small wonder
YrJl lTi?L ZnZ I levtTfheCre Now Tom The Amcriean cmbassy staff as made me a 'fisher of y0U-if you wiU only M " that Secretray Ahcson isn't san-
(strictly for fur.) planning a next o the figure . . . Now Tom listening ,0 ,he radio in Moscow men.' My purpose now is to win He is more important than any- 8lne about reaching agree-
landing strip for the saucers .. . H,l is Putting a new twist to hcarJ fantastic y p m B t are thing or anybody. And the soo- ment, "which will be observed
uiiKiiv u, wt. ,... b- . . .-..w-,. wha( tr.e U.S.A. harH Thev don't want to know er Deoole find th is nut. (he hoi. Dy tne Soviet leader, ir, annA
. Astron- have been somewhat shocked to j, . , . r-.j n..t ih. An (or ff (h ,;n h. - faith
in,,v, a VCI" aUUUk UUU. wui uias ...j 1 w- ... ut .
sion of life in the United States then they see what they have- "Oh, dear people, wake up! There is no real evidence, as'
which the Kremlin hopes the been missing. Know and accept Christ as your 'ar as I can see, that Moscow
Po.einn nannl. ii.ill KaliAi.a ir.AJ Anae m.nv (hinff. fnr Ravinr nive vnn, haai4 n ui has Bnv InlanlUn i.
long time . . . Some saucer upon taking a closer peek at H ... fw mn,. " mn ,hi.h lhpv take lor erant- Serve him and he will (r,,iJ drive to nmm.mi h. JUrM
MrrtrW trrtn ' nan . . . .
bless you. Repent of your sins. 11 ' the essence of present day
Confess your sins, believe in communism,
him, obey his will, and you will Moscow's attitude toward Ach
receive a greater joy than any eson's statement will illuminate
you have ever known." this point.
might make it this time. the sign, the word good can
be observed between the words
Salem high school is being "awful" and "candy."
Conscience-Stricken Ex-GI
Mercerd, Calif., March 18 OP) "I am now a Christian, who
wants to serve God with all my heart," a conscience-stricken
ex-serviceman wrote Castle Field air force base.
That was explanation of a man in Fresno, Calif., for re
turning one Gl blanket, a spoon, two knives and two forks
taken when he was discharged from service.
The Show Must Go On
Philadelphia, March 18 If you're a real trouper the
circumstances even steel bars just don't matter.
Convicts at Broadmeadows prison near Philadelphia staged
a minstrel show last week. One member of the cast was
due to get out four days before the show.
He begged the warden for permission to stay on, and the
warden said yes.
The prisoner had his big night on stage, and then was
released.
Topped Off With Green
Hobbs, N. M March 18 (flV-Blond Jimmy Mulllns, IS-year-old
Junior high school student, was all decked out
yesterday for St. Patrick's Day.
He dyed his hair green with cake colornig.
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