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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1952)
Capital A Journal An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 GEORGI PUTNAM, Iditorand Publliher ROBERT LITTS JON IS, Assistant Publisher Published every afternoon except Sunday at 444 Che meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Wont Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated Prest 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, 25e; Monthly, 11.00; One Tear, $11.00. By Kail in Oregon: Monthly, 75c; fi Mos., $4.00; One Year, S.00. , 8. Outside Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; 6 Mos., $6.00; Tear, $12. i Salem, Oregon, Thursday, February 21, 1952 COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECTS The Columbia Basin interagency committee unanimous ly adopted a revised statement of its views on Columbia river development at its Portland meeting Wednesday which eliminated mention of the controversial Hell's Canyon and Ice Harbor dams. At the December meeting the committee did not include Hells' Canyon and Ice Harbor as "recommended" dams but recognized them as "an important element of the over-all plan." This was eliminated in the new report. Hell's Canyon Is vigorously opposed by the Idaho Power company and Idaho state officials and business interests, and Ice Harbor by fishery interests. The action is a set back for both projects. The new statement, authorized by Governor Douglas McKay, recommended work on projects now underway should be completed as soon as possible and that the com mittee would endorse and support other projects "as con tinuing studies result in agreement on those projects which best fit into the region-wide plan and the national emergency." McKay's statement said the committee expects to strive for a comprehensive, unified and balanced program for the orderly development and effective conservation of the natural resources of the region. Another aim of the program was given as striving "for all necessary needs for economic growth, with proper balance among all re sources, and optimum distribution of benefits throughout the area." The governor's statement also called for advisory con sultation with representatives of the public and continu ous appraisal of regional resources and their utilization. "The regional development," the statement concluded, "shall at all times progress as rapidly as consistent with desires of the people in the northwest, having in mind the then current regional economy, world conditions and budget limitations." The projects underway include the following dams under construction: Hungry Horse, McNary, Chief Jos eph, Albeni Falls, Detroit-Big Cliff, Lookout Point, Dexter and The Dalles. Also mentioned were the reclamation projects of Palisades and Columbia basin and the Lower Columbia fisheries program. Technical experts from the weather bureau reported en weather in detail on storm and flood forecasting and artificial rainmaking and the potential importance of cloud seeding experiments, and the existing snow pack. The governors agreed on state cooperation with fed eral agencies if floods materialize. Governors Arthur Langlie of Washington and Len Jordan of Idaho also attended the meeting. Harold T. Nelson, Boise regional director of the bureau of reclama tion, which would build Hells Canyon, also approved the revised statement. "It in no' way ventures to inhibit the president's program ... and doesn't restrict the com prehensive plan as we know it." TOWARD AIR SAFETY The recent series of airplane tragedies near the New ark, N.J., airport raises a question in many persons' minds as to the general safety of air travel and the steps aimed at safety that have been taken at the Salem airport. It may be surprising to learn, therefore, that last year was one of the safest in the history of commercial avia tion in this country. During 1951, the scheduled airlines of the United States, domestic and international, flew more than 25 million passengers over 13 billion miles with eight fatal accidents involving 178 passengers. This adds up to a safety record of 1.8 fatalities per 100 million passenger miles. This means that for each passenger fatality on the scheduled airlines in 1951, more than 77 million passenger miles were flown. If someone were gambling on his chances, he could make more than 3,000 round-the-world flights, and more than 80,000 flights between the west coast and Washington, D.C., prior to an accident. The 1951 safety record was second only to that achieved in 1949. As for the safety precautions locally, Salem has taken or is taking steady steps to make McNary field as safe as possible. With the cooperation of the civil aeronautics adminis tration the city made arrangements for an instrument landing system, commonly referred to as ILS, to be in stalled. The federal government allotted the money, and installation started about a year ago. However, because of shortages, the glide path transmitter, a feature of the system, has not been received. But the ILS is about 80 per cent complete and should be ready about June. The Air Transport Association of America figures that the instrument landing system eliminates generally more than 56 per cent of all cancellations of flights because of bad weather. Supplementary to this ILS will be the high intensity lights which the city recently voted money to meet the large offer of funds by the CAA for that installation. So the instrument landing system and the high in tensity lights will increase the safety factor at the Salem airport, as well as the reliability of air service. Also contributing to the better operation of McNary field in this connection is the 24-hour control tower service there. Voman Still Alive Three Years Later Oklahoma City (V-Remember Mrs. BeartT She's the anonymous Oklahoma City woman who three yean ago (aid she was given only a year to live and asked the nation's newspaper readers how she should spend $10,000 in savings to enjoy her remaining days. Mrs. Heart Is still alive two yean alter doctors said she weald die from a heart ailment. She said Ta today she is "living very carefully," adding: "All I do Is try to forget things and Just live from day to day. I won't permit myself even a little bit of overexertion." Mrs. Heart received thousands of suggestions on what she should do with the $10,000. But she decided to live out her days frugally as usual, not spend the money and "pamper my heart." "I'm tickled te death to he doing so well," she explained. BY BECK A Dog's Life mis or (- TBI J h Terns HEY.XUT rTOUT I KNOW YOU APPRECIATE , SETTING A RIDE . ' BUTHey..5TOP rr 1,55 . GOING.. ' .1 w S . i,T7 , . ' ,1 E S U&i WMZA WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Earl Warren Held Surest Shot for GOP Victory in Fall y DRIW PIARSON Los Angeles The governor Secret of Warren's Success of California was sitting in It sounds trite to say this, Sacramento's Sutter club with but the secret of Warren's suc Walter Jones of the Sacramento " beln ,n .eftree'y, good auvernur in a stale mat is ex- Bee when his "one-time oppo nent on the democratic ticket, Bob Kenny, walked In. ' "Governor," said Kenny, "I've been conducting a demo cratic underground for you for president. Every time an east ern newspapman interviews you, he comes to see me after ward and asks; 'What's this fal low Warren really like?' "I tell them," continued Ken ny, who served eight years as democratic attorney general of California under Governor War. ren with the guy lay a glove on him." "Perhaps we ought to get a statement from Kenny endors ing you for the nomination, governor,' Jones. OPEN FORUM Claims Sales Tax Unfair To the Editor; As a tax-paying debts but because they feel the Oregon citizen, I take exception nuisance value far exceeds the) to your editorial, "Sales Tax true value as a means of collect Only Solution." Not being a tax lng revenue, expert I am reluctant to write The letter you quoted of Mr. on this subject, but after reading E. E. Evans was fine, but you your editorial I realize that I'm missed the main point. Let's get not writing to a tax expert eith- rid of the thirty per cent of waste er. in state spending mentioned. Quoting from your editorial, You must believe that some "fairest of all taxes." I ask you waste exists or you would not ... - . . .... 1 Int.J tk. .U.H . The ingredients of that sue- wn" " lr Dut " ft "'" " t i... ,. can be summarized as fol- ?" ame demands on the editorial as a first step to pass- low income people as it does on mg a saies iax. the higher brackets? What's fair My suggestion to cover any about a tax that Isn't based on state debts after the budget Is your ability to pay? What's fair cleared of waste and lnefflclen about a tav that Is the same on cy is to increase state Income able public servants, whether the necessities of life for a needy taxes. Double them If necessary; tremely hard to govern. cess can be summarized as fol' lows: 1. A shrewd Instinct for avoiding executive mistakes. 2. The selection of lrreproach' family as it is on the most well- go even farther, triple them, pay to-do family? There's nothing the debts, but use this establish fair about it. d tax system based on the tax I have been in a majority of payers ability to pay. Don't try the states that you have men- to raise the money by stealing tloned as having the sales tax. a penny at a time from a t"uw uuBrnor ham-and-eaepr. .nd .it ort nf Everytime those people make a Poor mue oia iaay wnen she fringemomems? w" LZ P-roh... they coTplaln about tag necessities of life atth. Jie guy ana couian t even " . . ' ...... the sales tax imnoieri uoon them corner grocery. never juinpea on a naiiejujan . ... .,...,' -"r . " 7..,, they object to paying their state's 310 Southview PI., Salem republicans or democrats, 3. An intuitive sense of smell that steers him away from emo tional issues. In a state that has seen the rise and fall of funny-money, bandwagon. Frequently it would have seemed -good politics to do so. When he was a rising young suggested newsman Klux KUn awept the ',tat0 llke " DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL RACE Gov. Stevenson of Illinois Would Fit Nominee Pattern (Editor's note This is the ed and prospective candidates last of four dispatches pre- for the democratic presidential seiitlng the views of announc- nomination.) By LYLE C.WILSON Washington AMD Gov. Adlai better than a law. Ewing Stevenson of Illinois Mine Safety: Believes it Is a WnillH 1liat tthnilt HI th ripmn. rAannnalhilitv e4 UIuIPiibI cratlc presidential nominee pat- states, not of the federal gov- nation, and also on the reason has 8ne quietly ahead working Asks Sales Tax for Welfare "Oh no," good-naturedly pro tested Governor Warren, "I'm having a hard-enough time con vincing the republicans, that I'm not a democrat." 'GOP Sure Shot wildfire and manv a unHtlelan. .. J uia-Hor: z rao u iong ar- nh . -i,.., ; .Hi:.tlcl i" the Capital Journal re- ency than wisdom, put on the pillow case. But not Warren. I would much prefer revenue from that than the liquor money. latlng to the sales tax. I have I'm sure we old age pensioners spoken about that several times would much prefer it from the before, and wnnHet whv Cmann aslaa 4ov imirM Athai. Neither then nor later has he defeated it three times, When I have it, why can't Oregon havl gone in for emotional issues. was in California In 1935, they it, and while I'm writing, would Some years ago a bandwagon had a sales tax there then, and bring this up: Knock that crazy rush for Old-age pensions PUt T don't knou, hnu, Inna h.fir. Hnvltaht nulns tlm. mn n Democrat Kenny, who is a Sheridan Downey in the senate then. I wish they would pass the R.MARTIN sincere admirer of Governor where he promptly forgot all gales tax here. Salem Warren, republican, put his fin- about nam-ana-eggs. warren ger on the real reason whv GOP shunned that bandwagon with- bosses frown on Warren's nomi- out any fanfare. Meanwhile he Hair Firm Gets Scalped- tern if President Truman decid ed to retire. ernment. Taxes and Spending: As gov- why more realistic republican n old-age pensions until he leaders are coming round to the has about the best record of any Chlcaso (U. Thieves broke Into the Grossnere- Manufac turing company plant and stole S1,000 worth of human hair, wigs and toupees. Stevenson Is in the last year ernor he increased welfare and fact that the governor of Call- governor in caring for oldsters. of a four-year term as governor, education 'spending and sought fornia would be the surest shot When the rage for loyalty He is 52 and an apprentice sea- to economize elsewhere. He in- to win for the GOP next Novem- oaths came along, Warren also man veteran of World War I. creased gasoline and truck taxes, ber. ' failed to lead the professional In FDR's first-term agricul- Stevenson vetoed numerous so- For what Franklin Roosevelt patriots and put his right hand tural adjustment administration, called pork-barrel bills and cut advised his party in 1932 "to on the Bible. Asked if there Stevenson was general counsel, expenditures by the state veter- win we nave to wean away re- would be a purge of California was nem Dy ine supreme ans commission, in response to m,blican voW la vn mnr. court to beunconstitutional. American Legion protests, Stev- f,'. vrsT todav w7th xne governor neia nign war enson tow tne state Legion con- , ' j -V,. " : ni. n time and post-war office in the ventlon that veterans must not uT,7 ,," T, , - aluo . , r,o an4 ..-I. j t rr 7j built up during 20 years of The nearest Governor employees, he replied: "No, we never hired any Reds in the first War ren came to skating on thin ice ' i ovn, Wbuutuui.iiui. 4iv .sa&M UVCIIIIIICUI H1U SSM . a -n 11 m , helped put the United Nations "gravy train." He said taxpayers veu.iruman ruie, tne re- ren came to mating on tmn ice together and served as a general would rebel against unreason- Publican , m"st : be able to pull was when he championed a assembly delesate. able demands. . 01m .uuim - iraim uui, votes to win, and modified public - health Wara.Prir. rnrM.. 1. ... Earl Warren is one sure shot This made California doctors In general terms, Stevenson garded as in general agreement who can do s0, ' see red and W-'"! was ac- is all out for Mr. Truman's for- with administration policy. How- When running for governor cused of championing creeping eign policy, lags a bit behind ever, he said in 1950 "I don't in 1942, for instance, he polled socialism. him. on some domestic questions, like government doles . . , sub- 400,000 democratic votes. When He has stuck to his guns, Stevenson is not a state's sidles, I don't like interference he ran again in 1940, he pulled however, and the reason is that rights man. But he is suspicious with free markets, free men, so many democrats that they when Warren was a boy, his of big central government and free enterprise. I like freedom nominated him on the demo- father, master car builder, was would leave much more respon- to succeed or'fail." cratic ticket. In 1950, despite killed by a housebreaker at sibllity and power to the states . tne opposition of Jimmy Roose- night, and his mother was left than would Mr. Truman. Taft-Hartley Act: Stevenson is velt, a popular and. appealing with a large family and the dif- The governor and Mrs. Ellen not on record. But he once told candidate, Warren rolled up a ficulty of paying doctor's bills. Borden Stevenson were divorced a CIO convention that labor ead o around 800,000 in a state So the governor knows what it's ,iv ucwiiiun, inwe was wkib limning Hn inucn thnt tin 1 nnn nnn mnva lllra n at, ur lhn,.t mu41nBl ..rol kln ....I. Mnlea aknui 14- . " "O" "....wm. .,- tered democrats than republi- tentlon. no scandal nor even hint of such, noise about it. But divorce is never a political Big Government: Believes it asset. They were married Dec. is here to stay but creates n . 1, 1928, and have three children, problem of how to' keep gov- ernment from becoming so big Here are some positions Stev- and powerful that it will get out enson has taken on public ques- of the hands of the people, tlons: Sen. Joseph St. McCarthy; Foreign Policy: "We want no "This hysterical form of putrid more Munichs. As much as we slander not only escapes tar and hate war, we have drawn the feathers but actually flourishes sword in unprecedented defense because it satisfies a deeper of peace, security, and justice, craving to reduce the vast men We know that force without Jus- ace of world communism to tlce is tyranny and that Justice comprehensible and manageable without force is impotent." proportions." MacArthur: "No one has done - Politics: Stevenson once said more than Gen. MacArthur to "I'm not sure what kind of preserve our system of govern- democrat I am, but I am sure of ment. But it is a system in which what kind of democrat I am civilian control of the military is not. I'm not one of those who basic. As a great military lead- believes we should have a dem er his apparent departure from ocratic regime because it is good fundamental military principle for the democratic party. If the is hard to understand. Our only democratic party is not good for compensation for a great loss is the nation, it is not good for me the; reaffirmation of a great or the democrats." principle." Medical Insurance: Does not Stevenson's administration is endorse government - sponsored embarrassed by exposure of 11 health insurance, but says mak- legal sale of horsemeat in min ing good medical care available ois for human consumption. Fed to all is one of the great pending eral agents exposed the situa social problems. Believes the so- tion. So far 11 state food inspec lutlon lies in some compromise tors have been fired and three between private initiative and have been suspended, government initiative. The governor recently was in- vited to the White House. He and Civil Rights: Twice failed to Mr. Truman are believed to have persuade the legislature to enact discussed the possibility of Stev a fair employment practices bill, enson becoming the administra Presumably favors state astlon candidate for democratic against federal legislation on ba- 'presidential nomination, sis of his belief that states Stevenson has not undertaken should not "abdicate" their re- a pre-conventlon campaign. He sponsibilities. Stevenson holds would not oppose Mr. Truman that voluntary action usually is for the presidential nomination. Loses Eyesight in Freak Accident Lubbock, Tex. (U.R) A freak golfing accident cost Mrs. Pat Lindsay, two-time winner of the Plalnvlew Women's Golf championship, her right eye. The eye was removed after a golf ball, driven off the No. 5 tee by Dr. Gerald Wagner, shattered Mrs. Lindsay's sunglasses while she was sitting on a bench. (Copyright 1063) LUNCHEON SPECIAL! 5W BAKED PORK CHOP APPLE DRESSING MASHED POTATOES BROWN GRAVY HOME MADE BRAN MUFFIN BUTTER . choice of coffee, tea, coca cola or orangeade CAFETERIA . Downstairs there's ho substitute for greatness GREETING CARD XA SALE STOCK 2 for 15e n y UP Am 50 N0WI CAMERAS 174 N. Commercial St. . , Salem there's no substitute for SERVICE !vVe pay tribute to the Father of, our country... commemorating the Tnf of his 220th birthday. As a service to Oregon, The First National Bank ol Portland will remain open February 22. Opon 10 te 5 en Wathlngten'i Birthday The First National Bank of Portland feels that adequate service requires being open on the days, and at the hours, that banking facilities arc most needed. Therefore, its complete state-wide banking offices will be open to serve you on Washington's Birthday. ' FIRST NATIONAL DANK S Of PORTLAND Tfce fcsmk ftiaf stays OffN TO TO I MX DATS A wMK far year ensvWanee ek I Men! Immmm Mas., -nrf. 1UUD ORIOON TOOITHI
