The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-03-10
WEEKEND VIEWPOINTS
BY James w. Hanson


BY James w. Hanson
Europeans have frequently eveed criticisms against the
u S. A. the commonest being that too money
minded That criticism low ebb since money
mindedness makes possible for to salvage Europeans
from The criticism that it seems could be MADE
against justice that get tired too easily OF the
states quo lot of people kick prosperity You
heard some people say last national campaign well
YOU couldn't make any The fact that it
the best it ever Not talking politics but to point
example of inclination to be
Of what situation people employed at better
incomes any time in the history Of the nation And
although living high, closer to having
everything wanted than we ever had been
Our air power is one of things that have suffered
because satisfied to leave fixed basis
When the war over, there suddenly swept over the
country desire undo things and the air force was one
of the things that up Now in the
of rebuding-at terrific cost and running the chances
of attack while unprepared
The battle over the eva appears to be coming to a
factions have announced plans for an intensive
campaign explain the provisions of the eva and its I'M
pication to the people lot of explaining and lot more
of listening necessary to have an Intelligent
decision should develop from the Columbia
that it capable producing At this writing there too
much msnfomaon in the air. Such contentious as that
Columbia authority will take the voice OF the north
vest in its management away, is groundess
Every week. the Courier-Reporter publishes two columns
and some special articles contributed by the office OF the
the home demonstration agent We do not
have all that is available the various subjects
discussed by county and state agricultural authorities But
many pamphlets available at the office OF the county
agent old Penney building upstairs which is reached
from the side Few of make much OF the
county agent and home demonstration agents office as we
should belongs the people of the county and the nfo
nation is free Don't be afraid to call and ask.
Among the organizations up influence the actions
of legislators in Olympia is to keep the tax
maximum at 40 We always have two forces
working against other when the legislature meetsone
provide funds necessary for governmental functions the
keep expenses within the capacity of the people to
pay Both necessary But the people behind each
sometimes lose their tolerance for the other The aim should
be to position in between You can't
call "happy medium" because tax paying never makeN
anybody happy.
It is estimated that $55OOOO damages caused to
state highways this winter by frost snow Roadbeds
expanded under heavy frost and soaking from melting
You multiply that probably by two three to get
the total damage to other roads not built servced by e
The repair bill will be heavy all the way around but
it will be less every year build roads we'll Poorly
constructed roads the that break easiest after
winter.
Spring weather has set people throughout the community
doing their spring cleanup jobs Well be lucky we go
through the cleanup without few disastrous fires
should only be cautions but also work substantial
of fire hazard removing It's good time to get rid
of combustibles that not needed.
Dr. Raymond B. Allen, president of the University OF
Washington makes thoughtful statement in the Record
the unversys monthly publication, dismissal OF three
members of the faculty because of their communist affi
either side of the vexing questions raised
i'm would have the temerity to suggest that
academic freedom is not involved Dr. Allen wrote Then
he said the srnssas justified however because what
violence have been done to the principles of acad
emc the action of this university