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be the anmiminlty. andaavortas to bo oandld but fair and
hateful an tha davolopment of eonrtruetlTO community policy.
Take Oregon 'Out of Polirix?
From prominent Young Democrat in
Portland, comes a suggestion that all state
and county offices should be made non-parti-san
same as the judiciary. We shall ask our
Republican acquaintances to refrain from
any of the obvious wisecracks based on the
recent election returns in this state. After
all there is some merit in what the Portland
Democrat proposes. His principal arguments
are:
1. Most of the duties of state and county
officials have little relation to national party
politics or policies.
2. Under the Oregon primary system, the
political parties are peculiarly Ineffectual.
S. The non-partisan ballot for state and
county office would give the people a wider
choice of able men and women because their
party affiliations would no longer be a limita
tion. As to county government, we have long
advocated a non-partisan selection, same as
in our citias. In counties as in cities, the pure
ly local nature of government is perfectly
evident. The only result of keeping the party
labels in county government is to reinforce
"the party machine," if any, and in Oregon
. such machinery is almost non-existent.
When it comes to state government, there
is more room for argument." The states, at
many points, are in a direct relationship to
national government (as for instance on Val
ley Authority or social legislation issues),
and in this field it may have considerable
meaning whether the state government, espe
cially its legislature, is Republican or Demo
crat, or Socialist.
At least, we would be content to proceed
to non-partisan government step by step,
with the counties as the next step.
The real weakness of the political parties
In Oregon, we believe, is one of organization
and leadership and only incidentally the re
mit of our peculiar primary system. In both
parties, the weakness is in the precincts and
this follows from lack of consistent, day in
and day out, year in and year out effort at
the top. There are very few leaders as in
dustrious or able as Jim Rodman, now the
GOP'i state chairman. All leaders are handi
capped by the fact that between elections the
parties hibernate like bears in the winter
season. Neither party has any consistent
financial support, or anything resembling an
annual budget, or a permanent staff to main
tain the precinct contacts and enthusiasm
and Interest.
"Does either party stand for anything?"
That also is a legitimate question. We
merely point out that party effort usually
consists In some pre-primary fenagling of
self-starting candidates, and after the prim
ary turning every man loose to shift for him
self. Along about September 15, there may be
a scramble to "raise funds," These usually
are dispersed in perfectly wasteful radio
time and newspaper advertising space. Ques
tion: "What would happen if either party hired
a competent man full time, year in and year
out to build up at the grass roots the pre
cincts?" Maybe the American Veterans Committee
will find here a suggestion for one of its
radio forums, when it finds a place for its
broadcast. This could make a lively debate.
effort, and they get very little of the glory.
Very seldom is it their privilege to bring in
the big checks, and the total of their division
will not be among the impressive totals. Yet,
it really takes a lot more pluck to go from
door to door, ringing bells only to find that
most of the prospects have already earned
the red feather than it does to call on
Aloysius J. Bigshot for a thumping gift.
These dor-to-door people are "the glean
ers in the field." They reach many who would
not otherwise be reached and many who
want to do their share. Perhaps some genius
will figure out a better plan some day, but
in the meantime we bespeak a cheerful smile
and courtesy for these Chest workers.
Very gratifying, so far, are the returns
from the "unit" giving for the Chest, far
above last year's totals, and contrary to the
reports from some other cities. The "Units"
are the divisions lead by people in employ
ment, as distinguished from the "special
gifts" division which works on "the bosses."
This is good because Lane county may need
this worker support, not only to reach the
$111,000 goal but to meet the challenges
which came in yesterday from a dozen differ-
Anf mflac all trio wnv from Rllrlinctrnrt Vpr.
mont and Augusta, Georgia to South Bend,state department's striped pants
Indiana where Chest drives are m progress.
It seems Eugene and Lane county topped the
nation a few years back in "percentage over
goal," and now these rivals want to bet all
kinds of home products from "Vermont tur
key" to "Virginia ham" that this community
can't do it again. These bets will have to be
covered, of course. The news columns will
faithfully report the "insults."
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Have you heard about the gal who ditched
her football player boy friend because she
heard another girls praise his "wonderful
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ARMY JUMPER S-OL Earl F. Thorns, of Fjrt f 'i.P DerttT i Juiptai
Jumping team, looks over Two Star (cotter), captured German " J"1""
Veteran, in New York for the National Horae Show at Madlaon Square Garden.
Foreign Service Staff Hopes
Recent Salary Boosts Remain
chop tnem dick wiin its economy
boys have entered a new era of
bigger diplomatic salaries and
expense accounts. But their fin
gers are crossed in the hope the
new Republican Congress won't
passes
Thieves in a Kansas town stole a stair
way from a new home. Police are now taking
steps.
"Industrial Buyers Using More Care"
headline. And they're not the only ones,
brother!
WASHINGTON LETTER
BY PETER EDSON
Register-Guard Washington Correspondent
Harry Truman's Credo
Women Have The Tough Job
When it comes to the house to house sell
ing for the Lane County Chest, that falls
mostly to the women. It is the toughest job
of the lot and the reasons why are easy to
see:
1. "My husband did the giving for the fam
ily at his p'ace of business."
2. "My husband is back from the war now,
and they'll find him downtown."
3. "I work downtown and they got me at
the shop."
All of these are perfectly proper answers,
but it should be kept in mind that the house-to-house
solicitation is still necessary there
are a great many people in all parts of town
who cannot be reached except at their homes
men and women who have retired from
active occupations, traveling men who have
homes but not offices in Eugene (and there
are several hundred of them), workers who
go out of town on a Job and return at night.
This is merely a reminder that the house-to-house
visits are necessary and to suggest
that these women who do this tough chore
be treated courteously. After all, they give
their time and strength to this community
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (NEA) There was
something almost pathetic about the President's
Armistice Day statement, promising and pleading
for co-operation with the Republicans. Toward the
end of the declaration It was almost an echo ol imil
Coue saying, "Every day in every way, I shall
strive to do better and better.
The President elaborated on this a little. What
he wrote on his slate was: "As President of the
United States, I am guided by a simple formula:
to do in all cases, from day to day, Vvithout regard
to narrow political considerations, what seems to
me to be best for the welfare of all our people."
Naive as It may sound to a cynical sophisticate,
that sentence probably came right out of the man
from Missouri's soul and gizzard. There probably!
never was a man in the White House who wanted j
more to do the right thing than Harry Truman.
As the President reminded his press conference
after reading the statement ever since Aug. 15. 1945,
he has been urging an industrial armistice to pro
mote full production and save the country from
chaos.
That date was when he first announced he was
calling a labor-management conference to see if
the union leaders and the captains of Industry i
couldn't put their own house in order without gov
ernment policing. The conference failed, and the
country went through a series of strikes that let
reconversion back by months.
This la only one of the disappointments and
frustrations Harry Truman has experienced. The
things that have happened to him shouldn't happen
to a goat.
Reality Was A Great Shock
When he first went to the White House he made I
a great point of wanting to work with his old'
friends In Congress. When he realized that most of ;
the members of Congress were Interested in them- i
selves and that he was the only one trying to think I
about the whole country, it was probably the worst I
shock he ever got In his life. I
He did a little better on securing co-operation!
for a bi-partisan, non partisan foreign policy. Con-'
gress went along with him on that. But on domestic
policies, It has been dog eat dog ever since V-J Day.
So, he Is faced with a hostile Congress again a
Republican Congress thla time pleading with all
the pitiful earnestness he can put into it, for Just
a little of the unltv that haa Hn nut IntA 4k'
handling of foreign policy, to shape domestic policy.
He won't get it, of course. Congress will be
opened In January with prayer and pious platitudes
to work for the common good. Then the fight will
begin.
Unity la An Elusive Thing In Peacetime
A leading American manufacturer of motor!
I." recently made the startling observation that,
The only reason I have for believing that democ
racy may not in the long run prove to be the best
form of government, is that we In this country
never seem able to unite In times of peace."
That's a crack worth thinking about. The im
plication Is that when we get Into a war we can
unite and work for a common cause, forgetting
completely differences in race, religion, social, econ
omic or political backgrounds. Instead of that, how
ever, In times of peace the American spirit breaks
Into a million bits. Maybe it's the turmoil, this con
stant competitive battling in a free economy and a
free society, which makes this country great. That's
the philosophical way of trying to rationalize it.
But couldn't a lot more get done to make the
democratic system work in time of peace if the
politicians would leave off their squabbling and
get behind a united domestic program as they have
in the field of foreign affairs?
Soil, Irrigation
Issues Talked
ALBANY M) Second-day
sessions of the Oregon Reclama
tion Congress turned to study of
irrigation and conservation Thurs
day.
Delegates were told In opening
speeches Wednesday that the
state's soil conservation districts
now embrace projects aggregating
3,895,643 acres of farm land.
A. W. McCullough, Irrigation
engineer for the SCS, outlined
methods for coordination of ir
lgation and conservation planning.
He said 700,000 acres of Oregon
land need leveling before Irriga
tion and Arnold Bodtker, field
man for the Oregon State Pro
duction and Marketing Commit
tee, reported that 1,136,000, acres
are in need of drainage.
He added that 800,000 acres of
otherwise non-Irrigable land need
overhead sprinkler systems. He
said 383,000 acres of non-irrigated
land are readily accessible to
water.
A proposal that restoration of
farm lands destroyed by placer
mining be required by legislation
was referred to the executive
committee.
All officers were reelected by
the conservation section.
axe.
The occasion was the coming
into effect recently of the Foreign
Service Expansion Bill, passed
with acclaim by the last Congress,
Under it, Uncle Sam's ambassa
dors will:
1. Get their first raise In near
ly 100 years.
2. Not have to fork over
much, if anything, out of their
own pockets to pay for keeping
np appearances abroad.
3. Be able to throw almost
as many parties and hire almost
as many servants in their em
bassies as the British and Rus
sians. Numerous changes In the U.S.
Foreign service are provided In
this important piece of legislation.
It would erase the old iiu.uuu
ceiling for Foreign Service offl
cers' salaries, upping it to $13,500.
Top ambassadorial salarles-r-in
such places as Moscow, London,
and Paris would go up from $17,
500 to $25,000, with a new $25,000
expense account. Existing allow
ances total some $15,000.
Return to States
Officials serving abroad would
be brought home every two years
to let them get the feel of things
here. In addition, the state de
partment would be allowed to ex
pand the Foreign Service from
11,000 to 17,000 workers.
The measure also would do
things like buying an entire new
summer outfit for an ambassador
and his family who have to trans
fer from Iceland to Africa and
throw away their skis and parkas'.
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Snakes that are most active at
night have evolved special struc
tures in the eye that enable them
to see in dim light.
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FUSONIRS GET BREAK
BERLIN U.R Gen. Joseph
T. McNarney announced Thurs
day that 400 German prisoners
would be released from Jails un
der American control on Dec. 15
so they could Join their families
ior unrutmas. McNarney said
persons Jailed by German Denazl
flcatiott courts would not be affected,
Minnis Gets Damages
as Kesult of Collision
A Jury In circuit eourt Wednes
day awarded L. W. Minnis
$1641.93 for damages arising from
a collision of two trucks Aug. 8
T""th of Cottage Grove. Defend
ants In the action were the Los
Angeles-Seattle Motor Express
and J. Spalsbury, driver of one
of the trucks.
The amount granted was the
ngure lor which Minnis sued.
BEETS LIKE HAMS
COLUMBUS, O. u.ra C. P.
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