SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, JUNE it , i 94,
price control agency.
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Summer H eat Washington has
By Ruth Taylor
enjoyed an unusually cool and
Published Every Thursday at 167 M ain Street, Ashland, Oregon
Have you ever been against an
delightful spring. Until this week,
the weather has been very simi idea just because you didn't like
lar to the very best Oregon spr the person who promulgated it?
C arryl H. & M arion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers
ing and summer climate, but the That is cruelty to ideas - and 1
high temperature and high humi reckon there have been times
Entered as second-class m all m atter in the post office at Ash­
dity combination is going full when you’ve been as guilty of it
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under" the act of Congress
blast now. It is extremely un as I have.
of M arch 3, 1879.
But remember, as Don Marquis
pleasant.
Apparently most of the urgent used to say, an idea isn't respon
business of Congress can be fin sible for the people who believe
ry Amendment prohibiting the ished by the end of this month in i t
setting of prices on farm prod It is anticipated that a recess will
Did you ever try watching your
ucts below the producers’ cost of be declared shortly after July 1st own pejudices for one day? I did
production, and a similar amend until after Labor Day. I hope once. I kept a list of every bristl­
ment authored by Senator Thom therefore, to be able to spend ing up, and it was pretty illumin
as of Oklahoma, applying to meat half of July and all of August ating. When I analyzed my list,
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processing and other manufactur in Oregon.
my opinion of myself reached a
ed food products.
new low!
HARRIS ELLSWORTH
I have attended some of the EISENHOWER VISIT. Prepara­
Here are some of the things I
Congressman from Oregon
hearings held by the House bank tions are being rapidly completed found out:/
ing and Currency Committee on here for the triumphal return of
Prejudice against individuals is
OPA. The next problem to be this legislation. The stories of the General Eisenhower. He and
faced by the House is the consid­ abusive administration of the OP number of other officers who are often prejudice against the peo­
ple who sponsor them. An idea
eration of the extension of the A act are enough to give the most returning with him will be taken may be so good that even a bad
Price Control A ct (OPA). The hardened supporter of Chester in a procession from army head­ man will accept it - to say noth­
senate has already acted on this Bowles, the OPA Administrator, quarters offices in the Pentagon ing of the people who just want
Building to the Capitol, where he to climb on the bandwagon. Make
legislation and incorporated in a severe chill.
the bill both of the cost of pro­
As I have said before, the Con­ will appear and speak at a joint up your mind for yourself - study
duction amendments—The Wher- gress faces an impossible situa­ sesssion of Congress.
the situation, and draw your own
This will be a great event here, conclusions. What’s the use of be­
tion with reference to the OPA
problem. Price control is neces­ and I suspect the pomp and cere­ ing an adult if you can’t make
sary. The Price Control Act is mony of it will be enjoyed by your own decisions.
basically a good law. The diffi­ everyone with the possible excep­
Prejurice against individuals is
CASUALTY
culties, shortages and persecu­ tion of General Eisenhower him­ too often a mirror reflection - you
tions that have resulted stem self. I had the good fortune to see in them some mannerism,
from executive orders and ad­ spend some time with him last some shading of expression, some
ministrative practices. We can in­ fall in Paris, and know him to be tone of voice, some characteris­
'ova/y& S 5ERVICEI corporated a few mete checks a very unassuming man, and a tic
of someone whom perhaps
and safeguards against such mal­ person who obviously does not you have just cause to dislike -
administration, but we cannot care for this sort of thing.
and you group the two together.
Corns in. let us explain
General Eisenhower is a great You generalize - when really your
write administrative details into
the law. The troubles with OPA man and a great commanding likes and dislikes should be based
are troubles born in the execu­ general. His feat in leading our only on the individual.
tive department of the govern­ armies to a complete victory over
Prejudice against groups is too
167 East Main Street
ment,
and must finally be cor­ Germany in exactly eleven mon­ often either a hangover or a mis­
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rected there. President Truman ths is the greatest military achie- conception. Either it is based on
will surely soon be compelled to vecent in all history. There have a careless statement overhead in
overhaul the functioning of his been other great military victor­ childhood and accepted as a fact,
ies , but none with operations or a stereotype acquired in some
conducted on such a vast st ale or thoughtless way. Ore it may be
under more difficult conditions. an alibi - often unrealized by the
Great as this achievement was, I holder - against some one’s else
think the fact that General Eisen­ ability. It is much easier to say it
hower was able to win victory is a group against you than to ad­
with such a relatively small loss mit personal shortcomings. The
of men, considering the millions first defense of the incompetent
involved, is the thing for which is to incriminate.
he should be honored m ost Vic­
Prejudice against the untried
tory at a high price is still vic­ and the different is too often a
tory, but victory as won by Gen­ defense mechanism. We fear the
eral Eisenhower and his armies unknown. We dislike it because
with an absolute minimum loss of we don't want to admit our own
life is sweet indeed.
ignorance. We don’t like to feel
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inferior to ourselves - to we just
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Cruelty to Ideas
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
the volume on rurul highways for
the same period of 1944. These
figures are from the automatic
traffic counte „• maintained by
the traffic engineering division of
the state highway department.
Traffic deaths for the same per­
iod this year totaled 89, as com­
pared to a toll of 77 for the same
period a year ago, or un increase
of 15 per cent.
'The increase in deaths, how­
ever, is chiefly accounted for by
increases in urban areas,” Farrell
said. “Rural deaths for the four
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Ups Traffic Accidents
An upward trend in rural traf-
fice volume in Oregon is matched
by an upward trend in fatal ac­
cidents reported in the state dur­
ing the first four months of 1945,
Secretary of State Robert S. Far­
rell disclosed today.
The traffic volume for the first
four months of the year showed
an increase of 13 per cent over
months of 1945 totaled 42, com­
pared to 41 a yeur ago) Thus, the
greater number of fatalities in
urbun ureas accounts for the
death Increase for the state us u
whole.”
While the truffle volume counts
are tuken only on state highwuys
in rural ureas, they do indicate a
trend for the use of vehicles In
the state us u whole, und Farrell
pointed to the increase as evi­
dence of need for greater cure in
driving to avoid the same upward
trend in traffic fatalities.
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