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USc I) Statesman. Salem, Ore., Fri, Mar . II, IS mmmmmmmmmmiH ....j.. , . mi mm - u. i i i cf OrtflonHtatf aman Reserve Board NOW WE ARE ONEr T. h'0 Fever $m (,'. A fear VU A.' Mart H. UU CHAum a. trtAcix. Editor 4 pmouw WTXDtLL I'Ell ntsnsriag Editor 1 M km , M I H ml Cmmn. HmtmM I CM -ail Him M MbUM MftMlvair So Maa)wnaa ttm4 Complain of Taxes On Small Tree Farms Th Laa County Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution, the other dey asking the rut government to review tuition policies on small tree turns This u the outgrowth 0 complaints over the valuation bf timber lands bow being mad by the State Tai Com mission. The Lane County group declared the present policies are confiscatory to the busi ness of operators of small tree farms On the other hand taxing authorities have been criticised on the grounds that assessments on Umber Lands are much too low. We are inclined to doubt If there is much merit in the gripes of the Lane County tree fanners. If the taxes they pay really hurt they can put their land under a reforestation classification when they would have to pay onlv five rents per acre per year, plus one eifhth 0 the usufruct It may be, of course, that through the cum ulative effect of compound interest it could be figured that it will not pay to hold timber land over the long cycle between harvests. That was the idea 20 years ago, and owners of these lands let them revert to the coun ties for taxes. About 1940 the tune changed. Corporations began buying op cutover lands. They are concerns with indefinite life-expectancy and able to carry growing timber through the long growing cycle. An Individ ual however, cannot expect to harvest more than one crop of prime timber la this part of the country during his lifetime. The small holder would look on his timber land as a sort of savings bank, except that the privilege of withdraws! is restricted. He must km other occupation or income dur ing the) holding period. A fanner for instance can let his rough back acres grow up in tim ber, and If he it wise be will do the planting of selected stock. He may let stock graxe through the early years of tree growth. Then when the trees axe merchantable he can sell then and get a nice chunk of cash. A good many landowners in this valley discovered la the peat 20 years that the trees they had paid little attention to in draws or on ridges were worth teal money they became genuine Bortgagw lifters. This experience can be re peated Indefinitely. A large proportion of the timber supply comes from what are called woodlots. This is true particularly in the East and South. Ia lesser proportion it is true even in the North west Pulp mills afford a ready market for the small stands of timber. It is wise to en courage the small tree farm both from the standpoint of soil conservation and the econ omy of the community. The lands, however. must pay their fair share of taxes either year-by-year or on the deferred harvest plan. Just what such a fair share would be, we do not undertake to say; but we do urge tree grow ing where that is a preferred land use. b yte, ir it ft ftr ft ft Senator Neoberger has suggested exchang ing a tribe of Oregon beavers for a pair of Russian brown bears. The exchange could take place, he suggests, in 1959 during our centennial year, and the bears could be boused In the new Portland zoo. Maybe Dick could get Ike to include some of those White Boose squirrels with the Oregon beaver. Lowers Reserves . The Federal Reserve Board, which applied brake to retard the forces of inflation, has been busy of late tooaeniaf Its credit re straints. The rediscount rste hat bee lowered from s high of 3 H per cent IS tSk per cent Reserve requirements of banks that are mem bers of the reserve system have beeq lowered la two steps of ea half per cent each. The effect of the Utter move Is to permit banks to toaa a larger ratio of their deposits. It make more credit available and the former move serves t make it available at a lower cost The response of the economy however may not be aa rapid as when the fUB Is working in the other direction A sudden application of the brakes may bring an early slowdown or halt; but release of the brakes doesn't la crease the speed. We recsll in the late 1930s banks were full of money but they could find few borrowers. Rusinets still wss timid. Gov ernment could borrow money st very little cost a fraction of a per cent for short term certificates. We do not look for business to rush la now and borrow money for new expansion. Annusl reports of most corporsUons state that capital outlays will be less ia 1958. They do not want to get too far extended. Also they wsnt to bring lately built plants into profit able production. The lower cost and greater supply of credit ought to encourage home building, however; for there are always fam ilies that are eager to acquire new homes. Eventually cheap credit attracts users, and ia the interval the lower cost of money is to the borrower a greatly appreciated savins; but it takes time for lower wholesale rstea on credit to seep down to Joe Doakea. One cant help wondering .though If the credit relaxation Isnl coming too fast. In viting a fresh spurt of inflation before the country has recovered from Its last blags. cSm&jfoJ Safety HP 033110 The list Rat htrtude UM eh M the SnUevtag: swibers J Rtt-' t (Caanmned trees Me onel I 1 I I fiiWir Oiilillin f is YllllrtMl H gtt-'l nest BBeSae ef L'aned SUtM. 1 Meets Cammier I PtOatfl el fiUni wary V- I . Kfaae II Mmm f Wert Latere- I wwelSUXl Mast! I Z ua Tii sen ef Qreel rest- I 1 17. WUUaana, as. II Sttcsmn Billot Box At twee ever a wtared are ef Bm saAtVeaVy whins theas Is Ike state tf n'a twe satdinr naon) at tHe end rarrtsh Jeer Mgk. TWy are trm I) ay in eft aad ef He Iw4Vmm Mm sW em, Th jeeaUea Is whether Skere sneeid be a okerfe avrisi tee Bketr ee, aad V se ee wftaea m sw . TVT ee sew H mSlrtml HlMrf ttstjst Ikewsw hwSe. TW emUis aeUwe tnm mm ee kWr sk-a 4 fce 9 Iseat Ik Seat kf m eke urn flmsw TeSn's 1 1 Should a charge be levied for swimming pool vae? Ye . I No CommeaU and suggestionas - mm feu we m 1 MWIU ! M k m0m. marry M sw4ti 1 mmm lull mSmtmM W M NMf4 W So mmm mS hull). ttrnM k er kMe watM Twa hish vatsusa. Alter oes eertwe, ss cevBca et. . fUMH. MMM War of Nerves The Cuban rebellion led by Fidel Castro sets a new style. R isn't a military coup which moves out one dictator had sets up a general who later will become one. It Isat organised warfare. Rather is It a war of nerves. Castro and his followers indulge in hit-run tactics. They may burn sugar plantations, raid towns, or pull such stunts as the abduction of a re nowned racing car driver. Abo Castro in-,, dulges freely in propaganda like a call for a general strike or an "ultimatum." The cumu lative effect is to frighten the people leave the streets deserted ia Havana and shops empty of customers. It's just a question of how long Batista can bold out against such tactics. tr . jtf ir After marching trp and downhill and back again the Internal Revenue Service has given np Its demand that all persons who are re imbursed on expense account must show the IRS itemized reports of the expenses that were incurred. Now this is to be required only of those who do not submit expense sccounts to employers. Those who itemise their expense reports to the employer will be excused from furnishing IRS with a copy. This makes sense. The employer is more spt to detect padded expense accounts than s government agent, and if the former Is satis fied the latter should be. The agitation, bow ever, may be productive of good in encour aging closer scrutiny of these sccounts all along the line. The Union Pacific railroad has announced U will construct a new. freight depot in Port land to cost an estimated $2 million. This will be for handling less-than-carload shipments, loss of which In volume to trucks has hurt the rails. It's encouraging to note that one railroad has faith in three things: the region, Its own line of enterprise and in the future of the less-than-carload business for rsilrosds. Sen, Wayne Morse, who blew la from Washington, Thursday for a short visit, said there was one recent story in the Horse Neubereer relationahih which the oresi mimamA AnA It irll in at wall twt nmK. ably. It was at the time when the press was harping on the lforse-Neuberger feud ever the postal bike debate. The Horses bad the Neubener over for dinner. The 'meal was catered and the next day every body was ifl. They traced it all to some taint ed creamed chicken. But Sen. Morse admit ted be would have had some tail public ex plaining to do If th.e word had got out at that tlmA that Cam VanlwMH arlutm Uam. r. had Just blssted in the Senate was ill after visiting the Morses ... Morse a Is noted that because he were a red rose In his lapel during his last filibuster, fellow senators nervoasly kept his ceet aader sarveillatvee for signs ef another ver bal marathon. So whea the beet at a recent Washington party for a group of senators passed out red carnations Morse yielded to pressure frata the ethers and wore the only white eae la the room . . . If you've been feeling In your bones lately that the weath er in this area is changing your bones may be right There is evidence, weather experts ssy, that during the last two cen turies the weather in Oregon baa been growing steadily warm er and milder. This is caused, not by atomic experiments or high taxes, but because the glaciers hsve been receding. Any way, this is what Dr. Henry P. Hansen, of Oregon State Col lege, told the Oregan Branch of the American Meteorological Society recently. He based bis conclusion on a study of pollen grains found in Pacific Northwest peat bogs ... About 5,509 years age things were so wsrm la the Wil lamette Valley that elephants (the non-political kind) roamed the plains. Then it got progressively colder and wetter. Until about 20f years ago whea the glaciers be gan te move back again and Northwest weather began to warm up. Dr. Hansen Is not sure whether the trend of the last two hundred years Indicates that our descend ants will be tarxaning around with elephants again, but he's sure It's getting hotter. AH of which may come .as something ef a surprise te the snow-shovelers la Florida Vl But k Mraa mj lk Ma. Mw. rlvta aiaa bit 4nmm. Tkta fta irnry to trnwrnn . aarit? ih r.ia... utility 'Government of Laws' To the Editor: I hav read with interest your editorial of March U critidzinf the recent order issued by this office denying approval of the Idaho Power Company proposal to issue and sell $20,000.(00 worth of bonds snd debentures fo fi nance certain controversial atrue tures oo the Snak River. wlwa I was appointed to my present office there waa consid erable conjecture and apprehen sion, possibly arising from the fact that I am not a lawyer as well as from my previous service in the field of partisan political anairs, uiat my behavior in this of ace. might be based upon par tisan considerations and not, aa the law reouires. noon tha statute and constitution of tifmmaamm State of Oregon. Amen- the better dktkmarte are Webster's Couefiat and Am- wk-aa CeUete Dtctiomary. Aa al ternate bee et osmttow is Th Ham Bosk ef ' Emily Post may h subeUtvted for Amy VamWrbut ea Etiquette. Another all rwead reference Is the Uncota Library ia eae volume. Far a food general history ef Ih North weal I would reeanwiiead "Empire ef the Co lumbia- by Dorothy and Charles M. Gates. ImperUat for every Oregon heme is a copy ef the Orefoa Blue Book, ebtah- Bbtetrwra the Secretary of But. This is particularly valuable tar ttudanu ia the upper aradea aad bifh school. For mtarRseboa about the fed eral fovtnMnont the Conirsosin a) Directory -and StatietkaJ Ab stract, which are pubftahe an nually, are valuable. ' They may b obtained from th fapedirteaor ent ef Docwnenta, Covers Printine Office, Waehinxtoa. The better atlas are those by naaa-Hcrfalbr mta Hammond. A more cotripieso cyclopedia than the eae maatfoaed Is the Co lumbia Eacyckoedta, fas see vel um. There are ef course the multi-volume ncrciopodias like the Brits naka and Americana. A number of cyclopedia spe cially adapted for children aad youth art available. Among then may be mentioned: Junior Bri tannic written primarily for elementary aad Junior hish as levels; Cocnpton'a and World Book which carry through senior high. In the days of ejuis shows there is a fresh search for facta, so a good reference library Is quit indispensable. It might be said that a lawyer' success de pends on his skill m the use of indexes to law books. 80 H' is for th ordinary eJtisen.. He cant carry all kaowledg m his head. but be should know how to find it, and have readily at hand good working set of reference books. Reading lists vary accord ing to the tastes of rem them, as in foods: "Do gustibua. neo cusputandum"--4here u accounting for tastes: so I no attempt te recommend even minimum lists for general read ing. French 'Polite' on Tasting American Wine at Dinner IZAUNE. France frued chickee wen Wednesday night but Americas wine at a French dinner table weiUi the cesnmeots were point. The ceaaloa was the reguUr dinner f the local Rotary Club at which et snatnhers were empiiied by aa American menu cemplet with America wines. The idea 'was that f Mare Chevionst. who ' recently com 1 plated a Rotary tour of the United ! States that Included lea Frands-i ee, New Orleans, Lea Angeles, Miami.' Ttmpc, Washington, New Yert and Boston. "Most ef th guests even con cluded that the can wa not bed as they lanced, be con t kWheral Tt al ai (Hat, sighed Ih set eft salrty United Suu pubttriet, George Mtfhtea, wa ea head Wee mat bis al Inset get a fair trial. One gunet npresaed skepticism at a Pinot-Noir red win aad n having K tasted by ernfeasionaaj la se tf t Is a geed as be thought. Cheviot! poUUhy put It this " way: "We fowad (he red wtaea agreeable and even ftattertag. Thy were good effort. 1 cannot say they were a success. total Ala the wine, all ef k was Bur gundy type drawn from the sup plies ef the luxury Amtrlcaa Uner United State. Here ia the heart of Franco's Burgundy district. It 1 tonga a teat as yea will Federal School Building Plans Would Bolster State Economy BT A. ROBEBT SMITH atateiaa Cemenendent WASHINGTON - Most mem bers of the Oregon congressional delegation believe that a federal school const uctloa program, next to stimulated housing construc tion, would greatly benefit the nation, especially Oregon's sag ging lumoer industry. But the pros pects of a fed eral aid to ed- ncatian hill ha. coming law this fyf year dont look " bright at this mid-point in congressioa i. , - v aaa hi-ii anker sautt Sea. Wayne1 Mono rOre. plans to rais the issue in the Senate when a vote is taken on a federal scholarship bill. He ; said he wui of fer the school construction program as sa amendment to that measure, so aa indicator of senatorial senti ment is bound to come ia com ing weeks. Morse Is a ssessber ef the Senate Laker and Penile Wel fare CoaaniUli which s work lag en cdneatiee legislanea. Less week he tM the ewaunit tces The nation needs teSJM seer eianwoeeaa right new and the Hate are bailding abent IS. a year. Aa we cant aaewt fer prelect I tlnuuat a sag ging csaiiy. I eaa think ef a snare nsefnl and tiawiv precraa tnaa one ef additnl e h 1 , eetrnttiee fianre with fed eral rends." The Orefoa aeaater mid' hie state' "hard-pressed lumber in .dasuy .would he aaaoax the major beneficiaries of sdded school construction.' Rep. Edith Green (TOr.), a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, has joined a group of lawmakers who hsve petitioned President Eisen hower to r e n e w his previous support for a federal aid bill. "If our economy needs to be stimulated by new federal pro grams, surely united action to build schools for our children is the most worthwhile of all the programs now under consid eration." Mrs. Green declared. Ren. Walter Norblad Ot-Or.) I th state's only ceegresflnsa who isn't strongly for sack a program, although he recalls that he veted for a federal aid te edneatiea bill last year. Tve given H very little thought," said N art lad. Tat sitting back and waiting te see what the adnualstrauea re e aests. I think probably it weald be a good pregrass, bat I dea't think the aaaeaat leat her need la scbeel building would be significant The ones I've been In used ssestly brick aad cement" unspok both members of both parties re portedly is tnat a scffiMi con struction bill would raise once mora th civil right issue in volved in the public school in to (ration decision of the Su preme Court and the flareup at Little Rock high school last tan. A major reason apparently that Sen. Morse must seek a school building program aa a rider te another education measure, instead of getting fav orable action by the committee en his program, is that the chairman of that committee ia Sea. Latter Hill (D-Ala.), who reportedly seeks to avoid a civil rights dash. The school aid bill usually raised the issue pre sented by the so-called Powell amendment ef whether aid should be denied those states which have not yet complied with the Supreme Court's deri sion. The Dossiers tie leaders ef both house have abled away from the school hill wttheut es pUaatinav Setae who support the program think it weald give the Democrats a first class CUtleal issue, se long as the publican administration fails to renew Us advocacy ef echo! aid. Th National Edneatiea Aase eiatioa advocating a program calling fer $1 billion allotntents by the federal severe meat te states in 1J5S-5S, gradually In creasing te ftJ billion in 1MI C2. Funds weald be divivd asaoag states fas eejaal proper--tioa te the number ef 'eeheel age children, rands could be used fer either buildings, basic eeeipment of fer, supplementing tench rsaUrie. The NEA pro gram would tart with a federal allotment of a least $25 per aeheel age child and Inert as this Is at least SIM hi few years. Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said he believes this NEA program "permits far mora flexibility la meeting lo cal needs than, earlier school construction bills' because the states are free to use the funds , for buildings or salaries. Neuberger said he thinks aid te elementary aad secondary education should precede schol arships for college edoeatsou, which would be provided under bill the adjninistratiou I sup porting. V f And things are warming up for the U. S. postal inspectors, too. Salem Postmaster Al Gragg reported that the Postmas ter's Headache the chain letter is rearing its illegal head again. This is the chain letter which promises a savings bond ss a prise a trouble-making, gimmick which postmen rank next to slippery steps, biting dogs snd sticky stamps. And Postmaster Gragg, who notes things slwsys become a little unglued at the beginning of Spring, stood up snd laid down the law on chain letters. Even if they sre not mailed but the bonds or receipts sre they are still unlawful. There are other ways to fight the recession ... - GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty aunnnwas Consequently, upon assuminc this office, it seemed appropriate for me to assure the public that my actions would be based on Some twenty years of study, in terest and experience in the field of utility regulation and. more specifically, upon the laws of the State. There haa been no occa sion for me to retract or amend th statements which I mad on that occasion mora than a year ago. Since then, however, I have ob served with much amusement and some small amount of discourage ment the statements made by newspaper editors and others to the effect that my policies snd actions ought to be guided by sound "Judgment," more "prac tical" considerations and various other subjective qualities not al ways to be found in the Oregon Revised Statutes. I find these statements especially amusing be cause they emanate from those leading minds in the community who are most often heard to an nounce that ours ought always to be "a government of laws snd not of men. Perhape the most amusing per sons in th whote situation are those individuals who were first dismayed by the appointment of a Commissioner who had had po litical experience; and who were then temporarily relieved to find that the Commissioner not only could read but actually recog- niiea tne supremacy af law over subjective "practical" expedien cy; and wno are now dismayed once more to find that the Com missioner ia actually serious and consistent in his determinatio to follow the law. I make no apology for my be lief that k I the obligation of all governmental agencies, in cluding commissions snd courts, to follow th law rigidly. If the Jaw is good, such a practice en sures ns support, if the law is bad, such s practice ensure its change. But k is not within my jurisdiction (or that of the courts) to try to change tt, either by action or by in action, and I will not do so. Reward Marge renHe musty Time Flies e e e e FROM STATESMAN IUES ' 10 Ye.n Ago Mar. II, IMS The dedication of Baiter Hall (men's dormitory) at Wil lamette University drew many alumni, among them one who ha an unchallenged claim to distinction ss the oldest living graduate, Dr. L. L. Franklin Belknap, S3, of Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Cook, Salem, narrowly escaped death wnen their car crashed through a cement railing on the Marion- Polk County bridge and drop' ped 29 feet onto the street be low. 25 Years Ago Mar. 1 1, MSI Ignace PaderewskL Polish pi snist and one-time premier of nis country, was tne guest of honor at the first dinner since President Roosevelt took of fice. Senator and Mrs. McNsry 01 Oregon were also guasts. ' Miss Phyllis Day, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Day, an nounced her wedding date at a luncheon. Mis Day will be come the bride ef Robert Rams den, son of Mr. sad Mr a Charles Ramaden, April 37. 40 Years Ago Mar. tU IMS Popular high school students of Snikpoh will stage s benefit play at Salem High school. Those appearing in the comedy are Wolcott Buren, Wallace Carson, Richard Slater, Arthur Ross, Herbert Darby, Margaret Goodin, Lacy Leonard, Isobe! George, Lucille Jones, Helen Rose aad Clara Braitensteia. Felicitations are reaching Mr. and Mrs. w. T. crier upon the arrival of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Grier formerly ef Salem now reside fat falls City, v rUen Bn) 4411 CBScnirooN Bars . Or earner la eHSaat Pally aa aunaay SI TS see me Daily aaly tise " SuU only T it na ay man Baity aa Baaaay , l In evancei la Oresoa SI n aw ma. i oo thra ava IN wtm m. U N yee la V S outside Oreeaa SI TS ss. By man saaaay only. M ml 'I J year And) Bmraaa at Ofeamuon i of awms Axe Omean Steweaaaaa Advarttams BipuwataMvs! waao onirrmi co naa rn WSST OlaUBAf CO. Mew Sara , , Camas An Yew Auto Insurance Rates mm TooHiflh! W SO-CKtCX WITH US AND SAVE! nOADQOT AUTO OOVINAOI IN OUR HISTORY : 05X0 , IMSU.WE AGQICT MCI N. Capital Fh. EM SSM1 ClEARAfCE-0UR ENTIRE STOCK OF suns x Gat Your Eattar Suit Nowl 400 suits, is chows from. All virgin wool. Current styles In all types of materials. Nearly all else. Values to $7f.0O OPEN SATURDAYS All DAY KAY WOOLEN .ULL STORE tea S. 12th Street "Acres From WOlSBtette Csmnus Poor Calif ornh 1 think we outfoxed the union on th4 contract . .-. There's, ' nothing says we have to five them a cost-of-living Increase thatH result from the raise we just gave theml Te the Editor: Regarding th statement ef 00. hot shot Ed Pauley, tt th Cal ifornia Board of Resents: that Cat teem "can make m money playing ether CaL col- leites. Shed a tear for poor mistreated uiifonna. Similar to th "Iry-Lengue,- mev eoubj form thev own and can it r-frma" league. Why d ae many Calilornt Nau Bens cam, to the state ef Oregon for an 'Edueadon'T Year fer -Sports' snupraflt. at th esDec leveL , - IX SsemnaeV -im FraaaJm ft. Better English By D. C WILLIAMS L What la wrong with this sentencef "Oa account ef differ ence tat policy, th two countries are at war with u another." s. What is the correct ciiatioa f Mblackaunrd S. Winch one ef these la nusspeued? Adequate, admit taace, edherance, adjutant. ANSWERS L Say. "BECAUSE ef differ ence hi noacy, th two essauries are at war AGAINST EACH OTHER." X Pronounce blag-erd, necent ea Brat syllabi, aad not llacafard. a, Adherence, Whqt Kind of Money Do You Need? Pin Monty Hobby Monty Vacation Monty Mad Monty MtttrMonoy Jast Plata Cash Meet Mrs. Elsie Hill (Ad CofMuharrt ShrtesmaivJourntt) nil, II , I J ' f. , ... She Will Help You Meb That .les.y Nsw As Easy As 1-2: With 6 fer 3 J f 1. Iki Aar Vteblt htmUwNt Uagu Hni 2. Call Mrs Hill of IM 44111 ' ; i J. It ItatV fo JUmru Uor Phont , . , S Statesnan Journal VYaht-Ads Six Day AdvortUing for tho Prico of Throo On Family Ads During.... - ' v rNationol Wonfd Wook- - : March lfth-22nd
