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ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURg, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1945
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CHAJU.ES V. STANTON
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, The Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau Office
Roseburg, Oregon
Forecast for Roseburg and vi
cinity: Clear tonight and Friday.
Highest temp, for any July....107
Lowest temp, for any July ...40
Highest temp, yesterday 86
Lowest temp, last night 51
PreelDltatlon yesterday... .........0
Precipitation from July 1 .0
Deficit from July 1, 1945 -.10
Doficit from Sept. 1, 1944 6.20
in the Day's News
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Nev-ulhea being Nos. 1 and 2
( Au.stral&i! fa, a continent). Balik-papim-
Is1 the most important oil
center in the Dutch East Indies.
The Australians now have a
three-cornered grip oh It at
Ballkpapan on the cast coast, at
Taraknn at the northern tip, and
ut Brunei bay bn the west coast.
MacArthur says we now have
dominatibri ot all of Borneo,
which gives us tactical control of
the entire fcouthwest Pacific. Our
ships can now sail under the pro
tection of land-based planes to
ANY POINT in the southwest
Pacific. ,
THERE is one interesting point
in the news. The Japs had de
sorted their system of connected
tunnels and pillboxes in the
ridges back of the Balikpiipan
beaches. That Is usually where
they stick to the last.
MAC ARTHUR went ashore a
few hours after the first
wave. A JAP sniper filed a full
clip nt him and an aide as they
were studying a map, but missed.
MacArthur and his aide went
studying the map. :'.',
THE Ballkpapan landing was
made in the Strait of Macas
sar, where In January ot 1942,
only a month after Pearl Harbor,
four antiquated U. S. destroyers
nado a heroic but outweighed
and unsuccessful attempt to stop
the huge Jap convoy heading for
the conquest of Java. , "
We thrilled with pride then,
and still do, at the grim courage
of our men who threw themselves
at the hopelessly superior Jap
naval force, selling their lives for
time.
BUT that terrible first year
after Pearl Harbor taught us
a lesson which, please God, we
shall NEVER forget. NEVER
AGAIN must we be so Weak as
to have to sell American lives for
time.
JAP cities are hit In our 33)-d
fife-bomb assault by 600 B
29s tills time (550 had been the
lurgest previous attack). Four
thousand tons were dropped on
four towns. .
Results appear to have been
good. Jap opposition was not too
strong. ,
OUR smaller planes range up
and ,down the China coast,
their week-end bag including
seven Jap ships sunk and 19 dam
uged and a blownup oil refinery
on Formosa. The Japs, cut off
from their conquests In Ihn south,
ure now operating on STOKED
oil. Every refinery, every storage
depot, blasted by us leaves them
just that much less.
HERE'S a point to keep in mind:
The typhoon season Is Just be
ginning in the western Pacific,
and will last for three months.
Springing a big operation In the
typhoon season would be taking
a long risk. In Burma British op
erations are slowed down by the
monsoon season. Weather Is quite
an item in war.
S. P. WWS CENSORSHIP
By Charles V, Stanton
For the past two months the district freight office of the
Southern Pacific company at Portland has most gracidusly
furnished the News-Review with a weekly report of Douglas
county car loadings. These listings have proVen exceedingly
interesting and informative arid, we arq advised, have shown
considerable effect in stimulating production irt the iurhber
industry by creating competitive spirit. The fact that Doug
las county has been averaging well over 800 carloads of
products weekly for export by rail was a revelation to a
great many people, even to persons closely connected with
the industry.
We are now informed that the Southern Pacific cohipahy
no longer can furnish this information. Consequently,
there will be no further reporting of Douglas county car
loadings, unless the railroad company relents.
Mr. L. P. Hopkins, district superintendent, has written
us a very nice letter in response to our appeal to continue
the weekly reports. Mr. Hopkins points but that since
this information has been furnished the News-Review it has
been demanded by other newspapers of the state and that,
due to shortage of clerical help, the district office cannot
accept the "enormous job"' which such reporting would1 en
tail, and that the S. P. cannot show partiality to the News
Review. We can sympathize with the Southern Pacific in
its help shortage problem. We've had our experience, too,
but we'll lay our bottom dollar on the line that not the help
shortage, nof any of the apologetic excuses made by Mr.
Hopkins, have anything to do with discontinuance of car
loading reports. We're only speculating, of course ; we
cduldn't prove a single statement, but we'll gamble that Mr.
Hopkins, who is ft mighty swell fellow and really embodies
the friendliness of the "Friendly" Southern Pacific, .has
succeeded in getting himself "in Dutch" with some of tlie
higlicr-ups because he let lis have this Information in the
first place. For that we are truly regretful.
But the excuses simply dori't hold water.
The Southern Pacific company) like every other corpora
tion, spends thousands upon thousands of dollars annually
on public relations and advertising. Our local agent, Jim
Clark, comes into our office every few days with a publicity
release, often supplemented with an expensive cut with
which to illustrate some activity of the railroad company.
The Southern Pacific company is a regular News-Review
advertiser- and spends a Very considerable amount of money
each year oh paid advertising in this newspaper. ' "' J
Any public relations or advertising expert knows full
Well that the weekly report of Douglas county car loadings
is the finest piece of public relations work the Southern
Pacific could do. The S. P. company is spending thousands
of dollars to get small items of news ill newspapers, know
ing full well that the majority of releases will go in the
wastcpiiper basket, or,, if they appear at all, it1 will be lit
some obscure position in the newspaper. But the car load-7
ing reports are Page One news in any newspaper; they
promote business for the company, they stimulate local pride
and they attract new industry, which, in the end, produces
more revenue for the railroad. The car loading reports
which we have been most grateful to receive arid which we
published free of charge, oh the front page, are worth more
to the Southern Pacific company than all of the publicity
and advertising which cost it so much money each year.
It isn't reasonable to believe the Southern Pacific com
pany would pass up this opportunity unless some factor other
than help shortage was involved.
We cart think of one reason right off the bat which' we
believe is behind the decision.
The higher-ups in the Southern Pacific company manage
ment have been diligently endeavoring for years to side
track the Southern Oregon area. We have the word of
not One but several Southern Pacific company enginemen
and trainmen that whenever one of the S. P. "Big-Shots"
comes through on an inspection trip, all freight is hustled
out of Southern Oregon yards and moved to Eugene of
Northern California terminals, so the inspector may be
shown empty yards south of Eugene, while the Eugene
tracks are crowded. The "Big Shot" can then carry back
a report of no Southern Oregon business to be spread upon
Ihe records. But a weekly carloading: report, published
in a newspaper, doesn't square with that kind of report.
Then, too, a community shipping but more than 2,000 car
loads of war essential products per month might be entitled
to some consideration for passenger service, if word were
spread around. The Southern Pacific might have to improve
crt the "Hoot Owl Express."
As we've stated before, we haven't a shred of evidence
to back up our surmises; we re only guessing. But we'll bet
that Mr. Hopkins is just as disappointed ;s we are that pub
lication of carloading reports has been discontinued, and
that if he had his way, and his public relations and advertis
ing hien had their Way, these reports would be inside avail
able not only to the Newx-Review but to every newspaper in
Oregon, regardless of help shortage.
Anyway, we are grateful to Mr. Hopkins and the district
office staff for the fine service given during the past .two
months, and wo hope carloading reports Will be made avail
able again at some future date.
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Argument, Sentiment, Comment
By HARRIS ELLSWORTH ,
Congressman, Fourth Oregon District
TRUMAN goes personally before
the senate to ask for quick
ratification of the San Francisco
charier. Me carefully puis the
spotlight on the CHARTER
not on Truman. He makes no per
sonal broadcast. No personal pic
tures are taken.
HE says to the senators:
"The choice Is not between
this charter and something else.
It is between this charter and no
charter at atL"
(Fifty nations got together to
make this one. Fifty hatlons
couldn't be got together to DO
IT OVER.)
HK adds:
"This charter points down
the ONLY enduring Mad to
peace."
It was only by giving up his
LICENSE TO KILL that primi
tive man reduced his chances of
BEING KILLED. Only by limit
ing their license to KILL AND
DESTROY AT WILL can nations
reduce the likelihood of war.
The San Francisco charter is
a first, perhaps faltering, step on
that road. But at least It Is a
step.
is to be the American membrr of
the all-Important security coun
cil whose wisdom (or the lack of
it) will determine whether this
effort lo reduce the likelihood of,
wnr Is to work or fall.
B
YRNES succeeds Stettinlus at
secretary of state. Stettinlus
ANDERSON, our new secretary
of agriculture. Is sworn in and
says: "There Is no magic wand
I can wave t.-j Increase our food
supply."
True enough.
But official slatislics showing
MORE cattle while we have
LICSS meat prompt the cynical
thought that firing half a hun
dred or so crackpots in strategic
places might help. ...
Fuel Oil Still Critical. The
Petroleum Administration for
War has lust informed me that,
contrary to what appeal's to be a
general assumption, the fuel oil
situation is still critical, the toi
lowing is the Petroleum Adminis
trator's statement of the problem;
in his letter to me:
"As we shift oUr emphasis to
the 'Pacific, the fuel oil require
ments ot Ihe military Inornate
trcrrumdoimlv. We havEtho ltitff-
hjPHl navy mis r-oriu nas even svt-u.
and every ship in' that great
navy-.--bnltIcJh.tp, cruiser, carrier,
landing barge and all other
is powered by fuel oil. Jlo.il of
this fuel oil is Navy Special.,
Which is made Up from a -blood
of' heating oil and heavy .ln&isY
trial fuel ami "furbished c-tjjy id
the navy. Diesel fuel, another of
the principal navy products, Is in terchangeable,
gallon for gallon,
lor heating oil. i
' "Now our war Is maiiv, miles'
lalthrr away, and the dlstanti's
are increasing every day so more
and more fuel oil Is needed to sup
port our military activities. ,tust
as ah cxam-'ie ot what this means
to the home owner, It has been
estimated that 600,000,000 gallons
of fuel oil were required tu bring
up the men and materials to start
and carry out the Okinawa cam
paign. That amount of fuel oil,
If divided among home heating
oil burners In the rationed area
of this country, would have Riven
to each one an additional ,100 gal
lonsan average of about an
eighteen per cent increase in ra
tions for this coming winter. I
"The situation has changed
from a two-front gasoline war io
a one-front fuel, oil war. Conse
quently, we were recently r.oie to
make ' available '-additional sup-,
plies of gasoline for civilians, lull,
1 am sure you realize tnat as loii?
as (he Taoiflc War lasts :ut only
is no Increase possible in fuel
oil, but we will bo hah! pressed
to furnish as much as last year.
Our supply ,irogram prjvides lor
the same amiunt for clviliuiu as
(iui'inK the 1M-1-45, season, ;;d v e
will make every cflort t-J fulfill
that -program. Barring unfore-i
seen eircuslanees, such as a fur
ther increase In military require
ments or a breakdown in our
liniisportaUoii system, due to
oaurt'S beyond our control, wc
expect to iritvt our program."
OPA Law Exendcd. The house
bailie over Ihe UFA law exten
sion ended la.st Saturday right.
1 arti lamiluu' with all of the
amendments passed by ihe house.
I can assure you tlrey wei" tvt.
as advertised by the anti-congress
propagandists, "crippling'' ntHern.1
meiils. if they had been left in
the hill In conference, they would
have Improved the functioeing ol
Ol'A.
1 consider It almost a shameful
ihlng thai, in view ot the numer
ous indictments against OPA end
the administration ot (lie price
control law that, (al the iid-ni:i
istrolion forces defended and up
held ulJA and insisted that po
.changes he made in Ihe law, and,
lb) neither the administration
nor (PA came forward with anv
suggestion lor improving amend
(Vents holding stubbornly to the
s.i'nd that everything is fine.
SuVh and at'itude will not helo
win hack public confident'.1 ami
will Jiot make OPA problems of
the fillure any easier.
Contact Offices for Veterans.
As soon as desirable spaiv can be
obtained and personnel procured,
the Veterans Administration will
establish what they call "cor.taet
unils" at Coos Bay And Eugene.
These unils will tie slaffetl by a
contact representative and a:
clerk-stenographer. More peroni
nei win oe tuuiett u leqiiireti.'
Those contact units are for the
purpose of helping returning vet
erans rcestaolish themselves in
civilian life, and to provide them
with information as to their ben
efits under the GI law and ihe
necessary procedures for obtain-
1
nj; such benefits.
Congress will shortly recess for
the summer. I am planir.ng lo
spend all of August and ! least
port of September in Oregon. 1
hope to be able to visit every
County In my district and bring
my knowledge of local conditions
arid problems up to date. My of
fice in Washington' will be open
during the summer. All mat let s
which need attention here will be
handled promptly.
This is the last letter I siu.ll
write until congress reconvenes
this fall.
Sutherlin Leads in
Census Gain Pet,
Sutherlin has had a larger per
centage growth than any Oregon
municipality In which census fig
ures have been secured by the of
fice of Secretary of Stale Robert
S. Farrell, under authorization
given in a 191a law, it was stated
today.
The count shows Sulherlln's
population to have Increased
from 525 In JfMO lo 1500. Fan-ell
reports. The census check nt Yon.
ealla, shows a growth Horn 277
to 378.
Present population figures are
Important to municipalities be
cause several state funds are dis
tributed on a basts of population.
C. P. Smith, editor of the Su
therlin Sun, has been endeavor
ing to secure increased quotas
for Sutherlin restaurants and
meat markel.i on a basis of in
creased imputation, but io dale
has had little success, he reports.
busetfe Puts His
Title on Block in
Bout With Katonen
George Dusette, the French
muscle-man, will defend his cov
eted Pacific coast Junior heavy
weight wrestling crown at the
Roseburg armory next Saturday
night, according to ah announce
ment made here Wednesday by
Matchmaker Don Owen.
.Dusette, the French-Canadian
who boasts the finest shoulder
and arm development in the wres
tling game, has held the cham
pionship for many months since
defeating Gust Johnson. The
sturdy-built grappler will he risk
ing his title against a formidable
foe probably the toughest oo
pdnent he has met in a champion
ship skirmish. The challenger Is
Paavo Katonen, the rugged Fin
nish veteran who won the right
to the bout by beating Ern' j Pll
uso here last Saturday night.
Piluso's defeat was one of the
most stUnning upsets in north
west mat circles for many, many
months. His recently, perfected
"Hagan nammerlock" has carried
him to victory after victory
against the best talent on the Pa
cific coast. Katonen's hangman's
hold was too much for the Port
land Italian and may prove to
be the winning factor in his cam
paign for the Junior heavywlght
gonfalon.
Both Dusette and Katonen are
clean, scientific grapplen, but
nothing will be lacking In dy
namic and colorful mat woik.
Facing the challenge bf Pete Bel
castro, one of the most villainous
matmen in the sport, last week
end in Eugene, Dusette made a
great comeback after dropping
the first fall.
Owen promises another out
standing match In the semi-final
attraction. A definite announce
ment is expected by Friday, Owen
said.
a member oi tne urauiiu
church. . .. ,. . ...
He is survived by his wife, Lula,
of E. Douglas St., Roseburg, and
a stepson, Raburn Kersey, ot Co-
lumous, unio. . . ,
Funeral services will be held
Friday, July 6, at 10:30 a. m. at
the chapel of the Roseburg Fu
neral Home, with Dr. R, L. Dunn
officiating. Interment will be at
the. Veterans, cemetery with mili
tary honors.
Funeral Services Held
For Drowning Victims
Funeral services lor both Law
rence E. Linthicum, Jr., 11, and
James R. VanHoy, 8, who were
accidentally drowned June 30 at
Garden valley, were held today at
2 p. m. at the chapel of the Rose
burg Funeral Home. Dr. C. A.
Edwards officiated.
Lawrence Linthicum, Jr., is
survived by his father and mother
and two brothers, Eugene W.. 'ind
Ronald K.i all of Rosebuig:
James VanHoy is survived by
his father and mother and two
brothers, Junior Lee, and Ed
ward Dean, all of Garden Val
ley. Concluding services were held
at the Civi I Bend cemetery.
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Beavers Increase
League's Lead by
Twin Bill Victory
(By the Assoilated Press)
Baseball farts witnessed four
Pacific Coast league Fourth of
July baseball double-headers, in
which Portland furnished the
fireworks by stretching its loop
lead to 55 games with a 6-0, 3-2
twin victory over the Oakland
Acorns.
Sharing the spotlight with the
Beavers' double killing was the
return of San Francisco's Joyce
to the top of the circuit's pitch
ing list as lie rang up victory No.
18 against six defeats. He replac
ed San Diego's 15-game winner,
Vallie Eaves, who dropped his
sixth of the season yesterday.
The third-place seals' 5-0, 3-4
split with the Sacramento Solons
left them still two games below
the Seattle Rainiets, who divided
With the Los Angeles Angels by
Identical scores, 3-4 and 50, to
skid a tilt farther behind the Bea
vers. Hollywood's cellar-holding stars
capped the day's pyrotechnic dis
play with a clean sweep over the
San Diego Padres, winning both
games by 3-2 scores.
Portland's veteran submariner,
Liska, turned in the top hurling
chore, limiting the Oaks to two
dinky hits in the curtain raiser
for his 11th triumph of the year.
His fellow-cliucker, Helser, reg
istered win No. 12 in holding
Oakland to six raps in the finale.
Adams of Los Angeles held
Seattle to five base knocks in
squeezing out a 4-3 win in the
matinee. The Rainiers' ancient
Hal Turpin turned the tables in
the nightcap, blanking the Angels
with four safeties while his mates
were converting six into five
runs.
Henry E. John, Roseburg
Resident 33 Years, Dies
Henry E. John, 76. died at the
Veterans hospital Tuscday. He
was horn in Indiana. Aug. 4, 18u3,
and had made his home ir Rose
burg for the last 38 years. He was
a veteran of Ihe Spanlsh-An-ei
iean war, serving with the 12th
Inf., Company D. Mr. Jjlin was
U. S. Official
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WILL BE CLOSED
JULY 9 TO JULY' 23
Anyone having garments at the Imperial Cleaners, please
call for them by July 7.
We're taking a rest; will be back July 23. ' '
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MAIN EVENT
Georges Dusette
vs.
Paavo Katonen
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Roseburg Armory
Opening Bout
Jack Lipscomb
vs.
Milt Olson
- 8:30 p. m. Saturday, July 7
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