Workmen Claimed
Misinformed on
Economic System
Washington, May 2 (U.R)
Harold . Stassen, president ol
(he University of Pennsylvania,
said today that U. S. business
men must sell the nation's eco
nomic system to their employ
ees "to stop the drift toward
socialism."
He told the 38th annual con
vention of the U. S. Chamber
nf Commerce that American
workmen are "grossly misin
formed about operation of the
economic system and are "sadly
lacking in understanding" it.
Thus, he said, they are easy
prey for leftists.
Would Be Bulwark
The 1948 GOP presidential
entrant said!
"Give the American worker
the truth; give him constructive
leadership and he will be an
inrfnmitahle hulwark against the
enemies of freedom and deaf to
the sirens oi sui;iawui.
Horman W. Steinkraus. cham
ber president, opened the three-
day meeting wun au ayvai
cooperation to provide an ex
.wi;n? ponomv and more iobs.
Steinkraus said the task of
providing jobs lor a growiiiB
it c nnnnlation was a problem
for business, labor and govern
ment to solve.
Sen., Robert A. Taft, (R., CO,
.. Americans must reject the
"totalitarian idea" that all their
problems shouia oe suivcu j..
Washington.
Taft Criticises
Taft warned against "the at
tempt of each group to get the
government to give them pro
tection and guarantee them what
they think they are entitled to."
He was particularly critical of
the idea "that the nation owes
every man a living."
Espee Track Walker's
Death Being Probed
Gresham, Ore., May 2 (U.B
Multnomah county sheriff s de
tectives today continued their
investigation into the violent
death of Dennis Louie Under
wood, SO. a Southern Pacific
track walker,
Underwod was found dead
near Roster rock beside the rail
road tracks after crewmen on a
passing streamliner reported
seeing his body late Monday. Of
ficers said a six-inch gash at the
base of his skull caused death.
Detectives discounted a rob
bery motive when they found
$91.20 on Underwood's body. A
pay stub indicated he recently
cashed a $101 check.
Olden Timbers Trace
Time About Country
Albany, N.Y. U.R) A master
time chart, dating back to 11
A.D., has been drawn up from
an examination of old timbers
found in ancient Arizona Indian
settlements.
Dr. Carl E. Guthe. director of
the New York state museum,
said the timbers also helped
scientists to trace annual weath
er conditions of the southwest
back to the year 1260.
The time chart, he explained,
is of great importance in dating
the age of ruins, old settlements
and items of archeological in
terest. "The results of this project
have made it possible to date
with unusual accuracy the many
episodes in the development of
the Indian civilization in the
southwest as revealed by archeo
logical records." Guthe said.
Scientists counting the "tree
rings", of the old timbers also
were able to deduce whether a
year was wet or dry, Guthe add
ed, and helped confirm the
theory that sun spots are most
numerous at 11-year intervals.
Alius, Okla. (U.Rlbr. H. N.
Bussey didn't think it was funny
when he answered a knock at
his front door and found two
callers wearing false noses and
spectacle rims. The pair pro
duced pistols and robbed Bussey
of $125.
NEW CITIZENS-Actor Charles Laughton and his wife, Hsa Lan
choster, embrace happily In a Los Angeles Federal Court after re
ceiving their 0. S. citizenship papers. They were among a class of
150 persons who took the oath of citizenship.
Cornell Man Resents
Russian Iron Curtain
Ithaca. N. Y. (U.R) A Cornell
University professor found that
the "iron curtain" is more than
just a phrase on trains traveling
between Helsinki. Finland, and
Turku, which now belongs to
Russia.
At the Russian border, Rus
sian personnel go through the
train and put up iron curtains
at every window, said Prof.
Joshua Cope on his return from
a six-month's stay in Finland.
He said passengers neither
may look out nor get out while
the train passes through a cer
tain area, and tie general as
sumption is that the Soviets are
fortifying the section.
Cope was so indignant about
the iron-curtained windows that
he took a bus and went around
the Parkkala area.
"That was an indignity to the
human spirit I could not abide,"
he said.
Cope was sent to Finland by
the American Friends service
committee to help with interna
tional volunteer work camps or
ganized by the Finnish relief or
ganization. Food Freezing To Be
Demonstrated Here
A demonstration of the freez
ing and the preparation pf fools
from a home freezer will be
given at the Rogue Service and
Supply company salesroom Wed
nesday at 2 p. m.
Miss Jean Wiegand. Crosley
home economist, will be in
charge of the school. She will
demonstrate new menus and ex
plain the advanced methods of
modern frozen food preparation.
YFW Conclave Slated
In Grants Pass Sunday
A district meeting of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and auxil
iary will be held in Grants Pass
Sunday, starting at noon. De
partment officers will attend the
conclave, which will be held un
der the direction of District
Commander Jack Stewart.
VFW members from Ashland,
Medford, Rogue River, Central
Point, Kerby, Illinois Valley,
Camp White, Shady Cove. Gold
Hill, Glendale and Grants Pass
will attend.
Museum Progress
Told; Society's
Secretary Resigns
Work on the floor covering
and other installations at the
Jacksonville museum are under
way this week, it was reported
today by Miss Vcnita Daley, sec
retary of the Southern Oregon
Historical Society, Inc., following
completion of interior decora
tions and painting of the entrance
to the old county courthouse last
Friday.
Miss Daley today also an
nounced her resignation, effect
ive May 1. She has been active
in historical circles in this area
for many years, and has been
acting bookkeeper and paymas
ter of the building repair job
since its beginning, and has been
constantly in touch with arrange
ments in connection with the
building.
Appreciation Voiced
Miss Claire Hanley, president
of the society, today expressed
her appreciation for the continu
ing assistance rendered by Miss
Daley in the work on the mu
seum, and said that she had been
a faithful worker in the cause of
establishing the courthouse as
one of southern Oregon's prime
tourist attractions.
Miss Daley said her resignation
was because of a disagreement
with policies decided upon by
the board of directors of the so
ciety, under which a temporary
curator from tfie State Historical
society has been retained at the
museum.
Decision to retain the curator
was made at a meeting of the
board last Saturday, at which
time a caretaker also was named,
There are some 4000 meat
jacking companies in the United
states.
Domestic Laundry
Changes Owners
Ownership of the Domestic
Laundry and Cleaners changed
hands yesterday when A. A. "Al"
Dumas, Portland, assumed con
trol of the establishment from
Glenn Fabrick. Dumas was with
the National Laundry company
in Portland for 25 years, the
last 10 as manager. 1
The new owner has purchased
a home at 2011 East Main street,
where he and his wife are now
residing. A son. Murray, will be
assocaited with Dumas in the
business after his graduation
from Oregon State college in
June. Another son is a student
at OSC and a daughter is a lab
oratory technician at the Uni
versity of Oregon medical school
in Portland.
Dumas said that modernization
of the plant on North Riverside
avenue is being planned, ana
the first step will be the instal
lation of a new shirt unit.
Dumas is past president of
two Portland groups, the down
town Optimist International club
and the Leaders club; belonged
to the Knife and Fork club there,
the Al Kader Shrine and Mil
waukie Masonic lodge No. 109.
and was a deacon in the White
Temule Baptist church.
The Domestic is one of the
oldest laundry and cleaning es
tablishments in the Rogue val
ley.
CAKE TOO "HOT"
Fitchburg, Mass. (U.Rl Raid
ing a suspected bookie establish
ment, state police found two
men hard at work over a hot
stove. "I m baking a cake, ex
plained one. Skeptical officers
took the lid off the stove and
found racing sheets being de
stroyed inside.
Tuesday. Mar 1M0
MEDrOWP (ORECOH) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN
May Designated
As Reorganization
Month by McKay
Salem, Ore.. May 2 (U.R)
Gov. Douglas McKay joined the
governors of other states and :
President Truman today in dee-!
ignating May as national reor-!
ganization month. 1
Gov. McKay said the country's .
irosperity. security and strength
hinge on federal government ef
ficiency and "the interest, under
standing and support of our citl-1
zens are vital to the accomplish-1
ment of any realistic program of
reorganization of that govern-
ment."
Enlargement Noted
McKay said growth of the
United States "resulted in inevit
able enlargement of the federal i
government's machinery." But !
he added "over many years, stud- j
ies have shown the possibility of I
achieving greater efficiency, ef
fectiveness and economical man
agement through reorganiza
tion." !
McKay stated: j
"In designating May 1 to May
31 as National Reorganization
Month, I urge the people of Ore-i
gon to observe this period with
ceremonies and activities design-'
ed to increase interest and
knowledge of the possibilities of I
reorganization and its benefits i
to the country' and our state," i
About two thirds of U. S. for
eign holdings in 1940 were di-:
rect investments In factories, i
mines, railroads and business en
terprises of all kinds. About 70
per cent of total investments
was in the Western Hemisphere.
In the first ten years of this
century, U. S. population in
crease more from immigrants
than from births.
About one dollar out of every
five that Americans spend for
recreation goes to motion pictures.
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