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U.N. at Work witk World’s People
I
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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.