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FOUR NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948 Published Daily Exoapt Sunday by the News-Review Company, Inc. lalara saaarj lmn raattaf Mar t, 1 aa H Baaabarf. Ortfsm aaaar sat at March I lait CHARLES V. STANTON prfW EDWIN L. KNAPP ' Editor Managar Mambar of tha Aaaoolatad Praia. Oragon Nawapapar Publlahara Aaaoelatlen, tha Audit Bureau of Clreulationa Baraaaata kr WEBT-HOLLIDAT CO, INC., sMaaa la flaw Yarfc. Chlaafa, Baa rraaalaas, Laa Aafalas, Ilia, rallaa, lb laals. tVasCBIPTIOM eATia la Oraaa Br Hall Par Taar If. als aaaalka MM. ttraa aiaaUa at-aa. Ha City Carrlar rar yaar tla.aa (la ataaaaal, laaa Uia a yaar. par aiaath II .aa. Oalaiaa Oragaa By Mall Par yaar at-aa, ala taaallu ., Ikraa raaalaa ll.1t. DESERVING OF SYMPATHY By CHARLES V. STANTON If there is any one class of drivers on our highways who needs sympathy it is, in our opinion, the operators of pas senger buses and freight trucks. Occasionally ws find a bus or truck driver who is road hoggish, but, with very few exceptions, they are the' most dependable and courteous drivers on the highway. But they receive extremely little courtesy in return. A truck driver, crawling along a narrow, crooked up grade, while holding up passenger cars behind him, in nearly all cases will pull off the road when ha can to let cars pass him. He will signal cars around him when traffic permits. He sticks to his own side of the road. He seldom violates the rules of the road. But what does ha get in return? A passenger bus or freight truck trying to make a fixed schedule will get behind a timid driver on a piece of level but crooked road where the heavy vehicles could make time. The t.d., however, hugs the center line, while creeping along at 15 or 20 miles an hour. He could pull off the road and let the commercial vehicles pass, He clings stubbornly to the center of the highway while cars pile up for a mile or more behind. A bus driver, holding responsibility for dozens of lives in his skilful hands, must be constantly alert for the "squir rely" driver who dodges in and out of traffic, cuts around without sufficient clearance, or who may stop or turn sud denly without signal, or otherwise violate the rules of safe driving. The bus driver must concentrate on his job while listening to the ever-present squalling baby, jhe loud-voiced female telling the family secrets to a deaf aunt, the drunken pas senger who wants to make friends with everyone, the guy who insists on violating the no-smoking rule, etc., and etc. Installation of air conditioning on buses has given drivers another headache. Some passengers insist on opening windows. Regardless of how efficiently the air conditioner is working, there always is some fresh air fanatic who must have a window open. The open window destroys the effect of the air condi tioner which works like a refrigerator and immediately starts defrosting if a window is open. The air conditioner has a bad habit of flooding ing the defrosting process, so, when a window is open, the driver Aas no alternative but to shut off the water. "I usually warn them twice," one driver told us," then, if they still keep opening windows, I suffer with them." Why Not Better Visibility From Planes ? Undoubtedly there are good reasons for the structural pattern of airliners but we wish designers would concen trate on the problem of giving better visibility from passen ger compartments. Peering through a tiny window, one gets a fine view of the plane's wing but is able to see little else. A beautiful scene is spread out below, but all one can see is a tiny, pie-cut segment of the landscape. The operating efficiency of the low-wing monoplane is superior to that of the high-wing plane, so the fuselage Is placed above the wings. But this structural plan shuts off visibility for the passenger, except for distant scenes, which, even then, he must crane his neck to see. ' Terhaps soma inventor will find a way of designing a plane affording both operating efficiency and sight-seeing possibilities for the passenger. He would be performing a boon for air-minded humanity. Speaking of flying brings to mind the statement made by one of our good friends who recently was on a long flight in which the plane encountered considerable turbulence. "Why should I be scared?" he replied in answer to our question. "It was their plane!" In the Day s News (Continued From Page Onel there are twinges. Fl Tension continues In Berlin. ; The Moscow radio keeps on drum ' mlng up hate against the West. ern democracies and the Marshall plan. The official Russian news paper asserts that Russia alone . , has fulfilled the Potsdam agree ment and demands that ALL GERMANY BE MOPELKD AFTER THE RUSSIAN ZONE that Is to say, that all Germany be turned over to the Communists. (With ALL of Industrious. In genious, gadget-minded Germany turned over to them to do with as they please, the Communists would probably feel strong R enough to tackle us. Without Ger many, they probably don't feel ' strong enough.) a THE Germans aren't In a happy, tolerant mood. They STONE Russian police who pursue a black market operator' over the line dividing Russian Berlin from British Berlin. That Is serious news. Suppose we lost our nerve and pulled out of Berlin. About the first thing that could happen . might be the SHOOTING of these German stone-heavers against a blank wall. The Communists have a long memories. They wouldn't be f limply to overlook such an Inci but does he do so? No indeed. the baggage compartment dur dent That WOULD be a mess. If we pulled out of Berlin and left tbe Germans there to be shot against walls by the venge ful Reds, our presllge In Europe would be gone. We might then about as well pull out of ALL OF EUROPE. If we pulled out, we'd leave the vast Industrial re sources of Western Europe to be converted by the Communists to their purposes. (Their present purpose Is obviously to TAKE US If they think they can. West ern Europe's Industrial resources would help them Immensely.) We've GOT to stay In Berlin. We've got to find out whether the Kremlin Is willing to take the chance of throwing us out by force. a a THERE may be an easing of the tension. Moscow may get mild and tell us: "OK, we'll LET YOU stay In Berlin." To them selves they may arid: "Until we're ready to throw you out." There may be delay, followed by an other foreign ministers confer, enre that would bring more delay. That COULD mean that Mos cow doesn't want trouble NOW (maybe not until Russia gets the atom bomb). Anyway, let's be careful about wishful thinking. It never got anybody anything that la worth getting. Our beat attitude Is one of politely skeptical hope, mean while iVepIng our powder dry. OUT OUR WAY By J. R. Williams 'f g'S' I 6IVE UP TRYING TO OW THIS CAM I Sn&. I HELP rAAKE ATHLETES 1 NEVER BE LIVED 1 OUT OF VOL).' YOU'RE TXJWM BAKER wromro-rsV TOO MUCH LIKE THESE V HASHED, FRIED, ) WMM$mbXl SACKS OF POTATOES, 7 MASHED --WILL ( AND I CANT WORK ALWAYS RECALL ) WMWtZr- V AT THE SAME THING J V THIS AWFUL -v ON MY TIME J MOMENTy Speaking of theae twining Ore gon road, si we were yesterday, I wonder some of the drivers don't get in the same predicament that the young cox'n did that E.J. tells about: It was foggy, miserable, and late at night, the last liberty boat back to the submarine tender. Off Newport, R. I, this was. The motor launch contained a full load of sailors, and one lieu tenant They chugged around In the tog . . . two hours . . . then Anally hauled up alongside a torpedo barge. Getting his bear ings from the officer on watch the young cox'n shoved off again, while his passengers made re marks. It wouldn't be long now; the submarine tender lay a half mile off. They made straight for her and found themselves alongside the same torpedo barge. The same officer on watch, too, but we'll skip that part of It. Away the motor launch went again. A half hour passed by. The Increase in Power Generating For Northwest Urged SPOKANE, Aug. (P A threefold Increase in the North west's power generating rapacity was proposed yesterday by Col. Theron U. Weaver, Portland dis trict engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers. Vt eaver also disclosed that plans are being considered with no decision yet to cut down power production at Grand Coulee Dam somewhat so the massive struc ture can be used In a flood con trol program. Weaver spoke at a meeting of the Bonneville Regional Advis ory Council, which opened a two- oay session tooav. At the Northweat's peak power load last winter, he said. "We produced three and one-hair rr.llion kilowatts with practically no reserve left. "Judging from normal develop ment of the northwest, by 1962 we will need to plan, for a peak of 10 to It million kilowatts. That will Include a reserve of approxi mately one million kilowatts. This will require new generating capacities to be developed be tween now and 1962." Weaver said federal agencies "are investigating the use of part of the storage at Grand Coulee dam for flood storage." tie said the structure of the J. I s"'"'1 V f". nare-sklnned In the raliV yester P . a-0 Te feet of Uy , ,,, the problem of additional storage for flood con trol. "There has been no decision." Weaver aatd. "If we do add thia additional flood storage then we will have to provide for compen sating generating facilities else where to make up for the loss at Coulee." Bureau of reclamation officials have explained that Coulee Dam was built as a power, navigation and Irrigation project. The water level behind the dam cannot be maintained high for maximum power production lib at the same ; llm. k. I. .. 1 . -1 W . U shock of flood waters on the Columbia. Weaver said true flood control reservoirs should he designed for that purpose specially. "Our conclusion Is that for flood control we must have 14. 000.000 acre feet of effective storage," he said. Murder Charge Faced By Two AWOL Sailors STEVENSON. Wash., Aug. 5 (.Vt Two AWOL sailors have been charged with first degree murder, robbery and grand lar- ceny in Mamania superior ioun By Viahnett S. Martin Sj "yJ lieutenant lost his temper: "Head for that barge again," he ordered, "or we'll be running out of fuel." "Aye, aye, sir." (Aren't you sorry for the young cox'n? I am, every time I think of him. But his passengers were not) The fuel was low Indeed as they came, alongside the hull looming up out of the fog. Only It wasn't the barge. Yes this time It was the submarine tender. Just so It will make things look better for that young cox'n, I'll tell one about the hardbolled Skipper on a big armored cruiser. He just loved to make flying moorings, so he came into the harbor at San Diego one time and did just that. The towns people didn't like It. He set a lot of small boats up on the beach. Then there's "Terrible Terry," the shy young ninety -day wonder who went a-salllng and ran aground. Said he, refuting criti cism of his sailing technique, "I am too a good sailor or I'd have been aground an hour before I was." In the slaying of an AFL union business agent July 24. Prosecuting Attorney R. C. Sly said Harold R. Coe, 17, Camas, Wash., and Donald L Ullard, 30, San Diego, Calif., will have separate trials late In September. They are accused of killing William O. Fischer, 53, Portland. agent for the AKL Masters, Mates and Pilots' Loral No. 17 after he had picked them up on the highway. His body was found in tne brusn along tne tvergreen. Highway after the young men were arrested In Vancouver. They had papers bearing Fisch er's name. A revolver police say was used In the slaying was found locked In a fishing tackle box at the home of Coe's parents. Organization Of 2 Million Nudists Convention's Plan MAYS LANDING. N. J. Au t ((.) Delegates to an annual nudist convention were making plans today to organize the 2,000, 000 nudists It estimates are running a.-ound in the nation's woods and Its beaches. "They're not organized and that's our problem, ' said Dr. Ilsley Boone, 69-vearold operator of Sunshine Park where the American Sun Bather Associa tion is holding its 17th annual convention. Cnn. OOO .J.I- . . I I organizing fellow nudist enthusl asts. Boone told the group there are t.3"J memhers In the Assocla Hon now and about 15.000 in SO locals throughout the nation. In addition to the serious matt ers considered, the group was looking forward to a masked ball which will wlndup the sessions Saturday. "The "more tattered the cos tume, the better." Boone said, ex plaining that masks can be made of anything, Including a paper k, K $65 Million Voted For ' Headquarters of U. N. WASHINGTON. Aug. President Truman today was granted his first request from the special session of Congress approval of a S65.000.OlX) loan to the United Natlona for establish ment of a permanent home In New York City. House paaaage of a Mil pre viously voted by the Senate com pleted congressional action. The standing vote was 164 to 27. South Carolina recognizes no grounis lor divorce, Pfti V ft. HT OVT. M Editorial Comment From The Oregon Press .THE VANDALS The Bend Bulletin From various places come re ports of the destruction caused by vandals In spots to which tourists and the public in gen eral resort In summer. The de struction is of all sorts. Thus in southeastern Utah a mulll-ton rock, a scenic attraotion called the goblet of Venus, which had stood for untold centuries on a delicate 16-inch base was pushed over a few weeks ago. A park ranger made the discovery- and louna neamy tne site a neavy pole apparently used to topple the rock. In Oregon, over on the coast. tables placed by the state in sunset Pay park were damaged this spring. One Indeed, was de stroyed, apparently to supply fire wood out, says tne (.oos Bay Times, In which we have read of the Incident, ".that would not account for the apparent wan ton destruction of a fire ring." un peaks oi tne Cascades where metal boxes have been placed In which to protect books containing climb records the box es are no longer found. They have been stolen and the record books destroyed. un roads and trails In the for ests the vandals have been busy. Mile post markers, direction signs and place name markers have been taken. Here at Bend the work of those degenerates has made It Impossible to maintain one of the features that once doubled the interest and tourist value of the Pilot butte park summit. That was tne picture map or plat oi the surrounding country out to the horizon that, when the butte summit layout was planned, was placed on stone pillars there. This map. it will be remem bered, was under glass and from the center an arrow of bronze could be directed to any point on the horizon. The point was men louna in line on tne map wnere was given as say, for a mountain peak its name. Its ele vation and its distance from the butte. This map Idea, developed orig inally by tne late Kooert B. Gould, was seized on by John C. Merriam for copying In the na tional parks but on the butte the use of the map was dis continued. Vandals would pry off the arrow. In doing this the covering glass would be broken. Then moisture would get under the glass, the Inks of the map would run together and the map become useless. The maps there were origin ally two on separate columns were stored several times but finally they were given up and a valuable tourist attraotion came to an end. The tourist- can still visit the butte but no longer has he the advantage and the Interests of learning the names that belong with the landscape spread before him. Vandalism is still In evidence, however. In the form of broken glass and other litter. This sort of destruction, this denial of the rights of others, this breach of manners and de cency in the treatment of public property seems to be universal in this country. Nothing, we suppose, can be done about it except writ this sort of pro testwhich, we realize. Influ ences nobody. In Japan, w.e are told, though the trail to the top of Fujiya ma Is littered with paper, cans and glass there is no vandalism In the parks, the shrines and the temples. They are often unguard ed out always safe. We trust that the Americans now sojourn ing In that country are copying the manners of Japan and not Introducing those of America. WORK CANT HURT NERVE DENVER (.! Nobody ever had a nervous breakdown be cause of too much work, says Dr. John S. Bouslog, president of the Colorado Medical society. "The belief in the damaging effect of hard work is little more than su perstition." he Mid In an Inter view. "There's nothing to It. (v-er-wnrrv mav cause a break down. But that's something else." Dr. J. W. Bradbury To Preach Sunday At Baptist Church Dr. John W. Bradbury of New York City will preach Sunday morning and evening, Aug. 15, and each evening at 8 o'clock through Aug. 20 at the First Baptist Church of Roseburg. Dr. Bradbury Is a Baptist minister who has served several import art churches with distinction and success. He is widely, traveled, having visited four of the 'five continents of the world. He serv ed during World War I, spending two years in t ranee ana tne war zone. In addition to his pastoral work. Dr. Bradbury has always been In great demand aa a speaker for special occasions. He Is widely known for his work as a Bible expositor. Many large Bible classes have been developed as a result of this ministry. Dr. Bradbury Is a nationally known writer and commentator on the religious significance of world events. He Is the editor of The Watchman-Examiner, the national Baptist weekly, a paper which circulates throughout the United States and Canada, besides othe: countries throughout the world. ' Dr. Bradbury is a member of the Clergy Club of New York, a trustee of the Gordon College of Theology' and Missions, Boston, Mass., and the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Chicago, 111. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nation al Reform Federation of Wash ington. D. C, While Interested In many de nominational and national move ments, and noted for his literary work, his primary passion In life is to preach the Gospel of Christ and to build up Christians In the moat holy faith. Some of Dr. Bradbury's topics while in Roseburg will be "Pro phecy As a Proof of the Inspira tion of the Bible," 'The Miracle of Fulfilled Prophecy." 'The World's History Has Been Fore told," The Divine furpose in P.-oi,hecy," "The Bible Revelation Regarding ralestlne. High School Type Diploma is Still Available to Vets It Is still possible for Oregon World War II veterans who did not graduate from high school to earn a high school diploma or its equivalent by passing com prehensive examinations design ed to measure one s educational maturity, the state Department of Veterans' Affairs advises. Thirteen high school and three colleges in Oregon administer what are known as general edu cational development testa, to veterans only, who are bona fide Oregon residents and who have honorable discharges or are still In service, according to Henry W. Sorlck, supervisor of second ary education for the State De partment of Education. By passing these tests, which cover the fields of grammar, lit erature, mathematics, social studies and science, the veteran is entitled either to a certificate of equivalency from the state Department of Education or In some cases a diploma from the nign school ne formerly attend ed, which Is recognized for col lege entrance, civil service Jobs and other employment where secondary education la required. sonck sam. Since April, 1946, the Depart- ment of Education has issued 394 such certificates to veterans whose pre-war high schools do not recognize the GED tests or to those who never attended high school. Many more veterans In Oregon received high school di plomas from their local high schools on the basis of passing the tests. In Portland, for ex ample, more than 1900 veterans who passed the examinations since October of 1945 were rec ommended for diplomas. Includ ing 456 in the past year alone. Salem high has issued 206 such dialomaa. Charges for taking the exams range from $2.50 to $7.00. Vet erans should apply at the nearest of the following centers, located In the local high school unless otherwise Indicated: Astoria. Baker, Bond, Eugene, Heppner, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Coos Bay, Ontario, Pen dleton, Salem, The Dalles and Portland (Guidance and Counsel ing Center. 220 N. E. Beech St.). Colleges offering the tests are Oregon State. Reed and Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashland. Philippines Appeal For Rice to End Shortage MANILA, Aug. 6 .M The Philippines government has sent an urgent appeal to the Inter national Emergency Food Council for 20.000 additional tona of rice. A serious shortage of the prime staple confronted the republic Katloning began yesterday In Manila. It will be extended throughout the ountry later. l:ach consumer was allowed dally 240 grams of rice at a cost of seven It. S. cents. . The Philippines are obtaining a total of 1.V000 tons of rice from Siam, Ecuador and Egypt and expect the early delivery "of 14.500 tons from Burma and 8, 500 additional tons from Slam. County Court Gets Bid In Gone Control Project Members of the Douglas County Court have been Invited to attend a gorse field day, starting at 1:30 r- m. from the Sixes Grange lall In Curry Countv. Gorse.. the bush to which the destructive Banfon fire was at- 1 trlbuted. Is found in large quant- Itles along the coast and presents a continuous fire hazard. The group of county, slate and federal men will first Inspect the fields where experiments have been conducted to kill out the weed, and then a meeting will be held to discuss what shall be done with the research program, and what can be done in develop ment of control methods. Report Filed In Estate . Of Late Victor Phipps Total value of the estate of the late Victor Phipps, former Dill ard fruit grower, listed in a re port filed by his vlle. uauia fc. Phipps, aa administratrix, for the purpose of determining state Inheritance tax, Is given at $98,777.99. The report, filed wltn tne Countv Clerk, lists real property of $53,340, personal property of $26,629.39, and property Jointly held valued at $18,808.60. Deduo- lons, covering funeral expense. attorney fees, probate and other costs, totalled $7,533.62, leaving a net value taxable estate of $31.- 242.37. Listed as i.elrs are Dalia E. Phipps and Helen V. Phipps. Two Men Slain In Front . Of Kentucky Courthouse . HYDEN. Kv.. Aue. 6 JP Two men were shot and killed from ambush early yesterday In front of the Leslie County courts house. Sheriff Wiley Joseph Identified the men as Burley Sizemore, 25, and John Henry Sizemore, dis tant relatives. He said they were killed outright. No motive was established for the shooting. Founded in the People and the Future of Douglas County. SNAPPE R O Still Cameras O Movie Cameras O Film and Supplies O Portraits O Weddings 3 v nl., no VIII J 117 Shopping Days Until Christmas Yes! The weother Is so warm to be thinking about Christmas ond all those shopping headaches. But hara it one you can get off your mind in o hurry and get just what you want too. Phillip's have their new 1948 personalized Christmas Greeting Cards selection reody for you to drop in and look them over. So select early ond don't be dis appointed in net getting tha card you wont for your friends. PHILLIPS OFFICE SUPPLY "Across from the Phone 124 S. Jackson Loans on Homes FOR LESS Repay at any Tims -f Without Penalty UMPQUA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. HARRY C. . STEARNS." - . Funeral Director Our service Is for all as) meets every nssdV Any dis tance,' any tlrns licensee) Lady Assistant. Oakland, Oregon Phone 472 or 542 Faith Faith in Douglas County State Bank If tab 9T 94wt Depeeu ImesrssM Corf. , Climb in with a hot en gine? Not you! Not us, either, but that Isn't nec essary. Good pictures de pend on good films, good, developing and printing. Indion Theater" Phone 849 ( I I ' IS IB 1 f I V
