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4 Tht Newi-Revlew, Roieburg, Of. Mon., Nov. 21, 1949 5be cwsltmew Published D illy Exoept Sunday ly tht Newi-3rie Company, inc. Btubirt. Oitfm. mmttl Ml ! Marc! t. ! CHARLES VTANTON ".NKNAPP M'f,rn:rApu7,rs ,,! , WEST-HOLLIDAt CO.. INC., ! N.w .lk. CklO.ffc """M I.. Vraooiioo. Lai Anf.laa, laaltl.. l-.rll.n4. It. L.ula. .v:.Tr ;:. ..."' i? w oVui". o...v."b, ... nlb T. CHra moot hi IIH BIGGEST LITTLE THING By CHARLES V. STANTON What is the "biggeat little thing in the world?" Th Mntinnnl Tuberculosis association says it is the penny Christmas Seal, which goes on sale today all over the nation. niirinrr tha nast vear Christmas Seal sale money pro vided 4,374 free chest x-ray films in Douglas county alone, plus large-sized films on 115 follow-up cases and Douglas county is small on population basis. An interesting lesson in economics is demonstrated by the annual Christmas Seal sale. Seals are sold at one-cent each, $1 for a sheet of 100. Yet, because millions of people buy these stamps in varying quantity, a large sum ot money is raised annually for the war on turberculosis. No such sum could be raised through large contribu ting onlv. But it is through the small contributions of many people just as the small income taxpayers pay about 90 per cent of all income tax revenue that the large total ,- nhfninpH. Taxes are comnulsory.1' but charity is volun tary. No more worthy charity exists than the program fi nanced by the Christmas seal. The Christmas Seal originated in the mind of a Danish postal clerk in 1904. He sold the stamps through the Dan ish postal system to raise funds to combat tuberculosis. The program started in the United States in 1907 when it was first used by Emily P. Bissell to save from financial disaster an open-air tuberculosis "shack" where her cousin, Dr. Joseph P. Wales, and other physicians, were treating eight charity patients. , ,t Her goal was $300, but the idea appeared to be doomed to failure until in desperation Mrs. Bissel visited a Phila delphia newspaper to seek publicity.. Her plea was rejected by the first off icial contacted. But a staff member was her friend and, after hearing her. story, went with her to the editor-in-chief, who ordered the full power of the influen tial newspaper placed behind the campaign. That effort in 1907, with its goal of $300, resulted in collections of more than $3,000. . There can never be more than enough money so long as tuberculosis continues to rank first among all disease-kil lers of Americans between 15 and 45 years of age. ; ' Although the death rate has been cut to approximately one-fifth that of 1907, tuberculosis still kills more Ameri cans than any other communicable disqase. Yet ft can be virtually wiped out, given ample funds and complete co operation. The Christmas Seal program was sponsored by the American Red Cross until 1910 when the National Tuber culosis association took over and changed the name from "stamp" to "seal" to avoid postage confusion. ,' It was in 1919 that the association became the seal's sole sponsor, and in 1920 the Red Cross symbol was replaced by the double-barred adaptation of the Lorraine Cross official international emblem of all tuberculosis organizations. Locally, the campaign is headed by the Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health association, a volunteer group of workers. These workers are placing in the mails today thousands of envelopes addressed to Douglas county residents. Each envelope will contain two sheets of stamps. Also enclosed will be return envelopes in which contributions may be re turned. Contributors are asked, if possible, to buy both sheets of stamps, $2 ; but, if only one can be afforded, then $1 and the extra sheet of stamps should be returned. Because the mailing list is limited, not all .residents will receive stamps through the mail. Persons desiring a place on the annual mailing list are invited to notify the associa tion at its office, 205 Pacific building, Roscburg. But stamps will be on sale in booths all over the county and everybody is asked to buy all they can afford to of the "biggest little thing in the world." Perhaps We Should Get An Experienced Driver! Logging Congress Joins Lineup Against CVA SEATTLE -t.V) Some 2.000 delegates to the 40th annual ses sion of the Pacific Logging Con gress expressed opposition to a Columbia Valley administration and passed resolutions asking an Impartial reassessment of the Olympic national park bound aries. In the final business session oth er resolutions were passed. Includ ing recommendations that all western itates enact Insect stat utes to fight bud worms; a pro posal that Congress appropriate funds to fight the Insect problem In the lumber field;' a recom mendation that forestry schools strengthen their curricula. , ' A $150 award was split between two Oregon 'State college- stu dents, Robert Ruth . and ' Earl I'aistey, as1 winners In a contest for best forestry management plans ot a national forest. Will Rogers' name came Into the casual talk around the blaz ing fire. All of us were old enough to remember his pithy, humorous daily -'column' which poked kindly fun at the world about him. "If a person had those dally dispatches he wired . In from wherever he happened to be, It would make a kind of diary of the man himself," said one. The talk shifted to diaries, then. "I looked up the word diary in the dictionary once," said an other', "and the definition of 'a dally record' also referred me to deity. That was a surprise!" "I suppose If we keep our 'daily record' the best we can, Improving on the mistakes of yesterday, but never being dis couraged by them; If we keep working towards the ultimate goal of life which Is, even If we don't put It In words, to become a little .closer to God, Deity well, the dictionary links the words ..." , "The pen we use," added an other, ','is the faith' iilherCnt In each one of us, and the lamp, the Light, is the- Word of God . . . our 'works" are our' dally en tries . . .' something like that?" The talk circled around to age. Comparisons. Well, the thinking certainly did have something to do with It no question about that. Silly to call one 'old' at 65 when maybe his life-work might not be really apparent for an other ten years? . "Grow old along with me The best of life is yet to be: The last of life for which the ,. . i first was madtW , (Browning) . After a bit we were back to faith again: "Did you know that the Greek word hupostasls, trans lated as substance (in Hebrews 11:1) often had an' additional meaning of titled ed In old papyrus renderings? So then, 'Faith is the title-deed of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen . . ." Another facet to the diamond of faith? In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) Northwest As Safe As Any Other Part Of U. S Idea RICHLAND, Wash. m -It is doubtful whether the Pacific northewest is any more vulner able defensively than any other part of the United States, Son. .Brian McMnhon (D.-Conn.) chair man of the Joint senate-house atomic energy committee, as serts. The speed at which modern Instruments are moving Is sueh as to make problematical the safety factor that U provided by space, the senator lata. Industry should not be fooled Into leaving the Pacific northwest just because it Is closer to a po tential enemy than inland cities, McMahon said. "I have never contemplated abandoning any part of the Unit ed States the east coast or the i west coast or any area in be-i tween," he laid. , I The senator has been on an int spectlon tour of works connected with the atomic, energy prograiri throughout the country. - Basic School Fund May Pay For Oregon Survey -,. SAI.EM. WP The upset "over the survey of Oregon'! education al system appears to be smoothed out. The stale board of education's special advisory committee which suddenly discovered It had no funds for the survey, now expects to get the money from the basic school fund. The state emereencv board In dicated it could approve funds for the survey, and called a xtwv cial meeting for Dec, 9 to con-! State Employes Ask Changes In Retirement Act PORTLAND. Nov. 21 P Delegates to the State Employes association convention yesterday called for revisions to the 19-16 retirement act. They said three changes asked would encourage young men to enter State serv ice. The revisions would Dive re tired employes credit for all serv ice prior to the 1946 act instead of only up to 20 years; boost pri or service benefits to $4 and make retirement optional after either 30 years or the present al lowable age ot ba. Delegates said the boost In the prior service credit would make the retirement pay about half of base pay In stead of the existing maximum of S125 a month. They also asked the 1951 leg s- lature to liberalize the retirement act to include payments to ben eficiaries of employes who die before retirement age. The delegates called again for five-dav. 40-hour week. Thev complained tne present work week varies from 40 to 46 hours and the period should be stabi lised 'for workers in all depart ments. They also want Columbus Day restored as a paid holiday. This was taken away by the 1949 legislature. E. K. Chldney, La Grande, was elected president. Other officers: E.-A. Bamford, Salem, vlce pres lkru; Lois Manning, Salem, secretary-treasurer. New directors are- P. M. Brandt, Corvallls; James " Banks, Salem: Gordon Shattuck, Snlem; J. D. Wilson, Salem; Ted Jones. Eugene, and William Lawless, Portland. In late Saturday .sessions, the directors were Instructed to soc-k Improved medical and hospitali zation .insurance for the mem bers. They also voted to open the association' group Insurance program to all 12,000 state em ployes. About 800 of the 5.500 members .are enrolled In ; the group Insurance plan. A growing plant requires ac cess to some 20 chemical elements. slder the matter. About $50,000 Is needed. Several members of the advis ory committee had threatened to resign If thev could not get funds to hire Dr. Thomas Holy of Ohio State for the survey. Demos Seek Candidate To Race Rep. Stockman KLAMATH FALLS, Nov. 21- (VP) A railroad brotherhood five county convention here Saturday heard the names of seven possi ble Democratic candidates for the second congressional district JOB. National Democratic commit teeman Monroe Sweetland said the party had a good chance of cracking the solid Republican comination of the Oregon dele gation to Congress. He named the seven men, of whom one may op pose Rep. Lowell Stockman, Umatilla Republican, for the seat In the lower house. ' Sweetland named: State Sena tors Vernon Bull of La Grande and Ben Musa of The Dalles; Martha Ferguson McKowen, Hood River writer; Henry Hess, U.S. District attorney; Harry Boivin, Klamath Kails attorney and a member of the State Board of Education; Mitchell Paide, Klamath Falls, an ex-Marine and holder of the Congressional med al of honor; Clarence Brlggs, Bend, prominent In AFL union affairs. One Killed, Six Injured In Collision Of Cars GRESHAM, Ore., Nov. 21 (JP) A head-on collision of two cars killed one man and sent six other persons to hospitals late "Satur day. An ambulance carrying some of the injured later was In volved in a minor crash. The victim was J. H. Collins, 47, Portland. Three persons were hurt in his car. Driving the other vehicle was Mrs. Eudora Mav. 35. With her was Chester E. May, 50, In criti cal condition with a head injury. An 11-year-old boy was also hurt. WATER JUG'S A FIREBUG PERCY. lll.-t.v-Roy Meyer hoff theorizes that many farm haystack fires can be traced to the old water Jug. He got the idea while trying to find out what caused his jacket to burn on hii larm near here one sunnv day. He figured he had the answer when he moved his hand past his water jug near the Jacket. The sun's rays focused by the jug like a magnifying glass-burned his hand. He believes many hsvstack fires probably can be traced to the common practice of farmcs leaving their iocs on hvt-k while they work. must make our choice between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. "If we run Into such debts we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and our comforts, in our labors and in our amusements ... If we can prevent the government, from wasting the labors of the people, under the PRETENSE of caring for them, they (the people) will be happy." k -. AT his regular weekly news con ference In Washington the other day, President Truman got In some good licks. At his pre ceding .conference, he had talked about a possible increase in taxes. Wjhereup several members of con gress called loudly for a CUT in spending. The President repeated that he knows of no way to wipe out the federal deficit without Increasing taxes and recalled a suggestion by Democratic Senator Lewis of Illi nois that four and a half billions could be lopped off the budget next year. .He then remarked that the place for a member of congress to make suggestions-like that IS ON CAPITOL HILL. HE'S dead right there. Under our constitution, It Is the right and duty of congress to hold the nation's purse strings. When a member of congress com plains that the Pfcsldent is spend ing too much money and ought to spend less it's like a parent com plaining that his child won't mind and calling on the legislature to pass a law to make him mind. . When a child won't mind, it is up to the parent to REQUIRE obedience. We have plenty of law io uphold the parent's authority. When the President Insists on spending too much for the coun try's good, It Is up to congress to REFUSE TO APPROPRIATE THE MONEY. We have plenty of law to up hold the right of congress to re fuse to provide . money that It thinks shouldn't be spent UIHEN congress criei about too 11 much spending, but refuses to use its constitutional authority to HALT THE SPENDING, it merely makes itself absurd. IF you sincerely believe our fed. I eral government is spendine ton much and would like to know how to work on your congress man and your senators tn ot them to oppose it, here Is the way to go about it: . j WRITE TO THEM. i Write good, honest, sincere let ters ON YOUR ' OWN INITIA. TIVE. Tell them in vour own words Just what you think about It. If our congress sets pnnncrh letters like that from sincere con- stituents, our national spending WILL BE CUT to fit our national income. , Oregon Joins In War On Budworm SALEM (JPl 'The state ergency board hat guaranteed that Oregon would take part In a $1,151,000 program to try to wipe the spruce budworm from almost 1,000,000 acres of forest lands in the state next year. The board appropriated $197. 000. The federal government will pav $857,000 of the cost, and private timber owners will pay $97,000. . Acting state forester George Spaur told the board that unless immediate action is taken, the pest will destroy the stale's for ests. ; It Is' killed by aerial spraying with DDT. He said that this method was 97 per cent effective on the 267,000 acres dusted last year by plane. The lands to be sprayed next year are in northeast Oregon, southwest of Pendleton, south of Mt. Hood, and between Bend and Eugene. About 75 per cent oi it is in eastern uregon. Of the total acreage to be treat ed, 633,000 are in federal forests, 323,950 on privately-owned lands, and 1,850 in state and county lands. The treatment can be given only during two weeks of each year. This , period is when the Duaworm emerges in May or June. Spaur said research experts have met with no success in try ing to una a natural parasite which would kill the budworm. Champion Turkey Going To Turkey PORTLAND. Ore.. Nov. 21. OP) A grand champion turkey leit nere Saturday night lor tne middle-east country of the same name Oregon's gift to a Thanks giving day dinner table In An kara. The big bird, very much alive and gobbling, was chucked aboard an airliner here for the long trans-continental and trans oceanic flight. It is tagged for President Ismet Inonu of Tur key. Going along on the trip, to keep the gobbler fed and comfv, is Gene Maleckl, Salem, manager of the annual Pacific Turkey ex hibit at McMlnnville. He also carried a few spares dressed and ready for the oven. Two are for Washington, D. C, dinner tables. One is for President Truman and the second for the ambassador of Turkey. One dressed bird is going all the way to Ankara, just In case something happens to the lively critter dubbed "Uni ty" by judges who picked the grand champion. The live bird was raised by Dick Reyne, McMlnnville. The top dressed bird, going to President Truman, was entered by Loren Johnson, bcappoose. U. S, Bulletin In Prague Confiscated By Czechs PRAGUE. Nov. 21 VP) Czechoslovakia's Communis t Controlled government confiscat ed the U. S. Information ser vice's Czech language bulletin today. I he bulletin reported the text of an American-British resolu tion in the United Nations advo cating "full freedom for expres sion of political opposition" as necessary to tne preservation of world peace. Czechoslovak authorities told the American embassy here they regarded such sentiments as "an alarming report which could menace the security of the state and public order." Paragraph one of section 18 of the Czechoslovak constitution reads: "Freedon of Exm-ession is Guaranteed." AID TO GERMANY HAMBURG-4PV-Since the end of the war every man woman and child in the United Kingdom has contributed four pounds to the feeding and maintenance or tne Germans, an official British re port revealed. The report said that Britain has spent over 200,-, 000,000 pounds since 1945. I Th arts wart to everyday lniuranc Qroblemi By KEN BAILEY QUESTION: Could you tell me if there is any form of Insur ance which will reimburse an owner for loss of rental income in case a leased property is damaged by fire? Also if there is such insurance, is it a part of a regular fire Insurance cov erage or is it a separate policy? ANSWER: Yes. you can obtain Insurance against loss of ren tal income because of fire dam age to th- rental property. This insurance may be added to your regular fire insurance policy and you will pay a small additional premium. If you'll atrmaaa jour own Tniur anc quMona tc thu offic. we'll try to flv jrou tht .-orrect imwtn and there will be i harre er abll- KEN BAILEY INSURANCE AGENCY 31S Pacific Bldg. Phone 398 Sees U. S. Carrying Major Farm Load For World LUBBOCK, Tex.' -JP The American farmer will carry the major food load for the rest of the world sayi Dr. A. W. Young,, head of the plant Industry depart ment of Texas technological Col lege. The American will do this by better methods of farming. Thes arc hybrid seeds, fertilizers, and terracing. Dr. Young foresees a possible crop production increase , luiaiuug ucitci mail Kikciu. He says that atomic science stud ies will someday result in control of the mutations which give bet ter crops. This atomic improve ment will be added , to the other three. Dr. Young says that American farmers still have a lot of land compared with some other na tions. There are six-and-a-half farm acres available for each American, compared to one for each Englishman and two-tenths for each Japanese. . WINDOWS DOORS FRAMES. PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave S. Phone 211 Garden-fresh lettuce and chard are beyond compare. 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