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TWO ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG', OREGON TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948 'bliihed Dally Except Bandar by th NEWM.ftEVfeW COMPANV. INC. 1 Entered a iscond claaa matter May -1, 1020, at the potoffto at Roaeburg, Oregon, unaer aci oi Mircn ioio. ' HAKI E8 V. STANTON EDITOB ID WIN L. KNAPP " M AN Afi KB Uember of the Auoclated Preaa, Ure- , too Newipaper Publuhen Assoc in Uon, ...jw Auail Bureau ot Lircmauom. Henrented bv WEST-HOLIDAY CO. JJC, oiflcaa In New York, Chicago, Ban rranciaco. Angeiea. aaiua, rorv and. St lxmia. Saburlptlss Bataa Douglas Out of County Count) sti.so ta.ut Mall ear Year ' ilx Months S.60 4.26 rhree Month 3.00 2.25 er year, by city earner yi.w ' t month, by city carrier .73 The Weather U. S. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon Forecast for Roseburg and vi cinity: Scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Highest temp, for any May.... 102 Lowest temo. for any May 30 Highest temp, yesterday .. 60 Lowest temo. last night 46 Preolpitatlon yesterday 32 Precipitation from May 1 1.49 Excess from May 1.. 27 Excess from Sept. 1 1.61 In the Day's News I Continued From Page One) again (11:15 p.m., according to the schedule.) Then back to Portland. Time oi arrival not scheduled. Probably too late to talk. Maybe time enough before morning to grab a little sleep. FROM all of this one gathers campaigning In these modern days of swift transportation is no Job for a pantywalst. It Is begin ning to look like from here on out our Presidents will HAVE to be young men. The old boys won't be able to stand the pace. IN Washington, President Tru man kicks off his formal cam paign for re-election. He tolls a cheecrlng ' audience of Young Democrats: "I want to say to you at this time that during the next four years there will be a Democrat In the White House, and you are looking at him now." The Young Democrats (eating - a $25-per-plate dinner as they lis tened) cheered. President Tru man was following the rules, jln this enuntrv. the rule calls for CONFIDENCE. Under ' no ilr- tumstancos must a candidate ver admit that by any chance he could fall to be the people's choice. Truman was being a good sport and his hearers liked It. s TILL following the rules, he took a hack at the Republi cans. These wicked Republicans, he said, "have been obstructionists for the last 151 years." During these 151 years, he went on, they have "worked for special Inter ests, for higher prices, for great er profits and for fewer Jobs." They're still at It, he added, tooth and nail, doing their darn dost to mnko a mess of every thing. They're following the road, he concluded, "(hat will load to boom and bust." DOES Harry S. Truman believe all this tommyi'ot that he talked to the Young Democrats at their 25-buckspor-plate dinner? Oh, NO. He doesn't believe It any mere than Governor Maw of Utah believes the similar tripe he peddled at a political meeting in Oregon a few days ago. He was Just talking politics in an election year. Custom in Amcr lica has decreed for generations that when you talk politics In an election year you shall siend a lot of time talking through your political hat. We all accept It, knowing that custom requires it, and pay little attention to such talk. PASTE tills in your hat: If the time ever comes when the political issue in a national election In America lies HE TWEEN COMMUNISM AND OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, we'll change our political ways. There will be no monkey busi ness then. What we say, w e'll MEAN. Student Body Officers Being Chosen at RHS Student body officers for Rose burg Junior High School urc being elected today. Candidates for the various positions include: For president. Kd Strltke, Puanc Sutton and Bill Herscher, chosen from next year's ninth grade; for vice-president, Lois Patterson, Marlcne Jewell and Nancy Al len, chosen from next year's eighth grade: for treasurer. Alilll cent Tower, Joyce Harpham and Esther Johnson; for secretary, Clyde Pope, Elmer Stritzke and Jim Poeiksen. The position of pergeant-Ht arms will be appoint ed by the newly elected student council. The candidates, chosen from the school Service Club, will be recommended by the lacully. FOR STATE By CHARLES V. STANTON "In the contest for Republican nomination for state treas urer the Republicans suffer from an embarrassment of riches," says Charles A. Sprague, former Oregon governor, editor-publisher of The Oregon Statesman, Salem. ."Three men of competence and integrity are candidates," Sprague continues, "and the state treasury will be safe in the hands of any of the three. The same may be said of the lone Demo cratic candidate, too, for that matter." As long as we have started with Editor Sprague's sum mation of the state treasurer contest, we might as well give his conclusions: For myself I need three votes one for Ormond Bean, whom "In my day" I appointed as publlo utilities commis sioner; one for Senator Howard Belton, a long-time per sonal friend; and one for young Slg Unander, who served as assistant to the governor under my appointment until he went to war. 8lnce a person has only one vote, I have to make a choice and will make it for Unander, who has been somewhat of a protege of mine. Each of these candidates has special qualifications which deserve to be set forth. Ormond Bean has had long experience In administrative work. He was city commis sioner of Portland in charge of publlo works and then served four years very ably as state publlo utilities commissioner. During the war he held very important administrative posi tions for government agencies In Hawaii, in Puerto Rico and in Egypt. His work dealt largely with transportation problems and he rendered very valuable service to the gov ernment in these positions. His past record of achievement gives assurance that as state treasurer the office would be well handled. Howard Belton lives on a farm near Canby. He operates his farm successfully and still finds time to engage In publlo affairs. He is recognized as a leader and in the senate, , where he has served for many years, he has been one of the really strong members. He served one term as president of the senate and as acting governor at times when the gov ernor was out of the state. His experience In the legislature has given him a good understanding of the state and Its problems. He Is a man of high character with a full sense of an official's responsibility to his trust. Sigrid Unander represents the younger element in the Republican party the men under 40 who did most of the fighting in the late war and who now must assume rapidly the burdens of business and politics. He comes of a distin guished Oregon family; his grandfather, Simon Benson, was an early-day logger who served on one of the first state highway commissions and was one of Portland's leading philanthropists. Sigrid has extensive property interests of his own which he manages with care and success. He looks on politics, however, as an opportunity for real public serv ice. I found him wise beyond his years, careful to get the faots and mature in his Judgment on public questions. His record as an officer Inthe war is studded with decorations for distinguished service. As one with responsibility for the handling and Investment of public funds he would be ex tremely cautious, and his connections with men of affairs would prove an asset. In selecting him as the party nominee for treasurer the Republicans would not only name one fully competent but they would give recognition to the ris ing generation who are already proving an important and . valuable segment of .the party. ' j That's Editor Sprague's opinion. But Editor Walter W. R. May, writing in the Oregon City Enterprise, says of Senator Howard Belton: We think hls acquaintance with agricultural as well as urban problems of the state; his experience on the State Land Board and while President of the Senate as Acting Governor and a member of the State Board of Control, and on the Emergency Board, and his homespun philosophy of fundamental government make him a fortunate candi date from the voters' viewpoint. So that's another editorial opinion. We'll not express our own opinion or preference, but, having furnished the above comment on the three Republican candidates, will advise that the Democratic candidate, Walter J. Pearson, unopposed on his party's ballot, is a Portland insurance nii'ii, a native of Oregon, a very active civic worker. He has served in both houses of the legislature. Busy Day Mapped For Future Ninth Graders Ninth graders at Roseburg Junior High will have a busy day Thursday. In the morning they will hold a brier practice jor meir promotion exercises to oe nom the following Thursday in the school auditorium. Next an as sembly will be hold, when Senior 'llgh School Principal Alva Laws will give them instructions on registration for high school next fall. A picnic will make up the remainder of the day. The stu dents will leave almut 11 a.m. for the Veterans Facility. Scouts to Continue Job On Boat at Coos Bay Several members of the Senior Boy Scout Outfit will go to Coos Hay Saturday and Sunday to con tinue work on their whale boat. They hope to have it ready for launching June 20. They will take with them two carpenters to install seats In the boat. The boys plan to complete tile paint Job this weekend, hut another weekend of work will probably lie nocessarv before the boat is seaworthy. V. S. match users today get free about two out ' every five matches that are consumed. KRNR Mutua! Broadcasting ' yitem 1490 Kilocycles mrMAiNtNo hours tqdat 4 OO AitviMiture Parn.lo ;13--Hmg America Sing, rat tenon's Ilnhery 4:30-iotd New Program, Auembly of God Church. --Mustr. a.no Mmic i 5 Spotlight on a Star. Honrs ! .1. 'to Captain Mtdntght, Wander Co. tV 4,t Tom Mix. ft.ilston Purina tt to Gabriel Hratter, Hentthald .13 The Sports Page, Uarcus Sales and Service 6:20 State and Local News, Hoseburg Motor t o fi 25- Muslral Interlude B ;1 What's News Cork rum Motors 6. 43 Music You Remember bv Ksther Cst'dtles, Douglas Supply Co. 7 .OA Count of Monte CrUto 7:;m Garden Talks, Farm Bureau. 7:45 Stansen for President, tit asset t for President Committee. 7:. W Music. 7. W Hilly Rrwe. Pitching Horseshoes, Burba sol Co. 8:00 A IV. a Srlter News. Mile Inn. BU3 Mcotwood lwton. Union OK Co. TREASURER 6:30 Rtannrn for President, StasBon for President Committee. D:0O Kullon Lewis, Jr., Gllkey Trading :1S Moonlight Serenade, Trowbridge I 0:3O Fishing' and Hunting Club of the Air. 10:00 Wax Gallery. I0:;o Nocturne. 10:4ft Now. 11:00 Joe Reichman from the Elk Club. 11:30 Sign Off. WEDNESDAY. MAY 10, 1048 ft:0A Sunrise Serenade, fi: 13-Farm Hulletln Hoard 6:30 Musical Koundup, Modern Furniture. 6:41 Yawn Patrol. 0 M-Ruse burg Auction. 7.00 Prank Hemingway. Folger's. 7:1.V-Rise and Shine, P. Lorillard Co. 7:JA State and Local News, Dr. Bruce Tuck. 7::i3 Rhapsody In Wax. 6 OA News. John well Company. B-UV Victor H. Llndlahr, llealthaids. B.;io-Ot,ib-s Music Shop. A:4."Muk.c. :(H-Alka Seltrer News, Miles Luba. W 13 Watty's Grocery. V.JO Man Atxiut Town, Josse and Lowell's. V 40 MiMlc.il Interlude. 9:30- Shopper's Guide, Harth's and Marshall-Wells. 10-00 -My rt hiuI Marge. Miller's, lnc 10.13-Mdody Matinee. Roseburg Dairv. 10:;tO tjueen for a Day, Miles Lal. and Philip Morris I t:0A -Hook of Hut gains, Fred Meyer. 11:13- P.irty Line. lii.OO- sports Piiue. Marster't Refrigeration. 12:10- state and Local News, Hansen Motors 13;l3Ttie Johnson Family, Calkinn Finance 12:30 Niitlonal News, Roseburg Theaters. 12.40 Terminal Market Reports, Sig Ftt. 12.43 Man on the Street. Hennlnger's Marts. 1.00 Heart s Dcsira, PhtHp Morris & Co, 1 :to-it' Requested. 2 00 -Music 2'lV-chonl Show. 2 30-Mumc. 2-43 --The Local Loan Show. ;t AO Fulton Lewis. Jr 3 13 -Frank Hemingway. L A Son p. 3;)--Hl Neighbors, Carstens Furniture. 3 43 Music. 3 00 -Mu.itc 3 13 W.C.T tr 3 jo Capt. Midnight. Wander Co, 3 43- Tom Mix, R;ihlon Purina OA Gabriel Heatter, Carter Producta ti.t3 -Sports Page, Ha reus Sales and Service 6 2A Slate and Local News. Roseburg Motor Co fl ."V -Mutlenl Interlude WW -The Cisco Kid, Modem Furniture 7 00- - What's the Name uf That Song. Wmiroot. 7-3A.-IH Neighbor, Carstens Furniture. 7 43--Music. ttno-Alka Seltfer. Miles t-ah 8 13 Kleelwood 1-awlon. I iuom Oil Co. U.JO- HospitHlit) Tune, Jack Farlsi At P;00- Fulton Lewis. Jr , Vmpqua & Implement 0:13 McKay Hroadcasl. ! :to Dew e.t Speech. 10 AO W ax Gallery. 10.30 Nocturne. 10 4.-. -Nf-i. 11.00 Sign OH. Nominations For City Officers Need New Procedure No legal procedure now exists for the nomination of candidates for city offices to bo fiiled at the general election next November, the City Council was informed bv City Attorney Paul E. Geddcs last niirht. When the city charter was amended to permit adoption of the city manager form of covern ment, the City Council was given authority to determine b ordin ance the manner in which candi dates for ma"or and the council shall be nominated, Geddcs said. Previously, nomination for city offices has boon by the filing of petitions bearing the signatures of approximately 50 legal voters Gcddes said that the state laws governin" municipal elec tions have been amended so many times, that no definite election procedure exists. Geddcs suggested to the coun cil that 25 signatures should be a sufficient number for. such nominating petilions and that 60 days prior to the November gen eral election would bo a suitable time for the petitions to be filed with the city recorder. The city attorney was directed to prepare an ordinance with these provisions for emergency adoption at the next council meet ing. The office of mayor and four council positions will be at stake in the November election. The amended city charter provides for four-year terms for four of the present councilmen, and stagger ed four-year terms for the re maining councilmen starting next year. The mayor's term will con tinue to be for two years. Councilmen whose terms expire this year ate Frank Ashley and Percy Croft, Ward 1; Hal Ayotte and Henry T. Carstens, Ward 2. Those whose terms continue an additional two years are John A. Hart and W. J. Adair. Ward 3; and George E. West and Harrison Winston, Ward i. , The following itatrmnt concerning hlii candldiiry for nomination for state representative on the Democratic ticket was nubmltted by Jamea M. McCilnty, above, and does not necessarily signify endorsement by Uie Hosvburg News Iteview. James M. McGintv, in active practice of law at Myrtle Crock, seeking the Democratic nomina tion lor the lT)th district to tilC Ste legislature. Horn e.t jxorth Bend, Kobr. March 25, 1907; attended Univer sity of Nebraska, was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1930; taught and coached in high school two years; at tended University of lllinios Law School, 193:2-3; Creighton Univer sity, was gpulunted from the lat ter in 1935, with the degree1 of Bachelor of I,aws; active practice of law in Nohraska for seven years. As student worked in groc ery stores, mortuaries, restau rants and other odd jobs. Inducted into the United States Army 1912 as a private. In the Army 49 months. 25 of which were sHint overseas. Promoted to the rank of captain while in Ja pan. Member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the 24th Infantry Vet erans Association. Member of the Oregon State Bar Association; Douglas County Bar Association; 32nd degree Ma son; Presbyterian, present secre tary Linns Club of Mvrtle Creek. Moved to Oregon In 1912, while in the service; returned to Ore gon after discharge from the service in 191ti. Married. Pledged to serve the sovereign people, and not special interests; to do all in my power to see that Veterans' interests are given a paramount place in all construc tive legislation; to serve labor and industry with equal fairness; and positively see that all parts of Douglas County are equally rep resented. TRAFFIC FINES LEVIED Seven persons paid $S0 in traf fic and overload fines rtventlv, Justice of the Peace Hartfiel re ported Monday. He said tkrv in cluded: Albert L. Patnson, void foreign plates. S10: I.erov O. Cenlers. ale ' overload. S10: Merrill H. stem-1 bridge, violation of b.isio rule, i $10; passing with view obstructed. ! MEET THE CANDIDATE i- -. ' ' .. r4W't Auio'SlO; l,o Roy L. Uuell. failure to I stop nt through highway. S10; ! Harold J. Pratt, unit overload. i $10; Earl E. Sedgwick, speeding : -Ith truck, MH: Vernon P. Qulit, I axle ovei load, S10. MEET THE CANDIDATE tt f 41 i -"a Picture by Chitwood Studio The folowlng statement concerning hi:, candidacy for nomination for county commissioner on the Democratic ticket was submitted by J. M. Morgan, above, and docs not necessarily signify endorse ment by the Roseburg News-Review. "I have a deiinite policy. It may seem too ambitious to some conservationists, but I feel that Douglas County has been slighted by the State Highway Depart ment. Our state highways in Douglas County are little better than country lanes and I will work to secure the state high ways Douglas County needs and long ago paid for. "I take issue with the present county timber policies. I think the county has lost millions or dollars through rushed sales pol icy. Timber is continually rising in price and we should hold, both for a better price and a bet ter "sustained yield" policy, "I have had several years of road location and construction work experience and would like to sec a "planned" road program, not one of "the wheel that squeaks the loudest get the crease." I would like to see the county consider access roads to better the forest policy, and make "sustained yield" work. 'We have a good school sys tem, but it needs more help. I would like to see a junior or agriculture college, in Douglas County, so our young people could stay home. Our present state college is overloaded and it s time a new one was planned. Why not here? "I definitely will work for a better Douglas County. "Personal information: t was born in Roseburg in 1907. I have lived most of my 41 years in Douglas County; am married and have two sons. I am now and have been directly connected with the timber business since 1929 and understand its problems and its future." U. S. Defense Wi!! Oe Geared to Hew Atomic Weapons WASHINGTON, May IS. (P) The United Stales geared up today for production of new ato mic weapons whose deadly pow er is this nation's secret. This much is known that whatever their form or dimen sions they represent "very sub stantial progress" in harnessing nature's forces to instruments of terrible destruction. Those were the words used by the White House yesterday in ati nounciiiR successful completion of a new series of tests of "three atomic weapons, each of im proved de.sign" at Eniwetok Is land in the far Pacific. Speculation mounted over what the new weapons may be. What ever they are guided missiles, radioactive clouds, and improved bomb or whatnot the White House announcement indicated no time is being lost in putting them into production. It said: "The president gave general approval of (atomic energy I com mission plans for steps it pro posed to initiate nt once for further nueulcar development, based upon information gained from the test." David K. Lilienlhal, A EC chair man, added pointed emphasis to this statement. He said the tests, involving some 10,000 military and scientific presonnel, were a "milestone in atomic develop ment." With the nation thus embarld on u new atomic era. there were indications the armed forces are grooving their plans lor using the new weapons. The Air f orce has new '.;ky giants In the making to replace the famed B 29 which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiro shima three years ago. And the lavy has asKca congressional ni proval of plans to construct the worlds biggest warship a 6.V OOO.so.OHO-ioii aircraft carrier whoso fliqht deck could serve as launehm" base either for A- bomb bearing planes or guided mrssiles with atomic warheads. JUNIOR HIGH BOXING Itoseliure Junior High School's second Inixing program will take place, Thursday night, starting at :3'. " "i'" Junior High symnasium. Twelve one-minute rounds of boxing are scheduled. Cotich Kay brown is ill charge. United Slates c h u r e h e s are housed in buildings valued at approximately three and one half billion dollars. . ''K -9 i A '. A Umpqua Forest's Planting Program Hear Completion The Umpqua National Forest planting program for the 1947-48 season Is now being completed. A summary of the season's planting shows that 285,000 seedling trees were planted by Forest Service crews under the direction of the district forest rangers. M. M. Nel son, forest supervisor, calculates that more than 10 trees were planted for each tree cut from National Forest land in 1947. The planting was done in six different areas, from the Row River territory in Southern Lane County to tracts logged on the Rogue-Umpqua divide near Jack son County. One project was in the old Rondeau Burn on Jackson Creek. The land burned in 1939, but had not restocked with young timber. The total area planted was 417 aeers. Many of the areas being plant ed are logged off lands which have not restocked. Nelson ex plained that all logged off land does not have to be planted. He stated, "records show that we have a good seed year only once in about six years; and that if we have a favorable wet spring during these years, we normally get good reproduction. "The chance for having both fa vorable weather and sufficient seed the same year is rather un usual, therefore planting pro grams are used to aid nature. "Recent logged areas are watch ed carefully and are planted if necessary. Louis Gabel has been assigned to the Roseburg office to supervise tree planting and other forestry improvement work. "Now that the Forest Service has made a start in planting it is expected that each year the pro- Pram Will Inm-ns,. Mnlmn .tat. ed. During the 1947 spring season 154,000 trees were planted. This figure was increased to 245,000 trees this spring. Douglas fir trees accounted for most of the planting, but 20,000 ponderosa pine trees were included. Most of the planting was by Forest Service crews, but some was contracted to special tree filanters. The trees were grown n the Forest Service nursery near Carson, Washington. Republicans Lead In Oregon Registration SALEM, Ore.,' May 17 W More Oregon voters are regis- icrea lor me may 21 primary than for any election in the state's history, Dave O'Hara, chief of the elections division, re ported today. The total is 602,013 with Re publicans having the lead over the Democrats, 322,490 to 302,645. In 11 of the 36 counties, the Democratic party has the greater Jiumber. These are Baker, Co lumbia, Coos, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Klamath, Linn, Mult nomah, Union and Wallowa. In addition to the major party lists, 2,902 are registered as inde pendents, 375 as prohlbiitonists, 352 as socialists, and 6,876 divided among "all other". OBSTACLE REMOVED REEDSPOItT City Manager Cecil Bennett and City Attorney John W. Purvis visited Portland last week to confer with the right-of-way department of the Southern Pacific and the United States Army Engineers, relative to the prohibitive requirements imposed by the railroad in mov ing and maintaining tracks on railroad property. On their re turn, tfeniiett and furvis report ed that tliev were able to ad just the difficulties with the rail road company "quite satisfactor ily." PERSISTENT PIGEONS OKLAHOMA CITY. Mav 18 (Pi James Bennett, 60, was in police court yesterday for letting nis pigeons run loose. When neighbors complained they were ruining gardens, he took tnem to Chickasha, 45 miles souinwest. The birds beat him back home. , , , Vote Fov WILLIAM U. ioAIIiiier REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR 3SSLECATE To tSe National Convention StrveJ Four Scsrient in Oregon l?rVure. S-isUer c? Ho-jJt in 1943. V-rji of bit war. Favsrs liberal, canstru:tive porty pJaivonn and nonrnjrion c Oregon' tjvered candidal!. - Pi. Arf. McAJI sttr far Dslcgar Cair.niMce. H: b Gray, Cnairmaa HEAR Douglas McKay Republican Candidate for Governor Wednesday, May 19 KRNR 915 P. M. ir.. 02 2. Other W0RK..SH0ES In Oxford 6" -8"- 10". ... NEOPRENE SOLES WAYNE'S "Better Shoes For All The Family" 118 W. Cass the Distinctive ASTER?. BEER Aso Available in the Big Money-Saving QUART CAN OISTRIBUTIO BY Cy Slocum Distributing Company 383 Lawrence Street Eugene, Oregon Phone 186 Al TOU GROCFR Oft BAt Paid advertisement Douglas Mc Kay for Governor Committee. Eugene Springer, chairman. STAR BRAND On-the-Job-Comfort HIKING BOOTS Water Proof 10" GRawcord Sole 0 Brown Lace to Toe 6" Rawcord Sole Brown J J W KOfNIGYU ar' j ( BRAU,
