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TOM HUMPHREY'S TV A RETORT.
Mention has been made here of the able report on the TV A
made by Tom Humphrey, associate editor of the editorial
pai(e of the Oregon Journal. Now we have the comment on the
report that appeared recently in the Medford Mail Tribune
and we think all interested in the CVA discussion will like to
read it. It follows :
We would like to see more offerings In regard to a Colum
bia Valley Authority, like a brochure just received entitled
"T.V.A. miracle or monster" by Tom Humphrey, associate edi
tor of the Oregon Journal.
Here is a factual, objective and to us at least convinc
ing report on the Tennessee Valley Authority following a per
sonal visit to the project and an intensive and detailed inspection
of same.
Unlike practically all reports on this and similar contro
versial issues, there is neither "viewing with alarm" nor "point
ing with pride." There is hardly any preaching or editorializing.
The writer gives both sides of the case with what seems amazing
impartiality, and while one gathers he opposes a TVA form of
development for the Columbia Valley, the final decision is really
left up to the reader as follows. quote:
"There it is all wrapped up. paragraph bv paragraph.
All but this: What's TVA got that we haven't got?
You. the reader, must answer that one, and soon."
Of course TVA has got a number of things we haven't got,
as yet. The question is do we want them, or are they essential
to reaching the desired goal, namely, the maximum develop
ment of the northwest, in the direction of power, ilood control,
soil conservation, various by-products, social and economic, for .
the benefit of the people ALL the people?
We would not go so far as to say this booklet by Mr.
Humphrey closes the case is in any sense the FINAL word. But
we would say, it is by all odds the most valuable contribution to
the ultimate and proper solution of the problem, that has come
to our desk. And because of its moderation, its insistence upon
giving the points in favor of TVA as well as those against, with
neltner was nor prejuoice, it snoum oe reaa oy everyone seriously
interested in what promises to become if it is not now the
most vital issue in' Oregon, as far as federal-development pro
jects are concerned.
What impressed us most favorably about the above report
was the absence of the usual political clap-trap the contention
on one hand that if a project patterned after TVA were to be
established on the Columbia, it would not only mean the end of
American democracy but eventual annexation to Soviet Russia;
and on the other, that if anything of the sort were NOT done,
the people of the northwest would be denied their sacred birth
right and this portion of the globe would virtually be deeded over
to Wall Street and the Power and Light trust.
All that sort of balderdash is eliminated. The writer sticks
to the facts and the record, does not tell the reader arbitrarily
what should or should not be done, but gives him the factual
basis upon which he or she is materially aided in making the
proper decision.
In one point this Medford paper comment seems to be
forgetful of one particular Humphrey discovery that TVA
is an economic and a political dictatorship. That scares a lot
of people. They fear that this sort of thing does mean an end
of our American democracy. Let us quote some of the Hum
ajphrey paragraphs : -a J i-
A beautiful picture, altogether. Maybe this thing is perfect.
Maybe absolutely everyone's for it. Maybe it's for us up in the
Pacific Northwest.
But the seeming unanimity of opinion challenges your re
porter instincts. You gulp and try' again.
Then tiny cracks appear in the shining shield. Some of
the irreconcilables begin to talk. Editors, former TVA employees,
labor leaders, chamber of commerce managers, city counciimen
who.can't understand why their power boards are flush and their
city government floundering in high taxes and debt. Some of
them can't be quoted, they say, but they refer you to others who
can.
Businessmen members of chamber boards who vote for
pro-TVA resolutions, including the New Johnsonville steam .
plant, but privately hate TVA's gaudy guts. Former employees
who took all the TVA guff they could stomach, then took a walk.
Some of them talk freely. Labor leaders and employees who pay
lip service to TVA's force account policy and its merit system,
admit privately their unhappiness over having wage rates and
working conditions handed down from on high no contract, no
social security, no civil service, no appeal.
Some educators who subscribe to the tenets of the TVA
program admit to their close friends that its socialistic implica
tions "scare the hell out of them."
Editors like Guy L. Smith of the Knoxville Journal and
Brainard Cooper of the Chattanooga News-Free Press who some
times blast away at some phases of TVA, admit that every time
they do so the heat's on. They tell you quite frankly, however,
that they are concerned about the autonomy of the region. They
indicate their abhorrence of the capping of the moral fiber of
the Tennessee country, by arousing its selfish sectionalism, by
appealing to its desire for subsidized power, subsidized fertil
izer, subsidized recreation.
Others break down and confess that you couldn't run for
dog catcher and win not on an anti-TVA platform, not in Ten
nessee, anyway.
Gov. Gordon Browning, who, like Senator Kefauver, ran
on a pro-TVA-anti-Crump platform (the governor after a stretch
in the Army and a break with Crump), confirms this ooenlv.
We have copies of the Humphrey report on the TVA as
printed in the congressional record at the request of Senators
Cordon and Morse and shall be glad to send one to anyone
requesting it.
Fact and Fancy
. Bv Ken Hleks
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FAVORS MORE SPENDING
July 13, 1949
To the Editor:
In regard to your editorial of
July 11th, referring to federal
spending, I would like to express
my views with the hope that they,
merit an answer which covers the
question and not just some vague
generality.
First of all, you refer to a nine
billion dollar public works pro
gram as "pump priming". In my
humble opinion this is a much
belter Idea than having direct re
lief and bread-lines although it
would seem that there are those
who desire to see that happen
again. Even if the proposed pro
gram accomplishes but 10' ol
what It is intended to do, it is
much belter than the old plan.
The American taxpayer is foot
ing the bill for the Marshall plan,
with which I am in agreement if
it accomplishes its purpose and
we stay' out of war. This small
Item amounts to five billion per
year while the proposed public!
works program amounts to three j
nnnon per year, do you sincerely
believe that we owe other nations
more than we owe our own? 1
hope that you don't!
You further state that taxes
arc hurting business. This is true,
but I once was (old to keep your
own house In order before or
ganizing your neighbors'. So be
fore we criticize the federal tax
program, let's take a look at the
efficient city government we
have. To date The Bulletin, being
so busily occupied with watching
for mistakes made by our presi
dent, has neither seen fit nor
taken time to find out what is go
ing on next door in the city hall.
Perhaps it too isn't 100 efficient
so, as a suggestion, it might be in
order for all of us to take a look
at our own tax bills and see how
they compare against the pre-war
taxes.
In conclusion, I would like to
state that the fundamental idea
of public works is sound if ad
ministered properly. It is true
that our government docs not
owe ws a living but it does owe
us Ihc chance to make our own
living and if private enterprise is
unable to provide enough employ
ment to take care of all who wanl
and need work then the govern
ment should do so. By providing
work I mean something that will
be of direct benefit to all. such as
schools, hospitals, roads, dams
and the like. Surely you will agree
that these and oilier such proj
ects would be of a great benefit lo
all of us and I am Euro that their
need is greater now than ever be
fore. '
Yours truly,
Frank Donahue
1H05 West Fifth
Bend, Oregon.
There's a scandal on Mirror
pond!
The swans are hissing about It,
over the back tules, and the
geese honk derisively whenever
the subject is brought up. And
that quacking vou hear is not Just
idle chit chat. The ducks are mak
ing a great to-do about something
that even would shock the Jay
birds! As long as the secret is out,
we might as well pass the won!
along. Poor Mrs. Mallard Is the
mother of a white duckling! And
if you think ducks don't draw the
color line, you should observe the
snubbing this duckling, now be
ginning to feather out, receives
from the Mirror pond elite!
We suspected that something
was wrong several weeks ago,
when Mrs. Mallard and her fleet
of "little steamboats" hove around
the bend one afternoon as we
were "serving."- For there, big as
life, was the "ugly duckling."
oblivious to the fact that it some
how was different from its broth
ers and sistei-s.
Even then the duckling's down
was a different shade. Mrs. Mal
lard didn't seem to notice it, how
ever. She gave this baby as much
attention as she afforded the oth
ers which really wasn t mucn,
compared to the solicitude of the
lowly mud hen for its young.
There might have been some
talk at the time, among the
pond's feathered "upper crust,"
but Mrs. Mallard ignored it. She
held her head high and seemed
as proud as Punch of her lit
tle family. .If she had a "past"
she didn't show it. Even Mr.
Mallard, somewhat of a philand
erer in his own right, seemed to
accept the situation philosophi
cally-
Now. however, the "uglv duck
ling" is getting its feathers. Ex
cept for a few dark spots around
the wings it is pure white, with a
golden bill and bright yellow legs.
And the little fellow at last seems
to realize that it is different, We
use it lor lack of better infor
mation.
a a a
Feed the flock, and the white
duckling will stay far on the out
er edge ever ready to flee at a
hostile gesture. Other ducklings
of the same age still receive care
less attention occaskmallv
from their mothers. Mrs. Mal
lard, however, seems to have dis
owned her strange progenv. At
least she never comes to its de
fense when other ducks are abus
ing it.
Always on the side of the "un
der duckling." we saw to it that
the outcast received its share of.
bread to the great disgust of the
swans. One almost could see
them turning up haughty bills at
the presence of such an intruder.
We may have imagined it, but we
thought we heard one swan hiss
somi'thing about "that Pekinese
drake, downthe canal!" We hav
n't the slightest idea what such a
remark could mean.
If fairy stories come true and
they always, do. don't they? the
"ugly duckling" will grow up into
a beautiful bird, as much envied
and admired in waterfowl circles
as it today is shunned. We cer
tainly hope so. for it really is
touching to observe its present
timidity and bewilderment.
It almost reminds one of the
lonesome "kid" the rest of the
gang will not accept as an equal
and thus subjects it to mental
torture with the unthinking cruel
ty of youth.
HORSES INOCULATED
Prineville, July 14 A first
demand made on the services of
Dr. A. M. Helsel, new veterinar
ian here, came from ranchers and
saddle horse owners, seeking in
oculation of their animals against
encephalomyelitis or sleeping
sickness. This disease has oc
curred in past years throughout
central Oregon.
Owners of animals in this area
were unable to protect them this
year with scrum, for the reason
there had been no veterinarian in
Prineville for six months before
the arrival of Dr. Heisel. The
new veterinarian, it was reported,
had already received requests to
administer 50 of the anti-sleeping
sickness shots.
Tumalo Gets
Dial Telephones
A new dial telephone office at
Tumalo was placed In operation
todav at 10 a.m., according to
H. 0". Kcrron, manager for the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company.
The new dial equipment, which
has been installed in teased quar
ter In the building occupied by
the Deschutes county municipal
Improvement district office, will
function as a unit in the manual
Bend telephone system. Tumalo,
Kerron explained, lies within the
boundaries of the Bend exchange.
Initially, the new dial office
will serve some 40 former farmer
line customers, together with ap
proximately 60 new subscribers.
Dial telephones already have been
installed, and the old magneto
sets will be cut out of service
when the change is made.
Tumalo numbers, which will
have three digits followed by the
letter "L," are contained In a
supplemental directory delivered
to Tumalo customers. The pew
numbers will be included In the
forthcoming Bend and vicinity di
rectory, to be delivered next
month.
Under the dial system, Kcrron
said. Tumalo telephone users will
be able to dial local numbers di
rectly. Long distance and "assis
tance" calls, as well as those to
telephones in Bend,- will be han
dled by Bend operators, who may
be reached by dialing "0,"
Out on the Farm
By lis S. Grant
Julv 14 Hot weather these
past few days has dried all the
moisture out of the ground. id
it takes constant attention to the
irrigating to get the water
around to everything. All day
long on Calico farm the water
runs where it was set the night
before, but from 5 p.m. till mid
night, when the Chief goes on
his night shift in the field, ditches
have to be cleaned, gopher holes
discovered and stopped up, and
sprinkler pipes moved.
Last night I followed the Boss
on his rounds, just to keep out
of the house. I forgot to lower
the shades yesterday when I left
for town, and the house, usually
pleasantly cool, was uncomfort
ably warm all evening.
We had planned to irrigate the
garden, but there was just . a
trickle of water coming down the
ditch, and the Chief set out to
find the trouble. He wore his rub
ber boots (he used to call them
"fishing" boots) and waded up
stream, watching for small cross
currents that sometimes point
out gopher holes. When he finds
water seeping up from a hole
out in the field, it often takes
the better p&rt of an hour to
trace it to its point of escape.
I cut across the field, trying
not to step on any of the barley.
The springy stems bounce right
up again, though, and it really
doesn't seem to hurt them. About
half way across, there was a soft
spot where water had seeped. I
couldn't see very well, in spite
of the moonlight, and sank ankle
deep in mud. After that I didn't
have to worry about my shoes.
They couldn't get much wetter,
anyway.
On the ditch bank in the field,
the sweet clover is head-high, and
all day long cruising honey bees
visit frequently on their own
sweet business. The Chief said
he'd cut the clover to make hay
for Gypsy. It's not her favorite
feed, but she'll probably relish
it mixed with a little of another
kind.
The Chief found about a dozen
gopher holes, and when we got
back to the garden, the water was
beginning to flow faster. We set
ditches between the Young Man's
rows of corn and peas and in the
raspberries, and called it a night.
The Sheridan natural gas field
in Texas, discovered in 1940, has
enough gas to produce gasoline
and liquid fuels for some 20
years.
The first of the noted chrome
deposits in Turkey was discover
ed 111 1818.
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