,150,000 Vets Have Filed
'plaints on Their Gl Houses
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U!rtTON w,n' iiicj usually ac-
have ed what cuse builders of overcharges, de-
HW. i..iin may be
that tney goi a
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to
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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
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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