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The Keritlnel Cottage Grove, Oregon Cottage 6n>v» Mtmrl Thur«., April 2», 1948 Letter From Washington “ Established August 15, 1889 W. C. MARTIN..... ......... —-------------------------------- Editor, Publisher By Hiirria Ellsworth, RepH'seutativ« in Congress bVom Oregon’s Fourth CongressioiiNl District Glancing Backward UNITED NATIONS From the files <>f the Sentinel April IS, 1928 IN ACTION t 'hildi en's Em. i g e n c y Fund which goes over the heads of all governments and appeals directly to ordinary men, women and chil dren nil over the world. The Trusteeship Council is go- Ing ahead solidly It may not lx* proceeding very quickly, Imt at least it han not taken any decision which has had to Is- changed litter. The mvinlx'rs of the Truaterthip Council work very well together, anil I umlerxliind that »II who have followed their work aie very satlsfleif I have also In mind the work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural < tigoni/i Hon (UN ESCI ri mid the World Health < Irgimizntl.m (WHO) ui many different count t ies. This Is n crucial period of our work, it really difficult one It Is <i very go.nl ymo Io consider ninny Alice Kuney of Cottage Grove a junior in vocational education months. The Interior -Department ap- He will «(leak at breakfast, lunch 6 Mos. 3 Mos. OSC. has been chosen vic.-( at propriations bill will anon be eon and dinner meetin*«, will en In Lane-Douglas Counties - .2.50 1.50 1.00 brought to the Floor id the House. deavor to visit most of the cities prc«i«h*nt of Theta Sigma Ehl, mi Du tilde This District _____ The sub-committee has been hold in the state, and will meet and tional honorary and professional .3.00 1.75 1.50 ing hearings for nearly two greet as many voters as possible. JournaHatlc fraternity tor women Foreign Rate« on Application. G. O. Knowles, K K Müls, R months and is now about ready to Stassen has made several appear- WITHOUT OUR aurPORT'IT TAIL* Ln I «red at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second ria«« matter. '•mark up” the bill. I appeared be- iUM»« in Oregon during the last two L. Stewart. A. O. Nichols and W 1 fore the committee and urged ap years. I huve not heard that he S Averill have been ap|suntvd as proval of funds for construction of will be there again before May 21, a coimnittee fium the Chamber of By Trygve Lie Bonneville transmission lines in but it ia pretty certain that u great Commerce to rooperiit.' with the AUDITORIAL« NATI farmers union for the annuiti I Secretol v-Genernl of the Southwestern Oregon. 1 also «poke many of hi« sup|»ortors and workers ................ ...... .. f ASSOCIATION state .... convention to l»e held here Nations at some length regarding the work will be active there. in May. of the Bureau of Mines Labora- Judging from conversation« I I should like T)w trout season openisl Sun- . tory at Albany. have heard at the luncheon table •ay a few In ray testimony, I pointed out and III the cloakroom, I believe Re •lay, but no catches large enough born thirty years too soon words h b o u t that the time has tdtout arrived publicans here are going to be pay to enter the cuntcst at Brand's the general sit when the facilities at Albany ing very chw attention to the store. In a recent issue of the Eugene Register Guard charges HAROLD STASSEN Mr. nml Mrs. J. E. Tate ob- uation of the should tie increased to take in election returns from Oregon the are made that the county has lost upwards of in the «erved their 50th wedding anni Unitisi Nations work in the electrochemical field night of .May Mint. u ’ 'if timlier lands in the past eight years Thus, versary ut the home of their it, be work of lite United Nations, and to do basic research work in who have been following the county manager plan argument daughter, Mrs. James Tow n Sun have non-metallie« such as clay, shale Not long ago, House „ . the — --------Un- will realise that the Eugene newspaper had one primary purpose silica sands, pumice, gypsum, Amencan Activities Committee im day afternoon. Paul De Vaux in mind and this was to plug for the county manager idea, under Seven wi re arrested at Lirane so much in the limestone and other deposits com- plied that Dr. Edward U. Condon, Sunday on a liquor charge by Mel the theory that if enough inefficiency was exposed, the people about lite mon to the Northwest ansi. I ond Direetor of the National Bunmu of Harold E. Stassen on Monday would vote for the county manager plan. isi my statement to the sub-cnm- Standards, wax a bad security risk vin Turnbull, deputy sheriff and opened, what he calk'd, his cam inittee with the following R M Bennett, state prohibition < Irgunkution Reviewing the records of the county court for the past paign for Oregon. recont The committee also intimated thut officer. I am not trying to hide the fact mendations: few years, there isn't much doubt in the minds of many but that Dr. Condon should be removed from The last time he visited us we A chamber of commerce com that the United Nations has lost in the hi« important reaponaibility, which the majority of the court were born about thirty years too soon were otaerving his .thtements and Rurt Although « £ not included " mittee will circulate ix tltions to very much of its prestige e-qieei- „ under- involves, among other things, elos. - •’’«•mate, it « m.V in trying to solve some of the problems faced with today. The actions with the attitude, “we ll have thn-e changes made in the ally in connection with the work standing that the facility« at the contact with the work being done court "with possibly one exception is still straggling with the see what the next fella has to Albany Laboratory should be add- by the Atomic Energy Oommisaion. ObmmiMion city charter. One is to make the of the Security Council But in the depression complex. One we know of. if he hasn't had occasion say.” Now after many aspirants ed to by the construction of an Statements in the press nei city recorder's office appointive. present situation I ilo not think By GENE WARE to change his mind, is still laboring under the impression that have had their say. Stassen is electroehemical latxwatory build ther clear nor conclusive, wen. with the From the files of the Sentinel, it is quite right to apeak only April 21, 1938 about the prestige of the Unit'd < ottnge Grove is a backwoods, logging community, entitled only greeted with a good deal of en ing. rhere should be another and result that it seemed as if Dr. Robert Hutchins, iKad man thusiasm. He has traveled owr Bill Zimmerly and Earl Hill are Nations. As I undeistand the pit to the second class roads. The court isn’t alone, however, in its more smaller building to house research nt the University of Chicago, of the U. S. and talked to in non-metal lies. <f not in the Condon were beirfg maliciously ami the best "alibien" in Cottage ent situation, whut is really al views with reference to improvements. There are still some busi more ordinary Americans than deliberately smeared. At least they came out In ■stake today is the prestige of the come« up with the comment nessnien who ean’t live down the depression period and who any of the other would be candi coming fiscal year, certainly the The House OunmlttM on Inter Grove a tie for first place in the alibi five big powers (China. France. that "Mo«t Americans can't uv the atom for the bomb." Re- think any sort of improvement will serve one purpose only and dates. He answers spontaneous laboratory should be completed by state and Foroign Commerce, of golf tournament staged at the golf United Kingdom, United States during this one-ay liable tliat is to make more county and state taxes, which they hate questions from his audiences after the addition of these two buildings which I am a member, lately had course .Sunday with a 31. ami U.S S Rj. at the earliest possible moment. occasion to hear testimony an this thoughts Mr Hutchms means to jmy. We have even heard the argument that to paint your own nearly every speech and books re- 1 Work Mrs, Clifford Smith brought to The United Nations wu found in these fields is not being subject. The matter was recently bouse is more or less of a sin because the deputy tax, collector turn engagements to keep his lis done to any extent in any other debated the Sentinel office yesterday an ed on the nssiunption that the five we've forgotten that the active on the Floor of the House. little atom can be us.-d (or oth teners posted on new questions «COuld gee it and immediately raise your taxes. laboratory, and yet, basic electro It was stated, ami the statements egg with a tail The hen that laid big (lowers would try to seek er things iM'sldes blowing peo and latest developments of pre With reference to our own county affairs, it looks like we I chemical work and basic research were proven by documents ami the egg must have known of the agreement among themselves and ple kxxKt from their mortgage«. discussed problems. haVe reached a point where the voters will have to clean house viously work in non-metallies is essential photostatic Copies of documents, Easter season and derided it was would cooperate. Today, especial Already atomic knowledge lx As one listens he has a feeling or we may be forced to accept a method where we will have that to round out a complete labora that Dr. Condon ia a member of the up to her to do something about it ly. I think it is primarily up to tiring iise«l to combat disease, this man is sincere and Twenty-nine students will leave them to find a solution to many of to advance «clcnce and to aid little or no voice in the county affairs, such as is proposed under straight forward, bound to his tory program." American-Soviet Science Society, Friday to take (>art in the state the questions which are before the During the war, the National the county manager plan. and is a member of the executive industry The University of convictions and that's perhaps Park Service was very nearly sus- of that organization. The American music contest. Chicago has n 12 million dollar what scares the old line party Glenn Swanson hns issued n call At the same time, I think credit program of atomic research to I»ended. Ordinary care and main- ' 1 Soviet Science Society is closely leaders. tenance of the parks and national affiliated with the National Council for all baseball players and others must !«• given to t h e Security determine the way« In which _ VIGILANCE PRICE OF SAFETY Oregon should not be expected monuments was cut to a point of American-Soviet Friendship. interested in baseball to be nt the Council for some of the thing« atoms can Is’ used for the good ‘‘A eommunist or a fascist party, under democratic svst. ms to go out of its way to greet where they emerged from the war Inc., which organisation was cited Kelly field this Sunday at 2:00 which it has accomplished. I am of nil mankind That's the liest Dewey this trip though, pm. Three rnemlwrx of last year's thinking, for instance, of tin* Leb an low a worc of elections and continue to function freely ” Thomas we ve beimi for some as we know he isn’t making it period in a very run-down condi as subversive by Attorney General team have Iwen lost to Dram, new anon un«l Syrian quest inn of 1946, ¡»1^"'Henry Ch.a“b<‘r,in- ‘>B«‘ 1« ««eh a partv win because he planned it that way. tion I called this fact to the at Clark. The closeneaa of the affilia Cascade entry. time, ' dr‘,On,’ °r som<‘ho* h*n<b on the stat.' author- Several weeks have gone by since tention of the Appropriations Sub tion of these two organizations is Dr. W. E. Lebow who hns prac the Iranian case, also in 1946, th. I Ut you rlnn’t know how old Indonesian situation, wha-h lx lie- committee along with the fact Moth, y without an election, and the pendulum stops right there is We he said he wouldn't be out this that travel in the parks now is proven by the fact that they have tice«! dentistry for sixteen yran ing dealt with now. and the drllb- the same office address in New have '\'|UiS|tC new ELGIN or there are no more free elections. The people have no ehanee way but he apparently finds Ore- <>n Main street will move to the enitk.n« which are proceeding AMERICAN mV y and to reconsider their verdiet ” I gon’s 12 votes may have some 20 j»er cent greater than pre-war. York and use the same telephone newly decorated office jn the with regar«! to nKxhmlr li is Specifically, I request.-d that full , number. A photostat of a cancelled the Mothers' gift she’ll timer apartments. ’8i of saying that a people must always be effect or influence in areas where Budget allowances be made for I check drawn in favor ........................ true that the < hi nei I of the Science • igilantly alert if it is to be saved from tyranny. A single failure opponents are piling up votes that i , Crater Lake Park and for the 1 Society and endors.'d by the Amer Mr. and Mn W A. Wixwlard has not bren able to «ulve other prire for II« benuty, mu fulm «« and thè wny tt di . s < s up h«T i single misstep, and the organized forres of dictatorship will he thought he had sewed up. How Oregon Caves. Calling attention | ¡can-Soviet Friendship organization arc in Southern California for a im|n>rtant questiona. dn sscr Thevr. h-aulifuily de- ever we arc interested in what he two weeks vacation I think that very much can be %k°Unt5y S ,,bertws aa «»mpletely as if thev ha«l never will have to say . . . but keeping to the need for reconstruction of wa* exhibited on the Floor of the Jack Mnulding's new boat is said In appreciation of the results signed, have h-tnd cut conilw, xisteti. These forces are «Xpert at boring from within. Thev in a retaining wall and parking area House. nylon bristle« and «|xTÌnlly mind that Stassen long ago told nenring completion. A four cylin ichh-M'd by other Organ« of til. uake small gains here and other small gains there They talk us he would give the West more at the Caves, I asked that the These facts do not constitute the der marine ground mirror«. engine has been in- United Nation« For example, m reassuringly of democracy and liberty and the welfare of the representation in the cabinet, per Budget request for that work be entire case against Dr. Condon, but -ttalh-d and everything In D.ilin« n woman rom- will the minds of the re presen I qli vex "oniinon man in order to hide their true intentions. Then when haps Dewey can tell us something increased so that the entire job I think they are sufficient to indi I»«’ in readiness to invade the who look part in It. (he last sex- phlincd to the |x»|ice that a cate that Dr. Condon is indeed a thn-«'.yc ,r old child kept biting the chance arises, they strike with.blinding gpaed. of his plans aiong those lines also could be completed during the Umpqua «ion of ihe Eronomic and Swiiil coming year. It really does not poor security risk and should not, at her Grout Dane l*r.»hnl>ly the Whoever we finally decide upon, . ”c 8**n boring from within in the United States. Council was the most ■um*s«ful pay to do a small job like that on this time, be employed by our gov child was Ju«t railing It« cn It is found in efforts—some of them successful—to socialize our it cannot be said that the people a piece-meal basis. it has ever bad. ernment in a position of trust and SOCIAL CONFERENCE nine This summer, plan industries, to create labor strife, to build up enormous bureau didn't have the chance to take 1 ben, we have th«» Conferenre in daily contact with our secret MEETING MAY 10-It to cut clown on a lot of hot the presidential picking away j of the Internat tonal Tra»lo Organ kitchen work* Onr cracies to place more and more authority over individual affairs The Sub-committee on Hospital scientific military information. simple way party leaden, the field has <n tne hands of the state, to substitute a government of decree from Die 31st Annual Oregon State ization in Havana, which has just of doing it is this been wide open and public opinion ization of the Veterans Affairs achieved ti very important st« ” , When I vis iteti England in 1914. 1 Conference of Social Work, to lx- and fiat for a government of law. Add all these things up. and could, and has. made and broken Committee of the House reporter! (Inna I Presule.* <’ r! You À the pattern by which dictatorship can he established becomes presidential aspirants in '48. my Camp White Hospital bill fa had the pleasure of n good visit held in Portland. May 10 and 11, forward in the right «lirrrikm by der . . J agreeing to n n Ini. mational with Lord Beaverbrook who pub vorably to the full committee. The Inirn Clear. And it is all done for the so-ealled “common man”_ who at the Multnomah Hotel, 1« o,>cn fuel ami pre par. B Trade Charter I ’ here is the Con lishes the London Daily Express. ever he may be—and he pays. ' Wnn.l It’s difficult to reason, why any bill is H. R. 2971 and is identical (The Daily Expn-ss, by the way, to civic leaders, educator*, par f'Tencc on Freedom of Informa ents. teachers, lawyers anil others derful for l»M>plr who must Remember, once freedom is lost it can only r. miiieil one should be surprised at Mayor with a bill introduced in the Sen boasts tion in Geneva, a very ambitious the "World’s largest Daily interested, as well as to profes by Senator Morse. It directs work all day! Seo these Pres-I through war or revolution—regained at a terrible rant in lives Hagens support of the manager ate Net Sale.*’) Recently I received a sional social workers, according to undertaking, full of |«>s«ibllitics. «uto Cixihers at t'GMMUNITY the Veterans Administration to government . . . After all he waa an«l treasure. Remember John Philpot Curran’s phrase. "Eter We also have Ihe Economic Com clipping of a Daily Express edi take over the Camp White Hospi Ronald Hewitt of Klamath Falls, .11 w r i i Main Si nal vigilance is the price of liberty.” No greater truth was ever one of the first to endorse the tal and use it as a facility for the torial from Lord Beaverbrook. The president. Registration will be at mission for Eurape which is doing (A line Gill flir Mother«' Day id county manager plan .and, accord said. very much Important work. I have Phone: 351. editorial had to do with the Mar 9 a.m. Monday. ing to the Eugene Spokesman, re domiciliary care of veterans. also In mind the International The House Veterans Affairs shall Plan, and after nearly a flected his views to a group sup column praising the generosity and porting the plan, when he said, Committee is divided into several good spirit of America, concluded OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM sul>-committecs. Each subcommit “we must sacrifice a little de The biggest problem we have to battle today is to trv to mocracy for efficiency’’. tee specializes 1 none particular with the following sentences: division of veterans’ legislation. "It is a gesture more striking accommodate all the news and advertising which’ is offered ns than any that has gone before. The Hospitals Sub-eommittee. each week m the time allotted to do the job. For the past three LN HONOR OF MY DAD "Praise the warm feelings of the weeks we have had the additional problem of moving a print “Our God has called to the land of headed by Representative Bernard American nation. W. Kearney of New York, held his own shop and trying to straighten it out after moving As result we ‘ Recognize the high endeavor to hearings on the Camp White hill The father and friend of us all and^iglif1 “te W,th th* PaP< r *nd the CreW has worked daY Though help the distressed world. sadness and grief fill our and made a careful study of the "Even though the -belief must entire problem. It is the general hearts today K'ghleenier ‘x6”17 ™®nth» »go we found it necewarv lie reiterated that the Loan did He has gone to answer God's practice for the full committee to WedleJtWh 3 dead’,nt' for a" advertising. The deadline set on nothing but injury to Britain accept without much question the call. Wednesday noon has not served us too well and it may be and the Empire, and the .Mar reports of the sub-conunittees. I shall aid will have the same ^'d 'V a I?: ,aYe tO 8hove dead,in^ «till further The way may seem distant from am hopeful, therefore, that the1 result.” his world to ours bill will shortly be reported to the ahea.I. Notwithstanding the fact that we quit accepting adver- I quote this merely to show that inside he lives on with us Floor of the House. tisnig on Wednesday noon, we still have a number of calls urg But It seems to me that the facts , at least one great British news- ing us to accept advertising on Thursday morning. ' For yet this slow spoken man and his and the arguments in favor of the paper is not in favor of asking such not yet i0Und n, i‘eKMary to establish a «leadline kind, sweet way passage of the Camp White Hos big favors from us. for news 24 hours in advance of our publication date, but may b. Speaks a love we will never pital bill are so compelling that it 1 The hl hr U-We n* "k*1™ lhp ‘ime of onr P”»^i<-ation day. forget. should be approved by the House WATTS RITES MONDAY The best policy in submitting news is to write or phone it in just ..__. . . without w.wiuMi oiucn much opposition, opposition, but nut it it Rites for Thomas H. Watts. 52, as quickly as it occurs. F J °f who have k wel1 ,o renwmber that a piece of legislation legislation does do*s no. not Become herom,. law Uu, who died last Thursday morning of not become • . hared . our grief - ild OUr <k‘ lr One ,o rpst unUI H b pa««« hy «»th houses were held from the Smith Funeral by the vote of the people, why. chapel Monday afternoon at 2:00 don’t stay home, but let’s go vote Have eased our pa>n and have and signed by the President. The p.m. with the Rev. Frank Brown and not permit ourselves to be led . 4'arnP White Hospital bid has a officiating. Interment was in the Cottage Grove, Oreogn away by those HITLER, MUSSO Y. ill, Dear God, is king road yet to travel. Masonic-IOOF cemetery. best. April 27, 1948 LINI AND STALIN ideas. He was born at Pike, New York Mr. Editor: A daughter, Bette Lopez. The State of haR w , |<Jen|y REMAIN TRUE TO THE USA. November 12, 1890 and moved to In answer to Mayor H. A. Ha H. O. Jackson. • assumed a position of considerable Nebraska when a young man, gen’s interview in your issue of BROADCASTERS offer importance in the national political where he operated a farm. He was April 22nd: three scholarships To the Editor; scene. It is generally conceded married to Rose Bowish on Sep- "City Manager system nothing CORVALLIS — Three .scholar that, if Harold Stassen wins a de tember 23, 1916. The Couple made I w-ould like to ask our dear new” If it took 40 years to ships of $100 each are being of cided victory in the Oregon Prima their homo in Nebraska until lo- Mayor a few questions publicly: spread over 700 cities and then 1st, Mr. Mayor, do you call a fered to students at the Univer ries May 21st, this victory coupled cating at Tillamook m 1944 and in recalled in 30 it surely hasn't proved very efficient; as 700 is a Manager who take charge of any sity of Oregon and Oregon State with his recent successes in Wis j 1946 they moved to Cottage Grove ; very small percentage of our business or proposition no matter College by the Oregon State consin an«i Nebraska will indicate where they have since made their a strong current of public opinion j I home. cities. Also we note the city of what and his yearly LEGAL bud- Broadcasters Association. Applications for the annual running in his favor. On the other Surviving are his widow and only 35 population he spoke of pet is fixed for the year, and he having a Manager. SHUCKS! that spends most of the funds for the awards are being received from hand, should Governor llewey de six children: Mrs. Mary Schultz, feat Stassen in Oregon, it would be Cottage Grove; Mrs. F rances I entire population must have been different items in his budget in students of junior standing inter taken ax an indication of national Schultz, Sutherlin; Mrs. Ruth Doctors, as you know a Doctor is the first six months with no legal ested in radio and engineering, strength None of us ore satisfied to continue on with today for Dewey. Ewing, Cottage Grove; Mrs. Dora about the No. 1 sucker for the way to get more funds until the music and radio, and radio writing Frankly admitting the import year is up, or going to the people and production. One student will Bennett, Astoria; Mrs. Betty Lo- white elephant salesman. shortages ance of the Oregon Primary, Dewey |>cz, Milwaukee and Thomas especially when we can hove more. Only "Should all city employees work for further authorization through be chosen from each group, ac- has announced that he will person wrding to a statement by James an election, but go ahead creating Watts of Cottage Grove. Also by under the whip hand of our so- M. Morris, program manager cf ally spend three weeks in a sort of two brothers and two sisters and "Floats”, etc. called Professional Manager? door-to-door campaign in our state. nine grandchildren. You only have to listen a short Do you, Mr. Mayor, call such KyAC, the state radio station. busin«*« managed can we hop« to overcome the obstacle« The scholarships, which will ap «I W'hile to learn the employees of action the act of a professional ply on senior year tuition, were the city are already Jittery under administrator? How long would a facing us today. Socialism and communism, whik prom the manager system. Company or bank you speak of or approved by the OSBA member ising graat things, ar« the first step back towards th« Speaking of the Manager re a board of directors stand for such ship at the annual meeting last January. The association is com taining the present employees, as management ? posed of 31 Oregon radio stations « they would be familiar with the dark ag«s and privation. Why tak« l«„, wh.n y<MI eai| Do you Mr. Mayor actually be H. Q. Cox, manager of KGW, local affairs, surely one couldn’t lieve with Mr. Roger Woodruff hav« more! hold the City of-Cottage Grove whom you quote, that County, Portland, is chairman of the com Get the gift of a lifetime as a very good example, but at State officials and the president mittee handling the applications. for Iter. least ft is hoped that he doesn’t of the nation should be appointed Joe Smith and Mrs. Charles decide to IMPORT a Mayor. .by a small group or clique which Bridler returned this mornin» The word economy with the tax- is the ultimate outcome of Mana Diamonds - Watche.i poyertii money surely hit the city ger form of Government or would from a trip to San Diego, Califor Ladies' and Gentlemen's streets and not the salaries of the you prefer no matter how poor a nia where Mrs. Bridler has lieen Watch Attachments visiting with her daughter, Mrs EXTRA IMPORTED EMPLOY government to come direct from Henry Molino, and family, and Mr. EES. the people? Please no more of Smith with his daughter, Mrs WATCH REPAIRING Speaking again of the appoint Hitlerism. Harry Irvine. Susan Molino re ment for office instead of electing I am yours, turned home with them for a visit ballot in November. 816 Main D. L. Watkins. with her grandparents. Phone 92 Subscription rate*, cash In advance. No subscription for less than 3 Once Over Lightly Hews Views Letters to the Editor! why take less... when you can have more! Springtime Is Wedding Time Mountain Slates Power Co. J. L. STOKES