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NEWS-REVIEW. ROSEBURG. OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1948 THREE New Localized Public Land Service Launched by Interior Department A streamlined service for on-the-spot administration of more than 778 million acres of public land In continental United States and Alaska was Inaugurated by the Department of the Interior on July IS, and within less than 90 days field offices of the Bureau of Land Management are expected to be handling a large volume of work hitherto done In Washington, Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug announced. Under the program, adjudica tion of cases, land classification and other administrative steps now taken In Washington will be handled either in one of the 25 land offices of the Bureau stra tegically located In the Western States and in the Territory, or In regional offices at Albuquerque, N.M.; Anchorage, Alaska; Bill ings. Mont.: Portland, Ore.; Salt Lake Citv, Utah; and San Fran cisco, Calif. The Bureau of Land Manage ment and its predecessor, the General Land Office, have been serving as the official real estate agent of the Federal Government for more than 150 years, and dur ing that period millions of appli cations for disposition of the pub lic lands under the public land You can buy your trucks at dealer prices I WE'RE GOING OUT OF I THE TRUCK BUSINESS. We Must Get Rid of Our Trucks in a Hurry! YOU CAN BUY AT GREAT SAVINGS Int'l K-B Int'l TD-14 DuTp Truck . Trtor. $1400 $5000 Int'l K-7 Auto Car Cargoes Truck wlthYreight winch (C O. E.) $900 $1400 ALLIED SALES CO. 1600 Galvei St, San Francisco YU. 6-3864 laws were routed to Washington for action. However, present-day requirements for modernized handling of problems involving the conservation, development and use of natural resources on the public domain necessitated decentralization of Bureau oper ations. Congress Cuts Funds The elimination of the cross continent transfer of papers and other delays in the consideration of public land matters was direct ed by Congress through removal of earlier restrictions on the Bu reau's decentralization program from the 1949 Interior Appropri ation Act and a 20 percent reduc tion In funds for the operation of the Washington office. This ac tion. In effect, paved the way for the most thoroughgoing over hauling ever undertaken of the Interior Department's public land administrative structure, Bureau Director Marion Clawson said. Field office handling of cases involving small tract leases. Rec lamation homesteads and other types of settlement' negotiations was ordered begun on July 15, under the Bureau decentraliza tion timetable. The issuance of special land-use permits and ac tion on Alaska matters will be shifted to the field shortly there after. By September 1, It Is expected that the Issuance of grazing leases authorized under Section 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act for land outside of Federal grazing districts, will be handled locally and that on-the-spot handling of noncompetitive oil and gas leases will be begun in some of the Western States. The transfer of trained person nel from Washington to handle the Increased work In the field offices already has begun, and it is contemplated that the new service will be in full swing be fore the end of the year. M0I WON! f OT WVHUTZn HANOI THAN THOSf OF ANY OTHOt NAM 7Z s W?rrz $495 UP mmmmm- (SINCN ?) CowvrNitNT mm IT" I I en ft G&rV WUftLITZER SPINETTE NOW ON DISPLAY AT OUR STOKB OTT'S MUSIC STORE Corner Cost and Jackson Ph. Ill 9-J Modern Structure Will Replace Sutherlin High School fc Ml -IUUL Ilium iuuJ luiiiihF l : h m fuciEjV... I '.'lUlllHIll I lil NtwD-Rtvtcw Ptetur SUTHERLIN SCHOOL CONDEMNED Tho 37-yeer-old Sutherlin High School building pictured hers has been condemned or us as t school building by th State Department of Education end will be replaced by new building to be started this summer, said Superintendent of Schools W!. liam W. Riddlebarger. This old building will probably be reied. Construction of a new high school building at Sutherlin will start late this summer on a 20 acre site east of the present school grounds, it was announced by Superintendent of Schools Wil liam W. Riddlebarger. The new high school, on Its completion, will replace the 37-year-old building which has been condemned by (he State Depart ment of Education as not meeting the current standards for school buildings. Construction of the new build ing will be financed through a $220,000 bond issue recently au thorized by the legal voters of Sutherlin School District No. 130 C, Riddlebarger said. The money will also be used to build four cottages and a two- room building for use of the grade scnooi ana io aaa two new rooms to the Nonpareil School. The cot tages could be adapted for use as teacher residences and tl two room building converted to a school bus garage, but for the present all will be used lor class rooms. Freeman and Haysllo of Port land are the architects for the new high school building, Riddle barger said. The old high school building was condemned because of its faulty construction, lighting and ventilation. The building is also very crowded with present large enrollments. Riddlebarger said the old build ing might be used for school dis trict offices, but probably it will be razed. The present grade school at Sutherlin Is a six-room structure built In '1943. Also used In connec tion with the grade school Is two-room building serving as a cafeteria and home economics classroom. Barn Dance Scheduled -For Veterans Hospital The monthly Red Cross dance for the patients of the Roseburg Veterans Administration Hospital will be held Monday, July 26, in the auditorium of the Recreation Building at 8 o'clock. This dance is being Jointly sponsored by the Roseburg Local of the American Federation of Musicians and Harry Thomas of Eugene, through the Red Cross. Lou Franco and his Happy Val ley Cowboys orchestra are being provided by the Musicians Union. The "barn dance" motif will be carried out in he decorations. Novelty square dance numbers are to be put on by the Tuesday night square dance instruction class. .Other surprise entertain-1 ment has also been arranged. Cotton dresses will be the- ap-' Dropriate dress for ladies attend-1 ing. 66 Manhole Covers Taken Under Watchman's Eyes. OAKLAND, Calif.. July 23.-WB Ever feel like lumDing In a manhole and pulling the lid down behind you? Night Watchman Joe Gomez did but he couldn't. Three men In a truck drove up last night to the Phoenix Iron Works, where Gomez makes his rounds. Thev told him they were late arriving to pick up a load and drove off with 66 manhole covers, he told police. Rev. R. B. Shoun, Former Roseburg Minister, Dies The Rev. Roderick B. Shoun. 75, former pastor of the Rose burg Baptist Church, died Thurs day at McMlnnvllle, where he hud resided since retirement in 1(45. After leaving Roseburg, Rev. Mr. bhoun served churches in Portland, Vancouver and Dayton. He was a native of Tennessee. His wife died In 1901. His second wife, to whom he was married In Port laid In 1935, survives. Other survivors are sons. Law ranee D., Santa Maria, Cat.; How ard A., Prairie City, Or.; Rod erick Jr., Boise; William A., Eu gene, and John C, McMlnnvllle; daughters, Mrs. Bonita Dlller, Au rora; Mrs. Pauline Robertson, Cottage Grove; Mrs. Lucille Red daway and Mrs. Betty Himes, both of Portland, and 13 grandchildren. DECEIVING SIGN DALLAS. Ore, July 23.-UB The driver of a pilot car on a highway construction project for got to remove his sign. He drove downtown for gaso line and as he stepped out of the car at the station, lined up be- nina mm were six motorists,- obey. Ing the Injunction to: "Follow this car. Stay In line. Do not pass." side. That was the correct amount SLIGHT ERROR PORTLAND. Julv 23.- Mrs. Frank Kirk expected a check from the Yamhill County Clerk, but Its .size was a bit siaggerlng. The machine-stamped amount was $100,050. Unfortunately, $50 was hand written In the blank at the right Night Digging of Clams In Oregon Legalized PORTLAND, July 23. LV Oregonlans can dig for clams at night this year. The State Fish Commission abolished the old "sunrise to sun set" rule on clam-dlgglng as It set limits on quantities which may be taken for persona' use. The bags: 12 crabs pr day per person: 36 clams per day per per son with not more than 18 allow ed to be the type of clam known as horse '!ami, horse neck, Em pire, blue neck, blue, or mud clams. The Commission added Nes tucca Bay to the areas closed to commercial clamming: Netarts Bay, Salmon Bay and River, and Siletz Bay. WHY PAY CASH For Construction Material When You Can Buy From Mayhcw on Time 10 Down 3 YEARS TO PAY Stop at the Log Cabin Coos Junction ' OIL TO BURN For prompt courteous meter ed deliveries of high quality ttove and burner oQ CALL tS2 Petroleum Products foe MYERS OIL CO. Distributors of Hanoeuk Douglas County. SfeMRF3S' fc T 1 Old Home Week . . . Every week Is Old Home Week at our store. Musicians who have become profession als return to say hello . . . youngsters who have their eyes on Joining the school band come In to get acquaint ed . . . and they all run Into the current crop of champions who make dally pilgrimages to see and hear WHAT'S NEW In the music world. 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