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Capital A Journal An Independent Newspoper EstoblisKed 1888 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor ana1 Publisher ROIERT LETTS JONES. Assistant Publisher Published everv ofternoon except Sunday ot 444 Che meketa St., Salem. Phonet: Business, Newsroom, Wont Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor. 2-2409. Full Leased Wire Service of the Associated 'rest and The United Press. The Associated Press il exclusively entitled to the use for publication of oil news dispatches cr-dited to it or otherwise credited in this paper ond olso newt published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Bv Carrier: Weeklr. 25c; Monthly. S1.00: One Year, lit CO. Br Mill In Oregon: Monthly. 7Sc; Mos., S4.A0; One Tear, II. . I'.S. Outside Oregon: Monthly, 11.00; I Mot., S0.00; Tear, 111. 4 Salem. Oregon. Saturday, November 6, 1948 Lane County Leads the Way The complete unofficial election returns in Lane county give a majority of 468 for the county zoning and planning measure making that county the first in Oregon to accept the opportunity for long range planning. The vote was 14, 342 to 13.874. The measure has long been advocated by atate planners with vision of the future to eliminate "fringe areas" which become eventually slums, bad roads and poor sanitation. A companion measure providing 20 plants for garbage disposal was also approved. In 1945 the state legislature refused to pass a county planning law but in 1P47 such a law was enacted, which left the question to individual counties. The highlight of the toning act follow: Whenever not less than 10 or more persons in any county (each must be a resident and freeholder) shall desire to form a zoning district, they must file a petition with county clerk out lining the boundaries of proposed zoning district. Petitioners must pay all expenses incident to formation of district County court must advertise and hold public hearing The court may modify and if approved must order an election within SO days after approval of the zoning plan at which all resident freeholders of proposed district will pass on the proposal. L'Don formation of zoning district the court shall appoint not less than three nor more than five resident freeholders to serve en district zoning commission. If protests are tiled on regulations adopted by commission. n election must be called when all persons in district will vote on adoption or rejection of regulations Lane county has again proved one of the most progress ive in Oregon as Eugene is among the most forward look ing of Oregon cities and one of the few where the populace Is united in the effort for constructive development and ' improvement. The timber and lumber boom which has doubled the population of city and county and the shortage of housing have created conditions necessitating corrective action and probably needs intelligent planning to prevent makeshift shacks from disfiguring the rural as well as the city areas. If the corrective effort works out well. Lane 4Ujnty's example will probably be followed by the more conservative counties such as Marion, which badly needs it. Truman's 'One of 'Em' President Trumnn told a cheering Washington that he would do the job of the next four years "to the best" of his ability. The thousands in front of the White House and the millions throughout the country knew he meant what he said. Strangely enough, there never had been any criticism of the president during the campaign that he didn't try to do a good job. Criticism was directed at his policies and the advice he was receiving. There was the feeling, too, that he didn't have the capacity for the job itself. It was the simplicity and humbleness of Harry Truman, the man, that apparently appealed to the people who elect ed him. The same humbleness was reflected in his state ment that "the immensity of the job ahead makes a man wonder whether he is worthy of the great responsibility." His statements, too. were without any fancy trimmings. He did not try ny oratorical stunts. His listeners had the feeling he was one of them. That was the way it had been all along. Harry Truman tried to give the impression in his talks that he had a common bond with his listeners. He succeeded pretty well, too, judging from the election returns. Franklin P. Roosevelt never had that relationship with the people. His was more of that of a "champion." His "to-the-manor-lyirn" ways never seemed to go against him. His showmanship overcame any obstacles his background might have offered. Harry Truman has a chance to strengthen the tie he has with the people for the good of the nation and himself. Harvard Professor A. M. Schlesinger in a recent article in Life magazine noted in a study of the nation's presidents that the great ones have all been identified w-ith some cru cial turning point in our history. The challege to Harry Truman is certainly here today. The times are crucial by anybody's standards. The people, w ho feel Truman is one of them, hope he can live up to that challenge. Harry hopes so. too. "Throughways" Established The state highway commission, at its monthly meeting this week, designated most of the major highways in Ore gon as "throughways" in a blanket action long contem plated. It place the principal thoroughfares under the scope of the act before business enterprises encroach fur ther on them. This was one of several actions based on long range plan: irg to prevent traffic accidents and main tain the r.at.iral !eaiiiy of the scenery. Included in the list were the Pacific highway east and Pacific highway west, Columbia River highway. Old Ore k in Trail. Central Oregon highway. The Dalles-California highway. Oregon Coast highway, Santiam highways and many others. As a result, new roadside businesses will be unable to use the ma:n highways as direct access roads. Excepted from the blanket ruling are "lions where ten business establishments vr mile already are in operation. Wednes day's action will prevent future establishment of business, es using the highway for direct access and will require them to provide access roads. The highways are no sooner constructed than hot-dog p::-ds and cafes. ga stations, night clubs, tourist camps " !er toil's clutter them up and present most unattrac tive !- rtry. When there is direct access, traffic accidents r. ; ; .-. The commission is to he commended for iu action, which ehvU.d hae been taken years ago. A Change in Title of the Talk Mintola. Y Y. r The Naaua Ceaat? Federation ef Re- uhiiraa women wm time at entices! a lectarer U speae 1 a meeting Nov. ; the topic a -Oar New Rcpabhcaa rrraidr nt. lesierdis. the rluk cancelled the engagement, ana ached- led a talk at radio remrdtaa Harry McNaegatea Ik n- "It fays te Be Ignorant" Siren Friendly Cup ichiti. Kan v Wichita Oiean N Y St Steph- Vr.ivers:: s: -dents are new call- ptient Epiaropel ehurch here ed to rallies br siren which has adopted a "friendliness" once warned residents of a tmr p an A cup of coffee is served Japan? village of American B- to worshippers after the Sunday 1 a raid. anoewin. eerview. BY BECK Actions You Regret get those campa'Sn stices Oft Right kcw its BAP fnoufiM BACKING Tut WPOJS CAD'DATf i WITHOUT M KG KiPDED ABOUT IT POO, A WEE AfTERWASPS. Ou TnPEAT TO LEAVE T1.E COUNTRY IF VOt MAW iost is dock soup soe. ou wiTTr f PlENDS M jifK OF FlNP'NS TRAVEL FOlDfR5 ON FRONT , SEAT. JCRACE IT CLEAN . V m''-'. U-"- T 1 Ik Vvr WASHINGTON MERRY -GO-HOUND Some New Senators Colorful Political Figures By DREW PEARSON Washington Here is a bird's-eye view of some of the new men chosen for the senate this week in one of the most historic elec tions in recent years: KERR OF OKLAHOMA The voters have swapped ont oil man for another, with ex-Governor Bob Kerr, democrat, a wealthy oil succeed- How Can He Do It? Coquille. Ore. u.p Clarence Osika wooden how he ran be both republican and democratic committeeman. Osika, Coquille Chamber of Commerce secretary, was listed on the ballot in Tuesday's election as a candidate for republi can committeeman from precinct J8, and won. But he also got six write-in votes for democratic committee man, more than any other candidate, and also won that post. man, i n g multimil lionaire repub lican Ed Moore in the senate. However, ex cept for the fact that they are both oil men. tfte two are miles apart. Scrooge-1 ike 77-year-old Ed Moore was a senate spokesman for the big corporations, and made no sec ret of it. If a liberal idea ever entered his head it died from solitary confinement M Drv PtavraM HUMPHREY OR MINNESO TA, who toppled Joe Ball in the Minnesota senatorial race, is a proverbial giant killer. Less than four years ago, Humphrey literally wore his voice out at the 1944 democratic convention in Chicago scream ing for Henry Wallace. In fact, Humphrey was such a rabid Wallace man that he refused to vote for Truman after Truman won and the convention chair man moved to make the nomina tion unanimous. Few who watched the demo cratic convention closely will ever forget the sight of Hum- OPEN FORUM Wording on Tax Measure (Editor's Note: Contributicns to this column mast be confined to 300 words and signed by writer) To the Editor: Why was the measure in regard to the transfer of money derived from state income taxes to the general fund couch ed in such language that the ordinary tax-payer and voter like myself could not understand it? b . . ... Hav Instead of having this meas- your permjssion t0 transfer this ure read as it did Shall the State Tax Commis' sion be authorized to levy a tax amounting to $6,430,069.10 in excess of the limitation impos- .. ed by section 11, Article XI, of ,c,r the constitution of the stale of H d this money to the general account so it can be used? 320 YES, I vote for the trans- THE FIRESIDE PULPIT Some Advice to Youth Given In the Past Is Good for All But Kerr was born in a leg hrev and Barnev Allen a Red cabin near Ada. Oklahoma, and River farmer, their clothes has never lost the common haif torn off their backs and touch, despite his consideraole their voices gone, racing through wealth. And he has an infal- the Chicaso stadium carrvine his By REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT ac:o.-. S: Ps'i. A E?-Kap. Churcn On the day of my Ordination, a Chippewa Indian clergyman in northern Minnesota by the name of Keh-O-Sed gave my class a few words of advice. He said: Countless others have the "You are young and impa- same heartaches, disappoint- cratic convention when he was mayor of Minneapolis tient. You will expect too much, ments. failures, and discourage- nominated for a fourth term, he jhe trigger-tongued lible method of keeping down-to-earth bearings. "Whenever I am tempted to think like a rich man, "says Kerr, "I remember the time I worked in a cement mill for IS cents an hour." When F D R. was asked who should keynote the 1944 demo- an American flag and a Wallace banner, begging and pleading with the delegates to support their man. But that was four years ago. One year later, Humphrey, by wrapping up practical politics with a clever doorbell-ringing campaign managed to become You will expect to convert ev eryone in town. You will, of course, be disap pointed: "Remember. It was never ac- pnmnlisheH hv anv o n m before you. and never f will bv anvone1"""1"" after you. There , Kr. GMrcr R Slft will always be some deaf ears, some stony hearts, and some thorny opposi x. JC ps uSV I menls as we have. No salesman sells every pros pect. The seed the farmer sows does not all grow to maturity. Not all the eggs the fish lay be come big fish Not all the plans we make are carried out. Not all the prayers we say are ans wered to our own satisfaction. Not ail our efforts in work or play bear fruit. We must never be discourag ed because all our efforts are not rewarded. It is a sense of responsibility Hum- replied. "I don't care, as long as phrey will bring to the senate it's Bob Kerr." , clamorous voice for civil ri2hts When Europe was clamoring and social reforms. As mavor for aid in the fall of 1947. Kerr of Minneapolis, one of his first didn't wan for Washington to acts was to set up a council on act. but helped organize his human relations He founded it own wheat relief committee. Kerr has broad-guaged views on protecting the future econ omy of the United States, and once warned President Truman on dreams, but made it work. Again at the Philadelphia convention, it was Humphrey who split the democratic par ty wide open by demanding for accomolishment that keens the costly erosion and well, "then leave the result. "e on the job. This sense of re- Kerr fought in the first World senator Joe Ball. that America may not be able ,trong civil rights platform. In to feed itself, much less others, retaliation, the Dixiecrats pour twenty years from now unless ed money into the republican we embark on a more extensive campaign in Minnesota and ev-flood-control program to stop en sent ex-Governor Sam Jones of Louisiana up to help re-elect "321 NO, I vote against the measure been Oregon, to meet appropriations couched in simple English, it ana expenditures mr me woud have passedi whiCh again year ending June 30, 1949. to goes , show ,hat wh8t we need be offset by funds derived from jn the 0regon legislature today taxes on or measured by net is plain common nse. lncome? , COBIE de LESPINASSE "320 YES, I vote for the pro- Hubbard posed levy. "321 NO, I vote against the (Editor's Note: The Capital proposed levy." Journal tried to point out the Instead of saying all that, issues involved in this particu- why did the secretary of state lar measure, and the other meas- not say: ures too. That is why this news- "Attention, tax-payer and vo- paper recommended 320 X YES. ters. We, your tax commission An explanation was also carried and your treasury, have on hand by the Voters' Pamphlet. The over $6,430,069 of surplus tax attorney general's office, not funds. We'd like to use this the secretary of state, writes the money for general state pur- ballot titles.) MacKENZIE'S COLUMN A Trip Into the Past By DeWITT MacKENZIE ARTICLE I Did you ever have an overpowering urge to return to the scenes of your childhood after long years of absence? Well, I did. and that's what I was doing when I played hookey from this column to try to re- of vour labor to God." That advice, wonderful as it was for young men going out Into the ministry, is excellent ad vice for evervone. There is a good deal of dis couragement manifested today by young and old in every walk of life. There is a tendency for one to dwell on his seeming fail ures, and to believe that he is the only one who has difficulty in achieving his objectives A common feeling is "Why Has God So Dealt With Me?" SIPS FOR SUPPER He's Back sponsibility must have its roots in religion to endure to the end. Carrying out reponsibilities to the best of one's ability leads to dependability, and dependabil ity is one of the foundation stones of personal progress. This the peck. is one reaon why religion is so important in keeping ont out of the slough of despondency. Religion instills in us faith, hope, and confidence, which not only strengthens our sense of responsibility, but gives us. as well, the power and will to overcome discouragement. War as an artillery lieutenant. is a church-going family man, the father of four children. He doesn't drink, smoke, or chew, and his one chief vice is eating pears, which he consumes by springs. Humphrey still long in the GILLETTE OF IOWA White haired, never-say-die Guy Gil lette is remembered for his Built on won't hold senate. He hat the breathless oersnn ality of a youth on a roller coaster. Jet-propelled ideas shoot through his head and take off the busiest tongue in poli tics. He has the vocal endurance of a phonograph, can blow up an oratorical windstorm at the new acquaintance which had been largely severed for a gen- eration a dari r. g adven ture and one I' ippr cached' with a mixture J jf e e g e r n ess ! and of fear that 1 should fail in my quest. t. And iustVv4, what you ask Tj Jjp has tins to rir WfVf gressman. He battled against food profit eers, for soil conservation, for Lift Foundation for Infantile Paral ysis together to fight the crip pling polio epidemic which struck MinneaDolis. tnfication. His most publicized His ambition in the senate hAttlp was thp 1Q3R nnmarv ...;n w . .j.... , , . , . . , . , r- V ... a UU9UIUII U 11 11 1 C CUULI Officials from the federal mines conte wjth 0tha Wearm commiee. lected by the White House in ... the unsuccessful purge attempt. In Washington. Gillette is al- into an oil slick left by a tanker. and resources department will spray the ducks with a special oil removing solution. By DOA UPJOHN Some guys have long memories Two years ago after the elec tions which sweut the ill-fated 80th congress into power we re ceived a letter from C. F. Purdum. route 2. asking us it we'd been reclamatjon. and f;r rural elec. able to locate a democrat a round the streets. Evi dently he'd been on a still hunt for same as we have another communicati o n from him today telling us to qui! looking, for. he says, he s found one Yea. we a Just about got ready to w rite ar.d tell him we'd found a couple, too. since Tuesday However, to their eternal credit, it must be added we've bumped into a few- battle to expedite the synthetic drop of a gavel, rubber program which Jesse But he is a man of action as Jones let lag so disastrously well as words, during the war and for the a professor-politician. Hum Roosevelt purge. phrey taught his classes at Mac Now 69 years old. Gillette tester college to take an ac was a buck sergeant in the Span- tive part in politics; then he, ish-American war and an in- himself, went out to practice fantry captain in World War I. what he preached. He brought He has been a battler from the , truce between labor and man time he first set foot in Wash- agement. brought quarreling sis ir.gton in 1932 as a rookie con- ,er Kenny and the National DrWItt McKnil with t h e " for- e i g n affairs' which I am supposed to ana lyze? Well, that's a fair question, and I plead guilty to straying a bit. However, the dictionary says "foreign" means, among other things, "irrelevant." and so I venture to go ahead with my story. That was an auspicious wel come, and it was followed by a warmth of greeting throughout my tour of the state. We haven't space to go into all my reunions, but among them was one with Charles E. Crane, the Green mountain phi losopher who daily broadcasts his news and views to Vermont ers. Then there was Fred Peters, who abandoned newspaper work to grow apples on South Hero island in Champlain with vast success. I was privileged to be a guest in the homes of both these old friends and their charming wives. t Well, as I renewed acquaint-' ance with Vermont and her people I was struck by the dis covery that while she had kept step with progress, she hadn't The mirrors have been re moved from the historic mirror young son who was ill: and for THEY DESERTED THE SHIP Thv nriKanlv u-nn t ra pnnna) so remembered for having taken ,he Whne Hou ny more. Ill II 111. I 1 1 U 1 . i. .11 AnI if van u-ill rnmp alnnff t .... . . mri changed greatly physically or in which will justify the aberra- fr attitude towards life during tj n he past generation. She 's the same kindly, up- I m not quite sure what im- rlKht (though never ausler) per pelled me to make this trip, but ?hxJ wno ev colonial I felt that I had to get back to h" contributed greatly to the old davs among the moun- h el'arff our country and tains and lakes where my dad he"d bu'ld h Paramount was a Methodist clergyman m Ps,tlon now holdj " worlJ various parishes. a alrs' I have the uncomfortable Da t.B room at the Marion hotel where many a banqueter has seen dou ble because of same. Or for some o'.her reason. Smoke the Sunday nights during the war when the senator and Mrs. Gillette washed dishes at the Stage Door Canteen. However, the news story that caused the greatest confusion in the Gillette family was the Buffalo. N Y. 4. Firemen time Guy was chosen by a mag found the smoke" but no fire azine as the senate's best-dress-when t h e v reached St Louis ed man a few hours after his raunch. honest ar.o irjmiui church. A great cloud of insects, charming wife Rose had lectur- egomans who admitted they cast .warming about the steeple, ap- ed him at breakfast about his their votes for Mr Dewey. In peared o much like smoke that shabby attire and demanded fact we've encountered a num- a citizen had turned in an alarm, that he buy a new suit, ber who said they voted for the old age pension bill. also. Times Have Changed Lebanon Vncle Jimmy Smith, who ce'.ebrated his 106!h birthdav last July, ard was on hand to greet Gov Tohmas E Dewey on his predomination tour of Oregon, was prevented from casting his promised vote for the governor last Tuesday by illness and inclement weather. After ec!ion resulis became known. Smith commented that the GOP "has slipped bad since the days of Abraham Lincoln " He cast his first preside nt:al vole for the Civil War president ERRORS ON PUBLIC OPINION A 'New Look' for Political Polls New York. r. Public opinion polls are going to et a new look. Dr Ernest Dichter says Do you know why the political poll takers were wrong Because they asked the people what they felt. Dichter said Dic.nter analyzes people who analyze public opinion. Forty ore years old with a doctor s degree in psychology, he calls himself a psychological market and communications researcher. BERNARD BARl'CH The elder statesman got an appeal from Truman to serve on a com mittee to help tne democratic party, but declined. Truman wrote back a stinging letter re minding Bernie that he had ap pointed his brother as ambas sador, always listened to his advice and that friendship was a two-way street. KENNETH ROYALL The hulking secretary of the army, sometimes called "Dumbo." went out of his way in an inter view to descnoe Truman's elec tion as not necessary to national defense. JOHN L. SULLIVAN' The handsome secretary of the na vy s contribution to the poli tical campaign was largely play ing golf at the Burning Tree country club While the "Chief- want to leave himself open (or as making dozens of speeches crmcism or lose .-ace oy sayir.g d,.iy, Sullivan. Royall. Syming- feeling that my missus called the turn when she remarked: "Mac, this is a sign we are getting on in years. When folks acquire grey hairs they begin to think about their youth." Well maybe. Anyway, the upshot of it all was that I fin ally piled into my car and wan dered off on my own since my lady was otherwise ergaged But to get back to our mut tons. I decided that the proper place for a fellow to start his reenactment of boyhood days was at his birthplace, and to in due course I arrived in the sweet village of West Burke. But the little church to which jr.y father had been attached still plays its part in the life of the community, as it has for T-.., it tna' fm.lli. t V1H Ul J MIS. Ana S OU QOR I crossed Lake Champlain on the need ,' k"ow PP'8 '? ncoun- ti .nciiuiiiirss in trmuni hes going to be different. ferry from the New York sice and arrived in northern Ver mont amidst a burst of Indian summer which surely had been prepared for the prodigal. A glorious blaze of color fill ed the countryside an amaz ing medley of gold and browns and reds and yellows and greens. It looked as though God months-old John Harry Cosanke had been painting a variegated has already outgrown the bot- picture and had dropped his pa- tie. His parents report he re- lette upsirie-down cently cut his eighth tooth. or in any other state of the un ion, as my experience has shown me. (To be continued) Babe Grows Fast Tacoma. Wash. Hi Eight-,' Note there's been qi;:te a to do about ho has been e'.ected s-ia'.e treasurer and it sefn-.s the matter is stra.ghiened out But if everything we've beer. read:r.g in the papers since the e ection at to s'ate finances work out maybe there won t be m.ich reed for a sraie treasurer .VI he 11 have to do is to guard an empty cash box Ore of the c.islomers suggests that instead of the republicans having to eat crow they should take en some good old turkey from th:s republican state Even Mr Truman rr.av sink his teeth Into some of that, come Thanks giving Might Tr Put Mcmtrtal Officials w i 1 1 try to dry-clean a flock of ducks Then the average person vot ed for President Truman be cause: 1. Although he made blunri. A former program consultant er. the average man thought he t.B5. ne nas oeen nnaing out behaved almost the same wav the average voter would behave tf he were president 1 The average voter had an unsatisfied arsire for a new champion, and President Tru man suddenly appealed to him emotionallv." why people buy certain kinds of soap. food, books, magazines and favor certain airlines. The next time a poll taker wants to know whom you are going to vote for. he U do every thing but ask you. Dichter said. He may snow you a picture of the candidate and ask how you like them. He may have you listen to a recording of their voice and ask how you like it. He 11 ask which one you d rath er share your i'.eeping quarters with Which one would you trust as a business partner? Which one would you rather try te borrow money from? 'The mistake this time was that poll users took at fare value what the average person said." ton and Forrestal basked in the October sunshine on the golf course. JAMES FORRESTAL Some time ago Forrestal decided that Dewey was going to win. and from that point on lifted no fin ger to help Harry Truman Hu higi-sojnding excusei "Defense was more important than poli tics " Truman has always been under Forrestal thumb, but it rray not be the same way any more. Know Again the Vorld of Hearing! The average was going to person said he vote for Gov. today to remove a coating of oil Thomas E. Dewy for president from their feathers The ducks because: have been grounded on Lske St I. Everyone else said he was Peter since they landed here going to vote for Dewey, aevvral day ago and plunged, 1. The average person doesn't INTEREST AT 15 Ask.ony Gerierol policy Kolde- hew to sove 15 on fire insuronce. Eerter still, see your CM 1 1 r Selem'i General of America Afent trU' INSURANCE CMaTT 8AI AND COOS BAT lit Nerta Commercial St. Dial t tilt Hera of hearing? Cant m today. 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