2 The Newi-Review, Roscburg, Ore. Tuei., Feb. 8, 1949,
Government
Shakeup Power
Voted by House
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 CD
President Truman's request
for broad power to reorganize
the' government rested with the
Senate today, following over
whelming approval by the house.
The bill to give the president
permanent authority to reshuffle
a sprawling array o: executive
agencies- subject to a veto Dy
Congress got its okay In the
House last night by a thumping
356-9 margin.
Aside from the veto provision
and another setting up special
treatment for seven agencies, the
bill would give Mr. Truman
practically a free hand in stream
lining the complex executive es
tablishment, which in 20 years'
has grown from 350 to 1,800
agencies and from 570,000 to 2,
ltv.OOO employes.
The measure now goes to the
Senate, where former President
Herbert Hoover ran strong inter
ference for it yesterday before
the Senate Executive Expendi
tures Committee.
Hoover is chairman of the
commission created by the last
Congress to map reforms for the
whole executive branch.
In its first report yesterday, the
Commission recommended a vast
rearrangement of agencies In
cluding a merger which would
leave only some 20 offices where
65 now exist.
The bill specifies that the
president must submit any reor
ganization proposal to both
branches simultaneously, . and
that unless both reject It within
60 days, the plan automatically
takes effect.
Voting for the bill were 226
Democrats, 129 Republicans and
one Amerlcan-Laborlte. Against
It were eight Republicans and
one Democrat.
Electric Co-Ops Made
Progress Last Year
(Continued from Pago One)
"pie" chart, showing how Income
Is used. Another chart comparing
purchases of power through the
past nine years, showed how con
sumption has Increased.
In an election of directors, Arn
old Cheever, president, and Neal
Meyer, secretary, were both re
elected. Cheever, representing
District 6, received 62 votes to 54
cast for Norman Compton. Meyer,
of District 2, received 80 votes to
21 cast for Fred Schulze.
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Takes Jest on Initials
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woman. Don't stop reading until
I explain that. What I refer to is
the inability of Mrs. Peck to con'
vince the world that she Is a
woman. She gets communications
bv the dozen addressed to Mr,
Peck. And I noticed that in the
House calendar, where bills are
mentioned which she sponsored
or assisted in sponsoring, it is
often listed as Mr. Peck, Brady,
etc. It annoys me, that it Is so dif
ficult for people to recognize
woman as a potential political
person.
Some sources recognize her
femininity for her desk usually
resembles a table In a hospital
room. As I write this within ten
feet of where she is sitting. I see
on the desk a beautiful bouquet
of spring tulips, a large cluster
of pussywillow stalks, another
hyacinth plant and finally a
group of tall flame colored carna
tions. How she has room to work
at her desk I do not know. As
her desk is toward the front of
the room k is a color focus spot
for the spectators from the gal
leries. Battled Hard Way
Grace is proud of the fact that
she was born on the wrong side
of the tracks where she had to
slug it out with the neighborhood
bums. Her father was an old-
time river captain and her child-
hood must have been very color
ful If not always smooth.
For a description of Rep. Peck
I would say that she Is a large
woman and enjoys origntly col
ored clothes. She wears her gray
ing hair short and Blightly curled
on the ends, hhe Is probably some
where In her forlies but doesn't
say exactly. She likes Jewelry and
always wears a large gold cross
locket. She Is a new convert to
her father's religion Cathol
Iclsm and I am told that she
faithfully attends mass every
day. However, I am also told that
she Is not allergic to some robust
parties in the evenings and I am
sure that she is not too Inhibited
in her everyday activities.
When Mrs. Peck celebrated her
birthday in January, a mention
of It was made on the floor and
using her initials she was re
ferred to as the Grand Old Par
ty. Since she is a Democrat, the
initials are not pertinent In her
case.
When I visited the State Home
for feeble Minded at Falrvlew
with the Social Welfare Commit
tee, I noticed that Grace was
more disturbed by the rotten
conditions of some timbers sup
porting parts of the bull'lin,: than
by anything else. I believe she is
determined to find out the actual
condition In the institutions and
use her inflence on this commit
tee to Improve them If possible.
It is hard to summarize such a
person because she has only be
gun to write her story In the Leg
islature, but in spite of the fact
that we have practically nothing
else In common because she Is
a woman I'm wishing her suc
cess in politics.
Exhibit Building At
Fairgrounds Projected
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search, Inc., met with the League
at Its session Monday afternoon.
Committees Named
Standing committee appoint
ments for the forthcoming year
were announced as follows:
Membership Hugh Ritchie,
Leo Sparks. G. N. Riddle.
Legislative Carl C. Hill,
Huron S. dough, A. G. Clark, W.
A. Burdick, Charles V. Stanton.
Roads and Bridges Ross
Hutchinson, Royre Busenbaik,
Clyde Catching, Elmer Metzger,
Wm. Adair.
Countv Offices C. E. Mover,
Glenn Riddle, H. C. Berg, John
Stanley, John Fenn.
Sundry Items Arthur Marsh,
Eugene Fisher, Henry Goodman
son. School Districts W. A. Bur
dick, Carl C. Hill, G. W. Wilcox;
Eugene Fisher.
Municipalities Wm. Adair, H.
C. Berg, Elmer Metzger, L. E.
Thompson.
Price List Harry Booth, A.
J. Hochrndel, A. A. Wilder, B. R.
Shoemaker.
Nominations G. N. Riddle,
Royce Busenbark, C. E. Mover.
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POLIO FUND AIDED Mrs. Bonnie Harrison, left, president of the National Cuard Auxiliary, pre
sents a cheek to Del McKay for the March of Dimes campaign. With Mrs. Harrison is Mrs. Jean
nie Simmi, vice president of the National Guard Auxiliary, Tne check represents $16.35 collected
by the women at the check room, the night of the recent March
rhis presentation to McKay, city
broadcast over KRNR.
Rerouting of City Buses
Will be Considered
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were available. He added that the
bus line is not a paying proposi
tion in some parts of the town.
He requested the meeting In or
der to rework the bus schedule
which might work out better for
bath the customers and company.
Abeln said he had a meeting
scheduled for Tuesday night with
residents of the Calkins Road
area and a second meeting later
in the week with residents of
Winchester Street to consider
possible extension of the bus
routes in those areas. Extensions
outside the city would have to
come before the Public Utilities
Commissioner.
Annexation Sought
Petition bearing the names of
all hut one affected resident re
questing the annexation of West
moreland was submitted, but ac
tion was deferred until the next
council meeting. Belief was ex
pressed that the name of the one
remaining property owner, now
out of town, would be obtained
as soon as he can be contacted.
Also there have been reports that
the area to the north ol West
moreland and extending almost
to Umpqua Avenue may also
wish to come into. the cily. The
Council decided to defer action
on Westmoreland until this could
he looked Into further.
A petition for widening of a
short portion of North Jackson
Street on either side of the rail
road by removing the center
strip of grass between 1st Ave.
N. and E. 2nd Ave. S. was re
ferred to the Planning commis
sion, which meets Feb. 28.
Richfield Oil Company was
granted the contract for supply
ng city gasoline on a bid of 21.9
cents for ethyl gas and 20.4 for
standard gas. The approval was
subject to study of the contract
submitted by the company to
guarantee protection for the city.
The bid was the same as Standard
Oil Company's, but, since the lat
ter company had had a contract
recently, the Richfield bid was
given preference.
More Tim for Street Job
E. L. Gates and Company was
granted a 60-riay extension for the
completion of street work on
Military, Corey and Harvard ave
nues, because Inclement weather
conditions made completion on
the scheduled date Impossible.
The Council also voted to Issue
special fund warrants In payment
on contracts completed by the
company for South Jackson
htreet improvement and the Kin.
ney addition sewer work. Since
the city has no other funds avail-
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chairman of the campaign, took
able until the assessments are
paid by affected property hold
ers, the warrants, believed cash
able at the local banks, were is
sued. This practice Is customary
in other cities, acting City At
torney R. L. Whipple explained.
An amendment to the city, ordi
nance licensing vending machines
was read for the first and second
times. The change would elimi
nate food and soft drink machines
from the classification.
Relative to requested changes
in the city's peddler's license, At
torney Whipple asked for a meet
ing with the committee which
worked out the original ordinance
and the city manager to prepare
the necessary alterations. Letters
from the Roseburg Ministerial
Association and the North Pa
cific Religious Liberty Associa
tion were read requesting that
the peddling and saie of religious
literature be exempt from licens
ing. At the suggestion of Council
man Percy Croft, the city attor
ney was instructed to draft an
ordinance requiring property
owners who connect with a sewer
line for which sewer assessments
have not previously been paid, to
pay the same sewer assessment
as other benefitted property. This
would take care of long lots split
In two, where the new portion
would require hooking Into a
separate sewer. Certain property
in the Kinney Addition was ex
empted for paying assessments as
the lots were being served by an
other sewer line, but if these lots
are split, the assessment would
pply.
The Planning Commission's re
quest that the city investigate the
acquisition of property for the
widening of East Douglas Street
was referred to the city manager.
Al freeman of the hlate Acci
dent Commission was present
and stated recent letters submit
ted to the Council calling atten
tion to unsafe conditions of the
City Hall were from his office
and not instigated bv anv city
employee. K said his recommen
dations for Improvement were
concurred In by the State Fire
Marshal.
Henry Cnrstens was elected
president of the Council, Mayor
Alhert G. Flegel's appointment of
Fred Lockwood to the Planning
Commission and reappointment
of the entire boxing commission,
were approved. The boxing com
mission turned over $2500, of
which 60 percent or $1500 goes to
four veterans organizations, In
cluding American Legion, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, Spanish
American war veterans and Dis
abled Veterans. The remainder
was turned over to the swimming
pool ninn.
Members or the Boxing com
mission Include Ivan Pickens, "SI"
Dlllard. Dick Oilman. Dr. B. R.
Shoemaker and H. E. McCilntnck.
The council voted acceptance of
Contractors H. J. Desbiens' and
John I. Schafer's completion of
the East Second Avenue So. side
walk.
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of Dimes dance in the Armory.
place at a "Man On the Street"
Moss in Oregon's Organic
Law, F. H. Young Declares
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lie policy," that the Ways and
Means Committee at the Legis
lature should meet a month in
advance of the regular session to
discuss and recommend a -spending
program to be presented
when the Legislature convenes.
What to do with the Democrats
is another problem at the Legis
lature, Young declared. The ques
tion has been raised, "Can we af
ford some of the Democrats
down there?"
Young said Democratic legis
lators had introduced bills calling
for establishment of a Junior col
lege at Portland, which would
lower the educational standards
at the University of Oregon and
Oregon State College If passed;
a soldiers' bonus, a $50-a-month
pension and reapportionment of
legislative districts to increase
Multnomah County's delegation.
He said some of these bills
have political Implications. One,
introduced by Democrats, would
eliminate the secretary of state's
name from checks paid to the
state. So far there have been no
"funny" bills Introduced, Young
said, for the reason that the
Democrats are "too busy trying
to reform the State of Oregon,
and the Republlcai s are too busy
watching the Democrats."
Liquor Profits For
Pensions Receive OK
(Continued from Page One)
ample of "the cancerous growth
of bureaucracy."
Salary Boosts Declined
Governor McKay, Secretary of
State Newbry and State Treas
urer Pearson said they didn't
want any pay Increases. The
State Civil Service Commission
recommended that McKay's sal
arv be Increased from S10.000 to
$12,000 a year, and that Newbry
and Pearson get pay raises from
$7,500 to $9,000.
The Senate Banking Commit
tee recommended passage of a
bill to let banks close on Satur
days, and approved another hill
to make banks stay c-ivn on Co
lumbus day.
The House Taxation Commit
tee defeated a bill to give prop
erty tax exemptions to public
docks which are leased to private,
concerns. The bill was requested
by the ports of Portland, Astoria
and The Dalles.
The Senate Elections Commit
tee heard two college professors
endorse the hill by Senator Neu
herger to reapportion the state's
legislative districts on a popula
tion basis.
The professors, Dr. Maure I.
Goldschmldt of Reed College, and
Dr. Waldo Schumacher of the
University of Oregon, said it's
more democratic to have repre
sentation based on population.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 JP)
Secretary of State Acheson, ap
pealing for continuation of the
Marshall Plan, told Congress to
day that American recovery dol
lars have helped to block any
advance of "totalitarianism" oh
the continent of Europe.
Because of the multi-million
dollar project now approaching
the end of its first year, Acheson
said, "the free community of
Europe has not only held its own,
but it has, during this period,
made great strides forward."
Acheron followed Economic Co
operation Administrator Paul G.
Hoffman as a witness before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee and the House Foreign Af
fairs Committee, meeting jointly.
Indirectly Acheson advised the
congressional group of the ad
ministration's feeling that mili
tary security measures will have
to be taken to back up economic
recovery.
Hoffman offered Congress a
European recovery "baraain" to
daywith a $5,580,000,000 price
tag.
"If that program brings us
peace and stability," he said,
"and I fervently believe it can,
it will turn out to be the greatest
bargain the American people
ever had."
Cardinal Mindszenty
Gets Life Prison Term
(Continued from Page One)
court for permission to beg clem
ency of President Szakasits, a
pro-Communist. The court con
siders whether the defendant is
"worthy" before granting such
permission.
Cardinal Mindszenty Is the first
prince of the Catholic Church to
face the penal measures of a gov
ernment while actually a member
of the Sacred College of Cardi
nals. He stood quietly, hands fold
ed, face expressionless as Judge
Olthys pronounced the court's
findings.
United States Assailed
The court took Into considera
tion that the cardinal had con
fessed regretfully. Judge Olthvs
said, and that he had lived far
from worldly affairs. The judge
asserted the United States,
through Minister Selden Chapin,
had misled the cardinal "made
him hope that the United States
of America would start a war,
and that this war would help him
attain his aims."
One of these aims, the court
held, was to restore In Hungary
the Hapsburg rule which domi
nated this area in the heyday of
kings.
"U. S. Minister Chapin had a
great role in building up the ac
tivities of Mindszentv," the judge
said, attacking the United States
as a supporter of reactionary
forces.
All but one of the co-defendants
appealed. He was Father
Zakar.
After the court session ChaDln
told correspondents the state
ments about him were "nonsense
and pure fantasy."
"It is what could be expected,"
he said. ,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. PV
House Republicans today unani
mously adopted a declaration of
"indignation and condemnation''
of the trial of Joseph Cardinal
Mindszenty.
The action was taken at a meet
ing of all the GOP House mem
bers, and was on the suggestion
of Rep. Hale (R.-Me.).
No formal resolution had been
prepared, but the Republicans di
rected GOP Leader Martin
i Mass.) to name a committee of
three to draft one expressing the
Dartv's "indienation and condem
nation."
LONDON, Feb. 8. UP The
Soviet news agency Tass disposed
of the conviction of Josef Cardi
nal Mindszenty In Hungary with
an 83-word news item.
The agency's dispatch from
Budapest merely listed the sen
tences of the cardinal and his co
defendants but did not mention
the charges.
But the majority of the commit
tee said they couldn't see why.
just as much about government
They said rural residents know
as city residents.
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On Northern States '
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of the United Stockmen's Asso
ciation, said "the situation is des
perate. Right now we're in the
worst condition we've been In
since the emergency set in."
In Washington, President Tru
man told the Interior Department
to put into the fight any money
and equipment available. The De
partment already has spent about
$1,000,000 In relief work, opening
up some 20.000 miles of snow
clogged roads.
Reports of livestock losses were
Incomplete. Surveys showed that
4.180 of 349,000 head of cattle
died In the Broken Bow, Neb.,
area. In Campbell County, Wyo.,
a check Indicated 7,500 of 75.000
cattle lost and 13,000 out of 90,000
sheep dead.
The newly drifted snow
blocked scores of highways and
roads over the Rocky Mountain
states and in Northern Califor
nia. Transcontinental train and
highway traffic moved over the
snow-clogged High Sierra be
tween California and Nevada but
a new fall of snow moderate to
heavy was forecast.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
resumed normal service from
San Franctsco today after cancel
ing all eastbound trains yester
day. Two Youths Draw Life
For Murder and Robbery
STEVENSON, Wash., Feb. 8
M Harold Raymond Coe, 17,
of Camas and Donald D. Lillard,
20, San Diego, were sentenced to
life imprisonment yesterday for
killing and robbing William O.
Fischer, 53-year-old Portland
union business agent.
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