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Wednesday, December 2, 1953
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CRITICISM OF BENSON COLLAPSING
The fight against Secretary of Agriculture Benson'
reorganization of the Soil Conservation Service shows
igni of collapsing just as a congressional committee
prepared to open hearings on the proposal. Instead of
public airing of complaints, the committee may try to
find out how the bitter controversy ever started.
Walter S. David, Jr., of League City, Texas, president
of the National Association of Soil Conservation dis
tricts, a leading critic of the proposed reorganization,
which (parked the campaign, has announced that he is
willing and ready to help Benson make the revamped de
partment work. Evidently no one had found out what
it is all about, and few of Benson's critics have.
Davis and hie association, which includes as members
more than 2,000 local soil conservation districts, center
ed their criticism on changes affecting the department's
Soil Conservation Service, particularly the abolition of
even regional offices. Benson said he wished to
strengthen state offices.
J avis carried his opposition to members of congress
was instrumental in getting a house government
operations subcommittee to schedule hearings on Decem
ber 3-4 on the department reorganization.
In a letter to members of his organization, Davis said
he had wired Benson congratulations on the letter's state
ment of November 18 giving public assurance that "soil
and water conservation is one of the basic necessities of
American agriculture."
In a weekly news letter to members, Davis said it is
"our big job now" to "help the secretary and 'his staff
make good on their promises of a 'stronger, more dy
namic technical agency . . ."
He also said he has invited Benson to be the chief
speaker at the NASCD national convention in February.
Benson's reorganization plans, generally seem devised
to decentralize federal agriculture services by eliminat
ing bureaucratic red tape and surplus employes and
strengthen cooperative local and state participation. The
hullabaloo against him is largely political. A successful
farmer himself he should be given a chance to make good
on his program for efficiency and economy G. P.
DULLES ANSWERS McCARTHY
Secretary of State Dulles' pointed remarks Tuesday
obviously aimed at none other than Wisconsin's well
known junior senator, indicate that the administration
has decided to stand up and fight McCarthy's attacks
upon it. And most administration supporters will agree
that it's about time.
It sounds fantastic, but there are repeated rumors that
McCarthy, well financed by wealthy admirers, is out
to win the Republican presidential nomination in 1956.
Certainly McCarthy's tactics lend color to the suspicion.
He Is out to harass and undermine the administration in
every way he can. He is a lone wolf on whom any sense
of party loyalty rests lightly indeed.
If this is a fair size-up we think the administration
has much to gain and little to lose by meeting McCarthy
headon whenever he gets off key, which is repeatedly.
President Eisenhower has suffered is the eyes of many
thoughtful people by such tolerance as he has extended
to McCarthy and others of his ilk in the interests of
party harmony.
But there will be no party harmony except on McCar
thy's own terms, which are unacceptable to Eisenhower
and other moderates. So McCarthy's attacks must be
answered and his meddlings with administration policy
resisted. This done the administration will gain stature
In the eyes of good people of all parties and gain much
more strength than is lost, in and out of congress.
N. E. DODD FOR SENATOR
Democratic kingmakers are doing neither their party
nor N. E. Dodd of Baker county any good by trying to
boom him for a senatorial candidacy against Guy Cor
don next year.
Dodd is a very capable man whom this writer has
known personally since 1925. Pormerly a leading farmer
In his locality, he has risen in the federal service, appar
ently on merit Formerly undersecretary of agriculture,
he is soon to retire as director general of the U.N. food
and agriculture organization.
All this is highly creditable, but Dodd has had no ex
perience as a vote seeker. He was not a politician be
fore he left Baker county. We cannot recall that he ever
sought any office there. He has been away from Oregon
many years and is now in Europe. He is 75 years of age.
It is unlikely that Dodd could muster the oomph and
sizzle a Democrat must have to become the first of his
party to win a U.S. senator's toga in Oregon since 1914.
He would be a very creditable candidate, but almost cer
tainly a loser.
THE BIG BANK WINS A REPRIEVE
The Federal Reserve Board's sortie into trust busting
received a probable fatal setback Monday when the U.S.
Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision
freeing Transamerica Corporation from antitrust charges.
Trans-America is the investment branch of the Bank
Of America, the world's largest, once known as the Bank
of Italy, which became the financial colossus of Califor
nia. The government agency sought to compel it to dis
pose of Its holdings in- 47 west coast banks. It claimed
that Trans-America was creating a banking monopoly.
The court of appeals in Philadelphia reversed this or
der on the ground that the charge was not proved and
the ruling of the highest court probably closes the ca.ie.
And it Is significant that all but one member of the pres
ent supreme court was appointed by either President
Roosevelt or by President Truman.
School Executives
Will Convene Here
School principals and admin-1
lstratora. Including the elemen-
tary. Junior and senior high pectrd a number of board mem
levels and county organizations bcrs will sit in with the admin
will meet In Salem December . lstratora during a portion of the
28 for an all-day conference. latter's deliberation.
Tha aeulons will be held at S. E. BrocOttU ot Helix is
Parrish Junior High School
where MHo Cameron, Oregon
tnnlnr high principal and
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Personnel policies will be
discussed by the educator!.
The following dav. December
29, the Oregon State School
Board association will convene
at Parrish. However, it is ex
president of the school board
; association. This group will dit-
cuta problems peculiar to the
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WASHINGTON MERRY
Life's No Bed of Roses
For Americans in Moscow
By DREW
Washington Life in the
American embassy in Moscow
is no bed of roses for our dip
lomatic and military person
nel stationed there. Here's a
capsule picture of some of
their problems:
Prices A dessert Ice-cream
cake for six people costs $10.
A five-pound roast of beef Is
SIS. Orenges, pears, and mel
ons are usually well above $1
apiece, and even then are
hard to get ... As a result
of shortages and high prices,
90 per cent of the food con
sumed by Americans in Mos
cow comes out of U. S. tin
cans. The embassy even
drinks powdered milk to
avoid Moscow's unpasteur
ized milk and uninspected
cows . . . Russian citizens
working around the embassy
plead for small quantities of
powdered milk. Russian maids
employed by U. S. diplomats
receive $200 per month. But
a pair of Russian-made shoes
costs the maids $175.
Personalities Ambassa
dor Chip Bohlen is as popular
with the embassy staff as he's
unpopular with the Russians.
The commies are scared to
death of Chip," says one em
bassy staff member. "He
knows them so well they ac
tually think he can read their
minds." . . . One of Bohlen's
chief headaches Is keeping
peace between the diplomatic
and military personnel sta
tioned in Moscow. There's
constant friction between the
two groups. The U. S. mili
tary clique complains that the
diplomats "hog" everything
and look down their state de
partment noses at military
colleagues. Diplomats counter
by claiming the boys In. uni
form "don't have any Idea
what the score is."
'Protection" All the men
at the embassy are under 24
hour surveillance by the Rus
sian secret police. But the em'
bassy wives usually travel
around Moscow "unattended."
As a result, most of the wom
en folk have a better Idea
than their husbands of what
the average Russian in the
street is thinking . . All Rus
sian servants employed at the
embassy work for the secret
police. One ot the maids.
Dora, has been employed at
the embassy to long that she
first met Ambassador Bohlen
when he was a lowly third
secretary. Dora reports regu
larly to the secret police but
she's kept on at the embassy
because any replacement
would also be required to re
port to the police . . Recent
ly one Russian maid asked
her U. S. employer for per
mission to leave the house for
a half hour. "I'll be right
back," she explained. "I Just
have to go down to the police
station to report on you." . . .
The Russians have planted
secret
microphones in the
homes of all embassy person-
nel. They're usually referred
to as either "George" or "Jun
ior." A visitor, leaving Rus
sia with a copy of a Soviet en
cyclopedia is always halted at
the border by customs officers
jWho aeize the book, tear out
the three pages devoted to
praise of Marshal Beria, then
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VISHINSKY'S GOLD
Foreign Minister Vishinsky
made a speech at the United
Nations last week that was
crowded out by the spy sto
ries, but was highly signifi
cant nevertheless.
Vlshinskl denounced the
United States for blocking an
Increase in the price of gold,
went on to accuse the United
States of hurting Australia,
Canada, and South Africa, be
cause their economy depends
on the sale of gold.
Though largely Ignored by
American press associations,
the speech was pounded out
over the Russian radio, also
published in the British do
minions. It was one of the
cleverest speeches Vishinsky
rould have made. Behind it
were two motives:
1. Divide the United States
from our best f-'ends in the
British dominions.
2. Secure an increase in
the price of gold which would
be a godsend to Russia be
cause of its surplus gold
stocks. Russia wants the
price upped from $35 to $30
an ounce, thereby giving the
Kremlin a chance to increase
its purchase of consumer
goods abroad.
This wide-scale purchase of
consumer goods, including
such things as butter from
Scandinavia, is one of the
most significant developments
inside Russia. It means that
the Kremlin is trying to paci
fy the restless Russian people
by giving them less of a mili
tary burden and more con
sumer benefits at least
temporarily.
Note Vishinsky's de
nunciation of the United
States over the price of South
African gold almost matched
his denunciation of Premier
Malap of South Africa for his
suppression of South African
Negroes.
BRITISH BEBOP
Selwyn Lloyd. British state
minister at the United Na
tions, is getting quite a repu
tation as an expert on Ameri
can bebop. And he deserves
It. -
Newspapermen noted some
time ago, after Vishinsky had
delivered one of his usual dia
tribes at the United Nations.
State Minister Llovd rose and
said:
"In the language of Ameri
can bebop, 'Dig that broken
record.'
"It will be Interesting."1
added Minister Lloyd, "to see
how the Interpreters translate
that."
At a U. N. reception some
time later, Minister Lloyd was
asked where he had learned
American bebop.
"I heard some G Is talking
about Christine " he replied,
"you know, that girl who
changed her sex. One ot them
had a picture of her. and he
said: 'Dig that convertible!"
CAPITAL CAPSl'LES
Word has leaked through
the Iron curtain that the
Kremlin it organizing its own
world labor movement to
compete with the internation
al labor organization. This
meant the communists will be
waging a new drive to woo
workers away from the free
i j .
Aim rkl.t J ri.M t
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen-
eral "Nate" Twining, Just
back from a European inspec
tion tour, reports that his
most hair-raising experience
was watching an Italian air
alert. When the alarm
sounded, Italian Jets scram
bled into the air from every
direction, as many as four
taking off at the same time.
Miraculously, there were no
crashes in the mad-dash alert
. . . Another warning sign has
appeared on the economic
horizon. Latest figures show
the nation's money supply has
not been growing the way it
should in a healthy economy.
Since mid-year, the money
supply has swelled only
enough to take care of sea
sonal market demands. Bank
loans have dropped off alarm
ingly. ICoprrlttit. mi)
OPEN FORUM
Does Money Go to
Those of Most Need?
To the Editor:
I read In the paper where a
woman tried to rob a bank.
She had four children, no Job,
and no money.
I also have heard it cried to
high heaven "Give to the
Community Chest, the Red
Feather, the Red Cross, and
several other setups but I
have my first time to see or
hear of any one trying to find
out who needs assistance.
I read an article in the
Readers Digest, the heading
of which went something like
this: "Do you know where
your money goes that you
give to charitable organiza
tions?" I wonder.
TERRY RUSH,
935 Oak St.
JUDGE SPEEDS
Rumford, Me. UK Superi
or Judge Albert Beliveau was
fined $10 and costs yesterday
for speeding 70 miles an hour
in a 45 mile an hour zone.
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CHABLES V. STANTON
Im Eoaciarg Newt-Review
Salem newspapers, tha Ore
gon Statesman and Capital
Journal, announce consolida
tion of mechanical and busi
ness departments. Charles A.
Sprsgue, publisher of Tht
Statesman, and Bernard Main
waring, who recently pur
chased Tht Journal, report
that tha two pipers will con
tinue to be published as at
present The Statesman,
morning and Sunday, and tht
Capital Journal, evenings ex
cept Sunday. Separate news
and editorial departments will
be maintained, but a Joint me
chanical plant will be located
in The Statesman's new build
ing. Tht economies of consoli
dated mechanical operation
should benefit both newspa
pers, while preserving compe
tition in news and editorial
fields.
The Salem situation Is un
usual In that Salem reported'
ly is the smallest city in the
United States with two rival
daily newspapers. In many
other cities' of like size, costs
of publication forced consoli
dation or suspension of one or
the other competitive papers
many years ago. Tht trend
toward consolidation started
Immediately after the first
World Wsr.
No Lsek of Competition
In late years the newspaper
casualty list has grown stead'
ily. This condition has been
brought about by a -rise in
costs out ot proportion to abil
ity to raise advertising and
subscription prices. The low
ot diminishing returns has
forced out of business those
papers unable to make neces
sary adjustments. More and
mora papers have been sold to
chain operators, able through
ownership of several proper
ties, to effect economies not
possible for independent pub
lishers.
Many people profess to tee
a dangerous situation in this
trend toward fewer newspa
pers. Politicians harp on the
theme that the public is de
nied competitive news cover
age and editorial opinion.
Exhaustive studies show
Lthat with but few exceptions
newspapers In noncompetitive
fields, are more thorough in
their news reports and more
responsible in editorial ex
pression than in localities
where rivalry exists. Non
competitive newspapers, these
reports aver, are mora appre
ciative of their responsibility
to the public.
But while there are fewer
newspapers, and rivalry ex
ists only in the larger cities,
there actually is no lack of
competition in the gathering
of news nor in free expression
of editorial opinion. More
people today are reading more
newspapers than ever before.
People also are reading more
magazines; magazines devot
ing space to Interpretative ar
ticles and editorial opinion.
Never before in our history
have people had more access
to newt, information and
opinion. Nor, unfortunately,
have we ever before been
bombarded with to - much
propaganda.
World Shrinking In Site .
Only a few years ago nearly
every community had iti own
newspaper. A town of only
a few hundred people could
support a weekly paper. Small
towns had rival dailies, usual
ly political organs.
But we didn't have fast
transportation in those days.
A metropolitan newspaper was
usually a couple ot days old
by the time it came through
the mall. We were bound to
gether by rail lines.
People
POOK MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Boyle Reaches Into Oddity
Almanac for Interesting Items
ly HAL
New York i Notes from
tht Oddity Almanac, designed
to educate your baby sitter and
put tht kids to sleep.
Has your wife been badger
ing you to buy her an air
conditioning machine! . . .
Why not surprise her with an
old-fashioned hand-woven fan
this Christmas? . . .
Tht fan has been sign ot
exalted rank among women
since tht 14th century B.C. in
Egypt, when it was considered
an emr:m of happiness or re
pose ... In ancient India the
fan was a sacred symbol, In old
Japan a symbol ot eternity.
Fans havt accented the
Salem 27 Years Ago
By BEN MAXWELL
December I, 1(2$
No provision had been made
in the county budget tor a
county agent. Marion county
court had decided to place the
question of an agent upon the
ballot for public voting.
Warfare had again flared
between pupils of Eugene high
school and Principal J. G.
Swan. When he appeared be
fore the student body and tht
entire faculty Principal Swan
had been doused with white
wash concealed In a bucket
over tht stage.
Farmers in the Sidney-Tal
bot region had shown but little
interest in growing sugar
beets at prices offered by the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co.
Salem Longfellow club had
decided to reorganize, said Dr.
Antley G. Bates, president The
club had as its objective the
making of an easier life for
over-length people, more com'
fortable theater seats, higher
tables and longer bath tubs.
Rhodes Furnishings for Men,
new men s store in the Hugh
block, had a formal opening.
Methodist Sunday school of
Amity had prepared a cantata,
"Hope of Christmas Day" for
presentation the day before
Christmas.
Total tax for Marlon county
for 1927 had been determined
at $1,182,647 by tht county
levying board. (Now: $8,436,-
929.79).
A 90-mile gait had swooshed
along the Oregon coast break'
ing power poles and creating
general havoc.
Merry Go Round club had
been entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. John K. McNary at their
North Summer street home.
lived near railroads.
The automobile freed us
from depenednce upon rail
lines. Motor vehicles forced
highway systems and permit
ted faster transportation. As
newspapers . were forced into
consolidation by rising costs,
they Improved their distribu
tion systems, using automo
biles, trucks and, more re
cently, airplanes.
Thus the newspaper reader
today has available his weekly
newspaper, the small town
daily, and a metropolitan
paper, all within a few hours
of publication. He also re
ceives various magazines, lis
tens to radio and watches tel
evision. People who profess to see a
dangerous lack of competi
tion in tht field of news and
editorial opinion either are
blind or art closing their eyes
I to the evidence.
IOYLE
glamor ot famous women troai
Cleopatra to Sally Rand . .
Tht first Queen Elizabeth hid
31 fans at her death. Including
ona set with precious Jewek
presented her by Sir Francis
Draka . . ,
The old-time hand fan wont
prevent hay fever ... But It
had no electrical parts . .
And it is tht only instrument
on the market today except
the baby buggy, that wiU giv,
modern women both fresh air
and exercise ... A husband
who really loves his wife will
give her two fans one for
each hand . . . Any other
Christmas gift problems . . ,
Industry-Marches-On Depfc
It is said that the quill used
by Thomas Jefferson to writ
uiv isrciorauon ox inaepend
tnct camt from ona of his own
geese at Monticello . . . Amtt-i
ica a goose quill pen tycoon to
day Is Lewis Glaser of New
Haven, Conn., and some 1,000
tourists a month buy his pecs
at President Jefferson's old
home . . . The quill was one of
the first pens to write success
fully above water, but it ha
been found to be equally leg.
ible under water that is,
when employed aboard a dry
submarine .
Almanac Health Hlntf
There are cases on record of
children found to be allergie
to
i-uamciics usea oy their
mothers . . . Don't let your
son remain a Juvenile delin
quent, lady, if by chansint
your face powder you can get
his little schoolmates to vote
him "the boy most likely to
succeea.
Small Animals-With -Big -
Problem Debt: Comedian Jack
E. Leonard, who tips the beam
at 350 pounds and says ht
wouldn't lose an ounce if ht
could, has been fretting re
cently because the veterinar
ian says hit 3 H -pound chihua-
nua, namea ratjack, is over
weight ... Do any almanac
readers know of any tested
diets for slimming down a chi
huahua? . . , Replies will be
kept in strict confidence . . .
How -To -Get -Ahead Tira:
Get rid of that unsightly mop
ot hair on your head, mister
. . . Don't just comb it off over
the years . . . Borrow a match
and burn it off now . . . Bald
ness is on the march. Yul Bryn-
ner, star of "The King and I,"
is so bald he doesn't dare bend
over the table when playing a
near-sighted opponent at bil
liards . . . But he reports wom
en fans write they regard his
baldness as a badge of mascu
linity and a sign ot virility . . .
Boyle's Note: More and more
women today seem to havt
this idea. I have a number of
middle-aged friends who say
they only reason they wear
hats is to protect their bald
head from strange girls who
try to rush up and scribble
their phone number on it with
lipstick.
Editor's Note: Why doesn't
Boyle quit dreaming and go
ahead and buy himself that
toupee he needs? Maybe be
could deduct it from his in
come tax as a business expense.
Almanac Historical Scoop:
What were the last words
spoken by Gen. Custer at his
famous last stand, the Battle
of the Little Big Horn? Our
firm belief who nobody can
show we're wrong is that
Custer said:
"Je-e-e-e-ehoshaphatl Who
ever saw that dad - burned
many Indians before?"
Almanac Long - Range
Weather Forecast: Snow flur
ries in Alaska, followed before t)
tne first of the year by a rising
tide of orange peels and dis
carded sunburn lotion bottles
along the Florida coast.
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