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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
MONDAY. APRIL 21. 1952
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FBI ON THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME
The second annual bulletin of the FBI Uniform Crime
Reports is out today. It is as informative as before and some
what more depressing than it is informative. We find it so
because, to quote from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's
chief, J . ridgar Hoover :
Crime rose 5.1 per cent through the United States In 1951.
There were an' estimated 1,882,160 serious offenses In 1951, an
increase of 92,130 over 1950.
An average day in 1951 saw 5,157 major crimes 34 felonious
homicides, 1,115 burglaries, 143 robberies, 3,064 larcenies, 46
; rapes, 540 auto thefts and 215 aggravated assaults.
, The increase in crime, was out of proportion to the in
crease in population. The report on arrests showed the lower
age brackets still featured, suggesting once more the con
nection between immaturity and wrong doing. The peak was
reached at the age' of 23. Prevalence of crime declined in
subsequent age groups.
Whether this is because some at least of the criminally
inclined are in jail by the time the fateful 23rd milestone is
passed, or whether this is likely to be the age at which peo
ple are really beginning to grow up, does not, of course, ap
pear. A combination of the two, perhaps. For the fact that
there is, thereafter, a decrease is something to be thankful
for. And, just as definitely, in the low age and under-age par
ticipation in offenses of various sorts there is full reason for
(he depression which we have noted as one of the immediate
Reactions to the report. .
The trend toward criminal activity in the early years
has been remarked through a good bit of the present century,
but the FBI report indicates that it is becoming more pro
nounced. There is a; possibility here that there is in
this some connection with the growing favor which has
been accorded so-called liberalism in education methods, the
, worship of "self expression, the loosening of parental
controls. There is the question of fitness of the child to as
sume . the responsibility that is so freely, even recklessly
given. We are inclined to believe that , this has something
to do with it and that, by the same token, a little closer super
vision and somewhat more careful guidance might have bene
ficial results. They would be worth trying, in the home as
well as in some of our schools.
Such suggestions, quite naturally, do not appear in the
annual bulletin of Uniform Crime Feports, which deals solely
with the record. Inevitably, however, the FBI statistics pro
'voke the thought that an answer must.be found and that
it roes not lie solely in law enforcement, no matter how de
sirable and necessary this may be.
: BLOCKING TOOTH HEALTH PROTECTION
Report has come to us that there is complaint on the part
of those seeking to block tooth-saving fluoridation of water
that the ordinance which they are attempting to initiate is
phrased in the negative, that in order to vote "No" on dental
protection, that is to say, it will be necessary to vote "Yes."
This, of course, will be so, if the proposed law should have
a place on the ballot, but it should be recognized that awk
wardness in presenting the issue is inherent in prohibition,
which is a negative action. It is to be hoped that the voters
will not be too greatly confused. 4 - ; , ' .
Those with any recollection of ihoir ublic school algebra
will not be, we are sure. They will remember that application
of a negative to a negative produces a positive and that appli
cation of .a positive to a negative produces a negative. But
they will remember, even so, that they sometimes erred in
' using these simple rules in school days.
It is not in the statement of a prohibition, it is to be ob
served, that confusion lies. "Thou shalt not" is as easy to
understand as "Thou shalt," and sometimes it seems eaxjer
to say. It is in voting on a "Don't" measure that perplexity
now and then develops.
To avoid, this only one method occurs to us to have a
new ordinance bill drawn, one which is -permissible rather
than prohibitive; to initiate it, withdraw the one for which
signers are now being solicited, and thus present a positive
issue, on which "Yes" would affirm and "No" deny.
We have no expectation that such simplification will be
sought, however. In fact we are by no means certain that
simplification would fit in with the strategy of those who
oppose prevention of tooth decay. If it would,- the results of
the election last year when the people voted money for fluori
dation should be convincing.
BLUNT REQUEST "U. S. Go Home" Is the grim anti-American
sentiment smeared in paint on car owned by a civilian employe ol
tho U. S. Air Force at Chatcauroux, France. Similar crudely
scrawled remarks have appeared in several places in Europe where
American forces are stationed. Nationalist fanatics, or Communist
sympathizers are believed responsible for the signs.
U. S. Economy on Up Trend,
But Pace Now Slowing Down
Others Say
IS IT THE SAW, OK THE MAN?
(Orogonianl
We have come io accept tech
nological progress in all, Industries
as something wholly to be desired,
and as merely another Iriumph of
man, presumably an American.
This is all very well, yet it be
comes apparent from time to time
that the advance of technology
often involves new problems. An
up-to-dute example is the power
driven chainsaw, now in wide use
in the logging woods
WASHINGTON, April 21 (CQ)
New peaks in business activity
loom for 1952. The economy tuned
up for the nation's defense pro
gram at an amazing rate last year.
but the 1951 levels are scneuuiea io
be topped during this Presidential-
election year.
In 1951. expansion and production
wont up. So did employment, in
come and savings. And so did
prices. Further increases are on
the books for 1952 but the jumps
probably won't be as big. These
were the trends indicated by a
Congressional Quarterly study of
data obtained from several federal
agencies.
In snite of the build-up, now
scheduled to reach its peak with
in two years, 1952 will not be an
entirely rosy year for business.
Many of the "bugs" in the expan
sion machine that cropped up last
year will have to be solved to keep
it rhlline at an accelerating rate.
Economic developments in 1952
will be shaped by drives for dual
goals high defense production
for tho military, and adequate sup
plies for the civilian. Last year no
serious conflict developed as a re
sult of this two-pronged effort.
Some economists hope there will
be none this year, and that ' the
demands of both can be satisfied.
Others, however, say mobilization
plans will force deep cutbacks in
civilian production and the individ
ual consumer will begin to feel the
dreaded "pinch."
All-Time Peak
An all-time high was set last
year in output of goods and serv
ices both in physical and dollar
volume, according to the data
rounded up by CQ. The gross na
tional product rose about eight per
cent in volume and 16 per cent in
dollar value from 5282.6 billion
to $327.8 billion.
This represented the largest
yearly gain since World Waivll.
Output is expected to increase fur
ther this year but probably not as
much as eight per cent, since t(iere
are fewer'un-utilizod facilities now
than there were a year ago. A
larger share of the output will be
directed to defense.
Expenditures for plants and new
equipment jumped to amazing
heights last year. Dollarwisc, bus
iness' increased its non-farm out
lays by about 30 per cent over
1950 levels from $17.8 billion to
$23.1 billion and by about 20
per cent in volume.
. The, tremendous increase was
prompted by the $35 billion of pro
curement orders placed by the mil
itary last year and in-nnticipation
of about $75 billion of orders yet
to be plnced. the CQ study showed.
New records were set in employ
ment last year as the civilian la
bor force averaged 61 million com
pared with 60 million in 1950. Un
employment, on the whole, was
lower than it had -been in 1950. If
tho unemployment had been spread
evenly throughout the country, it
would have caused no serious prob
lem. But it was concentrated In
certain areas. Thousands were job
less In some cities as defense con
tracts failed to take up the labor
surplus created by cutbacks in
civilian production.
Income, Savings High .
Personal income rose to n e w
heights last year and consumer
spending, in terms of volume,
dropped slightly. The buying spree,
with which 1951 opened, subsided
and the well-stocked consumer
saved his money. Peacetime sav
ings had never been' so high
about nine per cent of his dispos
able income was held on to, by the
consumer.
While the consumer bought less
last year, he paid more for his
purchases. Prices, which have ris
en steadily since the outbreak of
the Korean war,, continued on their
upward trend. Since1 June, 1950,
they are up 10 per cent. But they
remained fairly stable as 1952 be
gan the first relief since Korea.
The farmer fared well last year,
too. Ending a three-year decline,
farmer's net income reached $15
billion $2 billion over the 1950
level. In spite of higher goals set
by the Department of Agriculture
for 1952, an early 1952 survey indi
cated farmers won't have as much
land under the plow this year as
they had in 1951. And their income
may reflect this.
New construction In 1951 remain
ed at about 1950 levels, with ma
terial and credit controls curBjng
any building boom in private con
struction. Greatest construction ac
tivity was directed to military and
related building but home builders
completed a busy year. Residential
construction was somewhat under
the record 1950 building rates.
Behond all the increased busi
ness activity scheduled for 1952
will loom the question that - in
evitably accompanies an emergen
cy buildup; What happens after
the staggering plant expansion is
completed and the arms race end
ed? -"
Find it In the Classified Adsl
During the past few years, how
ever, the power-saw has been re
sponsible for. a good many forest
fires; so many, indeed, that last,
summer at leasl one large outfit
quarantined all of them in, use
al its many camps and issued
the old crosscuts for duration of
the fire danger.
A recent announcement from
Oregon Stale College reporls that
a grant of $2500 has boon made to
the school of forestry by the Hoolh
Kelly Lumber company to help
finance a study of power saws
and their rclalion to forest fires.
It Is none too soon, for last year's
record indicales they were respon
sible for almost 50 fires in Oregon
alone. Whether this costly per
formance Is due ehielly to the
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TELEPHONE 74
IN A PARKED CAR
Geo. N. Taylor
PORTLAND, Ore. The mother
was In the front seat reading and
Sonny looking out the ear win
dow when a passing man stop
ped lor a word with Sonny.
Mother looker! up
from her book to
tell of their trav
els and the man
wondered at her
troubled, anxious
face. Then he re
called Christ's
word for such as
have troubles
"Take My yoke
upon you You
shall find rest un
to your soul Mt.
11:29. And what
yoke would Christ urge for this
troubled woman? First Obey
uoa ana take ennst as your own
Lord and Saviour. Next Feasl
on the Bible. Now the yoke
Woman, being saved, give over
to Christ your abilities, talents,
your human body, your days, your
verv self. Give all you are over
to Christ and He will make your
human body His temple and work
out through you to the glory of
God. So will you Xind rest lor
your soul.
A Hillsboro, Ore., family that
cannot reach you in person, sends
this line to wish you true peace
and jov, for now and forever. G.
N. T.c Portland 1. Ore. Adv.
Congressional
QUIZ
By Congressional Quarterly
Q With the political show that's
going on these days, is Congress
getting many laws made?
A It made 32 public laws in the
first three months of this year
twice as many as in the same pe
riod last year when only 15 public
bills were enacted. But the present,
82nd, Congress this year is falling
short of the pace set -by the 80th
Congress which also had the dis
traction of a Presidential race dur
ing its Second session. In the first
quarter of 1948, 75 measures be
came public law.
Q Is Congress complying with
many of the President's requests
for legislative action?
A Of 79 proposals submitted by
the President through March 31,
Congress has approved seven, re
jected three, and taken partial
action on 30. . In the first three
months a year ago the score was:
42 proposals, one completed, two
rejected, 20 received partial action.
By March 31 four years ago, Con
gress had approved 12 of 82 Tru
man requests, rejected two, and
had taken partial action on. 38.
Q Is the government's slice ol
V. S. production getting bigger?
A-Ycs. Although the "gross na
tional product" a standard meas
urement of all goods end st-rvicesr
from S282.6 billion in
1950 to $327.8 billion in 19al, the
proportion taken for government
use increased from $43.5 billion
to $63 billion, or from 15 to 1.9 per
cent. The- government slice will be
even larger in 1952.
Q Is it a good Idea for the It.
S. military to buy supplies from
Communist nations?
A Sen. Hugh Butler (R-Neb.)
thinks it is not, and April 8 intro
duced a bill to prohibit the armed
forces from purchasing "any sup
plies or equipment from Commu
nist Russia or any other nation be
hind the Iron Curtain." He said
Hungary has been selling the U. S.
tomato paste "uhfit for human con
sumption." Q What does FEPC stand for?
A Fair Employment Practices
Commission. Creation of such a
commission has been proposed to
see that persons are not denied
employment because of race, color,
religion or national origin. The Sen
ate Subcommittee on Labor and
Labor-Management Relations April
7 began hearings on "Discrimi
nation and Full Utilization of Man
power Resources." It is consider
ing bills to make employment dis
crimination unlawful and to set up
an FEPC to enforce such a law.
Out On the Farm
By Ilia 8. Grant
AprU 21 There was a full
head ef water in the ditch this
weekend, and the waterfall made
happy, gurgling sounds. Country
noise Is different from city noise,
and the roar of, tumbling water
is like a lullaby.
It was a beautiful weekend, in
spite ul the cold. The delphinium
starts, transplanted recently,
were dark and withered Sunday
-morning, apparently victims of
the frost. Strangely enough, the
foliage thawed gradually, and by
noon, the plants looked perfectly
normal.
Tho croranlur.is that we set out
when we pruned and re-potted
the house plants had no resist
ance to such sudden -change In t
temperature, and didn't put up a J
fight. We knew it was too early
to set them out, but we took a
chance. , .
The garden spot Is ready lor
planting. The earth is brown and
level, with not n sign of life. It s
always a mystery where all the
weeds come from, because the
plot looks clean as a kitten's ear,
before we plant the seeds.
LONG TIME ON JOB
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. 0B Miss
Marie D. Therrien, 73, claims one
of the longest working records for
women in American industry. Miss
Therrien has been employed for
60 years by the American Optical
Co.
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AUCTION SALE
BUILDINGS
April 30, 1952
To clear right of way for construction
of the Lapine-Diamond Lake Junction Sec
tion of The Dalles-California Highway.
Sale starts at 10:00 a. m., Wednesday,
April 30, 1952, at the W. C. Fry property .
north of Gilchrist and immediately thereaf
ter at the H. E. Van Winkle, Donald Warn
ke, Mollie McGinnis and L. C. Ramsey prop- (
erties in Crescent.
Terms of Sale are cash to highest bid
der but subject to approval of the Oregon
State Highway Commission.
i
Buildings must be removed from right
of way within 30 days of notice of accept-
ance of bid by Highway Commission. ,
For information call or write C. W. .
Parker, Salem, Phone 4-2171, Ext. 717 or R.
W. Cozad, Bend, Phone 1.
Oregon State Highway Commission
State Highway Building
Salem, Oregon.
Auctioneer: Claude M. Kilgore
This ingenious tool .supplants the
old crosscut, which was variously j lool ilsolri or si,0uUl bo' charged
Io carelessness of tho operators.
something that ought to be
known.
known as the Swedish fiddle, the
Norwegian cello, and by other
names, i'or some 70 years, trees
had been fcllcd wilh the crosscut,
and no m;in ever pulled one end
of a crosscut for eight hours with- The motor truck which handled
out knowing-he had hern engaged relatively little freight tonnage in
in manual lajior. rolling wilh a V.uU now hanalos 8.1 billion tons;
poworsaw that operates nol on yearly or Tj'A of the total freight !
snuff and must-jo hut on g;isolino I tonnage carried by trucks, rail-!
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