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Capital AJournal AN INDEPfNDINT NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1111 Bernard Mainwaring (1 897-1 957) Editor and Publisher 1 953-1 957 E. A. Brown, Publisher Glenn Cushman, Managing Editor George Putnam, Editor Emeritus . Publithad tvary tvtnlng Itxcapt Sunday) by Capital Journal Publishing Co., Mrs. Jonnio L, Mainwaring ull Itaud Wir Sarvlet of Tha Attocialed Preii and lh United Prass. Tht Assocralad Preti It xclusively tnlltled o tha us, for publication of all ncwi ditpalchei credited to It or otherwise credited in thii paper and alio newt ' published therein. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrleri Monthly, $1.55; Six Months, $7.50; One Year, 115.00. By Mail In Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; Six Months, $5.00) One Year $9.00. By Mail Outside Oregon; Monthly, $1.25; Si Months, $7.50; One Year, $15.00 l The Dunne Removal In the resignation of T. Morris Dunne from ,, Ihc Industrial Accident and the Uncmploy Jiient Compensation Commissions of Oregon, r submitted at the capricious request of Gov- ci'tior Holmes, a widoly-recognizcd authority on compensation and its administration is re- ''moved from office. Oregon has had Mr. Dunne's service in office for nearly 25 years, and in that time ,- lie has served under eight governors before tiic present one. Republican, Democrat and ' independent. Since the office is appointive by the Governor, this long tenure alone is a 'r tribute to his integrity and his capability. ' In Oregon Mr. Dunne is known for his keen .,,insight into the intent of the compensation k laws and high intelligence in their adminis- ration. He has been a leader in guiding the - direction of unemployment compensation in this state. As a symbol of his national recognition a , . plaque was presented him last year at a mect , ing of the Interstate Conference of Unem v ploymenl Security Agencies, honoring him as one of the oldest leaders in the field. Mr; Dunne was among the early leaders in the unemployment compensation program to bring about the organization of this assn v'ciatlon, and served as its first president. He '.was appointed a member of the Industrial ' Accident Commission in 1933 by Gov. Julius Meier. Soon after that the unemployment , compensation program was started on a fed- oral grant basis and he saw the necessity of . an interstate organization in the stale-govern-. mcnt partnership. ( When the unemployment compensation program began in 1935 Mr. Dunne was made ' commission chairman and has headed it ever since. At its start Gov: Charles H. Martin sent him to Washington to get the prelim- .' inary information needed. Oregon became , one of the earliest states to pay benefits un- der the act and Dunne was largely responsi ble for getting the program under way. While he has represented the employers ! on the commission he has done so with dis I crction and fairness, and has strongly advo '. cated stale's rights in the department admin ', islration, strictly from a nonpartisan point '. of view: The law requires that two members of the ' commission be members of one political party ! and one member of the other. Dunne is a '. Republican. The Governer has replaced him I with a Republican, Mrs. Cecelia Galey, first ,' woman ever appointed to the commission, j While the removal of Mr. Dunne was tin ; necessary and unwise there is ample reason Mo believe that Mrs. Galey, an attorney, will " serve well in his place. Seek Truck Line Taxes House Joint Resolution No. 2fl, introduced by Rep. Roy Doolcy (Dem.) Multnomah, calls for constitutional amendment to be submit ted to people for the local taxation of com mercial motor vehicles and truck trains that are paid by other carriers, rail air and water, the revenues to be apportioned and used for support of schools and state and local govern ment. The resolution reads as follows: ' That Article IX of the Constitution of the Stale of Oregon be nmcndod by uridine: thereto a new section In he designated as Section 3a, a.s follows: Sec. 3a. Notwiihslnnding the provisions of sec ,5 (ion 3 of this Article IN, (lit motor vrhlclr-s nnd '"fjthrr properties of umlor curriers cnmiKi'd in the ' trnnsporlntlnn of persons or properly tor hire upon public highways within this stale may lip assessed nnd tnxpd on n basis similar lo that on which the properties of curriers, by roll, air unit wnter nrp nsscssrd nnd Inxptl, nnd the revenues therefrom may he nppnrlloncd nnd used lor educational pur poses and for the support ol state and local govorn menl. Hp II Further Resolved, Thai the proposed nmendment he submitted lo lite people (or their anprovnl or rejection at the next rpuuiar npnpral hicnniil election or special election held through nut the state. The resolution originated by the Associa tion of Oregon Counties at their last annual meeting in November which stressed the need of Oregon counties of additional revenue and Ihc fact big commercial truck lines should pay taxes to local government, schools, police and fire protection and city and county gov ernments the same as every other citizen docs, noting the fact that the big truck monop olies do a much greater business than anv other transportation industry they should licit) to meet such obligations. . Clatsop county, through its officials makes Ihc following endorsement: "We all know the stale is desperately in need of ad vntoroni taxes lo pay tor e er-expaiuitnt: schools and costs of local gnvrrnmonl rniM'd hy increased population. May ui rail lo your atleniion that the largest nnd most prosperous Iransportnlion aconcy in Ihc stale ot Oregon, the commercial Irueker. has very skillfully avoided lis share ol taxes of loe.il Kovcmmcnl find therehy lias hocume a Hivi-nuMim-ine Instead ol a taxpayinu industry. "What excuse can tliry give now lor mil paving Iheir share when we have seen one of the most phenomenal trucking industry expansions in our history ; The commercial hie trucks should not escape this time, when property owners are bur dened with the present and the threat of increased taxes. I'leaso note that the truckers' present pro ,' Brain Is that they do not have to pav taxes il their ! lug equipment Is not operatinc with (reiuhl rexenoe ' upnn the highways 'when a truck is in the curare there are no tn.xesi, but when lliey onerate they consume Iheir own and our hiehuay taxes " G. I'. Lie Detectors Seeded Alleged lies between Portland's underworld nf gangsters, city officials, remasters' union bosses in the hearing before the Senate llackcls Investigating Committee now under way in Washington, headed by Senator John I,. McClellan (D., Ark.) has developed such conflicting testimony over an alleged bribe given Mayor Terry Srhrunk that it has been referred to tin perJiee'deparlment for "pos sible pvriurt prrn('iiti("n." The (dijrrtive Is te duciitu MIhjp pei iui has been commiltiWl when tln)i! jfc'.C0rb flict between testimony. llig Jim eikins, cxposs of Portland's under world, has testified he was told by a gam bling raid associate that Schrunk accepted a 500 bribe to call off a gambling raid in 1955, when Schrunk was Multnomah county sheriff. Six other witnesses have corroborated parts of the story so lie detectors will he utilized to find out. The FBI refused the request to give Mayor Schrunk a lie detector test and Chief Counsel Kennedy will seek lo arrange to have the Secret Service give the lest next Monday. No reason for refusal was given by FBI. In these days of scientific discovery and electronic development it ought to be easy to perfect a lie detector, truth serum or other apparatus to be utilized before a witness goes on the stand to determine automatically whether he is lying in his testimony or tell ing the truth. It would save a lot of time and speed up justice. Senator McClellan and his Chief Counsel young Robert F. Kennedy, are doing a good exposure job, but it is highly probable that Senator Estes Kcfauvcr views it sadly and gloomily as stealing his thunder for a third presidential campaign. Estes would have staged the investigation over television, for the personal glamor and publicity, cvn though he had shaken the hands of the gangsters recently in quest of votes. G. P. RAY TUCKER r v Israel Received More Than Arabs WASHINGTON "Have you any figures on the amount of money the United States has spent in the Middle East in recent years?" inquires Mrs. L. J., of Bridgeport, Conn. "Is it true that the Administration has shown partiality lo llie Arabs in this v respect, as so many people charge, and that there has been discrimination against Israel?" Answer: The official statis tics do not substantiate that indictment nf the Adminis tration, although it has been widely propagandized. Dur ing the 1951-56 period, eight Arao states received only iiav tuckkr $73,000,000, and no military material aid. The bulk ot the money allocated to the Middle East, which totaled $273,000,000, went to Israel. Three Arab countries Syria, the Sudan and Yemen got nothing. Here are the actual advances: Saudi Arabia, $2 million; Egypt, $27 million; Iraq. $ million; Jordan, $22 million; Lebanon, $14 million. These comments, of course, do not apply to linn, Turkey or Pakistan. As members of the Baghdad Pact, they obtained considerable economic and military loans and grants. Money Arabs Did Not Receive Congress did authorize the expenditure of $170,000,000 in the Arab area, but it was not spent because the prospective recipients did not meet our requirements for aid. They had no projects planned that could be developed wisely or advantageously. This fact also furnishes the answer to many other rentiers, who have asked why Senator Russell of Georgia and so many other Southerners opposed the economic feature of the Middle East Doctrine. The reason is, based on this experience, that llicv do not believe the $2t)0.(l(l0,()()0 wanted by the Presi dent could be devoted to constructive devel opments. They figured that factors and emotions stirred by the immediate Suez Canal dispute would play loo large a part in the distribution of the money. Moreover, the 1958 foreign aid bill will provide a vehicle for even addi tional funds for the Middle East, if necessary. "What effect, if any," asks M. K.. of Oak hind, Calif., "do you think the McClellan Committee's expose of Teamster Union 'scan dals' in the Northwest will have on the labor movement and problem?" Answer: I am afraid that it will hurt many honest and legitimate unions, just as a few had apples damage a whole barrel, unless extracted. Political and economic interests antagonistic to unions will undoubtedly try lo make capital of these revelations. It presents the AKL-l'IO hierarchy with its most: difficult situation since their amalga mation. If Teamster President Dave lleck is connected with these goings-on, he must be disciplined by President George I,. Meany and his executive committee. It may mean a showdown with the head of one of the largest and most powerful unions in the unit ed organization. It could mean a crack-up, Gulf Between Leaders and Workers Politically, il insures that the union rank-and-file will be less responsive in the exhor tations of their Officers in election campaigns. They broke away from the higher-ups' ad vice in the 1952 and 195(1 ('residential elec tions when a majority voted for Eisenhower. Hut the disclosure of their officers' tie-ups will) crooked politicians and the underworld sho'ibl encourage them in their skepticism. A vast gulf, it appears, has opened between many union leatlers fike Heck, who have be come in 1 1 1 ii '11,11 ros and businessmen, anil the millions of workers whose welfare they are supposed to promote. Labor must clean house, or have its house smashed. A Smile cr Tiro JAMES MARLOW Ike Might Weaken on Huge Budget WASHINGTON 111 - President Eisenhower shows signs of weak ening on his record peacetime budget of $71, 800,000,000 which has been attack ed inside and outside Congress. A He talks now oi me pussiuii ity of cutting the budget by going slower on some of the programs he p r o p o scd This is now how jami:s MAiti.owhe talked right aflcr he submitted the budget Jan. IB. But that was before the bad rccation set in. Businessmen and his own lie publicans even more than the Democrats have demanded cuts. Didn't Say Where At his Jan. 23 news conference after the buduct unveiling Eisen hower said there were places where cuts might be made he didn't soy where and he added his uides were under instructions to look for such places. But he quoted Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey as saying this was the best budget the entire government, after months of try ing, could bring out. Then he said: "As long as the American peo ple demand and, in my opinion, deserve the kind of services that this budget provides, we have got lo spend this kind of money." But at yesterday's news confer ence he said he has instructed his aides to "find out whether it 'the budget) represents the minirnum in services and programs that the United States requires." And he added: Contesting for Dollars Some of these (services and programs), I think, can be slowed up. We don't have to pur sue them in the same speed at a time like this when everybody is contesting for dollars." But everybody was contesting for dollars on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23 and nothing new has been added since then except the broad criti cism of the budget. Since then these things have happened: House Republicans have circu lated a petition to cut almost seven billion dollars off the budg et. Ihe House Republican Policy Committee unanimously called for cut. Transplanted THE OPEN FORUM On Delinquency: Says Sound Moral Training Is Overdue DAVID LAWRENCE Ike Doctrine Puts Commies on Notice That U. S. Will Fight in Middle-East WASHINGTON The real signi- in the Middle East, either by mili- ficance of the Eisenhower Doc trine resolution, just passed by both houses of Congress, may not be immcdi-iSs: atolv aDDarcnt in trm mihhp in these davs of I swift - moving events, but the V. S. Chamber of Commerce resident John S. Coleman says etils are a must. And Republican i House Leader Martin of Massa chusetts, thinking in terms of per haps a three-billion cut, says this budget is "unbearable" on the people. Much Unfavorable Mull In addition, members of Con gress have reported enormous mail on the budget subject, much of it, in .some cases most of it, unfavorable. But the mail, and polls among businessmen, show not everyone is critical. Secretary Humphrey, oven be fore Eisenhower made his budget public, said be thought there were lots of places in it that could be cut. Hut he declined to say where, then or since. I'he one man in government who knows more about the budget than anyone including Eisenhower and Humphrey is Budget Direc tor Percival Brundage. I Ins week Rrundage said he doesn't see much hope for substan tial reductions in federal spending for at least two years. j will not RE MAX H ELL History in The Making Mutch 9, 11)51 Guv. Noughts McKay had di rected District Attorney John B. iMclourl ol Multnomah county to request the cir cuit court to call for a Brand jury investiga tion of the ad ministration of tile stale liquor commission. Italph Moodv. chief clerk of the house rep resentatives in IBM and tempo- no m.ixhki.i. rary clerk in 11I7. had an entitice men! to tell the Marion County Historical society about "T h e liltnip Session ot IIW." AI May and Huh Sawteilc were members of a Woodhurn Junior Chamber of Commerce committee with plans lo sponsor a waste paper and bottle salvage campaign lo raise funds (or the "Heller Hooks For Vou'' project. y. 'Nr l 3 I). I.AWRKNCti .Moscow. For the truth is that, tor all practical pur poses, the United States now has declared war on intcrnalional Communism in every area of the world. America specifically has served warning that any attempt to impair or intertere wilh the na tional independence nf any country tary threat or by internal subver sion through economic means or otherwise, will meet with counter measures which could involve the use of military force. Final Text Much Stronger The final text of the resolution. which passed the Senate by a vote of 72 lo 19 and the House by 350 to GO more than two-thirds in each case is much stronger than when originally proposed hy the Presi dent and secretary ot state, mis is conceded in a formal report of the Senate Foreign Relations com mittee. The Eisenhower Administration in some ways would have pre ferred the original version as ap- nroved by the House, but the broad language used by the Sen ate Foreign relations committee DR. WILLIAM RRADY Some People Should Wear Face Masks All the Time Some persons worry about in fection only when they see or feel the droplets of moisture or ucus in Ihc spray given on ny one who coughs or sneezes with out covering nose and mouth. For every individual so infect ed, scores are similarly infect ed unawares via the germ or virus laden droplets of mois-; lure or mucuss Ihc spray given off from Ihe mouth quiet conversa tion. One dilference between sneeze or cought spray and conversation spray is a matter of effective range. Sneeze or cough spray may carry 10 or 12 feet; convcrsa- V, V 4 nit. iirtADY (iharat'lerWi loess Grants Pass Courier The political life of District At torney Bill l.angley of Multnomah county, in recent years, has been a hectic one. Although he continues lo hold his officii and to have charge of criminal prosecutions of others. Hill is under indictment on charges of criminal connivance with Port land underworld figures. Now, Bill has received the sad dest blow of all. Drew P e a r s o n, Washington "crystal hall" news columnist, has essayed the roie of Langlcy char acter witness. tion spray carries not more than five feet. Can Feel Spray Drops Another difference is that you can sec and feel the droplets of sneeze or cough spray, but as a rule the droplets of ordinary con versation spray are invisible and impalbably fine so that you are unaware that you- arc in range. Except in ancient movies via TV and in the plate glass show window of Ihe newborn nursery in a 19th century hospil;', the only purpose of gauze masks is to slop spray droplets. Even when such masks arc made of not less than 10 layers of gauze of 32 threads to the inch fineness as most arc not they are not as ef ficient as masks should be. 1 do not believe that everybody should wear a mask as part of his or her everyday attire except in time of epidemic flu, for ex ample. But if you imagine every body masked, please don't make the picture melodramatic. Some Should Wear Masks was deemed acceptable because the Senate committee report has interpreted its meaning so clearly. Today, thererore, the Commu nists in both Moscow and Peiping are on notice that, by an over whelming vote of both houses of Congress and of both political par ties in America, the armed forces of the United States will be used in the Far East in accordance with the Formosa Resolution of 1955 and in the Middle "East, in accordance with the Eisenhower Doctrine resolution. The Pan American countries are protected by the Monroe Doctrine and the organization of American states. NATO Areas Protected As for Europe, the North Atlan tic treaty has set up an organiza tion of 15 countries whose territor ial integrity and political inde pendence are guaranteed by the United States as well as other powers against Communist aggres sion. The Southeast Asia area is protected by special treaties known as "SEATO." Even North Africa comes within the general scope of the Eisen hower Doctrine. Likewise, the area covered by the northern tier of states in the Middle East, under what is known as the Baghdad Pact, can be said to be protected now by the resolution of authority just passed by Congress. Thus, by United States aid, the whole world is fortified directly or indirectly against jntcrnational Communism. This is a momentous step in American history and a milestone in world affairs. It means that, while, as stated in the new reso lution, the United States plans to act in accordance with the provis ions of the United Nations charier complying witli the orders ol the Security Council and the resolu tions of the General Assembly this country will not be stopped from acting alone if the U.N. falls down. l.S. Will Step In Drench This is probably Ihc first in stance in which any country has pledged itself alone under Article 51 to do what the U.N', may fail to do. But whatever action the I'nited States takes under the new resolution must be a.s a conse quence of the request of the nation or group of nations desiring mili tary assistance. Let people wear masks, which are no more conspicious or hid eous than the horn-ribbed spec- b0dv can complain now that tacles affected by odd characters ,1P umted states didn't make its with Ihe Hollywood complex. intentions clear, as was unfortu Whether the mask is made of naley nP case prior to World War cheesecloth or of washed X-roy i anc World War II. American mil safety film or other transparent 1 jlnrv pmver wm Dc pul nn th(, material, persons in certain occu-; st.;1os t0 produce a general bal- palions should be required to wear one constantly when at work: Barbers, hair dressers, cashiers, tellers, theater ticket sellers: con ductors on busses, trains, or streetcars; waiters: clerks at desks or counters: dentists; nose, throat, and ear specialists; oph thalmologists and oploniestrists; manicurists. Even though all this seems far- M.MtVEI.Ol'S MOU.Y NEW YORK IP Molly, a Cinder lla element found 5fl vcars ago in Patsy Spongier, daughter nf the Colorado Rockies mav nrovide Mrs. Hubert Emus, had again been i nirernft designers wilh the metal named winner of Ihe "Land nfihatterine ram needed to crash Make Relieve" art program. through Ihe "heat barrier " the I greatest ol the obstacles now block Rep. Carl Francis of Dayton had I me man's urocress in Ihe skies. introduced a legislative bill that j steelwavs, oflirial publication of would provide $I.1.IKK.000 annually : American' Iron and Sleel Institute, in increased income taxes from ,ays that the element molybde Oregon. I num. nicknamed Molly, hen prop- icily coated to resist oxidation, has Sen. Howard Helton had adwv the ability to retain tremendous cated drastic reduction in stale strength at the searing tempera-1 r inn .man ( ih dof Pe out to th once of power against the Soviets and their allies and satellites. The basic purpose, of course, is not to take military measures, but to deter the Communists. It is a move of prevention. It conceivably could mean no steps at all would ever be taken nn the military side beyond the deploying of American forces in or near the areas that might be threatened. personnel as means of meeling Ihe mres that come with super sonic- 51.nn1.1ss1 a iiionm cost oi living pl(s speeds. wage increase in ine salary hedtile for the next biennium. r.,l..h,wt unn vnn rinn't hnlinvn vnn I can catch anything via convcrsa- j Wi,rn" Communis! Aggressors tion spray, you're slack with the The Monroe Doctrine kept the idea now. and it is bound lo make aggressors of Europe out of the you just a little more care'cl lo j Western Hemisphere. The Truman avoid exposure lo infection when j Doctrine warned Communist as you can. gressors to keep out of Greece and 1 I Turkey. Now the Eisenhower Doc- TO THE DOGS trine warns Communist aggressors EAST ST. I. Oris. 111. P A !o CVP "' ' 'he Middle East. resident on Oliver Street says the Ju!" 05 a similar warning nas Niviet and ilea An a,Mim in 'ii. had itil ion:pleled a listen "I'lol a-Kcd, "do mi tluiik I mil ever 110 aHc lo ilo'iJn-. ihing uih my unco'" "Well. ' repivd hrinMrijrlnr. it ninjiu come 111 hMdy iikciisc ol hie Wall Sltccl Journal. catcher. Ehn I,,,,. a n,rl. r.vim tl.n I'sing the alloying clement, de- .'..,,k.,,i.. signers hope to overcome the heat , ... . ... . ,. problems that at some speeds and . ' ... ' OCT OF DATE altitudes cause materials in t0. they reier you to me 1 ca m e- R VCINIv Wis. .r-Th.eves ho ' day s planes to fuse or pull apart. P men nrn .. stole Jl.:i5.1 from the safe at (he , Steclways says the resistant : panmeni uuck y .m .,r,e Snimiiru- W heel r;ifo will h.n n 1111:1 III V of Mo v It does not met 1,1 1 " I rouble soeiuhiK' Si-Mi ol the km! at teiiuiei .ilures as high as 4.7M), 'They tell me to catch the d.; Proprietor Cliai-lrv Pievt.i said decrees Fahrenheit is onlv one o! and Conlnt: ihe S'i renr r! riled old enrm :md Us many virtues The element al-o conic to i China regimes to keep hands off Southeast Asia. Formosa and Ja pan. Meanwhile, economic aid will be used judiciously to bolster mili tary strength anywhere that's ne cessary. V'hile the Eisenhower Doctrine pledges the I'nited Slates to take certain action. It does not pre clude America from ioininc col- thorn hut how are ou leetively with Britain and France rail and gran other anj any other nations in military I old h IN which are rail o! gireula- allows steelmakers to make v- peoples dogs sieps, as permitted under Article lien. He ,itd the coileclf 's item Irentrty lurd slid without s.uri- "Something is going to have to M of Ihe charter of the United Na j includ.Hl Mi commoni native half luuig toughness nod minimizes the be doro or we will have lo tvmc tions. It Is a great advance nndt trWI.Ms from dillcri'iii sutVs. some ttntai et ftrcssoj cr crocks durm; oul and levc the city to the do:s," , mav orme the turning point in lot llerii in odd shapes and Me, lahTiiaiicn and hc.it (letting. (she said. () preventing norm war in. To The Editor: in vour issue of March 2, a Mr. John Standish expresses doubt as to the increase of juvenile Delin quency in these modern days, cit ing personal reminiscences as nroof. It seems to me, however, that Droof of increasing lawlessness among young people yes, even vniinn children. today, is over whelming, as evidenced in o u r daily newspapers, as well as all published statistics on the subject. All statistics 1 vc seen oi luie vcars show a marked growth in the nercentngc of misdemean- ers of young people, and a stead ily increasing number 01 crimes, even to the most fiendish mur ders, committed by children in the r teens or even younger, sucn as were practically unheard of 50 or 60 years ago. During iust this past year there have been several murders of par ents by children; of children by other children; and other such terrible crimes as were com mitted years ago only by mature and hardened criminals. Several times, during recent years, I have read statistics showing not only the increasing percentage of the prevalence of crime, but also the lowering of the average age of the criminals. While it is true, as Mr. Standish says, that parents are not alto gether responsible for this situ ation, to a large degree they arc lo blame. In the first place, mod ern conditions and practices have wrought great changes in the ma jority of the parents and the home environment of today, as com pared to those of a half-century ago; and most certainly these changes are not all for the better. The first teaching ana nann- forming is home teaching. In the older days, as I can well remem ber, this first teaching was, in the great majority of cases, provided by parents who lived a good, moral, exemplary life, with no daily portrayal of wrong-doing and crime, such as is furnished today by radio, T.V., and some "comic books". Also, in these old - time homes, there was no such ex amples set before the children as a matter of accepted morals and social practices as is furnished to day by the drinking and smoking mothers as well as fathers, as wen as in many cases a laxness of what used to be and still should be fundamental moral conduct. It seems in many cases that modern day "equality" for women has resulted in lowering women's standards, so that Iheir equality is shown in their "right" to share the vices and moral short-comings of men; so that the old-time standards of morals and behavior are, in too many cases, discorded. Unless the foundation of sound moral training and example is laid in the home In very early life, there lj little chance for a ..nnact0p in hnitd a good charac ter and become a good citizen in the world of today, witn an its attractions, distractions, and temp ini;nnc Ac Innp ns such a large part of their "education" is found in T.V., in murder stories, who.. west shooting programs, etc.," "rnmips" and radio, in pleasure - seeking and indulgence. with no firm moral ana religious training or example, no prayer or mnH nnuneil in the home. thcrA can be no improvement in the situation. PEAHb W. UAISfcS, 2915 Evergreen Ave, Hits Sunday Ban on Sale of Automobiles To The Editor: If our legislative committee past a law forbiding the sale or pur chase of automobiles on Sundays then let them close all business, including grocery stores, filling stations, taverns, drug stores, and all business in general. Looks impossible! No court would uphold a ban on one type of business, we are still a free country to do with our time as we wish, whether we buy a car, gas, groceries, or the like, lets keep our nose out of other people's business. If John Doe wants to stay open on Sunday, thats his business, or stay closed on Sunday that still is his business. He pays his help and a heap of taxes. The city, the state, even Uncle Sam won't help him nn this. Let the business man run his store as he sees fit. Lets not be a dictator. Those kind of laws belong in Russia not a free1 country like ours, A tax payer, a buyer, a dealer, Dewey Baumgart Dcweys Used Cars CAUGHT CAT LISBON, Ohio m Maybe Mrs. William Vaughn and her neighbor Robert Adkins in East Liverpool didn't invent washing machines. but as far as Hector, the Persian cat is concerned, they share responsibility. Hector s tail got caught in the gears of Mrs. Vaughn's washing machine. When she tried to free him, Hector let her have it with his claws. Then Adkins tried. Same result. O. E. Scott, city dog warden, finally got Hector loose. From past experience, Scott uses leath er gloves. AN ABROGATION . We note this abrogation of the rights of man: a bill to consider a man arrested on a tratnc cnarge convicted if he docs not appear in thirty days. Sherman County Journal. REV. GEORGE II. SWIFT Fireside Pulpit: Scientific Discoveries Not Always New According to a story in one of the local papers this week, a Dan ish archeologist searching beneath the ruins of a 16th century Portu gese port on the Persian Gulf is land of Bahrein, uncovered a .1000 year old powder room, complete with water flushed toilets and with indications of an advanced 'standard of hygiene. Jet-Propelled Arrow Another article in the papers this week told of a very ancient jet propelled arrow being exhibited by the Chinese, indicating that the principle of jet propulsion now be ing extensively put to use, is an old idea. In fact, flying squids operating like jet-propelled planes were sailing above the water ages before modern jet propulsion was thought of by man. We are told that bats have had built in radar systems to guide their movements through the total darkness of caves eons before scientists thought of modern radar systems. The Scriptures do say, "There is nothing new under the sun." I We rightly marvel at modern scientific discoveries and develop ments. But the principle under lying all these things, even the explosion of atoms, was going on milleniums before man appeared on this earth: God Created Principals The wonder is that some modern people do not seem to understand that God 'not man not oaly created and put all these prin ciples into operation in nature, but designed the very brains with which our greatest thinkers have comprehended these principles, and have come to use them for one purpose or another, for good or for ill. When we realize the kind of war made possible by radar, jet-propulsion, and the splitting of the atom, it might hove been better to have left the radar lo the bats, jet propulsion to the squids, and the splitting of the atom to the sun. At least we should at all limes keep Ihe Great Creator of the principle involved as a con sultant on Ihe moral implications! 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