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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1948
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YOU'RE BEING ROBBED!
By CHARLES V. STANTON
A recent news item from Astoria reports that the "Co
lumbia River Packers Association, largest fish packing firm
in the Northwest, announced in its annual report a net profit
of $1,123,428.37 during the calendar year 1947." The item
continues to report that net sales exceeded $11,500,000 and
that stock paid $3.37 per share as compared to $2.73 in 1946
and 48 cents in 1945. Operations disclosed a pack of 40
million pounds of fish in 1947, a 15-million pound jump over
the previous year.
. Stockholders in the CRPA were paid $3.37 per share. Did
you get yours? You paid for a lot of those fish that went
into CRPA cans. Many thousands of tax dollars went into
the salmon and steelhead hatcheries operated by the State
.Fish Commission. More dollars collected in license fees from
sport anglers also helped hatch steelheads which went into
cans. The CRPA paid the State of Oregon a modest pound
age fee to help support the hatchery program, but the state's
general fund was a most generous contributor. Many tons
of the net-caught fish that made up the CRPA's million-and-a-quarter-dollar
profit were YOUR fish. YOU paid for them.
How much longer will Oregonians tolerate this commer
cial fishing farce? Any other industry profiting from a nat
ural resource pays for its raw materials But the fishing
industry not only gets its materials free of charge but actu
ally draws from public funds to subsidize a hatchery pro
gram from which the packers profit
When a timberman cuts public timber, he pays for his
atumpage and the money goes into the federal treasury. If
a rancher grazes his stock on public land, he pays a grazing
fee. The commercial fish packer, it is true, pays a small
poundage fee which does not begin to support the hatchery
program. So public funds are used to keep fish In our rivers
and thus permit the fishing industry to continue making
profits.
There might be some excuse for this system if the only
value for fish was derived from the commercial fishery. But
salmon and steelhead are many times more valuable as
sports fish than as a commercial product. We could secure
many times the income from far fewer fish if they were to
be taken only on sports tackle in our bays and streams. At
the same time we would be giving' our streams an oppor
tunity to restock themselves Instead of contributing to
depletion.
Economy Changing Fasttr Than Opinion
There was a time, not too many years ago, when the
greatest value of our fishery was to be found in commercial
use. That was before the automobile, good roads, and, more
recently, the airplane brought about intense fishing pressure
by sports anglers. There was an overabundance of fish in
our streams. Fish had no value except as food.
But when the automobile made it possible for sports
enthusiasts to reach our teeming rivers, the situation
changed. Whereas a. commercial fisherman received only a
few cents per pound for his catch, the sports fisherman
spent dollars per pound. As roads Improved the number of
automobile tourists increased. Resident population has been
growing enormously. Today our rivers are subjected to
heavy sports fishing pressure. Millions of dollars are being
spent annually in Oregon by both local and visiting anglers.
Yet we still follow the antiquated theory that fish have only
food value and we continue to shell out tax dollars to sub
sidize a commercial fishery that depletes our streams of the
fish that should be attracting tourist dollars.
Realization of this situation is growing, but it is coming
awfully late too late in many cases. Some of our once
superior fishing streams hsve been badly damaged, the
Umpqua being a good example. Some were so bad that the
commercial fishery voluntarily surrendered them.
The change in economy in our fishery from commercial
to recreational values should cause us to be thinking seri
ously; should cause us to abandon our program of subsidiz
ing an industry which not only takes our tax dollars, but also
robs us of potential tourist income. Put we are slow to
change our thinking and even slower to act. The next legis
lature probably will appropriate more tax dollars to main
tain profits for the CRPA and its stockholders.
OUT OUR WAY By J. R. Williams
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WHY MOTHERS GET GRAV t e u. e.t .
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W. H. Scofield to Attend
Mail Carriers' Convention
W. H. Scofield. Oregon state
president of the Star Route Mall
Carrier! Association, it leaving
Monday for Cheyenne. Wyo., to
attend a four-day national con
vention Aug. 15 to 20. His wife,
who hat been visiting her parents
at Montgomery, near Kansas
City, Kan., will Join him at Chey
enne, and they will return to
gether Aug. 21. Mrs. Scofield left
here Friday of last week, going
most of the way by air. Frank
Sherman will substitute on S co
field's mail route between Rose
burg and Eugene.
being transferred here Sept. 1 to
take the place of Harald J. Ylvl
aaker as Douglas County scout
executive while the latter Is ill,
will be present at the meeting.
Mr. Ylvisaker has been ill most
of the summer and unable to as
sume his regular, duties.
A scout officers dinner meet
ing at S p.m. at a place te ha an
nounced later is scheduled prior
to the round table. Quam will also
be present for this mealing.
Round Table Discussion
Of Scoutmasters Dated
A scoutmasters' round table dis
cussion is scheduled for Aug. 13,
at 7:45 p.m. in the Chamber of
Commerce room, announced W.
M. bcotleld, local scout leader.
All county scoutmasters are in
vited. Rollte Quam, McMinnville,
WE
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ROSE A ALLEN
P. O. Box 489 Phone 288
214 W. Lane Roseburg. Ore.
By Viahnett S. Martin
How long, I wonder, did Glen
Froehlich of Myrtle Creek work
on that kitten picture for which
he won the National High School
award? (July 23 News-Review.)
Unless you have spent hours
taking pictures of pets, and of
children, too, for that matter, and
wasted film a-plenty, it is hard
to realize how much work goes
Into a picture like that unless
by chance it is what they call a
"lucky shot."
Years ago I used to illustrate
little stories and verse for chil
dren with snapshots of our boys
and their little friends and pets.
The film I wasted, so far as the
result being good enough for an
editor's consideration! Of course
family friends profited . , . all
they ever ask is that they shall
be able to identify the loved one
In the picture or the pet.
I found that the best way to
catch children was to get their
thought oft the camera, and I did
this by taking a picture of the
toy, with thalr help. This made
the child as natural and unself
consclous aa one could wish, and
he was pleased to find that he
himself somehow got 'into the
picture, too.
Even with the older ages this
thought of helping rather than
posing helps. But when It comes
to pets woe is me! I spent a
good two hours the other day
on Pretty, our white cat, and
Pretty-Two, her lone white kitten
that is growing bigger every
minute! When I finally ran out
of film the kitten and the cat
assumed the exact positions I had
been slaving to get and went to
sleep on the spot.
One of the best pictures I had
of our California garden was
perfect except for a garbage can
In the background, it was used to
hold charcoal, but to an editor
it would have been a garbage
can! And rightly so.
I was down in the creek one
day with no thought of snapping
Pretty. I turned around and there
she was, strolling right through
the water! I aimed and fired,
never bothering about any of the
"nine things to remember before
pressing the shutter release." It
turned out to be a fine picture!
That's the way it goes.
In the Day's News
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POWERS AGREE ON A DATE
FOR A NEW BIG FOUR MEET
ING, which most Informed ob
servers feel sure will be held.
1111 AT does that one mean?
SIANS WANT DELAY.
countries,
clubs.
represented by FID
Mother of Roy Croln
Passes In Colorado
Word has been received here
of the death Friday afternoon of
Mrs. J. R. Craln. mother of Hoy ' T,-il D...w...
n, former Benson School , rMw
G. W. Dimmicks to Attend
D
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principal, at Grand Junction
Colo. Mrs. Frank Sherman, a
daughter, who. with her husband
has been living in Roseburg re
cently. Is flying to Colorado at-
urday night for the services. Mr.
Craln, whose wife passed away
aoout tnree montns ago ancr a
long illness, plans to return to
Roseburg shortly. Mr. Sherman
Intends to enroll at the University
of Oregon this fall.
Membership Increase
Award Given Lions Club
A bronze membership award
plaque, received from Lions Inter
national, was presented to the
Lions nun at Its meeting Thurs
day night by Forrest Losee, de-
nutv onxmrnnr aialns (n- IH-a. I .
dent Dr. L. M. Lehrbach.
The plaque was received In
recognition of the fact that the
club increased Its membership
hy at least 12 during the last fis
cal year.
The accompanying letter stat
ed that Lions International show
ed a gain of 31,r3, bringing Its
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dim-
mirk will leave Sunday for The
nalles. where thev will Join mem
hers of the Old' Oregon Trail
Inc., on their annual rendezvous
and trek.
The group will begin their trek
at LaGiande, but Dlmmlrk, re
gional vice-president, and his
wife will remain In The Dalles,
the town of his birth, until the
members return Aug 11.
The Dimmicks will Join the
trek to Portland the next day
and the annual convention In Lib
rary Hall In that rlty Aug. 13.
They will also armmpanv the
group to Oregon I'itv for the
centennial celebration. They plan
to return home Sunday, Aug. 15.
DIVORCE SOUGHT
COQt'II.LE. Ore., Aug. ft-Mrs.
Frances M. Filter has Instituted
divorce proceedings against Glen
Oliver Usher, alleging cruel and
Inhuman treatment. The couple
waa married at Roseburg Mav 29.
1943. rialntlff seeks custody of
three children, now with her In
tla. il .unnn.l m ...... r
tyd membership to 360,000 in 20 $30 pry child per month.
O we want delay?
It seems probable that we're
not averse to It. When it comes
to the cold turkey issue of delay
or fight, nearly everybody pre
fers delay. We all tell ourselves
that we'll be BETTER ABLE TO
FIGHT LATER ON after we've
had more time to prepare. On
that point, human nature Is Just
human nature. Even the tough
Russians seem to ha swayed by
that potent thought.
ON'E hates to say so, but all our
poll'lrtans would hate like the
dickens to see shooting start BE
FORE ELECTION. That's an
other human fundamental. YOU'D
feel that way If YOU were a
politician.
Governments are marie up of
politicians, good and bad.
s
O, If you Just have to guess.
you'd battar guesa that
tha Strlln crisis will ba staved
off and that anothar four
power "conference" will ba
held.
N
)W another word about this
secrecy business. It Just has
to be sometimes. Every business
man knows that If the details of
a big business deal get spilled all
over the street before the deal Is
closed the Jeal Is likely to bog
down. (For one thing, competitors
hear about It, and take advan
tage promptly.)
It works the same way In big
International deals. We news
paper people fight bloody murder
for "open covenants openly ar
rived at," but we hsve to admit
to ourselves that there are times
when too much publicity can
spoil a deal.
We save our faces with ih
perfectly sound contention that
full publicity (topi BAD deals,
and since there are more bad
deals than good ones In the realm
of public affairs we contend that
f till publicity is a good thing
which, generally, It Is.
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ON this matter of delay In the
shooting, if shooting haa to
come, keep this fact In mind:
WE'VE PUT ON OUR GUNS.
It was the sound law of the
Old West that when things got
critical you'd better put on your
gun BUT NEVER PULL IT UN
LESS YOU'RE PREPARED TO
SHOOT.
If we have any sound common
sense left, we'll follow that wise
old law that was developed out
of hard experience of our pio
neering ancestors.
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THERE'S a lot of hot talk again
of Communists In high places.
As this writer sees It, the only
way to stop Communists in high
places is to get an appointing
power at the top WHO WON'T
APPOINT COMMUNISTS.
It is this writers belief that
DEWEY WOULDN'T APPOINT
ANY.
Nor would WARREN. If any
thing happened to Dewey.
File of Nurses to Serve
In Emergency Planned
Miss Lavenia Fulton, secretary
of District 11, State Nurses As
sociation, has Issued a request
that all graduate nurses in Doug
las County who are not members
of the association contact her at
the county health offloe in the
Courthouse, either by mall or by
phoning 344 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m.
The purpose, she stated, is to
build up a file of available nurses
In case of an epidemic or extreme
emergency. She said that of ap
proximately 50 nurses in the
county, only 14 are members of
the Association.
The names, addresses and tele
phone numbers where possible
are desired, said Misa Fulton.
Loans on Homes
FOR LESS
Repay at any Tim
Without Penalty
UMPQUA SAVINGS
AND LOAN ASSN.
Vital Statistics
NO WAITING!
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radios. We. the Radio Doc
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Marriage Lloenses
COMPTONEGBERT Harry
H. Compton and Georgia May
Egbert, both of Reedsport.
CARTE-PEROZ Bernard Lee
to Evelyn Florence Paroz, both
of Mvrtle Creek, bv Justice of
the Peace T. C. Hartflel.
BAILEYTEMPLETON Lloyd
Edmond Bailey and Nellie Bar
bara Templeton, both of Roseburg.
SKOPEC-MONTGOMERY
William Francis Skopec, Park
Falls, Wise, and Myrtle A. Mont
gomery, Medford.
Divorce Suit Filed
JOHNSON Bernlee Francis
vs. Clement Duane Johnson. Mar
ried at Roseburg Sept. 3, 1944.
Cruel and Inhuman treatment
charged. Custody of two children
and $30 monthly support for each
asked.
JESSE Mary Elsie, vs. Charles
A. Jesse. Married Sept. 21. 1918,
In Winterset Iowa, Custody of
two minor children. $.0 a month
for the support of each and S17
for support of plaintiff asked.
Desertion a" cruel and Inhuman
treatment charged.
Oivorees Granted
TESCUE William A., from
Frieda Estella Pescu.
WALKER Sachlee Vlven,
from Phillip Columbus Walker.
Custody of their one child grant
ed plaintiff. Property settlement
approved.
HUFFMAN Murrel Gene,
from Nadene Louise Huffman.
Defendant's maiden name, Na
dene Louise Burr, restored.
HALL Harold B.,
M. Hall.
from Edna
ROWE Blanche M. Rowe
from Albert M. Rowe. Plaintiff's
maiden name of Blanche M.
Boyer restored. Property settle
ment approved.
DRIVER EXAMS DATED
A drivers license examiner
will he on dutv !n Roseburg
Thursday and Fridav. August 12
and 13, at the city hall between
the hours of 9 a. m. and S p.
m.. according to an announce
ment from the Secretary of. on each charge, and Lambert J.
State s office. 'Schuster, void foreign plates, $10.
TRAFFIC FINES LEVIED
Justice of Peace Thomas C.
Hartfiel reported the following
ttafflc fines Imposed In his court
Friday: Clifford U. Smith and
William A. Metzker. each $15 on
overload charges: Carl Anderson,
Ralph Carnes, each $10 on unit
overload counts: Myrle L. Bryant,
overload and unit overload. $10
Experienced
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TWENTY FIVE
MILLION YEARS AGO
Twenty five million years ago near the Baltic
coast of Germany insects buzzed about targe
deposits of sweet smelling resin from o scarred
tree. Attracted by the heady odor, many in
sects settled upon the sticky surface and wert
held fast. Later they were covered by new
deposits of resin.
Tens of years later these trees, the ancient ancestors of our modern firs,
cedars ond pines, fell to the ground. Swomps settled over the follen trees
ond the resin. Thousands of years loter the buried forest slowly turned to
coal.
FOREVER AMBER
About twenty five years ago, miners turned up large deposits of clear, golden
amber from these coal fields. Tha qmber contained the completely preserved
imprints of the insects which were trapped twenty five million yeors ogo. So
perfect ore these fossil remains that under high magnification on eon easily
distinguished the minute portions of these ancient insects. Though tha in
sects resemble our present doy bugs they differ in many details revealing
that even insects chonge through the oges to fit their environment. These
insects vary from microscopic size to the size of a mon's thumbnoh".
Some of the -amber pieces containing larger insects hova been made Into
fine pieces of jewelry, but most are the property of museums ond collectors.
Amber jewelry is well known ond is used extensively for beods ond bracelets,
but insects fossilized in ember are rore. '
OWNED BY THE KAISER
Knudtson'i have a number of these pieces they will be happy to display for
your inspection. The gems were originally a port of the collection owned by
Kaiser Wilhelm II. They hove been numbered ond catalogued by eminent
poleonthologists ond Knudtson's consider themselves fortunate to own these
rare and unusual gems.
These
pieces of lewelry ore a portion of Knudtson's nam arliM
Knudtson's specialize in rings set with star sapphires ond rubies, alexand
rite, peridot, sphene, benetoite, jode, topoz and other interesting, noturol
gems. Mr. A. M. Knudtson holds the title of Certified Gemologist ond Regis
tered Jeweler, American Gem Society, ond his two sons, associated with him
in the business, art making on intensive study of gem minerals.
Certified CemologUt
Registered Jeweler
AoMrleao. Oara tecaety
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Jackson and Can Sts.