I 4 Th Ntwt-Rtvitw, Rottburg, Or. Tut., Aug. 9, 1949 Published 0 illy Except Sunday ry the Nowt-Rovio Company, Inc. iiiim iitt n.f i. its. ikf ; tint ftMbrg. Orcfsa. 4r et el Mftrch t. Ill CHARLES V. STANTON -p. EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor njj' Manager M amber of tha Aaaooiated Pres., Oragon Nawapapar Publiahart Aaaoolation, tha Audit Bureau of Circulation Ctraaua r eT.HOtl.lD CO.. inc.. rrn-n I N fark. CalM. rclM. La Am'. " '' aL LaiU. DiH'iirtiui) ittri-i. or.t..-B tun rr will Vktt; i ,, Mr Ik l.a miilii Oti Br tU r !' aa. 14.1. IHrtj MHlht St.W POWER IS WHAT WE WANT By CHARLES V. STANTON Anyone otnervinR a federally-sponsored powi-r project and then taking a look at Copco'a Toketee falls job cannot help but be impressed by the difference. At Bonneville, for instance, one of the first jobs was to build a handsome village, replete with lawns, flower gar dens, paved drives, etc. At the Conco project one travels over rough roads in a cloud of pumice dust. Dormitory buildings, tar paper shacks, rough work sheds and blackened machine shops characterize the living and working quarters at present. ' A few permanent buildings have recently been erected and more are under construction. These are handsome, thoroughly modern residences. Doubtless administration quarters, office buildings and machine shops will follow and, eventually, better roadways will be built. Visitors at Bonneville, during the days of construction, were met by uniformed attendants, and pilo'ed over the works by handsome guides. But when we visited the Toketee falls project Thursday, we were met by dusty, sweaty engineers and superintend ents, and were taken on a tour of the project by one of tht: officials still stained from a day of hard toil. , Had the federal government been constructing the Toke tee project, the 67-foot earth-filled dam would have been scorned. The river canyon lies between perpendicular rock cliffs, ho steep that engineers had to b slung overside by ropes to locate a roadway from the rim to the floor of the canyon. Army engineers would, without question, have built a dam, hundreds of feet in height, spanning the can yon and anchored to cliffs, at a cost of millions of dollars. Yet Copco's humble little dam will be as efficient in harnes sing the power of the river as the far more imposing struc ture which would have gone into a public power project. Copco officials point out that while the project may be lacking in frills, the actual working parts, tunnel, pen stocks, foundations, etc., are built to a much higher standard of permanence than are most of the public jobs more rein forcing material, heavier steel, larger footings and founda tions, etc. When taxpayers' money is being used, federal agencies are prone to "put on the dog" as a means of impressing John Q. Public with the idea he really is getting something for his dollars. For instance, a huge concrete dam, tower ing hundreds of feet into the air and spanning a rocky can yon, impresses an observer much more than a !owly fill of rock and earth, even though there is no difference in operat ing efficiency, A handsome village for workers, with theaters, play grounds, boulevards and beautiful homes, is much more im pressive than a collection of clapboard and tar pnper shacks. A vistor, greeted by uniformed girls, and conducted on tours by stalwart guides, is far more Impressed than when piloted over the works by a sweat-stained engineer. But the true test comes when generators start whirling and the power flows over transmission lines. The productive energy is no different whether it comes from a project trimmed in magnificence, or one in which aesthetics are sub jugated by economy. We hear a great deal of controversy concerning public power as compared with private power. Both factions are vigorously vocal. We have no quarrel with public power and we hold no brief for private power, but taxpayers should be keenly aware of propaganda factors both in expression and demonstration. They should realize that many of their dollars expended in a public power project go into the job of creating a favorable impression upon observers, that they may support public power enterprises in trie future. Without prejudice either for or against public power, the taxpayer has a right to demand that there be no frills and no waste and that production be obtained on the highest efficiency level. In this connection, it is interesting to note that most power projects have cost considerably more than the original engineering estimates. After all, what we want is power, not frills. Test Of Fitness 7 ' 111' lfeiilJj s By Viahnett S. Martin t It happen! every time! Even i unteered out here in the country, with no telephone, and the fact that gueats are more infrequent! Once In a while I decide, after EJ has departed for town, to have a little more sleep. After all, think how many tlmea I used to wish, in the old days, I could just go back to bed and sleep till I got good and ready to wake up! Too many interruptions. Never knew a minute was my own! But here In the country oh! Now I don't want to sleep late! I'd much rather use that time to climb the trail! But once In a while I decide to return to the old four-poster and postpone the usual morning tasks I hustle around doing be fore 8 o'clock comes. I work at the desk from 8 to 12 as a rule, sans radio, sans interruption. Into the somnolent quietude of the morning came a car. In it was E. S. from Salem, and two friends, strangers to me. Strangers for about two minutes, at any rate. Fortunately there was grape juice chilled In the refrigerator, cookies made fresh yesterday I set them out on the table with the necessary dishes for serving, and the 'strangers' at once vol- I retired to change Into a less Informal rig. The conversational 'ice' if there had been any to break? waa nicely broken. I hated to see them drive off. They were enroute from Salem and Corvallis to the Shakespearian festival at Ash land. Once In a while I change my routine, just to prove I'm not a slave to It? I decide to do a bit of changing around, as we wom en are likely to do, especially In moments of emotional Intensity. (I waa trying to see just then that "all things do work together for good" . . . even If the judge, by his strings on the baby's whereabouts, had prevented our son from bringing himself and the baby home! The mother is to have the privilege of "seeing the baby each month on the sec ond and fourth Saturdays of the month!") So it seemed the morning to switch contents of two cupboards . . . In the middle of the confu sion I served a heel of bread hot from the oven and coffee to a caller from Roseburg who was l "just passing by . . . read the column . . . saw the Seeley creek sign." Well, I hope the way the place looked did not discourage further reading of the column? In the Pay's Hews (Continued From Page One) Children, Wild Animal Trainers Are Most Interesting Conversationalists NEW VORK.- Ing? By HAL BOYLE -t.PV What kind of people ire the most Interest- Concern Displayed Over Shifting Of Federal-State-Local Relations By BRUCE BIOSSAT Representative Clare Hoffman, Michigan Republican, has added his voice to those In Congresi who think the federal government ii hogging the tax dollar, to the handicap of state and local government!. This Is an old cry, but It has been rising this year. Senator Brlcker of Ohio, has proposrd a commission to investigate inter government relations, with spe cial emphasis on the role played by the taxing powers of the vari ous levels of government. Of course, some who broach the Issue are not really concerned with a fine balance among the three levels. They are opposed to federal spending as such, regard less of Hi effect on other govern ments. It would be more honest for them simply to say so. But we perceive basic merit In the idea of exploring the present relation among the federal, state Yes, I know live people are but what kind of live people? William Hazlitt In a celebrated essay once concluded that the conversation of authors was the most Interesting of any. This may have been true In a more leisurely day, when writers pushed a goose quill across the page. It isn't true any more. Authors I are somber crew today. I eaves- ,. ,,..,. , ... ... 'mPITISPlVH. WMlhf fnrMi.t. arop at tne r ga ncrings la r vi' , r often, and thev are like nothing I'ind' 'J P'?.m?c,.n .1,k,' ',,. , . ,,,, olrt sailors after the third hot air fruit and promises to bear more. V'hy not a similar commission to undertake a thoroughly ohjec-1 mus." live appraisal ol tne interrelations o governments? T,e nation is en titled to have a cle.tr understand ing of he proper future roles of federal, state and local govern ments In the light of develop- n nts since 1932. Is the strong trend toward cen- mies. Anv bon mots they have in "J" 'hl,h, ,h' ronver: mind they don't say aloud; they ou cin 1 bellev' word save them for their electric type-i " ' i,enerais are run or meoais ana quaint military lore. But in dis cussing their campaigns they Identify their armies with them selves. They say, "he (the enemy) hit me In my flank, and hurt me a little, but I cut him up and went on." Privates and corporals never talk that way. Diplomats are amusing, the only class that can say "good morning" with an air of interna tional mystery. But their small talk la always about big matters. Businete, Crops Always Bad Businessmen? After you say "how's business?" what else is there to do but lean back and give a big listen? Farmers? The same tning. lou inquire, how are writers. Rather than talk they prefer silently playing the "match game" to see who buys the next drink. Sample of Convtrsatlon Perhaps they are chary of us ing words because they know the value of words they are paid for using them. When they do break nut in conversation. It is usually along these lines: A. "Is vour literary agent as big a louse as mine? What do they do for their 10 per cent? B. "Mv publisher Is a robber." C. "My publisher is an Ignora- D. "My publisher's mother once won the best-of-snow award at the Westchester Kennel club. E. "Have vou read that stink ing novel bv Joe Dakes. "Love lTn. trallzatlon likely to such all Dower out of state and local units? To lllusioning than the conversation what extent Is the grow th of fed-1 of authors, eral activities a consequence of Othtr Examples Noted default by lower levels of govern-1 Actors are but little better. All i II1P 111 Ull mrir irion.1IDllllir . ID n,m "injir w mc-m, miiu k.,,., (a ...i. , u. ..j inni irniinti Tho ma. I what extent is that ffrowt h an lm-1 In restaurants they have a bad i ' in omuih nt th frWai inhnr, 1 proper and unwarranted Invasion ' habit of ordering catsup like it since depression davs has unset'"' iae ana local neiosr "."""lu "i",,' ul""u)- crops? then you give another big listen. Business and crops are di-r the Neon Sign?' How did It!."'" IV," "7" ' make the bestseller list? I rould i I1" is -eating u, in- uuiri . Barbers and waiters talk at vou Instead of to you. They Just flat ter you or ignore you. Women are like generals and financiers. They want to discuss their big operations. But at least sncee a better book than that." No, there Is nothing more dls- of us at about the same time that a little money parked away in the kitty is a nice thing to have. Take it or leave it, but I think that is a good sign. There has been a lot of sneering at thrift In the past decade and a half, but after all the bulk of the progress we are all so proud of has come about because aomebody sated up some money and had It ready when the right time came along. If John D. Rockefeller and a lot of other people hadn't saved up some money, the oil business might never have got going and It the oil business hadn't been started a lot of people wouldn't be making livings for themselves and their families running serv ice stations. HI LL tell you something," f said, kidding the service station man. "You fellows In this bus iness are missing a bet. Instead of sticking around working your selves thin filling tanks and wip ing windcheilds, you ought to OR GANIZE and send a lobby to Washington and get a law through congress specifying that If you didn't make as much each month ai you thought you ought to the government would make up the difference out of the treas ury. "That'i the modern Idea." HE scraped off another bug, a big, yellow one that had smacked the glass right where I had to look througn It to see the road ahead. Then he gave me the eye. "Yeah," he drawled, "and after I'd been doing that for a year or so whose man would I be? "Mine, or the GOVERN MENT'S?" YOU know, h had something there. Did you ever catch a chipmunk and make a pet of it? It was cute, wasn't It? But you must have no ticed that it soon QUIT WORK ' and thereafter depended on you to feed It If you had left it alone, ' It would have gone on scratching gravel and storing up seeds, or whatever It is that a chipmunk Is ' doing in the intervals when It Isn't racing across a road for the pure fun of beating an approach ing car. I'll bet that about a couple of generations after the government has tamed us all and made pets of us we'll be so lazy that somebody will have PUT IN OUR MOUTHS the food the government gives ui. I thanked the service station man and drove off. feeling that I had heard something that would be good for me If I had sense enough to apply it. Attorney General Neuner Rules On Several Subjects SALEM. Aug. 9 I,-The air Employment Practices Act of the 1949 Legislature applies to school districts, since they are not spe cifically expected from its pro visions. Attorney General Geor ge Neuner held here Monday. The opinion was requested by Dis trict Attorney C. E. Luckey of Lane county. The State Engineering board !eta the salary of its secretary hecause of an amendment by the 1949 Legislature, Neuner declar ed in an opinion sought by E. A. Buckhorn. secretary of the board. Prior to July 16, when the amend ment became operative, the sal arv was fixed by statute. Failure of notices of a school election to specify the time of day the polls would be opened and closed should not Invalidate the election, Neuner held In an opinion requested by the Hoard ot School District 103, Woodburn. Marion county, and the board was advised it has both authority and duty to issue and sell bonds voted by the district in an elec tion July 29 of this ycir. Votes favoring the issue totaled 433; against 300. A constable cannot serve two districts. Neuner advised James A. Norman, Coos county district j attorney, suggesting that justice districts 1 and 2 of that coun-1 ty could be consolidated if each or either is too small to require regular services of a constable. A Justice of the peace may ap-. point someone to serve paper.-i, too, Neuner's opinion pointed out. Alleged Counterfeiting Pair Nabbed In Portland PORTLAND. Aug. 9 A man and woman were arrested here on counterfeiting charge Monday by detectives following trail of a bogus bill. Secret Service agents and city detectives headed by Sgt. Myron I Warren followed a woman to a I Third avenue restaurant where I tw.v attempts to pass a counter- leit Dill nad oeen made. They booked her as Laura Bar ton, 42. Then more detectives were called Into a search for her husband, George Washington Barton, 62. He was found a little later near the Waterfront hotel where he had been staying. Police said the counterfeit billi were made by traniferring ink from the original money to other paper, using a gelatin process. The United States ha! about 38.000,000 telephones. Bank With A Douglas County Institution Home Owned Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Douglas County State Bank Aged Man, Lost 12 Days In Woods, Found Alive, Weak ZIGZAG, Ore., Aug. 9. CP) An aed man. lost since July 27 in the wooded country near Mount Hood, was found Monday alive, but in poor condition by two searchers. District Forest Raneer Jim Langdon was notified that the two men came upon John Harri son Tracy, 76. short ly bpfore noon In a trail shelter at Mud creek. The report said Tracv was very weak, and foresters planned to carry him out. Rav Oodleskl. Sandy, and Ben Franklin, Estacada, found Tracy lust a few hours after his rela tives Increased a reward for find in; him to $1,000. j Kelatives. friends, and fore.it ers has been combing the woods ' for Tracy since his car aban-, doned, and its door open was found on a mountain road July 9. The elderly Estacada. Ore. resident had gone alone Into the area after hearing reports that gold ore might be located there. NELSON and PYLE WOODWORKING CO. 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But i ahlv because on in the money they don't prob they don't know analysis. where other government The Koover commission's stud-' still handle their problems If el les on government reorganization lowed? represent a sincere effort to bring If it should prove true that the o-der Into the sprawling federal federal government Is monopolir- and what ought to be done about household. It ii already bearing ling tax sources, how did it happen it? real inside storv. Doctors, lawyers, undertakers, bartender they all meet the public but few will tell the sec rets of their trade. Their shop talk Is for themselves alone. Who then are the most Inter esting conversationalists? To me they are children, photographers, musicians, and wild animal train ers. Phont 100 If yu do not receive your News-Review by f:1S P.M. call Harold Mjbley before 7 P.M. Plnne 100 WE ARE BUYING Rough green common grades fir for milling in transit. Advise what you hare to of fer and prices. FISCHER LUMBER CO. Marcola, Oregon