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The Reatlnel, Cottage Grove, Oregon Thur»., O«t. tl. 1M8 Published Every Thursday at Cottar ßrovr Jlmtinrl Cottage Grove, Oregon Established August 15, 1889 W. C. MARTIN .... -............. Editor, Publisher Subscription rates, cash in advarfce. No subscription for less than throe months. 1 Yr. 6 Mos. 3 Moa In Lane and Douglas Counties .2.50 1.00 1.50 Outside This District ............. 3.00 1.50 1.75 Foreign Ratea on Application. Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second class matter. I U.N. at Work witk World’s People I ' Better Reporting Of U. N. Actions To Effect Success NATI tt f.V’.S II ORLI) SE.il Go to almost any meeting under th«' United Nations flag and you'll IT 101 ■ Mireel» in Ilie rv»ident«d dlalriul«, ’ good school», churches, active civic organizations, neat nt tractive city |wirk. «pace to pirk rars. pro|M*r 1 traffic regulation, a buxines» dis- : trict large enough to erect build ing«, and a tax structure that will t not discourag«* improvement«. Before Marling on such a pro gram let m«'* lay down what I be lieve to be a fundamental fact. I. Any person elected to manage the affair« of th«* city 1» then* nt the , r«s|uext of the people and to carry out their wishes 2. II«* should know what the wishes ar«1 Is'lng ¡alert to any active minority. 3. lb* should I m * abk* to say no when representatives of the world press interests for the town us u whole, I heir job, which is esseuiiallx in A n pointed out last week, there is a good chance that the ■1 The management should lu* on forming the worhl, is minie «usier n business basis, not it isilltlcul at erage voter may find the ten measures w hich were referred to at UnitcM Nations meeting by one, the people by the state legislature a bit confusing. If we were the genenil rule that meeting ! I'bv official United Natkin» SruJ, picking out the two top measures, we would choose the two sub- Now let us take up some of the should always be open. mitted by the county court. It should be understoo«! that the ten Backing up the reporters in ipproied by the <<eii<rul A«»rin important issues that need atten legislative measures and the two county measures as submitted their constant s^wh for accurate lily In IU48, represents it map of tion. Stns*t !m|>rovement In view information is th«* United Nations he world, uh «ern from the North by the county court are entirely divorced, the legislative meas of thb fact that we do no( have Department of Public Informa Pide, ures hav«* to do with th«* welfare of th«* people «if th«* state, hut by olii •• proper is|ul|>mvnt or a crew tion.. One division of th«* depart the two county measures concern the residents of Lane countv ment tends only to the rc|>oricrs' branche». (entered un th«* Green truined In that kind of work, 1 directly. needs, furnishing them with wich Meridian, It extend« to «0 believe tilat it is to the liest infer The Ho-ealled county zoning measure is on the ballot without tile taxpayers to let the ne«*ded documemts and facts and ilegr«*,*« latitude South. The map any explanation. It may vitally affect our future welfare, es assisting them to obtain informa- I» Inscrllted In gold on a field of repair of nur streets to Mime con- •moke blue. Water ar«*a» are certi that bus the equipment and pecially those who may live in the thickly populated '’fringe tion. areas . outside of the city limit of any city or town. If the resi do that work. The Department’s work, how- white. Th«* »«Md, «>r emiliani, I« trained il«» featured In tb<* I nited Na Kiieh Ji areas JI want \1 Hilf some 11 11 «A Q sort « X 1*0 of »kt regulation, 1 r 1 1 I 4k 0 1 - X VX .the 4 1» . zoning act •» S dents of auoh < far broader than only ilon» ting, etch«*d In while In After they are put in good shape 1 we could then profitably employ will provide them with a means of obtaining an entrance to their press ervice. Daily radio trans- the renter «il it »tnukr blue field. a man or two Io keep them in that pr«»perty and it will protect water ami sanitary facilities. It missions to all parts of the world condition. carry the news of the United Na «ill not affect farmers or others living in th«* less populate«! areas. tions. Picture exhibits are set up 1 think it is a waste of money for s|H*cial occasions. A large : to spread loose crush ris k on a The other measure would authorize the county court to levy brary on international affairs is 1 want to thank my many friends hard macadam street, this crushed a tax up to 1^ mills for the establishment an«l maintenance of maintained and built up. who. remembered me with such rock should be of the proper mix dump grounds or garbage disposal sites. We can vote this tax In th«* field of publications, U N. beautiful cards, on my 83rd birth- ture with enough sand in it to and have assurance of a «leeent dump ground or vote it down ami turns out an authoritative a«xount lay. Also many letters, nil gave make a binder so that the rock see pur highways and road ways littered with garbage and tin will pack solidly and hold its of its activities in its twice- me great pleasure. FROM ALL ER the world, people visit U.N. V organizations who participate directly or indi- cans. Unless thin measure is approved we will find the promis monthly Bulletin. A monthly Here at th«* Home Birt Inlay place, otherwise it soon himis up headquarters, some of them as casual observers, rectly in the work in progress. Here students ar- cuous throwing of garbage both unsanitarj* an«l unsightly.’ Newsletter furnishes a resume for is celebrated one«* a year. The out in the grass or gutter where it but more and more as members of interested rive at Lake Success, New Y<gk, for study of UJI. the general public of U N. accom tabi«*« are rearrangisl so as to [does no good. INDIAN SUMMER riicrr Hliould I m * better regula- ¡each individual in every country plishments. Numerous ¡Hiniphlets make one long tnble Heating per-1 would not want to go off th«* deep end and try to predict haps 80 |M*uph*. A spleiMlid dinner B°n of the cleaning of th«* «treeta of the glob«' to make this deter are published. the weather too far ahead, but as this is written, we are having At almost all important U.N. was scrv<*d. The Board also n>«*l ,!,n<! vtflvh basins, they should bo mination known. The United Na- functions a special movie camera that day Mr Taylor un youngst«*r • h'amxl nt s|M*«*ified time« und In what we looked for a couph* of weeks back and did not get — ¡tions is his forum. - ’’row is on the gib to mak<* a per- ol 75i nnd ni>si lt were th«* «wily **"' pfoP1^ maniu r. with u regular Indian summer. In the meantime if the sun fails to show, you can Mankind dares not envisage an-1 manent visual word of proceed- two having birthdays that day. jch«*ck to see that it is areom- at least cherish a pleasant memory of the few warm, balmy LAKE SUCEESS, New York «ither armed eonflii ‘ * In a recent ings. ........ ’ service has lurned I .N. s film Willard canw and took me to sunshiny days that we did have and as the shadows lengthen, Throughout the world “Uniter article. Benjamin Cohen. U.N. As out :oiy mon1 than a dozen the First Chtmtlfm Church (when* w,‘ n,'*<l n lot of drainage, we thia thought ought to be of some comfort in the winter «lavs Nations Day” on 24 ttetober wil sistant Secretary-General said: "It movies, one of which has granddaughter Ollv«* sings in th«* have too many street interaeetkm« ahead. be observed in different ways “We the people of the United is inqiossible to visualize clearly won the Academy Award for ex choir). Tins I enjoyed. I also re- whvre wp have to wud«* from «>m* In fact we think the weather which «x*curred say from the Most of the 58 member nation Nations . . .” are the opening to what unimaginable depths an cellence. reived cards and letters front the sidewalk to th«* olh«*r, that «treets 14th through the 19th ought to be mentioned in our next Cham will hold official celebration: •vords of the Charter of th«* United other world war would sink the In addition to aiding th«* media Past Matrons Club tn Prineville. wen» paved and no provision for wherein government officials am whole of humanity victor and ber of Commerce folder. We know that all of our Ex-California the proper drainage of intersec authorities will participate s'ations whose Day is observed on vanquished alike. One thing is of information, U.N. acts as a All letters made me very happy. neighbors ought to be happy and if they were not happy in the other Many enckra'd generously with tions was un engineering error, we In quite a few contries 24 Octobei krtober 24. On that date in 1945. certain. Even if it wen* no worse clearing house and central dis ‘hina. France, the USSR, the days mentioned the advice of their phvsician would not be out has been declared a holiday. tribution point for all of the ma- stamps which help Itke "W - I however will have to construct a of order. Jnited Kingdom, and the United than the last war. human society ti*rial publiah«*d by the various am simply “swamped" in getting «ewage disposal plant and then Pursuant to the over-ail plan t< and a majority of other would I m * quite incapable of with- specialized agencies affiliated with them answered. I’ve mmk* a wide w<* can «epurale the drainugt* »y»- The point of this story, if there is a point, is that we can an«l bring the meaning of the Unite« Rates ignatory States had deposited s,andl”K ‘mP*«’t. UN. Thus, a r«*|M>rter at U.N rubber band to wear around my t«*m fnnn the «ewer system and do have some nice fall and winter weather. Let’s preserve it as Nations closer to the people, th« ‘The impact of the last war has headquarlers at lake Success. wrist atificatioM of the United Nations a pleasant memorv. It. HI admit, so the drainage problem can no doubt various U.N. Information Center ‘barter with the U. S. Depart- ¡been such that, in addition to the New York, is able to learn what many reminders, of my old friend: I m * M*ttic«l then. scattered over the world have co A TIP TO JIM AIKEN nent of State, whose Secretary widespread material and moral th«* International Bank for’ Rc- rather made me long "for the We have a lot of hud sidewalks You may or may not recall the fact that we have tried to operated with specifically organ hen signed the Protocol thus destruction. the bulk of the construetion and Development is Flesh In town and no doubt a lot of prop Pots of Egypt". ized “ U.N. Day Committees. ” impress the public that Cottage Grove residents know football worlds population is ttxlay un doing in Washington and how a ittesting its entry into force. He patient, III answer them. erty owners would build new ce- and the younger generation plays it very well. In fact well Typical of these activities 1« th« _ On that day. culminating the dernourished. underclothed. un m«*eting of the International La- soon as I can. And r»m«nib<r. ment walks if they could afford to report receiver from the U.N. In enough that we usually have a very creditable high school foot 'ears of common suffering of the der-cducate«i. Even those nations )><>r Organization in Geneva is "’ i “ i 1 b‘,|“’W •*»«. formation Center in Copenhager ball team. ’• y <Hy *hould encourage the building United Nations in the second which escaped the worst destruc going. Denmark, The report says : "/ Ouisidc of U.N. headquarter« . Mrs. Anna Grouwls-ck sent a of new walks by financing the job We noted that there were quite a few of the Grove quarter basic Vorld War. and representing the tion are struggling with difficulty plan for the celebration o home made g«Mx|ies also and letting the property owner Hl' <>f 1 letermination of their {»copies to to maintain the standards which • nd plat'es where U.N. meetings back advisors at the Oregon-Southern Cal game at Portland U * ! jam and and "liniment” from daugh- * (Miy it off tn N. Day has been prepared b; centuries of development had are held. the organization a reasonable time by ■chieve a lasting peace, the great- Saturday and these quarterbacks would no doubt be persuaded the Center, failing into the fol produced. Another war no worse •lose to the ¡M-opie through Its ter Anna. (Continued or page 3) to give a bit of advice os how to make the Oregon team even lowing main categories: Churches st international undertaking in than the last would be far worse jlobc-girdbng All my IxA'c, to every «me chain of Informa- more successful. Perhaps because the Oregon coaeh has not Schools. Press. Radio. Meetings listory was born. than the last." . “ Aunt Fannie'' ion t enters. The ten center* ere The practice of setting aside availed himself more of the many winning tips floating around Films. Exhibitions, Posters, Fla; I'ra ices E. Goude It is therefore the imperative iblc to furnish interested people >ne day in each year to «Commem- Day." The report adds that ap here is one reason that the team's record has not been more duty of every individua) to sig- ’he latest news and oultli« ihons of >rate some notable event is a« peals were made to Church au impressive. M AYB»; nify his unalterable will that U.N., answer questions, help ar-: thorities for inclusion in some waj >ld as human history. The under- there shall lie peace in the work) range for speakers on U.N. nn«l why should tin* spirit of mortal ving purpose of each such day is lie proud , of prayers for the United Nations BOY'S CAMP BILL UNSOUND he same that once every year The tensions, discords and stresses «sist in helping the world inform With world in a tizzy of Reports from Mexico indicate itself in a dozen other ways. . that have arisen since the end of Study of the ten measures to appear on the November ballot nen and women should re-live in fright ? that the Information Center lo nemory an inspiring moment of World War II should if anything, may be inadequate, unless the student knows all the angles and cated Bamtwozled by Reris, wc stand on in the capital of that coun strengthen that «ictermination. "Wild««» ” Well he past and. remembering should sometimes this is impossible. At least here’s another angle to the try has concentrated its activitie our heads fact that despite all these dif A "wildcat" well 1» a well drilled establishment of a Boy’s camp near Timber and we believe that in the educational field. In al -e-dedicate themselves to the aims The I Do you think at our age that is ficulties peace has been main on unproved land, nn exploratory by GENE WARE right ? Ex-Governor Sprague has the right answer to whether or not schools fifteen minutes daily meet md ideals which that moment tained. however tenuously, means well, a well that one hopes will You don't have ft I m * crazy lo MaylM* peace would cmnu quicker the mejuiure should be supported. His reasoning certainly ings will be held between the If symbolized. that the United Nations can work. open a new field. There would be For the peoples of the world That is a job for everyone. That if we would just Knicker changed our viewpoint and we are passing it on for what it’s and 22 October dedicated to th« no oil business without wildcats. make money . . . but it help«! he birth of the United Nations : Those Bolsheviks buck in their Exjjecially in the »«»ng record worth. ; United Nations. is the thought that should lie vas a. notable event. After years । dominant in all celebrations of place, ing business. R«*d Ingle, the Particular emphasis has beer Hefe is Ex-Gov. Sprague’s comment in his column “It Thirty seven newspapers were I lien Uncle Joe Stalin, his world if uncertainty and tribulations "United Nations Daj Seems to Me”: placed on celebrations in school: band leader who look» hxilixh published in the colonies by 1775. vhich culminated’ in the mast prestige fallen, because It means mon* money, One of the bills where sentiment got the better of sound and other educational establish levastating war in the history of Woukl get busy saving his fare World leaders have real cam«* up with n crazy take off Judgment is the measure submitted by the last legislature to ments. nankind, civilization was left Mrs. Ethel Gabi io ized that if the United Nations i: on Nature Ikiy entitled SeruUn establish a boys camp at Timber, making us«* of an aban to grow stronger it will have t< eetering on the brink of a preci- Yob (and you know what that >ice. The world sorely needed an NEEDS OF TOWS doned (X’C camp. The bill is the outgrowth of the desire to “«1«. instill its ideals into the minds o’ »pells ImckwardaD Already the EXPRESSED BY soniething about juvenile «lelinquency. An interim committee the youngsters who will be th' nstitution in which all could par- song has «old 3SO.<MM> n . onU icipate and all could believe. An MOYOK CANDIDATE appointed by the 1945 legislature made a report on the general citizens of tomorrow. To this ent and threatens to hit a million. nstitution which could through Being a candidate for Mayor of problem. Its report on the whole was constructive, but the plan the various specialized depart •veryone L ovits of grxxl music might ’s efforts restore those this town I believe that th«* voters for the camp as developed in this bill is bad. ments of the United Nations hav< shudder at this typ«* of "noise" ■ alues so nearly destroyed during ¡should know what my policy is but millions of Amt-rlcnn« think I note that the executive committee of the Oregon council of prepared instructive material he war years. and how I expect to manage the it tops in entertainment. Get churches endorsed the bill but 1 doubt if the members mude any films, film strips and articles ir “We the people of the United affair« of the city, before they ting in the swing of thing«, w«* study of it. A committee of the Portland council of social agen- sufficient quantities to assurt Nations" is not a compact he- ! have to make a choice as to who bid you, doog eyb! a careful study and came in with an adverse report widespread distribution. ween Kings, emperors, presidents shall fill that important office. Our little City should cer which was adopted by the council subject to review in October or even governments. It is a com- | This town is growing rapidly tainly 1 m * proud of the new This committee pointed out that the camp would be 65 miles met between people«, over two anti it 1« iiigj) time that w<* look Whit«* Building recently com- billion of them. The United Na from Woodburn, too far from the nearest town for recreation aheail and Iwgin laying th«* founda plet«*d on Gtb St Thl« spells THOUGHTLETS tions is not a mysterious corpora- ; and in a rain belt not conducive to moral«- during the rairiv tion for a town at i«*ast twice the piogress for Cottage Grove and By Earl B. Balch tion ruled by sinister forces. It is ; season. population that we now have, this really gives our shopping dl«- 1 freely formed association of all conditkm will come within the I confess I cannot see any virtue in taking delinquent boys trict th«* new look. Congratu the people and is controlled by i next five or six years if the present ages of 12 and 17 and housing them in an abandoned The laws of science are' avail the people through their vote. lations and lM*at wish«*« to all rate of increase continues. the new occuiuints. (Xi eamp over in the rain belt of the coast mountains. A boys’ able to the criminal world as wel This phrasing of the Charter was Thousands are moving from the camp is a grand place in the summertime, but not when the as to organized society. You'll feel more like get not accidental. It was no mere East to the West and if we cxp«*ct ting into th«* swing of house heavy rains set in—and how it can rain in the mountains of It is reported that if Governor matter of form. On the contrary, to maintain our position and keep keeping if your kitchen I western Oregon. A camp of boys with a predisposition to devil- Dewey is elected he will set uj itl carried with it enormous im abreast of other progressive cfQes filled with time-saving, money ment would “explode” under such conditions. The old ('('(' a department of welfare with cab plications for every man, woman 1 we will have to get our honse in saving electrical appliances. eamps were for older youths, were generously finance«!. ha<! inet rank. It is hoped that this and child on earth. HOMELESS, LONELY people of the displaced persons camps are order and b<* able to offer those V;:!,,’ hem nt COMMUNITY Firstly, it was a solemn rccog- ; slowly embarking for new homes as the result of the work of the people an attractive city, an definite work programs, and were designed for underprivilegd will be done. He proposes to gath «12 Main Street not delinquent youth. It is true that the board of control would er the various bureaus and com nition of the ideal for which the International Refugee Organization, which has resettled 300,000. ordirly city, with clean streets, JEWELERS, Phone: 351 war has been fought to reaffirm , missions on welfare matters and have authority to move the camp from Timber, but first it is a decided improvement of our in fundamental human I directed to establish and maintain the camp at the site men put them all under one responsible faith This will add efficiency, dig rights, in the dignity and worth tioned. It may be doubted that the appropriation of $.50.000 is head. and economy to federal wel of the human person, in the equal adequate for rehabilitating the CCC camp and would be hope nity rights of men and women and fare affairs. lessly inadequate for establishing a new eamp. nations large and small; that The bill requires that the cainp be kept under supervision Someone stated that in som« within the communitty of the separate and apart from any other state institution ” This quarters the political campaign is United Nations, government of means a complete institutional staff from superintendent down degenerated into a name-calling th«* people should be by th«* freely expressed will of the people and o nurses and cooks. \ et how many boys are there who would campaign. should be exercised in the Inter be committed to this institution? Its overhead might make th« The findings of a nation wide ests of the people; that democ per capita cost excessive. and democratic methods lx? The wiser cotirs«*. it seems to in», is to provide better segre radio commentator will surprise racy made to prevail. many of us. He has learned thru gation at the b«jys training school at Woodburn (which is being ten months of careful inquiry that it was the statement done with new buiklmgs). This institution could maintain a only four out of every hundred of Secondly, a great responsibility attaching boys camp in the summer months back in the mountains persons that receive unemploy to every individual. Those open ment compensation checks have ing words to th«* Charter per a k*gitimate right to these checks, «onally obligate each and every- HIKI'S HIS DOWN TO ------------- one to ensure that the provisions IARTH TAX PROORAM... Let mo again urge that every °f ’he momentous compact arc ♦ R«p«al ih« »Ut» withholding tat registered voter go to the polls faithfully observed; that the ♦ Lower Incom« la»«» by raatorlng aa«mp November 2. Let us all try to promises of the Charter are faith- Ion. ol 11000 fo, aingla p.r.o!, place as able men in office in our • fully carried out. lor mamad couplaa, |]00 lor aach child own city as [¿ossible. ■g Humanlaa tha incorna taa by a.amptlona Nowadays the cry is often for unuaual medical aiptnaaa and Ufa raised: Why doesn’t the United tnauranca pramiuma up to |2S0 par yaar It is a sad reflection upon our Nations do something about it?” SïL’Wî. ,or n««da In- civilization that it seems very easy This would imply that the organ ataad of building aapandituraa up to tha temporarily high raturn from incorna taa to create discord and extremely ization is at fault, and it is to the *.B“i1.dt?r*r? •"'e"1 ‘"<l“«»rl«l and difficult to establish harmony, extent that the people of the agricultural d«v«lopmant that will aproad tn« ( ar load. world fail to express their col Pd Adv McKoy for Governor Cornm Some one wrote that science lective wishes. The world is sick 'ADVANCES IN the status of millions of the world's people are THI KIND OF OOVIRNOR W L. (Bill! Ph.lhp», Chm , has nothing to do with the morals of war and ardently desires to reported to the U.N. Trusteeship Council. The boys above are in a 510 N Commercio! St, Salem Ore of civilization. FOR ORIGON live in peace. But it remains for school in an East African Trust Territory under Council Jurisdiction. TWO TOP MEASURES a Letters to tlie Editor “United Nations Day” Observed on Worldwide Scale World Wide Progress Being Made ‘Together’ MCKAY GOVERNOR Give An Extra Thought Give An Extra Prayer UNITED NATIONS DAY s>mr, O ctober 24 Pd. Adv.
