The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
MILL CITY, OREGON
Editorial Comments
WHO’S TO FILL IT?
, 2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
May 15, 1952
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| of a final settlement instead of re-
Shortly after the appalling mine 1 ducing them to a single issue—which
Entered aa aecond-elaaa matter November 10. 1944 at the post office at
disaster at West Frankfort, Ill., last may still be surmounted through ne
Mill City, Oretton, under the Act of March 3. 1873.
Christmastime, this newspaper said: gotiation.
For it is too early to assume that
It is an old story. A manifest
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need, when the states fail signally all the truce efforts have gone for
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ernment into the vacuum. Those Communists still want to talk. The
who don’t wish to surrender mine United States has shown unmistak
inspection to Washington had bet- ably—and we believe its UN allies
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ter get busy in mining-state cap- will support it fully—that it means
PUBLISHERS
business on the prisoner issue and
itals such as Springfield.
will resume full-scale fighting, if
ASSOCIATION
Well, the vacuum is pulling, The necessary, in defense of its position.
senate, by voice vote and without op There is a chance that this is the
position, has passed a bill giving fed last thing the Reds are anxious to
eral mine inspectors authority to close have happen.
down mines in which they find con
The important thing is that Amer-
ditions of imminent danger until those icans — and their allies — shall face
conditions are rectified.
A similar whatever lies ahead united on the
bill has won favorable action by an rightness, of the present stand. It ha9
Education and Labor subcommittee been hard for some of them to recog
Kefauver grows upon one. After careful observa in the House.
nize, since the early days of the Ko
SALEM
tion of this man, we find a solid citizen. Sen. Paul Doug And what have the states been do rean fighting, that for the first time
ing to fill the vacuum themselves? in history a war was being fought as
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las of Illinois comments favorably upon Kefauver. States Colorado, for one, has acted. First it
an international police action under
Douglas, “Finally, the voters from all over the country passed an act which parallels the something
approaching world law.
Has Everything for Your
instinctively recognize Senator Kefauver as their cham standards of the federal safety code Now they have a chance to regain
Then the chief state inspector made their sense of the heroic, to prove
pion. They proved this by trudging through the New the inspectors of the United States
they are as unwilling to give
Hampshire snows to vote for him against the wishes and Bureau of Mines his deputies, which that
way morally before the demands of
instructions of a powerful and wealthy machine. They automatically gave them the powers the Communist slave philosophy as
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of enforcement heretofore held only they were to allow Red aggression
showed the same justified faith in Wisconsin, Nebraska, by
the state’s staff. This also more ot push beyond the 38th parallel.—
Illinois, New Jersey and in every state where his name has than doubled the number of mine From Christian Science Monitor.
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appeared on the ballot.” Of course, we know that Kefau experts who can do something about
hazard when they find one.
ver did not win out in Florida, but it was an open and shut a Colorado,
apparently, isn’t jealous
case against him there from the beginning.
over who saves its miners’ lives—just
Kefauver has that statesman manner and the dignity so they are saved. Yet it hasn’t
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its own prime responsibility.
of a true gentleman. There were no “cat-calls or boos" dodged
were all in the upper brackets. The
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in opposition to Kefauver in his current round of speech
band entered the competition in
Eugene for the first time and did ex
DECISION IN KOREA
making. On all sides we saw young and old exhibit great
ceptionally well for their first com
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are
moments
when
a
great
patience in getting a handshake and a word from the able
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issue suddenly becomes clear. petition and second year of band in
and likeable Tennessee senator so well knownJto TV audi moral
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school.
There
were
only
two
In the midst of all the muddle, the
ences for his role in congressional investigations.
clamor, the contention, it becomes bands that rated higher and three that
to Mill City. They received
Currently Kefauver is not hitting the apparent issues overwhelmingly apparent that a de compared
cision must be made on the side of 21 A’s and 18 B's in their ratings. It X
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of today with great force. He is leaving these to the human decency and dignity.
is hoped that next year the school caD
either
buy
the
heavy
instruments
or
I
Democratic delegates’ final decision. This is like Ke Such a moment occurred when the
East City Limits on Highway 222
for the band. The programs
fauver because he believes in the people and the people’s entire free world rallied in support of uniforms
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that Communist aggression must be
Repeatedly Kefauver re-affirmed his stand with the resisted in Korea. Such a moment, Prom were unusually good this year.
Mrs. Alien’s kindergarten group
people of the United States. He believes that the people we believe, has now been reached again
had their graduation exercises
in the clear announcement that
should have the final say. He strives for greater interest again
The following
the United States and its allies will during the meeting.
One Door South of Model Food Market
by the people in their government. Again and again in not buy a truce in Korea at the ex I "graduates” were dressed in Cap and
and each gave a recitation be
Headquarters for
his speeches Kefauver hits at public laxity in attending pense of those hapless Chinese and 1 Gown
Korean prisoners who plead against fore receiving their diplomas:
to its political knitting. He encourages youth to greater being
BOY’S WEARING APPAREL
Bill O'Leary, Steven Todd, Jody
returned to a system they fear
action in political affairs and professional politics. Ke and hate.
Dell, Louise Lott, Charles Willis, Kit
2 to 16 Years
fauver is living proof that a politician can be an honorable It is significant that all the points Means, Dennis Stovall and George Mc
at issue between the Communist and Nealy.
person of highest honesty.
Those whajgere not graduating put
United Nations negotiators have been
Yes, one feels that if the people so choose, Kefauver resolved except this one—which is a on a Mother Goose skit with the fol
GENUINE IRONALL BRAND
would preserve the dignity and high purpose of the Presi matter of basic humanity, involving lowing characters: Ann Montgomery
fundamental difference of ap as Mother Goose; Sally Lents as Little
LONGS WITH SUSPENDERS
dency of the United States of America.
Kefauver is the
proach to the individual by the slave Bo-Peep; Carol Dee Stewart as Mary,
Sizes 2 to 8 ............. _.........
running for President because he feels that in doing so world and the free world. For to Mary (Carol presented each of the Sizes 4 to 12 with SELF
he carries out the real belief that mothers in every state thrust the humblest human being back ' graduated with flowers from her
ADJUSTING BELT
into slavery—even though he has been ' basket); Bryan Stovall as Rudolph,
BOXER SHORTS OF DENIM
have that their sons may some day be President. Such an
armed puppet of the slave state- ' j the red-nosed raindeer.
Sizes 2 to 12
can happen only in this Nation. Kefauver, himself, has is utterly repugnant to an enlightened The kindergarten students presented
Mrs.
Allen
with
a
corsage
and
at
the
four fine children and a charming wife. No big, shadowy moral sense. It is in defense of just
enlightenment that men have conclusion of their program Mrs.
financial interests are backing Kefauver—just people are such
’
a
been willing to fight and die and suf O’Leary presented Mrs. Allen with
doing that.
gift from the PTA and the kinder-
fer imprisonment.
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On the other issues which have been garten.
The musical trio, Ardith Jones,
discussed compromise has been pos
sible; both sides have made conces Robert and David Keyes entertained
sions, and the UN negotiators have with violin and piano numbers.
The speaker of the evening was
been far from stiff-necked. But on
the issue of returning prisoners Miss Jean Spalding, elementary school
against their will compromise is supervisor of the state department of
education, whose subject was "Kin
morally impossible.
This decision is made more poignant dergartens”. Miss Spalding gave a
by the deep desire of the West to summary of what could be expected
bring an end to the fighting and to from kindergarten training and its
have its own longsuffering prisoners value in the school system.
returned to the freedom they have so
The officers for 1952-53 were in
richly earned. Once again free men stalled by Mrs. Kenneth Crosier. They
are called upon to be willing to sac are: Mrs. Roger Nelson, president;
rifice further, if necessary, for a prin Mrs. Arey Podrabsky, 1st vice presi
ciple whose abandonment would be dent; Mis. Charles Kelly, 2d vice pres
an incalculable moral setback for the ident; Mrs. A. E. Nesbitt, secretary,
free world.
and Mrs. Beatrice Jones, treasurer.
For some Americans there may be Each was presented with a corsage as
bitterness in the thought that a quick, was Mrs. James O’Leary, the outgoing
total, military victory might have president. The meeting was closed by
been achieved by the methods advo Mrs. Nelson, the new president.
cated by General MacArthur.
To
The first grade mothers were in
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such people we would point out once charge of refreshments. Their theme
again the weight of contrary military was “Spring" with decorations on both
opinion, the numerous reasons for be table and individual cakes being very
lieving that such a strategy would attractive. Those serving were: Mes-
timely service
have brought more rather than less dames Delores Stewart, Mabel Yankus, I
MEANS
bloodshed.
It is possible that by Ruby Ziebert, Faith Veness, Margaret I
carrying the war into China the UN .....
Boroughs, Frances Merrill, Ethel
might have multiplied the difficulties ' Foster and Grace Hoffman.
DON PETERSON. Publisher
The Kefauver Profile
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