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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1949
THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OKM.ON I'RRSS
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WASHINGTON COLUMN
By OmigltM I-arsi'it
(NKA Ktatt Correenondrnll
Washington ( NEA I Practical
ly every hranch of America fast
growini! lolovision industry has
boon lorctM to a quick halt, pontl-
of the blR fractors tending to hold
the Industry back.
So far the hearings have only
Rotten into the color controversy.
Actually, this Is a four-sided dis
pute. Involved are CllS. Mil', a
Out on the Farm
By Hit H, Ornn
TRUTH IN EDUCATION
We an; indebted to the Houston, Texas, school board for the ;
dim-ovory that, until recently, there was an author of a hijrn
school text on American civil Rovernnient who had the quaint
idea that school children should be kept informed on what
is jfoinn on in their country. The Houston school board didn't
quite agree and so the author's book was banned. That is how
Oregon came to hear of it and Oregon, it is to ue remarked,
has especial interest in the fact that the author, until his re
tirement, was a member of the faculty of Oregon state college
and in the further fact that the text has been used for years in
upper division high school work in this state.
There is, of course, nothing uncommon in the practice of;
periodic revision of school books. This one, "American Gov- ,
frnment", by Frank Abbott Magruder, was given an annual ,
overhaul, according to a publisher's note. As the result of one;
of these goings over, the following paragraph made its ap-.
pearance in the early part of the volume :
The United States is called a capitalistic country, but
It does not have pure capitalism. It has capitalism subject
to increasing governmental control as our manner of living
becomes more complex. The country is capitalistic with
strong socialistic and even communistic trends. The postal
system, power projects and progressive taxes are bits of
socialism; and public free education and old age assistance
are examples of communism to each according to his need.
That was the pay-off, as far as the Texas school directors
were concerned. With one faintly dissenting vote they banned
the book. The reason for the decision it wouldn't be good for
children to read such things ; they might get a hankering after
communism or socialism.
What the board members forgot, or chose to overlook, was
that Magruder was merely telling the truth. America is well ;
along the road to socialism (beyond that, communism is only!
a matter of degree) ; can we make it less the fact by ignoring'
it? Are we to go on the theory that our children cannot stand :
the shock which a dose of facts will induce? Are they to grow, !
to become capable of thinking if they are protected from re
ality? I
Clear thinking, honest thinking, is what this nation needs
more than anything else today. It is what the world needs j
most and, if it does not stem from here there is little chance'
that it will become very noticeable anywhere. That makes the
situation pretty desperate, doesn't it? It would be much more
so if schools in general were to adopt the view that education
may be accomplished by withholding facts instead of impart
ing them.
buppose the book does say that our public (no, not free) !
education and our public (also very expensive) welfare pro-i
grams are socialistic? Hadn't we better recognize it rather j
than to say it isn't so and that it can't be so because this is ;
America? If the postal system is socialistic (personally wej
don't think this too good an example, but let it stand) j
shouldn't we be aware of it, and mightn't we as well turn back
to article I of the constitution in which the congress is given .
power "To establish postoffices and postroads" and console
ourselves with the thought that, after all, it is deep in the
basic law of the land and not the theory of some wire-haired j
political futurist. If public power and progressive taxes (you
know, the kind that keep getting higher and higher) are so-:
cialistic and they are let's face it, let our children face it. i
If this is what we and they truly want, or a danger that must j
be opposed at every point, there is at least a chance to arrive
at an intelligent decision with all the facts these and others
plainly in view. Doled out bit by bit, some revealed and
some concealed, there is too much likelihood that they may
encourage in the American public a mental tolerance which
will presently accept unmoved the dictatorship of top bracket
socialism and with it the regimentation of action and of
thought.
Let's admit that we are on the way. Let us ask ourselves
if we are willing to continue on the way until we read the sign
which says, "Dead End Road".
And so our compliments to Dr. Magruder for his matter
of fact, entirely objective introduction into the pages of his
book of a bit of latter day reality which should be recognized
by all, especially by school children, for the reality that it is.
The paragraph we have quoted is not in the earlier edition of
the text which we have available and it is therefore that our
gratitude goes out to the Houston school board for calling
attention to it.
Having paid our compliments to the author, we must now
withdraw them. The Houston story was hardly in type when
a "follow" came over the wire from Corvallis. It seems that
the most recent edition of "American Government" drops the
naughty words from the paragraph that we thought was so
to be commended for its honesty and forthrightness. The ref
erence to "strong socialistic and communistic trends" be
comes a mush-and-milky, "certain cooperative trends". Then
follows the author's explanation, "Some of these trends are so
old and so well-established that we seldom think of them as
socialistic", somewhat after the Galileo manner.
The Corvallis story made no mention of how the altera
tions happened to be made. Perhaps Dr. Magruder really
changed his mind on the subject or, again, a well wisher may
have suggested that possibly he was getting just a bit too defi
nite and hadn't he better draw in his horns a little? We can
only guess. In some sections sales may be favorably affected,
surely in Houston, Texas, where the substitution of soft, non
committal words lor those that meant something should guar
antee a raising of the ban. We shall go on hoping, however,
that there was no expectation of favor back of the author's
changes, lextbooks should not be written cither to sell or to
please. Their lunction is to tell the truth, not to hide it
ine the outcome of hearings held croup of independents with a tllf
before the federal comniunica- i feront system, anil important ele-'
lions commission. moms in the industry that w ant to
It has suddenly become appar-i stick with black and white, at
ent that the whole future of the least for a fow more years. The
industry depends upon what the color fight alone might last
KCC decides within the next few month or two.
months. Probably never before There is very little compromise
has the commission boon faced which KCC can make. If it post-!
with the need to make such im-j pones color for a couple of years i
portant decisions so quickly. The or so it will involve the loss of
more testimony they hear, the millions of dollars to several com- j
clearer it becomes to the eommis-j panics. And it u'lll make the pitib-
sinners that they must act sound- loin of obsolete sets enormous In
ly and fast. the final decision. If It says color
It is obvious that every week of is ready It has to decide on one
delay will make it that much hard-1 of the proposed systems. Allowing
er for the young Industry to get ' more than one to try to operate
h.i.-b tr, tl,. tviit.1 it h:iH s,l hefnre ! -it tlwi .-im,i tint., vvonlil It., Ilii'lllV
the hearings started. Most inquir-! impractical. A set which could get
tant, the stoppage of all activity jail programs, with several sys-1
is costing everybody money. And 'terns broadcasting, would hardly
money is wnat tne industry is; tit in tne average living room,
most shy of right now. land would have more controls
One year ago the FCC froze all ; than the cockpit of the B-3ti.
pending applications for TV j
broadcasting licenses, it neoame'
apparent that there was more tie
mand for them than there w as j
broadcasting space in the ether j
available. FCC announced then i
that it would investigate the possi-;
bility of providing more wave
lengths on the ether band for tele
casting. Whether or not to remove
that freeze is another issue now
being taken up with the industry.
Television May
Aid Deaf, Blind
Evanston. 111.. Oct. 26 tUt-The
blind someday might be made to
see with a television "scanner"
Still another issue Involved is connected directly to the brain,
whether or not to allocate an addi-1 a Northwestern university sclen
tional 42 channels in the ultra-Mist said Tuesday,
high frequency range. This could Dr. Wendell j. S. Kricg, who
either give the industry more has conducted brain experiments
room for healthy expansion, as
far as the number of stations
goes, or lure it into ruinous over
expansion. All of these issues also hinge
on very technical factors which
are so interdependent that they
have the industry tied into knots.
First of all. perhaps .there is in
volved the production of TV sets.
The kind of color system the FCC
decides upon makes a difference
in the kinds of tubes, circuits and
cabinets which are required. Nat
urally manufacturers aren't going
to start making any great num
bers of sets until FCC gives its de
cisions. What kind of color system is
used affects the production of sta
tion and studio electronics gear.
for the past five years at North
western, said the same system
might enable the deaf to hear
and some paralyzed persons to
move.
He said "a lot of work" had to
be done before the system actu
ally could be used, but the basic
theories were well established.
The blind person would "see"
with his brain, not through his
eyes, he said.
" He described the proposed now
theory of sight for the blind in
a campus address, and elaborated
on it in an interview.
Krieg said a plate could be in
serted in a blind person's skull
with "many" electrodes leading
from it to the brain surface, each
placed to contact sight nerves in
Oct. 2ti One of the nicest
things about living in the country
is the surprise element. And who
doesn't love surprises?
For instance, I never know
when 1 start to town In the morn
ing 11 1 II get there under my own
power or If I'll have to hitch hike.
When we fell heir to the bright
yt'iiuw cnarioi aiit'ciinuairiy
call "The Lemon," I thought my
troubles were over, (The Chief
goes on ahead at the crack of
dawn In the blight orange num
ber quite naturally called "The
Orange.")
Tti,-.,'u n lllll.. I,,vl,-,iit,it,,t In
the yellow car, as in most cars of
my experience, that has several
fractions stamped along the side,
and a hand that waves up anil
down along the scale. This Is call
ed a gas gauge. "When the hand
gets down near the bottom, you
need to get more gasoline," the
v niei Keeps telling me. i ve lost
faith in all such gadgets, though,
because yesterday when I started
out. the gauge registered "emp
ty." Half way to town the hand
indicated the "one-fourth" mark,
and when I started back to the
farm last night, it saitl "one-half."
I thought tiiat by this morning,
it would be clear to (he top. That's
Just what I thought.
When the car sputtered anil fin
ally ran out of gas, I left it at the
sitle of the road ami caught a
ride with a pretty blonde gal In a
bright blue truck. Last time I
rode on a gravel truck to the
end of the line, and then got an
other ride from the edge of town.
I've met more people that way!
(i.U.r. litis KNl.l.ANII
London (let 'Jf, III .( Snip nil.
proachlng hurricane strength bat
tered the British and western Fu-
ropean coasts today.
At least five ships were hurled
nhnn Fni'lfsh ohnnnpl truffle
was brought to a standstill anil
tlir, hit? Ilmtr Olieen l-'lly.-iltel h vt-IIU
slowed to half sxftl as gusts
wnippetl up to (u miles an nour.
This is holding up the manufac-jthe brain. The plate would be
ture of basic television equipment ! plugged in to a television like
as well as construction of new sta-, scanner and the patient would
tjons see the scene in his brain as re-
I corded on television.
Even the feverish activity to im- ' A deaf person could be made
prove video programs is -lagging. I ea'-. he Si'111- b' replacing he
pending the color decision. There ! scanner with sound receiving
is a big difference between pro- j equipment and moving the elec
ducing color show s and ones that I to- sound nerves in the
are only black and white. Color - f
shows obvious! v involve morej'
elaborate props.'scenerv and cos-! Two out of three pedestrians
tumes. This is an important con-1 killed by motor vehicles either
sideration because high program-; are violating a traffic law or
ming costs so far have been one ! committing an unsafe act.
Bend's Yesterdays
(From The Bulletin Files)
THIKTY YEAHS AGO
(October 2G, l!)l!l)
The first heavy snow of the sea
son occuued last night, covering
the ground in Bend to a depth of
five inches.
Between five and six million
eastern brook trout eggs will be
taken from Elk lake this winter
to be hatched in fie hatchery,
l'earl Lynes, superintendent, has
announced.
D. H. Peoples antl S. E. Roberts
returned last night from a two
day hunting trip to Slimmer lake.
They bagged (il ducks and half a
dozen geese.
Bend high school defeated
Prineville l'A to 12 In a game here
Saturday. Broslei lions antl i It'll
rich made the Iiend scores.
E. O. Logan has opened his
candy kitchen in the basement of
the Prinze building.
TOASTMASTEKS MEET
Paul T. Bogcn had the role of
master of ceremonies at lasl
night's meeting of the Bend Toast
masters' club, at a Trailways cof
fee shop dinner. Principal speak
ers and their subjects were Ar
thur May, "The Gatekeeper";
Bob Thomas, "America Needs Its
Salesmen"; Vance Covner, "Piggy-Bank
Money," and Phil F. Bro
gan, "The Detroit Dam."
Harold Asplnwall presided at
the dinner meeting, with William
Niskanen in charge of tabic
topics.
' ADMITS KMBEZZI.EMENT
San KraneiKr-fi f )r-t 711 illi-..l,,l,r
i Bustard, a 30-year-old bank teller
: nom Berkeley, Cal.. pledged him-l-self
today to repay $5,010 he cm-
nrzzieti io play tne races and buy
his family a home.
Federal Judge George B. Harris
placed Bustard on five years' pro
bation yesterday and reminded
him. "all horse players die
broke."
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leiieth, on unly une title ( Uie neper
And, If iHieellile, tylewrttlii. letters
w RiBmieorlvte eutxnttted fur nublU
eatkiu will uut be returned.
HOAItD'S ACTION KKSENTHO
llontl. Ore.
Oct. 2. I!li
To the Editor:
As a resilient anil land ow ner In
the Arnold Irrigation tllslrict, I
am vitally tnlcrcslod in the action
of the hoard t( tllieelors, who
have decided not lo haul water lo
the (armors this whiter.
I was even more Interested In
the explanation of this action as
given by George Murphy anil
printed in Friday's Bulletin.
According to this explanation,
the cost of this service has boon
shared by all ' landowner, s In the
district, whether or not they bene
fited by the service, anil the
members of the board felt It In
equitable for those landowners
not using the soi-vitv to Im re
quired to share In the expense of
it, antl for that reason decided
to stop hauling the w ater.
This explanation sounds very
reasonable to anyone reading It
without knowing the fads. It cer
tainly gives the Impression that
these people paid more last year
than they would have, had no
water Iteon hauled. Anil Mr. Mur
phy also certainly implies that,
now that "inequalities" have lieeu
removed anil water Is not to lie
hauled, these wople w ill pay less
than they did. How much will
they save by this economy? The
answer is. not one cent. They pay
-Made ESPECIALLY For
KIDDIES'
CHEST GOLDS
to relieve couiM-ecWnl ikuicIm!
IJiinI exactly an much as I hey did
bcdire,
I in other words, last year every
j hotly paltl ami Nome got w ater,
and this year everybody pays, and
no one gets water. Whv not put
It straight Instead of! heating
around the hush anil giving a
totally false Impression?
It has been my understanding
that water Is siippoKetl to lie turn
oil Into the tlltehes every M) days
dining the winter. If this cannot
be done, then water ought lo lie
hauled, or we shun Id get a refund
on the charges we have paid. The
wilier will be off this time for .'t'n
months at the very least. This Is
more than one fourth of a year.
How alioul refunding one fntliih
ol the $lttT I have paid for my
water for a year? It would at
least help to Pay for I he tank 1
hail lo buy to haul walcr,
Maybe If every nioinlior of this
hoard lived In I he district, ami was
personally faced with a winter
without water, the hoard would
u t so glibly vole such an ultima
turn. Cau l we have a hoard com
posetl only of resident landowner
of the tllslrict?
We pay the highest water rate
of any of the Irrigation districts
In central Oregon. Must we also
receive the poorest service?
It. V. WF.lSKIt.
Koutc.'l, ll.ix l.'l
' AIoiit 7 tl per cent of the peo
ple In the .United States now are
lift years or older.
Kll.l-S HUGE MOOSE
Lander, Wyo Oi l. '.Ml HI'' - L. ('.
Spencer of Casper, Wyo., claimed
a new world's record totlav after
killing a moose with a !S!I Inch
spread ol aiillers.
The previous record was for n
M Inch antler spread.
Gas Almost
Choked Him
K..I .lit ),'ji.. It'll Sluw ol M.1 lt.ivi
St , holm, Im win Itttl j 4 lnltliUt'i, lull
ut incut .mi In .if.il id IjiIi.I " Ii.uI
lll('Mllll jltml lllt'H lll Mill) .!.
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.Mitl (Mitt imiMii I tin a il' iik I litt-il
4)1 kuiih M m. . I lil h M .11 Ml A
u-.iUs (mil me up Mini' ..iking KAI l Ml
Molii tor I i4ii -4 1 lit Jilil willioul iiMi-i ini.
"I tt tiitilililv toil tlul lii.il l. t hmt
ami uii Hoik )mmI i-m'iv iliy l-i, nut lulik.
No mni i- ii j. IiIm1 inn ill", pt II tint i
K,M t I'l iimiI.' my Iih.-N nk hbhIji
i nil nil Jiul mi tliiv.li I It'll rvi-i)iin.' ni
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i linlr ami ili.r o niuilt "
KAl.OMIX I 4 lovri Immulj Willi
iiHilitin.il hiiirt Itiim ft liint lril li"4l
i It-IhihcId, i li'J.1 K-i liitin tlolii Ji II, tti I
tH Iui;k'Ii llilrvllliri .mil ui ilmirlir mi
k.ilm-t int iiiniiry irlntrinl il wm ic mil
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WHY COUGH?
I'SK
NYALYPTUS
I'nr cough, lioameneHN, minor
bronchial allinentN when tint'
(o colds.
exclusive nt
City Drug Co.
Ttuggtd and
Teptncfa6l
BRAKE BLOCKS'LININGS
FRICTION BLOCKS
Molded ond
fabrltaled
to lath
Pwlkukx Uie.
CHAMPION FRICTION CO.
lUOtM. OetOOH
3 different trucks... 3 different jobs... 3 different owners.
but all say:
i
Cviry IFfI Tir&ndi
Lai HQ ITS X?Jffh
DUD
"Since I've hnd my Ford Picltup,
I've been able to fthdvc ull uKmit
t hours a cluy on my deliver. t. I ho
Million Dollar (.ah is mifthiy com
fortable 10 ride in, to net in am) out
of. I hardly spend nny money on
upkeep una my rord hasn't been
laid up une day since I k (,'"
If J ! J W'foJUl.Y.-. .
J it -mm XZ -at bo"1
"The smooth power of the Vfl
engine in our new lord really
surprised me. From now on, I'm
?m icily a '(tonus Huilt man ami
who wouldn't be with such all
round performance! And what
a low cost operation 1 figure I
save aImiui I hours wage a day
and I can really use that extra
dough these days!"
"Although I use nn P-5 stake job, I
like the idea of Ford having over
MO models to choose from. I also
like the big trade-in allowance I got
on my old truck. Most of all, I like
the way my new Ford 'I ton us Ituilt
truck docs 12 hours work in Hi"
i ui
BONUS. "SemerMeo orren h addition lo who, Il wuof or ilrlclr due" Webifer
.M?r'MrE
Ford Trucks Cost Less because
Utlng Imtett reglstrmtlon data on 6,106,000 truck, Ilia Inturanct axpartt erova Ford Truck latt tongarl
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
By Merrill Blossor
AlWIRPINO
Time.
TWlBPINGr
Tirc tr
OH .SISTER,
CAN YOU
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ft at O J
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Tvvirp I
WHAT ODD
CUSTOMS
YOU
AMERICANS
HAVE
BUT 1 DO
TlJIMK ITS A
CORKING OCA
HAVING USGlOlS
PAY IOR DATES
ONCE A YEAR.'
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Smhh! the
boys haicht
HEAR YOU.'
WE HAtE Tb
PRETEND ITS
JUST mo ,
rFPFBATE'
T To SHOW we'pe Gooo
BPORTS, WE 5HOUU3
PO SOMtTHIMe REALLY
GENEROUS,' WHAT DO
BOYS LIKE O DO
BEST?
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