Farm Fire Loss
In Wash. County
Increase In '49
B E A V E R T O N E N T E R P R IS E — Friday, J u n e 30, 1950
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BUDGETEERS P A Y T A X E S
There are times that try men’s souls, that
make them despair of solution to pressing
problems, that engender in them an humble
incapacity at tasks that confront them.
So is the situation of budget-makers who
must translate development pressures, civic
planning and public improvements into a
row of figures everyone will need help pay
by taxation.
Because a great deal of budget-making
might well fall into the category of politics,
the American, democratic system provides
for checks and balances. These latter are
concentrated in public hearings which invite
all persons and groups of persons to appear
in behalf or in protest to any item budgeted.
These hearings are a balance wheel,
whereby budget-makers may be advised of
the rightness in their thinking and alloca
tion o f expenditures. They also enable the
public to muster strength and by delegation
effect a change in fiscal policy.
Once the hearings are over; once the
opportunity is gone by to bring about a
change in budget plans, nothing remains but
for the citizens so affected to stir them
selves and vote in the election that follows.
One thing is certain. Whoever budget
committee members might be, you may rest
assured they have deliberated long and dili
gently— being
taxpayers themselves— to
bring the most governmental services to the
public as the lowest tax that fits.
For a more normal view on budgets, re
gardless of which one is looked at, it some
times helps to remember that these budget-
eers pay taxes, too.
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BE C AR E FU L. BE SAFE
The memory of Memorial Day, 1950, and
the traffic death record it occasioned, should
be strongly in the thoughts of all motorists
who set forth upon the public highways
for another four-day occasion noting the
Fourth of July.
The traflic casualties in May are neatly
tabulated as statistics. But behind each
statistic is a human being whose f i f e ended
in tragedy when death laid its hand upon
the highway.
There is, o f course, the added hazard of
Independence Day celebration— firecrackers
and other pyrotechnic devices which, in
careless hands, might mangle, maim or dia-
able. There is the possibility o f fire claiming
lives and destroying property.
But certainly the major threat o f all is
the driving habits of the American people
pleasure-bent on a holiday occasion. The fact
o f a four-day respite from normal routine
might dangerously relax one who is seeking
to crowd the utmost into the time at hand.
But crowding will do little good, in the long
run, if a person is crowded into the statistic
"casualty to traiffic.”
It is good advice to caution everyone to
be careful in their goings and comings on
and around the Fourth of July. Good advice,
heeded, to urge moderation in
if even unheeded
harp watchfulness on the high
high-
speH and sharp
ways, at the beach or even at home blowing
an annual budget of firecrackers.
Be careful. Be safe. And have a Fourth
o f July outing that will be happy to remem
ber!
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EDITORIAL
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LESSON OF TH E CENSUS
The lag of ten years between official tabu
lations of the population breeds impatience,
particularly in an area where growth and
development is so outstanding.
The pacific Northwest, and Northwest
Oregon particularly, seems as though des
tined to outstrip the rest of the nation,
both in population and industrial advance
ment. Housing developments are mushroom
ing everywhere. And so, awaiting prelimin
ary’ announcement o f the 1950 census enu
meration, moat everyone was a little extrav
agant in population claims.
Portland stands as the state's prime ex
ample of annoyed disenchantment when pop
ulation figures just couldn’t measure up to
the fond dreams of its boosters and its pri
vately-conducted census-samplings. In cities
and counties, one after another, there was
cries o f disbelief anger and finally resigna
tion that |>erhaps the enumerators had un
covered an ugly, uncomfortable fact that
Western Oregon wasn’t quite the mammoth
area so enthusiastically pictured.
Yet, coming face to face with the situa
tion’s reality, the figures might as well be
accepted as the basis for further planning—
whether it be for water and sewage facilities
or whatever other lesson is told by the enu
meration totals.
In Washington county, which netted a 56
per cent bulge over 1940, with its 61,221
population, the census findings will, at the
outset, make one noticeable change -in the
matter o f the courts.
First o ff, the accomplishment o f more
than 50,000 population brings about the
establishment
of a district court
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boro to replace the present justice o f the ,
peace setup. This is automatic in nature
arnf upranks the young attorney who won
election to the J. I . post there during the
Payable In Advance
Wash 4 Multnomah
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present primary vote, at a slight increase
in stipend.
Remaining justice of the peace districts
will continue on until the expiration o f
terms, after which it may be decided
establish more than one district court or
abolish this grass-roots establishment alto-
(Tether
Another direction which court reform
might make— by legislative action— is indi-
rated in census totals
o f Washington and
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Tillamook counties.
A t present, the presiding circuit court
judge in Washington county must also serve
in Tillamook county where the rate o f popu-
lation growth likewise exceeds 50 per cent
by primary announcement.
The wheels o f justice, on the circuit court
level are grinding away on a schedule of
from at least 30 to 90 days or more behind.
Number o f cases, both civil and criminal,
has mounted at a faster clip than can be
handled on a half-time basis.
There are many problems brought to the
fore by results o f the 1950 en
enumeration.
u m era tio n .
Well might cities, counties, states and the
Fire 1-----s o f insured rural and j GP.E-'HAM OREGON — The
farm properties in Washington Washington county posse Wash-
County last year amounted to ington County Westerners, and
*173 584 00 it was revealed today by Forest Grove Ranch riders are
County Extension Agent Palmer 8. among twenty Northwest eques-
Torvecd, upon receipt of a state- trian groups which have been in-
wide summary issued by the state vited to attend and participate in
events of the 3rd annual Gresham
fire marshal.
This figure Indicates an increase amateur rodeo and horse show
of «34.165.00 as compared with j July 2-3-4.
losses account»«] for Is 1948 when
Sc reports Mrs. Waiter Anderegg
they totalled *139.41900 in Wash who sent out the invitations for
ington County.
this Chamber of Commerce spon-
Charles R. Ross, extension for sored celebration.
estry specialist at Oregon State
Amateur cowboys and horse
College, said in a letter accom show contestants will have a
panying the report summary that chance to vie for around *2200 in
fires in Osegon dwellings and cash prizes, besides trophies, mer-
other places are increasing at a chandise awards, and the trophy
rate ahead of the national average. which goes to the best all-around
Statewide. 1949 insured fire losses | entrant o f the holiday wild w ee
which include dwellings amounted show. Matinees are planned for
*u (H7.lll.00. Average for the Sunday. July 2. and Tuesday. July
past 10 years, meanwhile, is only 4; while there will be an 8 p m
*6.454374.00 indicating Oregon fire program on Monday. July 3: and a
1 losses are climbing Actual 1949 rootin', tootin' Kid*' rodeo at 8
f‘ re loa* of iMur*d ,arm barn*. p. m. July 4.
out buildings, equipment, livestock
4nd crop> amounted to » » • sn ’0°
T^e /*',* man,h*'* report does
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more than 1.300 man caused forest
fires which occurred In 194* an
alarming increase over the past
live year average Ross pointed
out that three - fourths of the
state's payrolls from manufactur
ing industries comes from forest
products.
Figures issued by the fire mar
shal, Torvend explained, do not in
clude losses in non-insured prop
erties.
The number of claims against
insurance companies in Washing
ton County for fire losses last year
totalled 211 as compared with 194
f or ty,e year preceding.
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o f th e fire* occurred in the state last year
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dwelling* and other places
where person* were living.
A considerable portion of the
Law School Grad.
Wins Honor Soc.
Membership Bid
Robert L. Myers of Beaverton
was one of two members of the
University of Oregon law school
graduating class to receive mem
bership in the Order of the Coif,
national law school honor society,
this month. The other recipient of
this outstanding honor was Morris
J. Galen of Portland.
The honor society, founded to
encourage high scholarship and
advance ethical standards of legal
profession, considers character as
well as scholarship in election of
members. Determination of elec-
n a tio n reck on w e ll w ith th e lesson
Uon is made by the faculty of the
Census as it remains.
law school and seldom is more
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than one member of a class taken.
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Myers also received an American
A ROSE IN YOUR L A P E L
firis were cauaed b> Indifference.
unthinking habit*, failure to re- Law Book company award given
Glorification o f the rose has become an move existing hazard* in home*, to students receiving the highest
all-out project for the city o f Portland andion farn>" and in business build- grades in named courses. This
n e ig h b o r in g c o m m u n itie s , p a r tic u la r ly a t th e
Death due 10 flre clalmed 52 year the awards were in the form
tim e o f the an n u a! Rose Festival
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r*>»°n* during 1949, showing a de- of Titles from Corpus Juris Se
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cline of 29 from the year preced- cundum in especially-bound form.
Any encouragement to fully enjoy the ing
Still another honor for the
stark, ravishing beauty o f a rose is a noble ------
young Beaverton student was one
gesture. It is poetic in overtone and condu- m a r k s m a l l sa < k if ic e s
of the Lawyers' Co-operative Pub-
The happiness o f married life de- j lishing company awards in the
cive to a sincere appreciation o f beauty, as
crystalized in one o f Nature’s handiworks. pends upon making small sacrl- form of Topics from American
flees with readiness and cheerful- , Jurisprudence in especially-bound
For one who withstood the buffets o f his ness.
Selden I form.
fellow-man and fought o ff the aching weari
ness of legs and arches to watch the parade
of floral masterpieces, in the Rose Festival
Parade, there is deep and responsive appre
ciation o f the beauty o f flowers. And it is
with a lament, sometimes unvoiced, that
such a person notes the dismantling of the
floats o f artistry, the withering of the re
splendent flowers and the packing away in
hypothetical
mothballs that concern, , that
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Quickening effervescence over the budding
5.n” blooming o f Springtime’s stalwart
Dowers.
How wasteful this publicizing o f the rose
for one week o f festival, only to let that
interest languish when the plants get into
the full swing of blooming! How unforgive-
able that, once started on the appreciation
o f a rose, the people are allowed to forget
and rely only upon their natural love with
out urging o f once clamorous Rosarians and
newspapers with space in their editorial and
news pages for matters o f admittedly less
moment.
W hy can’t the Royal Rosarians, with their
pretenses o f royal court and dubbing for the
“ “ f f .«* the ro8e- 8 ° « step further? Why
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°Perate the summer through?
In tact, why can’t YOU, who appreciate a
rose as well as the next one, do your bit o f
bringing to mind the beauty o f a rose or
two? It takes very little effort to do a real
job.
On every man wearing a coat or a sport
jacket— and even some kinds of sport-shirts
— there is a vacant buttonhole. By itself, it
is o f no use, other than Kiwanis button or a
ruptured duck o f World W ar II vintage. And
it is so much better looking, contributing so
much to appreciation o f beauty, if it might
boast a rose.
We respectfully call upon our readers to
join us in a determined campaign. I^et’s not
permit our roses to bloom in full beauty, fade
away untended and end up a knobby seed.
Let s, instead, pluck our roses, a fresh one
every day. Let’s wear them and put their
beauty out where it may be appreciated.
Indies might wear a rose in their hair,
making themselves and those they meet
somewhat enriched by the rose so brought
to view. Picking roses brings better ones on
the next growth.
Men, too, needn’t draw back. Not so long
as there is room for a rose in their lapel.
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H A R D L Y A BURDEN
Never an ill wind but blows some good,
an old saw proclaims.
The bakery strike in Portland .from where
comes a hearty supply o f sliced and wrapped
loaves o f bread for the retail grocers’ shel
ves in outlying communities, has forced so
many o f us. against our routine habit, to
patronize our local bakeries.
And what a chorus o f surprise has gone
up as to the quality o f bread and pastries
which has bean available all the time, right
under our various noses.
This is not derogatory to Portland baker
ies, whose standardized products have the
advantage of a consistent advertising cam-
Pajjrn to tell the people o f their bread,
It’s only to point out that l*injr forced !
to rely upon local bakers for bread of sur-
prising goodness is hardly a burden at all
And it keeps money at home as well.
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Gresham Invites
County Riders To
Rodeo July 2, 3, 4
One of the mam objectives of
the Oregon State Employment Ser
vice is the selective placement of
capable workers in suitable jobs.
And thee* words have added
meaning? when applied to handi-
capped persons.
Applicants even though physical-
jy handicapped usually can meet
the basic requirements of many
0f work. By obtaining coin-
pjete information concerning their
WOrk-history. education, training
and personal traits, the employ-
ment service can refer them to
wen sujted to their capacities
and v hich will not endanger
others.
Constant effort In conducting
educational programs with employ-
ers, labor groups and the corn-
munity in general is necessary to
develop these employment oppor-
tunities. While selective placement
of handicapped workers is carried
on throughout the year, much of
the informational program needed
to enlist public support is concen
trated In one week early in Octo
ber.
Extensive job analysis must be
carried on by the employment ser
vice in preliminary placement ac
tivity. A major phase of selective
placement constats in matching
the physical demands of the job
I to the applicant’s experience, train
| ing and physical capacity.
With several hundred of these
handicapped persons applying for
jobs every month, all local offices
are on the watch for jobs for
which they may be adapted Re
ports show many successful refer
rals every week, although the list
o t these in the active file remains
large. By individual analysis of
jobs and capabilities, employment
deputies in local offices are mak
ing considerable headway in the
goal of finding suitable work for
every possible worker.
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ANOTHER STRIKE
AGAINST THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE SERVED BY FIVE WESTERN RAILROADS
President Truman’s EM ERG ENCY BO ARD recommends a 40-hour week and a pay increase
of 18 cants an hour, or $1.44 a day far switchman represented by the Switchmen’s Union
of North America.
• Notwithstanding the tremendous increase in their
expenses involved, the
Railraads’ answer to Beard i s . . .
Union leaders’ answer to Board is ..
In fa«« of Board findings fo the contrary, union loaders insist on
48 hours pay for 40 hours work. This would bo an average in
crease of 31 cents an hour, or $2.48 a day. So Union leaders
have called a completely unjustified strike on 5 Western rail
roads, effective June 25.
On June 15, an Emergency Board ap
pointed by President Truman under the
terms of the Railway Labor Act recom
mended the railroads grant switchmen a
40-hour week and a wage increase of 18
cents an hour, or $1.44 for an 8-hour day.
Despite the added financial burden in
volved, the railroads are ready to accept
these recommendations, as they have al
ways accepted Emergency Board recom
mendations on national issues.
But the loaders of the Switchmen’s
Union refuse to accept! They demand an
average increase of 31 c b n ts an h o u r or
$2.48 a d a y - although their present earn
ings are substantially higher than those of
workers in other industries!
Board Sara Demands I njustified
In its report, the Board declared this de
mand unjustified by all the evidence pre
sented. It also pointed out that it would
give the switchmen an unfair pay advan
tage over ot tier groups of railroad em
ployes, and would add too great a burden
to railroad routs.
Here is another ciu* o f a railroad union
flouting the findings o f an Emergency
Board — another case o f calling a crippling
FIVE WESTERN RAILROADS
AFFECTED BY THE JUNE 25 STRIKE
Th e five railroad* effected by
thi* sfnlro, w hich poos mfo effect
of 6.00 A At local timm,
strike in an outrageous and reckless at
tempt to force demands which the Board
clearly labels as unjustified!
Chop firtat Wisttrs lailwty Ctspsey
Leaders of the Switchmen's Union are
calling this strike in defiance of the Board
— in defiance of the facts— and at the ex
pense of the public!
Cheap. *aea tel art * Pacific I »Ire* Csepasr
Tt* Isswr 1 It« Brasrt Wtstera Railroad Cespsey
Irtat Narhera RaHsay Co*pa*y
Tip Vttfsrs Pacific Railroad Ctepaey
Sunday, June 25, 1950, arm:
In its report on this case, the Board
made this statement:
"Tha railroad Industry, Hi* Board be-
Haves, noods above atl also a ported of
rela tive stability to od)wst and adapt Itself
to present com petitive post-w ar condt-
. Hons."
Despite this warning, the leaders of the
S w itch m en ’s U n ion are up settin g the
apple-cart — forcing a completely unjusti
fied strike against everybody who uses the
railroads.
It is time to put an end to such un -
American tactics!
The Answer to a Raw Attempt
At Dictatorship is “ N o !”
In the interest of the public who depend on
the railroads every day, there can he only
one answer to this outrageous and dicta
torial action by the leaders of the Switch
men's Union. And that answer is— “ NO !’*
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WESTERN
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