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,150,000 Vets Have Filed 'plaints on Their Gl Houses l ... mm Ahnnf thnitirh tlmirlv TU.... . .... U!rtTON w,n' iiicj usually ac- have ed what cuse builders of overcharges, de- HW. i..iin may be that tney goi a prlority-Dum Ln am t to Clutch ol close to 1B0, r i,n home-buy- H ' u..m nut. it was SS week. either as un" not covered by p.i stiU" coming In, Mies Get lab Tests i f fr lnb. Me cam'B" ---- - be launched dur- IK . . t-. fi-IK In an S t!,, estimated 1,000,- LaM believed suffering P. ,!.k.l it urns dis mal ow"-- Em'white of Boston, Lily known diabetes 6 uid the survey would Lord by tne man felon of local med- Uies ana Lb will be sought to L free tests available on Lde scale, she said. Ar- fctsfor me suivcj Lie, who emphasized that taiecteo wnn tun uuj. L. association member. Lplan because "It offers fcunity to discover dia- m ID weir ctuijr dio6. ksT) MEETING gal Saturday meeting C it the Veteran's Ad Eoi regional office will Uoni i ryier, associaw tof psycnoiogy ai me of Oregon. While there iconduct a one-day semi- buldance, counseling ana Ml. This seminar will be btneUt Ol counselling dtheVA. lective construction, or failure to follow specifications. The records were disclosed as experts from eight recional nf. fices of the housing expediter left Washington under orders to clean up me DacKiog ot complaints be tween now and March 3i. Woods' Statement Housing expediter Tighe E. Woods, who returned this week from a nationwide tour, told his regional oinciais: "I saw for myself some $11,000 homes less than one year old wnere aayiignt could be seen be. twccii mis nuor ana me wall in the bedroom . . , too many veterans have complained to me bitterly about the run-around they have gonen. Moral Responsibility "The government has a moral responsibility in this job. I will not accept excuses for backlogs un mes oi complaints). If you can't handle the job yourself, get more assistance. . . About 750,000 veterans homes were built in 1946 and early 1047 under a program set up by form er expedltor Wilson W. Wyatt. In return for permits and nriorities. builders submitted plans and set maximum prices. Where evidence shows they failed to make good, the expediter can demand an adjustment. Gross violations can be prosecuted. Un der a special grant by the last con gress, 300 compliance men have been hired. Best Job Alfred J. Verhunce, deputy ex pediter for veterans affairs, em phasized that the "vast majority" of builders did the best possible job with materials that often were short or inadequate, And most builders, he said, are eady to settle valid complaints, Voluntary settlements have been won so far on 1826 homes. The GI buyers got adjustments total ling $400,746. Airline Shows More Traffic West Coast Airlin m... ,. doubled the total number of pas sengers flown in six months last year as compared with the first nine months of this year. ,. n the Eugene passenger list added up to 1145 names as compared with 2673 up to Oct. 1, 1948, manager Boyd O. Baker re vealed Wednesday. Two consecu tive record-breaking months help ed the company surpass last year's totals. Sharp Decline In the face of a tWn 4Ani;H- in the nation's transportation in dustry generally, West Coast had an all-time record month in July oujo revenue passengers were flown. That mark was ex ceeded in August with a total of Uloo Although SeDtemher .hnw.rf the usual seasonal decline to some extent, 8046 passengers were ticketed by the line during a perioa wnen unsMsnnnhl. weather adversely affected load factors of most of the nation's airunes. Baker explained that the Port, land to Medford segment of the line went into operation on the first of July, 1947. But the in crease locally this year has help ed the company develop the "highest passenger load factor of any of the nation's 11 feeder airlines during the first eight montns or tnis year.' Eqnipment For Rent OR SANDER 00R EDGEB R POLISHER CTRIC BUFFER HOUSE JACKS JLUMBING TOOLS TRANSIT LEVEL VACUUM CLEANER SCOTT-MILNE HARDWARE I SPRINGFIELD 1 4 Main Ph. 7017 Oregon Issues Summarized By Eldon SALEM, Ore. (U.P.) The fate of 10 state-wide issues will be de cided by Oregon voters when they go to the polls in the general elec tion, Nov. 2. The ballot, one of the largest in Oregon's history, will contain six initiative measures, three bills re ferred to the voters by the 1947 legislature and one 1947 legisla tive act placed on the ballot by referendum of the people. Amend Constitution Two of the referendum mea sures would amend the state con stitution. They would: 1. Permit the state to issue $10, 000.000 in bonds for reforestation and authorize a property levy outside the constitutional six per cent limit to finance the bonds. 2. Change the six per cent lim itation section so that cities, counties and districts can estab lish new tax bases after voters have authorized tax levies In ex. cess of limit for two successive years. Boys Camp The other measure referred to the lawmakers would establish a boys camp for 12 to 18 year old delinquents and appropriate $50, 000 to set up operations and $100, 000 to run the camp during the Diennium. The single measure brought be fore the voters by a referendum of the people would repeal the 1947 act wnicn amended the state hv. droelectric law to permit private power companies to hold their Barrett power projects during periods for which they are licensed. The six initiative measures would: 1. Repeal the 1947 act which increased income taxes by lower ing exemptions. 2. Permit all citizens over 21 to vote in school financial elections. 3. Provide cash bonuses up to $500 for World War II veterans who entered the armed forces after Dec. 7, 1941, "Pearl Harbor Day." 4. Provide minimum $50-a-month old age pensions for men over 65 and Vomen over 60. 5. Ban fish traps, seines and other "fixed gear" in the Colum, bia River. 6. Permit the sale of liquor by the drink. Ferocious Animal Proves To Be A Tiny Mouse OKLAHOMA CITY UP) Radio Patrolman W. G. Burns and W. C. Flurry turned on the siren and moved to the rescue. At the residence of Mrs. Leatha Prosser they were told: "I'm scared to death. There's ferocious long-tailed creature in my kitchen tearing everything apart. The officers captured the crea ture a tiny mouse with his tail caught in a mousetrap running around the kitchen floor. Oregon Gets Reserve Units PORTLAND, Ore. (U.R) Col. O. E. Walsh, Portland district en gineer, announced this week the Army has obtained sponsorship for three additional reserve units ln Oregon. Walsh said that Bonneville Bower Administrator Dr. Paul J. Raver had signed an agreement with the engineers accepting re sponsibility tor organization ot one reserve engineer power plant operating detachment and one engineer power plant mainten ance detachment. He said also that state highway engineer R. H. Baldock had agreed to organize another engineer light equipment company under the Amy's affiliation program, which calls for civilian organizations to sponsor key type units of the organized reserve corps. Specialists are chosen from the sponsor's organization and the Army furnishes military training, Walsh said. OucTl NEW YORK W.B Policeman William H. Schneider, 30, was sentenced to an Indeterminate prison term Wednesday for a $8 liquor store holdup. He admitted he stole because he had gone hopelessly in debt because of losses in poker games in the "back room" of police headquar ters. Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Thiirs., Oct. 21, 1948, Pg ft European Poultrymen Have Feed Problem The problem of feed supply is greater for European poultrymen than any trouble faced by North west poultrymen in the past, mis is the view of Eric Stromquist, Triarngle Milling Co. extension field man Just returned from the continent. One of the few Northwest del egates to the recent 8th Annual World's Poultry Congress held at Copenhagen,' Denmark, Strom quist was the only representative from a western mining company. "U. S. poultrymen are especial ly fortunate in the assistance they receive irom tne government, state agricultural colleges and feed manufacturers," said Strom qulst. Denmark leads the European countries in poultry production. Their methods and marketing systems are very well developed, with a large egg export to other European countries. Hollywood CLOTHES McDonald Theater ATTENTION LOGGERS 8 CONTRACTORS See a Demonstration of Le Tourneau's New Tournacrane : INCLUDING THE TOIJRNAPCTX FEATTJHB FOR ALL HEAVY LOADING JOBS FRIDAY AT SATURDAY COAST CABLE CO. Springfield Junction Phone fcpfld. 383 Fliers 'Home for Xmas' FULLERTON, Calif. () "We'll be home for Christmas," said Dick Reldel and Bill Barris as they took off Tuesday night in a single-engine cabin plane in search of a new endurance flight record. Reidel, 34, and Barris, 35, in tend to remain aloft in their "Sunkist Lady" for six weeks, which amounts to 1008 hours. The existing record of 726 hours was set in 1939 at Long Beach, Calif., by Clyde Schlleper and West CarrolL Recruiting Drive Launched For a Million New Teachers An army of teachers is the ob ject of a recruiting drive by America's educators, according to a recent issue of the Christian Science Monitor. A realistic survey made recent ly indicates that 1,046,622 new elementary teachers will be need ed over the next 10 years to meet the normal needs of American schools. The survey was made by the National Commission on Teacher Education and Profession al Standards. "Drive" Needed A definite "drive" will be neces sary, the commission believes, to draw that many young men and women Into the profession. Only 20,000 new elementary teachers HUL VIEW SUB-DIVISION JUST OPENED UP Choice residential lots for sale. Close to tat line and school bus. Out of flood area. Fine soil. Joins the city limits of Spring field, and the Fair View District. Set these lots before buying ekewhere. for prices and terms Inquire of Owner 1130 Mill St., Spr. Phone Spr. 2313 have been turned out by colleges during the past year. At the 20,000-a-year rate, only 200,000 of the million plus needed will be produced in the next 10 years. The commission plans to stimu late greater teacher enrollment by a closer cooperation with individ ual states. As a first step, it is expected that many states will set up state commissions similar to the national body. Few Gaps . Shortage of teachers in high schools has been practically elim inated, the commission thinks, and there are now gaps In only a few specialized fields. But the dearth of elementary teachers is viewed with much more gravity than was that of high school teachers. It is an accepted concept that the first 10 years of schooling are the most important In the child s rearing, and the teacher assumes a role second only to the mother's in shaping the child's personality traits and abili ties. Workers in the field have indi cated a two-fold goal in their re cruiting drive: (1) specialized training for the teachers and (2) equal pay and professional status with high school teachers. CLOCK BEPAIB No job too lirse or amall . , Baby Ben or Grandfather . . . 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