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1 TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MEDFO: Everyone in Southern Oregon Read Tne Mall Tribune Published Daily Except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 27-29 North Fir St. Phone 2-8J41 ROBERT W. RUHL, Editor ERNEST R. GILS TRAP. Manager HERB GREY. Advertising Manager E C. FERGUSON. Managing Editor ERIC ALLEN JR.. City Editor harry CHIP MAN. Teleerauh RICHARD JEWETT. Sports Editor nr.ivn ktarchf.r. Societv Editor GERALD LATHAM. Circulation Mgr An Independent Newspaper Entered ai second clan matter at Med ford, Oregon, under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES n Mall Tn Arivunce: Daily and Sunday one year 112 00 Daily and Sunday six months 6.50 Daily and Sunday three mos. 3.50 Daily and Sunday one month 1.23 By Carrier In A d v a n c e Medrord Ashland, Central Point, Eagle Point, .TnrksnnvlHe. Gold Hill. Phoenix, ShTidy Cove, Rogue River, Talent - and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday one year f 19.00 Daily and Sunday one month 1.25 All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper of the City of Medford Official I'aper oi jscksod touniy United Press Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION WEST-HOLLIDAY COMPANY. INC Offices In New York. Chicago, De. trolt, San Francisco, Los Angeles. SeatUe. Portland. St Louis, Atlanta Vanrouver, B.C. NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASVbcUTldN D ( Flight o' Time Mtdfartf and Jackson County Hll Hrr from tha filai of tha Mill Trlbum 10, 20, 30 and 40 yean ago. 10 YEARS AGO June IS, 1942 (It was Monday) Scrap rubber drive starts here; ISO pounds collected to noon of first day. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: There was lull yesterday on the kid bat tlefronts all over town as the combatants went to Sunday school and learned about the Golden Rule. 20 YEARS AGO June IS. 1932 (It was Wednesday) Glenn S. "Pop" Warner, fam ed Stanford university football coach, visits here briefly en route to Crater Lake; predicts success for "Prink" Callison, ex Medford high grid coach, as Uni versity of Oregon mentor. Thirty-three army planes pay tribute to Medford comrade kill ed in a plane crash, by flying low over the home of his widow here. SO YEARS AGO June IS. 1922 (It was Thursday) "Great Influx of visitors" ex pected to attend opening of Ore gon caves on June 26. Roy Hewitt member of win ning boys relay team In aquatic meet held at Medford Natator ium building. 40 YEARS AGO June IS, 1912 (It was Saturday) Simultaneous raids by sher iff's deputies In Central Point, Gold Hill and Ashland uncover "considerable quantity" of opium In "Chinese dens." Medford Socialist party city councilman cleared of neglect of duty charges by 20 to 2 vote of Socialist local. COMMUNICATIONS Letters to the Editor mint bear the name and address ot the write, althonch under certain elrr.um stances the use ot a pen name or Initial for publication la permis sible. The Mall Tribune reserves the rlsht to edit all letters with view to clarification and conden sation. Letters submitted for pub lication must not exceed too words. Publicity Appreciated To the Editor: We wish to ex press our appreciation for the splendid publicity you gave for our May Festival, held May 24. We appreciate the time your representative took to come to our hall and secure the Informa tion for the publicity, and for the consideration that you gave the articles sent In by our adver tising chairman, Mr. MacKin tosh. We feel the publicity was largely responsible for our good attendance. Mrs. E. R. Claflin, Festival secretary. Phoenix, Ore. Tough Red Guerrillas To Lead Italy Protests Rome U.R) War-toughened Italian Red guerrillas, were or dered by the Communist parly to head the "popular protests" against Supreme Allied Com mander Gen. Matthew B. Ridg way when he arrives here Mon day, it was learned Friday. vly I BBSS) I 'A5$OCIATIOK MAIL TRIBUNE Editorial Correspondence Washington, D. C, June not sit in the galleries of the certainly depart with a clearer in their government than ever before. And at the coming election they would vote more At first blush we didn't think much of televising congres sional sessions, but we are all the past week. The more REALLY goes on in Washington the better for them and for the country. One of the great a whole they know so little. There was a very slight incident In the Senate the other day which demonstrates how difficult it is for the average voter to get a clear picture of what even if he does read his newspaper, or newspapers. The bill up for consideration provided for a study of farm production all over the world so that the farmers of America might profit therefrom. As Senator Russell of Georgia declared, quote: "Why do we make such studies? To Improve methods on American farms, increase production, quality and, of course, farm profits. We have much to learn from foreign lands in this direction, the very wheat which is now so sue canfully raised In the Southwest was brought from Russia. The same with methods on fruit-raising, vegetable production, the growing of legumes, methods of pest control and market Ing. There Is no more Important agency to the American farmer than this agency." There was no denial of the general truth of this statement. But in the measure was an item appropriating money to determine why the peanut experiment of the labor government in South Africa failed. This Immediately caught the watchful eye of the suspicious Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Here was another turn to the pice Into socialism, and for what? To study PEANUTS in SOUTH AFRICA, when the U.S.A. has more peanuts than it can consume, knows more about peanut culture witch-doctors, and if there could taxpayers money, he would like That was like waving a red-rag all the GOP viewers-with-alarm pricked up their ears and hopped to their feet here was another issue not only involving the com munistic menace but the Fair Deal waste of public funds. Poor Senator Russell pleaded could be stricken out; that the bill ESPECIALLY; but was concerned the American farmers In all foreign lands, and that to kill the measure Just because of the peanut item would be a shame and a disgrace, a clear-cut dereliction of duty on the part of the Upper House, etc., etc. Well, undoubtedly our readers the result. Senator Bridges won, of course. The bill was defeated and If any report of it was published in The Mail Tribune or any other paper It undoubtedly to Investigate the socialistic experiment of raising peanuts in South Africa was thwarted and. those approve of this deserved rebuke But that, of course, was not true. It was another one of those half-truths or in this case more accurately, one half-of-one per cent truths. The measure may or may not have been a desirable one to pass at this time, but it was not exclusively a PEANUT-measure. Nor a SOCIALISTIC ONE. The peanut Item was only one been investigated, had the bill passed or the amendment not been. And yet, it Is hard to blame the press services that sent out such a report, for these reports must be cut to the bone, and .he NEWS feature if any must be emphasized. The news fea ture WAS "peanuts in South Africa." Whereupon, we come to what in the field of journalism and this democracy of ours. How can rress services, with the best intentions in the world, give a TRUE picture of what is going on in the and regulations often render an entirely CORRECT report FAC TUALLY, impossible? In the brief week we have been here in Washington there have been many other instances of a similar nature it is really quite a serious problem, the solution of which, at this writing, is not clear.. On this particular bill the voting division was very unusual. Such liberals as Morse of Oregon and Moody of Michigan, for example, Joined with such reactionaries as Bricker of Ohio and Dirksen of Illinois to support Bridges; while such ultra-conservatives as Cordon of Oregon and McKcllar of Tennessee, voted AGAINST hlml On the other hand there was dne very USUAL feature Sena tors Morse and Cordon took opposite sides they haven't voted the same on any roll call since we arrived, and as far as we can find out, they practically never do. It is rather too bad having the vote of one senator always neutralize the vote of the other but fear it can't be helped. Also as USUAL, more Senators were absent, than voted on cither sjde. In fact, when one considers the important matters that are being debated the number of Senators who not only don't take part in the debate, but don't vote, is decidedly disturbing. It is minority government with a vengeance. R.W.R. Odds Against Truman Remaining Neutral On Kefauver Campaign By LYLE C. WILSON Washington (U.W When Sen. Estes Kefauver says he hopes President Truman will remain neutral toward his campaign to head the 1952 ticket, the sena tor Is stating the case exactly. He can only hope. And poli tics being what it is, the odds are long against Mr. Truman be ing neutral on Kefauver. There Is no law enabling a president to have a big hand In choosing his successor. Neither do political ground rules forbid a smart young senator from going around the country humiliating the leader of his party and the pres ident of the United States. Big Hand Doslr.a But presidents always desire to have a big hand In selection of their successors. Presidents also resent humiliation. And a president invariably wants to be forewarned and consulted about Important matters affecting the party he leads such as the nom ination of a presidential ticket. Kefauver took off for the hiRh places without so much as by-your-leavc to his president and humiliated the same by shellack ing him personally In the first of the series of presidential primar ies. That was In New Hampshire. Olhtr Delegates Whipped In California, Ohio, and else where Kefauver knocked the ears off stooge or favorite son presiaennai candidates who had been put up largely to keep large Sunday, June 18, 1152 11 Too bad more voters could congress these days. They would view of what really goes on Intelligently than ever before. for it after our experience of the people know about what political misfortunes is that as is going on in his government, Bridges. left and a lump over the preel- than South Africa knows about be a more wanton waste of the to Know wnai it migm Der before the nose of a bull-frog in vain, that the peanut item was not concerned with peanuts, with securing information for IF ANY have already guessed was to the effect that an effort reading the item would naturally to such nonsense. in many items that would have is really a very important fact U. S congress, when their rules delegations handy until the Tru man administration decided how and for whom they could be best used. And every time Kefauver won a primary against Mr. Truman or an administration stand-in: his victorious delegate candidates moved into position to take over the state Democratic organiza tion. Back In 1939 handsome Paul V. McNutt of Indiana decided to seek the 1940 Democratic presi dential nomination. FDR and company cut him down fast. The word went around that McNutt s Income tax returns were under review. Nothing like that has happen ed to Kefauver yet. Lower Potato Prices Forecast in New York New York (U.RI Lower po tato prices were forecast Friday by the New York City depart ment of markets because of a plentiful supply and housewife resistance to high retail prices. In the stores, potatoes were selling for 49-cents for five pounds, with the choice Califor nia variety bringing 9'4 to 124 cents a pound. This is near the ceiling price, lifted by the gov ernment a week ago. There are 1.186. 023 acres of pine forest land in California's tree farm svstem, any other state. more than Crosstown "When I started the rhubarb why didn't you pile out there Democratic Officer List Preparation of the list of Democratic precinct committee men and women was completed by county clerk's deputies Fri day. The new party officials were named at the May 16 pri mary election. Completion of the list ot Re publican precinct officers is ex pected early next week. Only thing holding up the list is the settlement of tie votes In settle ment of the precincts. Listed below are the 84 pre cincts In the county by number and name, the name of the new committeeman and his address, followed by the committeewo- man and her address. Several precincts failed to name one or both officers. 1. Ashland, Philip Wendt, 166 Sherman street; 2. Ashland, L. Peers Wilmeth and Gertrude Wilmeth, both 168 Meade street; 3. Ashland, Douglas H. Faske, 63 Nutley; 4. Ashland, Mark R. Wood, 164 "B" street, and Lor ena McNnir, 323 Oak street; 5. Ashland, Shelby Wilcox, 332 Glenn street, and Lona Darner- on, 138 North Main street; 6. Ashland, Charles A. Dille, 657 "C" street, and Margaret I. Mor ris, 939 "B" street; 7. Ashland, James E. Sweeney and Nadlne Sweeney, both 1222 Iowa street; 8. Ashland, Walter H. O'Toole 75 Wimer; 9. Ashland, V. D. Miller and Myrtle B. Miller, both 416 Liberty; 10. Ashland, Bertha E. Kreisman, 111 Bush; 11. Ashland, Joe Champion and Reta A. Champion, both 130 Fourth street; 12. Ashland, Ber nard Pederson and Mary E Pederson, both 91 Wightman; 13. Ashland, Charles S. Jan dreau and Celene R. Jandreau, both Ashland, P.O. Box 284; 14. Ashland West, Richard Westor berg, Ashland, Route 2, Box 55, and Myrtle L. Newton, Ashland, Route 1, Box 112; 15. Barron, none; 16. Bellvlcw, Florence G. Martin, Ashland, Route 1, Box 153. Outlying Precincts 17. Pinehurst. none; 18. Cole stine, none; 19. Lake Creek, none; 20. Butte Falls. Orbra R. Abbott and Mary B. Hoefs, both Butte Falls; 21. Eagle Point North, Shirley Callaghan and Clara L. Chamberlain, both Eagle Point; 22. Eagle Point South, Clarence F, Davies, Eagle Point, Route 1, Box 85, and Dorothy E. Malloroy, Eagle Point; 23. Flounce Rock, Fred M. Mlddlcbusher and Eula Mid dlebusher, both Prospect; 24. Trail, none; 25. Shady Cove, Ray Briggs and Lola V. Bartruss, both Shady Cove; 26. Reese Creek, none; 27. Derby, William F. Burke, and Myra L. Burke, both Eagle Point; 28. Howard, none; 29. Howard East. Harold T. Day, Route 2, Box 275-G, and Marie G. Nichols. Route 2, Box 275-0, both Medford; 30. Roxy Ann, Louis Kula, Route 3, Box 53.j, Medford; 31. Hillcrest, Glen L. Rader and Margaret B. Rader, both Route 3, Box 66-J, Medford. , In Medford 32. Medford, Louis G. Lemire. 4204North Grape; 33. C. E. Naffziger and Atlanta Naffzlger, both 116 South Ivy; 34. Stanley M. Purcell and Norma L. Pur cell, both 439 North Front; 35. none; 36. none: 37. Howard Glas cock. 233 Beatty, and Maude C. Lovell, 526 Edwards; 38. Allen E. Gebhard and Dorothy Geb hard. both 1510 North Riverside; 39. Lewell A. Dupray and Olivia V. Dupray. both 775 South Holly; 40. Helen W. Dixon. 526 West 10th: 41. none; 42. Jessie C. Beach, 113 Geneva; 43. Earl Hoover and Rhea Hoover, both 37 Tripp; 44. Chester A. Lusk and Marion C. Lusk, both 10 Portland: 45. George A. Codding and Maude Codding, both 1015 Queen Anne: 46. John M. Mc Cabe, 301 Valley View, and Marie M. Boswo-th. 2425 East Main: 47. none: 43. Ch.irl -. W. j Crary and Phyllis Crary, boUV By Roland Co nasi , c naWi aw new t.. on that bum decision ai third and straighten out the umpire?" Precinct Finished 1124 West 10th; 49. Edward C. Kelly and Mary G. Kelly, both 906 West Fourth; 50. Frank De- Souza, 30 Western avenue, and Doretta E. Butler, 101 Kenwood; 51. Virginia F. Higgins, 612 Victory, Apt. 2; 52. Annie E. Brown, 329 Haven; 53. Elsie Ragsdale, 513 Palm, and Thomas F. Higgins, 60 North Peach; 54. Gladys Rammin, 831 West 12th; 55. Kenneth R. Corliss and Anita Corliss, both 938 South Holly; 56. none. Phoenix, Talent 57. Orchard Home East, Guy D. Corliss, Route 4, Box 389, Medford, and Margaret Halvor sen, Route 1, Box 550-B, Med ford; 58. Orchard Home West, George A. Watson, 1638 Stew art, and Elsie M. Werner, 1840 Stewart, MedfOrd; 59. Phoenix East, Harry Reames and Fay Carver, both Phoenix; 60. Phoe nix West, E. R. Claflin, Phoenix, and Verna Anderson, Route 4, Box 335, Medford; 61. Phoenix Southwest, Warren Loffer and Margaret C. Loffer, both 2475 Houston Road, Medford; 62. Tal ent West, Harry R. Walter and Vera V. Walter, both Box 84, Talent; 63. Talent East, Harvey J. Peterson and Helene Peter son, both Box 172, Talent; 64. Griffin Creek, none; 65. Jack sonville North, Robert L. Canty and Geneva R. Canty, both P.O. Box 104, Jacksonville; 66. Jack sonville South, Lloyd Whitney and Neva Clarke, both Jackson ville; 67. Perrydale North, Clair P. Gilberson and Elaine R. Gil berson, both Route 2, Box 525, Medford; 68. Perrydale South, Ira E. McDonald and Pauline E. McDonald, 110 Lozier lane; 69. Central Point West, Norville E. May, Route 2, Box 432, Medford, and Marjorie Evans, Box 88, Central Point; 70. Central Point South, Cyrus Scott Hamilton and Frances L. Hamilton, both Route 2, Box 698, Central Point; 71. Central Point Northeast, none. 72. Willow Springs. Merle W. O'Connor, P.O. Box 941, Central Point, and Belvah R. Purdy, Route 1, Box 500, Central Point; 73. Mound, Norman R. Matteson, 218 AJax, Camp White; 74. Sams Valley, Earl F. Peffley, Route 2, Box 415, Gold Hill, and Donna V. Straus, Route 2, Box 400, Gold Hill; 75. Wimer, S. C. Hit son, and Grace Hitson, both Route 1, Box 178, Rogue River; 76. Rogue River East, Harry L. White and Lillian Hargitt, both Rogue River; 77. Rogue River West, Mnthllda C. Elle, Route 4, Box 191A, Grants Pass; 78. Gold Hill North, Alva E. Cook and Violet R. Cook, both Gold Hill; 79. Gold Hill South, Earl H. Cook and Ida Cook, both Box 444, Gold Hill; 80. Foots Creek, Royal Cameron, RFD 1, Gold Hill, and Letsy Miller, RFD Box 162, Gold Hill; 81. Applegate, none; 82. Union, Boyd Hamilton, Route 1, Box 53, Ruch; 83. Wat- kins, none; 84. none. Washington U.R The La bor Department said Friday that average wholesale prices rose two-tenths of one per cent in the week ended last Tuesday. "T.. . vhol Nm drinki Jorgcnun'i Homf tttiivd Mufti-Vitamin,, Multi-Mintr.il Milk ' 60th Anniversary of Masonic Lodge Here Today; Observance Planned This Friday Evening Medford Lodge No. 103, An cient Free and Accepted Masons is 60 years old today. It will ob serve the anniversary here Fri day, June 20, with a no host din ner at the Masonic temple, 218 West Main street. The event will start at 6:30 p.m.. with all Ma sons and members of affiliated groups invited to attend. The Medford lodge was char tered by the Grand Lodge of Oregon on June 15, 1892. At that time, the Freemasonry order in Oregon was 40 years old, the Oregon Grand Lodge having been formed at a convention of the state's first three lodges, Oregon City, Lafayette and "Twelve Miles Below" in Sep tember, 1851. Petition for Lodge The foundation of the Med ford lodge was started in March, 1891. when 11 Master Masons living In this area petitioned for a dispensation for formation oi a lodge here. Those signing the rjetition were N. L. Narregan, su perintendent of schools here for 11 years; William Slinger, J. H. Stewart, Julius Goldsmith, D. T. Sears, A. H. Houston, Newell Harlan, J. H. Faris, M. H. Huff, Mi P. Nash and James Johnson. On June 15, 1892, the Grand Lodge of Oregon committee on charters and dispensations rec ommended that the Medford lodee be uranted a charter. N. L. Narrenan served as the first worthy master of the lodge. Old Minutes Lost Minutes for the earliest meet ings of the local lodge were lost or destroyed and the first rec ords now available are for Jan 20. 1899. In the beginning, the lodge convened in rooms on the second floor of the Angle and Plymale building on Main street, where the Fluhrer building now stands. In 1898 the lodge moved to rooms in the Barneburg build ing Just west of the U. S. Na tional Bank building. Narregan again served as worthy master in 1899 and was reelected in 1900. In that year, records show that a committee was appointed to engage a train to take lodge members of JacK- sonville to attend the funeral of Thomas G. Reames, a member, The population of Medtora had gone ahead of Jacksonville in 1901 by a margin of about 2,000 to 1,200 and in that year F. K. Deuel served as master. Lodge notices were published regularly in a newspaper known as the Medford Enquirer in 1902 and the following year, lodge members voted to prohibit smoking and chewing in the lodge rem while the lodge was in session. Central Pojnt Petitions The lodge minutes tor ieo. 14, 1908, disclosed that the Med ford lodge had received a peti tion from Central Point Masons asking for formation of a lodge in that town. The Central Point lodge was established in the same year. On Jan. 10, 1910, lodge mem bers voted to purchase property at East Main street and River side avenue and a committee was appointed to procure the land and perfect ways and means of constructing a build ing. In the same year, J. A. Perry started a term that was to last 30 years as treasurer ,of the lodge. E. E. Gore served as master in 1912 and 1913. The lodge meeting place was moved to the Medford Hardware and Furni ture building, on the site of the present Medical Center building, in 1915. In 1917 J. Ralph Wood ford, now city recorder, served as master. Six In Armed Forces Six members of the lodge served in the armed forces dur ing World War I. The names listed in the minutes for 1917 and 1918 are Guy Lawton, Elmer Foss, Halbert Deuel, Ralph McCurdy, Treve Lumsden and Ira Dodge. In the early days of the lodge, members were instrumental in obtaining free building lots for many of the city's churches. The lot given to the Episcopal church was the site on which the Ma sonic building now stands. For several years the church's small chapel was the only building on the block, and later, what was known as the St. Mark's build ing was erected. When the Epis copal church was moved to its present location in 1916, the St. Mark's building was purchased by the lodge as a meeting place. Glenn Fabrick Sr., was master in 1922, a year that was dis turbed by activities of the Ku Klux Klan in this area. Fab rick's term in office was made more difficult by widespread but erroneous rumors that the Masons were among the "night riders." First Master Dies Robert B. Hammond became master in 1924, and he, in turn, was succeeded by Paul B. Ryn ning, present Jackson county engineer. N. L. Narregan, first master of the lodge, died " in 1930. One of the first members of the Medford lodge to hold an office In the Grand Lodge of Oregon was Ezra M. Wilson, a past master of the local lodge Matter of Fact CONTRAILS IN OUR SKY Washington Another of those moments has come which most people in this country have hope fully believed never would come, even though their coming was logically Inevitable. In brief, the active reconnais sance of this continent by the Soviet strategic air force has now begun. About six months ago, the Soviet equivalent of a wing of TU-4s, or perhaps two wings, moved into new bases on Kamchatka, across the Bering Strait from Alaska. Since then, the air reconnaissance has been going forward. Four claimed contrails, which are the vapor trails left by air craft flying at altitude, have been sighted in recent months. Of these claimed sightings, two have been dismissed after care ful investigation as probably the result of special atmospheric conditions and cloud effects. But two others, one on the north Alaska coast and one in north ern Canada, are held to have been the genuine traces of So viet air reconnaissance missions. And the Alaskan sighting, at least, is further held to have been confirmed by the evidence of the radar net. THIS development both Is and is not a cause for deep con cern. To begin with the sedative arguments, this air reconnais- sanse of our continent which the Soviets have now started is only the equivalent of what we have been doing for some time past. Our long-range aircraft have been flying reconnaissance oper ations on the Siberian coast since before Korea; and they have gone in far enough for in terception to be attempted on more than one occasion. Equally, there can be very little doubt that the Navy Privateer shot down over the Baltic a couple of years ago was also on recon naissance duty. In the case of the best-con firmed Soviet venture into our air that In northern Alaska there Is even some doubt about whether the Russian four-motor ed bomber passed the off-shore line where it had a right to fly. For the Soviet strategic air force to occupy bases in Kamchatka and to fly reconnaissance from them along our coasts Is Just as reasonable as for us to fly recon naissance from Alaskan and oth er forward bases. In short, even though Canadian territory was certainly violated if the second probable sighting was genuine, there is nothing Immediately war-like in this new develop ment. On the other hand, the devel opment Is a grim warning; and it Is reasonable to be concerned because the warning Is not be ing acted on. What has happen ed plainly Indicates the growing size and power of the Soviet strategic air force. It suggests that this Soviet air force, if not a threat to us today, will almost surely become a very grave threat indeed before very long. We probably have a little time left to put our own air defenses in order. But this is the begin ning of an ending. And If we do not use this time which we still Presenting m HYMNS OF THE WORLD with John Charles Thomas and the King's Men EVERY SUNDAY EVENING, Radio Station KMED CONGER-MORRIS Funeral Directors Ambulance Service' West Main at Sixth Medford Member N.Msnal Stltcrad Martieiam by Invitation and one-time mayor of Medford, who was elected junior grand warden for the state in 1931. He later became grand master. The year 1940 was notable in the history of the Medford lodge because of the fact that Glenn Fabrick was elected master of the lodge, a position previously held by his father. It was the second time such an event had occurred here. Erastus J. Fouts and his son, Otto Fouts, both served as master of the lodge. Bruce Merrlfield is the pres ent master of the lodge. The anniversary observance Friday will be the second con ducted by the lodge in recent months. A ceremony marking 100 years of Freemasonry in Oregon was held by the Med ford lodge Sept. 15, 1951. in a special district meeting here. By Joitph and Stewart Aliep have to the limit of our capaci ties, the danger will be upon us before our defenses are pre pared. SOMETHING of the poverty of our present defenses is sug gested by the fact that visual evidence has provided the main proof of the presence of Soviet aircraft. Even in the Alaskan case, the sighting of the contrail was positive while the blip on the radar screen was arguable. And in the Canadian case, mark ed as a probable, the Soviet plane appears to have found a big hole in the radar net. The radar warning system Is being improved, of course, al though the rate of investment in vitally necessary airborne early warning equipment still leaves much to be desired. Still more important, the decision has not even been taken, as yet, to buy the real heart of a modern air defense' system all the costly complex of different types of guided missiles which are Just now being perfected. And even the production of night fighter interceptors is being cruelly slowed by low priorities. A previous series of reports In' this space presented the details of this huge problem. In brief, a spurt of progress with such guided missiles as the Army's "Nike," has suddenly made it possible to build a truly effective American air defense. But even "Nike" has not yet been ordered in very great quantities. And no -effort is being made to speed pro duction of the other promising missiles, Air Force and Navy as well as Army-designed, which will also be needed. Essentially, this is because an all-out effort to build a truly ef fective American air defense will demand additional capital outlays of somewhere between $10 billion and $15 billion. The Congressional approach to the defense budget already shows the clearest signs of election year madness; and no one wants to talk about large new pro grams which have not been abso lutely tested. The trouble is that if an all-out effort is delayed for another year, the completion of the air defense of this country will also be delayed by a year. And these contrails in our sky should be proof enough that any such delay is intolerable. (Copyright, 1952, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) State Workers' Bid For Pay Hike Tabled Salem U.R) Friday the 13th proved unlucky for state em ployees who had been looking for a raise. . The State Emergency board put the problem right back In the lap of the State Civil Service commission shortly after it open ed Its meeting here Friday, for "further study." The board's action was taken on recommendation of Gov. Douglas McKay, who in a letter to the board said there is not enough money in the emergency fund to meet all the proposed pay increases. 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