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t ROSEBURS NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG. OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1948 TWO r.kii.i.' blir iihiI taaaar kr Ska Kll-lttll tOUrAAII, IMC, nUHd u MeMia Claaa BiatlOT MM I uao. at tM poatofflra at AtWiurg. riuo. undar act of March 2. 187a. HuITT."iTARlON lorffii UIK L UNArr . MAJAUt TiWEar of tiaTl mactmlmi nmt . On torn Nwapapr publlibara Aaaoalatfcaa. bunailal br WSST-HOIXIDAT CO., MC iUm to Haw York, Cbiaaao. ao rrancUoo. U Anaalaa. SaalUa, Fan sod, at Louis. aakaarlsUaa KmtM Douflaa Out of Couatr County iw M (X) U 1 90 4.U Lu a fhraa MuothJ Jr roar, kjr ally oarnaa 'or booth, by any earrlar. 1.00 The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office) Roaeburg, Ora-on Forecast for Roaeburg and vl einltv! Partly oloudy tonight and Wedneeday. Higheet tamp, for any Jan 71 Lowest temp, for any Jan. ( Higheet temp, yeeterday S3 Loweat temp, laet night 23 Precipitation yeeterday 0 Precipitation from Jan. . 6.42 Excett from Jan. 1 1.96 Excess from Sept. 1 1.11 Avoidance of War Calls For Best Of Congress Strategy By JAMES THRASHER In his statement on the Mar shall Plan, Bernard M. Baruch spoke to the Foreign Relatione Committee of "the Incredible fol lies of mankind which destroyed earlier civilization." The great est of these follies U war. Yet war seems to be the only thing that will make Americana work together as Mr. Burach says they must now work together to as sure world peace. In wartime, common danger begets common, all-out effort. The government functions, not perfectly for that la Impossible but with reasonable speed. Peo ple are willing, as Mr. Baruch says they must again be willing to "contribute what la required in moderation, self-restraint and, if necessary, sacrifice." War wastes money and mater ial and property, as well as lives. Its prosecution demands a more authoritarian head of government than a democratic people would tolerate In time of peace. Yet war calls forth In all of us some commendable traits of unity. In dustry, charity and straight thinking. Wledom, Vlsslon Needed Those traits would be partic ularly welcome in the collective mind of Congress today. The members are now called upon to declHo whether there Is to be a bloodless peaco In Europe and. If there Is to be one. to plan Its atategy. This task needs states manship that resembles our war time generalship. Planning. Integration and pro duction those were the three nroblems that had to be solved at noma before our troops could win battles on distant fields. Those are the problems which must bo solved at home again be fore the bloodless battle can be won In Europe. Mr. Baruch did the Foreign Re lations Committee and the Con gress and the country a great ser vice when he presented those problems in their proper prospec tive. We do not say that his plan is perli-ct, or that his rec ommemlatlona should he carried out without question. We do say that a program of European aid cannot be carried out nuitvss fully without some counterpart of his wisdom, vision and objec tives. "By Itself this legislation can not bring peace," Mr. Baruch told the committee. "It Is a begin ning, not the end. If Its objec tives are to be reallcd, It must be aiiimipanlrd by two further actions we must stabilize Amer ica for peace; wa must develop ft global strategy for American peacemaking.' The problems of the Kittle for peace are varied and complex, but they are inseparable. As our military strategists could not put off fighting Japan until Cermany was disposed of, so our peace time strategists cannot conduct their campaigns one at a time. Just as there were two great theatres of World War II, so there are two great divisions of the present battle for peace. At home, we must check Inflation. In Europe, we must help to re vlve an exhausted economy in time to save it from the advance of Communism. It Is a pity that, thus far, so many In Washington who are ac tively comvrncd with this bat tle's strategy have shown them selves to Im more intent on No vcmher'e voles than on an lute- ;raled attack upon today's prob ems. Gideons Conduct Services Ar Wilbur, Suthertin Interesting servlres were con ducted Suml.iy In Wilbur and fciitherlin M.lh.xh.l Churches bv a group m (Ixloons from the ltusehmg t'mp. hdwanl Jones directed divue sl m of the on i rnt project plan tied by the (luk-iiii, who hit striving tor lu:it t. furnish Hi lile tn pupils In all grades from tlie th and m ihil-Ihi County schch H,,f talks weie maile bv (Ml.i Junes. Harry Howe Henry Wilms, Arthur Thompson nd J K. Newlierrv. An oll. ilng was taken at each Church to ii nl the UMi-.ms in their activity. "Wore prohibition In the I nit td States, the eating of turtles was associated with liquor con aiunplion and the market was only puitiallv regained after repeal. POLLUTION PROBLEMS Uhcle Sam Debtor By CHARLES V. STANTON Attending; district meeting of the Oregon Division of the Izaak Walton League of America at Eugene Saturday and Sunday, we found much concern anion.' leaders of the organization regarding delays in the statewide program of : stream purification. The State Sanitary Authority was com mended for "getting tough" with communities and corpora tions failing to make anti-pollution plans. The state division of the Izaak Walton League recently held meetings with officials of various municipalities now dumping sewage into the Willamette Kiver and found that with but few excep tions such cities have plans for sewage disposal and that, for the most part, funds already are being accumulated to finance sanitary installations. The disturbing fact is that at the current rate of progress, growth of sinking funds, etc., It will be many years before sewage disposal plans are ready for execution. There is little hope that pollution of any of our streams can be relieved unless some better method of financing is developed than currently In prospect. We previously proposed a state-sponsored revolving loan fund to aid cities in financing their sewage disposal instal lations, after the Pendleton East Oregonian had urged out right state grants. We do not believe the state's financial condition would permit grants for stream purification, nor would state grants be fair to unorganized communities. The Vend Bulletin gives emphasis to this factor In commenting on our proposal for a revolving loan fund : In reporting the Bulletin's opposition to the state grant proposals as unfair to communities that have already in stalled their disposal faollltles the News-Review preeenta only part of our argument To raise from all of Oregon the funds that would be used to help various cities build sew age disposal plants would be unfair not alone to the cities that have done or are doing the Job on their own. It would be unfair to the thousands of farm families on whom would fall the burden of extra taxation with no beneflta in re turn. Of even greater Importance In the situation la the time element The courses proposed for the purposa of securing state aid are, however, bound to promote delay. Moreover, neither la certain ef adoption when the neces- 1 sary reference te the people has been made. Indeed, eur guess is that there would be rejection and then the busi ness would be right where It Is now with two years or more lost. The Oregon Statesman, published at Salem by ex-Governor Charles A. Sprague, contends that Oregon cities have "prime credit" and can afford disposal installations without finan cial help. We believe It obvious that few Oregon municipalities, particularly the smaller towns, could float bond issues suf ficient to finance sewage disposal Installations and keep within the bond limitations fixed by law. We still believe the State of Oregon could and should set up a revolving loan fund. Such fund would not be unfair to unorganized territory. Each city would lie required to fur nish a utility bond, bearing Interest. The state treasurer would ascertain that the municipality, through a system of sewer connection fees, by direct tax levy or by some other method suited to its particular case, was amply able to repay tho amount of its loan and that the utility bonds were suf ficient collateral. Should the municipality fail to make any payment, the loan provisions could permit the state to take over the collection system, even to the point of foreclosure. Actually, tho process is nothing more than the State of Oregon lending its credit to municipalities striving to keep pnee with boom growth. Most of our small towns are strug gling against desperate odds. Demands for expansion of school facilities, provision for adequate water supply, im provements to streets to permit traffic flow and provide parking space, and numerous other necessities are utilizing municipal and school district financial capacity. Many cities are bonded to a point near tho legal limitation and cannot issue moro general obligation bonds. Tho proposed sanitary utility lond would, in effect, operate as a general obligation bond, but would follow the principle of a utility bond, with repayment made through collections from utility users. The State of Oregon would suffer no financial loss and, in fact, might lenefit. It could "bucket shop" the sanitary bonds, obtaining money from banks or private investors, jmssibly at a lower rate of interest than charged cities. Thus the state would need only a moderate sum to .start the re volving loan fund, no one would lose money, municipalities would be enabled to make sanitary installations immediately and pay for them over a period of years. Unless some such plan is developed in the near future, we can expect no improvement in pollution of our streams. Elimination of existing pollution will not keep paco with pollution added by new population and new industry. Admitting that the plan we propose is complicated and roundabout, nevertheless we have heard no other plan which offers means of quickly accomplishing a much needed Im provement. The two years' delay mentioned by the llend Bulletin is inconsequential when coniimred to the time re quired if we proceed at our present snail's pace. MATURED NON-INTEREST BEARING wm U.S. GOVT AGENCIES AND TRUST FUNDS I INDIVIDUALS CORPORATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS I FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMMERCIAL RANKS Pi L 1 INDIVIDUALS EiaJ BANKS I I COMMERCIAL Wr K : ml B P W E e - 11 null SET m I BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 260 H lri i 1 3 20 Z20H 200 180 160 140 120 100 10 60 40 20 0 This chart shows the public debt, by type of holder. By the end of fiscal 1949, the debt will drop, according to budget estimates, to $246 200,000,000. It Is now $258,286,383,109. No breakdown, for 1948 and 1949, by type of holder is given, because debt for those ears is estimated. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON By HARRIS ELLSWORTH Congressman, 4rh Oregon District The unbridled enthusiasm, like unto a frenzy and shading on hys teria, of the all-out Marshall Plan boosters is making difficult a serious and realistic considera tion by Congress of the request for aid made by the 16 cooperat ing Kuropean nations. The intol erant "all or nothing" complex of the boosters tends to create an atmosphere which hampers the serious una resDonsioie commit tee members who are endeavor ing to prendre the legislation for action by Congress. row people are willing to deny that we have assumed a position of leadership in world affairs and that we tneretore nave a respon sibility. Bulking as a large part of this responsibility Is the ne cessity to help our free neigh bors on the other side of the At lantic Ret on a si'lf-supportine basis. Hut it will not be fair to them and certainly It would ho most unfair to our people and our own economy If we ignore our limitations and our own slightly precarious financial sit uation. We cannot Just let eo on a sort of "rah rah" basis and ship Kuroiie food, dollars and every thing else they happen to ask tor. The aimve outburst was touch ed off hy a letter I tust received from the "Committee for tho Marshall Plan" sinned hy former Secretary of War Robert Patter Jon. The letter urges support of the plan and Is too long to quote here. However, the followlne sen tence stands on its own without need for reference to the rest of the letter and it renlly "sto ped" me: "Konugh of our aid should be In the form of grants so that Kurope will not he sad dled with a hopeless load of debt" ! ! ! Domestic Debt Cited The United States right now Is "saddled" with the heaviest debt load of any government on earth. Our per capita debt Is almost $11)00 every family of four Is obligated for SXOOO! This debt de mands staggering annual interest payments, and we have other con tinuing obligations from the war such as veterans payments. These requirements are causing us to eat our economic heart out with taxation. High prices, high In comes t call it inflation 1 are now required to bring In a large total tax Income or this government would become bankrupt. Then we couldn t help anybody. Yes. we can survive but only by reducing unnecessary govern ment expenses, by taking some of the tax load off the necks of our people, and hy a systematic re duction of the debt. While doing all this we can help our neigh bors, too- as a part of our own system of defense. Hut both we and they must be made to real ize that there Is a limit to our ability and that our help must be parcelled eut carefully and In a manner that will he the most ef fective in a nermanent future way as well as Immediately help ful. The oiiestion, not only as to how much we shall aid Europe but the manner in which It shall be done, is the most vital prob lem before us this year. It re quires searching inquiry and most serious handling. The present "Hurrah" technique of adminis tration leaders and self apnointed Marshal Plan "boosters" ia both disturbing and destructive. Surgery Patients Can Acquire Jag on Water ATLANTA. Jan. 27. UP Tem perance note lor 1948: Surgery patient again can get drunk on water. Dr. Robert Elman. professor of clinical surgery at Washington university, told a sectional meet ing of the American College of Surgeons yesterday that a pa tient must be prevented from drinking too much water after an operation. "Witnin two or mree oays, said Dr. Elman, "he sometimes becomes so deficient In salt that he goes into an acute state of shock. That's what would be call ed getting drunk on water." 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Kaiser Prater. 10 00 Fulton Lewis, Jr. 10:19 Songs by Morton Downey. Coca-Cola. 10:30 Music for Tuesday Evening. 11 uO Benny Strong Orch il. JO Sign Oil. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 3g. 104s 00 Farm Bulletin Board, fl 15 Sunrise Serenade. .10 Yawn Patrol. fl SS Srhrlcker Auction. 7 00 Frank Hemingway, L. A. Soap. i is Hie ana snine. 7.30 State and Local News. Dr. Bruce Tuck. 7 35 Judd Furniture 7 45 Rhapsody In Wax. 00 News. Peter Paul. Inc. 8 15 Hob i Music bhop. 8.30 Wally's Wake Ud Time. Wally's I Grocerv. 0 OO Rate Smith Speaks. 9' 15 Victor H. Lindlahr, Heatlhairls. 9.30 Man About Town. Josse and l,o well's, ft 40 Musical Interlude. 9. SO Shopper's Guide, Harth'i and Marshall-Wells. 10-00 Alka SWtzer News. Miles Lab. 10; 15 The Plct Sweet Show, Ptct Sweet Foods. 10-m Words and Musi. 10 45 Plantation House Party, Modern Furniture. 00 Swap Shop. Kern pier's. . Mnalf 11 JO Queen for Day. Miles Labs, and rnuip aioms. 00 Sports Page of the Air. 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Goldle's Booterle. 8 so Spotlight on a Star. Horn s. 8:59 Billy Rose, Pitching Horseshoes, R. B. Semler. Inc. 900 Alka Seltxer News, Miles Labs. 9.15-.Hiaplulity Time, Jack Farias Son. 9:30 HI Neighbor. Carstena Furniture. 10:00 rulton Lewis, Jr., Umpqua Auto A Implement Co, 10:15 Nocturne. 10:30 Music fur Wednesday Evening. 11 oo Griff Williams Orch. 11:30 Sign Off. VACUUMS FOR SALE OR RENT Air-Way Branches Inc. P.O. Box 885 Call 405-J Socibtb fine chocolates like Cupid's arrow hit the spot! T77 ' ""v 'si Be Sure To See . . . "Aunt Min Drops In" 3 oct comedy to be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 at 4 the Dixonville Hall! Refresh ments will be served offer the show, and everyone is welcome! Devalued Franc Means Cheaper Imports to U.S. WASHINGTON - I.V -Amcrl-cho nhould linrt morp and chrnp i'r Kn-noh wlni'a, bramlv. per ftimin .'ind Inifa n a ri'-oilt of Kranrr-'a runrnov dovaliiHllon rtmvo, (ovvrntni'ut tiaile rM'its av. Thov dM-larvcl tht aortic prliva. mv bo ifcmn ISO iwr con! or nmrr. Hot thrv muMomtl aitln-.t rv 'tmif a quirk flood of rronrti linoi in --raiMH'iaii. imiw iit'av litok" drrssn's with P.irie tuhrla--btvuuM': 1. I'Minf'i tipily of Roods which ran or hi'l to trim country la Mill llmltrd. 'J. Thr Frt'nrh. contrary to rp tilnr ImiirrtMlnn, never did hip finished women's elothinc here on a liirffe Heme, niey eni.t a 101 American clothing maker. Fl. nue total exports to this rountrv last venr amounted to about S-lM.DOO.ftiO. fur below pre war nnil even below limi. Among French shipments dur ing the first nine moniha of 1!M7. when the total value was 000.000. bin Hems Included: Wlnee l'...1).i.0: brandy SU.liHV (XH); textile lil'cra and 'mainline turcs-wtth fahrli and laces making no the bulk of this rate-1 Koi y - N..'ii0.i. IVi (time and iierftinie materials aeounted lor , J.ti0.iit. antique and art work i $l..dHMsi. and turs mostly rab-, hit fins about $.l,Sia.MM. j SQO FORTUNE LOST NKWCOMKHSTOWN. O . .Ian i 1" -lt- Kooert Reynolds of New ark, ).. lost $'tii) worth of eggs Higher Education Building Program Budget $241 Million ORTLAND, Jan. 27.--(.TV-Approval of a $24..V)0.0i)O college building program w ith $12,000,1)00 earmarked for early construction was a formality at today's State Board of Higher Kducation meet ing following Informal approval of. the program yesterday. Pr. K. E. Klcinsorge, chairman of the hoard s building commit tee, aald need for early construc tion of dormitories, class room and laboratories was in gent. He s.i Id the $5.0UO.IXX1 allocated hy the legislature for A program authorized by voters was "pill lullv" itiadiHpiate, that a fifth of the money already had been used lor emergency buildings nceled for veteran enrollment at the state-owned colleges. Following are the needs listed: I'nlversity of Oregon, emerg ency needs, S.Vi0.iii: total m-cds, J.7.i: Oregon State College. .vi.ii00 and $10.100.. 000; medicalil.-nt.il schools. NVO0O and Jrt.0JHi.0HO: Oregon College o( Kducalion, S.tiKl.000 and $.VJj.ivm: Southern Oregon Col lege of Fducatlon. Jioo.isw) and s.0tai: F.astern Oregon College of education, $.100,000 and $, OHO. Protects Included for first con st Miction unik-r the emergency program: t'nliersltv of Oreeon Science classroom laNratory building, ad ditions for school of business ad ministration, and heating plant and connecting tunnels, totalling J1..VI.ISSI. Oregon State College Animal scienoe and d.nrv niatuit.it-liirtng building. Pod indus't ics huiM'ng, home eomnnilcs addition and tv modoling. themirsl engm'H-ring wing anil remodeling of Apcr son hall, first unit of new agr. cuIIiii-hI Hnd biological scleni-es classroom and laboratory build ing. $liio.nno. K. O. C. E. Addition to gym nasitim and combined laboratory and classroom building, totalling $300,000. Alaska Training Ends Army's Fear Of Arctic Rigors agricultural hall and dau v I lng. totalling J,-. O00.il. MtslWal school New did yesterday when his truck was i building with remodeling of all ui-utoicii in netow zero weaincr after a collision with another truck. Stale highway patrolmen said hospital with expansion me trues:, w nen moving, jiggi-.-u , i:.-. s.snsj the eggs sutltcient to keep mem Oregon college of Kducitiois-1 In Frnm-e to tourists, hut the big llqtild, hut that they froze when i l.lhrarv building and warehouae, The first Kgvptian th nsstv export Item In that line Involved the truck wm dtahled for four : totalling S-'.ioi -united imnrr and lower F,jypf Hie aalc unly of klyle rlglila to houis. I S. O. C. b, onilmicd Itlnary, alsul 5..VV1 years ago. Bv GUY ZAI.HOL'nG Anchorage Timin Correspondent HIU PEI.TA. Alaska. Jan. 27. (.11-Training In Alaska has dis pelled the "fear of the Antic" In the mind of the average soldier, Brig. (Jen. Henry J. l. Meyer, sii-Ond division artillery comman der, told 2"0 men of Exercise Yu kon on their return here yester day after a five-dav problem at Galena, 300 miles East. The general and men returned here In C-S2 "flying boxcars." In cluded in the group were tiO ar tillerymen and 30 medical corp. men who will finish 23 days of atctlc training here this week. "All of us have become one third sourdough," the general said. "We lived in the field and usiit nothing not considered as standard ordnance." tien. Mover said the general health ot the men is "excellent." ".More than anyw here else the ground soldier in the Antic must become 'fiot conscious'," the gen eral said. "It's a must up here." The general said he doubts the sufficiency of either, snow-shoes or skiis as a method of travel. The Army's Cross-country skits are too narrow, he explained. The man-drawn Yukon sled also was described as impracticable for military use. The weasel, full-tracked am phibious vehicle, "seems tn he Cxwl." as were the winterized teens although the latter were compelled to slav on beaten trails. Mover praised the work o( the Twelfth Air Force. Alaska Air Command, which he said "pnned It can transport us a long dis tance In a comparatively short time." I The tests will he completed this .vi bed ! week with fltinir of infantry and f titili 'artillery weatwins pfter which : the men w ill return to Fort Lew is. Naw Air-Ceatfftfeaae' Caackat to SAN FRANCISCO ONE-WAY FARE, ii.ld to los'an'geles ONE-WAY FARE. $10.65 tn riu, r 344 S. iKptm Straet etiaae let OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in The CREASON Building At Winchester and Jackson Sts. Triangle Single or in Suites. Inquire FRANK BODIN HOTEL ROSE Phone 622 "PC IEARN TO S(Y vCi will teach you how la , tight fair lesson. Helpful ' (or "Regulars" at well a Beginners. 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