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10 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thur., July 14, 194 1 mjtL i am ""a&mmr 2 1 .'Sr. 1 41 i" V? r A Kl A D A WARS ON FOREST DESTROYER Parasite flies are flown to Cedar Lake, Ont., to destroy budworms which are attacking a Canadian forest area the size of Japan., t ajniiiiia 1L.""1 r ""' smu""' " i ?r w i f iff ittTirniyMii i ii f CV; Ttlephoto) TWO DIE IN BLAST MaJ. Gen. Vemon Prltchard (left), chief of the Army's Public Information Service, and Commander William Painter, U. S. N. (Ret.), right, were killed Instantly when a pleasure yacht exploded while taking on fuel at a Potomac River dock In Washington, D. O. Ten other guests aboard the -yacht were injured. Tragedy Prematurely Ends Career Of Ideal Newspaper Reporter By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK-P) There is no need to write an obituary ior a good reporter. He's already done It himself in stories which gave people a picture of the times they lived But I do want to tell you some thing about one reporter, and why he was good. His name was John G. Werk ley. He and 12 other newsmen SUIT SLABWOOD In 12-16 and 24 In. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY. SEPARATOR Phone 6S8 returning from The Netherlands East Indies died Monday In the crash of a royal Dutch airlines plane near Bombay. Several of the group had a wider fame than Jack Werkley. But I'd like to tell you about lilm because I knew him longest and best and because I never met a better reporter. He had no background In this trade, craft, profession, game or business this long nerve-ache for Information called "news paperwork." His dad was a vet eran railroad conductor. But somehow Jack got the newspaper virus early. I first met him J8 years ago at the University of Missouri. Jack had gone there from his home in New Jersey on a slen der budget because he'd heard Missouri had a good journalism school. He was a slim, restless, ener getic kid with a shock of un ruly hair, a friendly smile that never rubbed off. We had ad. Joining rooms in a student dor mitory. Jack would stay up half the night reading the lives of great newspapermen and great newspapers, Daytime he would skip classes to prowl the street a looKing ior items for the school's dally paper. lie was a natural newspaper man, a star from the start. Re porting to him was fun getting to know people, a humorous, off hand way of meeting them for the first time and making them feel like thev had known. him for a long time. And they usually told him what he wanted to know. Perhaps because he was such a good listener. He could and did cover any thing from a fast-breaking crime story to the Texas City explo sion or the state department diplomacy beat In Washington. He had the knack of putting words together the thing that makes writing luminous and readable. And he could roll the copy out fast and clean. And these are hallmarks of ability in our clan. Last year Jack left the New York Herald Tribune's Washing ton Bureau to join the staff of Time Magazine here. For a time he missed the daily excitement of spot reporting. A few weeks ago we had lunch together. Own Temptation Resisted . "I'm going to Indonesia to get a first-hand look at what's go ing on there," he .said. "Better come along." I was templed. I had been In vited by Lynn Mahan, an old Missouri friend who acted as public relations man for the butch government on the tour, and who also was killed. But I already had another assignment a trip to the European war zones. That was the last time I saw 'Jack. He was happy as a cub reporter off on his first story. Now he's dead at 3fi, never having wearied or become cyni cal. But, he had helped In a memorable way to tell the tale of his time, and that's what he set out to do. He was the symbol of a great type the true reporter, and only death stopped his questioning. Rural Telephone Loan Bill Passed By House WASHINGTON, July U-UTt The House yesterday passed leg islation designed to provide bet ter rural telephone service. The bill now goes to the Senate. The measure allows the Rural Electrification Administration to make long term loans to private companies or cooperatives to build and extend telephone facili ties in rural areas. The Interest rale would he 2 per cent, the same amount now charged on RBIA loans for electric lines. Reps. Allen (R.-Ill.) and Brown R.-Ohlo) tried to hike the rate but failed. Allen proposed 2.5 per cent, Brown 3 per cent. YOURSELF Attorney General Tom Clark Given Official 'Handout' In 39 Pages By PETER EDSON NEA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON. The Hon. Tom C. Clark, 49, of Dallas, Tex., completed his fourth year as attorney general of the United States the other day. To celebrate this auspicious event, the Department of Justice put out a 39-page statement telling what a great man Mr. Clark has been and is. Not much attention was paid to this handout. Maybe it was the heat wave, which makes the reading of anything 39 pages long something of a chore. More's the pity. Because this is one of the biggest puff sheets ever put out on any government bureau crat. A few sample direct quotes will give you the drift: "He is the 59th attorney gener al," the press release begins. One gathers that Mr. Clark must be the greatest one since the last one, anyway. That was Francis Biddle. "During Mr. Clark's four years as attorney general, the scope of departmental activities and re sponsibilities has broadened con siderably," the report continues. 'Under the direction of Attor ney General Clark, from July 1, 1935, to May 31, 1949, more than 150,000 office cases or matters were handled by the criminal division. ... 'Since Mr. Clark's induction Into office, 2226 war frauds com plaints have been received and 1506 investigations instituted. . . , Riot of superlatives "Since the passage of the Sher man Act in 1890, there have been 21 attorneys general, and the average number of (anti-trust) cases filed by each has been '42. Since Attorney General Clark has been In office, 160 cases have been instituted. To date 986 cases have been filed. At the rate of anti-trust activity under the pre sent program it Is expected that the 1000th anti-trust case will be filed during Mr. Clark's tenure. "Under the direction of the attorney general the claims di vision has succeeded in defeating all attacks upon the constitution ality of the Renegotiation Act. . , . "The attorney general's keen Interest in veterans' affairs is reflected in the number of such cases handled by the depart ment. ... "Under Attorney General Clark's direction, the govern ment's drive against tax evaders has reached unprecedented heights. ... "Attorney Gereral Clark's con tinuing interest in the improve ment of departmental adminis trative techniques is evidenced by the many important proced ural and forwarding (sic) looking changes achieved , , . during tils tncumoency. ... 'Greatest' Feats Listed 'The splendid record achieved by the Federal Bureau of Ivesti gation throughout the war ... is a source of deep pride, not only to Attorney General Clark, but to all citizens everywhere. . . . "During the past four years the United States, through the attor ney general and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, has welcomed for permanent r e s i dence 120,000 war brides, 73.000 displaced persons and 4 2 6,000 other Immigrants. "Among Mr. Clark's greatest contributions as attorney general has (sic) been his deep and per sonal interest in, and accomplish ments with, juveniles. . . . "Sixty-eight undesirables en tered (the U. S.) between 1933 and 1945, and none has entered since Attorney General Clark as sumed his post. .... "In addition, the attorney gen eral, under the provision of the executive order establishing the I loyalty program, and after an ex-1 LICHTED, VENTILATED NURSERY A mamma hummingbird finds light, ven. V. tilatlon and warmtb for her nest on the tube of a neon sign outside a Bishop, Calif., cocktail bar.. ' haustive and thorough investig ation, has listed a total of 159 organizations in the United States as coming within the purview of that order." - . Well, there's a lot more to it than that, but these highlights JOE should be enough. "Mr. Clark" by name, or "the attorney gener al" by title, are mentioned 55 times in the 39 pages. This leads somewhat naturally to the ques tion, "What's he running for? the presidency?" 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