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TWO ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1947 BblUhed Dmlly Except Sunday by the i NEWS-BE VIEW COMPANY, INC. I Entered as second clau matter May 1920, at tha poatofftce at Roseburg, jrejfon, under act of March 2, 1U7S. :UAKLE8 V. STANTON EDWIN h. KNAPP ...EDITOR .. MANAUriB Mmhf r,t thn Anim-lated Pit. Ore- ton Newspaper publishers Association he Audit Bureau of Circulations. "Represented by WEST-HQ LI.IQ AY COT. NC, offices In New York, Chicago, San rranclsco, Los Angeles, SeaiUu, - I'uti land, St Louis. - 1 bscrlpUsn Rates 1 Uouglas ut of ly Mall County County er Year , W-50 7.00 Hx Months 23 3.75 Three Months 1.19 2.00 ,er year, by city carrier 1.60 'er month, by city carrier.... .70 The Weather 1 U. 6. Weather Bureau Office i Roseburg, Oregon I Forecast for Roseburg antl vi' cinity: Clear tonight and Tues day. Highest temp, for any July .... 109 iLowcst temp, for any July .... 40 (Highest temp, yesterday 82 Lowest temp, last night 52 precipitation yesterday 0 (Precipitation from July 1 T (Deficit from July 1 30 Deficit from Sept. 1 2.29 j In the Day's News (Continued from page 1) i debt requires PUBLIC MONEY. 'Public money comes from taxes. 'Money to pay off debt doesn't fall, lllko manna, from the sky. ' On the other hand, public spending will be reckless as long ,as there is plenty of money to ispend. The only way to cut down 'spending is to cut down taxing. 'And do it first. We love spend ing. We dread economy. I - This writer thinks we ought to begin NOW to cut tiown reckless spending and the only way to do that is to cut taxes first. But i this writer Is only one individual. iSlncere opinion varies on this 'subject, as on many others. PRESIDENT TRUMAN signs the new succession bill that places the speaker of the house next In line for the Presidency .AFTER the vice-president. Under the former law, the secretary qf state came next in linp. There is now no vice-president. ' (Triman was vice-president, and when he became chief executive the office was left vacant until the next Presidential election.) So, under the new law, Speaker of the House Joe Martin will he come President In the event that Truman should be unable to com plete his term. Under the old law, Secretary of State Marshall would have succeeded. THERE is little doubt in this writer's mind that Marshall would make a better President In these troublous times than Joe Martin. But that is a question of MEN. The new law Involves a principle. The principle Is that the office of President should be held by men who have been ELECTED BY ; THE PEOPLE. Secretaries of slate ate appointed. Speakers of the house must first have been elected by the people of their dis trict before they can become speaker. . Over the long pull, the prill clple Involved in the new law is sound. LEGISLATIVE POLITICS By CHARLES V.' STANTON The accusalipn by Senator Wayne Morse, the nation's fJo.Vl' political, grandstander, that Senate leadership, "is playing politics with veterans legislation," savors of the pot tailing the kettle black. We cannot see j where Senator iVlorse has any moral 'right to hurl charges of "politics", in view of his own performances. 1 ; ' ; . Coming from some purer source, however, the complaint might be justified. In fact, if our national leadership, both in Congress and the executive department, would call a mor atorium on politics and strive conscientiously to settle some of oi)r pressing "problems by statesmanship, rather than kicking every issup around as a 1948 election football, we woujd have a far better feeling of national security. Our leadership, however, is deliberately stirring unrest, keeping the public aroused and confused, as the Congress and executive department play political pross-tag. The President has vetoed the revised inpome tax bil. Why? Respite motives the President ascribes to his action, the veto obviously is aimed at the Eepublican majority, which sponsored the legislation, and is a defensive move to allow time for the Administration to curry public favor at a more auspicious time nearer next year's presidential campaign. Obviously we do not need income taxes as high as when we were engaged in a shooting war. True, we have a gigantic national debt, but we are not faced with a financial emer genpy such as existed during the period of actual warfare. We are in a position to plan orderly debt retirement over a long period of years and relieve taxpayers from the exces sive burden of federal taxation. The President's argument that proposed reductions fail iij benefits in the lower brackets is not supported by fact, for the lower income group would benefit by about 30 per cent, while upper brackets would secure only about 10 per cent reduction. Of course, when you compare 30 per cent of $5,00Q, as against 10 per cent of $1,000,000, the difference in sums makes convincing propa ganda. But when it is realized that about 90 per cent of the total income tax revenue comes from the so-called "lower brackets," while the "rich" taxpayers, for the most part, add their taxes to business overhead, collecting from their cus tomers their estimated tyx, plus a bit more to be on the safe side, the doctrine of "soak the rich" takes on a little different meaning. It is quite certain both the administration and the ma jority party will introduce legislation at the 1948 session of Congress and we will have a red-hot political battle benefit ing no one, tfie taxpayer least of all. We recently have had the sorry picture of political jockey ing connected with, the Taft-Hartley Labor Bill. Any think ing person will admit the necessity of curbs against radical labor abuses. The legislation which emerged, however, was neither "flesh, fish nor fowl." It proposes certain, restric tions, but the whole bill is so entangled with controversial interpretations that it is doubtful if any court in the land could unsnarl the mess. As a result, attempted enforcement will lead only to prolonged litigation, the labor issue is' fur ther confused, and very little actually accomplished in the way of needed improvement. Instead of dealing openly and frankly with needed measures to protect both Labor and the general public from exploitation, the bill was constructed of political rail fences which go nowhere and serve no realistic purpose. Another sample of playing politics to influence the forth coming presidential election is found in numerous appropria tion bills. Items such as access road funds, so vitally needed in balanced management of federally-owned timber lands, were sacrificed on the political altar, while boondoggling projects and bureaucratic excess employment continue to drain tax money. 1 Wo can fully agree with Senator Morse's accusation of legislative politics, but the implied innocence in his complaint causes us to snicker. L Gen. Clay Scores . Aide for Link With Jewel Thieves " FRANKFURT, Germany, July 21. T Gen. Lucius D. Clay publicly criticized one of his highest-ranking generals in Ger many Saturday for the officer's connection with the Hesse (Kron berg) jewel theft trials. An army announcement said Clay had reviewed the report of the inspector general "concerning the- connection of Maj. Gen. James M. Bevans with the Kron berg jewel case." Bevans, who is the army's per sonnel chief in Germany, was named in the Kronberg trials as having "accepted" a silver pitch er from Kronberg castle just like one Maj. David F. Watson sent to his home In Burlingame, Calif.. before he was apprehended and sentenced to three years in jail. "General Clay believes that the evidence presented by the Inspec tor general shows General Bevans to have displayed extremely poor judgment," the army announce ment said. "General Clay has decided that he will take no further action in the ease against General Bpvans until final action against the principals in the case has been taken by the United States government." Errors Noted In Applications for Driver's License Many errors are marring appli cations for drivers' license re newal, it has been disclosed by Secretary of State Farrell. As a result, applicants are being asked to renew personally through their driver's license tlerk or exam iner. In Roseburg expired licenses should be renewed at City Hall between the hours of 8 A. M. and 5 P. M. on Monday through Fri day. No examination is necessary. Under a new law passed by the 1947 legislature, every Oregon driver's license must be renewed during the next two years. The exact month when each license expires is shown by a schedule available free from any service station, police station, sheriff's of fice, or driver's license clerk or examiner. Mail applications are being dis couraged because of the errors they commonly contain. Those who do use the mail are warned that only the official application form can be accepted by the Driver's License Division. A license spokesman said that confusion as to ihe proper fee is the commoncs. mistake. Different fees apply to different applicants. Only the official . fee schedule gives the coniplete information. It is available from any driver's license clerk or examiner. thus "Socialized Medicine Is the key stone to the arch of the socialized state" or Communist state capitalism. It was the key stone for Germany, Austria, Rus sia and other countries. Let us keep a "Government of the peo ple, by the . people, for the people." MRS. EMMA P. WOODS, Roseburg, Ore. LETTERS to the Editor ONDON newspapers incline lo the opinion that the British government may, In keeping with the times (which in Britain are hard), order a relatively small private wedding for Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Mount batten. This, the newspapers say, would be contrary to majority public opinion in Ihe matter, which leans toward an elaborate affair, with a long period of pub lic rejoicing, in keeping with the traditions of the past. The public, you see, in Britain us elsewhere, loves pomp and spending and dreads economy. We're all more or less built that way. We prefer what we WANT lo what is good for us. r fllE amount of money that would be saved by a "simple'' wedding would be relatively small. It would be a token rather than actual help in meeting the grave financial problems that Britain faces. The spirit of the thing is really all that counts. The point is that Ihe WAY WE THINK Is normal ly the WAY WE I'O. If the Brit ish people go on thinking In terms of costly magnificence I hey will he slow in readjusting their sptmding to meel their present grcijtly reduced income. T IT'AT goes for us here in Anier- thinking to greater economy in government, we'll GO ON SPENDING. That is why it seems to this writer that reducing taxes NOW would be sound policy fo;- the United States,. Yets Bond Cashing, Allowance Boost Pass Senate WASHINGTON, July 21. i.V) - The Semite passed and sent to the White House Saturdav a bill permitting the veterans to cash $1,800,000,000 worth of terminal leave pay bonds. Passage was by a vote of Ki lo 0. The hill was passed by the House 3H6 to U about two weeks ago. The bonds are held by approxi mately 0,000,000 veterans, most of whom are former enlisted men. They were Issued last year after congress voted to pay en listed men for unused leave which they bad accumulated in service. Officers were paid In cash for accrued leave. The hill sent to the White House would permit -- hut not require - cashing of the bonds any Mine after September 1. At present the bonds have a matur ity date five years from their Issuance. Prvctously the Senate passed In voice vote and sent to the House another bill to increase living allowances to veterans attending school under the Gl bill ol rights. The living allowance bill would Increase subsistence pny as fol lows: Single veterans, from the present $05 a month to $';.') : mar ried veterans without children, from $00 lo $103; married veter ans with children, from ?!)0 lo SIL'I). Senator Taft i H. Ohio) told the Senate the bill will cost $l!0O.0O0. 000 a year, "but I believe II is justified and that it will enable more veterans to continue their education." The veterans legislation was shoved to the front in an effort to get action today as tha leader ship strove to brin this -s s:o" to adjouriimiut itb..t fcuturda. Swiss Bell Ringers Dated at Baptist Church The nationally known Mason Swiss Bell Ringers, consisting of Ihe Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Benard Mason of Los Angeles, Calif., will present a sacred concert at the First Baptist Church in Rose- nurg, Wednesday, July 23, at t P.M. The program will Include familiar hymns and gospel songs played on a large array of musi cal Instruments rarelv heard on any entertainment platform. Some of the Instruments to be used are as follows: Swiss hand hells, musical glasses, singing saw, golden vibraharp, the world's largest set of triple octave chimes and Ihe instrument of mystery, "The Victor Theremin." The latter Instrument has no key-hoard, strings, reeds or pint and responds to Ihe motions of the players hands waving over it in space without being touched. this instrument iniisl be seen and hoard to be appreciated. There will be no admission charge to this concert but a free will offering will lie received. MOTEL PLANNEO Plans for H completely modern tourist court and motel on the former Corrigan Auto Court pro erly at Myrtle Creek was an nounced Saturday by Frank Bo din. Roseburg hotel manager. The Corrigan properly was pur chased last week by Mr. and Mrs. Botlin and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Col burn, recently of California. The new motel w ill be operated by the Colburns. Business transactions were handled by Frank Burr, local realtor representative. BACK TO WORK PORTLAND. July 21.-MV-The city Jailers reported some re conversion there. "The bovs are now working out the $20. SJ0 and $50 fines, some thing they r.ever d!J durir.s the war". Jcjier Howard Phillips s,ajd. Socialized Medicine Plan Declared 'Red' ' Am wondering if I will ever be able to understand the things which seem so puzzling to me now. "Socialized Medicine! what does it mean? Why should our President advocale socialized Medicine?" Why should he insist upon a bill making it a law? Has he been hlinded to what it really means to a free people? What does the word mean? It means "Communizcd." And what does it mean when applied to medicine? It means just another "take" out of every wage earn er's cheek so the government can pay your bill or use your money lo pay some other person's biil if you haven't needed a doctor. But all of us are very particular and, as the old man said, "notion- ate" about w hat doctor we have. Communism when it takes over takes to itself the ownership of our homes, farms, cattle, farm machinery and equipment, our schools, our churches, the money out of pay checks to pay doctor hills and every other freedom we have. Our churches they do away with and "Socialized Medicine if we are not' pleasing to the power vested ill a totalitarian government a Capitalistic State it is an easy way to victimize through suffering or liquidate en tirely. We iM'ople of today want a spe cialist for our pecular or special ailments and we want to select him and pay the bill even though it may seem excessive. Wo of today were horn a free people under a constitution that constitutes freedom. Our representatives in bolh assemblies ol Congress will soon be home and let us convince them we do not want to scrap our free dom or put our necks under a yoke of Communism. One writer lias expressed it Oregon Law on Political Groups Subject of Ruling SALEM, Ore., July 21. (JP) The new Oregon law halving the number of members in political parties' state central committees need not result in the reorganiza tion of such, groups. Attorney General Neuner ruled Saturday. The present officers may con tinue in their capacities whether or not eliminated from votine membership in their committees, Neuner held. The act provides that the present two state com mitteemen from each county shall be dropped, leaving mem bership In their state bodies con fined to the president and vice president of the county central committees. Neuner's ruling supported the decision of Byron Carney, Port land, president of the Democratic State Central Committee, who re fused recently to call a reorgani zation meeting of his group. The new law provides that a quorum of the newly-defined groups shall consist of a maiority of the members or their alter nates. At present no alternates have been selected. Anticipating further complica tions under the new plan, Neuner said, "in view of the rather con fusing condition existing since the 1947 amendment to the law, it is quite probable that other questions may arise." . . I Utah Celebrates 109th Anniversary SALT LAKE CITY, July 21. (JP The curtain gees up tonight on Utah's centennial musical dra ma "Promised Valley," by Arnold Saundgaard, and before it comes ddwn on the last performance the 100th anniversary of the set tling of Utah will have passed. Opening a major week In the year long centennial celebration, the musical is being put on at a cost of $150,000 by Sundgaard. author of "Triple-A," "Plowed Under," and "Power," both pro duced by the Federal theater pro ject of the old PWA, and other nationally known directors. 1 he Mormon 1 ahernaele cnoir prest-nied "The Restoration" last night, another feature In the crowded program o events for the ccniennial. t Some 5,000 Bpy Scout.-, from all states of the west, Canada and Mexico opened encampment on the Fort Douglas reservation to day, combining Scout act ivitiesahd competition with participation in centennial events, including the tirst ol Ihe two major street parades scheduled for the com ing week. A motorized trek of the Sons of Utah pioneers which began at Nauvoo ,111., a week ago, wi) arrive in Salt Lake' City tomor row alter completing their mod ern day reproduction of the march of Mormon pioneers to Utah 100 years ago. KRNR Mutual Broadcasting Sytfen ' 1490 K,locycfo 10:15 Nocturne. 10:30 Ten-Thirty Club, Lawson'f. In 00 Platter Pirty. 30 Sign Of. REMAINING HOURS TODAT 4:00 Ray Henley.- 4:15 Frank Hemingway. 4:30 Traffic Safety. 4:45 Enoch Light. i 5:00 Johnny Bothwell. 3:15 Melody Theater. i' 5:30 Adventure Parade. 5:45 Tom Mix. Raltton Purina. 0:00 Gabriel Heatter, Carter Products. 6:15 Big League Baseball Score. B a reus Sales and Service. 6:20 Musical Interlude. e:2PA-State and Local. Newi, Roseburg Motor- Co.: 6:30 Hit Parade of Novelty Tunes, . Howard Hardware, Hayden DeCamp, Real Estate. 6:45 Rene Savard's Serenade, Ray Buckley Motors. 7:00 Veterans' Information Guide. 7:15 Dick Jurgens. 7:30 The Cisco Kid, Modern Furniture. 8:00 Richard Davis, Private Detective, Union Oil. 8:30 Snapshots, Douglas County Flour Mills. 8:45 Songs of the West, Lock wood Motors. 9:00 Alka Seltzer News, Miles Labs. B:15 Skinny Ennis. 8:30 Cliff Edwards Show, Carsten Furniture. 9:45 Henry J. Taylor. General Motors, 10:00 Ray Henley, Miller's, Inc. 10:15 Nocturne. ,, 10:30 Ten-Thirty Club, Lawson's. 11:00 Platter Party. 11:30 Sign Off. TUESDAY, JULY 22. 1947 6:00 Farm Bulletin Board. 6:30 Yawn Patrol. 6:40 The County Agent. 6:53 SchriCKer Auction. 7:00 Frank Hemingway, J. A. Folger Co. 7:15 Rise and Shine, Sterling Drug Co. 7:30 State and Local News, Dr. Bruce Tuck. 7:35 The Beehive. 7:40 Rhapsody In Wax. 8:00 Haven of Rest. Good Ship Grace. 8:30 Wally's Wake Up Time, Wally's Grocery. 8:45 Art Baker and His Notebook, Montgomery Ward. 9:00 Kate Smith Speaks, Lindsay Ripe Olive Co. 9:15 Victor H. Lindlahr, Healthaids. Lowell's. 9:45 Shopper's Guide, Harth's and Marshall-Wells. 9:55 Musical Interlude. 10:00 Alka Seltzer News, Miles Labs. 10:15 Muse and Music, Roseburg Color Center. 10:30 Nora Martin. 10:43 Easy Listenin. 11:00 Character Clinic, Presbyterian Church. 11:15 Lenny Conn. 11:30 Queen for a Day, Miles Labs, and Philip Morris. 12:00 Musical Interlude. 12:05 Sports Review. Courier Pearson. 12:15 Rhythm at Random. 12:40 r State and Local News, Hansen Motors. 12:45 National News, Douglas County State Bank. 12:55 Terminal Market Reports, Sig Fett. 1:00 Man on the Street, Henninger's Marts. 1:15 The Johnson Family. 1:30 It's Requested, Roseburg Pharmacy. 2:00 Heart's Desire. Philip Morris. 2:30 Freddie Martin, Montgomery Ward. 2:45 Florists' Show, Umpqua Florists. 3:00 Say It With Music. 3:15 Matty Malneck Orch. 3:30 Earl Sheldon. 3:45 Standard Male Quartette. 4:0O Ray Henley. 4:15 Frank Hemingway. 4:30 Flit Frolics. Stan co. Inc. 4:45 Good News Program, Assembly of uoa unurcn. 5:00 Peggy Lee. 5:15 Melody Theater. 5:30 Adventure Parade. 5:45 Tom Mix, Ralston Purina. 6:00 Gabriel Heatter. Healthaids. 6:15 Big League Baseball Scores, oarcus sales ana Eserv.ce. 6:20 Musical Interlude. 6:25 Slate and, Local News, Roseburg motor i-o, 6:30 Gardening Today, Farm Bureau. 6:45 Loo Sullivan. 7:00 Warden's Crime Cases, Trimount Clothing Co. 7:15 Music You Remember, Douglas Supply Co. 7:30 Sing America Sing, Patterson's Bakery. 8:00 Count of Monte Cristo. Pepsodent. 8:30 The Falcon. American Safety Razor Corp. 9:00 Alka Seltzer News, Miles Labs. 9:15 Claude Sweeten Orch. 9:30 Voice of the Army. 9:45 Jack Fina Orch. 10:00 Ray Henley, Umpqua Valley Hardware. Myrtle Creek Property MODERN AIR-CONDITIONED HOME FOR SALE Two Downstairs Bedrooms Finished Apartment Upstairs . , 75 x 100 Lot House complete from doorbell to clothesline! Immpriial. Possession 1 block South of School 2 fi acre tracts Railroad Frontage 3 12-acre ' Garden Tracts , Also number of fine home sites 1 acre and up. JACK WEAVER Waite & Cedar Sts. LEBLEU MOTOR CO. MACHINE SHQP MOTOR REBUILDING CYLINDER BORING INSERT RESIZING LINE BORING OUR SPECIALTY Phone 355-L 439 N. Jackson ORDER NEXT WINTER'S WOOD NOW! Mil! Wood and Planer Ends AMPLE STOCKS AND QUICK DELIVERY DENN-GERRETSEN CO. Phone 128 402 W. Oak OLD GROWTH FIR 16" Slabwood 4' Slab Wood 16" Mill Ends 24" Wood Sawdust 12" Wood Single and Double Loads pf Planer Ends - IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ! Store Your Next Winter's Requirements While Supplies Are Adequate and Prompt Delivery Is Available ROSEBURG LUMBER CO. Roseburg Phone 468 A II. S. GOVERNMENT BUREAU R EPORTannouncesthe discovery of s new tannic scid treatment for ivy, oak and sumac poijoninp. The treatment has been found excellent : it is senile and safe, drirs up the blisters in a sur prisingly short time often within II hours. These government findings are incorporated in the new product IVY-DRY At your drugstore, 50c 'irt -par b mft. kr i t cow.. i.fr. . Prison Slaying Blamed On Chain Gang Abolition BRUNSWICK, Ga., July 21. iP) A county grand jury has blamed abolition of Georgia's ill famed chain gangs for the mass escape attemnt recently In which eight Negro convicts were slain by officers' pistol and shotgun fire. In a special 900-word present ment, the jury contended the vio lence would have been avoided if the prisoners had been wearing chains and stripes. The renort absolved Warden H. G. Worthy and fl'e guards for blasting away as the Negroes sought to flee the 12 foot barbed wire orison stockade in Southeast Georgia after a day of disorders. Georgia chain gangs, made famous by Robert Eliot Burns in hhis book and movie, "I am a fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang," were outlawed, after a storm of national criticism re sulted in a penal reform move ment under the administrations of former Governors E. D. Rivers and Ellis Arnall. Owen Wister, author of "The Virginian, practiced law in Phil adolphia before he devoted him sef lo writing. , a-v .-t ot JjaUD" CALIFORNIA -ALL THE EAST Dipor TiCKir offci 119 N. Stephens Phone 353 TS?S?n CH0I33IPIB t SJ "vS.'r IH Pa T v . f r Famous 64 Tone RADIORGAN Genuine 2 Band F-M Radio Stunning Flat-Top Mahogany Cabinet NEW Glide-Out Record Player Short Wave With Super-Spread Tuning , COMPARE! Plsy one record this pew Zenith. Then play it on any cither make machine. Tie -Jerencf is sensational. Hear it! 9 tubes, plus rectifier tube, plus pboao tube, pltu Cathode Raj iodicMor tube MODERNS! 222 W. Oak St. FF.SjE FURNITURE DELIVERY Phsna 343
