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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1948
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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.
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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
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gine? Not you! Not us,
either, but that Isn't nec
essary. Good pictures de
pend on good films, good,
developing and printing.
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