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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1949
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MR. TRUMAN PLANS A TRIP
President Truman's "mandate from the people", it appears,
is losing strength to the extent that the executive now plans
a trip around the country for the express purpose of having
it reenforced. The president, of course, still hear3 undimin
ished the clarion call to do all the things that he promised in
his campaign but the congress, his democratic congress, is
not too greatly impressed. Either it needs a hearing aid or
there must be more noise. The president would increase the
volume of sound.
Looking at things realistically, there is no special reason
' why the congress should be impressed or why its members
should take this supposed mandate too seriously. At the time
of the presidential election something like half the registered
, voters Btayed away from the polls. Of those who did visit the
polls and did mark ballots, less than half were for Truman,
whose electoral college majority was based on a popular vote
plurality. Of all qualified to vote he had received a rather
small minority.
" Not only was it a minority, but a minority made up of still
smaller minorities. Agriculture voted for Truman" because of
his farm price support promise. Labor voted for Truman
because he promised repeal of the Taft-Hartley act. But labor
is not specially interested in farm price support because that
is one of the factors in maintaining high living costs. Nor
are the farmers joining labor against the Taft-Hartley act.
Quite the contrary. The National Grange, which probably
comes as close to voicing farmer opinion as any organization
that can be named, declares : .
The Taft-Hartley act represents an honest attempt to make
management and labor equal before the law and to protect the
public interest. There can be no reasonable objection to clari
fying and perfecting this legislation where experience has shown
this to be necessary; but the outright repeal of the principal pro
visions of the act, together with the substitution of the thorough
ly discredited Wagner act, would constitute nothing less than
a national calamltv.
Lettish constituents and those who are ready and willing
at all times to rest while others
others pay have an idea that
curity program (for which the president is asking nearly five
billion dollars), with its socialized medicine, its vastly in
creased relief obligations and
the good ; but those who must bear the expense think other
wise. ' .
Such mandates, so-called, are more accurately to be desiK-
nated as group expressions. The groups are powerful, but
their objectives are by no means common objectives and it is
a fallacy to interpret them as
made up of individuals, elected
ing interests, is apparently more inclined to weigh the evi
dence. Certainly it has been displaying no great alacrity in
carrying out the president's program. -
This, seemingly, is the background of Mr. Truman's an
nouncement of a tour of the United States. It is an admission
that he must enlist more pressure on the national legislature
than he, himself, has been able to bring to bear.
A New Hampshire newspaper reporter who exposed grant
ing of $700,000 in stato contracts without bids and under
; questionable circumstances has been awarded the Heywood
Broun memorial award. We have never heard of any "ques
tionable circumstances" connected with the construction ac-
tivity of the Tennessee valley authority but its practice of
never letting contracts and of doing all its work on a force
account basis certainly offers an opportunity for investiga
tion and explanation. .
WASHINGTON COLUMN
By Peter Hdnon
(N'KA WiwhltixUtn Corror-liondont)
Washington (NEA) Hullaba
lod over the North Atlantic pact
has now reached the silly singe.
'.' Washington skies are so full of
trial balloon feel-outs on this sub
ject that the place looks like Lon
don's wartime cover of captive,
; sausage gas bags before a Luft
' waffe air raid. Meanwhile, the
transoceanic buzz-bombs of propn
' gamla which the British are firing
' In this direction, accusing the
U. S. of "welshing" on original
commitments, add mightily lo the
fun.
Under all this pressure, Secre
tary of slate Dean Achcson has
thus far given an outward show
of keeping his own sense of bal
ance and more important his
sense of humor. Privately the
premature congressional debate,
started by Senators Connally ami
; Vantlenberg, may make Acheson
snap at his mustachios and pluck
at his eyebrows. But at his press
conference, when he was question
ed about all the foreign and do
i mestlc criticism of the pact, he
- was the good humor man. 'I could
add a great deal to the confusion
by commenting on all these charg
es," said Achcson, 'but I won't."
He referred to all the comments
now flying around as "backing
and filling" without, he said,
knowing exactly what "filling"
meant.
' ' a
4 Using a figure of speech with
which he was obviously more fa-
'' miliar, Secretary Achcson re
ferred to the present confusion as
another example of "why tliplo-
' mats hecame dipsomaniacs."
In the smaller, pocket-size dic
tionaries, the words aren't so fat
apart at that, even though their
meanings should be.
Speaking seriously, the secre
tary said that, at the present time,
the need was for a certain amount
of privacy in the preliminary dis
cussions, and calm consideration
of the points at issue.
Within the near future; the
state department hopes lo make
public a draft of the proposed
North Atlantic pact The time to
' start arguing about it will he then.
In the meantime, the first senate
debate doesn't seem to have help-
ed the negotiations 'in any great
, uegrce.
The Coiinally.Vandenberg Uivings of other materials.
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March 8, Hill.
HENKY N. FOWLER Assoclste Editor
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work and to be served while
the greatly amplified social se
its higher taxes, will be all to
such. The congress, which is
by districts or states of vary
iiiimmiimiiAiiiiiiiu
ments that the U. S. congress
would not give up its right to de
clare war, or not to declare war in
event of aggression against a pact
member, was what upset western
European statesmen. That caus
ed the European press particu
larly the British to charge that
the U. S. was now backing out
on its agreements.
The senators' statements were
at lMst unnecessary, because the
U. S. constitution says clearly
that congress shall have the right
to declare war. It' Europeans de
pending on future U. S. military
aid don't know this, it's high time
they learned it.
As Secretary Acheson pointed
out, all discussions on the North
Atlantic pact, which have been
going on since last summer, have
been based on very definite and
repeated statements of American
policy.
First Is the United Nations
charter. Its first article calls on
all member nations ". . . to lake
effective collective measures for
the prevention and removal of
threats to the peace, and for the
supprssl'in of acts of aggression
or ot tier breaches of the peace ..."
Second is the Vandenberg reso
lution ot last June. It reaffirms
U. S. policy 'to achieve peace and
security through the United Na
tions. Two of the Vandenberg
resolution's six specific proposals
to achieve this end are: One, de
velopment of regional arrange
ments for individual and Collective
self-defense in accordance with
the charter. Two, association of
the United States "by constitu
tional process" with such regional
and other collective arrange
ments. Here is a clear statement
and warning that the U. S. consti
tujlon will not be by-passed.
Third Is a unanimous report of
the house foreign affairs commit
tee, stating principles similar to
the VandcnlHTR resolution.
Finally, there is President Tru
man's inaugural address of last
month. His "point three" was a
definite commitment to "strength
en freedom-loving nations against
the dangers of aggression."
What more could they ask for
than these assurances?
Concrete paving on hlghwavs
COStS less for milllllniuiiii'i. I ln'.n
Prineville Sate
Combines Gilts
With Shorthorns
Oregon State College The
third annual Oreeon Shorthorn
Breeders' association show and
sale will be held at the Crooked
River Roundup grounds on the
outskirts ol prinevine ruarcn
and 3, Sales manager Millard R.
Eakin. Grass valley, nas an
nounced.
For the first time, this sale
will be held in connection with a
bred gilt sale sponsored by the
Oregon Swine Breekers- associa
tion to be held the afternoon of
March 2.
Animals Shown
Pla'ns for the Shorthorn sale
call for a showing of animals on
March 2 starting at 10:30 in the
morning followed by the auction
the lollowmg day.
Sale time lor the -consignment
of 54 bulls and 23 females will be
12:30 the afternoon of March 3.
Eakin reports that animals to go
under the hammer nave oeen con
signed by 22 purebread breeders
from Idaho, Washington, Califor
nia and Oreeon.
Forty-eight of the bulls includ
ed' in the sale were calved in 1947
or before. The, remaining six
bulls were calved in 1948. Four
teen of the 23 females are bred.
Gilts Consigned
Twenty-six gilts, representing
eight different swine breeds, have
been consigned by memrjers or.
the Oregon Swine Growers' asso
ciation to the bred gilt sale, re
ports Ben Newell, Salem, secre
tary and Marion county extension
agent. Seven ol tne is consign
ors are now or have been 4-H
club or FFA members.
All gilts to be sold are due to
farrow between Marcn s ana
April 20. The animals will be
suitable for 4-H or FFA project
work as well' as for general farm
operations. Newell says.
A stockmans banquet win be
held the evening of March z.
The Oregon Shorthorn Breed
ers association is neaaea ny
Claude C. Brennan, Prineville.
J. F. Short, Redmond, is vice pres
ident, and E. L. Woods, Crook
county agricultural agent, secre
tary-treasurer, i 1
Washinqton Scene
By Hal mini V. Nlchn's
(UnlU-tl I'rniM Staff Corrinimndent)
Washington. Feb. 26 mi You'.d
be surprised what winds up in
Uncle Sams dead letter office.
Girdles for five-Railed; horses.
Girdles for onegaltcd iit ladies.
Kerosene lamps. Boxes of Wig
gle, or fishing woums. Gold fish
In bowls of fresh water and la
beled "please feed every morn
ing." And only yesterday, the
loose makings for an upper plate
of false teeth.
The post office people take it
all In stride.
The long, cluttered room in the
main post office here is but one
of 317 dead letter and dead par
cel branches in the country. But
it is typical oi me oiners.
Every year, you and I and our
lovely ladieR address almost 18,-
000,000, letters incorrectly and
send out 700,000 parcels that
wind up where they shouldn't.
uy opening me loners (ana
finding tho darndest things) the
faithful postal workers are able
to send along 4,500,000 letters
where they belong those with a
return address on the Inside. Dit
to for one out of six of the pack
ages.
If there is no address inside or
out, they are burned unless
mere Is any cash money inside.
In that case it's Uncle Sam's
gain after a year. Not too long
ago, the Washinglton post office
found a letlcr with 53.500 inside.
That, despite the fact the gov
ernment, warns against mailing
cash through the mails.
Tlie parcels are s'old after 60
days at public auction. Mainly
because the stuff piles up and
there is no place to keep it. Also
because feeding mis-sent rabbits,
baby chicks and the like runs
Into money (not to mention the
pain of playing nursemaid to a
multiplication of guiena pigs, the
government realized half a mil
lion dollars in the sale of un
claimed mall which is more than
It cost the government to handle
it.
However, as one post office of-
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ficlal nut It. that wouldn't be
enough to run a large post of
fice for -very long.
The stuff goes to the Highest
bidder. Recently, also in St. Louis,
S7.ou girdle went for nine cents
because there didn't happen to be
anybody In the crowd of bidders
who could wear it. A timid little
man bought it and explained he
was buying it on "speculation,
hoping to sell it at a profit
The fact that people are care
less In addressing cards and' let
ters is evidenced in a report from
the New York City post office It
reported that during the last
Christmas season it handled '30,
000 pieces of mail which never
got to the addressee.
Heading the list of articles
found in envelopes are wallets.
Most of 'em empty. In most cases,
the em'pty ones were dumped in-
mall boxes oy tnieves, wno
first removed; the cash but felt
shock of conscience on keeping
the purse and the personal cards
contained. -
One chief of police who didn't
want to admit being pick-pocketed
didn't mind admitting Jie was
happy to get his Elk tooth watch
fob back. He had stuffed it imhis
wallet- -'-'): i
Another customer was glad to
learn that postal clerks are hon
est. He rented a mail box and
put $5,000 In cash inside. When
the clerk opened the inside of the
box he found it dnd reported the
matter. The man sheepishly con-
tessea ne thought he was renting
safety deposit oox.
Others Say
'THE BIG SLOT-MACHINE
SWINDLE'
(Salem Capitol Journal)
The widespread crack-down on
slot machines throughout the
state came at a fortunate time.
The consequences of building
up operators of these gambling
devleqs is revealed in an article
in tlie current issue of Collier's
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magazine. Entitled "The Big Slot
Machine Swindle," the article
tells how the one-armed bandits
rob the public of $3 billions a
year.
To Illustrate what happened in
one community, the authors, Nor
mand and Madelyn Carlisle, give
the near-tragic story of New Al
bany, Indiana.
"Any community that is not
alarmed by the presence of a
few slots would do well to look
at what happened in New Albany.
"Citizens of this city of 25,000
attached no significance to the
slot-machine racket until the
chamber of commerce discovered
that a number of bad checks
were turning up, They found that
the checks were-issued by work-f
ers whose gambling losses had
outstripped their earnings."
The authors recount that jun
ior chamber of commerce mem
bers volunteered to do some am
ateur sleuthing and find out just
wno were piaying tne slots, ine
chamber members were horrifi
ed to find many high school stu
dents among the players. Armed
with this information, they con
fronted a gioup of stunned par
ents at a PTA meeting.
"This was the start of the
New Albany Better Government
committee. Repeatedly tlie com
mittee called on the mayor to
ask that he clean up the slot
machines and other gambling.
Tired of being stalled off, tlie
committee finally issued an ulti
matum that unless some action
was taken within 24 hours it
would go to the governor. The
next' morning the mayor locked
his oil ice door and shot himself.
'That afternoon, Dudley Jew
ell, secretary of the chamber of
commerce was confronted in his
office by a man identified with
the gambling interests. Before
Jewell could move, the man
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such thing? with us ' "'Liw Tfi A.vS il rT i r mj i , Ai I
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whipped out a knife and lunged
at him. Jewell escaped with a
vicious slash across his face."
What happened in New Albany
under those tragic circumstan
ces was what 'could have hap
pened in any other American
community. The' citizens urged
the police into action. Within, a
matter of hours, the slot ma
chines were gone.
.
as for a slot-machine oper
ators return on tits investment,
the authors found it would stag
ger the ordinary businessman.
The machines themselves vary
in price from $40 for certain re
built models to $1000 for new
super money grabbers.
bince a 5-cent machine cost
ing $150 generally takes in more
man mis amount in a week at
any average location, the oper
ator can often get his money
back in a matter of days. An
owner' of $1 machines in Idaho
admitted that he took in $1000
a week on each machine."
Even casual reading of this ar
ticle should be enough to con
vince one that Oregon took the
right step in banning the slot
machines. The ban should stick.
LONG LINE BROKEN
Shrewsbury, Mass. di Town
clerk Alden C. Stone, the fifth
generation of his family to hold
the office, has announced he will
retire. The first Stone took of
fice in 1731 when there were S92
voters. The present register car
ries 4,542 names.
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1948 can result in drastic income tax savings?
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Pinkenblu Shop
Has Anniversary
Mrs. E. M. Bucknum's Pinken
blu shop, on Brooks street near
the chamber of commerce office,
is celebrating its second anniver
sary this week. The store was
opened Feb. 26, 1947, and since
then, stock and fixtures have been
expanded to make the shop unique
among stores specializing in in
fants' and children's wear.
Since last July, the store has
kept a guest log for out-of-town
visitors, and the book now con
tains signatures of people from
Alaska to Hawaii, and practically
every state in the union. Patrons
of the shop have had gifts mailed
to all parts of the world, where
ul families are stationed -In post
war occupation activities. Mrs.
Bucknum has just mailed a pack
age of Easter dresses to Ger
many, for the nieces of a Prine
ville customer. The dresses were
from an original line of garments
designed and made by Mrs. t . M.
Kutz, of Bend. Mrs. Kutz had
been making dresses by commer
cial patterns, but the creative
urge prompted her to try her hand
at fashioning personalized frocks,
proportioned to fit very young la
dies perfectly, without alteration.
Siie and Mrs. Bucknum, who ma
jored in home economics in col
lege, worked out a scale of meas
urements that give the dresses
the smooth fit of made-to-measure
garments.
Another member of the Pink
enblu family is Mrs. John Wilde,
who designed the story-book dec
orations for the interior, and ar
ranges window displays. Mrs.
Horace Richards is dean of the
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