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FOUR NEWS-REVIEW, RQSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1948 Pukllahaa Dally Ixaap Iun4ay ky tha Newt-Review Company, Inc. eatarat aa aacaat tkH aallar Mar t, IW. Iba tail allta at Baaaaara. Off. aaaar a a Mint I. 111! CHARLES V. STANTON axsw tOWIN L. KNAPP Editor Managar Mambar a iha Aaaoclataa) "Van, Oragan Nawapapar Publlahara Aaaaalatlan, tha Audit turaau af Clreulatlana UtmUUI r ItTHOU.IDAT CO, iXC, fncu la Haw Tart, Caleafa. a riuilm, Laa Aaialaa, aaaltla. rarllaaa. at. Laila. UaiCaVTIOM BATia la Oraaaa Br Mall par Taar II. aa, all aaaalka I4.M, ra ataatha M.M. By Cltr rarrlar par raar Itl.M Ha aSraaaal. lata taaa --" raar, aar ajaaia ll.aa, oalalia orasaa Br all rar raar H-aa aiaatka M-la, laraa saaalka lt.1t. OUT OUR WAY r Williams A FOOLISH DIRECTIVE By CHARLES V. STANTON Now that Congress appears to be giving the brush-off to President Truman's "emergency" session, and sufficient time has elapsed to fully study his "message," the recall and the presidential "directive" keep looking more and more foolish. A special session of Congress usually denotes that some cute situation has developed. There were rumors that the Berlin situation had reached a crisis and that the President's . announcement that he was calling Congress back into ses . sion simply was camouflage to hide his real intent of having Congress handy in case the European situation reached the declaration of war stage. Such rumor was far-fetched, but was doubtless in the minds of many people, including some congressmen. In view of the fact that another war probably will start with out declaration, coupled with the present-day ability to re call Congress into session within 24 to 48 hours through the medium of air transportation, even the tight Berlin situation would hardly justify recall unless the President had secret information of an immediate change in condi tions. His "message," however, concerned issues which have been hashed and re-hashed not only by the 80th Congress but by preceding sessions as well. Nothing in his presenta tion, aside from high prices and housing, could possibly be construed as an emergency. Prices and housing are two problems which cannot be solved overnight a fact which the President, as a former senator, knew full well. Who's Double Crossing Who ? What was Truman's real reason for recalling Congress? Was it simply to embarrass the Republican majority, or is the President double-crossing his own party? Democratic strategy is quite obvious. With little hope of winning the presidential election, the Democrats are work ing to unseat Republicans in Congress and regain control of the legislative branch of government. Truman was the reluctantly accepted, fire-breathing dragon at the party's nominating convention. Placards stating, "We're just MILD about Harry," prominently displayed by some of the dele gates, were indicative of feeling at the convention. Truman, in his acceptance speech, appeared to be follow ing party lines in heaping censure upon the 80th Congress, but his indictment involved the Democratic minority even more than the Republican majority. Is Truman tossing the party overboard in retaliation for being thrown to the wolves by the convention? Claude Ingalls, editor of The Corvalli Gazttte-Timtt, points out that 56 percent of the Democrats in the House and 74 per cent in the Senate voted to override the presi dential veto on social security coverage; 27 out of 37 Demo cratic Senators voted to override the veto on tax reduction, being joined by 82 out of 166 Democrats in the House; that 80 percent of the Democrats in the House voted against .the President's bill on offshore oil lands; 60 percent in the House and 45 percent in the Senate voted to override the veto on A 1 T- f 1 If . I 1.1 . I .1 - - . . J ine iBii-naruey iawr bci ana more man oo pericin uieu against the anti-poll tax bill. If Truman is to paint the 80th Congress with a black brush, he is smearing his own party members as well as the majority party. That doesn't fit too well with strategy to gain control in Congress. From the standpoint of practical politics it would seem foolish for either party to grant to Truman the power and authority for which he made request, when the uncertainty of th November election is considered. Should the Democrats gain control of Congress they may want something altogether different than Truman proposes. Should the Republicans retain their majority, and at the same time gain tha presidency, it is quite certain their pro gram will be widely different than that offered by Truman, Any legislation to lower prices or Improve housing condi tions requires long-range planning and execution. It would be most impractical to place unlimited power in the hands of an executive who may be ousted from office in November, while Congresa also may be slated for major changes. The whole situation raises the suspicion that someone is getting the double-cross. ( THE SOFA TO CONVINCE I PILLOW- HIM THAT I 2 WirW? I -Ti5L V WHAT'S J CAN'T DRlMK NrfrW?jm$ iMT' 7 THAT ANOTHER DROR' V 111! V FOR? ) . ( HELL HAVE TO Y , ! I ! A ' ' GET SOME OTHER J , ! ! ! mm n cmmmi m WHY MOTHERS GET fiRAY t 'm.fr. By Vmhnett S. Martin Y,' -T - Two communities in Southern California were divided by "Cen ter Street." There were two cham ber of commerce, two post- offices, two everything. For many yeara residents with vlilon had sought to combine the two communltlea Into one. But the name was the najor stum bling block. Neither group would give up Its own "Individuality." The edltoi of the local newspaper, published In the southern half, used both names In his masthead, and managed to get by that way. Along with many a civic prob lem was a continual squabbling over ill torts of things; a kind of civic Jealousy, neither side willing to give an inch, yet with civic-minded residents both tides of Center Street urging and wish ing a comblnea community that would "go places" If all these little deterrentj were out of the way. A major boulevard ran through the two towns: Paramount Boule vard. Someone conceived the bright solution of namlrg both communities "Paramount;" The Idea caught on, slowly but as It proved later surely. Bit by bit opposition lessened, fears about loss of Individuality, objections to expense In new names, concern lest there be confusion, all gave way In time to a willingness to "try It." Uncle Sam was consulted: yes, the postoffice could named Paramount. Voting proceeded In due time. One day there came a letter postmarked "Paramount, Calif." I looked at the postmark for tome minutes, thinking. . . The two communities didn't have to fight it out with gunt and men! Their leaders finally sat around a table and planned something that In time would please everybody. Why In the world can't two world-girdling natlonall et do the tame thing? Can sou Imagine Canada and United Statet fighting things out? Nor Great Britain and our coun try, for that matter! Then why not other countries? Little by little ... the world data progress. Upward! In the Day's News (Continued From Pagti One) Sutherlin Seeks More Funds For Recreation Center SUTHERLIN The Sutherlin Park and Recreation Center fund hat reached a total of Sl.fi-'.V gathered from the Centennial Celebration held July 3, 4 and 3, announced Secretary Edward Murnen of the Sutherlin Central Planning Committee, In a meet ing Friday, July 23. To gain further funds a dance is being held each Saturday night at the Community Hall and fea ture! a tlx -piece orchestra, the Sutherlin Trail Blaiers. Sponsor ing the dances are IS organisa tion! which Include: Lions Cliih, S&ddle Club, City Council, Re bekah Lodge, Rod and Gun Club, American Legion, CIO and AFL Unions, Fair Oaks Grange, Suth erlin Grange, Legion Auxiliary, Volunteer Firemen, Parent-Teach- ert Cluh Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled Veterans and Associated tluilnesa Women's Club. Exact plant or the facilities to be Included In the recreation cen ter have not yet been drawn up. It will be located on the east side of town where the present carni val and baseball grounds are located. Chairman H. W. Cheno weth of the cltv Park Board stated that within three weeks the necessary plans will be pre sented to State Superintendent of Parka C. It. Roaidman to gain atate aid. The alte was Durrhas- ed from the county for the legal consideration of one dollar. The Central Planning Commit tee extended Its thanks to all w ho devoted time and material to mane ine lentennial program a success. erately conservative government of France "fell." iWhen, under the European parliamentary sys tem, the "government," which corresponds to what we call the "administration," fails to hold the support of parliament, corre sponding to our Congress, the government "falls" and they name another one.) The new government of France, Just named, la also middle-of-the-road conservative, with no Com munlsta and no extreme "right" followers of General de Gaulle. It 1 made up wholly of member of parties who favor THE CAUSE OF THE WESTERN ALLIES. Whatever the future holds, we'll be a lot better off with France on our side. Fiance has been weak and helpless for a long time (due to too much demagog politics) but don't rub France off your slate. The real French are our kind of people. smoking pipes, t The great trouble with our for mer system of price ceilings lay In the fact that the ceiling was full of holes. Every time you leave a hole In a price celling (especially if you do It in the hope that it will favor some of your friends I YOU CREATE A PROFITEER. T Cify Offers Gold Wedding Ring, to 50-Ytor Wivts NEW YORK. July .V) -l .Ti me city has offered gold wed ding rlngt to New York couplet who like the ctty are celebra ting their gnlden annlversarv. Four hundred couples already have applied. The rings will to to those who have documents, nrovlne thev were married In one of the dtv't five horoiight in IS: is. the vear the boroughs were consolidated Mavor William Oliver w'U present the rings to the brides of !S0 year ago at a golden wed ding exposition. his message to the Congress he railed back Into a special summer session. President Tru man calls i among many other things) for limited price control and an excess profits tax to help check the rising cost of living. He wants these things (and others) to avert "another great depression." A depression In America, he says, "would scuttle the world's hope for a lasting peace." He adds that the Com munists, both here and ahroad. are counting on our present "pros perity" fizzling out, which would be disastrous in every way. We must KEEP IT GOING, he sayt. All of which It first reader stuff. The only difference of opinion la on how to keep It going. a a IT seemt to thli writer that the trouble with "limited" price control la that It doesn't stay limited. When you limit one com modity, people turn to the pro duction and the consumption of another commodity, ilf, for ex ample, cigarette! became two hard to get. we'd all turn to HIS writer has an old-fashioned notion that if we're going to limit prices we'd bet'er go It whole hog and put a flat ceiling over everything with no holes for profiteers to wriggle through. a a a A WISE, realistic, carefully drawn excess profits tax might be all right. But even there we'd better go carefully. The basic, statesmanlike pur pose of a sound excess profits tax is to prevent too much profit. There's a lot of moonshine about what constitutes "too much" profit. If there isn't enough profit to buy new tools as they are needed, our Industrial system w ill bog down. Compensation For Disabled Yets To Be Increased Oct. 1 Several thousand Oregon veter ans with service disabilities rated ho per cent or more will be eligi ble for higher compensation Oct. 1, In the form of allowances for dependents. Clifford Fields, Vet terans Administration represen tative for this area, said to day. About 3300 veterans In this state are rated as 60 per cent disabled, and those who have proof of dependents on file with the VA will receive added amounts ranging up to $91, Fields pointed out. Compensation boosts will de pend on degree of disability and number of dependents. Under previous law, payments were bas ed only on degree of disability, plus statutory awards for ampu tations, blindness and certain oth er handicaps. For a veteran totally disabled by war service, the new law gives these dependency allowances: Wife but no child, $21; wife and one child. $35; wife and two children. $45.50; wife and three or more children, $56; no wife hut one child. $14; no wife but two children, $24.50; no wife but three or "more children, $35; plus $17.50 for each dependent parent. Comparable rates for peace time service-connected total disa bility are somewhat lower. Veterans in training under Public Law Ifi or the GI bill may choose between the compen sation boost and subsistence for di-penrients, If they are receiving ine jaurr. Lions Urge Strong Stand Against Red Infiltration ' NEW YORK. July 30.i.pi Lions International has called for a strong stand against "fur ther encroachment of the Com munistic way of life." The service cluh issued the call In a resolution adopted yesterday i ine nnai session nt us tour day annual convention at Madi son Square Garden. The resolution said there has been an upsurge of Communistic doctrines in the past three yeart and they "constitute a dangerous tnreat to tne peace and tranquil ity of the nations affected." I The new president, Pr. Eu I gene S. Briggs, of Enid, Okla., ap- pnimen ine retiring president, Fred W. Smith, of Ventura. Calif., to represent the Lions in Sep. tember at the general assembly of the United Nations in Parts. Other resolutions urged bv the Lions included: Statehood for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Editorial Comment from The Oragan Press MALCOLM EPLEY In the Herald and News. Klamath Falls Political speeches land editori als, inoi can kick back at vnu like the crank of a Model T In the good old daw. For Instance, there was the case of Sam Rayhurn the demo erata' permanent Philadelphia chairman, and his crack about governors. Mr. Rahurn, burning the re publicans with the hottest blasis he could emit from his leather lined Texas throat, pointed out that the republican ticket Is head ed by two governors. The Idea seemed to he that thev had been sneueren ny giving their nntv Northwest Air Service i To Hawaii Assured 'By The Associated Press I Pirert air service between the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii appeared assured today. Authorization of the service hv President Truman was announ ced last night by Governor Wall gren In Olvmpla and Sen. Wav.ie Morse of Oregon in Washington, D. C. Announcement of the presl dent's approval climaxed a long campaign for the route. It ap peaied near last March when the CAB gave Its approval. Presi dential action was withheld thn, however, because of Post Office Pepaitment opposition on grounds that the air mall sub sidy cost would he excessive. C. of C. Supplies Nickels For Overtime Parking LA GRANDE. Ore. Julv .11 ((.Vii A nickel wi'l be nut in the He aervlce In the states while oth. ' meter to save a fine for over- era were In the national con-! ,,m Prkers and by a cop, of all gre where thev had to face and people. record their vlewt en national' The City Admlnltratlnn said Issues. shoppers were sometimes unavoid- There might be something to I ably delayed. So. on Adams what he h.ni to sa, hut It was j Avenue, for the first overtime strange. Indeed, speaking to that hour police will put a nickel in throng of worshipers of Frank-1 the meter and tuck an envelope lin P. Roosevelt, to Imply that under the windshield twipe. governorships are not gnod prov- The tardy motorist willthe Ing grounds tor presidents. i eommission'hopes-send a nickel " 'r-inmiup m me stale nacK in tne envelop. The Cham f New- 'inrk has special slgnlfi her of Commerce putt up the Boys Write Of Daily Routine At Camp Silver Creek Three of the Hive Roteburg boys attending the Camp Silver Creek en"amproent near Salem, sponsored by the YMCA this week, have written letters to the News-Review, describing their outing. Charlet Andrus writes: "I am havln, a nice time here. It's lone some sometimes and at other timet Its great. We have regular rules tr follow, like getting up at 7:30 and then go to flag raltine. then to chapel on a hillside, and then to breakfast. . We have a lovely swimming pool, but the water It freezing." ' Paul Looker tays: "I am en joying the camp very much, and I am glad I came. We have cha pel every morning and camp fire every night. It is a bit lonely and quiet, but fun. We have to get up every morning at 7:30 and go to bed at 9 o'clock. All the boys seem to be very nice" Clyde P"pe goer more Into de tail. In his letter. In which he de scribed the dally procedure from rising at 7:30 a.m., th-ough flag raising, chapel, breakfast and washing dishes. The morning, he said, was given over to recreation around the camp, cabin cleanup, and then dinner. After dinner came a rest period, then games, swimming, and flag lowering. "We had a half-hour to spare between flag lowering and dinner, as ninner would De late, he tald. "After dinner we went to our unit lodge, where we discussed a few thlngt. Then off to bed w went." - The other bovt attending are Walter Monger ai.d Bert Millard. Arbuckle't Shoe Store Is sponsor ing three of the boys at the camp, and paying transportation for all of them. Special Foods Adds To Poundage Of I Camp Fire Girls Camp Fire Girls at Camp Tyee (have been enjoying extra-special I treats during the past two weekt, according to reports from rami), I although the food as a whole la hard to beat. Camp cook is Mrs. ; William Woods, whose reputation ior putting out goon iooa in gen erous portions it adding "pounds" to many girls. One girl at camp last Sunday said "I Just can't help but have seconds and thirds, the food it to good. I know I must have added six pounds because all my clothes are getting too tight." According to Mrs. Bud Ellison and Mrs. Jack Chapman, mem ben of the tupply committee for the summer camp sessions, sever al families and businesses have sent treats to the camp during the past two weeks. Horn's Super Creamed store and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Springer furnished Ice cream the first camp session. James E. Conn is supplying four turkeys each week for the girls and Mr. and Mrt. Bud Ellison were donors for a watermelon feast this week. Such food as thia It "extra spe cial" and any parent or group of parents who would like to fur nish treats for Bluebird week, which begins Sunday, are asked to contact Mrs. Ellison or Mrt. Chapman by telephone in order that It may be added to the menut. Offices Designated To Handle Timber Domain PORTLAND. July 30.- Bureau of Land Management of. flees will open at Coeur d'Alene, Ida., and Bend. Ore., early next month to handle public domain timber lands. Foresters now with the Port land office will be In charge Marlon Nance at Coeur d'Alene, Kenneth Burkholder at Bend. The Coeur d'Alene office will cover Idaho and Northeastern Washing ton; Bend, Eastern Oregon; and Portland. Western Washington and Oregon. INSURANCE LIFE AUTO FIRE State' Farm Mutual Insurance ' ROSE & ALLEN P. O. Box 489 Phone 288 214 W. Lane Roseburg. Ore. Loans on Homes FOR LESS Repay at any Tim Without Penalty UMPQUA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. canee in thia connection 'nickels. PERPETUAL MOTION AND CLASSIC CARVINGS Two items of unusual interest come to our mind this week the Atmos clock ond the story of carved gems. First we'd like to describe the neorest ' thing to perpetual motion the dream that became o reality. ' I THE CLOCK THAT LIVES ON AIR The Atmos clock was the conception of o physicist o clock wound by the variations in the tempertaure of the air. The hundred yeor old firm of wotchmokers, Le Coultre, made the dream come true. Now thot the clock is perfected ond we see it running we are tempted to say "here is perpetual motion." I The Atmos clock is wound by on ingenious oero-motor. The heart of this motor is a metal bellows, filled with on inert gas which expands ond con tracts as the temperature rises ond falls. If the temperature in any day were to vory os little os two degrees, it would still be enough to keep the clock running. The works of the Atmos ore downright ingenious. A massive looking horizontal wheel suspended by o thin wire of Elvinar metal octs as the bal once wheel. This wheel oscillates once every minute. Every wheel, gear, pinion ond jewel is finished in the finest degree of precision. Even the hands ore poised and counter balanced. The combination of slow motion and ultra precision reduces friction and insures exceptionally long life for this time piece. SET IT FORGET IT You needn't ever wind this clock nor supply it with electricity. Simply place it on o level surface, unlock the balance wheel ond happily forget it. You may close your house for a season or for years and on your return you'll find the Atmos clock serenely recording the time occurotely. You might im ogine an instrument of this type would cost mony thousands but Knudtson's retail the Atmos for three hundred fifteen dollors not a high price for "per petual motion." I FOR TWO THOUSAND YEARS Carved gems, eomeos ond intaglios ore among the oldest forms of jewelry worn by man. The Greeks started carving intaglios about 310" B. C. and the ort wos loter perfected by the Romans who remain to this day the masters of gem carving. Cameos are carved from shells ond banded sardonyx in whicKiShe dif ferent colced layers of the stone or shells are utilized to contrast the relief from the background. Intaglios ore stone carvings in which the design is cut below the polished surface of the stone. I ' A ROMAN CRAFT These type of carvings 'are very popular for men's rings a holdover from the days of the Roman empire. Because the Romans had no efficient postal system their only assurance their letters and documents would not be opened ond inspected by enemies was to impress the design of their carved ring into soft wax which sealed the letter. Every influential Romon hod his own seol in the form of a carved stone intaglio. His friends depended on this individual seal os assurance the documents to which the seol wos impressed wos originol. Most of the seals were in the form of o crest or classic focial design mony times the profile of the owner I INVALUABLE Good eomeos and intaglios are pieces of ort which, like paintings have no absolute meosuroble volue. The finest intaglios of the Romons hove'never been duplicated and collections of the fine carved gems are priceless. Cameos ore the most common form of corved stones. The finest shell eomeos ore corved from conch shell of Afnco which hove olternote bonds of pink ond white. Only the Africon shells exhibit the deeper pink stones Itol lon comeo earvers do most of the corving today. Knudtson's hove on ex tensive display of fine cameos in a gorgeous orray of designs ond colors Prices for eomeos start at 12 50. , E J . Have you reod "Beware of Gyp Jewelers," which oppears on page 25 in the July 31 issue of The Saturday Evening Post' We urge you to read this article; it points out much we've said in these series. Certifitd Gemologitt Rtgitttrtd Jtwe'er Antrtcas Oara ape lata alWtltHS ' Jackson and Cass Stt. t
