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WHAT VALLEY AETHORITIES WOl LD NOT DO
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The recently landing housing
bill, which cleared its final legis
lative hunile in the house with the
adoption of the ixmfen’nCe report,
extends housing loan provisions
and authorizes some more funds
for such loans When it finally be
comes law the bill will also carry
a section which we put in when
the bill was being acted upon in
the House. This section will en-
units to
purchase government tem|Mr iry
and semi-permanent housing This
amendment will. I believe, enable
the City of la'banon t > make satis
factory arrangements regarding
the two federal projects which
have U'en a worry to tin- Lebanon
city administration.
pi*1*
The only way the majority of the people can retain con
trol of governmental affairs, regardless of the kind of gov
ernment we may live under is to study the candidates and
the issues. If the people don’t exercise this privilege, it will
soon be taken away or become too burdensome to live under.
The fact that you are a registered voter does not end
your obligation. You can end that obligation by studying the
candidates and the issues and then voting in both the pri
maries and in the general election. Perhaps you have read
of the recent gangster slaying in Kansas City, Missouri and
are familiar with how the gangsters got control of Kansas
City and retained it.
The Kansas City gangsters secured political control of
Kansas City using a familiar pattern, which has been used
in every other gang ridden political center of the United
States as well as in world politics. They brought the voter
to the polls and voted them. And this is where the indiffer
ence of the voter comes in. Men and women who can be voted
like so many sheep deserve to lose their political freedom.
There are lots of people who are too indifferent or too lazy to
exert the little effort necessary to get a background on the
men and issues at stake, so they can at least form a partial
opinion. They are willing to permit some other individual,
who has perhaps a selfish motive, to tell them how to vote.
Jt’s a pretty cheap trade when you trade your right to vote
for whom you please for a free ride to the polls. The rest of
us. we are afraid would not enjoy the right to vote our choice
if we followed the same pattern.
If gangsters move in and control the politics of a city,
taxpayers find it pretty expensive. If a dictator moves in
like some nations in other countries have experienced in the
past twenty years, you not only lose your right to vote for
whom you please, but your freedom as well.
BICKERING WHICH IS EXPENSIVE
We can't boast about the close harmony and cooperation
in evidence among our civic groups and governing bodies in
this locality, but they do get along better than in some of our
neighboring communities, particularly in some of the smaller
communities where school friction and fights between fac
tions are too common. Some of the cities too seem to be hav
ing their share of troubles with mass resignations of officers
and officials occasionally.
Such friction certainly isn’t designed to promote effi
ciency or smoothness of operation and so far as we can see
there is no satisfaction to be derived from a situation of
this sort—even the victors can’t gloat with any sense of
pride.
In a situation where friction arises, there may be a right
and
wrong
and - you
,
,
. side
,
_ may
, - be on the winning
« side or . per-
haps both sides are at fault, but in any event the entire com-
munity loses for nobody actually wins. And nobody ever won
anything from winning a war. In fact the modern belief about
war is that everybody loses including the victors.
The bad feature of a school fight particularly is that the
school pupils are generally the losers. And that’s usually the
way a lot of our scraps end up; the innocent lose and suffer.
How much better it is to coojierate even thought it isn’t
done exactly as you think it should be.
HALL AND PEARSON
John II Hall is reported as denying that he attended a
“November” function at Waldport at which he was alleged
to have said that he hojted Walter Pearson would be next
governor of Oregon. Waldport Record comes forth with the
report that the meeting at which Hall made the statement
was in September. It quotes B Mike of September 30, 1949, in
verification, anti presents a photo-engraving of Hall and
Pearson at the September function. Both Hall and Pearson
appear to be sober.—Oregon Voter.
HUMBOLDT, IOWA, REPUBLICAN: “According to
government figures, 70 per cent of our population when they
reach maturity, have the intelligence of a 14-year old child;
16 |>er cent have normal intelligence; 9>/2 per cent have high
intelligence and 4'4 per cent have very high intelligence. We
wonder . . . which group complied the figures.”
the Gas Act of 1938 will conl.:’.u<
to be administered as it h is lieer
for nearly 12 years. (3i The recent
bill does nothing new but merci)
clarifies the 1938 statute after its
meaning became questionable as
the result of a court decision. <4>
Natural gas is about the only com
modity of general use which has
decreased in price over the past 2<i
years. <5> The price of gas at the
well represents only a minor frac
tion of the cost of gas to the con
sumer.
Those who hope to see most of
the recommendations of the Hoov
er Commission made into law, and
I am one who does, must watch out
for Administration tricks. For ex
ample, the Truman Reorganization
plan numtier 12, submitted as one
of 21 such plans supposedly carry
ing out the Hoover Commission
suggestions, would abolish the in
dependent general counsel of the
national labor relations board. This
would make NRLB prosecutor,
judge and jury, just in the bad old
days. There is nothing in the
Hoover Commission report i ecom
mending such a change.
With the Granges
Dorena Grange H. E. C.
Dorena Grange H.E.C. met
Tuesday, April 11 at the home of
There« Hewes with nine members
present.
There was discussion held on
the carnival which is to be May
6. Everyone is invited. There will
be bingo, white elephant, woman
that sleeps and eats under water,
and many others, besides lots of
food.
The H.E.C. will visit Santa
Clara H.E.C. April 21.
Rosalie Piaisted, reporter
In
oicgoii,
oil
\\ iiiim
their very nature cannot apply
Hus tutu'
Despite the law, Ihe division off. annullili CM ,f \V
THE DALLES ORE old (’hid emphaaizad that motorial» must
IKtUllt
¡ Tommy Thompson is on the war not c.x|H'el children ruling bicycli s
smile degree ol
path again and headed for W.ish
pi iminly
i ngton He's going to smoke tin ) I II Igv 'I III'll t nuil re»|kon»ibih|) ns
.ululi Automobile driver». "Expect
fur
young
Illg the UneX|h'Ctei|." it Wils p unt
.Mils
nml
irigin l|
treat) is recognize»! and lus Celik
eeoglllzed
Indians coimnitti e
KLAMA TH FALLS, ORI
,1. hr
I ‘binci i. prominent attorney imi
three willst.indilli
ed out, V
unpi ediri ability
bike ride
traffic.
urteil to
Parents
sure their chiliin n know
low these rules:
in
am
AND A LONG WAY FROM
SHOR l
2. Ride in n straight line with-
.mt weaving or stunting
i>l no mean sort
3. Ride single file
samples of ore repi esent
4. Do not entry passengers on
of travel-collecting and »X'-
cupy one whole nxini in his law
5 Unless essential, do not rule
oilice.
■it night II you must, have u gissi
()REG< >N AT LARt U: < >n g>>n s light and reflector.
collective Chambers of Commerce
are missing the hoat in not ex
ploiting their moisture An annual
Mr*. Lot Miignrr, Itrportrr
Festival of the Rain staged in mid
rhoiu* MIMI
winter could rival the Rose Fcsti
tourist
a ml
The Busy Bee club met ut the
home of Mrs Giura Dav n|>ort
Imagine a Queen of the Ruln-
drops
her rainlsiw court' memlx-rN present The next meet
mg will be ut II • home of Mis
and our sweeping green
■e<ncs that are anil
DORENA
tie a lug thing
unpl eci ilelited
Ro,a.
It
found in Hie
1 di iiw ings ami
identification guide
Itoss llescrlls H Ihe 1 »algias fir,
for example, H* the outstanding
tree uf the west If was niiined, ho
if in the Willamette valley about
125 years ago The tree supplies
two thirds ol tlie timber rut in the
northwest And, Ross adds, be
cause our lulls are clothed mostly
with liouglas fir, the tree »lauds
humais
I tougliis
ZclJe|i>.i< h
m I
I tus»
county
thin
im-.iaureM
und line half Irei
round und is ;
Heed col
t )RI
lege student Ray Hoyle is curn ni
his senior
thesi
"< ’oodit inning of language
havior in the Adult Fcrnat
What a world! Wc suggest that
Mr. Boyle be hooked as a speaket
for women's chilis
more
We .ill
DELIGHT VALLEY
Jakie
I). Sherrill. Repórter
1’llone 61X10
mil was loved by many
three married chiliin
and Mr
■oyd und Nclho. uh
very pleasant and busy
’randchildren und
afternoon and evening en
'ertaming, with visitois comint ¡randi-hildi en
ars old and will
mil going. Miss Margaret Mullet
and John Alpine of Eugene and
Charles Rozeil of Dcxfcr »hared 18
The program for the B.ih
th< ir hospitality at dinner. Other
guests throughout the day mclud little anniversary Simad).
OH, THE COST OF CONGRESSMEN
ANNUAL SALARY
IS $12,500
AND $2,500 TAX FREE W
EXPENSE ACCOUNT . . . F
AND 20 CENTS A MILE
TRAVEL EXPENSES TO
AND FROM SESSIONS .
AND UP TO $700 A YEAR
FOR STATIONARY
AND CLERK HIRE
BASE OF $12,500,
WHICH RUNS AS
HIGH AS $24,000
il»””'
NEW BILL WOULD UP!
PHONE, TELEGRAPH
ALLOWANCE FROM
$500 TO $1,000
A CONGRESSMAN'S cost to the taxpayer is Retting higher and
higher, thia compilation of expenses and allowances indicates. The
Congressional Reorganization Act of 1047 added several of the
items above. Latest item is the bill to increase telephone and tele
graph allowance. It all adds up to upwards of 230,080 a year for
each of the 435 Hoüse of Representatives members. (International/
1949
Hebron Grange at its meeting
Saturday, draped the charter in
memory of Perry Guilliams who
passed away last week.
Five dollars was donated to the
Latham school 4-H rodent control
to be used as prizes. Ben Chilson
was named Rodent Control Sujxr-
visor in this district.
The H. E. C. chairman asked all
grange ladies to bring two pies to
the Play Festival at the Lotham
school Friday, April 21, at 8 p.m.
She also urged all grange ladies
who can to be at the next H.EX’.
meeting which will be at the
grange hall on Tuesday. April 25,
when we will entertain Jasper
HEC.
The officers will have practice
Wednesday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
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isi III nioiis
Popular Bulletin
On Oregon Trees
To Be Reprinted
Marshal II R Alexander for res
I cuing UM) allied soldiers during tin
Southern
She touches
Hebron Grange New»
More Insect.
The hot, dry sear on which has
swept the country during the «um-
mer has brought a heavy infesta
tion of insects, and this has caused
a rising demand for insecticide.
Hu yele Ululili-
ut iHfiu children. the
only I salci) division lins repu
t'OOS BAY, ORI
woman seaman in
orhi j Record» »how flint the
regular that is and
»'s n ol such ueeiilvnlH stem
full man's share of work is Greek
war heroine Matilde i'ulogi io | kiii
I a m H11 n 'ti t n I
Much has been heard concerning what the proposed
river valley authorities would do for this nation. At the mo
ment. the Columbia Valley Administration is being given the
full force of presidential backing, and it is obviously designed here in Washington brought out
lo provide a precedent for similar administrations and au so many automobiles that traffic
thorities from Maine to California and Canada to the Gulf. down Connecticut Avenue and in
These bodies- which amount to super governments the vicinity of the Tidal Basin,
within the government—would control all our natural re- where the famous cherry blossoms
sources. They would dominate agriculture as well as industry. are in bloom. was almost complete
Through a monopoly of the power supply they could direct ly tied up for hours. I managed to
any region in any way they desired. They would do more to get caught in both jams and I can
destroy state's rights and to undermine local initiative and assure you that there are bettei
of putting in time on a
independence than any proposal that has yet been seriously ways
beautiful Easter Sunday after-
presented. They would be free of all state regulation and noon
taxation; they could not be effectively controlled even by
Cohgress. They would be subsidized by the taxpayers at an
Although the subject is not of
enormous cost. In each case, a three-man board would pos- immediate concern to Oregon peo-
sess me
life and
death wouoouv
economic power
over vast
anu uram
puwei wci
vam areas.
aivaj.
pie, I expect you have felt the im-
There is another side to this issue which is equally im- ¡»act of the barrage of propaganda
portant, namely, what the valley authorities would not do.: i*ing let loose .»gainst those who
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States has summed v"ted for the natural gas bill Ap-
up these negative factors, taking the CVA bill as its guide ^r‘>,nVy ’h\s hns lxen grabbed as
The
anthoritiec wrmld
not submit
nndit hv
th»' Comp-
Como-
lor a hot campaign issue by
The authorities
would not
submit tn
to audit
by the
the left-wingers and socialist mind
troller General.
ed writers, commentators and
They would not be subject to prescribed systems of politicians.
accounting.
The gas bill would seem to be
They would not be under the jurisdiction of any state ideal for tbeir purpose. It involves
a complicated problem which only
or federal commission.
They would not pay taxes except on private property a few experts really understand,
so the truth about it can lie dis
they took over.
They would not have to abide by the civil sendee laws torted without much fear of re
In short, these authorities would enjoy a degree of futation. Therefore, the propagan
are having a field day in
economic independence that is unknown to other government dists
this darkness by attempting to
agencies or in private enterprise. They could rig their reports frighten people with a hob-goblin
about any way they wanted, inasmuch as they would not of their own making labelled:
have to follow standard, accepted accounting practices. They "Money grab by the big interests."
could run their labor relations as they saw fit. They would This bill was the subject of many
not have to accept restraints of any important kind.
weeks of hearings before our com
It should be clear from this that the authorities are a mittee. I happen to know some of
threat to the basic rights of the people, and to the taxpayers. the facts about it. Here are a few,
They are predicated solidly on the Marxian concept of an all- if you are interested:
(1) Long experience under the
powerful state, dictating from above to the slaves below. existing
clearly indi
That is why practically every state and national official from cates what law may pretty
be expected in the
the Pacific Northwest has gone on record against CVA— future. There is no honest reason
along with more than 80 per cent of the newspapers of the to believe the passage of the re
region. The valley authority idea is a knife in the back of cent bill will cause an increase of
free government, and yet there is a federal drive to force it gas prices to the consuwr. <2
The bill just passed mean.’ that
down the people's throats.
ONE WAY TO KEEP CONTROL
Bicycle - Motor
Collisions Kill
Three Last Year
THE GIRLS I LEFT BEHIND ME
Thur»,, April 20, 1950
daughter, Jean, and their housi
guest, Mr». Stella Miller of Ohio.
Mr and Mrs Pat Ryan and Mr
and Mrs Melvin Allen and son. of
Cottagi' Grove; Mr. anti Mrs
Everett Sclvidgc of Springfichl
Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Peterson ol
Lorane Route; Mr and Mrs Roy
Stnlder of Lynx Hollow; Mr. am'
Mrs. Claude Kirkendall of Cres
well and Mr Frank Stnlder ol
Springfield. Mrs. Frank Staldci
wigs confined to her home, con
valvscing from u tonsilectomy-
The ojMTctta of "Snow Whitr
and the Scvr-n Dwarfs,,' which »re
presented nt the Creswell school
on Friday evening by the CresWr II
upjier grades was grewtly enjoyixl
by Mrs. Durflinger, Mrs. VnnNori
wick. Patrick Gore, Jack Durfling
er, Elaine- Oster und Jean Ellen
Sherrill.
Days may come and days may
go, hut apparently mi|m|>s go on
forever, with Jack Durflinger tin
valley's latest victim.
Ralph Huti'hison of Portland
enjoyed the week end at the Van
Nortwick home as a guest of Join
Earl.
The Sunshine Chefs of the val
ley wen' well represented at tin
4-H demonstration held nt tin
high school in the Home Economic
room on Saturday with Mrs. Mel
ba Heide, county extension agent
in charge. Among those attending
were Billy Olson, Francis Hite,
Carl Davidson. Elaine Oster, Jean
Ellen Sherrill and Erma McDon
ald. Ix ssons on bread, sponge cak<
and muffins were demonstrated
with Elaine and Jean Ellen pur
tlcipating in the muffin making
Leaders as well as club members
were included in the judging of
the products demonstrated, also
cookies. Each member was urged
to enter in the county fair ex
hibits.
Robirda and Bird Flaten while
home for the Easter holiday,
entcitained five students from
Hawaii who are enrolled id the
Portland University.
Mrs. Writ. McBee has been con
fined to her home several weeks
with an attack of the flu.
Mrs. Oley Ophein of Yoncallh
visited Thursday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Stabler.
mil will be nt different in
nstend of 3 pm. us stabil
Odd Fad
In Sycamore, Ill, a man who
was released after serving a 60-
day sentence, tried to break back
Into his old cell because he liked
bls keepers and tho food they
served.
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