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4 Th Ntwt-Rtvitw, Rottburg, Or. Tut., Aug. 9, 1949
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CHARLES V. STANTON -p. EDWIN L. KNAPP
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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
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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
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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.
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CARS RECENTLY
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Watch this list for recent
additions.
4 '37 Chevrolet!
'39 Nash
'48 Pontiaa
39 Ford Truck
'40 Ford Truck
'40 Chevrolet Truck
'39 Plymouth Coupe
'38 Pontiaa
'37 OeSoto
'38 OeSoto
'41 Willys
'41 Chevrolet 5-pass.Coupa
Many more older model cars
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old patterns and produced a form-1 In other words. If the federal',. 1-ln.an'il('r'
U.. AonfualAtl that nnnrlv rtoflM nnt.Ai-nmj.nt Innnlnn In at nnlnl i tne' d relax
could
could he fun, If
and really tell you
I market. 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.
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