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$25 Prize­
winning Essay
Last year the I.O.O.F. grand lodge
of Oregon offered prizes to all the
schools in the state for the best es­
says, by high school students, on the
subject. “Americanism vs. Alienism.”
The first cash prize, $25, was last
week received by Alyce Carolyn
Moon, of the Roseburg schools. She
is the daughter of Clarence Moon and
a former resident of Myrtle Point.
Besides the second and third prize
cash winners, who live in Clatskanie
and Baker, the list of honorable men­
tion includes the name at Irene Long,
of Bandon.
All the schools from which essays
were sent have received a hand-
painted and framed picture of George
Washington, the last he had painted.
It is 22x27 Inches in size and will be
an addition to the portrait collection
of any school. Riverton which was
not included in any of the winning
lists also received one of the pictures.
Coquille High did not participate.
Following is the prize-winning es­
say sent in by the Roseburg young
lady:
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Americanism versus Alienism has
become an issue to many thinking
Americans today because of the fore­
boding events among European na­
tions whose people and Ideals are
similar to our own.
But what is alienism? Scholastical­
ly considered, the wSrd is seen to
have been derived from the Latin
“alienus" meaning “stranger." In a
larger sense, is it not one who is a
stranger to our ideals of life and liv­
ing as well as to our privileges of cit­
izenship?
Americanism, formally defined, is
“custom peculiar to the
United
States." It is to us Americans that
feeling for our national home which
we term “patriotism.’’ It is personi­
fied in our heartfelt salutation of the
symbol of our free country—the flag
-in place of the person of a maniacal
dictator.
IxHt are the opportunities of num­
erous democracies to glory in their
nationalism—lost through their lack
of unity, patriotism, and enthusiasm
for the nation rather than merely
through their lack of military prepar-
atioh.
Our leaders have seen thia; our
civic organizations have seen it; and
now our people are seeing it. Ameri-
ca rises with one emotion of many
manifestations.
That emotion is
“God Bless America,” “Lease or Lend
to Britain,” “Conscription of Youth,”
or any one of a thousand other arti­
culate expressions of lesser magnitude
but no less love and loyalty. We are
a Unified democracy combating alien
adversity by promoting American
loyalty.
But Americanism and Alienism is
not to be identified in these obvious
attributes alone; the outward self is
not always the inward self.
Old
Glory is saluted mechanically or
hypocritically by the alien, who sees
not the blood red, the true blue, the
aspiring stars; no, nor does he seek
the work, the strength, the freedom
in our banner. The Stars and Stripes
is saluted by an American patriot
wi^i a thrill of pride and faith and
determination.
He revels in the
freedom, feels the strength, realizes
the work, and returns the love of
the democratic country for its people.
And this attitude, not edicts, makes
citizenship.
What shall be done to counteract
the spread of alien apathy and to
pei petuate American activity? What
should each citizen do? What should
the present generation do?
What
shall I, a Roseburg student, do? In
Cowper's questions I answer my own:
“When was public virtue to be found
where private was not? Can he love
the whole who loves no part?"
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In Oregon In Three Months
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ins weighing around 170 to 318 lbs.
cashed at $0.25 to 8J5. with a few
very outstanding fats at $0 40, while
sorted carloads sold mainly at $0.35.
Butchers from 230 to 280 lbs. cashed
, land Union Stock Yards Company for at $8.75 to 8.85, with light lights
the week ended April 2«th showed around $8.50 to 8.75. Packing sows
good advances during the week in the weighing around 325 to «00 lbs.
hog prices, while most classes of ranged from $7.75 to 8.25, with a few
sheep and cattle sold about steady. smooth lightweights up to $8.50. One
Fed steers were occasionally as much lot of 125 lb. feeder pigs sold at $0.50,
as 25c lower and vealers closed full but choice light kinds were scarce
50c off. There were 2,475 cattle, 300 with traders quoting prices up to
$10.25 or above.
calves, 3360 hogs and 2,435 sheep
Spring lambs Monday were 25 to
sold on the open market during the
mostly 50c lower, while old crop
past week.
This week's market opened Monday lambs were weak to 25c lower.
with 2,100 cattle, 135 calves, 2,100 Slaughter ewes were mostly 25 to 35c,
hogs and 2,235 sheep in the open mar­ in some cases 50c lower. Good to
choice spring lambs sold at $10.25 to
ket trading.
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Sales of fed steers Monday ranged mostly $10.50, with two outstanding
from weak to 25c lower, while she lots at $10.75. Medium to good spring­
stuff was generally steady, bulls ers went at $0.50 to 10.00, with com­
strong and vealers about steady. Me­ mon grades down to $8.50. Good to
dium to good fed steers ranged from choice old crop shorn lambs ranged
$0.50 to $10.00, with selected lots from $8.25 to $0.00. One lot of weighty
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reaching $11.00. Common to low me­ wooled lambs made $16.00.
decks
of
fairly
good
shorn
ewes
sold
dium steers cashed at $7.50 to 0.25,
although very few went below $8.50. at
' $3.85, with odd ewes from $3.50 to
Medium to good fed heifers made 4.00; common grade» going down to
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$0.25 to 10.25. Common to medium- $2.00.
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following
quotations are based
heifers ranged from $7.00 to 8.50,
prices being paid in Monday's
with cutters down to $6.00 or below. on
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Canner and cutter cows cleared at* 1 trading:
Cattle: Good grain-fed steers $0.25
$5.00 to 6.50, with fair dairy cows
$11.00. Good grain-fed heifers
around $7.0p to 7.50. Good beef cows to
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earned $8.00 to 8.75. Medium to good ' $0.25 to $10.25. Good beef cows $8.00
bulls cashed at $8.00 to 0.00, with a to
' 8.75, medium $7.25 to 7.75, common
few outstanding beef bulls up to ! $6.25 to 7.00, canners $5.00 to 6.00
medium to good, $8.00 to 0.25,
$0.25. Good to choice vealers sold Bulls,
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from $11.00 to 12.50, with common to common $7.00 to 7.75. Vealers, good
medium grades around $7.00 to 10.00. to choice $11.00 to 12.50.
Hogs: Good to choice carlots $0.35;
The hog market Monday followed
the eastern markets in their down­ 170,to 215 lb. truckins $0.25 to 0.40;
ward trend, being 15c below the pre­ 230 to 285 lb. butchers $8.75 to 8.85;
vious Monday. Good to choice truck- lightweight butchers $8.50 to 8.75;
Government Cannot Portland Livestock
Salve The
Market News
The livestock market at the Port-
Problem of Poverty
(■y GEORGE PECK)
Government for some time has been
trying unsuccessfully to solve the
problem of poverty. It really is a
paradox that here in the world’s rich­
est country, we should have a poverty
problem -4^ solve. Nevertheless, one
exists and we would be foolish to
imitate the ostrich by burying our
heads in the sand and pretending to
ignore it.
Here in this land of equal oppor­
tunity, one-third of our people are
ill-housed, ill-fed and poorly clothed.
If memory serves us correctly, one of
our outstanding executives has des­
cribed this minority as the “sub­
merged third."
All decent citizens have sincere
sympathy for these less fortunate
among us. But, we must not be
’pollyanna* in our efforts to correct
a bad situation for fear that in try­
ing to effect a curé, we only succeed
in making the patfent worse—perhaps
kill him.
Various schemes have been pro­
posed—some even adopted. Most of
these have as their bases, the idea
of taking away from the “Haves” and
giving to the “Have-Nots.” Dr. Ruth*
Alexander, nationally-known lectur­
er and economist, very aptly com­
mented on thia unwise procedure
wheq she said: "Basically, there are
tragic inequalities in ability—just as
people are naturally endowed with
differentials in eyesight. We remedy
visual defects as much as we can, but
we don’t take eyesight from one who
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sees well and give it to one who sees
not so well." Such a procedure would
produce a nation of blind people.
Government can solve the problem
of poverty at a given time, for a given
time, and by methods which have
never failed to destroy the whole of
Lead-off picture from Hollywood about the funny side of camp
society In the long run. These meth­ life of the conscriptees in Uncle Sam’s fighting forces, “Buck Pri­
ods oopsist of the forcible transfer vates,” comes to the Roxy Theatre on Thursday, Friday and Satur­
( of capital from one group (the great day.
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middle-class) to another group (the
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, the serio-comic battlers of radio
poor). Such redistribution is based and the stage, who were immediately signed to a long term con­
soley on the needs of the poor, and tract following their hit in “One Night in the Tropics,” share prom­
utterly disregards their contribution inent spots in the Universal hit with The Andrew Sisters, the
to the whole. History shows that the boogie-woogie girls of rhythm, who also hit the boxoffice jackpot
, ultimate result of the up-lift of the in their first film, “Argentine Nighta.”
j few is to drag down the many.
Lee Bowman, recently opposite Lana Hughie Prince, composers of “Rhum-
This method does not recognize the Turner in a series of films; Alan Cur­ boogie,” “Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to
basic
cause of poverty. It treats the tis, last in “High Sierra,’* and Jane the Bar,” and a score of other hits.
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i symptom rather than getting at the Frazee, vivacious new film leading Their new numbers are, “You’re a
< cause. Karl Marx named poverty as lady, form a two-boys-and-a-girl ro­ Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith," “I Wish
the
outstanding symptom of the ma­ mantic combination.
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Nat Pendleton You Were Here,” “Bounce Me Broth­
chine
age. He overlooked the fact has one of the main supporting com­ er With a Solid Four,” “When Private
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Brown Becomes a Captain” and
that poverty has existed continuously edy roles.
throughout human history, long be­
In addition, there is a whole gal­ "Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy."
In addition, the girls revive an old
fore the machine. Today, it is most axy of glamour girls, including Doro­
acute in countries where machine thy Darrell, producer Joe Pasternak’s number, “I’ll Be With You in Apple
production scarcely exists.
newest “find;” Kay Leslie, one of the Blossom Time."
Poverty is not caused by wide- “13 baby stars of 1040;” Jeanne Kelly,
Arthur J-ubin directed the picture
spreaddack of opportunity, but rather Nina Orla and Elaine Morey.
from the screenplay by Arthur. T.
by wide-spread lack of ambition.
The Andrew Sisters sing several
Horman. Alex Gottlieb was the as­
Reason compels us to admit that new songs in “Buck Privates," all of
poverty is largely the result of speci­ them written by Don Kaye and sociate producer.
packing sows $7.75 to 8.25.
Feeder
pigs $0.50 to 10.25.
Sheep: Good to choice spring
lambs $10.25 'to 10.75; medium to •
good $0.50 to 10.00, common $8.50 to
0.00. Old crop shorn lambs $8.25 to
8.00. Slaughter ewes, good to com­
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mon shorn $3.50 to 4.00.
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fic weaknesses in human nature. It
it the effect of these tragic inequali­
ties for which nature is to blame—it
is caused by lack of a driving will to
succeed, by lack of persistence, and
by unwillingness to make present
sacrifices for the sake of the future.
Therefore, those better equipped
by nature should assume a measure of
responsibility for those suffering
from voluntary or involuntary pover­
ty. Charity, however, put on a per­
manent basis, destroys relf-reliance,
kills initiative, and undermines in­
dividual responsibility.
The poor could not survive if left
alone. They either cannot or Will
not make their own survival depen­
dent on their own efforts They are
forced to depend on the relatively
strong. Destruction of these relative­
ly strong in the long run, penalizes
the whole. Leadership is a basis
essential for the welfare of all. If
we, as a nation, are submerged by
excessive taxation or die off at the
top by a disproportionate birth-rate,
all will be reduced to penury
It is tragic but true that we cannot
help the weak by destroying the
strong—that government cannot ef­
fect a permanent solution of the prob­
lem of poverty by redistributing the
wealth.
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Oiegon entered her bid for leader­
ship in the nation in traffic death re­
duction for the first quarter of 1041
this week when Karl Snell, secretary
of state, announoed that this state had
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