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4-cc. I) Statesman, Salem, Orr., Sun., Feb. 19. WC LEAP YEAR! "Ko Favor Siccyt Is. So Fear Winll An cL From f irst Stateman. March Z. 1851 talcMnan Publishing Company CHARLES A. SI'lUCfE. Editor &c Publisher rubllsnMB rerv irnmmg Businesn p!trr 7M Nnrth Church St., Salrm. Ore. Tflrnhon 4-W1 Entered it the pmtotfice l Salrr., Or. s aernnd rliM matter under art nf Conaresa March 5. I8" Member Associated Prrst The Anntfd Prim l entitled exrliiivelv tn tht ute for republication ol nil Inral news printed In th; nrw-paner Sunday School (liani)i Have trouble getting up in time for Sun day School this morning? A shining example of the ability to cast aside those covers and hop out of bed (even on chilly winter mornings) was described in an Associated Press story last week about , a Dallas. Tex. man who claims the nation's Sunday School attendance championship. George W. McDaniel Jr. hasn't missed in ' 37 years. And in the past 44years he missed only during Navy service in World War I and once when an aunt died just before Sunday School. He is now Bl years old, and what's more, he comes from the newspaper profession, having been with the circulation depart ments of two major daily papers for 38 years. His is a splendid record, one that will have lew challengers, though Sunday School at tendance acf3ssthe nation has shown a sharp postwar increase, fostered by the rise in church membership and the burgeoning birth rate. However, crowded Sunday School class rooms do not tell the full story. There are more children attending, but there are also more not attending- The lack of space in classrooms often limits the ability of teach ers, and church people to do a "selling" job to attract more children. The Texan with the unblemished 37-year record points to his mother as the person who inspired him to maintain his attendance. She undoubtedly accompanied her admo nitions by an example of attendance herself. Fortunately, churches see less than they used to of the paretit who drives up with a coat thrown over his pajama tops and his hair uncombed to let the children off for Sunday School. Churches have, devised new classes and better scheduling of services in order to attract the' parents as well as the children. , However, the Increase in attendance should be no excuse -for a relaxing by church people in their attempt to bring more children into their Sabbath schools. It was the Lord, himself, who told the parable of the ninety and nine sheep who were safe in the fold and the good shepherd's concern lor the one sheep still missing. Anyone for Prrrinrt Work? Onr of the mrV. encouraging sigr. in this election year is the increased emphasis on political act.vity - at the precinct level, as evidenced by local "workshops" for com mitteemen and women conducted by Jnth 'parties. The precinct worker, like., .the "ward heeler" of old, is sometimes unjust !v re garded as the lowest form of politician. Actually, he is an important part of either party's organization and can do the citi 7o.,s in his neighborhood a very real ser vice, Thousands of dollars are soent in cam paigns for printing and mailing of litera ture and advertising space. But none ade quately substitutes for the personal; con tact established by an unpaid doorbell ringing precinct committeeman or woman. He or she will try to become acquainted with all voters in the precinct, make sure all are properly registered (especially im portant this year because of the new elec tion laws), urge them to keep informed on candidates and issues, and remind them to cast their ballot. Precinct workers arrange transportation to the polls, provide baby sitting service while mothers vote, and thus help insure a large and more nearly representative turnout on election day. Then, as a member of the party's county central, committee, the committeeman or woman who knows the precinct residents well can help the party find suitable can didates for public office and have a say in the formulation of policy. Party organ ization is a two-way street: Ideas and stands on issues come from the top of the heir archy down to the precinct level but they percolate from the grass roots up through higher councils. Ideally, the job of precinct committeeman ought to be eagerly sought after. Instead, county chairmen often almost have to beg citizens to run for precinct office. There are many precincts in Marion Coun ty which do not have the legal allotment of four committeemen, and women (one of each se from each party), or which have committeemen who run by force of habit and fail to live up to their responsibilities. In this presidential election year, political interest is running higher than usual and filings for precinct positions should reflect this interest. ;. The filing deadline is March 9. Any voter igiDie. it costs nothing run; just fill out and sign the short appli cation, blank at the county clerk's office. i , , ! YES? ' UsYOUVl ; i Jear! WERE! tmm Safety Valve (Pd.tnr'i Nle. ' Th' Stitrsm.n. V.lee eoltima oro traitor B,V ,r, informative and ar not more thaa Jieord'." WZ it Vrrn. .M.M " "-.rule. well Uk.1. n u .ZVri h mi anyone It "tMled le Hf belief, and eptn.on. .. an, rid. f in? question ) Signing Toll Rooks I To the Editor: , There is much confusion residing the election laws ad.'ipt ed by the 195S Oregon legislature. Among them are extension nf the abentee ballot to civilians who are overseas with the armed forces arid the law requiring the Voters' Pamphlet to contain a simple explanation of the voter s and election procedures today as it did over 100 years ago. Cities that have these old fashioned fire alarm boxes re reive many false alarm calls. Also, these alarm boxes do not tell whether it is a chimney fire or a major holocaust in a large building. Therefore, each time a fire alarm received the total equipment must be run to answer the call. An article in Reader's Dieest two or three years ago m5 ? 1 stated that false alarms in Pasa .neui - ()om) amounted to 66 percent: 6' provides tnai me vwvi in.ims that he is eligible to cast a ballot. He is eligible if 21 years or older, an American citizen, able to re td and write, and a resident of the . precinct in which registered. j The American Municipal I.eag'ie, the nation's top election law au-: thority. has long recommended a Well, this is the season for trial balloons. Political candi dates and hopefuls all over the- land a re,-busy-these '-days' registered in his party and precinct for sendin "p Hhte.-thn-air bags, mostly gas-filled, into the six months is eligible. It costs nothing to upPer ttosphere of political speculation. The purpose, we understand, is to test me weatner up mere, in order 10 gei the low-down on these high-flying political test blimps we looked up that little shop which sells trial balloons. (Continued from page one.) An inducement lor j tall men to attend Jhe University of Oregon will be included in the new dormitory to be constructed on the U, of Oi wmpus at Eugene. ' According to the alumni magazine Old Oregon, the beds in the new structure will be five inches longer than those in previous dormitories. The magazine explains that "the average height of college men has increased two and one-half inches in the past 50 years." The magazine might well have added that the basketball coaches' need for tall men has increased even more rapidly. One wonders, now that the U. S. has developed its capitalistic scheme of (space) satellites, whether this country's l. N. dele . gates wouldn't be wise to prepare for a Red propaganda onslaught against our im perialistic designs on heaven. situation. The death of Gov. Pat terson served to draw special attention to Oregon politics for 1956. Speaking of politics, a federal judge here has in effect ordered the territorial legislature to make a reapportionment. None has been made sine the lppjsl.it nrp wit first composed lis years ago. It is I rare for the judiciary to command a legislature to function, but the , judge here held that after 55 years v .it was time the legislature made "Sudden Death," he said. "This is for candidates willing reapportionment. The proprietor's same was H. (for Hydrogen) Gab (rhymes with Blab). "Just rail me Hy," he said. "Hi. Hy," I said. "How's bwiinesi these days? Ballooning?" "We're flying high," be admitted. "But we're keeping our feet on the ground. The air around here is literally filled with Hy's Hl-Flying Trial Balloons. Best selling number so far has been the Suddea Death drat. Followed closely by ... " "Suddea what?" Tasked. suppliers of the "risk capital" that is so vital to the growth of American industry. They don't expect to make a killing overnight. The current gripers, on the other hand, leave us cold. Had the price of Ford stock jumped $10 a share and stayed there they would have spent the next year pounding our ears about their prowess in "the market" and the "inside tips'' they had. iDes Moines Register.) Supporters of Adlai Stevenson Talking of Clinching Nomination Within Next Month Editorial Comment THE QliCK-BUCK PEOPLE GRIPE A lot of people, it seems, are grumpy and un happy because that Ford Motor Company stock they bought a few weeks ago is selling around $4 50 below the original offering price. They complain: "It was all a mistake," "It was spread too thinly," "The company is to blame," "The brokers are at fault." ui nit jrai Klipc Ul a 101 VI IOIKS WOO a lew Li. .it i i;v, weeks ago thought they were mighty smart and " K,,,"T- n Z ' uV '"luu'"-CUiC" '"""'a lucky to get five, ten or a hundred shares of this 1 "m askln 811 those who w8nt me to run for offlce to ral!y bonanza is because they didn't make a killing. 'round." He send this up and sits around waiting. If he gets All this belly-aching is right in tune with the no response or the opposition shoots it down, he's dead. We times. If we take a loss on an investment, if we sell a lot of these . ' don't show the quick, easy profit we counted on, What other typeg you ROtr. j. asked we ve been gypped. Someone else made a mistake. ... ,, . .... . . r., . , j- There oughta be .an investigation. Mavbe Con WelL he sald' theie s the Confusin Clu"ster for cand" gress should vote a subsidy. " dates who like to send up three or four balloons at once. And We don't think, by 'any means, that all who w bave the Anonymous Annies for persons who like to send bought Ford stock did so strictly as a gamble. The up unsigned test statements about their candidate friends great majority, we believe, purchased it as a good and or enemies." sound investment. And those who did won't be t .. iciiin. HKJ BIT llir ...... ... , ... , .!,. ,.Tt. .IJ .I..Jk.. U... c wt fivipoitii i vn pit viu iiiHuirji i as - a't you got anything new (his year?" "Right," said Hi. "U'eve just developed our Bipartisan Boom erang. With this balloon the candidate sends up a carefully worded statement. The whole thing It trickily constructed la mrh a way (secret formula, of course) that when the opposition shoots It dowa it flattens out the shooter. And we carry a complete line of Camouflaged Explorers. These are political trial balloons clever ly disguised at convention tpeechet, teemingly off-hand remarks at bathing beauty rontetts, talks at fund drives, reports to farm groups and statements from physicians. signature at the polls for identi firation purposes and this sueges tion has been endorsed by Son. Richard Neuherger. Twenty-mie states besides Oregon have a similar law. Signing of the poll book des not affect the voter's rights. The Feb. 10, 1956. issue of the "Labor Regjster" newspaper says: "The onlv change in voting pro cedure which affects you at the polls is the signing of the poll books to testify that you are a resident of the precinct in which you are voting. If you will he away from home on election day you can vote an absentee ballot." Much of the comment on the poll book signature law centers on the fact that now a voter must comply with election laws which he formerly could ignore. But the 1955 legislature should not be; blamed for constitutional and j other requirements that have: been on the books since pioneer! times. I investigated a complaint In Salem that signing of the poll book delayed voting in a school bond election. The consolidated precinct had 750 registered .voters, over twice the 350 voters in the average Oregon precinct. Th,e polls were open only six hours half the 12-hour period for a gen eral election. Voters turned out in unprecedented numbers and because several precincts were consolidated, there was delay while clerks checked addresses of voters. The Interim Committee on Elec tions, of which I am a member, is considering revision of Orecon election laws, including modifica tion of the poll book signing re quirement to make it even easier than it is now. The committee welcomes any suggestion or pro posals for improvement of -)re-gon's election laws. Mrs. Frederic W. Young, 6230 S K. Reed College PI., Portland, Ore. dena amounted to 66 percent: percent in Phoenix. 80 percent in Koekford. Illinois; 85 .percent in Sarnia. Ontario; and 90 percent in Roanoke. Virginia. These fire , alarm boxes are a real tempta tion for" the juvenile vandal. There is a telephone alarm sys tem available and while it costs considerably more over the long term pull. -it is surely a much more effective system. I am not advocating necessarily a phone systendiie to the expense in v"olved?7it why put our funds on an "obsolete horse-and-biiggy-day alasm system. The Reader's Digest article I referred to stated that Rockford, 111., and Sarnia. Ontario, have both discontinued their telegraph, systems; "and at the time this article was written they had no regrets. Let us here in Salem think this over a long time before we squan der our tax money for a system so antiquated. This is especially true at this period of time when electronic devices are being de veloped in many fields. An elec tronic - type fire alarm system might be just around the corner which would make both the tele phone and telegraph systems ob solete. R. P. Crossland, 1985 N. 23rd, ; Salem, Ore. After the splurge at the Royal Hawaiian we left on an auto tour of Oahu, over the volcanic back bone of the island, through valleys and villages, sugar, banana and pineapple fields. These guided tours are interesting not only for what you see but for what you hear from the driver. Whether it's a Grayline tour in a mainland city or a tour of the "provinces," the drivers inevitably are garru lous and entertaining. Our Joe Ukelcla was no exception! Immunization Sought To the Editor: News of the recent deaths in the City of Salem as a result of the dread disease diphtheria is cause for alarm. It is imperative that adequate measures be taken to avert further tragedy. Recently the Marion County D partment of Health removed the immunization program from the schools. Would it not be 'wise to request that the program be re established and thereby possibly ' avoid an epidemic of a very seri ous disease? Myrtle Cotman, president, Jefferson Lions Auxiliary. Jefferson, Ore. . Hits Alarm System To the Editor: It seems that Salem is seriously considering the addition of an antiquated fire alarm system. The system being proposed at present was apparently first tried out in New York City in 1847 and in 1851 it was substantially im proved. However, with minor re finements it operates the same Thornton Back From Water Meet NIW r ' mm 'IF II By JOSEPH and 8TEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON - This election year could turn out to be a lot less violent, tumultuous, conten tious and excit ing than seemed orobable onlv a i short time ago. 1 17 Indeed, the con ventions, wnicn if ; BL ftfi Alton r pnk a Una onn tne oomer. decides to run, of course, the rest will be silence on the Re publican side. And on the Demo cratic side, Adlai Stevenson's supporters are talking quite seri-, ously of clinching the Democratic nomination f o r their man in less than a month. , Such talk may not be quite as empty as it seems. For it does seem quite reasonable to suppose that - : u K noes out oerwiur Ester Kefsuver in the New Hampshire primaries on March It. If that happens, it is difficult to see how Kefauver ran come back, and even more difficult to see how Stevenson can be (topped. Tb Kefaaver forces la New Hampshire are scared blue. "Her I'm try lag U practice law," says Kefanver's New Hampshire anaaager Torn Me latyrt. MaaV I'ss working full iiM for Estes, where a couple mt BMaths are I tbwgM I had akt-la." Tht anaa prielplly rcspMslhla far keeping Mr. Me latyrw away from bis law prae tict Is William L, Dunfey, chair mat) f th Bteveatoa rgaalia 'Ilea la New Hampshire.' enson a considerable achieve ment, since, like the minority party in most one-party states, the principal amusement of New Hampshire's Democrats is kick ing each other in the shins. Among (he pro-Stevenson dele gate eandldatet are moat of the state rhairmea of the last couple of decades, and men like Joseph Benoit, popular mayor of Man chester and leader of the stale's aamerout Franco Amerirant. As a result, there hat developed aa adertlandable tendency among Kefauver's supporters to desert him. Among those who have gone over to Stevenson are Hugh Walling, chairman of Ke fauver's New Hampshire delega tion la 15Z. and national com mitteeman Henry Sullivan, who was elected by the Kefauver dele- There is a curious added ele ment in the situation, which also Returning Friday from Chicaso 'Also," said Hi, "we have small balloons which go up where he attended sessions of the I slowly for hesitant candidates. And for candidates who change National Water Resouces Advisory! their minds and may want to haul their balloon down, we mm1i,,.?! as AUoriMy General, . . ' . . ' . . Robert Y. Thornton. t have them with long strings attached. A popular item this T, his odd but effective campaign year is the new puncture-proof, tubeless type but few can- ot jj C.J? l'nTf UPi iivU m ..v. ik. ... K , ...... ' s,ate n federal officials se-! him But the above an. v.T. of 1 Q 1 S yc"- Anmner mc' num by the Council of State Gov- the 'l52 vote suggesli that his b" is the Teaser li ascends n upside down position, so ernments, considered the effects murh-vaunted popularity with the tha a'ter " nas reacned a certain height only the man who of the recent Pelton Dam decision New Hampshire Democrats may sent it up knows whether it is going up or down. We had one by the U- s- Supreme Court: They be exagger.vd.,Pollt show Stev. that 'even went sideways, but we dropped it. Then there's..." Kf?l "u',0?, on romme"da- e..o. running better th.. ,w. u "By the way," I broke in. "What do you fill these balloons Z, E sen owe?', uSSoS Com one over Kefauver. for esampl. In ,ith,.. A Com- upstate New York. It it hard to , t ,. ., . . . . see why New Hampshire Demo- Hot ,lr- most,y- he 8ald- ' " lnml Olliereni From Fha H to-x .1 4jTWAN8l8TOR A f HEARING AID j (-... gOj rrats. In any case, Stevertson is in an enviable heads-I-win-tails-you lose position. He has kept hands off New .Hampshire. An official in his Chicago headquarters re marked. "We do not associate ourselves with that situation, on the Governor's orders." So a de feat in New Hampshire will not much hurt Stevenson. But a de feat in New Hampshire could well be fatal to Kefauver, since Time" Flies: Statesman Files 10 Years Ago Feb. II, 1941 makes Kefauver look a little like " s'r.Tng,h ,s.bu 11 ?n hi Paul Porter said that as the new boss of OPA he proposes to hold the price line, build up pro duction and wipe out the "threat of inflation." ' mittee on Water Resources Policy pending further study. , The presidential committee was commended, however, for making its Investigation and report on con serving and using water resources. Included on the committee meet- . '. , ing in Chicago were Gov. Frank , , . . , , J Lausche of Ohio and C. Petrus registrar recently by friend, of Peterson of Nebraska, lon)?time he wratj; One is a college president of y,. Nationa, , ?.-r2? then2'er,l,y. dated malion Association. 1874 1875. The otherls a clipping from The Statesman dated June a sinking ship. ?A New Hamp shire Democratic voter marks his ballot for twelve state-wide dele gates. If there are more than twelve delegate candidates fa vorable to a Presidential candi date, his strength is correspond ingly diluted. Ia 1152, for eiample, Kefauver had twelve delegates and Preni dent Tramaa had fifteen. The Tramaa delegates and other aon Kefauver delegates actually got more votes thaa the Kefauver slate. But, because the anil Ke fauver vote wat diluted, Kefau ver waa a cleaa sweep of all the delegates. This year the tables have been reversed. A matter of minutes before closing time, three little known Democrats filed at dele gate candidates favorable to Ke fauver. Mclntyre, who not un naturally suspects a lark pro Stevenson plot, has denounced the three as "phonys." But their names will be on the billot, and ' presumably they will diluta tht Kefauver strength. Dunfey has succeeded In lining tip Just about all the big and medium sited Democratic names in the slate to serve as delegate , Kefaaver piano at least two candidates "lavorabje ' to Slev forays lata New Hampshire, aad grass roots support, first sim- posedly demonstrated in New Hampshire in 1952 - Perhaps Kefauver could come back for example by taking a few delegates from Sleventon la Minnesota, where some obterv en profett to detect surprising strength. But it Is hard U tee how he could ever really recover from a New Hampshire, defeat, especially at the Kefauver mon ey, whlra 4t, now ao better thaa a trickle, would dry up complete-' ly. And If Kefaaver It knocked out, a flrtt ballot Slevensoa win at a dull eoaventioa la August will be about as predictable at tuck thing! ran be. Note: Information in a recent column about the part played by Mr. Cliff Itoberts in the matter of the Republican Vice Presiden tial candidate came from seem ingly reliable information. In fairness it should be noted, how ever, that Mr. Roberts states that he has never advocated to Presi dent Eisenhower the replacement of Vlca President Nixon by an other candidates.) 19, 1875, describing "Trustees and VETS ENTER COLLEGE Academy Day" of that year. WASHINGTON - The Vet erans Administration says, "one The Oregon Coffee Co., a new out of every two Korea veterans firm to ODerate in Salem hpin training under the Korean Gl hill" Development of the Jason Lee business under the management is ioing to college. In contrast, memorial site near Mission But- 0f S. N. Boone. The' business will the VA reports that less than one torn as a park similar to Cham- be both a wholesale and retail third of the World War II veteran- poeg out witn the addition ot a one. 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The site covers about six acres of location of the original Jason I-ee Mission and is owned by the Willamette University. ldanha post No. 141. American Legion, has been officially recog nised by the department of Ore gon. The ldanha post has more than 30 members and the major ity are World War II veterans, although several old time Legion naires are members of the post. 25 Years Ago Feb. . 19M Construction of an adequate filtration plant or the adoption of other means to insure a supply of potable water for the city of Salem. Is demanded of the Ore gon - Washington Water Service company in an order issued by the Public Service commission. Two Interesting relics were handed to Willamette university be handled. 40 Ye ar Ago Feb. II, ltll After thirteen years, a watch belonging to Mrs. Joe Rernardi, wife' of the engineer at the state house, was returned through the mail. Mrs. Bernardi lost the watch thirteen years ago in a hop yard. The total registration of voters in Oregon,, according to reports filed by county clerks of the state w ith Secretary of State Olcott was 61,180. Republicans registered, with a total of 40.500, are far in the lead of Democrats, who num ber 15,457. n - ' ' A growing tendency to provide for a federal army reserve tn ad dition to the regular army and federalized national guard was manifest. in both the house and senate military committee at Washington, D.C.,. ... .... Hiiune 4-WII Subscription Rates Br earrlrr In rltl: Daily and Sunday 1 41 per mo. Daily only MS per mo. Sunday only . .10 week By mall Sunday oalyt (in advance) Anywhere In U.S. I .50 per mo. 2 7S six mo. 1 00 year By mall Dally aad Sunday! tin advance In Oregon f 1 10 per mo SO an mo 10 SO year In U S outaldo Oregon .. . I l. per mo. Memker Aodll Bureau ot Circulation Burea el Advertltlng ANr A Orrian Knuatyi ,, Peallihert Aeeortatlea Advertising ReprrienuUveit WarS-nrirtltk Cm. 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