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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.
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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.
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