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i 4 The Nwi-Rvlw, Roieburg, Ore. Frl., Jon. 11, 1952 to 9tews-Hetriew , PualiiKaa' Dally ttfft lunday k Hi. . N.wt-R.vi.w Company, Inc. : slant ii unil alaii maltat Mar 1. Iba aaa afflaa at Baseball Ofaaaa. anar act al March I, Mil CHARLES V. STANTON EDWIN L KNAPP , Mlto M.n.i.r M.mbar el rtia Anoclotad Praia, Orajoii Nawipapai PuHliriara Association, the Audit tu'aou ol Circulation Baarasaala. i tvtst-UOLLIDAt CO. INC., allied la Naw fart. Calaaia. aa rraecltca. L.i Aattlai, laallia. rarllaa, gatara aa Sa.ana clau Hallir Mar 1. 1M, al Iba rail Olllta al Kaaabarl. Oraiaa. Uadal Aal af March f. tail. OBiCIIPTION ATM-1 Oraiaa-Br Mall-Par Taar. SU.Ml all thi. M "l Ibraa aaaalai. Ml. Br Nawa-tl.w Cairiat Par Taaf. IIS.M (la a, taacal. ! Ibaa aaa rear, air raanlh. Il.aa. O.I.U. Oraaa Br Mall . Par Taar. CILaOt ala aaaalaa. tSMi thrae aaaatha. A JOB WELL DONE ' By CHARLES V. STANTON vJt will seem extremely odd, come election day, to nee a county ballot without the name of Roy Agee for county clerk. We'll also feel a little Bad about it. Part of our sadness, though, will be because Roy prob ably will be out fishing while we have to work. But it any man ever deserved appreciation from the public he has served so long and so well, that man is Roy A&ee. , A Democrat by political affiliation a true Democrat, not the Socialist variety he was elected term after term in a county in which Republicans strongly predominated. Time and again he secured nomination from the Republi cans through write-in votes at primary elections. It has been seldom thatany Republican has challenged him for the office, knowing full well that opposition would lead only to defeat. He has held the office of. county clerk since the first of January 1929, having been elected in the fall of 1928. A native of Douglas County, member of a pioneer fam ily, he taught school for seven years. He became deputy county clerk in 1908, serving for five years under the late B. H. Lenox. He engaged in farming at Wilbur for a few years, then spent three years as deputy county clerk for Coos County. Efficient Service Given Service- to the public became the supreme policy of the clerk's office' when Agee took over its administration in 1929. It was not then as large an office as now. Most of the work" was handled by Mr. Agee and one deputy. Today he has eleven deputies. , Never, so far as we can recall, has there ever , been an authentic criticism of his conduct of the office. Auditor after auditor praised the efficiency of his work, the strict and accurate accounting, the creasing volume of work was been managed with the greatest of economy. : " . But most pleasing of all has been the spirit of friend liness and helpfulness shown the public throughout all "these yearn. Mr. Agee always service and accommodation far , his office- . i Before he leaves office, having announced that he will not again be a candidate. The News-Review wants to ex press to him its personal gratitude and appreciation for his fine cooperation. News reporters sometimes a busy public office. It seems they always want some old, musty record or file, just at the time every office employee is swamped with work. The reporter is forever asking questions, seeking news. As county clerk, Mr. Agee has always made the records of his office available to the press and has given personal aid to News-Review reporters in collecting news available from his department. He has been particularly cooperative in the difficult task of simplying election news. He has placed at the com mand of the newspaper the full facilities of his office, that returns might be speeded to readers. It goes without saying that such cooperation is deeply appreciated by the newspaper benefitting therefrom. Leaves Fine Record The work of his office has .increased enormously in recent years. It is quite evident that the influx of new residents, the sale and transfer df property, and the many other activities connected with a growing community have resulted in heavy increase in the work of filing and re cording. Every department of the office has grown and expanded. It is easy to understand that Roy has grown tired under the many years of service a service he could never completely delegate to subordinates but one to which he must devote his own energy. , Ho has now chosen to retire. His retirement does not come because he iears he could not be again elected. Roy Agee could remain in the clerk's office so long as he lives. The people of Douglas County have shown their confidence in him b.v the almost unanimous vote that has returned : him to oitice term after term. ' But age, health and pressure of work eventually bring about a desire to retire to easier state of living. Roy has earned his relaxation nntl we know we speak for every person who knows him when we express gratitude for a job well done and wish for him many more years of good fishing. American Food Bills Analyzed On Double Basis WASHINGTON Of) H you think your food budjet has gone up since the war, you both right and wrong, says the Agriculture De partment. A department food price report laid Friday that it is true, as ev ery housewife knows, that it takes more dollars to buy a specified quantity of food today than per haps ever before. But the cost of (hat quantity of food represents a smaller propor tion of the average consumer's in come than at any time since 1946, the department said. Americans were said to be spend ing at the annual average per cap ita rate of $375 for food. This was aid to be 28 per cent of the av- erage disposable Income money left after payment of personal tax es. Comparisons Mad The department said food expen ditures averaged $34B In 1950, or 28 per cent of the average disposal income. By comparison, food costs averaged $338 or 27 per cent in STi '" i" civic affair. poeially' n"Z $329 or 28 per cent In 1947 and $292 Methodist Church. They have three 5 5" ce.nt . 1945', I children, Bill, a senior in Yoncalla The department said farmers are. High School, and twin daughters, receiving about 49 cents of the con- Carole and Carolvn, who are soph sumer'i food dollar compared with 'mores in high achool. dispatch with which the in handled. Yet the office has has found time to give beyond the requirements of are a pest, we know, around 48 cents In 1950, a record of 54 cents in 1945 and 40 cents for the pre-war average. The agency said the farmers' share ranged from 15 cents out of every dollar spent for canned corn to 77 cents for choice beef, 73 cents for eggs, 72 cents for butter, and 59 cents for milk. The Jack Boucockj Plan Canada Move In Summer By MRS. GEORGE EDES Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roucock, who have operated a hardware store in Yoncalla for the past five years have sold their slock to Michael J. Mcsi of Portland. Mesi has been in business in Portland for a number of years and recently achieved national no tice as an inventor. His most recent invention is an elcctricallv operated scoreboard, which gives lans a round by round scoring of the fights bv the referee and two judges. George Pasern. Portland Journal sports writer has stated the scoreboards invented and built by mine nipsi are me nest in use any where at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Boucock will re main in Yoncalla until June when they plan moving to Canada where they have a farm. The Boucocks have been active ' In The Day's News By FRANK (Continued from Page 1) us is our own state of mind. . .We can LOSE if we falter." 1 feel compelled to add that the ouright corruption and the all around cynical lack of moral stam ina that have developed within our government because of lack of sound moral leadership haven't done anything to improve our state of mind. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts says in Washington he believes the door is still open for General Eisenhower to return to civilian life before the Republican presi dential nominating convention. He says he i doesn't interpret Eisenhower's statement that he will not ask for relief from his hyiropean defense assignment as foreclosing all possibility aside from Presidential action that the general may take off his uniform before July. Then he adds: "But 1 agree that he can not make any statement on the issues of the pre-convention campaign while he is still in uniform." I suppose not although we have upset so many rules and prece dents in recent years that I think it might not hurt us if we tilted the rule that a soldier who is qualified to be President and who has signified that he will be the Republican candidate for Presi dent if the party's convention of fers him the nomination may not spcaK out lo the neoDle on what he conceives to be the duty of the next President of the United States. . It seems to me that unbroken silence on General Eisenhower's part in such a situation would be nothing short of ABSURt). I think it could pasiIv rpKiilt tn his failure to receive the nomina tion. Let me make myself clear. I WANT GENERAL EISEN HOWER FOR PRESIDENT. I have faith in him. I have .followed his utterances while he was out of uniform closely enough to be convinced on MY OWN ACCOUNT that he is Power went off at 10:40 a.m. Sunday morning, the electric clock told us when we came home from church. One who came in from Smith River said she had followed the snow plow part way through eight inches of snow on her way to 99, so probably the emergency crew working in the cold and wet, had snow to contend with, too. Telephone operator said power was on in Drain but off all around there. It was off here on highway 38 for almost nine hours. But we were snug and cozy, waiting. Well, EJ did decide he might as wril cover up that water pipe valve one time as another. So he worked out in the cold and wet, too, for a while. I am becoming quite adept at cooking on top of the oil heater drum. Fried chicken and made hot chocolate. We ate by lantern lignt, barn type of kerosene lantern. Guess we'll have to take our neighbor's advice and get a Cole man lantern. Maybe we II take nother bit of advice, too, and i opt a littlA pnnVclnvA that hurtw ' wood. It docs for a rubbish burner when the power is on. Trouble is, we didn't use our thinker the way the R'a did. To use our nresent flue for both oil heater and cook-' aS vvRW r -rxVV On the Menu for-'52 JENKINS the kind of man we ought to have as our leader in this emergency. But I find many people who are fearful of a soldier. I find many more who are confused as to what General Eisenhower may believe and what he may stand for. They don't know. They WANT to know. But how can they know if he doesn't tell them? The Republican convention next summer won't be any walkaway for General Eisenhower. It will be made up largely of politicians. Politicians as a class are not in clined to be FOR him. I think they will be inclined to be against him on general political prin ciples. The only thin; that will cause them to accept him will be as silent from now on as the the conviction that HE IS THE ers, of course, will speak for him. His friends and his political back ONLY REPUBLICAN WHO CAN WIN. How can that conviction be built proverbial clam? up if General Eisenhower is re quired by precedent to remain But surely we all remember Pris cilla and John Aldcn in Longfel low's Courtship of Miles Stand ish. John was wooing Pr.sciiia uii behalf of his friend Miles. Pris cilia listened, biit wasn't con vinced. She said to John: "If I am not WORTH THE WOO ING, I surely am not worth the winning. "Why don't you speak FOR YOURSELF, john? I think a lot of people are going to want General Eisenhower to speak for himself. I doubt if they want him to come home and get up to his ears in the muck and the mess of a normal Amer ican political campaign. But they will want to hear from his own lips something about his own per sonal beliefs as to the duties and responsibilities of the next Presi dent of the United States. I hope a way can be found to give Ike the opportunity to do just that. EIIDIHG BASKET stove, we'd have lo put the latter in tho bedroom. Of course that would be handy for bacon and eggs In the morning, wouldn't it? Now that's an idea. After all, we still have the sink reposing on the living room floor. (Comments from readers on that idea are amusing. . .thanks!) I begin to wish this "formica," rolled up in a huge box in the spare bedroom, was back in Se attle or some other seaport. After all, EJ did a wonderful job of laying the linoleum on the floor. If we had chosen linoleum, the counters would have been finished, and the sink where it would do me some good. But I can't stir him up to do the "formica." Any sug gestions on. that? I have been possessing my soul in patience for a month now at least. What with Santa Claus and other previous commitments, John Ballash said he couldn't do it "un til January 5th." Alas, came Jan uary 5th and "not until next Wed nesday." So I'm possessing m y soul, etc. some more. . .Won't it be thrilling to pour water down a sinkl Light waves and radio waves arc the same except for length. Cut On Ladino Clover Support Price Advised PORTLAND' Wl The govern ment support price on Ladino Clo ver should be reduced 15 cents a pound, the Oregon Seed Growers League was told here Monday. ' The league's clover committee said the present support price of $1.25 might cause a surplus. The committee urged that the support price be cut to $1.10. The con vention will act on the com mittee's report later. In other business Monday, grow ers were told of two possible new clover crop seeds Romack peas lrom (jeorgia and a new rust re sistant ryegrass from South Amer ica. Virgil Freed, Oregon State Col lege agronomist, described a new spray, IPC Chloro, which he said would aid in controlling velvet and other annual grasses in fescue stands; The new spray soon will he available commercially, he said, i James Short, Redmond, league president, appointed a committee to investigate a proposed tonnage tax on Oregon grown seeds, the proceeds to be used to advertise the industry. George B. Davis of Oregon State College reported that rough hand ling damaged 43.5 per cent of the Oregon potato crop. He said the damage resulted in a grade reduction of 13.1 per cent of the marketable crop. , MacArthur For GOP Keynoter Considered WASHINGTON I The pos sibility of inviting Gen. Douglas MacArthur to be keynote speaker at the Republican. Presidential Nominating convention is under discussion by members of the Party's Executive committee. . A prominent GOP official, who asked not to be quoted by name, told a reporter that he and his colleagues have talked over such an invitation to the general. This party member said Mac Arthur is almost certain to, be asked to make a major speech at the July convention in any event a likelihood confirmed in other Republican quarters. Noise, as well as music, is a series of sound waves in the air. IporcelainizeTwI tai lliwalw-alcrtury iarvka lgjmyj like the Thoroughbred it is... Tho parltine, thn of Porctlamizo thrill your prido on ovtry rtd and givs your cor month oftw month of nw car luitro. Enjoy driving mo moit beautiful cor on tho roodl 4 IMPORTANT BENEFITS DftWf WTO OUR SHWCf DFPI. 1QDM Lockwood ROSE ond OAK ST. Fulton II CM Si Qfj(?0 WASHINGTON Every member of the United States Senate should be required to read the resolution of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association opposing the United Nations covenant on human rights. . This super-government propo sal tampers with the liberties of Americans. It soon will be pre sented to the ' U. S. Senate for ratification after the General As sembly of the United Nations is asked to approve the plan. Should the Senate adopt the proposal, United Nations rules and regula tions presumably would supersede the American Constitution. For instance, the covenant, at the insistence of the Soviet Union, includes a provision that would force member nations to "provide legislation" to assure the right of all to medical service and attention in the event "of sickness. In other words, by United Nations fiat, the U. S. would be required to so cialize its medicine. In another' clause, the covenant states that higher education "shall be made progressively free." In other words, federal financing for Ml college students, a socialistic dream that has gained numerous converts in U. S. educational cir cles. It, would mean the end of freedom from government control for all liberal arts colleges. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, U. S. Rights, is responsible for still an other socialistic scheme that was adopted. This one makes it man datory for the various govern ments to "provid? the right to work" for its citizens. This could only be done, of course, with a totally managed economy, wherein wages and working conditions are set by international -law, and not by collective bargaining between management and labor. It would be interesting to wit ness the reaction of some of our labor leaders say, for example, the bosses of the garment work ers industry when and if a Unit ed Nations tribunal orders them to reduce U. S. garment industry wages to the level of some foreign nation, so as to bring prices and working conditions in line with plans of the super-socialists. I doubt if they would feel so global-minded, as many profess to do today. the ABA got through examining When the House of Delegates of this mess of socialistic pottage, it adopted the following recommen dation: ' . "Resolved, that the American Bar Association is of the opinion that the draft international cov enant on human rights, as pre pared at the 1951 session of the United Nations Commission o n Human Riehts Is not in such form nor of such content as to be suit able, for aDoroval and adoption by the General" Assembly of the United Nations, or for ratifica tion by the United States of Amer ica." After this start, ABA delegates tackled the subject from the stand point of treaties. The ABA resolu tion calls upon Congress to "amend the Constitution so as to provide that in legislating to give effect to treaties, Congress shall make no law not otherwise authorized by the Constitution," and savs that "the power reserved to the States and to the people, shall not be abolished nor altered by any treaty or executive agreement, nor otherwise than by constitutional amendment.". In the South China Sea 3U milea of communication cable was re cently cut from the line between Hong Kong and Amoy. This is usually the work of thieves be cause cable material, unraveled and melted down, makes top black market items. -WHY BE SICK? You've not tried everything until you see DR. SCOFIELD X-Ray Chiropractor I minutes from town on ' Rifle Range Rd. Dial 3-3133 r fr arty. 0 U tofcti.Ml.Tv1 be eJ tvilfcawi wwj ittpm eeter wemtinti ay a 4tnaJ at cfi etaj a BaTWa (m tt tm tnaj fitfJwrittf loavfy. OvV lent Malntaiw. M Motors, Inc. PHONE 3-4486 Levis Jr. This would stop the global So cialists in their tracks. And it should be done. They want to tamper with press freedom and our civil rights In court, as well as the other schemes involving education, job rights and health. For instance, they are proposing an international criminal court fur the trial of world citizens, includ ing Americans. The ABA says this one smells worse than the cove nant on human rights, an opinion I think most Americans would assume to be correct. Hear Fulton Lewis Daily On KRNR, 9:15 P. 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