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ROSSftURG NEWS.REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1946,
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Soil Conservation
On Oregon Farms
Now Paying Off
By PAUL W. HARVEY, JR.
SALEM OP) When people
hear about soil erosion, they
think of the Midwest's dust
bowl or Southern tobacco lands,
not realizing erosion has caused
much damage to Oregon land,
particularly Eastern Oregon
wheatlands.
The Federal Soil Conservation
Service has worked hard for 13
years to convince farmers they
should take steps to stop erosion,
and Sam L. Sloan, Orepon State
conservationist for the Soli Con
servation Service, thinks the
farmers now are convinced.
Sloan says half of the stale's
wheatlands have lost half of their
original topsoil, so soil conserva
tion practices are coming Just in
time. Hut some land already has
been abandoned because it has
lost so much topsoil.
Much of the soil conservation
work has been done by the state
soil conservation districts, which
are run by the farmers them
selves. The law creating those dis
tricts was passed in 1'XiH.
Winning Tough Job
Soil conservation technicians
survey the soil, determining the
amount of soil lost by erosion,
and suggest the best use to which
each acre should be put. Then
they demonstrate other methods.
such as contour farming and ar
rangement of crops, to prevent
erosion.
Sloan said It's been a tough job
selling this program to the
farmer, but the light now Is be
ginning to be seen.
The lob is complicated in low
rainfall areas, where additional
steps must be taken to get the
moisture to soak into the ground.
This is done by keeping the stub
ble on the surface, instead of
burning it.
Burnlnq Method Out
"While touching a match to a
field of stubble is still a much
too common practice, it is on the
way out," Sloan says. "In fact, 19
years of results at the Sherman
County branch experiment sta
tion at Moro shows that burning
the stubble decreases yield In
that section. The 19-year average
yield from plots where all straw
had been returned to the soil was
26.4 bushels per acre. Yield from
plots where the straw had been
burned every year averaged only
24.6 bushels per acre."
Sloan said farmers and ranch
ers need much technical assist
ance in conservation work.
"We've learned that the aver
age land owner Is no more pre
pared to solve all his erosion
problems alone than he is pre
pared to solve all his legal or
medical problems alone," Sloan
said.
"The wheat rancher needs the
specialized scientific assistance
on his farm of soil conservation
surveyors, agronomists, engineers
and other technicians. Obviously
ranchers -the people who own
and control the land - have direct
responsibility for the protection
of our land resources. The na
tional interest shares this respon
sibility. "Landowners should become
the leaders and have control of
the soil conservation program.
That is exactly what is happen
Ing through soil conservation
districts."
Death Bans Fourth Term
For Georgia's Tclmcdge
(Continued from Page One)
mally electa the governor.
Hemorrhages Fatal
Talmadge first was stricken
with a stomach hemorrhage in
Jacksonville, Kin., Oct. 4, and
twice he was pronounced Inciter
and dismissed from the hospital.
He entered the hospital fur the
last time Nov. 29. and had been
Improving until last Sunday when
he suffered a relapse.
Two days ago his physicians
said he was suffering with an
acute Inflammation of the liver
cells possibly caused by tin ad
ministration of plasma and pro
nounced his condition critical. He
had received much blood by
transfusion since the first hem
orrhages. Members of the Talmailge
family. Including his wife, son
and campaign manatier, Herman,
and two daughters. Mrs. Hill Kim
brough and Mrs. Charles Smyly,
were near his bedside when the
governor-elect died.
Ups and Downs In Career
Talmailge's death ended an up
and down political career In
Georgia. His first success was In
1927 when he was named slate
commissioner of agriculture. In
19.'13. he was elected governor,
serving two two-vear-terms until
1937. He lost a bitter Kittle for
the U. S. Senate to Richard H
Russell In 19.H1. and again in
liVto, he was In the race against
Senator Walter (leorge.
Talmadge emerged from poli
tical retirement in 1910 again to
become governor, but two years
later, after a heated raniiiiign.
he lost to Kills Arnall.
When Arnall was prevented un
der a new state constitution from
seeklnp reelection, T.ilmadee
emerged again under his old ban
ner of white suoremacv. anil was
elected under the state's countv
unit svstem despite the fact that
James V. Cnrmlchael, who had
Arnall's barking, took the -popular
vote.
The countv unit svstem Is simi
lar to the U. S. electoral svstem.
with counties having from two to
six unit votes deoeniling on popu
lation. i"he candidate winning the
unit vote gets the Democratic
nomination which In oneparty
Georgia Is tantamount to election.
Lashed 'New Deal'
A picturesque figure, given to
wearing red suspenders and tak
ing off his coat as he "warmed
uo" In a speech, he was called a
dictator by his opponents; but he
had a tremendous following
among the small farmers.
He came Into the national pic
ture as a bitter critic of Franklin
D. Roosevelt's New Deal." He
broke with the federal govern
ment over relief funds; was an
"enemv" of Secretary of Agricul
ture Henry A. Wallace, later Vice
President and had tilts with Har
old Ickes, secretary of the In
terior. Ickes referred to him as
"His Chain-gam? Excellency."
He onnosed the NRA and the
federal road program, frequently
lamenting "white women" pick
ing cotton in the fields for a dol
lar or less per day, while "buck
Necrroes" worked on adjacent
highways for 40 cents an hour.
One of Talmadge's favorite
campaign reminders was that he
gave the state a S3 automobile
tag.
Ousts State Officials
.v"hen the leelslature adjourned
In 1935, without enacting an ap
propriation bill for 193G-37, he de
clared against an extra session.
He suspended the treasurer and
comotroller-general when they
declined to pav out of 1936 funds
without specific legislative au
thorization, and set out to run
the state's business then about
$.'0 000,000 a year- bv executive
decree.
National Guard Used
National Guardsmen guarded
$10,000,000 in the state treasury
vault as litigation over this coup
made its wav through the courts.
It was not the first time he had
used troops. In 1933 he called out
the Guard to oust opposition
highwav officials. During the tex
tile strike of 1934 he called out
practically all of the National
Guard to "guarantee the right to
work." Some strike leaders were
imprisoned for a time in barbed
wire stockades.
French Loss Heavy
In Indochina Fight
PARIS, Dec. 21. (.I1) French
troops suffered heavy casualties
In advancing in two sectors of
northern Indochina today, and
lost a small garrison at Vinh to
Vlet-Nam forces, the French gen
eral staff at Saigon announced
today In a communique.
The general staff said French
troops, braving continuous sniper
fire from surrounding rooftops,
had reoccupied the I.anessnn hos
pital at Hanoi, Vlet-Nam capital.
At Tourane, the communique
said the French garrison was
suddenly attacked yesterday
morning by Viet-Nam forces.
Severe losses were suffered hv
both sides, the announcement
said, but the French maintained
control of the Tourane airfield
and proceeded to mop up the sur
rounding areas.
The semi-official French press
agency said French armored
trooos afier all-night street fight
ing held full possession of Hanoi,
capital of French Indochina and
of the young Viet-Nam republic,
and were monping up Isolated
Vlet-Nnm bands.
Youth Training Plans
Slated for Congress
Continued from Page One!
Is. what It stands for its respon
sibilities. And I think the best
way to do this Is thiough a uni
versal training program." he said.
He told the group that the fad
that almost 30 per cent of the
young pmplo v. ho wei"e called up
for military service during the
Inst war were phvsiially or ment
ally unfit was a "terrible reflec
tion on a free country."
.Mr. Truman did hot differen-
ti.-iti. h.tiAMn vimnir m,.n an1
women in reference to the need !
for training. Dr. Complon said
whether to include young women
in the commission's work on the
problem might be given consider
ation If developments Indicate a!
need '"r It. 1
Hundreds Die When
Earthquake Rocks Japan
(Continued from Page One)
ed over the situation In southern
Shikoku island. Army officers
said no outside help would be
needed.
Japanese Flee to Hills
Thousands of Japanese, fearing
repercussions from the earth
quake and tidal wave, began flee
ing to the hills tonight, as they
once fled from American bombs.
The heavily hit town of Tanabe,
on the wave -lashed western
coast of Wakayama Peninsula,
was deserted after its 2,500 home
less refugees sought safety in the
hills.
Others from nearby towns and
cities also were reported seeking
high ground. They carried their
meager possessions.
NEW YORK, Dee. 21. (M
The Rev. Joseph J. Lynch, Ford
ham University seismologist, said
the university seismograph re
corded "fairly severe" earth
quakes at 5:32.13 and 5:42.52
A. M. I EST) today about 6,000
miles from New York in an un
determined direction.
He also reported that record
ings of yesterday's earthquake
recorded In New York at 2:33
P. M. (EST I showed It to be con
siderably south of the Japanese
islands.
Today's new quake also was
recorded at England's West
Bromwieh observatory, where
Seismologist J. J Shaw said the
tremors lasted about two hours.
Shaw said this quake probably
was "somewhere In the area of
the Aleutian Islands," but was
"not nearly so intensive as the
one which struck Japan yester
day." $2,500,000 Warehouse
Montgomery Ward Plan
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21.
(.) The Oregonian reported to
day that Montgomery Ward &
Co. will build a $2,500,000 ware
house here to serve its branches
in four Pacific Northwest states.
The newspaper said the firm
was buying 14 acres in a former
housing project as a site for the
structure.
Fair and Far
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Nina Dumbadze in All-Union
light athletes' contest at Dne
propetrovsk, Russia, reportedly
threw discus 50 meters, 50
centimeters, which would be
new world record for women.
Previous mark was 48.31 me
ters, established by German.
go o the full war Investigating
committee and from there to the
new senate.
Bilbo also faces a report by the
special Senate campaign expendi
tures committee, which conducted
public hearings in Mississippi on
complaints that Bilbo prevented
Negroes from voting In the Demo
cratic primary.
Chairman Ellender (D.-La.)
has predicted a unanimous report
clearing Bilbo. But the Republi
can members Senators Hicken
looper (la.) and Bridges (N.H.)
say only that the committee re
port is still to be shaped at a
session December 30.
"And The Angel Said...
Fear not; for, behold, I bring njmi good
tidings of great joy, which shall he to
all people.
For unto you is horn this day in the city
of David a Saviour, ivhieh is Christ the
Lord." St. Luke.
Joyous Christmas greetings to all
our friends and patrons of Doug
las County. We sincerely hope
this Yuletide Season finds you se
cure in "our home and har
monious with your fellow men.
"Tiny" Ream
Joe Dent Bob Evans
ROSEBURG REALTY CO.
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Bilbo's Ex-Aide May
Be Cited for Contempt
(Continued from Page One)
he handed the cash back to
Liberman.
Senator Ferguson declared this
was impossible because Liberman
died several months before
Terry's bank accounts showed the
money repaid. Terry said he was
"confused" and declined to tell
who received the funds.
A woman who identified her
self as Mrs. Terry said he Is ill
in his apartment here, under doc
tor's orders to talk to no one, and
has nothing more to say about
the transaction.
Meanwhile the 69-year-old Bil
bo, declaring he has cleared him
self of all complaints about his
dealings with war contractdVs
said he will spend Christmas at
his "dreamhouse" home near
Ponlarville. Miss.
The senator told a reporter he
hardly expects to get the keys
to an expensive new automobile
or additional home furnishings
from Santa Claus this year.
Witnesses testified he received
these gifts from war contractors
in 1941 along with an artificial
lak?, a swimming pool, a "dream
house No. 2," a painting of the
original "dreamhouse" and thous
ands of dollars for a church
parsonage on his farm.
Hilbo explained gifts to public
servants "are an old Southern
Custom" and that while some
contractors were among the
donors they were "old friends"
and there were "rro strings at
tached." Ferguson reported that he and
committee attorneys are recheck
in? all testimony and exhibits in
an attempt to complete a report
by December 30. The other two
subcommittee members, Senators
Mead and Tunnell (D.-Del., are
not members of the new Congress
which takes office January 3.
The FUhcommittee report will
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