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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1952)
Record Vote on November "4 PrtAirier hv Nation' Fri'iinrc Washington W A record vote "jNov. 4 is predicted by editors jof some of the nation's leading newspapers who agree that this ;jis one of the hottest presidential icontests in history. The editors, who came here jfor a week-end meeting of the directors of the American So- ' ciety of . Newspaper Editors j(ASNE), said this campaign has 1 ..brought more pressure on the press and more criticism from partisans of both sides than any .other pre-election news coverage In memory. ..." .5 Here are some of the editors y Interviewed: .if James S. Pope, executive edl 'Sor of the Louisville Courler ;Joiirnal and Times, which are I supporting Gov. Adlai Steven son, Democratic nominee for . president: j "I have become convinced of "Jne thing: Readers cannot judge the objectivity of a newspaper in 6 presidential campaign for the simple reason that they cannot read objectively. Most of them $o not want objectivity they want their side favored. 1 ... s-..f "Many Republicans complain : that our news stories about Nix on were 'Democratic propagan da, until Nixon made his televi ' lion speech; then Democrats started complaining that stories about Nixon were 'Republican ' propaganda.' : "Some Democrats think we are trying to hurt Stevenson by put-1 ting on page one accounts of xruman's attacks on Ike: but if we played Truman down, just as many Democrats would scream." 4 Pope added: "It is fairly easy -;to keep news even as between f.Wlai and Ike, . but Truman ' throws things off balance." ... if j. uonaia rerguson, president ana eanor 01 me juiiwauxee I Journal: "The only other presidential campaign lean recall which reached so high an emotional level was the Al Smith-Herbert Hoover campaign of '28. The emotions aroused there were of one kind religious. "In this campaign we have nu merous emotional currents, rang ing from grievances against the Truman administration to re sentments within the Republi can party because Sen. Taft was not the nominee. "Newspapers can only print the news as accurately as it comes to us. I suppose that so long as the shadow of Russia falls across the world and fear is in the minds of men, the public is going to be extremely edgy, suspicious, and angry tem porarily at facts that do not please it." "Intensity of feeling about the presidential contest has been re flected even in an increase in service complaints" to his news papers, said Gideon Seymour, executive editor of the Minne apolis Star and Tribune. "A woman called me about 2 o'clock one morning and said that several pages in the second section of her Evening Star were blank. "I expressed regret, and ex plained that this happened when we changed newsprint rolls on the press and that while we tried to throw out all imperfect copies we didn't always succeed. I told her that if she'd give me her name and address I'd have a better copy delivered to her. " 'Oh, no,' she replied. 'I like it. I was just calling up to tell you how much better your paper would be these days if you always left half the pages blank!' " In En gl a n di there are 18 Smiths per 1,000 persons while in the United States 1 in every 100 persons is named Smith, says the National Geographic Society. " 1 A I rrrihtA .la! J I T.l I I I I A Mark Hatfield Prods Marshall Rep. Mark Hatfield, dean of men at Willamette university, dispatched a letter to General George C. Marshall, in which he held that the general was shirk ing a real responsibility in not casting a vote In the coming presidential election. Hatfield's letter to Gen. Marshall reads: "I was astounded to read in the press of your statement that you did not intend to vote in the national elections and that, furthermore, you have never voted. "In my humble opinion you are shirking a real responsibil ity in that you have knowledge of the two presidential candi dates afforded very few Ameri cans. We who have not had the opportunity to know both Mr. Eisenhower and Mr, Stevenson personally must acquaint our selves with them through the radio, television or the news paper. "From your personal knowl edge of the candidates are we to conclude your evaluation of them for the most important position in the land is a tossup or are we to assume from your past abstinence from voting that the exercising of your demo cratic franchise is not impor tant? "It is indeed difficultf or those of us who teach college students to convey to them the responsi bility of voting when a man who has held such a high gov ernmental position comes out with a statement such as yours. With the realization that the military often prefers to abstain from active participation in pol itics we nevertheless, recall that you were a civilian in the dem ocratic administration for sev eral years engaged in formulat ing a policy that has had inter national repercussoins to the present day. Moreover, men In the service are urged to cast their absentee ballots but the thousands who served under vou must be wonderintf what 'good their votes do when you do not deem it important to cast your own." C Expresses Daily lo if LOS ANGELES from Salem 8 schedules daily, including 5 time saving thru-express buses. One way, $15.40. Round trip, $27.75, plus tax. J. L WELLS, agent - 450 N. Church - Ph. 2-2428 S3 - "OUT A MY WAY.PODNER" There's gonna be some fire works around here See me every day Starling Wednesday on the Classified Page Capital JtJournal Salem's Leading Newspaper Civil Service Exams For Policemen Dated Prospective city policemen may make application now at the city recorder's office for the position of patrolman', the city civil service commission an nounced Monday. Application blanks must be filled out and turned in by 5 p.m., November 8, in order to take the civil service examlna tlon November 12. Applicants must be residents of the city and must have lived here for at least the past year. They much be between 26 and 35 years old and registered voters. Two of the successful appli cants will be selected to fill vacancies now in the depart ment. The others will be placed on a prospective list for future vacancies. Starting salary for beginning patrolmen is $288 a month for a 44-hour week. East Salem Meetings Show Wide Variety of Interests East Salem Social group meetings in East Salem com munities the past week were representive of the large variety of interests of its residents. There were extension, mothers clubs, sewing groups, special school news and just social afternoon and evening groups meeting. Edina Lane extension unit met at the home of Mrs. George Haunaska on Norway St.. She is president of the unit; Mrs. Lewis Ertz the vice president and Mrs. Vernon W. Gilmore the secre tary. The president appointed the following committee chairman for the year; hospitality, Mrs. Floyd Thompson; publicity, Mrs. Gilmore; standard unit, Mrs. Gilmore; 4-H clubs, Mrs. Arlie Bean; world citizenship, Mrs. Thomas Shay and Mrs. H. A. Biskie. Hostesses for the noon hour were Mrs. Fred Peters and Mrs. David Scott. The project leaders for, "Gifts from Cloth" were Mrs. Scott Foster and Mrs. Gil more. Other members present were Mrs. John French, Mrs. Ronald Hopper, Mrs. Lester, Mrs. H. W. Knight, Mrs. Phillip Schramm, Mrs. George Seymour, Mrs. M. Stephenson. The November meeting will again be held with Mrs. Han auska and hostesses will be Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Seymour. The Merry-Go-Round club met Thursday night at the Hollywood dr. home of Mrs. Paul Barham for a social evening. Attending were Mrs. Russell Proudfit, Miss Florence Klee- man, Mrs. Clayton Gibb, Mrs. Harold Holler, Mrs. Edward Durtis and neice; Mrs. Melvin La Due, Mrs. Sam Rehfeld, Mrs. David Karn and the hostess. Garden Road Neighborhood club met Friday for their first meeting after a summer vaca tion. A covered dish lunch was served at noon. Present were Mra. Paul Lynch, Mrs. A. R. Tartar, Mrs. Ralph Werner, Mrs. Mary Swingle, Mrs. Julia Jen nings, Mrs. A. C. Schaffer, the hostess and Mrs. Delbert Otjen, was welcomed as a new member. Mrs. Schafer, president of the club conducted a business meet ing with plans made for fall meetings Including the Christ mas party. The November meet ing will be with Mrs. Jess Hatch. The. meeting for the Monroe Avenue Sewing club the past week was as a demonstration party at the home of Mrs. Don ald Townsend with Mrs. Kay Ingram the demonstrator. Attending were Mrs. Dennis Howarth, Mrs. Wayne Fetters, Mrs. ChucK Stewart, Mrs. Ken neth Townsend, Mrs. William Reid, Mrs. Otto Mehlhoff. Mrs. Karnes Schulmerick. Mrs. John Ankeny, Mrs. Arlo McLain, Mrs. Donald Roloffson, Mrs. Donald Griswald, Mrs. J. C. Siegel, Mrs. Paul Gilmer, Mrs. Melvin Shaw. Mrs. Glenn Moody, Mrs. Wilfred Wilier, Mrs. Stuart Johns, Mrs. Bernard Kenny, Mrs. Ray Gard ner and the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gilmer were hosts for a dinner party Sunday night at their Monroe ave. home. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Maguire, Mr. and Mrs. Loran Rolie and Mr. and Mrs. Art Richardson. Dinner guests Friday night at the Stuart Johns home on Mon roe ave. were Mr. and Mrs. Don ald Townsend, Jim and Steve, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wilier, Fred and Dorothy and Victor Johns, home from school at Eu gene. Lansing Neighbors Garden club October meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Lowell Hann on Evergreen ave. A chrysanthe mum Tour is planned. About 69 V million people of the United States live in 157 ur banized areas which Include cities of 50,000 or more and their suburbs. Capital Journal, Salem, Ore,, Tuesday, October 21, 195218 He succeeds Robert Maclean, who resigned. Stewart Sworn In Sam Stewart, state tax com mission attorney, was sworn in Monday as a new member of the three-man tax commission. 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