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THE ELECTION SYSTEM
Charles V. Stanton
Fulton Lewis Jr., who writes "Washington Report" ap
pearing daily in The News-Review, virtually lias the presi
dential nomination all wrapped up and handed to Senator
Taft.
We're a little skeptical.
As a sample of his calculations, he puis Oregon in the
Warren column. This state's delegates, says Lewis, "will
probably go to Warren and then Eisenhower." We'd like
to place a small wager with Mr. Lewis that he has his pre
dictions reversed. And if the balance of his calculations
are as erroneous as his forecast for Oregon, he's going to
look worse than the old Literary Digest. Remember?
But the political writers are doing a lot of figuring con
cerning Oregon.
The well known syndicate writer Marquis Childs says,
for instance : '
Significantly it was in the Or.gon primary four yaari ago that
Stassan was overthrown by Governor Thomai E. Dewey. Up until
that point the tireless Stassen had done extraordinarily well in the
state beauty conteetl and alto in lining up delegate,. Going all out
In Oregon, Dewey captured all of the IS delegates. That victory
swung the tide.
As the last important preiidentiol primery getting netionel
attention, Oregon takes en special significance. The outcome, unless
It were phenomenally dlsestrous, could hardly break the back of
tHe Elsenhower movement. On the other hend, an outstanding vic
tory could supply the final flourish building up to Ike's return from
Europe.
Hits Popular Vote Argument
Each presidential election, with its jockeying and ma
nipulation, creates more and more "demand for election by
popular vote. But the situation in Oregon furnishes a good
example why we should never switch to the popular vote
system, for by so doing we would lose minority protection.
Oregon is a small state, insofar as population is con
cerned. New York City and its boroughs include a popu
lation in excess of 15 million people, as compared with
IVi million in Oregon. What chance would Oregon have of
a voice In a national election on a popular vote basis? How
would the South and West fare in a contest with the East
and Mid-West?
If we were to elect our presidents by national popular
vote, minority areas would become forgotten provinces, to
be exploited by the populous industrial and financial cen
ters. The South and the West have long felt the hand of
eastern industrial restrictive influence. Only in recent
years have these' two regions offered any measure of com
petition in tho industrial picture.
If the East, through preponderance of popular vote,
could elect ' whomever it pleased to direct the affairs of
our government, minority regions would be sunk. All fa
vors from government would go to those areas where the
votes are located.
West Gains Political Strength
But under the existing system of nomination and elec
tion, the voice of each state has its place. The administra
tion must treat each state and each region fairly because
it never knows whjch delegation may swing an election
or on what event political fortune may 3wing.
Oregon, only a tiny speck on the political map, won the
1948 nomination for Dewey. It will be a focal point next
month. Thus Oregon cannot be overlooked as a state with
out political influence.
Our system could he greatly Improved, we believe, if
each stale would adopt a presidential primary system in
which delegates would be required to carry out to the best of
their ability tho expressed wishes of the electorate. But
these systems should be formulated by each state and should
not be dictated nor influenced nationally. The "bargain
ing" power of delegations should never be destroyed, for
only through cooperation between delegates from minority
areas can effective protection be afforded against attempts
by combines of larger delegations to form an administration
which might center its favors on populous regions.
With the poodle haircut swooping
tho country did yon soe tho picture
of Mrs. Truman with her ixuidle
haircut? I am reminded of what
one rniRht call the other extreme in
hair-doing. Kiphty years apo in
Godey's "Lady's Book," the (ash
ion world was electrified with an
nouncement of tho "frou frou '
first seen in "Queen Victoria's
Drawing Room," where the ladies
presented wore their hair in this
charming way. And of course Am
erican ladies would bo doing like
wise before the ink was dry on
Godey's Lady's Book, that dictator
wHch Influenced so many homes.
Til-? frou-frou features the "hair
flowing down the back in a series
of minor chignons and heavy curls
and from tho extreme end droot)
out a few diminutive ringlets. Tho
frou-frou is very becoming and will
be tho fashion in Ihe ballroom,
there is very little doubt."
There was also an item about
the FAN. (Made me think of the
title of a modern song.) "The new
est jewel is a gold and gemmed
brooch worn on the waist, from
which the fan is hung. The poetic,
the eloquent fan will soon have flut
tered its last breath out. It is now
being mounted with ivory handles,
carved in the shape of rifles and
revolvers, ajid, when the ladles pull
MEHDIHG
BASKET
one of those out, a shiver runs
over us before we have time to
reflect." i Editor Godey was per
haps describing tho 1870 version of
the "pistol packing mamma .)
Is there a cashmere shawl In
our treasure chest? 1 recall one
that was cut up by its second owner
into a "tea gown," and when she
tired of that, she "got rid of it."
Even in 1870, Editor Godev re
marked that "a full siied shawl,
such as we call a long shawl, or
dinarily commands in Paris or Lon
don from $500 to $5,000, according
to quality.
"The border of a genuine rash.
I mere shawl is invariably woven In
email ni.n. ..;. .k i-
......... ..inn, ntC UlltTWHrUS
sewed together, as the whole bord
er is substantially sewed on the
center . . .The finest shawls are
made of the fine inner coating of
Thibet goat, and the work of mak
ing a large cashmere shawl takes
the labor of 12 to 14 men at least
six months."
Editor Goiley concludes- "The
devised by fashion to the contrary
passion for shawls, all other wraps
notwithstanding, among all women
everywhere Is remarkable. Granny
would no more think of joing with
out it than without her nightcap."
Nowadays Granny is likely to ap
pear in a Bikini bathing suit.)
The
Fulton Lewis Jr.
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WASHINGTON Saddened Illinois Democrats are far
from comforted by the political pinwheeling of Senator Paul
Douglas,
After the departure of Gov. Adlai Stevenson from the
national political arena, an act classified as cruej, and inhu
man treatment of desperate politicians, Douglas, without be
ing asked .blurted out his fondness for candidate Estes Kefau
ver, the coonskin senator from Tennessee.
Democratic boss Jacob Arvey
and his Illinois political machine
playmates merely groaned. Doug
las had almost squared the circle.
He had first advocated a joint
nomination of Gen. Dwight Eisen
hower, but when the proposal was
greeted with universal silence, he
switched to Gov. Stevenson.
Neither Eisenhower, Stevenson
nor Kefauver has shown any great
enthusiasm for Douglas praise, al
though Kefauver did say thanks.
It appears they all foci Douglas
lacks consistency so there is no
use in embracing him until he
slops spinning.
Douglas has about as much
chance of being the nominee as'
President Truman has of being
asked to submit to a party draft
here in July.
The same machine politicians
who informed the President that
he would not be needed for the
1952 campaign are known to re
gard Kefauver as a political creep
just short of being a twin of
former Vice-President Henry Wal
lace, the Yogi expert and current
chicken farmer.
Douglas is held In the same es
teem. Both Douglas and Kefauver
like to break with something
known as Americans for Democrat
ic Action. This is a sort of rich
man's club of refugee New Deal
ers who got wealthy worrying
about the downtrodden masses. It
is about on a par with a collection
of crackpots ranging from Rus
sian style revolutionists to bobby
soxers from eastern girls' cchools.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt: U"on
Henderson, former boss of the Of
fice of Price Administration, and
Fair Deal columnist Marquis
Childs are considered heavy think
ers in the ADA league. That should
be all you have to know.
Douglas, of course, is an ADA
darling. So is Kefauver. And be
cause of its desire to spread the
collcctivist doctrine, the ADA
practically simpers at the thought
of getting one of their boys in the
White House, or at least in the
vicc-president's seat. If they could
accomplish mis, me nig cny ma
chine bosses would get axed faster
than heads rolled in the wake of
the French revolution.
A week in the midwest snowoci
me that there is less talk among
Democrat there about an individ
uat candidate than there is about
who is going to control the party
during the next four years. Even
if their party is licked, the Dem
ocrats with political savvy know
that whoever becomes the party
leader and in all probability it
w ill be the man who gets the party
nomination here in July will call
the shots and build the machine
for the comeback.
For this reason a series of back
room conferences here, in New
York. California and in Washing
ton are under way. Frank McKin-
ney. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and the man
who took the bad no-ws to Presi
dent Truman, is swing man for
the big city machine bosses. He
passes along word of party de
cisions and pitches national com
mittee propaganda to fit the needs.
When the big bosses decide on
the Democratic man of the hour,
McKinney will be the first to know.
New Washington Skyline
And the decision won't be based
solely on the man who might be
able to beat Senator Houert A
Tat, Eisenhower or whoever gets
the Gop nomination. It will be a
selection best suited to keep party
control in the hands of the bosses,
even if forecasts of a shellacking
next November are correct.
l'resident Truman, of course,
was the best possible candidate
for the political bosses, except for
the fact that distaste of him per
sonally had reached such gigantic
proportions in the country. But he
is dutiful, loyal and tractable to
tk. ,nnk;.A0 Tlta .nnrxh i fnr-
k .vaViiv iiL Mr Truman
lbut wth , of mghcr intel.
1ctUi.i1 capabilities
For this reason Douglas and Ke
fauver give the Democratic big
shots nervous stomachs. They are
both guilty of displaying desires
to allow Wallace type Democrats
to run their political lives, or even
worse, of failing to understand the
problems of the bosses.
Hear Fulton Leivh Daily
On KRKR, 9:15 P.M.
Finds Daylight Saving
Proposal Not Popular
ROSEBURG This being Amer
ica let us enjoy being Americans.
1 meet a lot of people every day
in my blacksmith shop and I have
yet to meet one who approves of
setting the clock one hour ahead.
If the fellows in the shop next
to me want to work all night or
just in the mornings, I think that
is as it should he. If I want to go
to work at 7 oclock, which I often
do, that Is no one's business but
jmj'n0 if I want to go fishing, rather
than work in the shop, that still
concerns only me.
I dont think other people should
be compelled to do as I do, and
I dont want to be compelled to do
as a few others want to do.
If the merchants of Portland
want to screw their clocks an
hour ahead it is O. K. withe
and all the people I have talked
and all the people I have talked
to. If Hie manager of KRXR is
toMiave difficulty keeping in tune
with other stations, whv doesn't
he set his clock ahead?' It won't
make any difference to most of us.
Lets not make a liar out of mv
clock. It has been faithful id
honest along with the sun. Let's
be American. Let the clocks and
the sun agree. We built a nation
on honest time. Most of us can
live on honest time. I'm going to
leave mv clink as it is.
P. H. SCOTT
The Village Blacksmith
Roseburg, Oregon
In the Day's News
(Continued from Page One)
case of second, third and fourth
class mail.
Government rece Dts for second
class mail (newspapers and mag
azines)," he said last night, "are
46 million dollars annually and it
costs the government 240 million
dollars to service it."
In other words, the government
loses about 200 million dollars a
year on second class mail. A lot
of people, especially critics of the
the subsidy the government gives
newspapers, call this a SUBSIDY.
Some of them say to us, when we
criticize other subsidies: "What of
the subsidy the government gives
YOU in the form of second class
mail?"
I don't call it a subsidy. I call it
just plain POOR BUISINESS on
the part of the government.
This newspaper is a minor user
of second class mail. We deliver
the bulk of our papers by our own
carriers. We don't want the gov
ernment to lose money on us. If,
with sound business methods, it
costs the government more to de
liver the comparatively few papers
we send by mail than It gets from
us whv, in that event, raise the
price. We want NO HANDOUTS
from government.
I suspect that wasteful methods,
such as Senator Douglas Is criticis
ing, account for a lot of the second
class mail loss.
Now for another Democrat Sen
ator Russell, who formally launched
ins campaign for the Democratic
nomination for President at Atlan
ta, Georgia, last night. Among oth
er things, he said:
"We must preserve our constitu
tional government and we must
PROTECT THE SOVEREIGN
STATES AGAINST OVER-CONCENTRATION
OF POWERS IN
THE EEDERAL GOVERNMENT."
Elsewhere he has said:
"Among the dangers to our con
tinued freedom is any unchecked
trend toward the concentration of
all the powers of the government
in the national capital. The Found
ing Fathers, who had suffered the
tyrannies of overcentralized gov
ernment, wisely sought to define
and LIMIT the federal Dowej-.
"I am a Jcffersonian Democrat
who believes in the greatest prac
ticable degree of local self-government.
The maintenance of the
RIGHTS OF THE STATES in an
indissoluble union is our protection
against that LOSS of individual
rights and liberties which has al
ways followed undue centralization
of authority."
To that, I say AMEN!
Federal Judge David A. Pine,
after hearing the government's
contention that the President has
power to seize the steel industry
without specific authorization of
law and regardless of the due pro
cess clause of our constitution, ask
ed this questoin:
"DOES THE GOVERNMENT
CONTEND IT CANNOT FUNC
TIONS UNDER THE CONSTITU
TION. If the government does contend
it can not function under the con
stitution, and therefore must func
tion hv PRF.sidfntiai. nprnirp
it's high time for a change in our
government.
Otherwise our liberties will soon
be om where the woodbine tin
eth. I've been quoting these able,
clear-thinking Democrats to point
up the fact that this campaign isn't
just one in which the Republicans
seek or themselves the power the
Democrats have held for the past
20 years.
I We stand at a crossroad. We
Iface the hard fact that too much
power has been held in too f.w
I hands too long. As a result, our
solvency is threatened by reckless
(extravagance and our liberties are
i threatened by the growing concen
tration of federal power. -
Able and patriotic Democrats,
as well as Republicans, see that
irlearly and are beginning to speak
lout.
Umpqua Forest
Visitors In '51
Total 68,630
The Umpqua National Forest had
68.630 visitors during 1951, accord
ing to a report from the regional
office of the U. S. Forest Service,
which reports almost 12 million
people visiting the 19 national for
ests of the Pacific Northwest dur
ing the year.
The report divides visitors on the
Umpqua forest into 34.050 using
campgrounds, 9.350 in picnic areas,
30' using the forest for winter
sports, 450 in organizational camps,
5,660 at resorts, 640 summer home
residents, and 3-650 in other forest
areas. Persons traveling the for
est roads and highways numbered
58,830.
The Mount Hood national forest
In Oregon, had 1,931,000 visitors,
the highest number recorded by
any of the 13 national forests in
the State. The Snoqualmie led the
6 national forests of Washington
with a total patronage of 4,580,400.
The Wenatchee was second with
1,562,800 visitors.
Popularity Increasing
TtlA Forest SprvW rnnnrte a An-
drier tronrl Inurarilt hattiiu a nf
picnic areas because of the popu
larity of afternoon drives, on which
picnic luncnes are carried. Many
fishermen anrl vapalinnina famil
ies, some from as far away as Flor
ida and Maine, came with trailers
or brought sleeping bags and tents,
SDendin? entire varatinne in the
numerous campground areas.
Leading winter sports forests
are: Mount Hood, In Oregon, with
197,000 devotees; in Washington,
the Snoqualmie. with 126.000, the
yyenaicnee, wnn 63.000 ana the
Mount Baker, with 27,500.
All Of ttlPCA fifTnrne naliirsll,.
are estimates, according to the For
est Service. However, they are
compiled from reports by rangers
on the ground, and show a reliable
index of the trend of forest rec
reational use. Recreation is one of
the imnnrtnnt ftinptinna in tho ITab
est Service multiple use manage
ment plan, along with timber crops.
waiersnea protection, wildlife and
grazing.
Since the period during the 1930s
When the Civilian rnnmm.linn
Corps helped to build and maintain
many campgrouna improvements,
numerous installations hnva rlnlar.
iorated. Folsom reports that the
run-si service now nas a serious
problem in maintaining sanitation
and Rafnlv f-nnHitinnc in it Ia...
camps with the small funds avail
able for that purpose, but every
effort is being made to obtain the
maximum of comfort and pleasure
for visitors.
Keep Job Until Notified,
Air Reservists Told
HAMILTON, Calif., Air Force
reservists who have been tentative
ly selected for active duty should
not quit their jobs or close, out
their personal affairs until they
aetliallv rpnaiva nrrlap. riiBnin
them to report, Fourth Air Force
neaaquaners otncials cautioned.
They added:
Before traveling to an Air Force
installations for an authorized med
ical examination, Ihe reservist
should contact the hospital for an
appointment.. He will pay his
travel expenses for the examina
tion. Before contracting to move or
store his household goods, ihe re
servist should contact the trans
portation officer at nearest Air
rorce installation, lor iruormation
or Instructions.
Air reservists requesting exten
sion of their reporting date for
active service may In certain in
stances be granted as much as 30
days extension.
This Note To Underwrite The Douglas County Centennial
Will Be Offered By the Jr. Chmmkr of Commerce Wednes
day, April 30.
On or before October 1, 1952, I promise to pay to order of the DOUGLAS
sum of:
; Dollars
for value received, with Interest from October 1, 1952, at the rote of six per cent per onnum until paid, ond in
cose suit or action is instituted to collect this note, or anv portion thereof, I promise to pay such additional
sum of money os the court may adjudge suitable attorney's fees in such suit or oction.
It is expressly understood that this note Is given in consideration of the execution of similar notes by other in
terested parties and for the purpose of financinq the paqeont to be produced by the DOUGLAS COUNTY
CENTENNIAL, INC. in Auqust ond September, 1 952, and that my liability hereon is limited to my proportion
ate share of any deficit that may result from the production of said pogeont.
THIS NOTE IS NULL AND VOID UNLESS
TOTAL UNDERWRITING OF ,'T LEAST -$30,000
IS SECURED.
.writifi:
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Elkfon
By MRS. GRACE SAWYERS
Mrs. Edith Gates is confined to
her home with flu.
The Elton Methodist Church
held a regular potluck dinner and
business meeting Sunday.
Mrs. Teeda Gould, Mrs. Anna
Franklin and Mrs. Grace Sawyers
were Cottage Grove business visit
ors Tuesday.
Mrs. John Channer .returned
Tuesday from Eugene where she
has been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Harry Cool and daughter-in-law
and grandson, Harry, are
guests of Frances Hedden.
Mrs. Betty Grimsrud was called
to LaGrande recently by the death
of her mother.
Floyd Weatherly took his brother
Dick, to Portland for a medical
check-up. Carry Weatherly accom
panied his uncle to spend a few
days with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Peters.
John Sawyers was a dinner guest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
eth Wallace Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arly Marsh were
transacting business in Eugene
Friday.
The Rev. W. J. Hamilton return
ed Friday from Portland where he
has been visiting with his famly.
The John McNeil family are ill
with the flu.
Jim Piper, a student at the U.C.C
of Eugene substituted for Dr. Guy
Wright at the Christian Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riley and
baby of Eugene were Sunday din
ner guests at the borne of Mr. and
Mrs. Arley Marsh. Mrs. Riley is a
daughter of the Marshes.
Mrs. Lucille Moore is reported to
have pneumonia. Her mother from
Eastern Oregon is caring for her.
Mrs. Frances Hedden is reported
improving from the flu.
Pre-Princess Ball Dated
May 16 In Local Armory
A pre-princess ball for Douglas
County Centennial queen candi
dates will be held in the Armory
May 16.
Each of the candidates will be
allowed to sell Centennial mer
chandise. They will also appear on
a one-hour show the highlight
of the ball.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce is sponsoring the event, and
President Sid Moon reports that
top talent has been secured for
the show.
The ball was inaugurated to help
candidates In their race for queen
Ladies will be admitted free.
Methodist From India
To Address C. C. Forum
?ieaker at Monday's meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce forum i
luncheon in the Hotel Umpqua will '
be the Rev. Paul E. Wagner, Super- j
intendeit of Mehtodist work
in the Udgir district in the interior
of the northern part of Hyderabad
State, India.
The Rev. Mr. Wagner will also
be guest speaker at the Methodist
church at 8 p.m. Monday. t
Arrangements for the chamber
forum were made by the Rev. W.
A. MacArthur, local Methodist past
or. The Rev. Mr. Wagner will be
introduced by M. L. Kumlcr. 4 H
agent, who served six years in In
dia in agricultural work.
USED RADIOS
Good Selection of
Home and Auto Radios
7.00 up
Kent RADIO Service
405 W. Cass, Phone 3-3446
VOTE FOR
JOHN P. AMACHER
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Amacher is Chairman of the Douglas County Parks
Board, member of 0 & C Advisory Board, Member of
Forestry Committee of the Rosebur.q Chamber of Com
merce, Past President Umpqua Basin Conservation Coun
cil, Past "resident Rosebura Pod and Gun Club, Former
Vice-President Oregon Wildlife Federation, member
Izaak Walton League; Elk, Mason, octive Republican
worker.
For sound, economical qovernment and wise use of
natural resources.
. Vote For
JOHN P. AMACHER
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Pd. Adv. by Amacher for Rvpmenti
live Comm. Bmc L. Yeager, 421 S.
Jckin St., Roseburi, Ore.. Se.
Difficult Transfer
Job Neatly Performed
The task of putting a 2.550-pound
electric tabulating machine into
the fourth floor of the Pacific build
ing early Friday was undertaken
and accomplished by equipment
Flegel's the project was relatively
The machine was ordered by
the Southern Oregon Log Scaling
Bureau, but how to get it into its
office on the top floor of the build
ing was the problem.
For the expert crane handler of
Flegel's the project was relatively
simple, however, and the job ex
pected to take about two hours
was accomplished in slightly over
an hour. Cass Street was blocked
between Stephens and Rose, and
the job was started at 6 a.m.
The machine was taken through
the office window upstairs by
shortly after 7 o'clock.
The city of Oslo, Norway, was
founded more than 900 years ago.
New Englanders were the first
to extract the oil from menhaden,
a species of fish.
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