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Six Months 3.28 379
' Three Months 1.73 3-00
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The Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau Office
Roseburg, Oregon
Forecast for Roseburg and vi
cinity: Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
Highest temp, for any Aug. ..106
Lowest temp, for any Aug 39
Highest temp, yesterday 77
Lowest temp, last night 49
Precipitation yesterday 0
Precipitation from Aug. 1 17
Excess from Aug. 1 .17
Excess from Sept. 1 65
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1 947
In the Day's News
(Continued Irom page 1)
POOL FUND INTACT
ahead of his comprehension. He
hasn't had time to catch up with
It yet.
SKIPPING across a hall a
world, military police In
Shanghai announce the arrest of
a dozen kidnapers of a wealthy
Chinese couple and explain that
the gang had demanded as a
ransom "224 TONS OK IUCE OF
THE BEST QUALITY AND 12
CARBINES.
Not money, you see. In China,
Inflation has cone so far that
money is comparatively useless
because you can't eat it, you can t
wear it and you can't shelter
yourself with It.
THINGS were what these
bandits wanted. Rice to eat. Guns
lo threaten people with, so Unit
maybe they could he scared Into
giving up more food.
THINGS are what count in this
world we now are living In.
THE same significant story, in
a slightly different form,
comes from Germany, where
General Lucius Clay reports that
Germans ROVING THE COUN
TRYSIDE IN QUEST OK. FOOD
have fought gun hattlos) with
German police assigned to guard
crops In the American zone.
General Clay's report to Wash
ington adds thai seven such af
frays have occurred in Hesse in
German political subdivision! dur
ing the last two weeks of July.
In Wurtemborg-Iladcn, he says,
more than 400 pillagers over
whelmed a small German police
force guarding potato harvesters.
THE teletypes pause for breath,
then disgorge a tale that
freezes the marrow of our bones.
II comes from Las Vegas.
A New Hampshire (New Eng
land, mind you boy and girl got
married anil started West, slug
ging and killing (or trying lot as
they came. They were caught In
Las Vegas. In a cynical, bitter,
half-boaslful confession they sum
med up: "Our score in murder:
Successful (murders) 3 Chicago
one, California one, Louisiana
one. Failed: Missouri one."
THE girl went into It in detail.
They started, she says, slug
ging people and robbing tliein.
Then they got hold of a gun and
decided to add killing to their
repertory. She goes on:
"We tried it once in Texas, but
the guy ran and we failed. . . .
We then proceed to Ueno, where
we met a rich old guy on a vaca
tion. . . . We made friends with
him and lured him into the
mountains. ... I got him into the
right position by my charm and
my husband shot him three times
through the head. . . . We stole
his car and money, went back to
Reno, gambled and got drunk
and moved on to Las Vegas."
Let's draw the curtain there.
IN such a world atmosphere,
United Nations is trying to
stop a shooting war in Indonesia.
Shooting war, you know, occurs
when nations go on the loose as
people have gone on the loose in
these instanevs described by the
chattering teletypes.
A little serious reflection will
give you an Idea of the difficul
ties Involved in stopping shooting
war in a world that hasn't yet
caught up with itself.
By CHARLES V. STANTON
We. are in possession of a "gripe" letter one of many.
But the complaints contained therein are such that if re
peated without factual contradiction might be exceedingly
injurious to several worthwhile projects.
It may be possible other people have the same mistaken
ideas that have apparently so disturbed our correspondent,
who, to save embarrassment, we will call "Mrs. X," although
she makes no restriction on the public use of liermme..
Mrs. X writes: ;
We're going to build a race track! Where do the funds
for this project come from, may I ask? From the recrea
tion fund? This would bo no surprise, as someone has
been using the fund to promote adult entertainment, with
no thought to the swimming pool, which was the original
reason for the fund. If backers would have been tionest in
asking for the fund and said It' would be spent for rodeo
grounds and race tracks and posse uniforms, I am quite
sure they would not have found It so easy to collect funds
from the average Roseburg citizen. Most of us actually
thought that our contributions would be used to build the
kids In town a swimming pool. What are they going to
build next a Turkish bath?
Mrs. X is justified in asking for an accounting of funds,
but her assumptions that swimming pool money is going for
a race track, adult recreation or posse uniforms are in gross
error.
Should such rumors gain circulation they could be most
damaging.
The facts are that the swimming pool fund is intact;
money for race track and other fair grounds improvements
comes from state and county fair funds and rodeo profits;
adult recreation expense is paid from a special recreation
fund, levied as a part of the city budget, and posse members
pay for their uniforms out of their own pockets.
The swimming pool fund, raised by an annual city levy
amounting to $1,750 and contributions from individuals,
now stands at $40,919.77, including the levy authorized for
1947-48. This money is in a sinking fund and can be used
for no' purpose other than swimming pool construction. It
is possible that, having determined upon an Umpqua Park
location, the Park Commission may authorize the first ex
penditure from the fund this year and start excavation.
Money for fairgrounds development comes from several
sources. The start was made by a 1-mill levy authorized at
a special election. The levy raised approximately $30,000 of
which $17,000 was used in purchase of land. Douglas County
receives from $1500 to $1700 annually from the state fair
fund and from $7,000 to $10,000 annually from horse and
dog race revenues. A county levy, amounting to one-fourth
mill for county fair purposes, raises about $8,500 per year.
All profits from the annual Douglas County rodeo go tir
the fairgrounds fund. It may be interesting to Mrs. X and
others to know that the posse does not receive one cent of
profit from the show it sponsor each year. The County .1' air
Hoard supervises ticket sales, income from concessions) etc.'
Its representatives handle all rodeo money. Profits from the
lust event will amount to from $5,500 to $0,000.
Construction costs to date include, in round figures,
$24,000 for grandstand, $24,000 for roof, $7,000 for. fence,
which, coupled with the original purchase price, represents
a total investment of approximately $72,300.
It is proposed to construct a five-eighths mile track, cost
ing approximately $10,000 together with a like amount for
stables. Mrs. X wants to know where the money is coming
from. The fair board anticipates revenue to include $1,700
from the state fund, $8,500 from the county levy, $5,500 to
$(5,000 from rodeo profits (not yet all in) and from $10,000
to $12,000 from horse and dog races not one cent from
swimming pool or recreation fund.
It costs money to conduct county fairs. They produce no
revenue. Consequently the fair board has been concentrat
ing on revenue-producing activities. Rodeo installations have
proven profitable $2,400 the first year, $4,400 the second
year, and at least $5,500 the third year.
The race track, when installed, used for midget automo
bile races, horse races, and possibly dog races, could be ex
pected to yield $10,000. Thus as revenue is increased more
money becomes available to provide pavilions and other
facilities required prior to resumption of an annual county
fair.
Mize'sHome Run
Pace Threatening
Babe Ruth's Record
By JOE REICHLER
Associated Press Sports Writer
It is slill anybody's race in the
National League and as long as
big Johnny Mize keeps clouting
those long ones, the homer hit
ting New York oiants are not
to be sold short.
Mize not only is keeping the
Giants very much in the pennant
fighj,, but is seriously threaten
ing what is probably the greatest
batting .eat in baseball Babe
Ruth's record of GO home runs
in I he 1927 season.
The hard hitting first base
man walloped two into the Polo
grounds stands last night to lead
the Giants to a 5-2 victory over
the Philadelhpia Phillies. The vic
tory, coupled with the Braves'
4-2 win over Brooklyn in Bos
Ion, reduced the league leading
Dodgers' margin over the third
place Giants lo seven games.
The runer-up St. Louis Cards
now trail the Dodgers by six
games following their 8-2 tri
umph over the Cubs.
The Braves, in fourth place, are
10 games off the pace.
Mize's pair of round trippars,
his 33rd ajid 34th of the sea
son, came in the Giants' 96th
game and put him two games
ahead of Ruth's record setting
pace.
Other Results
Sain pitched and batted the
Braves to their victory over the
Dodgers. The big right-hander,
who scattered nine hits for his
15th victory, rapped two hits,
driving in the first Boston run
and scoring the next one on
Hopp's single. Camilli's sixth in
ning double off losing pitcher
Gregg scored two runners and
broke up a 2-2 deadlock.
A home run with the bases
loaeded by catcher Rice and an
other round tripper by Kurowski
highlighted a six-run fourth in
ning and heled Brecheen and
the Cards to gain an easy win.
Taking advantage of 10 bases
on balls to arid to their 11 hits
off four Cincinnati miners, the
Pittsburgh Pirates disposed of the
Reds, 12-4. Greenberg drove in
three runs lo raise his season's
output to 63 lor the Bucs this
season.
The Yankees stretched their
American League lead to 14
games over the .runner-up Bos
ton Red Sox by defeating the
Athletics, H-f, while the Sox were
losing a 3-1 decision to the Sena
tors in Washington.
The Cleveland Indians downed
the Detroit Tigers, 8-4.
Lopnt handcuffed the St. Louis
Browns with four hits in pitching
the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1
victory. ,
rally in the final two rounds last
night to earn a 10-round draw
with Pedro Jiminez of Vallejo,
Calif. Snapp weighed 161, Jimin
ez 159.
Parks Puts Title
On Block in Dated
Bout With Hager
Roseburg scores again!
The Pacific Coast junior heavy
weight professional wrestling
championship will be at stake
Saturday night at the Roseburg
Armory where Herb Parks de
fends his coveted crown against
the challenge of Tex Hager, the
erstwhile "Creswell Cyclone.''
Matchmaker Don Owen said
that Eugene was also making a
strong bid for the bout and' that
Parks wanted to wrestle there be
cause an option on the gate would
give him a larger purse in view
of the 3500 the Eugene Armory
accommodates. Hager, however,
requested that the match be
staged here, so Owen guaranteed
Parks S325 to persuade the cham
pion to make his title defense in
Douglas County.
The championship skirmish will
have a strong supporting match.
Sugi Hayamaki, the sensational,
young Oriental, will be meeting
final bout that is certain to be a
Donnybrook.
Close followers of the mat
sport here are confident that
Hager will give a good account
of himself against Parks. In a
championship engagement here
two weeks ago fiager neia tne
upper hand until late in the
match when Parks got a lucky
break and won the third and de
ciding fall.
Parks will depend most on ag
gressive grappling, and the Cana
dian might use a lew illegal tac
tics if in a tight spot knowing
that he cannot lose the title if
Hager is awarded a technical de
cision. Hager's flying head scis
sors Is one of his favorite holds.
Owen said he would Import a
referee from outside to officiate
at the important championship
clash that is certain to attract a
capacity crowd. Fans have been
warned to make early reserva
tions lor ringside ducats.
came to Roseburg from Sidney,
Ohio, and has purchased a resi
dence on East Lane St. Prior to
his work as school band Instruc
tor at Sidney, he was employed
in like capacity at Falrburg, 111.
School Band Uniforms
Called in for Cleaning
All school band members hav
ing uniforms at home are urged
to turn them in immediately at
the office of the city school
superintendent in the Junior High
School building. The office will
be open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
daily. All suits and caps are
wanted this week in order to
complete cleaning and repairing
preparatory to tne start oi school,
Charles A. Ricketts, newly ap
pointed band instructor.reports.
Ricketts reports plans to or
ganize a strong school band for
the coming season. He recentlv
SNAPP EARNS DRAW
SEATTLE, Au,;. 0. r-(P Jack
Snapp, hard-hilt i.ig Klamath
Mills, Ore., middleweight,' had to
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(1 20 Musical Interlude,
ti.aft Stute and Local New. Roseburg
Motor Co.
6 ;m Ainei tcnn Forum of the Air.
7.15- Htl Parade of Novelty Tunes.
Ilnwnni lldw., liayden UeCump,
Ileal KaIuIc.
7 :I0- The Cisio Ktd. Modern Furniture.
H;iHt Name That Simti. Wtlilroot.
1:30-- Songs for Kveryonc, It one burg
Refrigeration.
8'4!i Music Aa You Like It, Lockwood
Motors.
non- Alkn Seltzer News, Miles Lab.
It ir I.eigliton Noble.
y.;t( t'llff Edwards Show, Carxtens
Furniture.
0:4.1--Have Hose Ori'h.
I ii.ihi--Fulton Lewis. Jr., Miller's, Inc.
10-lS Nocturne.
KVSli Ten-Thlrtv Club, Lawsoil'.
II ui-Pl.ilter Party.
U:;iOStgil Off.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 11M7
H:!0-- Farm MuMetin Board.
li.atV-.Yawn Patrol.
rl 40- Four 11 Cluh.
B;5ft -Schrieker Auction.
7;0O--Frank Hemingway. L. A. Soap
and Shine. Sterliim Drug Co.
state and Local Newt, JJr. un
REMAINING IIOt'KS TUDAT
4 00-Fulton Lewis. Jr
4:15 Frank Hemingway. L. A- S
Co.
4:30 Showboat. Theaters.
4.45 Winnie the Wave.
5.00 Dinah Shore.
5: Melody Theater.
: 30 Adventure I -ril
5.45 Tom Mix, ha It ton hurnia.
Rise
urc
Tuck
7 :i,t The Beehive.
7 4n ttlupoody in Wax
B IH) Haven of Rest. Good Ship Graec.
8.; -Wally'a Wake Up Time. WalLy's
Grocery.
8:43-Art linker and Ills Notebook.
Montgomery Ward.
O0K.ite Smith Speaks, Lindsay
Ripe Olive Co
0:13- Huhard Ma. well. licit, haid.
P:.u- Man About Town. Jos so and
Lowells
9.45--Shopper's Guide. Harth's and
Marhll WelU
O .VT MuMciil Interlude
IO.OO-Alka Seltzer News, Miles Latw.
10:13- Mukp and Music, Rnc.buig Color
Center
10..tO--R.iv Noble.
10:45 K,tsy Listenln
11:00 The PaMor's Scrapbook.
Pi-oshyterian Church
11 15 -Frsklnr Johnson. Mode O' On v.
11:30 Oucen for a Uuv. Mile Labs, and
Phlhp Morris
12:00 Musical Interlude.
111.05 Sports Review. Courtcr Pearson.
12 15 Rhythm at Random.
12:40 State and Local New. Hansen
Motors
12:45 National News, Douglas County
State Bank
12:35 Terminal Market Report, iiig
Fett.
1 lkj on tht ittrcut' Hciinitigvr i
Mart.
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4:041
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ti;0O-ti:l5
The Johnson Family.
It's Requested, Koieburg
Pharmacy.
-Heart's Desire, Philip Morris.
-Freddie Martin, Montgomery
Ward.
- Florists' Show. Umpqua Florists.
-Say It With Music.
Hovd Haeburn.
!oe Hupkint
-Musical Matinee.
Fulton Lewis. Jr.
Frank Hemingway.
-Flit Frolics, Staiiro Inc.
Sons O" Ounv
Johnny Long
-Melody Theater
-Adventure Parade.
- Tom Mix
-tiabrlel llcattcr. Henlthalds.
Hig League llascbull Scores,
tarcus tm let arm bcrvtcc.
(120 Musical Interlude,
ti. 25- State and Local News, Roseburg
Motor Co
8:30 - -Western Song Roundup, Chas.
Ilodson, K. L. Gilkcnou, Standard
Radiator.
7 r0"-PUMi Pipers
7:15 Music You Remember, Douglas
Supply Co.
7:;U--House In the Country, Emery
Insurance.
8:00 Footprints In the Sands,
Rnsnnurg Bookstore
8.10--Alvnm and Uncle jra, Uoldtc's
Bootcne.
8. ;t0 Scarlet Queen
poo Alka Settcer News. Miles Labs.-
0 15 Connie Hnvnea.
trim---Guest Star.
0 45-llal Mclim te. '
10.0O-. Fulton Lewis. Jr., Umpo.ua
Valley Hardware.
W: 13 Nocturne.
Ii:.t0-Ten-Thlrly Club, Lawson's.
11,00 -Platter Party.
11:30 -Sinn Off.
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