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6 The Neyrt-Review, Roteburg, Ort. Thurs., June 2, 1949 Atomic Board's Aid To Avowed Red Displayed Poor Judgment By BRUCE BIOSSAT The congressional storm that has blown up over the Atomic Energy Commission's fellowship award to an avowed Communist raises touchy Isucs. ' Under pressure from angry senators, Chairman Lilienthal oi the AEC has ordered all applicants and present holders of fellow ships to take loyalty oaths and sign non-Communist affidavits. Lilienthal was unhappy In this move. The awards are for train ing in scientific fields related di rectly or indirectly to atomic re search. He told senators progress In science would be menaced by political tinkering with education. He begged them not to stretch the arm of federal control into learning. The reaction In the Senate has been confusing. It seems likely some senators are using this mat ter and the case of the missing uranium as weapons against LilienthaS personally. He, still has powerful enemies In the body that confirmed his appointment in 1947 only after 11 weeks' bitter debate. U. 8. Overthrow Party's Aim His ouster has been demanded by Senator Hickcnlooper who was originally one of Lilienthal's warmest supporters. But Lilien thal's general competence seems to us a Question anart from tht s peel lie issue ol security against communism in the AfcXj. On that, one point stands clear at the outset. This government be lieves the U. S. Communist Party seeks to gain power through the violent overthrow of our system. It is now trying to prove that view In a New York Federal Court. We have ample evidence, fur thermore, that the narty demands absolute allegiance to its doctrines and obedience to its orders. A party member who understands his obligation can serve no other master and certainly not truth. No man thus bound can be a loyal servant of the United States government. He is pledged to undermine it. But certainly the government has a right to re quire loyalty as a basic condition of employment. It cannot be ex- k ;y r I ' J ' ft I "z i Li I -;J-Ej!r 1 I ; NEW CITY HALL IN USE Canyonville officials moved into their new city hall last week. The building is being shared by the offices of ih police and fhe city recorder. Standing in tha doorway above is W. I. Worrall, police officer and deputy sheriff. Offices are decorated in a soothing shade of green. Water bills hereafter are to be paid in the recorder's office in the new building. (Picture of Paul Jenkins.) ' 133 n ta r,i n PLUMBING THE PLUMBING IN YOUR HOME IS ALL IMPORTANT Avoid trouble and expense In the future by get ting good plumbing and competent mechanics from the COEN SUPPLY COMPANY Everything For The Builder Floed 4 Mill Sts. Phone 121 tea rg-ta SUEZ i J Bonk With A Douglas County Institution Horn Owned Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Douglas County State Bank pected to gather Into Its fold men bent upon its overthrow. Mistake Evident We still allow a man, as an in dividual, to join the Communist Party. But he cannot carry this privilege with him Into govern ment service. If he doesn't like the restriction, he is free to leave. Applying this Idea to the case of Hans Friestadt, the avowed Communist granted the fellow ship, we must conclude the award was a mistake. Friestftdt would get federal money to study pnysics. now some students receive govern ment funds to study farming and other fields, for themselves. Frie stadt would be trained, however, In 'the hope he could some day take part in the highly secret alomlc energy program of the government. By Lilienthal's testimony, he would not as a Communist he eligible for that secret work. He therefore could have no usetul- noss in the heart of the program. I And, in this instance, the nur- pose of the fellowship awards would appear plainly to be defeated. No U. S. Power Shortage Except In Pacific Northwest, Institute Told Birds and reptiles derive from the same stock and fossil birds show many similarities to rep tiles that do not appear in mod ern birds. Rain virtually never falln be low the Antarctic circle, prac tically all falling moisture being snow. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J June 2. iP) An up-to-the-minute sur vey that shows power surpluses in all areas excepting the Pacific Northwest was released yesterday by the nation's private power com panies. The Edison Electric Institute said it was .i reply to government claims of an acute national power shortage and was based on an in stitute study of the electric power situation. Walker L. Clsler, axecutive vice president of Detroit Edison Co., presented the report to the an-' nual convention of the Institue, the trade organization of the pri vately owned power companies. Record installations of generat ing equipment, he said, will en able the electric power industry to regain a safe margin of reserve for peacetime and national de fense requirements by 1951. Re serve margin is the amount of generating capacity in excess of probable demand and the normal or desirable figure is 15 per cent. The 1!M8 margin was 5.6 per cent. This year, Clsler said, the figure will be substantially in- j creased to 9.6 per cent. Clsler expected - reserves to reach 12.0 in 1950 and he figured 15.6 per cent in 1951. Cisler confidently nredicted elec tric power loads will be adequate ly met in 1949, 1950 and 1951. j Only Washington and Oregon, I Cisler said, will not have suffi cient generating facilities to meet all requirements of industrial and domestic users this year, in 1950 ana in i;ui. He estimated the Oregon and Washington power deficiencv would be .3 of one per cent this year, n per cent oi total power demand in 1950, and .7 of one per cent in 1951. Housing Bill Stymied Until Cost Ascertained WASHINGTON, June 2. (JP) The House Rules Committee re fused Wednesday to clear Presi dent Truman's rontro' e - -I ing bill for a House vote until it finds out iust how much the pro gram will cost. On motion of Rep. Herter (R- 1947 INDIAN CHIEF MOTORCYCLE Loaded with Accessories Set it at Joe's Harley-Davidson Shop on Kwy. 99 South Phone 47-R-5 Mass), the rules group sent a let ter to the Budget Bureau request ing cost figures. Foes of the Senate-approved bill contend it would involve a federal outlay of $16,000,000,000 to $19,000,000,000 in 40 years. The Rules Committee killed similar legislation last year. Chairman Sabath (D-Ill), bat tling for the bill, announced he has set Friday as a new deadline for committe action. Arizona's copper mines are among the greatest in the world. Special License Fees Expected To Fatten Portland's Treasury PORTLAND, June 1. UP Portlanders, a month from today, will begin pungling up special li cense fees expected to add from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 annually to the citv coffers. Businesses and professions not specifically named for the fee boosts will be caught by a blanket $30 levy for "all others." The new fees are effective to day because the city certified yes terday that a citv income and a profits lew had been referred to the November. 1950. election. The license fee ordinances there are 20 of them had been passed by the Council to take effect if a referendum blocked the income and profits tax. Commissioner William A. Bowes had warned earlier that the li cense fee boosts would be as un popular js the referred tax but no petitions were circulated against them. Sample new fees: Independent grocers, $25 annually plus $1 on each $1000 of gross sales over $25,000; chain grocers-with five stores, $35 with upward gradua tion as the number in'the chain increases: food and beverage pro cessors. $15 annually plus SI, on each S1000 of gross sales above $15,000 up to $115,000; whole salers, $25 plus 75 cents on each S1000 of business in excess of $30,000; milk distributors, $30 for each truck. ... ' Dozens of trade, service and sales firms will come under a $25 annual fee. ' Professions Doctors, lawyers, druggists, accountants, architects, barbers, journalists and others will pay $25 annually for the privilege of beine in business and will pav $15 additional for each employee who is on wages or salary. Mounting Union Demands Point To Summer Eruption Of Strikes WASHINGTON, June 2 P) Government officials who keep tab on labor matters say the na tion may be in for a summer burst of strikes. They pointed to mounting union demands for fourth round post war wage boosts, increasing em ployer resistance to added labor costs, and bargaining difficulties over Taft-Hartlev Law provisions. These authorities list imminent negotiations in the coal, steel, automobile and maritime indus tries as crucial in determining if there will be labor peace or strike conflict In the months ahead. But a rash of small strikes could break out, too, they said privately. During the war government con trols over wages led many smaller unions to expect they could get the "pattern" pay awards won by the larger unions. This tendency for the smaller unions to demand, and get, the "pattern" awards has continued to some extent after the war. Most unions got the -cent raise the big unions negotiated in 1946. The next year the pattern was about 15 cents, and in 1948 about 12 cents. Now, the experts say. collective bargaining results depend more and more on an employer's ability J to pay, or his own economic situa- m lion. So the variation among -f unions is widening all the time. But this may not sit so well with some unions which see others get more. A private labor relations advis ory service recently estimated fourth round wage increases given so far average just under R fen's an hour. Government officials think this mav be high, that the average may be closer to six cents. Make friends with m i w ( FOX YOUR PXOTiCTION-IOTTlIO IN Up a tree for on entertainmenf'idea? Bo smart. Make friends with Guild California Sherry, perfect all-purpose wine. Serve be . fore dinner, after dinner, any time! CAllFORNIA BY WINE GROWERS GUILD, IODI ! X r i 1 b4 (jylA IMl- H 3M'. . s X r t ... L J V3!,1 s Ilk M k. J. v Jk. 9S. S tu A'K Jb-V XA. Jk. JK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A A. i. 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