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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1950)
Capital jt Journal An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher ROBERT LETTS JONES, Assistant Publisher Published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Che meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Want Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press and The United Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this paper and also news published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Carrier: Weekly, 25c; Monthly, $1.00; One Year, $12,00. By Mall In Oregon: Monthly. 75c; 6 Mos $4.00; One Tear, $8.00. TJ. S. Outside Oregon: Monthly. $1.00; 6 Mos., $6.00; Tear. $12. 4 Salem, Oregon, Monday, August 21, 1950 Quibbling Over 'Last Resort' The United States can't afford to have a railroad strike but it is having one, nevertheless. Trainmen and conductors went on strike today against three small but vital railroad companies as the first step in a threatened nationwide railway strike. Unless Presi dent Truman intervenes, the strike will take in two more roads tomorrow. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors said the strike would be lifted after five days. Leaving aside the arguments of the roads and the unions in the dispute which has dragged on for 17 months, this token strike is certain to affect the effort the nation is making to win the war in Korea. The big Republic Steel Corporation, for instance, has laid off 1500 of its 7000 em ployes, with more lay offs planned. The St. Paul ter minal strike, one of those started today, will affect some 400 industries. The added strikes tomorrow would cur tail steel and tin making at several big plants in the mid west. The White House, however, doesn't want to seize the railroads involved. As this is written, the president wants no part of seizure "except as a last resort." That the president so far has shied away from "last resort" action is indicative of half-way measures to win in the Far East. The administration has consistently avoided going all-out in mobilization. It ought to be plain to the White House by now, how ever, that there can be no let-up in the effort, moderate as it is, to get material to the forces fighting in Korea and to equip the men now being put into new units at home. It doesn't make any difference that the unions have ask ed three times that the railroads be seized. The unions have been free to strike since last year when a presidential fact-finding board made its recommendations. The unions stuck to their demands for pay higher than the board rec ommended, while the railroads stuck to the board's recom mendation. The railroads yesterday did offer a boost over the board's recommendation, but the unions rejected the proposal. What does the president consider a "last resort" ? How can Truman quibble about a definition of "last re sort" when Yank foot Boldiers are still desperately fight ing to push the Korean Reds back ? Doesn't the president consider the list of "Killed in Action" on Atrocity hill, for instance, as the "last resort" of men to aid their country in the present war? The strike must be settled immediately either by the railroads and the unions getting together, or by the presi dent seizing the lines. The United States has asked tens of thousands of its men in the armed forces to do their duty to their country in Korea. The nation can ask no less of the president, the railroads and the unions at this time. The United States can't lose any momentum by shut downs in the effort to arm and mobilize for the Korean war. 'Traffic Virtually Beyond Handling' The actual figure of 21,100 cars daily passing on the two-lane road north of the main Hollywood intersection is an astounding one in itself. That a two-lane road would carry that many cars is really something. But to a driver of one of those 21,10(1 vehicles, that fig ure would probably not be surprising. He has been aware of traffic congestion along that section leading to High way 99B that gets so bad at times during the day he would be willing to go along on any staggering figure. This latest traffic count affecting the inadequate two lane stretch leading to the road to Portland should be im pressive enough to encourage the state highway commis sion to do something now about widening the Portland road to four-lanes. As Highway Engineer Baldock says, any sizeable in crease now in traffic at the north entrance point to the city from Highway 99E will make traffic virtually be yond handling with the existing two lanes. Baldock's fears of increased traffic are certain to come true in the near future, with continued growth of the Snlcm area assured. In that connection, it is interesting to note the increase in the traffic count for the section of Fairgrounds road that leads into the Portland road. In 1939 the traffic count there was 9(500 vehicles per 24-hour period. By 1950 that average had jumped to 21, 100 daily. With the United States again girding for war, can there be any doubt that the traffic will continue to gain at an exceptional rate? It is unfortunate that it becomes necessary to compare this particular section of road with other roads through out the state or nation as to which is the "worst." But only by bringing out to the highway commission the un bearable condition of the road can the communities in the central Willamette valley hope to get relief in the form of four lanes to New Era or at least a good part of the way north out of Salem. There can no longer be any doubt that the two-lane Port land road is the worst for congestion in Oregon. The communities and farmers along Highway 99E to Portland will present their case to the highway commis sion tomorrow for four lanes. Then the next move will be up to the commission. Judging from the expected size of the protesting delegations and the scope of the case, the proposal for four lanes to New Era Bhould be impres sive. The commission's reaction and recommendations will be awaited with unusual interest. Baby Sitters Have Problems, Too Portland, Aug. 21 W You think you have troubles with the baby sitter? Well, she has problems, too. A 14-year-old called police Saturday night to plead tor help. When a patrol car arrived, one window among other things was broken at the house and six children were staging a near riot. Jail threats were needed to send the youngsters ages two months to nine years oft to bed. gy BECK Parental Problems B ' BHCXWn 1 1 U KRISS-KROSS Here We Go-Eve ry body Getting Into the Act By CHRIS KOWITZ.Jr here we go . . . the channel swimmers are at it to De stronger man ineir pai- WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND BY CARL ANDERSON Eleanor Roosevelt Suggests Truman Fire Sect. Johnson (Ed. note While Drew Pearson Is on a brief vacation, his column will be written by members of his staff). Washington President Truman has received some blunt advice from the former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, suggesting that he fire defense secretary Louis Johnson. . Mrs. Roosevelt expressed her views last week in a confidential letter to the president, following his categorical statement that he would keep Johnson and Sec- retary of State Acheson in his U. 8. imperialistic aggression," cabinet as long as he remains in wrote Mao. the White House. Political observers attach sig- Writing as a private citizen, nificance to reports from the the former first lady suggested chinses capial indicating that that Truman might have qual- Ma0 Tse-Tung left Peking on ified this by, saying, he would August n for an ..unannounced keep Johnson and Acheson as destination.". . . This could mean long as they do a good job. She Moscow or somewhere in Korea, pointed out that every President . . occasionally finds It necessary to e Pfestf, f ?? United make changes in his cabinet and Nations is still troubling corn it isn't a good idea to "freeze" mumst leaders. Judging by their a man in an important position. f?ag.a"d' efforts t0 conceal Injecting a more personal note, ;he fac' i"at Americans are fight Mrs. Roosevelt wrote that it was ln Korea under the U. N. apparent to her from the tre- flaf; No reference is ever mendous volume of anti-Johnson. made to United Nations author- mail she was receiving that the luiierican action public had lost confidence in the secretary of defense. Despite careful censorship, In view of this sentiment and reports are trickling through the in the interest of national de- iron curtain that communist of fense, she suggested firmly that ficials must resort to desperate Johnson should be replaced. measures to make labor tos the mark. For example, in Rumania, LOW ON SUGAR a ret"en' l?w haa made "illegal This won't be pleasant news negligence at ,.,..,,- ...,1., to the G.I.S in Korea, but the work Punishable by the death MdcKENZIE S COLUMN home folks' sweet-tooth appears "'""' Henry CLEARANCE """N , V HI ' UNUSUAL " Qy T $J VOLUMES GA NT, , Kg I w ;I1mJ e-2i In spite of the appeals GOP "PLACE" Hn Viiim iniin mnr. rvnnl than ever are eettine Into the swim of riotism. things . . . there seems to be some queer type of fascination in against hoarding, 1 the nation s House appropriations chair attempting to conquer the chilly, choppy waters between France sugar stocks are critically low. man Clarence Cannon of Mis and England . . . channel swimming has become the latest outlet The agriculture department's souri always sees to it that the for p u b 1 1 c ity seekers ... a few years ago lit was goldfish! swallowing then phonography record eating . . . flag pole sit ting came Into prominence next . . . now every body's ambition seems to be to 73! II 1 Ml commodity boss, Ralph Trigg, republicans keeD their special $250 award for perform- canaiaiy aammea ims me omer in committee sessions. 'place" When house and senate rnn- ferees on the District of Co- Chrto Ktwlta Jr. in without a relief driver in day , testuylng oenind closed the 24-hour auto race at Jant- doors of the senate banking com- zen Beach in Portland over the fe. lumbia appropriations met be- week-enri was a hunerv man "Regardless of how you cut ,,,., . " ns i"et be- when the checkered flag was the cloth, there is no sugar - avail- eye detected GOP Con waved . . . during the marathon, abe," Trigg reported f ally. toTmiJfZ, 1 coining nas c langeu except . -- -- that the sugar is in the pantries of the folks throughout the na tion," suggested Indiana's GOP Senator Homer Capehart. "The . 1 1, , ,,,, consumption has not increased. "Water seeks its own level, T, . .... .. . . . . . how, then, asks "'333 You will not increase the con Saunders ate only two bananas . . . and drank lots of water . . . he explained that he can stay awake when he's hungry. lana sitting in "democratic ter ritory" near the head of the table. swim the chan nel . . . there are still a few they say screwball specialties . . . such as a doubting Thomas, can the sur- the guy who set the world's face of the ocean be curved? . . . record for the most parachute shucks, Tom, that's simple . . . lumDS in 24 hours ... and the a level surface is one that is fellow who was flown coast-to- nonzomai, so n is at rigm in- who are unabie to get lt at the thorn coast wnue embeaaea in a cane " ""c mu .- retail stores." roses.1 seemed to be a considerable reluctance o n The Missourian crisply order- the part of some ed Wilson to move to a hum- nations to send bier spot at the republican end ground forces, of the table. As a- result, of ice . . . what queer creatures ier 01 tne earm . . . over a NOTE: In the hope that pub- we humans be. small area, a level surface is lic opinion may still shame tne practically flat, but if it is ex- hoarders and profiteers, we have A Battalion i, bom , In Salem lT. JSSSS ized a new group of men here when yolI saat Water "Th" ? ees and to campaign through lieu a new group ui men litre level." vou mean that 11.. 1 1 .il.. 1 i..i "Okay, I'll move." snorted the thus far only sumption per person a great deal Hoosier Congressman, angrily eight countries . . . but there is no sugar avail- pushing back his chair. "It must have been an able for a great many people perplex the chairman to see a nounced as of- nmnntf ui- xi- feritis to sena ...o wiiiuuwc -- "--I -. (..WH, M.cken.l, UN Members Should Rush Ground Troops to Korea By DeWITT MacKENZIE iUPt PorelgD Affair AOEljW General MacArthur's call for more ground troops from the United Nations membership, to bolster his badly outnumbered forces in Korea, has brought to light a lot of interesting facts some a bit disconcerting. While there have been numerous offers of various kinds of aid, there has " " , matter or nave aeciaea 10 lei Uncle Sam do it. Another pertinent fact is that Washington has been proceeding circumspectly in handling de tails. Up until Friday three of fers of troops had been formally accepted those of 4,500 men from Turkey, 4000 from Thai- SttS land and about 5000 from the Philippines. Also accepted "in were offers of troops mm (Copyright 1930) rest are still considering the a dauehter was born to Mr. !i " V " j T" Ine 10cal Press. raQ1 Bna clvlc and Mr Alvln Battalion 2030 811 Polm on us cb iena io gr0ups against war greed, ana Mrs. Aivm Battalion, zoju reach the Bame distance from , , """"" "viuc. the center of the earth ... s0 ' the curved surface of the ocean Carl Saunders, . who won a is really level . . . see? Monkey Outwits Trainer Sanford, Fla., Aug. 21 (fl5) Zookeeper B. J. Davis, who set out to teach his monkey a thing or two learned something himself. Because Monk refused to let his mate eat, Davis spanked him and made him sit In a corner. Davis turned his head and monk slashed at his arm. This brought another spanking and another corner-sitting session. Davis started out of the cage. Monk made for the keeper, and took the seat of Davis' trousers out with his teeth. Davis' doctor took two stitches. The trousers required more. POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Grandpappys Are Sure Proud; Correspondent No Exception By DON WHITEHEAD (Substltutlnf for Hr) Bovkl Korea (P) This is how it feels to be a war correspondent grandpappy. . . And to meet the most frustrated soldier in the world. . . And to stare a white rabbit in the eyes: Becoming a grandpappy comes first. A cable from home told me that my daughter Ruth had given birth to a fine son and I was now the only grandpappy among the correspondents on the Korean front. Suddenly I found It was wonderful to have a grandson. I hadn't quite known what It would feel like to be a grand pappy at 42. But then I discovered I was just as proud of this new mem ber of the family as when I first looked at my daughter 19 years ago. I was In the mood to be sen timental over the big news from home. But that same clay the Marines arrived ln Korea, and I was among the group of cor respondents who met their trans ports at a southern port. Our pilot boat swung along side a transport with the deck high above us. Now, a grandfather should be permitted to board a ship with proper dignity and decorum. But my colleagues below me were shouting for me to hurry up. Topside a tough lieutenant was I should have breakfast in bed, the front seat of a jeep and the respectful silence of youngsters listening to the wis Hnm nf their elders. But it hasn't worked out that tlme, ROUGH GOING-OVER Jack Redding got a thorough going-over behind , closed doors before the senate confirmed his appointment as assistant post master general. At one point, Sen. Bill Langer, North Dakota republican, noted that Redding claimed to be a "writer of fiction." "Yes, he was director of pub licity for the democratic national committee," dryly remarked Sen. Zales Ecton, Montana republican. ECONOMY CUT President Truman won't take the proposed 10 per cent, across-the-board slash in government spending with his bat on his shoulder. At a recent meeting with fed eral agency chiefs, Truman strongly indicated that he might send a special message to con gress if the two houses don't reconsider the 10 per cent re duction. "This so-called 'economy' cut is one way to destroy govern ment agencies without outright abolition," declared the Presi dent. "You can cripple an ag ency so badly by chopping off its personnel that lt cannot do the job. This is a grave situa tion." "It's all the graver in war- broke in federal commun- Three-of-a-Kind Lose in Court Los Angeles, Aug. 21 m Federal Judge Ben Harrison look ed at a full house when he strode to the bench and ordered his clerk to call the calendar. "High, Low, Jack," cried Clerk Murray Wire. A moment of silence ensued. ., "And the game!" called a hoarse voice from the rear. There was the deuce to pay. Spectators roared, and Judge Harrison promptly took a hand. "Get this straight!" he admonished, "We can open this session without the aid of a joker." With a flush of embarrassment, the clerk checked his cards and stood pat. "Quong Hi, Wong Low and Luey Jak!" he called. Three poker-faced Chinese shuffled forward. Each admitted crossing the border without proper credentials. "Three of a kind," commented Judge Harrison. He then ordered each defendant to ante up one year in the federal jackpot. Doran Will Go to the Fair Somehow Columbus, O., Aug. 21 W) It's going to ake more than three broken ribs to keep 87-year-old Perry Doran away from his 76th Ohio State Fair. Doran, who operates his own farm in adjoining Licking county, is in Grant hospital, Columbus, with three broken ribs. He was hurt in an auto accident Saturday Doran hasn't missed a state fair since the first one in Columbus in 1874. , Today the Ohio State Journal, Columbus morning news paper, said it would see Doran gets to the fair during the week of August 27 "even If he has to go In an ambulance. The newspaper considers Doran as a special friend. He learned to read by the newspaper 81 years ago, and he has been reading lt ever since. OPEN FORUM On Judging the Spanish Issue principle" from Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Naturally many details have to be discussed. Twenty- three days elapsed between Turkey's offer and the formal acceptance. And even after offers have been accepted, there still remains the great problem of transpor tation for troops, equipment and supplies. Logistics are a major consideration. One thing which has delayed the sending of troops has been the desire of the donors to train new units for the Korean theatre. That takes a lot of time, and General MacArthur has urged that organized units already in existance be sent, rather than spend time training new troops. Signs are that the magnificent job which MacArthur's American and South Korean troops have been doing has blinded the out side world to the urgency of more ground troops. There even has been a request that America send troops to western Europe to bolster spirits there a re quest which isn't likely to be met at this juncture. . We once more are getting a striking demonstration of the fact that it still takes infantry to win wars. And MacArthur hasn't anything like the infantry he needs. He is up against the bitter fact . that North Korea is a red cor nucopia through which pours a never ending stream of fighting men. The forces of the U.N. way. To the Editor: Your timely and thoughful article, "Spain Needed as an Ally," was read with considerable interest. Those commander in chief could knock who are impelled by cold reason alone must recognize the im- out every last mother's son from ications chairman Wavne "!nv nortance of admitting Spain to the UN. Marshall Plan Aid. to the worth Korea, and still Man- A He explained that his agency group of nations determined to keep what remains of western churian and Chinese communist The frustrated soldier was was engaged in top-secret proj- civilization intact. fighting men could pour down, next ects, vital to the war effort. Despite the mistakes of col- nature and they combine pa- Thirty thousand or mora I stopped at an air strip and "We cannot do the job right umnists, politicos, commentators triotism with their Christianity; ground troops already have been a corporal was moaning about " are deprived of key per- and others who felt a sort of because of this, they make most pledged. And presumably a a radio broadcast of a tight game sonnel," he added. divine right was theirs to mis- excellent allies and friends, sol- good many more will come from between the Phillies and the "The same applies to my ag- judge the Spanish issues, it is Jiers too In their fight for right, countries which haven't fully Brooklyn Dodgers. This cor- ency," broke in Thomas Buch- certain now that the smart thing Yet sPain unde' Franco could recognized the emergency and poral was a Phillies man him- anan. acting chairman of the fed- to do is brlng Spain into the have Bone over to Germany and have been moving slowly. Mac- sclf oral power commission. "The f0id pronto Italy durinB tne late rather curi- Arthur's report should help to "There It was," he said. FPC must see to it that our war ' ., nnH ,. " war and remained neutral, put that right. "The Phils leading six to five Plants have enough gas and elec- . ,, , , , , A A , " trying to rebuild its own de- So much for the physical as- inc power to Keep them going. . . -- vastea countryside, it couia nave peci or mis call tor U.N. help. ..... . wts that Kranen nan snH nail .. - ... - - In the last of the ninth at Eb- berts field. The Bums were at bat. There were two out and two Brooklyn runners on base. And then that damned radio quits. "I'm going nuts if I don't find out how that game ended." We must establish a balance be- dous sum there. . In South America, Chile, Ar gentine, Peru and the rest, Spain with or without Franco provided it retains its glorious past (mix- tween consumer and war use of l"e UPP" OI lne majority fuels and power." sPain' There may have been Buchanan - pointed out that some ,ascl?t trends ln Spain; government departments, like however, the government ex agriculture and interior, might ccpt for the brief Republican be able to withstand the 10 per one ' not fasclst but authorl cent cut by spending less on tarian right, and this is necessary "construct nn contractu " nrh a lo prevent sovieuiauuii as nay Then there was the while rab- Toad building and reclamation pened to Christian nations of cdi lt is truei with some ghady bit. projects. But regulatory agen- -foiana, nungary, lugosiavia, deeds what nation's secular I woke up one morning and cies. like FPC, would be danger- etcv , past is not full of light and screaming that correspondents opened one eye Then I closed ousty crippled, he said. , ere u , u I shadow due to human quality?) would not be allowed to board my eyes and opened them again 1,1 would like to get a memo like a rather strict regime, but ls the mother country and to the ship. only to find myself staring at a from " agencies that will be " Is better than chaos which be looked up t0 with degree 0f I don't know the rules on what white rabbit. I closed my eyes crippled by the 10 per cent re- was the order of the day during affecUon and reVerance. We, a grandpappy should do ln such again and thought maybe it iruman unaiiy accia- u iujn ...- a case so I lanored tha llouten- would ao awav when I woke ed. "We've got to do something ists from Germany, Russia, used much money from outside sources; after all the Bank of There remains anohter side of Spain had been robbed of over vast importance. That is the one billion dollars, a tremen- psychological effect of a power ful United Nations stand in Ko rea. The members of the Soviet bloc are watching every move In the Korean war, to see how the democracies stand up to the job. .That also ls true of nations which thus far have been trying to maintain neu trality" in the East -West clash. ant and kept going up the lad der to get the interviews we were after. up. huuui ik ngni away. But it was a rabbit, all right. So far as I know that'a th. IRON CURTAIN CHAFF only rabbit in all of Korea. concrete evidence that the One of these days I am going Where he came from I don't Chinese communists are openly to take time off and be sen- know. But there he was. supporting North Korea is con timental about that blue-eyed He gave me an inscrutable tained in a message from Chin grandson. But up to now I just oriental look and retreated from ese communist leader Mao Tse- haven't had time and my hard- my cot. Then he hopped across Tung to Korean prime minister truth re this most misunderstood ened colleagues refuse to give me the tent floor, took a final look Kim II Sung. "The Chinese war in history. the authentic grandfather treat- over his shoulder, and went people warmly support the Kor- We must remember that the ment. wherever rabbits go ln Korea, can peopl in tha Just war against Spanish art deeply religious by Failure of the U.N. forces to too, received a good deal of turn the trick in Korea could aid in many ways during our be disastrous to the anti-com- Spain, the USA, Canada, etc. coIonial tlme, from Spaln, munist world. Success would go Inlnnl ah i(,lin nnnla rln4fl inllnn " intent on wholesale destruction of the great Spanish past. Bernard Wall wrote well in his "Spain of the Spaniards," published by Sheed & Ward in 1938, as did Edward Knoblaugh and Carlton Hayes also wrote JOSEPH Salem M. PORTAL far toward war. winning the cold Grogan Vasn't in Ireland Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 21 (if) Thomas Grogan produced a driver's license In traffic court, but he still paid a $25 fine on a charge of driving without a license. The license Grogan carried had been issued In Ireland and had expired In April.
