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f Page 2 T h e T im e s M a rc h 2 0,1952 E D IT O R IA L PAGE. OF THE The Times O u r M i s t e r R y n n in g , w ho s n e e r s a t f a r m e r s , g e ts M O R E s a l a r y th a n - th e C o u n ty ju d g e th e S h e r if f th e C o u n ty C l e r k th e T r e a s u r e r , a n d th e S c h o o l S u p e r in t e n d e n t th e A s s e s s o r In f a c t, th a n m o s t a n y o t h e r c o u n ty o f f i c i a l . P o s t o f f i c e B ox 368 R o g u e R i v e r ,O r e g o n R o u te 1 B ox 349 G o ld H ill, O r e g o n Phones rr 250 GH 5 -9 0 2 1 he o f f i c i a l p u b lic a tio n o f th e E v a n s V a lle y ’.'a r m B u r e a u C e n t e r An in d e p e n d e n t n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e d in tw o e d i t i o n s e a c h T h u r s d a y , o n e f o r th e r e s i d e n t s o f G o ld H ill a n J s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a , a n d o n e f o r R o g u e R iv e r a n d i t s t r a d e a r e a . M a x w e ll L . T h a y e r ............................... P u b l i s h e r M a r c i a E . T h a y e r ................................. E d i t o r E n t e r e d N o v . 2, 1951 a f R o g u e R i v e r ,O r e g o n P o s t o f f i c e a s T h i r d C l a s s M a il m a t t e r . R y n n in g , a lo n g w ith o t h e r s , r e s i g n e d e a r l y l a s t w in te r b e c a u s e o f a m ix u p in r e t i r e m e n t la w s . H e r e s i g n e d a s S u r v e y o r . H e r e s i g n e d a l s o a s C o u n ty E n g i n e e r . O p en 7 a.m . to 10 p .m . R e a so n a b le P ric e s G re y h o u n d B u s S to p BRIDGE CAFE P h o n e 961 R O C K Y 'S G A R A G E COM PLETE OVERHAUL W e G iv e S & H A n e w C o u n ty C o u r t , h o w e v e r , m ig h t ta k e a d i f f e r e n t v ie w o f th e m a t t e r . . . s a y a y o u n g m a n . G r e e n S ta m p s H o u r s 8 to 6 :3 0 S u n d a y 8 to 1 p .m . G o ld H ill 5 - 9 2 3 9 A n e w c o u n ty ju d g e m ig h t e v e n fin d th a t P a u l R y n n in g w o u ld n 't c a r e to r e m a i n w ith h is n o s e in th e p u b lic tr o u g h if i t o n ly c o n ta in e d a $ 1 2 5 a m o n th jo b a n d th e h u s h - h u s h $ 5 0 0 a m o n th jo b w e n t to a n o t h e r . /N C O M £ t&TAX T h e p r o b l e m o f w h a t to do i s up to th e v o t e r s - f o r th e f a c t s a r e b a r e . S E R V IC E D A L E S . C O L L IN S A s f o r u s , p e r s o n a l l y , ' w e a r e g o in g to v o te f o r a n e w h e a d f o r o u r c o u n ty c o u r t a n d h o p e f o r th e b e s t . W e c a n 't d o w o r s e . H /ere is w h a t h a p p e n e d : FOOD BREAKFAST — LUNCH —DINNER— B u t y o u c a n b e t th a t t h i s c o u r t w o n 't. W e to ld y o u l a s t w e e k a b o u t th e s l i c k p o l i t i c a l d e a l d e a l t th e t a x p a y e r s o n b e h a lf o f o n e P a u l R y n n in g , c o u n ty e n g i n e e r - s u r v e y o r . a n y o n e w ho b e l i e v e s in a b o v e b o a r d d e a li n g s - w h o b e l i e v e s in a f r e e g o v e r n m e n t f o r th e p e o p le . FINE N ow a n y c o u n ty c o u r t th a t c a n a p p o in t a m a n f o r 4 y e a r s c a n r e s c i n d i t s a c ti o n . R Y N N IN G G E T S M O S T P A Y TO O . I t 's e n o u g h to s i c k e n a n y o n e w ho p a y s ta x e s - Hi C h a rle y ! A nd y e t w h e n a n y b ig e n g in e e r in g jo b c o m e s a lo n g , lik e a b ig b r i d g e , i t m u s t be d o n e b y . . . . S T A T E E N G IN E E R S . * B U T ,w e fin d w e d i d n 't k n o w h a lf th e s t o r y th e n . TIMES P u b l ic A c c o u n t a n t Phone 5-9131 5 -9 0 2 5 G o ld H ill I 1. HOirf CAN WE IMPROVE MORALITY M in government ? 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T h i s m e a n s t h a t th e jo b l e f t o p e n f o r v o tin g 1 s th a t o f S u r v e y o r a t th e t r e m e n d u o u s s a l a r y o f $ 1 - 5 m o n th ly , w h ic h , n a t u r a l l y , w o u ld n 't a ttr a c t M o rtim e r S n e rd . A s a p u b lic -m in d e d c itiz e n , we d is c u s s e d th e m a t t e r w ith th e c o u n ty c o m m i s s i o n e r s . W e e x p la i n e d w h a t th e y h a d d o n e a n d w h a t c o u ld b e e x p e c te d to r e s u l t - m o r e o f R y n n in g t o r a n o t h e r f o u r y e a r s - to m a k e a t o t a l o f 3 6 Y E A R S th a t t h i s m a n h a s b e e n s e r v e d a t th e ta x p a y e r s ' ta b le . T h e y d i d n 't m e a n to do a n y s u c h a th in g . T h e y d i d n 't m e a n to h e lp t h i s m a n p e r p e t u a t e h i m s e l f in o f f ic e . T h e y d i d n 't e v e n th in k ab o u t it. O h , s o s o r r y . So V e lly ,” v e l l y , s o lly ! N ow , th e r i d i c u l o u s p a r t o f t h i s w h o le d e a l is th a i nt i s g e n e r a l l y s u p p o s e d th a t n o o n e h a s b e e n a t t r a c t e d to th e s u r v e y o r - e n g i n e e r o f f ic e - n o o n e h a s o p p o s e d M i s t e r R y n n in g - b e c a u s e th e jo b d o e s n 't p a y m u c h . D o e s n 't i t th o u g h ? 1 4HÔULP SCHOOLS T6ACH PuPlLE ABOUT ORUö PA nô ER«? 3 .WHO MUROEREP LION TROTSKY? (1.) There are three steps, according to Eugene J. Mc Carthy, Minnesota Congressman, who analyzes the question in Commonweal. (1) Raise the general level of morality in the U. S. “This is basically an individual problem but it is also the responsibility of g ---- ov e rn m e n t, a n d a ll c o n s tru c tiv e so cial in s titu tio n s ,” h e p o in ts o u t (2 ) R a ise e th ic a l s ta n d a r d s in b u sin e ss a n d in th e p ro fe ssio n s sin c e th e y h a v e a b e a rin g o n p o litic a l a c tiv ity . (3 ) T a k e im m e d ia te a c tio n to d e v e lo p in th e U. S. a co d e o f e th ic s fo r m e n in p u b lic office. (2 .) “I c a n n o t o v e re m p h a siz e th e fo lly of le ttin g c h ild r e n k n o w to o m u c h a b o u t th e u se o f n a r co tics,” sa y s H a r ry J . A n slin g e r, U. S. c o m m issio n e r o f n a rc o tic s. N ew Y o rk p u b lic sc h o o l te a c h e rs d e s c rib e th e n a tu r e a n d effects of n a rc o tic s to c h ild r e n o f th e s e v e n th g ra d e th r o u g h se n io r h ig h school. A n s lin g e r’s s ta n d is o u t lin e d in an a r tic le b y J a m e s C. G. C o n n iff in th e F e b r u a r y “C a th - ' o lic D ig est." A n s lin g e r ad d s, P e o p le w h o h a v e m a d e a life lo n g I stu d y of th e m a tte r a re o p p o sed to g iv in g e v e « a d u lts to o m u c h — s k y 's m u r d e r . 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