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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949 PAGE FOUR THE BEND BULLETIN Md CBNTBAIi OBEGON PBESS Ttio Bni BulUUa (klr) iro-lsil Tk. fend tMlrtia (Il!r) lilt PuUUhwl Kvarr AflrowjQ KMt tfuatiu nd CvUin UliUy by Tb. IWna llulltiD tl 7BI Will llnd Band, Owns KnUrad M Bacood Clu. Matter. January , 1B1T, at Did 1-o.lof fie at Band. Oragoa Uular Act o( Marc a, EOBKKT W. BAWYKB dltor.Uanarar HKNRY N. FOWLER-Auoclat Editor As Indwdwl Nmpaiwr Standlnt for tin Bquara OmL CImd Bualnaaa, ClaaD Fohtlea and th Boat InUrotu at Band and CvitUal Orettoa MKMUKB AUDIT BURIUU OF CIRCULATIONS Br Mall Br Carrlar Oh Yaar 17.00 On Tin , II0.M III Month 4.(M Sl Wontha I i SO Thn Maata KM On Monti, 11.00 All Bubttriptloni art DUB nd PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Plaaaa aotlfr ua of any chana-a of addraaa or failuro to raraiva too paper iwcularly. MITCHELL ON THE CVA The United Press has secured and there are printed in The Bulletin today arguments for and against the proposed Co lumbia valley administration. The argument in favor is by Washington's first congressional district representative, Hugh B. Mitchell. As senator on appointment by Governor Walgren, Mitchell introduced a CVA bill in the 79th congress. One may suppose that Representative Mitchell gave the best that he knew in favor of the pending CVA bill. For those who know the facts there is so much in his presentation that is misleading, exaggerated, confusing and even downright wrong that his whole argument falls. His is, indeed, a sorry case when he finds it necessary to bolster it with this sort of thing. We hope that our readers will save the Mitchell statement for reference as the discussion that we propose to undertake in this column proceeds. Space is lacking to do the job all at one time. It will take several days. Let us begin today with the first of the Mitchell assertions : 1. We have an unemployment situation three times icorse than the national average (and in Washington) em ployment continues to show "unmistakable signs of falter ing." To make this point Mr. Mitchell "has had to go back to the figures for last winter when, we agree, there was an unusual degree of unemployment. By May, however, the situation was not three times worse. Indeed, in Washington it was no worse than the national average and in Oregon and Idaho it was better. At the same time in the heart of the TVA region it was around twice as bad as the national average. Now, according to a recent news report, the situation is worse in the New England states. And not only in Washington but all over the country "employment shows 'unmistakable signs of faltering.'" -- Why does the Washington representative take selected fig ures and selected periods to support his argument? The fact is that the power that will energize the industry that will provide employment in the northwest will come as easily and as readily if it is provided by reclamation or engi neer dams and plants as if by a CVA. All that is needed is money from the congress. Private ''capital, too, can develop power and wants to do so if government agencies will permit Look at Pelton. In any case, however, power is not going to provide con stant employment So long as weather conditions force shut downs there will be unemployment in certain activities. For large groups, too, there will always be seasonal unemploy ment No, this Mitchell unemployment argument in support of a CVA is weak. LOYDE BLAKLEY, GAME COMMISSIONER In his appointment of Loyde S. Blakley of Bend as a mem ber of Oregon's new game commission, Governor Douglas McKay has made an admirable choice, one which, we are sure, will receive general' approval. Long time residence in Bend, center of one of Oregon's greatest wild life areas, prominent identification with the lumber industry, in which close ac quaintance with the out-of-doors and its denizens comes nat urally, are among Loyde Blakley's qualifications. Beyond these, he is a fine sportsman. By this we mean not only one who enjoys hunting and fishing and who keeps within the letter of the statutes ; we mean also one who is keenly aware of the importance of the state's fish and game resources and of the need for increasing as well as maintaining them and who is willing to work to bring these things to reality. Recognition of his ability and constructive interest has already been made in a number of ways. As reviewed in the news, his assignment on the Bend chamber of commerce board of directors has been in connection with the organi zation s fish and game committee. He is currently a state director of the Izaak Walton league and formerly held a like position in the Oregon Wildlife federation. Loyde Blakley's job is a bigger one now. He is a member of a brand-new commission, equipped with new legislation He and his associates will face, problems which have been be coming more and more serious as Oregon s popularity as a vacation country increases and as its own population gains. It is a tough assignment m which the reward is the oppor tunity for correspondingly great achievement. But it is not his .first tough job and we think he will do well at it. Our best wishes to him and to his fellow commissioners. Fact and Fancy By Ken Hicks Rent decontrol is becoming an issue in Oregon. Governor Mc Kay already has approved decon trol for Ashland, but now Salem, Eugene and Medford are demand ing similar treatment. The city councils of the latter three cities have petitioned for de control, but considerable opposi tion also has developed. In the case of Medford the central labor council and the veterans council went on record as opposing de control. It Is understandable that some groups of our citizens feel the need for low rent, and regard the law as a means of achieving this condition. Yet it is contrary to de mocracy and American ideas of fair play to penalize one group for the benefit of another. And that is exactly what rent control now that there no longer is a war-time emergency has done. All other .groups and" classes were permitted to benefit from operation of the law of "supply and demand,',' .when inflation was In its ascendency; This was true of organized labor, the farmers and business men. Yet, owners of rental property for years were compelled to take a "fixed price" for their facilities, in the face of rising costs for everything in volved In maintenance and repair. One result of this condilion has been inequitable distribution of existing rental facilities. In thous ands of instances couples today are occupying four and five room apartments, when larger families should have such accommoda tions. With rents frozen at ridicu lously low levels there has been no incentive to move. Another bad feature of rent control until congress finally got around to making allowances for improvements was the vir tual strike of landlords inso far as renovation or remodeling were concerned. The law also took no account of the fact that furniture and equipment wore out, and that replacement costs were ah much as 200 per cent above the pre-war level. Thus many "'furnished' 'apartments and there is real need for this type of housing became that In name only. Certainly money that would be spent now for refurnishing and; renovation would constitute an important "shot in the arm" to business, were rent decontrol to become more general. i "'What we need most are house rentals." Real estate men will at- t test this fact. Classified advertise ments in many newspapers, offer ing rewards up to $50 or S100 (or rental of "a modern, unfurnished house," affirm that a great many persons desire such living quar ters. . " ; .In the big cities, under rent control, house owners found it far more profitable to sell, at in flated prices, than to rent. That created and still is creating a shortage of house rentals. Why are not more new houses built for rent? Well, the stand ard rule of investment, of one per cent a month, plus current construction costs of around $10 a square foot, Just about elimin ates such building. A good three bedroom house, with basement, today will cost from $10,000 to $12,000, depending on square foot age. That would necessitate from $100 to $120 a month rent un. furnished and without utilities! Only the exceptional family can Legislators Offer CVA Arguments Mitchell Sees Need for Administration to Solve Unemployment Situation By Hop. Hugh B. Mitchell tWrittan for tha Uniud t'reaa) , Seattle, July 21 iUiVhy docs the Pacific northwest need a Co lumbia valley administration? To day we are considering this ques tion under the shadow of the gravest problems In our region's history. Let's take a look at these prob lems which threaten the future of all of us In the Pacific north west. 1. We have an unemployment situation three times worse than the national average with ap proximately 200.000 persons out of work. Twelve per cent of Washing ton's labor force was idle this spring, and the latest release from the state employment secur ity department says employment continues to show "unmistakable signs of faltering." 2. We are the only section in the United States with a power shortage, although our waters contain 42 per cent of the na tion's "white coal" of hydro-electricity. Industries Turned Away What does this shortage mean to our wage-earners? Last winter, 135.000 men were laid off because of the power brown-out. And the Ponneville power administration had to turn away 20 new indus tries in 1948 because it couldn't promise them an adequate power supply. A We have the second worst soil erosion conditions in the na tion, according to the U. S. soil conservation service. Last year 100 million tons of our precious topsoil washed out to sea, and each year the problem gets steadi ly worse. 4. We have increasingly serious flood problems. Each year some portion of the Pacific northwest is run over by rampaging flood waters. And we always face the tnreat ol other vanports. federal responsibility for mul tipurpose resource development of the Columbia Is an established fact, not open to question. CVAS opponents freely admit this, but they insist however, that existing federal agencies are do ing a good, efficient job. i contend they are not. And the Hoover commission agrees. S3 Agencies , Today we have 33 federal agen cies attempting to manage north west resources. No one of them has the over-all authority to di rect this complex job. As a re sult, we have bureaucratic bick ering and jurisdictional strife impeding the progress of our region. If you were an employer, would you put 33 men to work on an Important job without a definite plan and without supervisory di rection? We are doing just that afford to pay such rentals. Eliminate rent controls, how ever, and many of the older houses now being offered for sale will come back on the rental mar ket. And with only $5,000 or $6,000 invested in these houses, owners can afford to rent them at a more reasonable figure. Cer tainly $50 or $60 a month rent is not exorbitant, for a good house, compared to other prices nowa days. Rent control served its purpose, during the war emergency, but the time has come to eliminate it. This already would have been done, we suspect, were It not for the lactMhat controls are political ly popular. In other words there are more tenants than landlords! Hall Views Suggestion As Blueprint for New, All-Powerful Agency By Tom Hall Washington State Senator lAj Wriltan tor United I'rau) Olympla. July 21 "U The Co. lumbla valley administration pro posal is presented oy its propon' ents as a master-plan for the development of the Columbia river region and its resources. Actually, it is a blueprint for an all-powerful superstate empow ered to reshape and control vir tually every aspect of the econ nomic and industrial life ot the people of the Paellic northwest. All this is to be accomplished not by deliberate, self-imposed discipline and evolution through established democratic processes but by regimentation under the dictatorial powers of a sacrosanct federal corporation. Insulated from public opinion, operating without adequate controls by con- fress, and with only the "advice" to be accepted only when "prac ticable") of the state and local governments. It Is easy to speak of such a gigantic undertaking in sweeping generalities and to orate, as the proponents of C.V.A. are now do ing, about the "progress and de velopment" they forecce under their magic formula. Encroachment Seen . But let's be specific. Let us take a long and thoughtful look at the bill itself and see in what myriad ways it encroaches upon the economic and social life of this entire area and how deeply it affects Mr. Average Citizen. Under the terms of the pending legislation, C.V.A. would be em powered to "construct, operate and maintain" projects for the promotion of navigation, for flood control, for reclamation, and for the generauon of power; for In the northwest today. To place responsibility and as sure direction, President Truman asked congress to create the CVA. He asks this to provide the need ed mechanism to make the fed eral agencies function together. immediately the cry went up from certain quarters (which also opposed the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams) that the CVA would create a "socialistic superstate." Record Cited This fear is expressed merely to confuse the problem. The long record of the Tennessee valley authority is a complete answer to this charge. The TVA has the en dorsement of that region's seven governors, its leading business men (republicans and democrats alike), its workers, farmers and clergy. ' I have talked with them. I know they believe that the TVA has been the greatest thing for private enterprise in their re gion's history. Like TVA. the CVA will apply the sound principles of business management to our natural re source problems. It will be a dy namic, democratic way of getting the Job done the power provided for more industry and the floods and erosion checked. Instead of having all decisions made by cabinet officers in Wash ington, D. C, (who are respon sible to all 48 states), CVA will bring responsiiblity home. By establishing CVA, we will have for the first time a government agency that will work exclusively in and for the Pacific northwest. We who advocate a CVA be lieve it is the only proved way to make regional resource develop ment by the federal government more efficient, more democratic and more responsive to the needs of the Pacific northwest. MANN SH 1 A LOkLIJ f. V. Shirts Ly Hendon Cool, comfortable,' and lovely to look at . . . these tailored blouses are a "must" for your ' late summer and fall wardrobe. vi irn; diagonal- rayon." Wl IITI-: CO T TONS 'A M ... $'2.08 WETLE'S Tho Place to Trado the conservation of forest, mln erul, fish anil wildlife resources; for the development and conserva tion of recreational resources anil for the promotion of sanitation ami pollution control, it would bo authorized to prepare pro grams (or sustained-yield man agement, for tho miiitagiMiHMit of grazing uml forest lands, of recre ational areas, even ot wildlife sanctuaries. As it this were not enough, Its broud programming powers would bo stretched to cover, In tho vague lunguugc of tho bill, "other resources" which remain undelinett. Arguments Itcfutvd Proponents of. the rosea to C. V, A. plan Imply that this great area of ours has been lumollng ami bumbling along with a virtual horse-and-buggy economy, that It cannot progress without this all powerful supremo agency. What are the lucuY From earliest pioneer days our people have shaped their destiny unci inunnged their own u (fairs. Through their Industry, their en terprise ami their indomitable will to progress they have built the Pacific northwest Into one of the most progressive ureas In tho en tire nation. They have capital ized on their store of natural re sources and forged steadily ahead. The people ol the 1'uctlic north west are not unmindful ot the pare which the federal govern ment has played In this develop ment. LiKcwlse, they recognize the interest of the federal govern ment in our natural resources as they relate to national defense, flood control and similar prob lems. They are appreciative of the contributions winch have been made by established constitution al agencies under surveillance of congress, working in cooperation with tho states and with full rec ognition of state and local rights. We have worked well with these experienced and cawible fed eral agencies and they huve our confidence. Now we are being asked to accept, Instead, a pater nalistic regime with control over virtually every face of our Indi vidual uml collective lives. Shall we discard our established sys tem of checks and balances, In which the people ol this area play an active part? Or shall we Out on the Farm By Ha S. (irant July 21 The barley got Us final sprinkling last night. The Chief says thai, from now on. moving tlit sprinkler pipes would do more harm limn good. The grain is ripening, ami the slalkn are getting brittle. If the field were corrugated, ho would Irri gate once more. The barley field la turning yel low In streaks. In a few mora weeks, It will lie ready for thresh ing, ami Just as surely as night follows day, Indian summer will be upon us. Last night we pulled up one of the potato plants, to estimate what the yield will be. There were ten Utile potatoes In the hill. Not very big, hut smooth and round. The Chief says thai they're Just starting to grow, sml will be sizable by digging time. I put tho tiny tubers In my pock et and took them to thn house, ostensibly (or the kettle. Thought I'd look tonight for two or three pods of peas to go with them. The gophers arc wreaking havoc In the potatoes. In an area about 10 feet square, they've worked underground, cutting off the potatoes and leaving the tops to die. They'vo cut down little patches of barley, too. They must have stored tho grain in their tunnels, because the straw was led near the mounds that cover their front doors. We'll huve to put out poisoned grain. We hud hoped we could get along without It, because sometimes a dog or cat will eat one of the dead rodents and die from the poison, too, T'okksFcloSkiT Roscburg, July 21 ni Only porsons with crmlt.i will be al lowed to enter the area west of lioseburg along the top of the Coast range from Klklon south to lieston'anil west Into Coos county. 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