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From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: "The first day of autumn in these parts was the best summer day since the last day of spring." 20 YEARS AGO Sept. 24. 1937 (Friday) A huge and colorful public pa triotic program in honor of the 150th signing of the constitution will be held in city park tonight as one of the features of the state Elk convention. From Arthur Perry's Ye Smudge Pot column: "The presi dent and retinue are now on a tour of inspection, to see how all the happy hallucinations are coming along." 30 YEARS AGO Sept. 24, 1927 (Saturday) Efforts were being made to day by the Red Cross to ascer tain the identity of a man and a woman who left a 12-months-old baby at the home of a local wom an. Traveling across the continent with an Indian princess is even more interesting than it sounds, according to Miss Avis Lobdell. director of the welfare bureau of the Union Pacific, who is visit ing here. 40 YEARS AGO Sept. 24, 1917 (Monday) Oregon Bartletts, which usu ally command the top-notch fig ure in eastern markets, have brought the lowest figures this year, according to recent reports. A war picture will be shown locally for the benefit of the Sa cred Heart hospital. 4 Whal's Your 1.0.7 Nine or ten correct Is superior; seven or eight is excellent: five or six is good 1. Bogata is the capital of which South American country? 2. Name the New York Herald reporter who greeted a Scottish missionary in deep Africa with these words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 3. Bible: ' God said to Noah 'rooms shalt thou make in the Ark and thou shalt pitch it with in and without with' " what? 4. The spring equinox occurs in March; when does the autumn equinox occur? 5. The "hand", used in meas uring horses, is equivalent to how many inches? 6. Is a bimonthly magazine issued once every two months, or twice a month? . 7. Who was called the "Maid of Orleans"? 8. Trans-Jordan is a govern ment in North Africa. Asia Minor, or the Far East? 9. Did Alexander Graham Bell discover the telephone? 10. "I know a maiden fair to see, Take care! She can both false and friendly be, Beware! Beware! Trust her not, She is fooling" who? Answers: 1. Colombia. 2. Henry Stanley. 3. " 'pitch. 4. September. 5. 4 inches. 6. Once every two months. 7. Jeanne d'Arc. 8. Asia Minor. 9. No. He invented it. (To discover is to find what already exits). 10. "thee." Longfellow. MAIL TRIBUNE Phoney "I told you so," cries jubilant Governor Faubus as white children smear, riot and jeer at the few blacks entering the Little Rock High School "this is just what I called out the National Guard to prevent." Did he? Not according to "Time" which in its last issue printed the results of some careful on-the-ground re searching into the Arkansas defiance of the Supreme Court and the Constitution. IT SEEMS that on August 20th Governor Faubus called on U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rogers of that state, regarding the question about enforcing the law to prevent "bloodshed" over school integration. Mr. Rogers asked the Governor why he thought violence might occur and the Governor's answer wras, the evidence was "too vague and indefinite to be of any use to a law-enforcement agency." But again quoting Time, the veiy next day he went into a state court testified that integration in Little Rock would mean "bloodshed," won an injunction on that basis, which w7as promptly overruled by U.S. District Judge Ronald Davis. ' It was then that Winthrop Rockefeller, now a resi dent of Arkansas, pleaded with Faubus for over two hours to drop the crazy idea but Faubus, according to a close associate of Rockefeller said : "I am sorry but I am already committed. I am going to run for a third term and if I don't do this Jim Johnson and Bruce Bennett (segregationists who are his probable op ponents for Governor next year) will tear me to shreds." IN OTHER words there was nothing to justify the calling out of troops when Governor Faubus did so, except his own self seeking political ambition. This is not according to the word of his enemies, but the Governor's own admission. However, as a result of that incendiary and sub versive action, of course racial hatreds and prejudices were so aroused, that any effort subsequently to en force the lawT, was certain to arouse violent opposi tion. For Governor Faubus to blame this on his oppon ents is about as reasonable as to blame the owner of a hay-barn to which the Governor had. set the match, for calling out the fire department ! R.W.R. Ike s Golf is OK We have never joined those who criticize Presi dent Eisenhower for playing golf. Golf is a wonderful game to take one's mind off one's troubles. To play it at all requires such concen tration, that worries are forgotten or if they aren't there is no point in playing. . Which reminds us of that ancient stoiy about the golfing pastor. "His Grace" missed the ball, hit a tree and broke his favorite club. .Whereupon his usual piety and self-control vanished in an apoplectic rage ; he jumped up and down, flung his arms about, even made passes at his caddy, but made no articulate sound. The youthful caddy was so alarmed, however, that he asked if "His Grace" intended to quit the game. "Niver !" was the answer "I am quittin the meenis try!" VES, it is a very absorbing and catalystic sport. And 1 there is little doubt the President's medical ad visers prescribe it. Moreover the more acute the bur dens of office, the more strongly such an outdoor di version is indicated. So by all means let the harassed chief-executive enjoy that recreation, so long as it doesn't interfere with his official duties and as far as this department is concerned we 'have no fear of that. fUR guess is an absorbing game of golf would be particularly welcome at this time. For a person so sensitive to criticism and so weary of combat, political or otherwise, this Little Rock mess must be especially disturbing. No doubt when the President sighed and said he was greatly disappointed by the intransigence and ir responsibility of Governor Faubus, he was guilty of gross understatement. Everybody likes Ike, but our Five Star General doesn't like insubordination or double dealing. It would be interesting to know what he said about the Governor of Arkansas in the semi-privacy of the locker-room. Then the President in a special broadcast after the National Guard had been removed urged the white citizenry of Little Rock to keep away from the High School when it opened yesterday. According to press reports over a thousand of them refused to pay attention to this plea of the head of their government. That discourtesy could hardly have reduced the presidential blood pressure. n OW tomorrow in New claim for $3,500,000 by will be held before a U.S. Commissioner, representing the U.S. Court of Claims, and according to press re ports there will be written briefs, sworn testimony and all the details of this somewhat unsavory trans action presumably will be revealed. If this happens there will be another "cross to bear," another embarrassment to suffer. But the President, of course, will not have to at tend. After he holds his regular Wednesday press conference tomorrow if he holds one we trust he will hop in his helicopter and come nearer breaking par at the "Burning Tree" or Newport Navy club than ever before ! R.W.R. . Tuesday, September 24, 1957 Faubus York City the hearing of a the Dixon-Yates company v J JjL. Rk VI Wanna see what av August Price Index At All-Time High; Food Costs Rise Washington (IP) Consumer prices climbed to a record high in August for the 12th consecu tive month, the government an nounced today. The Bureau of Labor Statis tics reported that its consumer price index, a monthly sampling of prices for 300 goods and serv ices across the nation, stood at an all-time high of 121. The August index figure was .2 per cent higher than that of July. BLS Commissioner E w a n Clague said food contributed mainly to the August increase, climbing .4 per cent during the month. He said the price of fruits and vegetables dropped but failed to offset increases in the cost of other foods. Food Prices Rise Egg prices climbed 10.2 per cent and all cuts of meat were higher. Bacon was up 8.4 per cent, ham 3.5 per cent, frank furters 2.8 per cent, and steak, roast, and hamburger 1.5 per cent. Clague said he could not say whether the index would con tinue its long upward climb this month. "While food looks more hope ful," he said, expected price in creases for such items as new fall clothing might offset any declines in September. The index began its latest climb in September, 1956, and each succeeding month estab lished a new cost of living rec ord. But the overall climb of 3.2 per cent for 12 months fell short of previous records on two counts. The increase was small er than the 12-month rise after World War II and prices climbed steadily for longer periods after the war and again in 1950-51. Editorial Comment GOVERNOR'S TRIP PRAISED We were impressed with the hearing held in Salem this week by Gov. Robert Holmes and his planning and development di rector, Julius Jensen. The Governor still is a white knight charging off in all di rections, but he's becoming a thoroughly informed one on the subject of industrial problems. He and Jensen' didn't talk much. They listened and they took full notes as Salem area business and industrial leaders made suggestions and asked questions. At the end of the session, Jen sen and Holmes commented on each point and Holmes gave his fullest, most specific comments on taxes to date. He still is denying the obvious impact of the nation's highest tax struc ture, but he granted that a com prehensive, unbiased study of taxes and their effect on present and potential industries is need ed. He raised a number of cogent minor points which show that the tour (the Salem hearing was the 12th of 16 stops around the state) has been worth while. For example, Oregon is missing by a miles supplying its home mar ket with pork. And 22 of the specific tax complaints presented during the tour by individual concerns can be handled admin istratively through cooperative handling of the cases under ex isting law. The tour has been costly and it has been better politically for Holmes than any campaign jaunt ever could be but it has been good for the state in general. The Governor and his group have learned a lot, and so have those attending the hearings. People have learned that the state has a Planning and Development De partment and what it's for, and they've had a chance to get things off their- chest. Salem Capital Journel SEPTEM6ER MTlu t 34 56 0 II 12 (3 18 1920 2627 sifwy looks like? The BLS also said spendable earnings and the buying power of factory workers rose in August, despite the increase in the price index. Wages Up Too Clague's figures showed a fac tory worker with three depend ents earned an average of $75.13 per week after taxes, compared to an average of $74.80 the month before. The increase was attributed to longer hours. The living cost increase af fects the pay of an estimated 157,000 workers who wages are tied to the BLS price index. Clague said it will mean hikes of two to three cents an hour for workers in some aircraft, glass and metal industries. W. Randolph Burgess, under secretary of the treasury, meanwhile told a meeting of in ternational 'fiscal experts here that living costs are higher than the administration would like but have not reached "danger ous proportions." He said the administration is determined to "check inflation" lest the "bene fits of prosperity ... be dissi pated through a shrinking value of money." Stock Market Drop Wipes Out Gains Made'Early in Year By ELMER C. WALZER UP Financial Editor New York (in The stock market has all but wiped out its steep rise of five months from Feb. 12 to July 12. In that period, the market rose $31,678,000,000. In the period from July 13 to the close Mon day, the market declined $30, 268,000,000. Hence at the opening today the market was only $1,410,000, 000 above its year's lows on the basis of valuation of all listed issues. Many reasons have been giv en for this drop, which is one of the most severe since the bull market started on June 13, 1949. There was a more severe one on President Eisenhower's heart attack just two years ago. Reasons Cited These reasons include tight money, government economies in the y talk stage, the Middle East uncertainties, foreign finan cial difficulties, notably in Eng land and France, and a profit pinch on American corporations. There were many others but the first one that seemed to rock the market was the profit pinch which became apparent at mid-July when reports of earn ings for the second quarter were beginning to appear. Since then the experts have been making predictions on a letdown in business for the fourth quarter and for next year. The worst that has been said for 1958 is that the nation will operate on a high plateau with the boom slackening in pace. Employment is expected to re main high and so is national income. DEMON-USED SLAVE GIRL Geo. N. Taylor A demon indwelt this slave-girl and by the demon, she told fortunes and brought her owners much gain. As the Apostle Paul and his companion passed by, the girl cried out: "These men have the secrets of the most high God and they show the way to salvation." At that, Paul, the Apostle com manded the demond to leave the girl. When her owners learned that through Paul and Silas, the girl spoke well of Christ, the two men were brought into court to be stripped and lashed. This message is by God's people who af firm that they who spread the message of salvation, must pay the price. Tiny Liberal Party Dreaming Of Political By CHARLES M. MC CANN United Press Correspondent Great Britain's tiny Liberal Party is dreaming of a political miracle. Once dominant, the Liberals have but five seats now in the 630 - seat House of Com mons. They were crushed, after World War I, between the Conservatives, their historic i jt Charles MrCann rivals, ana ine upstart Labor Party. But in recent months there In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS There has been a lot of talk lately especially in the payroll short state of Oregon about getting new industrial develop ment. Much of it has been poor ly informed and wide of the mark. TF NEW industries are to be at- tracted to ANY area city, county, state or region there are four essentials that must be present in about this order: 1. Adequate markets for the produce or products to be man ufactured. 2. Suitable raw materials in abundance. 3. Transportation. 4. Power. NOTE that adequate markets are given first place in this list. It has to be that way. If you can't sell it at a profit, why make it? In these modern days, you can't sell at a profit unless you can reach fairly large mar kets. For a century, industrial growth on the Pacific Coast was handicapped by the market sit uation. The BIG markets were clear across the country from the Pacific Coast. By the time West Coast products reached the East, they had cost too much to be competitive. That was the cold logic of the situation. All that has been changed. It has been changed by the big growth that already has come to the 11 Western States. It will be changed even more radically by the fabulous growth in popu lation that is impending in the next two decades. T ET'S take a look at the growth x-' that is yet to come. It is anticipated that by 1975 only a scant 18 years away the 11 Western States will have 42 million people. The huge in dustrial development in the East got its start on a population of LESS than 42 millions. rpHE large industrial develop- -- ment that has come already to California, Oregon and Wash ington has been based on this growing WESTERN market NOT on any delusion that pro ducts manufactured in the Far West can be marketed in heavy volume back on the Atlantic seaboard or even in the Middle West. The bulk of the market for our Western industries both those already established and those yet to come will be found in these rapidly growing 11 Western States. It is to serve this Far Western market that most of our new industries are being established. Some specialty products, of course, will cross the Rockies, but the bulk of our Far Western industrial production will be consumed right here in our own Far West. SPEAKING of transportation, we howled for decades about high freight rates to the East. That situation also is changing. From here on out, high transcon tinental freight rates will help us more than they will hurt us, for they will tend to shut East ern competition out of our de sirable Far Western market. LET'S add a word here on pow er. There is a lot of unsound thinking on that subject es pecially in Oregon. Power amounts to only about IV2 to 2 per cent of the average manufacturing industry's total cost. Except in the case of metals reduction such as aluminum plants it isn't apt to be a de cisive factor. What the average industry wants in the way of power when it is looking for a location is the assurance that plenty of it will be available at reasonable cost. H ERE in Southern Oregon and Far Northern California, we 3L Miracle in have been some important shifts in voting in "by-elections" elec tions held in individual districts to fill Commons seats left va cant by death or other causes. Conservatives Losing Strength Though Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is personally popular the Conservatives have been los ing strength. The Laborites have increased their majorities in those seats they have won. The Liberals also have gained heavily in voting strength. One reason for this is that a lot of Conservatives have been staying away from the polls. It is largely because of this that the Labor vote has increased rela tively as compared to the Con servative vote. But Liberal candidates have been polling votes so large even though not enough to win elections that both Conserva Matter of Fact LITTLE ROCK AND THE PRESIDENT Washington Will there be violence in Little Rock? This is now the central question, on which the is s u e of the grave constitu tional c r i s is which faces the nation may well rest. Gov. Orval Faubus, in his Friday n i g ht radio speech, spoke many Stewait Alsop fine words about the need to "preserve the peace." But he was also at pains to make it very clear that, if the peace were not preserved, it would not be his fault: "Now that my authority to preserve and maintain the peace and good order of this community has been so curtailed ... I can only offer a fervent prayer that the same thing will not happen here that has hap pened in other states in recent days." However fervent Governor Faubus' prayers may be, one fact is entirely clear. There is just one way in which his origi nal order to the Arkansas Na tional Guard to prevent inte gration can appear to be justi fied. That is by serious disorder in Little Rock. A NOTHER fact is just as clear, If there is violence in Little Rock, and if as a result the Ne gro children are prevented, by whatever means, from entering the school, the cause of the all out segregationists will have scored a major victory. The so called Mansfield Plan, named after the Texas town in which integration was prevented by the threat of violence, will then in all likelihood form the pat tern of segregationist strategy in the South. The Mansfield Plan is very simple. Violence or the threat of violence is generated in a town in which schools are due to be integrated. The local or state police authority is desig nated to preserve order. Order is preserved by returning the Negro children to Negro schools and keeping them there. But the Mansfield Plan is not only simple but very dangerous. Unlike other southern plans to resist integration by various legal devices, the Mansfield Plan is based on violence or the threat of violence to resist the Supreme Court decision and the Federal authority. A widespread are realistic about new indust rial development. We know the new industries that will come to us will make their products out of our native raw materials, us ing our local labor, using our power, using our transportation (which will expand as there is need for more of it), and selling its products in the Far Western market. We have plenty of all these es sentials. Counsel With . . . Mr. InsuranceFred Brennan 1 !sw1wi:vw..vAvJ Fred Brennan Or Call Mr. Friendly Bill Fish Phone SP-2-4940 MEDFORD INSURANCE AGENCY 27 NORTH HOLLY ST. in tive and Labor party leaders ap pear to be somewhat worried. It seems inconceivable that the Liberals can make them selves again a real power, in House of Commons representa tion, for a long time. Young, Enthused Leaders But their new, young, enthus iastic leaders believe they are on the way and that their party will become a "third force" in British politics between the right-wing Conservatives and the left-wing Laborites. The Liberals are aiming a presenting candidates in about 200 districts in the next general election, which may be held at any time up to May, 1960. By spotting their men in close districts, they hope to win enough seats to put them on a long, slow rise to future power. By Stewart Alsop segregationist strategy based on violence, and continued for years, is about as ugly a pros pect as can be imagined. rjiHAT is why most responsible -- southerners (who are, north erners are apt to forget, most sincerely convinced that inte gration is profoundly wrong) prefer legal means to resist in tegration. But if violence works in Little Rock, there will be a strong impulse throughout the South to accept a strategy based on violence. Thus a great deal deoends on what happens in the next few days in Little Rock. Among other things, the political pow er and prestige of the President of the United States may be at stake in Little Rock. The President's prestige has al ready been hurt by his handling of the crisis. For the public im age which has emerged, of the President enjoying a golfing va cation amid the decaying splen dors of Newport during the gravest constitutional crisis in many decades, has not been a happy one. This public image has unques tionably done the President and his party a lot of harm at home especially among Negro voters, and it has done the United States no good abroad. Yet, although it is hard to see any good justification for the President's remaining in New port during the crisis, in fair ness it must be said that his re action to the crisis has been neither indifferent nor irra tional. TJE GAVE the Justice Depart ment free rein to use all the power of the Federal govern ment to support Federal Judge Ronald Davies in his battle with Faubus, and the Justice Depart ment has done an efficient and effective job. At the same time, the President himself deliber ately adopted a mild and concili atory tone. His purpose has been to avoid a showdown which would have terribly dam aging consequences. The Presi dent had excellent reason, until a few days ago, to believe that Faubus would accept a face-saving settlement. Instead, Faubus chose the role of Samson in the Temple, and at this writing there is thought to be a real danger of violence in Little Rock. The President was no doubt right to seek to avoid a showdown. But in the situa tion which has now developed, it is essential, both in terms of his own prestige and the pres tige of the Federal government, that the' President shed the role of amiable vacationist, and as sume the role of resolute na tional leader in time of crisis. For if the worst comes to the worst in Little Rock, resolute national leadership may be bad ly needed, to avert the ugly prospect of widespread violence throughout the South for years to come. " (c) 1957. New York Herald Tribune Inc. Insurance Has a Single Worth, And Right Here We Concede It, It's One Excuse, And Only Use, Is Cash the Day You Need It. Bill Fish J
