H MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Monday, May 25. 1938
Century Fund Head
Suggests Choice
Between Factors
New York (UPI-l-August
Heckscher, director of the
Twentieth Century fund, sug
gested today the time has
come in this space age for
Americans to make new
choices between the produc
tion of material goods and
"those other goods of the
mind and spirit."
"The Americans today do
not have to choose between
butter and guns; they can un
doubtedly have, if they insist,
both tail fins on their cars
and satellites in their sky,"
Heckscher wrote in his fore
word to the fund's annual re
port. "What they cannot afford
is to be so bewitched by the
tail fins that they forget about
the sky or at least forget
that every worth-while hu
man achievement has in
volved the cultivation of hard
thought and the habits-of self
denial and disciplined ' con
duct." Presents Opportunity
Heckscher said the coinci
dence of the satellite age and
the industrial recession pre
sents an opportunity to "re
examine the dogma that pro
duction by itself makes a na
tion viruous and strong."
"While the more glittering
Jinds of consumer goods have
been pouring off the produc
tion lines, the country has re
mained notably deficient in
Jey areas of the intellectual
nd creative life," he wrote.
"Our automobiles are bet
ter than our education; our
kitchen gadgets more central
to our preoccupations than
the form and livability of
our cities.
Support Lacking
"Most of the public needs
of the American community
are supported marginally,
often haphazardly; institutions
which have in their keeping
the intellectual and'artistic re
sources of the community
scrape along on budgets
raised precariously after pri
vate individuals have re
sponded to all the lures and
seductions to which a dazzling
merchandise subjects them."
Heckscher noted the fund,
founded in 1919 by Boston
merchant Edward A. Filene,
recently has devoted much of
its research effort to produc-
Red Agreement
Sought on Travel
Washington (UPI)
The United States has made
another in a long series of at
tempts to get Russia to agree
to freedom of travel in the
Soviet Union.
The State Department said
in a note delivered to the
Russian Embassy the United
States would be glad to drop
all restrictions against Rus
sian travel here if the Soviets
would follow suit.
Both, Russia and the United
States now keep about a third
of their territory closed to
citizens of the other.
The note was sent to the
mbassy last Thursday and
made public Sunday.
If Russia does not want to
take such a far-reaching step
now, the department propos
4 that the Soviets at least
Case some restrictions on Am
erican travellers on a tit-for-fcat
basis.
For example, the United
states offered to open up all
f Maryland to Soviet travel
U Russia would open the Moscow-Kaluga
- Vladimir area.
All of the closed area within
125 miles of New York City
would be opened in a return
for the opening of a similar
rea around Leningrad.
All of New Hampshire,
Jthode Island, Connecticut,
New York and Massachusetts
vould be opened in return
for the opening of Leningrad
and the western regions of
the Ukraine.
GOP Senate Control
Seen as Problem
Portland (UPI) The Re
publicans will probably have
difficulty gaining control of
the Oregon Senate in the No
vember elections, a GOP
panel member said here Sun
day. State Sen. Rudie Wilhelm
of Portland said Republicans
would have to take 12 of the
15 seats that are up for con
test for a majority in the Sen.
ate. Wilhelm appeared on a
television program, KGW-
TV's Viewpoint, along with
James F. Short, GOP state
chairman, and two Democrats,
state Sen. Alfred Corbett of
Portland and Dave Epps,
Democratic state chairman.
Epps predicted a Demo
cratic primary 'registration
lead of more than 42,000 over
the Republicans would in
crease to 60,000 for the gen
eral election.
tion. It has, in recent years,
he said turned additional at
tention to studies on the struc
ture of the city, on leisure, on
"the capacity to consume"
and the relation between the
nation's industrial power and
defense.
Washington County
Calls lor Pickers
Hillsboro (UPI) Wash
ington county officials issued
a call for strawberry pickers
today.
Alvin Elkins, local manager
of the state employment of
fice, said "we were able to
scrape up only 150 pickers
this morning and could have
used 850 more." Pickers were
recruited today from schools
at Beaver, Cloverdale and
Sand Lake which already
have closed for the year.
Elkins said the Washington
county crop was "the largest
single crop in its agricultural
history."
Close Coaster When
14 Persons Injured
Buckeye Lake, Ohio (UPI)
Authorities today closed a
roller coaster ride for a safety
check. Fifteen screaming fun
seekers were thrown from
their cars Saturday night, in
juring 14.
The accident occurred when
the three cars bearing 15
young persons at Buckeye
Lake amusement park neared
the top of the first incline,
about 75 feet high.
. Authorities said the vcars
disengaged from the lifting
chain allowing the cars to
hurtle back down to the start.
The occupants were thrown
out as the cars overturned
upon rounding a curve at the
bottom. Fourteen were in
jured, none critically.
Auto Workers to
Deliver Demands
Detroit (UPI) The
United Auto Workers Union,
with six days left to work
out contracts for a half-million
auto workers, will deliv
er its reduced demands on
General Motors and Ford to
day. The UAW's contract with
General Motors expires on
Thursday, midnight. The con
tracts with Ford and Chrys
ler where negotiations re
sume at midnight ' faunday.
General Motors negotiations
resume Tuesday expire at
midnight Sunday. General
Motors negotiations can con
tinue to Monday without af
fecting the work schedule be
cause of the Memorial Day
holiday.
The three companies have
offered to renew present con
tracts for two years. This
would give workers an aver
age nine-cents hourly pay
boost immediately and an
other seven cents plus or
minus cost-of-living adjust
ments in one year.
But UAW President Walter
P. Reuther and the union's
national bargaining councils
declared Friday this offer
"will never be accepted."
PASSES CRISIS
London (UPI) Gerald
Patrick O'Hara, archbishop of
Savannah - Atlanta and the
Pope's delegate to Britain, has
passed the crisis and was re
ported out of danger Sunday
night. Archbishop O'Hara, 67,
a resident of Philadelphia,
collapsed last Wednesday fol
lowing his return from a trip
overseas.
CHILD DIES OF TUMOR
' Genoa. Italy (UPI) Pas
qualino Mancini, 5. died in his
mother's arms at the railroad
station here Saturday of a
stomach tumor while en route
home from the grotto of Our
Lady of Lourdes. His parents
had refused to allow doctors
to operate in the United
States last month.
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non-food commercial uses and
is a raw material in more than
87 industries.
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What Is The Law?
This column is prepared as a public service by the
College of Law, Willamette University, Salem, to
explain Basic legal principles, not to ' provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for
differing facts may change the outcome.
WHEN IS A PARKING LOT
LIABLE FOR A CAR AND
ITS CONTENTS?
When Ace drove into Bob's
parking lot, he received a
small check stub which said
in very fine print: "Bob's
Parking Lot is not responsi
ble for articles left in cars."
Bob parked the car but did
not lock it; and while the car
was on the lot a thief non
chalantly removed a tire
from the trunk. Despite the
"fine print" Bob is liable to
Ace for the loss of the tire.
Shortly after Ace had left
his car on the lot, Carl drove
in. Bob directed Carl to park
his car in an empty space
on the lot and to keep the
keys. Carl parked his car but
failed to lock it. While he
was gone, a suitcase, lying
on the back seat of the car,
was stolen. Bob is not liable
for the loss of the suitcase.
Bob is liable only when he
takes "possession? of the car
and of all its normal contents
by retaining the keys. A "bail
ment" of the car results and
Bob becomes a "bailee" who
must exercise as much care as
the owner would. A "bailee"
who is being paid for his serv
ices must therefore take reas
onable precautions to pre
vent theft, such as locking the
car.
Not Drawn To Attention
In the case involving Ace,
his check stub would not ab
solve Bob of blame because
it was not drawn to Ace's at-
Storm Hurts Pelion
Dam Dedicetion
Madras (UPI) Pelton
dam was dedicated Saturday
but part of the ceremonies
were washed out by a sudden
thunderstorm.
The 25 million dollar pro
ject had drawn about 2,700
persons for its dedication but
most of them left when the
storm struck about 45 min
utes before the scheduled
opening of ceremonies.
An abbreviated ceremony
was held after the storm.
Officials of Portland Gen
eral Electric company found
themselves with an excessive
amount of barbecued beef and
baked beans on hand-
Three Arrested for
Attempted Burglary
Carl Edward Johnson, 19,
and' two 15-year-old boys,' all
from Riddle, were arrested by
state police early Sunday
morning in connection with
an attempted burglary of the
State Liquor Control agency
at Shady Cove.
Officers here reported they
received a complaint at 2:17
a.m. Sunday from the Shady
Cove Variety store and liquor
agency that someone had
broken a window of the build
ing. The two juveniles were
turned over to juvenile au
thorities and Johnson is held
in the county jail.
Time
tention. A person who has not
been notified of such provis
ions is not bound by them. If
Bob has large signs oh his lot
indicating that he would not
be responsible for articles left
in cars, the court may find
that he is not liable for the
loss of Ace's tire. But even if
Bob had posted such signs
he would be liable in many
states because the courts oft
en feel that the bailee should
not be able to exonerate him
slf from his own negligence.
Carl, on the other hand,
cannot recover from Bob be
cause Bob did not take pos
session of his car. Carl mere
ly rented space and retained
control of his car. Bob did not
assume the responsibilities of
the bailee. Who holds the keys
normally determines who is
responsible for the car and
its contents.
The rules regarding liabil
ity of bailees and their abil
ity to limit liability applies
to persons who repair items
as . well as those who hold
them in storage. Garages, dry
cleaning establishments.check
stands and fixit shops are li
able when they negligently
damage things left with them.
Interim Committee
Favors Trailer Tex
Portland (UPI)--The Leg
islative Interim Tax commit
tee gave "its approval Satur
day to (a new trailer tax law
to be presented to the 1959
Legislature.
The bill would knock out
the present license by weight.
Instead, each trailer would
pay a S6 license fee plus a
two per cent ad valorem tax
based on "blue book" whole
sale values.
State Sen. Monroe Sweet
land (D-Milwaukie) said that
in his opinion this would put
mobile homes on about the
same tax ratio as fixed loca
tion homes.
Happy
the home!
Houses are like people. The health
ier they are, the happier they are.
How about yonr bouse? Is it a happy
home for your family, free of
small but dangerous flaws, safe
from the ever-present threat of
blight and decay? Make sure it is
by making timely repairs. Remem
ber that blight' needs only a tiny
toe hold to grow and spread.
Stay alert. Protect your home,
guard your neighborhood. Care
lessness and neglect are conta
gious. One shabby home leads to
another. A few blighted houses
can start a slum . . . raise your
taxes, rob you of school and busi
ness opportunities, impair local fa
cilities of all kinds.
Keep your property in healthy shape.
Make timely repairs at home . . .
then join your neighbors in community-improvement
groups. Safe
guard your family's future now by
writing for practical, effective in- .
formation to:
American Council To
i Improve Our Neighborhoods
!
i Box 503, Radio City Station, N. Y. 20, K.Y.
! Published as a public service in cooperation
with The Advertising Council and the News-
I paper Advertising Executives Association.
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By Jimmy Hatlo
Atomic-Type Sub
Launched Today
Groton, Conn. (UPI)
The USS Skipjack, fastest,
most revolutionary designed
atomic submarine in the en
tire world, will be launched
here today just a few hours
after the keel-laying of the
nuclear-powered submarine
killer USS Tullibee.
Actually, thp Skipjack
launching will be spaced be
tween the start of two new
destructive mission submar
ines. Tuesday, the keel of a
huge Polaris missile sub, as
yet unnamed, will be laid.
It will be the construction
start of the second Polaris
missile craft, or fleet ballis
tic missile boat, being built
by the Electric Boat Division
of General Dynamics Corp
The hull of the first now oc
cupies the ways between the
Skipjack and the USS Tri
ton, which will be an elec
tronically equipped underwa
ter picket and radar station
for the Navy.
, When the Skipjack is trig
gered off the launching ways
she will become the sixth at
omic propelled sub to get into
the water, all built by Elec
tric Boat. Three already are
operating. The 'others are be
ing fitted with reactors and
readied for sea trials.
Each bill of U.S. currency
costs the government eight-
tenths of a cent in labor and
materials.
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THE
Western Air Lines
Los Angeles (UPI) -Western
Air Lines, paralyzed for
three months by a walkout,
made preparations today to
restore service after reaching
a tentative agreement with
striking pilots.
Tentative agreement for a
settlement of the lengthy dis
pute was announced Sunday
by federal mediator Leverett
Edwards. He said a "few" re
maining issues would be set
tled by arbitration.
Air line officials said it
probably would take 10 days
to two weeks to get WAL
planes back in operation on 83
daily flights to 13 Western
states, Canada and Mexico.
Return June 1 t
Howard Jones,1 regional rep
resentative of the Air Line
Pilot's Assn., said most of the
idled pilots would return to
work June 1 but some would
o back sooner to test-fly
equipment.
Edwards did not elaborate
on the settlement and was still
in conference early today on
the matter.
It was understood that a
compromise had been reached
BEDFORD WATER COMMISSION
WE ASK YOUR SUPPORT
Now that- the summer months are here, we are asking you to be
conscious of the water you use, particularly on hot days and during
dry periods, and to avoid unnecessary wastage of one of our com
munity's most valuable assets.
For better utilization of the public water supply and assurance of
ample quantities of water at proper pressures for domestic, commer
cial and fire fighting needs, the regulations governing the use of
water are as follows: ,
WHEN THE FIRE SIREN SOUNDS, a neighbor is in distress and
you can help him. Turn off your lawn, sprinklers and other non
essential water uses during the emergency.
OPEN HOSES ARE NOT ALLOWED. An open hose robs pressure
from-your other sprinklers and from your neighbors' houses.
WASTE OF WATER IS PROHIBITED. You can stop waste and save
money by being careful not to allow water to run to waste down side
walks, streets or gutters as a result of sprinkling lawns, gardens or
parking strips and by repairing all plumbing leaks and closing fau
cets when they are not actually being used. Wasted water costs
just as much to deliver as water that is put to use.
(
SPRINKLING STREETS. The use of water through a hose for sprin
kling streets is forbidden under all circumstances. -
In addition to the above regulations, the following hints may be
helpful in your use of water:
WHEN SPRINKLING YOUR LAWN, get the most for your money
use water wisely. Experts say that it is better to soak an estab
lished lawn to a depth of several inches once or twice a week than
to give your grass a light sprinkling daily. They also suggest
watering only in the cool hours of the day. As the heaviest demand
. on the water system comes in the late afternoon and evening, it is
suggested that you sprinkle in the early morning.
WATER FOR AIR COOLERS of the evaporative type, should be
carefully controlled. Maximum efficiency from an evaporative type
air cooler is obtained when the entire area of the pads is kept damp.
Any water allowed to run off from the cooler is wasted.
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Plans to Restore Service by June 1
on the controversial "third
pilot" issue for prop -jets
which WAL plans to put into
service sometime next year.
The pilots wanted a third
pilot on the new craft.
A group of 263 WAL pilots
walked out last Feb. 21 after
a deadlock in negotiations.
Idles Stewardesses
The strike idled another
2,100 stewardesses, flight en
gineers, ground crewmen and 4
clerks. WAL estimated it cost !
the firm about 1 million dol-
lars a month.
Ten of 50 cities served byj
the airline were left without!
air transportation. Another 12 1
communities were left with
but one carrier.
This month a group of 25
Western senators asked Presi
dent Eisenhower to appoint a
board to investigate the dis
pute. The chief executive de
clined to step into the strike
without a request from the
National Mediation Board.
Western officials said the
walkout was the longest in the
history of commercial avia
tion. They said another pas
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296 days but managed to oper
ate, whereas Western was
closed down completely.
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A Western Company owned and operated by Weston People
Oregon City (LTD A 50-year-old
Mulino resident, Peta
Rutkowski, was killed Satur
day when his car went over
a 135-foot embankment on
Timothy Meadows road in
eastern Clackamas county.