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20- Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1951 States Build Ethical Block To Truman's Renomination By LYLE C. WILSON (United Prut Staff Oorrupondent) Washington, Feb. 21 (U.R) The states gradually are building what some politicians regard as an ethical obstacle to President uruman's renomination in 1952. The process is by ratification of a two-term presidential tenure amendment to the constitution. Republicans never dared put the two-term issue to a congression- al vote during . FDR's lifetime. They put it through the 80th congress, however, about two years after Mr. Truman became president. The proposed amendment ex empted Mr. Truman from its provisions. But except for that exemption, it would forbid him re-election in 1052 because he allready would have served a full term of his own and more . than two years of FDR's fourth. A question politicians are ask ing themselves and each other is this: Will Mr. Truman feel mor ally bound in 1952 to give ser ious consideration to a solemn expression by well more than a majority of the states against the principle of a third presidential term? Mr. Truman's re-election would give him almost 12 years in the White House. Thirty-one states now have ratified the tenure amendment, That is seven more than half of the 48. It is not sufficient to put the amendment in the Con stitution, but even as it stands it is a significant expression of principle, political or otherwise. Ratification by five more states is necessary to add to the Constitution Article XXII the 22nd amendment. The 17 states which have not ratified are: Ala bama, Arizona, Florida, Ken tucky, Maryland, Massachu setts, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Is land, South Carolina, Tennes see, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia. Something has urgently and recently revived interest in the two-term limit. Sixteen states ratified in 1947 within a few months of the amendment's pro posal. During the -next three years only eight more acted. But in the first 47 days of 1951 the amendment was ratified by seven more states. Arkansas, which had rejected the amend ment, reversed herself. The lat est to ratify was George on Feb. 16. That others will have ratified by the time the democratic nat ional convention meets in 1952 is likely. , Missionary to ' Koreans Summoned Pusan, Korea, Feb. 21 ) Dr. Horace H. Underwood, 61, who devoted his life to teaching Christianity to Koreans, died of a heart attack yesterday, a gov vernment spokesman announced today. Underwood was born in Seoul. Most of his work was at Korean Christian college there. Four sons and a daughter sur vive. One son Is Navy Lt. Hor ace H. Underwood, Jr., stationed at Pusan. Mrs. Underwood was shot dead January 3, 1949, by several men who South Korean police said were communists. In 1950 infant mortality fell below 30 to 1,000 births in the United States. Engineers fo The Portland District, Corps of Engineers, is offering for sale to the highest bidder 79 frame buildings with the Lookout Point dam reservoir area on the Middle Fork Willamette river. Colonel Donald S. Burns, Portland district engineer, said the lot includes houses, garages, woodsheds, barns, chicken houses, cabins, shops, shacks, water towers, smokehouses, milk houses and other buildings. Buildings are located on tracts formerly owned by Leigh S. Crawford, G. E. and Lottie M. Hoffman, south of the Middle Fork Willamette, Katherine Newman, R. P. Coburn, Ray C. and Dorothy Gerkin, C. B. Mc- Farland, J. W. and Ruth Strawn, J. N. Smithson, C. T. Michaels and Cora A. Slaven, north of the Middle Fork Willamette river. Bids for the buildings will be opened at 1 p.m., March 9, in the office of Colonel D. S. Burns, 628 Pittock Block, Portland 5, Oregon. The buildings may be inspected by contacting the resi dent engineer of Lookout Point dam at Lowell, Oregon. Postal Workers' Terrible Plight Told Congress Washington, Feb. 21 Of) What with no beer, no furni ture and not enough pay to raise a family, things seem to be tough for postal employes. i An account of their plight was placed in the Congres sional Record yesterday by Rep. Kersten (R., Wis.), who asserted on his own "There is no doubt that the postal em ployes definitely need a raise in pay." To back up that claim, Ker sten included in the Record ex cerpts from what he said were hundreds of letters from post al workers in the Milwaukee area. He said their plight is typical. Some of the excerpts: "I am resigned to the ab sence of beer in the icebox." "We have an .empty, house. . How can we ever buy furni ture for it?" "We have no chHdre.n..Why? And leave them to run around like little unfed and under clothed bums?" "I'm getting tired of work ing 12 to 14 hours a day to earn a living for my wife and three boys. To top this we live in a two-car garage." "My wife is working, but now that she is, we don't get to see each other very often. I see her about IS minutes every morning." "Only one thing has re mained stationary, and that is my wages." "The raise you senators vot ed yourselves, $2,500 per year, practically represents my year ly salary." (House members got the same.) "Cigarettes is our only lux ury. There is no entertainment. We have been to the show once in the past two years." "I have to live with my in laws to make ends meet.". Mao Missing From Red China Council Hong Kong, Feb. 21 (IP) The central ' people's government council highest administrative body of Red China met yester day in Peiping and Mao Tze Tung wasn't there. He is presi dent of the council. The report reaching Hong Kong today via the communist news agency revived rumors that Mao is in Moscow, is ill or has fallen from power. It was the fourth function in a week from which Mao was notably absent. U. S. was the realization of their fondest dream. The couple speak German and Russian fluently. Displaced Lithuanians Reach Haven in Albany Albany Mr. and Mrs. Vencent Schults are familiar with the hardships of life under Russian domination which drove them in a flight halfway around the world to find the life they want in Albany. The Schults first left Riga, Lithuania in 1944 and went to eastern Germany where they stayed for a year, leaving there for a United Nations refugee camp near Hamburg, Germany, to await entry into the United States. Responsible for bringing the displaced couple here is the Lutheran World federation, and while they are here, the Faith Lutheran church of Albany is getting them started. Schultz is a skilled pastry maker, and hopes t o find similar work in Albany. The Schultz' only son dropped out of sight in Riga during the war, presumably enslaved or killed by the USSR. A grand daughter is still somewhere be hind the Iron Curtain. Speaking a smattering of Eng lish, the couple conveyed the thought that their arrival in the SAVES MONEY FOR MILLIONS When George Washington went to Barbados in 1751, he said the island's rum was good but extravagantly costly 'at 45 cents for a gallon. Cherry Pruning Demonstration Pruning sweet cherry trees will be demonstrated by County Extension Agent D. L. Rasmus sen Friday, Feb. 23, at the Lam berta orchard. The demonstra tion is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The meeting place is on the Waldo Hills Road and is about one and one-half miles east of the Macleay store. Tree topping and removing crowded branches will be dis cussed during the afternoon meeting. 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It will be the first such public meeting the 2,100,000 student structure, just opened this fall. The conference will be pre sided over by Joe P. Breckle of Vancouver Washington, District of Rotary. One international and several national speakers have been lined up for the meeting along with a program of enter tainment for the wives. Alton F. Baker, Publisher of the Eugene Register-Guard is general chair man of the affair. Big Membership Boasted Moscow, Feb. 21 P) The government newspaper Izvestia said today the all-Chinese so ciety of Chinese-Soviet friend ship plans this year to reach a total enrollment of 20,000,000 members in branches through out China. INCOME TAX RETURNS PREPARED Leon A. Fiscus 1509 No. 4th Ph. 3-5285 Now enjoy the 5? poutbon Jl JOT "7i Y2S $2"Pt New Low Price! $060 KENTUCKY BOURBON WHISKEY-A BLEND THE BOURBON DE IUXE COMPANY, LOUISVILLE. KENTUCKY . 6. 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