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Last month we offered in this column a summary of an
article by Wade De Vries appearing in the Oregon Business
Review on "Oregon's School District System." Concluding
the comment it was said here that plans then reported to seek
more funds for the schools might better wait for the correc
tion of the evils described by Mr. De Vries. Now the bills to
provide more funds are in the legislature and one of them
contains a minor gesture toward the improvement of the
conditions that have been criticised. It is only a minor gesture,
however, and we hope that the larger funds will be denied
until needed administrative reforms have been made. We are
supported in our position by Charles A. Sprague, ex-governor,
who has expressed his opinion that if the reforms are carried
out the extra funds now requested ($5,000,000) would not be
needed.
Here is the Sprague statement on the subject :
The school people are putting some of the opponents of
their recently defeated constitutional amendment to test:
They are coming to the legislature with a money request.
They are asking for $5,000,000 state aid to enable schools to
meet the existing emergency. The appropriation is not a
continuing one, but it is safe to predict that both need and de
mand will be continuing.
To obtain this sum the sponsors of the measure would di
vert proceeds of the Income tax, thereby reducing or cutting
off the discount allowed under the Walker plan. This would
be the first direct diversion of Income tax receipts, which
since the enactment of the Jaw have gone exclusively to re
duction of property taxes.
While the amount of money involved is nearly the same as
the "new money" contemplated to be provided under the late
amendment, its tactical position is very different. The amend
ment created a property tax liability which could be met by
Income tax receipts without altering the principle of the act.
The bill coming up is a direct sluicing of revenues Into school .
spending.
In studying the school situation in this state I have felt for
a long time that administrative reorganization is funda
mental to a proper solution of the problems. To increase the
volume of state aid under the present setup means to per
petuate much of the waste and Inefficiency which are in-
herent In the existing system,
i What we have is a multi-district pattern handed down from
pioneer times, without regard to balance of assessed valua- ;
tlon. ,
We have about a third of the school districts which have
been levying no school district tax at all.
We have many districts maintaining no school, but keeping
up their district to avoid slightly heavier taxation, by sending
their pupils to adjoining districts.
We have imposed on the multi-district pattern many strug
gling small high schools with high per capita costs.
We have union high schools created on top of regular
school districts and a non-high-school organization embracing
remaining territory. '. ..
This patchwork is like Topsy: it Just growed.
There ought to be a sweeping reorganization, putting ter
ritory Into greatly enlarged districts In some cases into
i single county districts. This would permit evening up of as-
sessed valuation per pupil. It should permit consolidation of
local schools and of small high schools. It would permit
trained supervision, greater care In teacher selection, cen
tralized purchasing.
If this were done the schools would not need the $5,000,000
they are now asking for. It could be done by revising the
1039 reorganization law and giving the reorganization board
the final authority. The reorganization should be thorough
and not timid; and provision might well be made for a review
of district organization every 30 years or so.
People do not travel by steamboat on the Willamette any
longer, but they keep the school districts of a pioneer age.
Modern roads permit unification, giving better schools for the
money expended. All that Is needed is legislative courage.
When the armies are shifted to the Pacific after the defeat
rf r.rmunv mratt. nf thuir etiuinment will be left behind, so it
is reported. If the tires, at least, are not taken off the trucks
and the jeeps we shall wonder if rubber is so critical after all.
Washington
Column
' By Peter Edsim
. (NBA Staff Correspondent)
Washington D. C On Wednes
day right after lunch, Brlg.-Gen.
Frederic II, Smith, Jr., who is only
30, but an assistant deputy chief
of air staff in spite of it, holds a
press conference in which ho tells
how good the Army Air Forces
arc.
A few hours laler, Secretary of
the Navy James V. Forrcstal has
a press conference In which he
tells how good the Navy Is.
Next morning Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson holds his1
weekly press conference In which
ho rounds up the whole war for
tho past week and tells how the
battle lines are being pushed for
ward on ull fronts by the Ground
Forces.
All three arc right. Each gives
credit to the others for the parts
they play and there Is no consci
ous effort to steal thunder or hog
the glory. But it takes analysis
by experts In all three principal
commit oranencs 01 tne armeu
services to get tho real picture I
of how much co operation there I
must be to achieve successes on
distant battlefields.
The argument for unification!
of Army and Navy Into a single!
Liei'xrimcni 01 iationai ueiense
is oi course long sutntiing.
It is
offset to a degree by the propon
ents 01 a separate Air Department
ro nave equal rank with
and Navy as a distinct third mill- peak, according to John W. Kdel
tary service: Hut without going man. Washington representative
into that argument, a review of :of the Textile Workers Union of
strategic operations In the Pa-1 America.
etfirr na elunn hv cnnUnumAn f I
U e.-. "J --itin.il iwi
tne uui-t; aims, &iitiws now iney
have to work together to get
wnere tnoy are today.
There has been no change in
strategy for the past 2000 years,
says young General Smith. Stra
tegists merely take advantage of
new weapons and if the new
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In making the aetuul advances,
'step by step from Guadalcanal to
;thc Philippines and in setting up
the intermediate bases from
i which the Jap stronghold at Yap
and I ruk could be Kept isoiaiea,
naval forces take on the leading
role.
After the capture of the Mar-
sliulls, the reduction and occupa
tion of Sitiptin and duuin, there
came the Navy's big job of safely
conveying MacAiihur s Army to
the Philippines and its continuous
protection against attucK ny air
and surface craft.
As airfields were established on
Ley li Army Air Forces could Ik'
gin to take over from the Navy
the tasks of providing the Army
; Ground Forces with air cover and
of isolating the battlefield, shut-
ting off supplies and reinforce-
ments to the enemy
While the Army was complet
ing lis occupation of Leyte, Air
and Navnl Forces were moving
ahead It) repeat their process of
softening up the enemy on Luzon,
then convoying MacArlhur's for
ces to that island and seeing them
safely ashore.
It Is, as Secretary Forrcstal
sums up, "a tremendous drama of
i, Id ill! null nil
unfolding
on a stace almost too meat tor
any single mind to encompass all
lis action."
It Is the ultimate in successful
triphibious military co-operation.
even If the principles were laid
down some time before the Siege
of Troy.
Cotton textile production In
1!H1 was l.i per cent less than In
fine Year
Armvi VM2 when the industry was at its
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Charles E. Bosrdm.n
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Dank of Bend Blilg.
Bend. Oregon Th. 28-.I.
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CHICAGO THE VOUNG
GIANT
The fire burned Itself out
around midnight on Monday. The
houses In more than three square
miles of the cityabout 17,000
houses in all were completely
destroyed. On the South Side
everything was burned as far
south as East Eighth Street, From
there an unbroken area of de
struction ran on the North Side
up to Fullerton Parkway. The
conflagration on the West Side
rrfn from around West Twelfth
Street up to Randolph Street, but
not farther west than Sangamon
Street. The stronfi wind blowing
from the southwest drove the fire
steadily toward the north and
east. There it burned it wav to the
edge of the city. Late Monday
afternoon a litle rain fell and !
that helped extinglish the fire
hero and thert?. I
About 100,000 people, 'or one-
third of the city's population, were
rendered homeless. The number i
of persons who lost their lives is1
unknown; only 250 bodies were'"" allu w"" """""J'
found, but the heat was so in
tense that many others may have
been burned without leaving a
trace. The value of the property
destroyed has been estimated at
$200,000;000. The face value of the
Insurance policies on property in
tne ournt area was about SNH.WH),-
000, but many Insurance comna-
nies failed, and it is believed that
the amount of the losses actually
recovered was under $50,000,000.
The Hendersons had forgotton
to bring chairs to the Park, so
they had to sit on the grass when
ever they sat down at all. They
had Just finished their picniclike
and" I id, e Z,
subject which held all Chicago's
attention that morning, when
Charles Henderson rose to his
feet, and said, "We might talk
about tho fire from now until
Judgment day, but it would get
us nowhere. It's all over and be
longs to history. This Is going to
be a busy day for me. 1 intend to
rent n store, or a warehouse, or
something of the kind over on the
W'ffi as'a ,enX, Zty"0
.. . 1 ' ' Ina.Huum mnnciiin nn t hirnim
for the Bully Bargain House.
"Do you think there's a future
(or Chicago, after tills overwhelm
ing disaster?" This came from
Jeff Martin.
"Future! Yhy, a new Chicago
was born this morning, A new
Chicago, si ronger, finer, richer
than tho old one.
"We've lost miles and miles of
shanties," Henderson went on.
Rickety wooden buildincs that
i should have been torn down veais
-
Better Equipped
In our new office to help you
with your health prolileins. Ottr
modern euiiinnicnt anil meth
ods llU'llltto
Hydro a.id
Convenient
Terms
Dr. R. D. Ketchum
rtilroprsietle rhvxli-lnn
121 Mluneota. Ave. ' Phone 791
Eliminator hki- jf
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A Brand New Hara-Kiri Method
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LIVED
OlMrieelad
ago. But the people are still here,
and people make cities. These
people ar.e going to make a finer
and better Chicago. Come on, Jeff,
if you want to take a long walk
through the ruins and over to the
West Side."
Before they returned, late in
the afternoon, Henderson had
rented a store on West Lake
Street, and had sent telegrams
to four Eastern clothing manufac
turers to forward at once by fast
freight, to Chicago, duplicates of
the last orders he had sent then).
"These goods will get here in
about 10 days," he said to Jeff,
"and by that time I'll have that
lousy store cleaned up a bit, the
windows washed and signs paint
ed. It will keep us going until we
can get into a new building. Well,
what about you, Jeff? Have you
decided what you're going to do?"
Jcff laughed. "Ybu decided for
me thi morning, Charlie, when
yu saitl a new Chicago was born
today. Im going to stay right
I'm going to sell furniture. I know
more about furniture than any
thing else I mean what it's
worth, the different kinds, and
whpre to buy It. I have 'Only a
little money, as you know, but I'll
get along on it. I want to build up
a business of my own."
Henderson slapped him on the
back. "Now you're talking. Get
a business of your own as soon
as you can. But let's get moving.
I must rent a house if I can find
one for the family to live in, and
you with us, if you have no other
plans."
"No, I'm homeless," Jeff said,
"and haven't a stitch of clothes
but these I'm wearing. I ll be
to e in with you and pay
They did not find a house that
day, although they traversed
miles of streets in a hack hired
by the hour. It looked as if the
entire burnt-out population of Chi
cago was out in the West Side
looking for living quarters. On
Wednesday morning they resum
ed the search, and before the day
Ing-down mansion on Chicago
Avenue. It was much too large,
and the roof leaked, and some of
the floors were rotten, and the
plumbing was out of order, and
gas had not yet been put In. It
had a spacious lawn, which at the
time was littered with weeds and
trash. "Well fix it up," Hender
son said cheerfully, and when
Mrs. Henderson saw it she re
marked that It was lots better
than sitting out In the park.
By next June they were In their
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
TO SHOOT MET IN TAB NKK( VOU HELPED JOOTT& VOL)
KIMGSTOM ID MAKE" A GOAL I r-,r TcLL WHAT
cw.
ey MIA tenlee, lee
new home on Willow Street, and
the Bully Bargain House was go
ing strong in a building on East
Washington Street, which was so
new when the Henderson outfit
moved in that the paint was hard
ly dry.
Jeff Martin, in his furniture
venture, was astonished by his
own success. He developed a time-
payment business that eventually
attained huge proportions and Is
well-remembered today, though
under another name, by the older
generation of Chicago.
THE END
OSC Professor
Co-op Speaker
Redmond, Feb. 3 A meeting
of the Central Oregon Coopera
tive creamery, scheduled here for
Feb. 7, will be addressed by Dr.
Fred K. McKenzie, professor of
animal husbandry at the Oregon
State college, it was announced
today. He will tell of his experi
ences while traveling through
South America.
At this meeting three directors
will be elected to serve two years,
it was said. Present board mem
bers are M. E. Taylor, Redmond;
P. H. Spillman, Powell Butte; C.
B. Adams, Lone Pine; R. J. Walk
er, Terrebonne; C. C- Vice, Powell
Butte; J, Ci Henry, Tumalo, and
H. F. Brown of Cloverdale.
U. S. Air Trainees
Due in Redmond
Redmond, Feb. 3 Increased
personnel for the Redmond army
air field loomed today with the
announcement from the Portland
army air base that P-38 trainees
will be transferred here from the
Ephrata, Wash., army air field.
The transfer of the fliers here In
dicates t.hat gunnery training and
flying will continue through the
winter months.
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Bend's Yesterdays
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
(Feb. 3, 1930)
(From The Bulletin File.)
Bend, Klamath Falls, Prineville
and Redmond join in' a protest
against the proposal of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce that
the name of The Dalles-California
highway be changed.
.After a, six-weeks' shutdown,
the sawmill of The Shevlln-Hixon
Company resumes operations.
Dr. F. A.Lieuallen announces
plans to buy caps and capes for
the Bend band, after $200 is
pledged by the Kiwants club.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(Feb. 3, 1920)
(From The 3uMetin Files)
Superintendent S. F; Moore re
ports that Hilah Brick, Merle F.
Miller and Wendell A. Thompson
have completed their high school
work.
T. H. Foley of the Bend Water,
Light and Power Company,- pre
sents Bend with a $100 check for
their aid while the power com
pany's plant washed out Sunday.
E. P. Mahaffey of the Central
Oregon bank," offers a silver cup
to schools of the county for the
best essay on an economic sub
ject of interest to Deschutes
county.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
(Feb. 3, 1915)
(Prom The Bulletin FUee)
Fred N. Wallace succeeds Eftgi
neer Laurgaard as head of the
Tumalo project.
W. A. Banver of Bend, reports
the finding of gold ore at Bear
Creek, 35 miles due east of Bend.
Robert B. Gould is appointed
deputy county surveyor.
Settlers east of Bend form the
Pine Forest Telephone company.
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(Feb. 3, 1910)
(From The Bulletin Files)
Five new businesses come to
Bend, including the A. L. French
and E. T. Butts clothing store;
the H. L. Whltsett and Harry
Turpin clothing firm; the Des
chutes Motor company managed
by F. W. Stafford; the Fred Van
Matre, Fred Hunnell and George
Gertson brick making concern,
and the J. I, West and Joe Innes
quarry.
Mrs. H. E. Allen wins the prize
at a bridge party held by Mrs.
C. S. Hudson.
, Marriage a week ago is an
nounced by Fred Van Matre and
Miss Lillian Wolfe. They eloped
to Prineville.
Others Say . . .
, ; BREAD ON THE WATERS
(Salem Statesman) 1
Some years ago citizens in Pen
dleton raised $10,000 to assist the
Harris box factory to move from
Milton an Pendleton. The move
was made and the factory enjoyed
a remarkable expansion in busi
ness. This week it was announced
at the Pendleton annual chamber
of commerce banquet that the
Harris mill desires to pay the
$10,000 back to Pendleton. Clyde
Harris, an executive of the mills,
expressed gratitude to Pendleton
and said he thought the commu
nity should have the money. He
added that the plant payroll last
year was about $400,000.
In doing this, it is probable that
the Harris factory sets a prece
dent. The money returned will go,
with approval of the contributors,
to help complete the Roundup
grandstand.
While rarely or never is money
Bend
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returned directly, as in the Pen
dleton case, communities do pros
per from he local development.
In Salem for example, our great
canning Industry began with lo
cally raised capital. That was true
of the woolen and linen mills and
paper mill. Not all locally financ
ed enterprises have prospered. We
recall the plant built to manufac
ture trunk board from flax and
papermill waste. The process wets
not a success, but the plant later
was" taken over by the Willamette
Cherrygrowers association and is
serving it well, and giving good
returns to the community if not
to the original investors.
In our efforts to attract outside
capital for new ventures we
should not overlook the peed to
encourage local enterprise. Often
it proves to be bread cast oh the
waters which will return in one
form or another.
Users of Forest
Meeting in Bend
The first annual meeting of the
advisory board to the wool grow
ers of the Deschutes national for
est, was held here today in the
forestry offices in the Postoffice
building. Grazing problems, and
the government's policy In grant
ing grazing rights, were discuss
ed. . 1
Members of the advisory board,
who were elected by grazing per
mit holders, are Jack Shumway,
Powell Butte; Marion South,
Grand view; Emil Maurer, Ed Mc
Greer and Pat Charles, all of An
telope.
District rangers were also pres
ent. They are Harold Nyberg, Sis
ters; Eugene Wilmoth, Bend:
Marshall Stenerson. Crescent, and
Henry Tonseth of Fort Rock.
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Crater Lake Snow
Lightest in Years
Medford, Feb. 3 (Special)
Acting Chief Ranger Clyde E. Gil
bert accompanied by Robert Stev
ens of Medford made a ski trip
into Crater Lake National park
the last week in January to meas
ure the snow on the Annie Spring
course.
The snow measured 38.9 inches
on the official snow course with
a water content of 34.5 per cent.'
On the same date last year the
snow measured 46.5 inches with a
water content of 30.7 per cent. In
1943 the average snow depth was
118.4 inches with a water content
of 34.5 per cent.
A special snow measurement)
that was secured on January 6 (
this year showed an average depth
of snow at Annie spring of 41.2
inches with a water content of
32 per cent, whereas at the end of
the month it was only 38.9 inches
with a water content of 34:5 per
cent.
This is probably the lightest
snowfall for January that the
park has experienced as the av
erage snowfall for January over a
twenty year period is 108.4 inches.
VAGRANCY CHARGE FACED
Robert Floyd Downs, 29, a la
borer of Mowichf Ore., was held
in the Bend city jail today on a
charge of vagrancy while mem
bers of the Deschutes county se
lective service board check his
draft status. Officers who arrest
ed Downs on Wall street, near
Oregon avenue, said that he was
without either identification or a
selective service card. .
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