10 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1950
ELECTION RETURNS KILLED ENTHUSIASM
Congress for Special Session
Already Tagged: 'Do Nothing'
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington, Nov. 21 U.ro Administration enthusiasm for the
special session of congress convening a week from today died
with the general election returns.
This one already is tagged a "do-nothing" session.
Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., uttered the opposition verdict on
It when he was asked what he
expects the special session to do.
"Adjourn," Taft replied.
Mr. Truman's fair employment
practices bill will be the star
casualty of the 81st congress
which will expire when the
special session ends. The new
82nd, with considerable repub-
Ucan reinforcement, will con
vene January 3. Republicans
will prevent any significant ac
tion until the reinforcements ar
rive.
FEPC was passed by the house,
It was stymied in the senate by
a filibuster and died when its
friends were unable to vote a
cloture motion which would
have stopped debate.
Favorable house action on
FEPC will not hold over to the
new congress. All pending leg
islation dies when the congress
considering it comes to an end.
Other house-approved bills
now on the senate calendar
which will die along with FEPC
are those to admit Hawaii and
Alaska as states and to rescind
the orders pf the postmaster gen
eral to curtail city mail deliv
eries as an economy measure.
Another casualty will be the
bill to repeal and reduce some
wartime manufacturers excise
taxes. This bill was speeding
through congress when the Ko
rean war started. It was not
long thereafter that all hope of
tax reductions vanished and con
gress turned to tax increases.
The excise tax reduction had
passed both houses and was due
for last-minute review before
final enactment when events
caught up with it
ItWill be a long time before
another tax reduction bill gets
liuch congressional attention,
Authority for a federal pro
gram for health services to
school children has passed the
senate and awaits house action.
There seems little chance of ac
tion In the special session.
In the same fix is a senate
ipproved project for construction
grants to medical colleges and
for scholarships.
The senate also voted home
rule for the District of Colum
bia, but the house never got
around to it.
One of the most controversial
bills which almost made it but
missed was to overrule the su
preme court opinion which held
that oil bearing tidelands be
longed to the federal govern
ment instead of to the states
whose seashores they composed
That one passed the senate and
had been marked for early house
consideration.
Mr. Truman opposed that one
But he wanted many of the bills
which now must die. Until the
returns came in, he had been
of a mind to call congress back
to meet yesterday. But the re
turns convinced him that he
could not expect anything from
this special session even if it
were extended a week.
Rain Predicted for
Next Thirty Days
Washington, Nov. 21 U.R) The
weather bureau said today its
30-day outlook for mid-Novem
ber to mid-December indicates
temperatures averaging above
normal in most of the southern
and western portions of the
country.
The greatest departures will
be in California, the bureau said.
Colder than normal tempera
tures are indicated in the north
ern lakes region, and near nor
mal in New England, the middle
Atlantic States, the Ohio valley,
the northern plains, and the Pa
cific northwest.
Precipitation is expected to
exceed the seasonal normal in
the northern border states and
also in Oregon and northern
California. Less precipitation
than normal is expected in the
southern plains, the southwest,
and Florida. Elsewhere near
normal amounts are indicated.
Flood Victims Await Aid
Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 21 (Pi
Flood-threatened residents of
Cooper Center waited anxiously
today for clearing weather and
arival of Jet fighter planes from
the' 57th fighter interceptor
group. The planes are to bomb
an ice dam at the junction of
the Copper and Klutina rivers.
Waters backing behind the dam
threaten to inundate the small
community.
Delaware is the state with
the lowest elevation, averaging
around 60 feet; Colorado, aver
aging 6,800 feet, has the high
est.
No Sunday Service Services were suspended Sunday at
this little Baptist church located near Centerville, Calif., when
flood waters swept it from its foundation and deposited it a
block away. Heavy rains and melting snow caused similar
scenes in many sections of California. (AP Wirephoto)
Mrs. Truman Will Have a Lot
To Say About 1952 Decision
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 21 (U.R) Merriman Smith, United Press
reporter who has covered the White House for nine years, said
today that he thinks President Truman is still a long way from
a decision on whether to run in 1952.
And when the time comes to make the decision. Smith be
lieved, "Mrs. Truman will have
more influence on the presi
dent's plans than all the demo
cratic bigwigs combined."
He spoke before 300 civic
leaders from Charlotte and the
surrounding areas. The occa
sion was a kickoff luncheon for
the "Carolinas Carrousel"
pre-Christmas affair along
Mardi Gras lines. Thomas L.
Robinson, publisher o fthe Char
lotte News, introduced Smith.
The speech was broadcast over
a statewide network.
Sen. Downey to
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Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 21 (JP)
Sen. Sheridan Downey (D.,
Calif.) says he will resign No
vember 30 because of ill health.
Gov. Earl Warren said he will
appoint republican Senator-elect
Richard M. Nixon to his place.
Downey, 66, made his an
nouncement after a conference
with the governor yesterday. He
has been under treatment for a
stomach disorder and did not
seek reelection.
Warren said: "Congressman
Nixon was the people's choice
for the post I will, of course,
appoint him upon receiving the
resignation of Senator Downey."
The appointment, 30 days
ahead of scheduled Induction
January 1, will give Nixon sen
iority over other freshman sena
tors for important committee as
signments.
Nixon, 38, was elected to the
senate over Rep. Helen Gahagan
Douglas by a majority of over
600,000 votes in a battle that
saw Downey opposing Mrs.
Douglas' candidacy.
His 14th district California
house seat will be vacant from
the time he takes the oath as
After telling of his experi
ences in travelling tens of thou
sands of miles with Mr. Truman,
Smith came to one of the current
big political questions: Will Mr.
Truman run again in '52?
"My guess," he said, "is that
he's far from a decision. Most
people think the question will be
decided in consultation with big
city political bosses and officials
of the democratic national or
ganization. That's all wrong.
When the time comes, the matter
will be decided right in the heart
of the Truman family, between
the president and his wife.
"Mrs. Truman will have more
influence on the president's
plans for 1052 than all the dem
ocratic bigwigs combined. She
was much more disturbed than
her husband by the gunflght in
front of Blair house. He accept
ed it as an unpleasant aspect of
his job. But to Mrs. Truman,
as it would be to any wife, it
was a case of her husband get
ting shot at and she didn't like
it.
"In the long run, those 29
shots fired In front of the presi-
dential residence may have a lot
to do with the race in 1952."
Troops to Eat Turkey
On Banks of Yalu
Tokyo, Nov. 21 (U.B Ameri
can troops will eat turkey on the
banks of the Yalu river for
Thanksgiv ing, a 10th corps
spokesman said today.
He said the turkeys are "going
up right now" from Hamhung,
Korea, to the forward lines. They
are the first fresh meat brought
ashore for the troops since the
corps landed in Korea.
Hunters Successful
Grand Island Claude Pilcher
and R. R. Rockhill of Grand
Island and Erscl Gubser of Un
ionvale returned home last week
from an elk-hunting expedition
in the Jordan Creek area near
LaGrande. This was the only
group from this area to return
with 100 percent luck.
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Eershtp has increased nearly three times from
48,880 members in 1946 to 132,777 members in 1950.
In this same 5 years the number of donors serv
ing OPS members has neatly doubled from 635
physician in 1946 to 1125 physicians in 1950.
In this same 5 years, OPS has paid out
in direct services, on behalf of its men
bers, more than $14,500,000. Five years ago
$1,568,783.66 was paid out in behalf of its men
bers and last year $4,310,508.13 was paid out in
direct service costs.
This constant 5-year growth in doctor and sub
scriber participation has been on merit alone. It
is a measure of the confidence placed in OPS by a
large number of people.
Orogon Physicians' Sorvieo
OfnCtSt Portland SoUm, Mtdford, Pendleton, Attorla
Sponsorad by tH Oregon Stato Medical Society
Approved by the American Medical Association
senator until Patrick 3. Hillings,
a republican elected November
7, is swor in January 1.
Downey plans a brief fare
well speech to the senate be
tween November 27 and the
30th.
Then, he said, he will return
to California to practice law.
Community Club Meet
Salem Heights The Salem
Heights Community club met on
Saturday night at the Salem
Heights hall. President Archie
Hi
McKlllop presided at the meet
ing. The boara oi maintenance
reported on the condition of the
hall. The group discussed hall
rentals and the possibility of a
gas stove for the kitchen. A
Christmas program is planned
for Friday, Dec. 15, at the hall,
with Mrs. Lyle Zobel in charge.
Rev. Homer Berner showed col
ored slides of different states,
and comics for the children. Mr.
and Mrs. Myron Butler and Mr.Y
and Mrs. Robert Hawkins were
in charge of the refreshments.
From July 8 to October 30,
more than 50 enlisted men of
the 25th Division received bat
tlefield commissions.
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