2 Brookings-! larbor Pilot, Thursday, April 8, 1954
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT
AN IN D E PE N D E N T N EW SPA PER
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LETTER FROM
WASHINGTON
H A R R IS
EL L SW O R T H ,
FOR
M.
C.
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eecond-claaH m atter, at the poatofflc« at Brooking«, Oregon,
March 7, 194«, under the Act o f March 3, 1879
WHAT
pleted purchases am o u n tin g to
$35.00, tendered a $200.00 check
in .payment.
H e laughingly re m a rk ed to his
new ly-m ade m erch an t friend as
th e la tte r re tu rn e d his $165,00 in
change, “Of course, th e cheek’s
no good, but you d o n ’t need the
m oney an yw ay.” W ith an ansxver-
ing laugh and a p at on th e back,
my friend escorted the p urchaser
to th e door.
N ext day, he found th at h s
la te cu sto m er w as indeed an
honest m an. T he check WAS no
good. In fact, he had passed ten
m ore ju st like it aro u n d town.
My frien d concluded his stoiy ny
saying, “H e w as th e last m an n
• the w orld I would have suspected
of being a crook. H e certain ly did
not look like one.” And so was
born o u r s to ry ’s m oral that
“clothes do not m ak e a m an; and
looks don’t m ak e th e crook.”
Too m any people expect a crim
inal to ta lk out of th e side of h,s
m outh, and to p e e r betw een slit-
ted eyelids as his gaze shifts
w arily to w atch all e n tra n ces for
possible pu rsu ers. J u s t think of
the d ifficulty I would experience
try in g to m ake a p u rch ase in a
stra n g e town of a su rp rise birth
day gift for my w ife if she were
only a couple of co u n ters away.
The clerk , if a good television
and m ovie fan, w ould have the en
tire police force dow n on me be
fore the ink was d ry on th e check.
P ro p er advice to th ose who are
called on to cash checks would
seem to be to rem em b er th at
m oney in th e bank is w hat m a k 's
a m a n ’s cheek good; his smile, his
m an n ers and his clothes may
easily be his only assets.
C om ing up for H ouse co n sid era
tion in th e n e a r fu tu re will be at
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least tw o re g u la r an n u al ap p ro
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M inna A kers , Owner and Publisher
p riatio n bills. Also, I u n d ersta n d
th e B anking and C u rre n cy C om
WILLIAM G. PH ELPS, E ditor
By
m itte e m ay be n ea rly re ad y to
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SU BSC R IPT IO N R A T ES:
send som e legislation on housing
CLIFFORD P.
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One Year, In advance (outnlde Curry County» ................................... ..
>3.50
especially re fe rrin g to th e fi
ROWE
N A T IO N A L A D V E R T ISIN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E
nancing of p riv a te hom e c o n s tru c
tion. L ast w eek th e H ouse passed
As proof th a t one doesn't have
W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc .
the
bill ex ten d in g the V e te ran s to go hack to childhood and
N ew York
Chicago
D etroit
P hiladelphia
loan program .
Aesop's F ables to find a story w ith
T h e House R ules C o m m ittee has a m oral, I w as favored w ith one
NEW SPAPER
N A T IO N A L
E D IT O R IA L
begun h earin g s on the bill to
A S S O C ÎÂ T I/J n c re a te a giant corjioration for th e th e o th e r day as a m erchant
P U B L IS H E R S
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friend and I w ere enjoying a cup
purpose of co n stru c tin g the U nited of coffee.
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ASSOCIATION
A C T IV E
MEMBER
S ta te s ’ sh are of the S t. L aw rence
A ccording to him, several y ea rs
S eaw ay. This project, by th e way,
ago
w hen he was in business in
has been a subject of discussion
a
n
o
th
e r city, a w ell-dressed and
in C ongress for som e 11 y ears.
N ever before, how ever, has th e p leasan t m annered s t r a n g e r
legislation com e so n e a r to p a s w alked in, introduced him self and
W ith this issue of th e P ilot, w e’re hoping to end th e controversy sage even though all of o u r P re s i s ta te d th a t he desired to buy som e
m erchandise. Soon he and the
w hich has sp re ad aro u n d th e recent expulsion of a high school boy d en ts since and including Wood-
m erch an t w ere c h a ttin g and jo k
h ere for sm oking. Not all of th e le tte rs have been published. Som e row W ilson have recom m ended ing like old friends of long stand-
w ere unsigned, som e w ere libelous, som e tra te d th e m a tte r as am u s t. In this C ongress th e S e n a te
has already passed th e bill and it
ing, w hich we a rc su re it is not.
has been rep o rted fav o rab ly by known as C ougar on th e u pper
We are sure, also, th at th e m a tte r could n ever he decided in a th e H ouse C om m ittee. All th a t
M cKenzie.
new spaper. T he subject has too m any ram ificatio n s to he decided by rem ains is final action on the
In an el fort to speed the con
c h a rg e and c o u n te r charge, and w ithout calm discussion by th e p rin floor of th e H ouse w hich I expect
stru
ctio n of Cougar, as well as
m ay com e w ithin th e n e x t week
cipals in the case.
g o b tain
additional electrical
or so.
R ight now, we do not know w h e th e r th e School a d m in istra tio n
energy for its m unicipal electric
ac te d p ro p e rly in th e case. '1'hcre a re too m any th in g s concerning it
One of the g re a te st flood co n system , the E ugene W ater and
w ith w hich we a re not fam iliar.
trol p ro jec ts ev er u n d e rta k e u is E lectric B oard has offered to re
Ilu t we do feel th a t w h at has happened before should not be th e in the W illa m e tte R iver B asin lieve th e governm ent of the cost
c rite rio n by which we should ju d g e this issue. W hen w e first cam e to in o u r state. A larg e po rtio n of of pow er facilities at C ougar and
B rookings, th e cry on every tongue w as th a t th e school w as too th e project is com pleted. Known pay p art of th e o th er costs of th e
lax . . . no discipline up there, we w ere told. And, it sta n d s to reason and ta b u lated re su lts from the dam. It is hoped this offer will
appeal to an economy - m inded
th a t if discipline is tightened, then fu tu re eases a re not tre a te d in dam s th u s fa r com pleted clearly
C
ongress and so h asten the ap p ro
th e sam e m an n er as p ast cases a re tre a te d . E ach case m u st be judged indicate th at the en gin eerin g c a l p riation of planning and c o n stru c
cu latio n s w ere very sound indeed
upon its m erits alone.
tion funds.
and th a t the a c tu a l benefits in
I t is no light m a tte r, th e expulsion of a s tu d e n t who is n earin g term s of annual flood loss saved
It is planned also to present
his diploma. It seem s to us th a t expulsion is th e very last reso rt in will be fa r g re a te r th a n e stim a te d legislation m aking a sim ilar “p a r t
out w aitin g for C ongressional ac
su ch a m a tte r. Io stan d in th e w ay of a y o u th ’s fu tu re by’ such an It is possible, how ever, th a t u n til n ersh ip o ffer” w ith respect to the
tion on the so-called “ partn ersh ip ’
ac tio n is tak in g a g re at deal of responsibility on o n e’s shoulders.
at least txvo m ore dam s a re b u ilt G reen P e te r Dam, although in legislation.
But discipline in the schools is no lig h t m a tte r, eith er. If it is th e p re sen t u nbalanced situ a tio n th a t case th e question of who th e
By good fo rtu n e tw o men from
flouted, co n sistently and unreasonably, th e a u th o ritie s m ust ta k e the m ay re su lt in m ore h arm th a n local “p a r tn e r ” is to be left for
th
e
S an tiam region, M r. Douglas
good. T his is su re ly th e case be la te r d eterm in a tio n —perhaps by
m eans open to them to m ain tain order.
B
radley
of Jefferso n and Mr. Max
the
F
ed
eral
P
ow
er
Commission.
tw een th e N orth and S o u th F o rk s
In the final analysis th a t is all anyone can say. E xpulsion is a
Landon of Sw eet Hom e, cam e to
of th e Santiam R iver and in the
It is believed th a t th e C ongress
W ashington and w e re able to
serious punishm ent, and should be used only to com bat th e m ost M cK enzie - W illam ette a re a u p
will like th e p artn e rsh ip offers j testify in behalf of th ese projects
serio u s b reach es of discipline. If the School a d m in istra tio n can h o n s tre a m from w here those t w j because th ey rep resen t the saving
estly say the problem m erited such discipline, they w ere correct in s tre a m s join WTiat happened in of several m illions of dollars in at a hearin g held by th e Com m it
using it. And none of us, from o u tsid e the problem , a re really q u ali each case is th a t a control dam is governm ent funds. However, I ani tee last week. T he h ea rin g was on
fied to say, on th e basis of o u r sca n ty know ledge, w hether or not com pleted on one b ran ch and not asking th a t th e o rdinary m u lti- a bill S en ato r C ordon and I in
on the o th e r w ith th e re su lt in ourpose au th o riz atio n language he j troduced a year ago fo r th e pur
such action w as necessary.
w in te r th a t flood w a te r from the included in xvhat is called the pose of au th o rizin g th e construc
uncontrolled o r h ig h er stre a m Flood C ontrol Om nibus Bill on tion of pow er facilities as a part
tends to cut across v alu ab le land which th e C om m ittee on P u b l’c ' of both Green P e te r and Cougar
to the lo w er or co n tro lled stre a m W orks is noxv w orking. This will Dams. This, I hope, will become
This m eans th a t all possible m ake it possible, if the flood con p art of th e om nibus bill since it is
h aste m ust be m ade in building trol bill is acted upon first, for the the sam e kind of au th o rizatio n as
W e’ve n ev er advocated the support of a political ca n d id a te or. the dam know n as G reen P e te r on E n g ineers to proceed w ith th e ir 1 the D etro it, Lookout Point, and
o th er dam s in th e flood control
the basis of geographical location. T he fact th a t a m an is a n ea r th e S outh S an tiam . and th e dam plans to r both of hese dam s xvith-
system .
neighbor of ours does not, we a re sure, m ake him necessarily the
best q u alified m an for any public office.
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The Problem of School Discipline
IT'S
WORTH
Our Local Candidates
W e'd even go so fa r as to say th a t th e support of basically un
qualified men from o u r te rrito ry would only serve to w eaken o u r
com m unity as well as the county as a w hole If B rookings should
u n ite, to r instance, to send an in ferio r officer to a co u n ty position,
th e action would probably be chargi'd against us by th e rest of the
c o u n ty for y ears to come.
So. xx hen we Advocate o u r can d id ates for office, it is not on th at
basis. W e’ll adm it th a t residence in B rookings show s a g re at deal
of com m on sens«« . . . but m ore th an th a t should be req u ired of a
can d id ate.
But in any a tte m p t to judge o u r local candidates objectively, it
i« obvious th at th e n ' a re a n u m b er ru n n in g locally who m erit a n y
o n e’s vote.
L u th er T isdale. C an d id ate for county Judge, has d em o n strate d
most effectively in th e past his ability and his c h a ra c te r. Add to th a t
his w illingness to perform a public service, at a sacrifice to him self
and you II ag ree th a t th e re could not be a so under C ounty Judge.
S am H all, incum bent D istrict A ttorn ey, has handled his office
we during his past term . H e has been handicapped by his distan ce
from u o ld Bench . . . but his w illingness to sacrifice tim e and his own
p ractice to oxercom e th a t handicap haxe alre a d y been effect.velv
proxen And S am H all has shown g reat sense of responsibility in
ru n n in g for this office at th e cost of a tte n tio n to his own practice
P aul R onniger. ca n d id a te for C oroner . . In his tw o plus v ears
here. I aul has proven his value to th e county. A well tra in e d con-
•cien tio u s M IT, Dr. R onniger has every qualification to r the office
C h arles G rayshel. candidate for l e g i s l a t u r e : Mr. C.rayshel’< sound ’
btism css b ackground, as well as h,s long fam ,bar,tx xv.th J , , preb
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MINCER’S
Third An nua
Popularity Contest
FOR BROOKINGS-HARBOR
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
2 Beautiful Elgin watches to be given to a
boy and girl graduate
E very p u rc h a se a , M incer s w ill co u n , to w ard a w atch for th e stu d en t of y o u r choice
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