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The Bulletin Editorial Page Saturday, April 11, 1958 Anaheim (Cal.) Bulletin—A-7 Dedicated Public Servant It is hoped that the people of Northern Orange County are watching and taking note of the calibre of County Supervisor they have in William Phillips. Holding a public office requires the candidate to have a multiple number of qualifications, affable, pleasant, a good politician, neat in appearance, a passable public speaker and the ability to appease the voter. All of these "Bill" has, but they are not his outstanding asset to the voter. If a person can be tagged as "dedicated" then "Bill" is the person whom you are describing. There is no single report that shows the accumulated number of dollars he has saved the county through reorganization of methods, systems and departments. No means of measuring the good will, state and national, he has focused on Orange County by his presentation of County problems in Sacramento and Washington D. C. Presently, no way to measure the value of his program in extending the growth plans for the entire county over a period of years to the end of the Century. The number of hours devoted to his responsibilities in terms of dollars received in salary make him one of the lowest paid civil servants in Orange County. "Bill" feels the responsibilities of his office, the responsibility to those who placed him in this position of trust and service. If all public office holders were of this same calibre, this county, state and nation would be a much Assignment: Washington by Ed Koterba WASHINGTON—Mostly when I sit down to a relaxing evening before the television machine, all sorts of painful ailments keep cropping up. I finally have it figured out. It's those get-well commercials. That one that puts strange gurgling noises in my stomach is where they flash a diagram of the human's innards to show how to get rid of an upset stomach. In this horror ad, a white pill floats into the diagram's mouth, dissolves in the tummy and arrows go shooting like little black needles in and around and through the blood stream. I never suspected I had rheumatism until I saw a pretty TV lady wince and writhe and cry in pain. She grabbed at her shoulder, and I suffered with her. Then somebody handed a salve to the girl, she rubbed it in gently, and there were those arrows again, digging into the joints. Often I'd drag off to bed imagining natural acids chewing holes in the lining of my stomach. No wonder. This came after the man in the white coat—looking like a doctor —scorched holes right through a napkin with "natural acids." The fake doctor was hawking a roll of pills. Well, up on the seventh floor of the Federal Trade Commission Building here, Charlie Sweeny was watching those commercials, too. He also gets a pain—in the neck. And, often, Charlies does something about it. He's major domo of a monitoring unit which takes a dim view of those gruesome exaggerations on radio and TV. Into Mr. Sweeny's office are funneled the complaints of suffering viewers and from 350 FTC field and other employees. television set with a $1,600 picture-making machine of his own. Sometimes he works with a script, furnished—offen reluctantly—by the Madison Avenue Draculas. He snaps away at the offending commercials for his permanent record. Then, he pounces on the scared promoters. It was this kind of detective work which stopped that fake doctor from burning holes in perfectly good napkins. Natural acids cannot either, Charles says, eat holes in cloth. That rheumatism rub commercial got rubbed off the air, too. Mr. Sherlock Sweeny found that the stuff doesn't come near working itself into the joints, like they claimed. In appropriations testimony on Capitol Hill, just released, Harry A. Babcock, executive director of the Federal Trade Commission, said that Charlie's doing a fine job even though he works with only two assistants. Right now, the FTC is looking into cold remedies. There are 60 companies making claims that need some checking out. Charlie often takes his work home with him. He parks himself in front of the family's 21-inch set by nights. That's how he caught up with those cosmetics people who made some magic on the television tube with a hair goo. Their hired girl sprayed the stuff on her straw-straight stringy coiffure and, presto, curly locks. Huh-unh, said Sweeny the sleuth, and the unlikely act went off the air. Maybe folks like to get fooled, but not when it hits the family pocketbook or gives them a false pain. Here's more power to Charlie! (Copyright, 1959, by United Fea- SATURDAY, AP today, you have an sonality which draws your orbit without try to influence a quently, your influenta! Your loyalty you usually recogis sight, individuals trust and respect. You have a ment ment, however, and sometimes say m should about your times your ambition the possibility of at setback will cast depths of despair. ter for you to say act. Then, neither will be so disappointed. You have a love e the luxuries of liv en, especially, are galley and probable leaders in your o You are likely to b will always accept job when asked. H ful in romance or a disappointment will leave a scar f Among those boo are: Sir David M. ish admiral; Albert burn, diplomat; Charles Evans Hu Supreme Court; B orator and state Weeks, a U. S. Sec Sunday, ARIES (Mar. 21-4 your morning on the balance of th ant social recrea TAURUS (Apr. 21 is romance for great happiness your heart. GEMINI (May 2 Strange As It Seems By Elsie Hix SWEET CORN—AT 86° F. AFTER HARVEST LOSES ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF ITS SUGAR CONTENT IN 24 HOURS! GENORED! THE FIRST PHONOGRAPH DEMONSTRATED IN RUSSIA WAS SMASHED BEFORE THE CZAR BECAUSE THE OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY PLAYED A RECORD OF KIRLOFF'S FABLES, BANNED BY CENSORS 50 YEARS PREVIOUSLY. THE OPERATOR WAS FINED AND PUT IN JAIL FOR 3 MONTHS — ELEPHANT MEN O'WAR ONCE FOUGHT IN WARS IN INDIA... THEY CARRIED SCIMITARS AND WERE TAUGHT TO CUT DOWN ENEMY FORCES! Sweet Sorrow MEADE ALCORN G.Q.P. LOOK TRUTH Many people in Russia in experience under the gov't by the gov't 'Intourist.' have been saw. Almighty what they gonist go to see. They were people such convict nist propa anyone in utter one Communist praise it. mean death. For this for America the true Russia. The years as Communist Noble, tales and of I tion of the own eyes Russia — lists never years of mines of tic Circle gained the of Russia. BEN When J leased by the person Eise America gets on His facts of Comm Your Birthday by Stella SATURDAY, APRIL 11 — Born today, you have an outgoing personality which draws people into your orbit without appearing to try to influence anyone. Consequently, your influence is exceptional! Your loyalties are firm and you usually recognize, at first sight, individuals whom you can trust and respect. You have a mercurial temperament, however, and alternate between excesses of joy and deep gloom. You are a great talker and sometimes say more than you should about your plans. Sometimes your ambitions overreach the possibility of attainment and a setback will cast you into the depths of despair. It might be better for you to say less before you act. Then, neither you nor others will be so disappointed. You have a love of life and enjoy the luxuries of living. You women, especially, are fond of social gaiety and probably will become leaders in your community life. You are likely to be "joiners" and will always accept a committee job when asked. Be a little careful in romance or you may have a disappointment in love which will leave a scar for life. Among those born on this date are: Sir David M. Anderson, British admiral; Albert Henry Washburn, diplomat; Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the U.S. Supreme Court; Edward Everett, orator and statesman; John Weeks, a U.S. Secretary of War. Sunday, April 12 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) — After your morning devotions, spend the balance of the day in pleasant social recreation. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — There is romance for you today and great happiness if you follow your heart. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — Let that you may have difficulty in deciding what you want to do in life. As a youth, you may go from one thing to another, testing your skills. But once you have made up your mind, you will then concentrate on reaching the top. You have a great deal of energy and must be active all the time. Just make sure that your activity takes you toward some definite, constructive objective. Your ties of kin are strong and you are happiest when surrounded by members of your own family. You are much beloved by them, and you will be happiest if wed while quite young and have a large family group of your own. You are inclined to be moody and depressed when alone, but when surrounded by those you love, you can be gay, happy and contented. However, when choosing a life partner, don't trust impulse. Be sure you have found the one whose temperament suits your own and whose mind can keep pace with your own. Among those born on this date are: Henry Clay, statesman; William Brockman Bankhead, Alabama legislator; Donald Grant Mitchell, author; John Shaw Billings, library executive; Frank Howard Dodd, publisher. Monday, April 13 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) — Be Sacramento Report by John A. Murdy Jr. Senator John A. Murdy, Jr. Water development, which kept both the 1957 and 1958 sessions boiling, is again a hot issue in The Governor's recommendations for water development legislation have been expanded since the session opened. Originally, his Sacramento Report by John A. Murdy Jr. Senator John A. Murdy, Jr. Water development, which kept both the 1957 and 1958 sessions boiling, is again a hot issue in the current Legislature. Members from both the north and the south have introduced a considerable variety of measures intended to end the stalemate between the two opposite ends of our state. The difference between the two areas arose from the fact that the water hungry south feels that a constitutional amendment is necessary to protect its rights to water from projects which will be constructed in the north, while the north feels that such an amendment might conceivably commit its own needed supply. But the legislative skirmishing around this basic issue ended up by involving everything from appropriations for the Feather River Project to studies of the water resources of the Eel River. So far in this session the question of new taxes and the size of the budget have tended to steal the limelight from the water issue but nevertheless much legislative work is being done on the latter. A basic issue in the controversy, whether or not to preserve the $190,000,000 investment fund for water development, is in the process of being decided. A bill to utilize the fund for that purpose has passed the Assembly and is now before the Senate. One significant aspect of the situation is the number of bills which have been introduced which would establish county-wide water agencies in several northern counties. Such measures are regarded by many observers as being a sort of "home rule" answer to demands of the south for a constitutional amendment. The Governor's recommendations for water development legislation have been expanded since the session opened. Originally, his program called for a $138,000,000 appropriation for construction of the Feather River Project and a $500,000,000 bond issue to finance the distribution system to carry water to the south. The appropriation request has been increased to approximately $162,000,000. Recently, the size of the bond issue recommended has been increased to $960,000,000. A bill embodying that amount has been introduced, and bears the names of a majority of Senate members. Introduced the same day by a group of Senators from central and northern districts was a constitutional amendment calling for a $2,000,000 bond issue, proceeds of which would be allocated on a priority basis. Other constitutional amendments relating to enforcement of water contracts have also been introduced. Their intent is to give the south the assurance it desires of a firm water supply. Because of the many bills introduced, and their wide variety of purpose, it will be possible for us to tackle the water problem from many angles. Whether as individuals we represent northern or southern districts, we are in position to work for their best interests in considering proposed water legislation. All of us are aware that a solution to the water problem must be reached at this session. Though so far no major bill relating to the problem has been enacted, the signs of progress are encouraging, and it seems certain that a sound program will eventually be worked out. Looking Ahead by Dr. George S. Benson TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA Many people have gone to Soviet Russia in recent years and have experienced "red carpet" tours under the guidance of (and policed by) the government agency called "Intourist." Some of these people have been misled by what they saw. Almost without exception what they saw was what the Communist government wanted them to see. The people they talked with were people carefully prepared for such conversation by the Communist propaganda machine. Hardly anyone in Russia today would dare utter one word detrimental to the Communist dictatorship. They must praise it. They know it would mean death to do otherwise. For this reason it is important for Americans to have access to the true facts about Communist Russia. During nine and a half years as a prisoner-slave of the Communists, an American, John Noble, talked with tens of thousands of Russians from every section of the Soviet Union. With his own eyes he saw many sections of Russia — where American tourists never go — and during three years of hard labor in the coal mines of Vorkuta, north of the Arctic Circle, he made friends and gained the confidence of thousands of Russians. Behind Red Carpet When John Noble finally was released by the Communists, after the personal intervention of President Eisenhower, he came back to America with facts which nobody gets on the "red carpet" tours. His facts expose the true nature of Communism as an evil, Godless man; there were no mattresses, no pillows, no blankets — just a hard wooden slab. A Slave's Plight "In the mornings around 4:45 a.m. the guards 'came in and chased us up off our shelves. Next we went outside and washed ourselves a bit with snow, then off to the mess hall. We only had two meals a day. The first meal consisted of a chunk of black bread, a bowl of watery soup with a few cabbage leaves in the bottom. After returning from work in the evening the second meal consisted of a bowl of cabbage soup, a scoop of porridge and a small piece of fish." "Of course all the people were under 100 pounds in weight. The mine I first worked in was 1.3 miles from our camp. The prisoners made the trip through a 40-foot wide barbed wire corridor, accompanied by armed guards and police dogs. At the mine shaft, we received our lamps and descended down 900 feet to work under the most primitive conditions. "Every day new prisoners were coming into the camps. For the first two or three weeks these people were afraid to talk to fellow prisoners, but then they would start unloading. Some were from the defense plants, some from the Kremlin itself, some from the farms, some from colleges and universities — all 'enemies of the State.'" This was one of his sources of facts about Soviet Russia. Read John Noble's book — "I Was A Slave in Russia" (Devin-Adair). BEHIND RED CARPET When John Noble finally was released by the Communists, after the personal intervention of President Eisenhower, he came back to America with facts which nobody gets on the "red carpet" tours. His facts expose the true nature of Communism as an evil. Godless, brutal force using starvation, mass murder, inhuman torture and brainwashing to force its will wherever it gains control. His facts also explode some previously held conceptions about Communist Russia. Here are some of those facts: 1. There are 28,000,000 people in prison slave labor camps in the Soviet Union. 2. Most of the production methods in the Soviet Union are primitive. 3. The population is not 210 million as officially stated, but 160 million. 4. The average Russian citizen has only three years of education. ("Even the Soviets admit," says Noble, "that an educated Soviet Union could not be controlled by the Communists.") 5. Only the elite, as chosen by the Communist Party as Party members, receive higher education. Survived Starvation John Noble, a rugged youth in his 20's, survived several starvation periods, in seven prisons in which he was kept. Tens of thousands of prisoners died during these periods. Noble was assigned the task, in two of the prisons, of disrobing and checking the clothing of the corpses; and was obliged to watch as other prisoner-survivors rolled gasoline drums out into the prison courtyards and burned the daily toll of corpses, like cordwood. He finally, by travel stages through the whole of eastern Russia, arrived at Vorkuta, within the Arctic Circle, one of more than 200 slave labor camps. There were more than a half million slaves from 72 nations at Vorkuta. Temperatures ranged down to 70 degrees below zero. "Our bunks," John Noble relates, "were long wooden shelves about six feet wide—in narrow barracks half above ground, half below. Eleven inches of space on the bunk were allotted." THE Family Scrapbook "Hitting Back" Tommy Brant is an aggressive little four-year-old. It is hard for him to share anything and because he is bigger and stronger than most of his playmates, he often gets his way by hitting. At first, his parents tried to be understanding but his behavior got too much for them and they decided that the only way he could learn to control the hitting was to see how it felt. But when they suggested this to the nursery-school teacher of the group to which Tommy belongs, she wasn't at all convinced that their suggestion was a good one. "I'm afraid all we would be doing would be to make him think that hitting was the way to do things," she said. "I know how you feel and, of course, we're trying to take care of the situation. Tommy's gotten off on the wrong foot. But as we're helping him find other ways of getting the aggressive feeling out of his system, he doesn't use his hands so often. And the fact, too, that children don't want to play with him when he hits is beginning to have its effect. If you can bear with him for a little while longer, I think we'll have him civilized." (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 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