Page 8, Heghter-Guard, Eugene, Of., Thurs., Oct. 11, 1941
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
(Publlehed Iveor Evenlnf and Sunday) -,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Alton T. Bilker
MANAGING EDITOR Wllllira M lupnan
NEWS SERVICE ... Auoclated Praia, United Prese
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Entered at the Port Office at Xufene, Orefon, second,
elaaa matter.
The Reglfter-auard'a poller la the complete and Impartial
publication In Ita newe pegea of all newa and etatementi on
newi. On thla page the editors of The Rcfliter.Ouard offer
their opinion! on eventa of the dey and matter! of Importance
to the community, endeevorlnff to be candid but fair and
helpful In the development of conatructlve community polley.
Anybody Wanna Be A Schoolteacher
In Salem the other day, we attended a
meeting of Public School Administrators,
several hundred of 'em from all parts of
Oregon all wrestling with the same prob
lems, mounting enrollments, Inadequate
buildings, not enough really first class teach
ers, and the greatest of all problems, how to
get the public to understand Its school prob
lems. Later in the evening, we reclined on a bed
In the Senator Hotel, listening to a group
of text book publishers representatives talk
about teachers and school administrators.
Some of these gents, as might be expected,
were former teachers. Somebody said:
"Jack, why did you give up a good Job as
superintendent to peddle books? Money?"
Jack pulled out a long black cigar, un
veiled it, bit off the end and spat:
"I chew my cigars. Filthy habit. But I like
it. Now down at
, I had a Board Mem
ber who had some funny notions about school
teachers, I guess. The cheap chiselling old so-and-so
wasn't above trying to make me buy
school supplies through his store, in spite of it
being strictly agin' the law, but he didn't like
my cigar chewing. Nope, It wasn't the money.
I'm not actually making much more at this
racket, but I can be myself. So I quit."
This led to a lot of wierd tales about
schools and school teachers and school boards
and some of the more fantastic experiences,
especially on the rural school circuit. Adolf
said:
"My wife made me give up teaching. I loved
every minute of It, and I'd like to go back to it.
But the way things were, we never dared to
buy a house or settle down anywhere. You
never knew when you'd get the axe for some
little thing. On this job, at least, we know .
where we're going to be from one year to the
next."
The argument was made that conditions
have improved greatly in tire last 10 or 15
years pay is better, tenure- is assured in
many of the larger school systems, better
facilities are being provided, slowly. The
National Commission on Teacher Education'
and Professional Standards is calling upon
the colleges of the United States to recruit
1,045,622 teachers -over the next 10 years.
At present rate of teacher production we
will get 'only 200,000 in the next 10 years
and that will mean continued teacher short
ages in the poorer districts, continued over
loading and a large carry-over of superan
nuated. One man said:
"They'll have to find some way to build up'
the dignity of the teaching profession, if they
ere to fill their quota. It iin't low pay that
drives many away from the teaching profes
sion. It's the prevailing attitude that the teach
er, especially the male teacher, is a sort of
freak that hurts. You have to have a real CALL
like a minister to be a good teacher, and I
know plenty of men who have that call. They
have no Interest in getting rich. That isn't
what drives 'em out of teaching. It's the pica
yune restrictions on the teacher's life, the frus
trations. Why I know a good guy ..."
This led to the general conclusion that
"somebody ought to write a book," a first
class novel about teaching in the United
States. Jack said:
"Sure, there's a great story there, but my
house wouldn't publish it, not If it really called
the shots."
Somebody ought to write a book. Some
body ought to open a school for school
boards. Somebody ought to go out and ring
bells and blow fire sirens to make the
American people realize the importanqe of
their schools and the. dignity of the teaching
job. This from some of the hard-bitten guys
who peddle school texts, and they have very
few illusions. It was quite an experience
to stretch and hear them ramble on about
what they see and hear as they make their
rounds.
"How you gonna weed the loafers and the
four flushers out of the teaching business,
Jack?"
Jack was fluent on this topic, beginning
with universities and schools of education,
but he kept coming back to his main point
"the dignity of teaching," the humanity of
1 teachers, and the great need of "flesh and
i blood instead of plaster saints." It could
; have gone on all night, but the road to Eu
I gene is long and tiresome and full of trucks.
. .
Symptom of Russian Discontent
It stands to reason that a great many Rus
, sians cannot be happy under. Soviet rule.
Two Russian air force officers have flown
into the American rone in Germany and
have claimed "political refuge." This inci-
dent may be added to the sensational Kos
. enklna case as another strong symptom of
discontent in Russia.
Our military authorities have taken the
proper course in returning to the Russians
the plane in which the officers made their
. escape, and in returning a Russian sergeant
: who was taken for the "buggy ride." It
needs to be made very clear that we are not
harboring known criminals or grabbing Rus
sian equipment (although the Russians have
not hesitated to grab our equipment at every
excuse). It will be necessary to have a very
careful examination into the claims of the
Russian officers that their only offenses
against the Russian government were politi
cal. Of course, in Russia it is treason to dis
agree with the rulers of the Kremlin or
with the Communist party. That marks the
great essential difference between their
thinking and ours. We tolerate even Com
munists in this country and the question is
often asked:
"How far are wt obligated to earry this
tolerance of people who want to destroy our
nation, who take their orders from a foreign
government?"
The answer seems to be that if we are
faithful to American principles we must
tolerate these people as long as they confine
themselves to the realm of mere BELIEF;
when this belief merges into hostile actions,
then we must punish them to the full extent
of their offenses.
Often we have spoken of this doctrine of
tolerance as "the American hair shirt." It is
a doctrine which entails some obvious risks.
Nevertheless we believe that It ii a policy
which in time pays off. Many are the Com
munists in this country who have repented
after a measure of Communist experience.
The real reason for tolerance, however, is
that we cannot prosecute any person or any
group of persons for BELIEF without en
dangering our own rights to what we be
lieve. Tyranny has never paid off, never in the
world's history. It has always ended in rev
olution. Sometimes tyranny has endured for
centuries but it has always ended in collapse.
This is not to say that Russia is nearing rev
olution or collapse. But these incidents prove
that Russians are men and women like our
selves. They will endure just so much.
Reader Editorial
FRED CUTHBERT COMES' UP FOR AIR
EUGENE (To the Editor)For the second time
in a dozen years, I have been accused of being
facetious when I suggest that Eugene would be
smart to plow up its "main drag" and plant it to
grass. Is that all the appreciation a planner gets
for offering his home town a million dollar idea?
Imagine the headlines in newspapers all over the
land, in the planning press, pictures in national
magazines and the movies, about the first city in
the United States to plow up its main street and
convert Its downtown area into a modern shopping
center designed scientifically for the convenience
and pleasure of its patrons. Thousands would come
from hundreds and thousands of miles to see and
shop. Tourists would look forward to shopping in
the famous district Local folks, relieved from much
of the noise, fumes, danger and irritation caused
by the constant streams of contentious traffic,
would find new pleasure in shopping.
. After driving your car many times around the
block, or several blocks, In the vicinity of your
destination, how frequently are you able to park
within five blocks of where you want to shop? A
large percentage of the ' motorists during busy
hours are cruising for a convenient parking place,
without any real hope of stopping in front of the
store or office building where they expect to do
business. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Income from
parking meters is being used to build municipal
parking garages convenient to shopping districts.
It would certainly be much better to park safely
ana conveniently witnm a diock or two oi tne dusi
ness area and walk over to shop in peace and com
fort In a beautiful park-like environment. At pres
ent, we plow through excessive sidewalk traffic to
an intersection, stand in line for the green light,
or dart across the street, hanging on to bundles
and children, hoping to beat the light before get
ting run down, then walk back half a .block to a
point opposite the one from which we started
several minutes before. With the street made Into
a park way, crossed with convenient walks, we
could wander at will back and forth from shops on
one side to shops on the other, saving our nervous
system much grief and saving hundreds of feet of
needless walking. To add to the shopper's comfort,
continuous marquees or covered walkways could
extend along the store .fronts, affording protection
from sun or rain. In summer, park benches could
be placed under the trees for the rest of the weary
or aged shoppers, and as convenient waiting places;
and in the pleasant weather, refreshment could
be had at tables under gay umbrellas. Taking a
cue from Victoria, B. C, hanging baskets of flowers
might line them all, adding color and fragrance. .
Intersections of cross streets could be designed
to permit turn-out loading zones to reduce inter
ference with moving vehicular traffic. Alleys in
some Instances might be refurbished to provide
mid-block access from parking areas. By careful
planning, most of the practical problems intro
duced by the project and peculiar to individual
businesses could be worked out.
But of course the whole idea is utterly fantastic
"Ivory Tower" stuff. It would require the over
coming of too much inertia, would cost some
money, would be largely without precedent, with
out which most business men and particularly
DanKers, ao notnmg. However, ohe thing is quite
predictable, unless there is some bold thinking and
planning and building, good old "tight squeeze"
Willamette Street will be a "has been" in a rela
tively few years, and up the flue will go some
mighty important investments. In years to come
when you are all scratching each ' others' mossy
ducks, ana i am m oeep'ireeze at tne South Pole,
remember these prophetic words.
Very truly yours.
Fred A. Cuthbert
P.S. Most of my family have agreed to accom
pany me to tne south Pole (with stop-overs in
Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Chill!). Where do we
pick up tne ticKcts?
ASSESSOR ASKS FOR COOPERATION
. EUGENE (To the Editor) During our pro
gram oi a complete re-appraisal of all real proper
ty and particularly that of new homes and busl
ness buildings, we are finding quite a great deal
of new construction which has not previously ap
peared upon our tax rolls.
Obviously, such a condition is looked upon as
being a laxness in the Assessor's office and we ad
mit that with our limited personnel, we are un
able to cope with this deplorable situation in view
of our enormous growth, business expansion and
efforts in equalizing all assessments. In order that
our efforts be made easier to some extent and to
distribute our tax load fairly and equitably, we
ask the full cooperation by the tax paying public.
However, I desire to make It plain to every
one that under the Oregon law, every person own
ing property is required to submit a list of all
such property which is subject to advalorem tax
ation, and failure to so do, the taxpayer is guilty
of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars.
Due to the many irregularities and tax eva
sions, I wish to serve notice to all, that new build
ings and structures of any type must be reported
to the Assessor's office Immediately during the
year in which it is occupied as required by law
and that failure to do so may subject to owner
to court action.
I am glad to state that many taxpayers are
cooperating 100 in this respect by reporting all
new construction promptly and in so doing they
are not forcing their neighbors to pay their taxes.
This warning Is given In the hope of full co
operation by everyone and in fairness to all the
tax paying public who must bear the burden of
governmental cost.
Yours truly,
GEORGE A. STOCK, AsMator.
Ml. States Pays
Stock Dividend
Stockholders of Mountain States
Power Co. holding shares as of
Sept 30, 1948, drew a quarterly
dividend of 62tt cents a share, a
recent announcement of the board
of directors said.
The dividend was paid to hold
ers of both common and preferred
stock, and was payable Oct 20.
in ii nnmitirflmant the com
pany said that operating revenues
have continued w reiieci we umi
"substantial increase" that has
hun vnrlain.rl furlna the tUt
months. It interpreted the increase
in revenue as due to an increase
in business expansion and an in
creased use of electricity for all
purposes.
Coats Up Toe
taut tha nnnlinpamant said, the
increased earnings have been ac
companied by increased operating
costs of every kind. While reven
ues reflected an increase of $1,
381,854 in the 12 months ending
August 31, 1S4B over tne preceding
twelve months, operating and
malntonnnf met increased bv
$723,703. Of this amount, (322,919
represents increased payments ior
electric energy purchased for re
al and 257.939 for increased
costs of salaries and wages. The
remaining $143,000 rellecteo tne
higher costs of materials, supplies,
services, rents and other miscel
laneous items.
Taxes Hither
Tvp tan. Mountain States said.
are responsible for higher costs
and lower earnings, it estimatea
that an increase of IS per cent in
taxes will be experlencea in jhb.
Mountain States Power Co. serv
ices Springfield, Cottage Grove
and other Willamette Valley com
munities. '
Explosion Rips
Sun Oil Plant
COLUMBUS, O. (U.R) An ex
plosion and fire ripped through
a Sun Oil Co. storage plant on the
western outskirts of the city
Thursday, threatening storage
tanks containing 3,000,000 gallons
of gasoline before the blaze was
brought under control.
Two men suffered first second
and third degree burns In the
blast that shook the western limits
of the city at 4:50 a.m. A- ware
house filled with drums of oil was
destroyed and flames licked at 12
large storage tanks.
All available fire equipment was
ordered to the scene before the
fire was officially declared under
control shortly before 7 a.m. Tire
men evacuated 40 families from
nearby homes as a precautionary
measure.
No estimate of loss was avail
able immediately.
William Love, 23, of Columbus,
a warehouseman who suffered
burns about the face, said he and
Layton Royce, 26, of Cincinnati, a
truck driver, were loading tanks
with fuel for delivery.
"It sounded like a big clap of
thunder," Love said. "The heat
was intense and the explosion
blew tin through the air like
bullets."
Washington fo Get
Atomic Research
SEATTLE ((D Diseases of the
adrenal gland will be investigated
by the University, of Washington
through use of radioactive sulphur
as a tracer, officials reported
Wednesday.
Elaborating on an Atomic
Energy Commission announce
ment in Washington that the Uni
versity would carry out such a
project, University officials said
$13,000 is believed to have been
alloted for the work.
The research will be directed
by Dr. Robert H. Williams, head
of the Department of Medicine
at the University's Medical School.
Dr. Roberts, while at Harvard
earlier, did research with radio
active iodine in connection with
thyroid gland diseases. He has a
national reputation .for research
in various glandular diseases.
The radioactive sulphur is pro
duced by atomic piles at Oak
Ridge, Tenn.
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