THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
MONDAY, JULY 18, 194?
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TO REDUCE WATER WASTE
Only by law enforcement are many brought to the realiza
tion that the laws should be obeyed. That is why most laws
are equipped with penalties. It is also why toothless laws will,
to a regrettable extent, be ignored. So, it would be definitely
a step in the right direction to demonstrate that the sprinkling
ordinances mean what they say. Enforcement was the only
means by which immediate control could have been had over
the water shortage which developed locally in the warm
weather of the past week. Continued enforcement is probably
the only means by which control can be maintained through
the present season.
There is, we should point out, another means of control, not
immediate, however, which, to a large extent, can be auto
matic. It is to be had in the general installation of meters.
It would be costly in the beginning possibly in excess of
' $75,000 if done now but it would be conclusive ; it would
insure charges in proportion to distribution and use (which
we do not have now) and, because it would charge according
to use, it would discourage waste, which is the chief cost of
shortage. It would help to maintain the reserve supply which
must always be maintained to meet the threat of fire and it
would eliminate the expense of intensive police patrol neces
sary in enforcement of use ordinances. Through conservation
it could reduce the urgency for greater storage facilities or, at
least, for excess facilities. ,
Sooner or later, most rapidly growing cities find meter
ing advisable if not absolutely necessary. It is no new idea
here. In the Cunningham water study report, it was one of
means of meeting the situation which, was stressed by the
city's consulting engineer. Not only this but services beyond
the city limits are already metered and, in addition, a number
within the corporation. From tlje operation of these, valuable
data have been gathered to supplement the experiences of
other municipalities. And so, if Bend should decide on a gen
eral changeover to facilitate better and more economic use of
its water supply, it would in no sense be going it blind. There
would be available a tested pattern to follow.
We have mentioned the 'cost of the change and this, we
realize, could be something of a deterrent. It is to be re
membered, however, that the transition need not be made all
at once. It would be quite as practicable, we think, to effect it
gradually, starting with the areas of larger mains and high
er pressure, and working out, year by year, to take in more
and more services until the program is completed. Thus the
cost could be distributed, while the desired results in decreas
ing waste and equalizing supply could begin to be enjoyed
with little delay.
Whether done in this manner or as an overall change in
which metering would be applied simultaneously to all who
do not now come under it, the project, already given some
study here, merits new and more careful official consideration.
ONE DAY FOR THE RESERVOIRS
Speaking of conservation, it
contribution to the water supply
sprinklers off through July 31.
tion should fill the reservoirs to overflowing. Because that
final day of the month is an odd day in July (and also in Au
gust) a no-sprinkling observance would make little individual
difference in watering routine. Under the ordinance, the first
half of the day is exclusive sprinkling time for yards on the
even numbered side of the. street; the second half of the day
is, as exclusively, for the odd numbered side. So each would
lose but half a day. The storage build-up would be much more
important.
As we see it, such a plan would be a logical development
of the change already made. Once upon a time in Bend, the
31st was watering day for everyone. That was when storage
capacity was still keyed on the estimated needs of future
years. When there ceased to be a surplus, the split day was
inaugurated. Now that one day could beneficially be dropped
from the schedule.
Others Say
POLL SLANTS CVA QUESTION
(Astorian Budget)
The fight between the propon
ents of a Columbia Valley admin
istration and those opposed to it
has become a wide-open battle
with both sides shooting from the
hip in the best traditions of the
west.
This is exactly the kind of
fight that democracy grows and
flourishes on. Issues as impor
tant as the CVA need the white-
, heat of public light turned on
' them from all angles.
But it has come to our atten
tion locally that some interests
may not be intending to keep
the fight in the middle of the
street.
A poll is being taken in Astoria
and the surrounding area that
seems rigged to get certain opin
ions, regardless of the actual feel
ings of the persons being ques
tioned. It asks questions that tend to
propagandize the person being
Interviewed against the proposed
CVA. The questions misrepresent
the proposed Columbia Valley ad
ministration as now planned and
being discussed in congress.
For example: One question
asks, Do you think the state o
.Oregon could be run more effi
ciently under a three-man com
mission appointed by President
Truman?
Such a question, comparing the
CVA with the operation of the
slate of Oregon, is obviously mis
leading. But if the poor guy re
fuses to answer the question, he
is listed under I'don't konw.'1
Then if in a previous question,
he has answered that he favors
CVA, the pollsters have him trap
ped. They can point to the Tru
man question and others like it
in the Interview which were not
answered as showing that sup
porters of CVA don't know what
they are talking about.
One of the questions was, Do
you think fraternities and sorori
ties are good or bad for (he Uni
versity of Oregon? Besides being
On Year
Sin Months
One Month
.fto.oo
.It (0
..II. IX)
occurs to 'us that a valuable
could be made by leaving the
One day of non-use for irriga-
irrelevant to CVA, such a ques
tion leaves no middle ground, no.
chance to explain that things are
not always black and white when
it has to be answered with either
yes, no, or don't know.
fauch tactics, besides casting
further doubts on all polls, are
an attempt to influence our
democratic voting procedures
with cooked-up public opinion.
Accurate samplings of public
opinion can be valuable, but
rigged poles in which a certain
answer is sought beforehand
have no place in scientific in
vestigation. Other questions in the poll ask,
From what firm do you buy your
electric power? Do you read the
Oregonlan or Journal?
What is your job? Your street
address?
These last two questions iden
tify you just as well as If you
had signed the questionnaire, al-
tnougn tne information is sup
posed to be "confidential."
SIMPLE THINGS BRING
LETTERS
(Klamath Herald & News)
On the subject of public Issues
which people understand, it is
interesting to note what hap
pened when some simple ques
tion comes ajeng. '
A member of the legislature ex
pressed to me his amazement at
the amount of interest shown by
his constituents in Just two Issues
before the last session: popcorn
In theater and daylight saving.
He got scads of letters on these
matters, and relatively no com
ment al all from his public on
questions of tremendous impor
tance to the state.
The reason seems obvious: Peo
ple, busy with their private af
fairs, knew all about popcorn in
theaters and daylight saving, but
Just didn't have the time or desire
to dig Into the other weightier
issues of. state.
Finding something they could
understand without much effort,
they Joyously jumped Into the
fight. On the other things, they
were willing to let the decision be
made by the legislators they had
elected for just such purpose.
Parleys May
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WASHINGTON COLUMN
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By Peter Ed-son
(NEA Washington Correspondent)
Washington (NEA) A U.S.
official just returned from Lux
embourg says that little grand
duchy is all agog over the ap
pointment of Washington's num
ber one hostess, Perle Mesta, as
its U.S. minister. Shortly after
President Truman's appointment
of Mrs. Mesta was announced,
there was a big state dinner in
Luxembourg City. Mrs. Mesta
was the number one topic of con
versation. At one point the Lux
embourg minister of tourism got
up and announced he was now
going to resign. When somebody
shouted "Why?" he replied:
"Now that the famous Mrs. Mes
ta is coming to our country, there
is no longer any need for my
services. She will attract so many
visitors here that there will be
no reason for us to worry about
the problem any more."
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.General belief that GI bill of
rights expenses would begin to
taper off next year is now be
ing revised. The original assump
tion was that four years after
the end of the war, a majority
of the veterans wanting higher
education would have applied for
it. Slight business recession and
resulting unemployment in 1940
have changed the picture. Veter
ans thrown out of work have
been applying for vocational and
high school training in increas
ing numbers. Result was that
congress was asked for $200.
000.000 deficiency appropriation
to take care of the new rush
for GI benefits.
e
This is how composition of U.S.
budget has changed in 10 years,
measured in terms of per capita
expenditures: In 1939 the govern
ment was spending S3 per per
son on national defense. Today
the figure is $98 per person. In
1939 i the government spent 15
cents per person on international
affairs. Today it is $36 per per
son. In - 1939 the government
spent $4 per person on care of
veterans. Today it is $38 per per
son. In 1939 interest on the pub
This
Recapped Tire
Fully inspected and
guaranteed against
all road hazards, only
6.00x16, exchange
$495
1100 OK Tiro. Shops the country
over to Service guarantee!
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23 Greenwood
Come and Parleys
iHiiiiuriitnmiiuuivtiiititmitiintiiiimiuiHii'-
lic debt cost S7 per person. To
day it Is $37 per person.
. . .
New offices assigned to big
brass at the pentagon are being
decorated in one of two colors
"Eisenhower green" or "Marsh
all blue." 'Top officials get their
choice of which shade they want
on their walls. When General
Elsenhower returned from Eu
rope, he had one of the Pentagon
painters mix up a particular
shade of green for his office.
Hence the name "Eisenhower
green. It s medium dark and
easy on the eyes. "Marshall blue''
was the color Secretary Marshall
had chosen for his office interior
decoration scheme, several years
before.
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Marx Leva, counsel to the sec
retary of defense, describes unifi
cation of the armed services this
way: The army was the eager
bridegroom and the navy was the
reluctant bride. The air force was
the unwanted child that arrived
before the wedding ceremony
was performed.
e e e
Retiring munitions board chair
man Donald Carpenter found
that one of his biggest problems
in government was to get good
men from private industry for
special jobs. Out of 250 recom
mended executives he tried to re
cruit, only six showed any in
terest, and only three signed up.
Main 'objection was not lower
government pay, but fear that a
year or two in government serv
ice would make the executive lose
his chance for promotion In his
own company.
After this experience, Carpen
ter advocated a plan whereby big
companies would agree to let
their rising young men enter gov
ernment service for limited pe
riods with the assurance they
would get a promotion In their
own business after it was over.
Carpenter himself was vice presi
dent of Remington Arms before
he entered government service.
He now returns to duPont organ
ization with the promise that
he'll be given a bigger job.
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Scnulu
Phone 925
May Go
Out on the Farm
By Ila S. Grant
July 18 The potato plants on
Upper Mosquito are starting U
bloom, end Inst night the Great
Mechanics cultivated and Irri
gated them.
Of course It required several
pieces of machinery, and before
they could do the work, they
threw together rather hastily nn
attachment for the trnctor called
a "hliler." When they pot through,
the potatoes were "hilled." to be
sure. The tows of plants were
separated by deep trenches that
carried water from pieces of pipe
stuck Into the ditch. That was to
prevent the dllch banks from
washing.
While all this was going on,
the Wives hoed and irrigated the
garden. We pulled a couple of
turnips, dunked them In the Ir
rigation ditch and ate them cn
the rpot. That's the way they're
best, although some I cooked for
dinner were mighty tasty, too.
I spent most of the day work
ing on the front yard, with rake,
axe and lawn mower. Cut down
a small forest of Jbplar shoots
and improved the looks of things
considerably.
The hens have saved them
selves from the kettle. Wp found
two of them eating nn egg not
long ago, so the Chief trimmed
their bills. It doesn't Interfere
with their eating, but prevents
them from pecking holes In the
eggs, they say. Anyway, we've
been getting three eggs a day,
and even got far enough ahead
to have scrambled eggs Sunday
morning.
Tele-fun
, by Warren Goodrich
"...Yeah, kid... I know, kid...
well, kid, I'd better hang up
kid-somebody else might
want to use the phone."...
Your line won't be "busy" to
others if the youngsters space
their calls.,.. Pacific Telephone.
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"H7 WHAT DID LIVER- BODV, BUT THAT I
JM I (MORE TEIUVXJ, WAS "O BE OfJg OP
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Behind the Scenery
By rhli l llnwuii
ITKMK It MOUNTAINS
South central Ori'mm's weir J
land of fault block mountains
was again the mulomHis of the
Order of Antelope this past week
end. It Is a land few of the neo
phytes will forget, for It boldly
relates Its own slraiigo geologic
story In precipitous palisades, in
shore lines of lung vanished lakes
and in sky-scraping scarps.
On their trek to the mountain,
the Antolopomen crossed n de
pression onto occupied by a lake
nearly 100 miles long, and on
Friday nml Saturday nights they
camped well up on tho eastern
slope ot Hart mountain, which,
geologists say, was once part of
a vast lava plain flooded by
Stecns lavas.
It Was Just short of 70 years
ago that this warped land and
"ghost lake" basins were first
studied by Israel 0. Uiwsell of
the U.S. geological ' survey. Ills
belief that the area Is nno of the
most remarkable in nil America,
because of Its "heaved" moun
tains, remains unchallenged.
"This lake region Is not only
remarkable for the ruggeilness
of Its scenery, but furnishes n
unique example of displacement
on a grand sculu, and at such
n recent date that the fault
scarps appear to hnve been up
raised but yesterday," Russell
wrote In u report prepared In
1884.
Russell ascertained that in the
not remote past n lake Just short
of 100 miles In length occupied
Wnrncr valley and Its extension
south Into Long valley; 'The
shrunken Warner lakes remain
as remnants of this huge lake
of a former nge. whose high wa
ter lines can now be traced
around the vast basin. "They
look like rings on a bathtub,"
one Hart mountain tourist de
clared Sunday. Highest level of
.the old lake was about 225 feet
ttbovo the present valley floor.
On their hike up Warner peak,
the Antelopemen viewed the rug
ged region of upended and tilted
lavas and. looking over the War
ner rim. were utile to trace the
shore lines of the vanished lake
of that period geologists call the
pleistocene,
DKSrKKATE RIDE I l'TH.E
Olympla. Wash., July 1H Wi
llis brother's desperulo horse
back ilde at night wns seconds
late to prevent Korrest Loper,
21. from killing himself Stilur
dav. iiuthurlllea reported today.
l.Ojcr had taken his wife to a
neighbor's home and then told
two other neighbors he was go
ing lo kill himself. Sheriff Frank
C. Tamblyn said. Ills brother,
Frank, was notified.
. Just as Frank galloped his
sweat-soaked hoise Into the yard
of nls brother's home and was
ready to dismount, a shot was
fired.
His brother hud placed the
muzzle of a .32-.20 cullbre rifle
under his chin and pulled the
trigger, killing himself Instantly.
Forrest reportedly was despond
ent over unemployment.
3111111 .ill
HALBROOK MOTORS
Bond anil Minnesota, Bend ' , l'hone (IHO
Looks Uki? On "to this
HE TDlo us CRUWe T
All. TUB y HUTl TMiS
SAME CAUA tor.
INVESTIGATION!
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Steel Fact Finding Board
To Open Inquiry July 28
Washington. July 18 l'- Presl
dent Truman's steel facl-flndlng
board said today It will oen Its
Inquiry Into the contract dispute
In New York July 28.
Tim lliiee-ninn board will study
tho dispute which ulmoHl touched
off a imtiun-wtdo steel strike Inst
week. "The board will make tee
ommendntloiiH for settlement of
the wage uiul pension Issues be
tween tne Industry anil tho CIO
Steelwoi kers union. Tho recom
mendations are not binding on
either the union or Industry.
Hut the board's recommenda
tions could determine whether
millions of workers In basic In
dustries m e to gel a (inirthioiind
pay Increase.
Carroll Dougherty, board chair
man, said the board would hold a
preliminary meeting Willi Indus
try and union officials July lit!
ami that healings would begin
two days Inter.
New York Is Site
He said New York was -chosen
the site lor the healings because
"It's convenient for IkiIIi the pur
lies and members of the board."
Datigheriy niiule his iiniiuunee
mviit niter nn hour-lung White
House conference with I'reslden
tml assistant John R, Steeliniin,
He said Steelman nml the bourd
talked about "strictly procedural
matters."
liesldes Dougherty, tlio board
consists of David L. Cole, Paler
sou, N.J., labor relations expert,
and Samuel Rosenman, former
special counsel for Presidents
Roosevelt and Truman..
Daugherty said he hoped that
the board could wind up its hear
ings in -I.') days. The Industry ami
the union agreed to n M)my truce
so tiie board could luveHllguie
their dispute. The IS days will
give the umun nml Industry time
to bargain on the revumiiiendii
lions. Meanwhile. Philip Murray,
president of the United Steel
workers and the CIO, culled his
advisers and expeiis lo u confer
ence In Pittsburgh lo plan the
union's piem-iiiiiiuui before the
board.
Murray Is expected lo okmi the
union's case for a I'U cent an hour
Take Care of Your Eyes
Kn Joy (rood vlnlon and freedom
from liNutttchcsi , , , you run
not be sure your ryr r pur
feet unleu you have them ex
amined. Consult us now!
Dr. M. B. McKcnney
OPTOMETHIST
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THIS IS
Photography
A new model of the Diuiflex
camera was announced by tin
F.tiNtliuin Kodak Co. lust May
and we'd like to remind you
ot the availability of this flue
addition to the many excellent
models on display al the Cain
era IVpl. ut Syiiions Hi us.
Known us the Duallex Cam
era with Kodar I ft lens, Ihe
camera Is a companion lo the
reflex model introduced last
year. Similar In design and
apiemniicc lo the oii:lnal
model, the lhindex Is eiiilp
ped with three liiei tuns,
t x. Ml. nml f Id. Il Ix also
CfUlpMtl w ltd 11 focusing
mount, which provide accural,'
focusing from ns close as
feel to infinity. A third leatuio
Is n double -exposure preven
tion device, which nulumallc
ally locks Ihe shutter lifter
each picture until the film has
been advanced In tne camera.
I'm for Mush Pictures
llolh models of (lit, Kodak
Duaflex camera fmtiure re
flex Under on top of the enm
ent. An accessory fhishoidcr
equips the cameras for syn
chronized flush photography.
A plastic shield Is supplied lo
protect lenses and vlevv Under,
The rameras may be useil
for pictures in both lil.ait anil
while and color, giving you
twelve 'xJ'h llicli negatives
on a roll of InuvK ami-white
Kodak b'.'O Illm and nine full
color pictures 011 11 loll of Ko.
daculor film.
This new modes) is more cam
cr lor the phoioginplier that
wunls more ami heller pic
tures. And It's available In Ihe
Camera IN-pi. at Syinons liroit.
New .Movie Camera
Another new number by
Eastman Is their new Cine
Kodak Keltanl movie camera.
No ihreudlng required , . . yet
Il lakes economical Sinm roll
movie film. Indoors or out
doors, you can make good
movies In gorgeous lull color
with this cameia the first time
you try. Has I--'.7 Lumenli'd
(coated) lens, slow moilon
speed, and lakes accessory
Hmm f 1!.H leltpluito lens. We
think It's the la-sl buy In Its
field . . . slop in lomoi row and
lei us show it to you. The price
Is only $.SU(X) Including Fed
eral Tax.
The Cameia Dept. al Symons
111 os. Is always . first wilh Ihe
latest and the best in Ihe cam
era Held.
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