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F FOUR NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1948 1 . ( f e I o f H K V It e: si e Jl le cr h 3be 3kwstteuxew Published Daily fxoapt Sunday by tha News-Review Company, Inc. :U,ti Ism ulUr MT t. IIM. si tt !" MMaksrf. OrtB. , si ! Uefc S, ISIS CHAHLI V. tTANTON grfu. IOWIN U KNAPS' Editor Managar Mmbr of th AweeliUd Prtn, Ortgon Ntwspiptr Publlshsrt Association, tn Audit lurtau of Clroulatiano a,Mslt or WIST-BOLL1DAT CO., INC.. vrflaM la N Yrl, Oler Bko IiuUmi, Lh AaftlM. SMIIto, rrlUaS, at. ainrairnow imui or.,. a sun r T..r mm, -in mm. UrM msalha M.M. Br CHr CarrUff Par rr llt.aa Ha , Im tkmm rw. tr waalk II.M. Omuiss Oft(a Uf Mill ft raar H ita aia M.H. U,a It la. NEWS AND OPINION OUT OUR WAY 7 By J. R. Williams By CHARLES V. STANTON The editorial department of The Newt-Review has been visited recently by a few people bent on knocking the editor's ears down because of opinions expressed in news or adver tising columns. As the editor's ears are exceptionally large, tht batting down process would be painful so we once again wish to impress upon readers the fact that a newspaper's opinions appear ONLY in the editorial column. Any opin ions contained in news or advertising columns almost with out exception show the source of the opinion, either through quotation from a named individual, through the by-line of the writer or by signature. Frequently newspapers carry opinions in their news col umns in direct opposition to views expressed in the editorial column. No opinion in the news or advertising columns need necessarily be the opinion of the newspaper. Tht News-Revtew, for instance, publishes the writings of various political and economic observers. Very frequently these writers are in disagreement with views expressed in The Newt-Review's editorial column. In every case the writ er is identified. We do not believe we would be operating a good news paper if we gave our readers only one side of any controversy al question. We believe, on the other hand, we are providing good service when we endeavor to present all the arguments, including our own. We never ask agreement with opinions expressed in our editorial column. If we take sides on a controversal issue, we are presenting our own opinions. We respect the right of anyone to disagree. Frequently a news item appears concerning some local project and expressing the opinion of some person connected with the promotion of that project Invariably the news item identifies the person making the quotation or the one from whom the statement of opinion was received. It does not necessarily follow that the sentiment contained In the quo tation or statement is the opinion held by The Newt-Review. It also is true that an advertiser in purchased space may make certain statements with which some readers may dis agree. Unless the opinion is stated in the editorial columns of this newspaper, it is not necessarily our opinion. It is quite clear from recent occurrences that some people do not undarstand this distinction between news and edi torial opinion. We hope the difference has been explained. The Newt-Review welcomes any item of news in which opinion may be stated, providing the item is newsworthy and the source of the opinion may be quoted. It is not at all necessary that we agree with the opinion expressed. DO SOU MIND IP we CROSS, MA'AM? I J IL rt I WE'RE TRYIIM TO SEE J jr- fl h a I fl I WHO CAM WALK TH' M 4 Ms air iTVdi th country without J fry kv0 GROUND LS jTh m-0z&i 8-Pf Lw?i THE BQA.12D WALK !;4 By Viahnett S. Martin J f- Donna Faye and Mary Lou had been very buay all morning. Every time I glanced up from my desk I could are them there on their porch, doing something to a cardboard box. Later, going over on an errand, I aaw their mornlng'i work, and it was both Ingenious and artis tic. With their modeling clay, the kind you find at toy counters or get from a achool aupply houie, they had furnished a doll's houne. Around the open front edge of the box they had contrived a frame-effect of alternate yellow and 'green rounda pinched flat and pushed agalnat the carboard. Eaiy chain were made of two colors: one for the "wood," the other for the "upholstery;" pic tures, both frame and design, were really clever; there waa a yellow and green rug under the dining table, with a sleeping rat. That's Pretty," tald Donna Faye, "and." added Mary Lou, "here'a Pretty-Two over here In tht basket." Sure enough there were our two peta, a white rat and a kllten, a most flattering Hospital Planning Must Eye Future, H. N. Jacobson Says Spd Regulations On Hospital Grounds Motorists refusing to heed the appeal of the manage ment at the Veterans Hospital for careful driving on hos pital grounds may cause a great hardship to the public in j general if it becomes necessary to close the reservation ,0;lul,,ci Cy- Fnfliro public travel. Good reason to ban the public is found in the rlUSI LjC rUIliTCf following statement from the hospital management: For many years signs have been posted st the Veterans Hospital designating speed zones. These regulations have generally been disregarded by molorista in passing through the hospital grounds. Recently motorists have been stopped and cautioned by the hospital guards that violation! cannot he tolerated. There la a very definite reason for desiring to keep the speed down on the hospital grounda. At the present time there are about 600 patterns In residence there, and as many at poasible are out on the grounds for exercise, relaxation, and other assignments. All of theae veterans are physically or menially 111, so sre not sufficiently alert to watch for trsf fie It is the danger of Injury lo patients that makes speed limits necessary'. The noise of traffic It another factor that must be considered st much there st at any general hos pital. Quiet It essential at all times of day and night. Rosdt through the hospital grounds sre actually private roadways built by the Veterans Bureau for hospital use. So driving through the grounda Is technically trespassing. Many Veterans Hospital grounds are fenced and guarded to permit only those on business to enter. The hospital man agement haa no desire lo keep people from visiting or using the roadways for their own convenience, but using the hospital drives sa speedways la far from being a coiir teout use of that privilege. It la hoped that It will not be necessary to prohibit people from travelling these roads, but the manner In which people have been driving Is re quiring that aome action be taken In order to prevent accidents to pstlrnts. Consequent l. the guards st the Hos pital have been Instructed to stop traffic violators, warning them on the first offense, and giving them a summons lo the court for any further offenses. The speed rones sre Hearty marked, so there la no resson for violating the regulations. Due lo the noise and traffic hazard that they create, trtirkt are prohibited except when on official business at the hos pital. Several limes In the past when the Oak Street bridge was undergoing repairs, the hospitsl bridge was used al a detour and emergency crossing, t'se of the bridge savea many mot orists two or three miles snd IS minutes of driving, so It la hoped that the people of Rosehurg will cooperate and help to keep this rosd open for reasonable usage. thought when you consider that the girls hsve six cats snd kittens of their own! A corner cupboard, lamp, and I don't know what-all, completed the downstairs. Upstairs were cardboard beds with dolls In them. "Real plllowcasea!" I was urged to see for myself how the pillowcases "came cff." Modern plumbing wst not forgotten, snd other conveniences dolls could en Joy were modeled out of the clay. Oh yet, there were cardboard clothes-closets with hangers and clothing hanging therefrom. A morning's work? Fun! Last winter I went over one day and they were In the kitrhen working busily with the clay at the kitchen table. On a large piece of cardboard, they were modeling a barnyard, complete with rail fence. The animals were beautifully made, and need ed no labels to identify them. It teemt to me that children in the country have advantages, too. They have time to think things through without Interrup tion, and time to develop their ldeaa to completion. Editorial Commenf From The Oregon Press "Our hospital planning must not be considered only from to day'! needs, but must Include for use In transporting the big still greater growth of wheat crop to the markets. plans for still greater grow the Roarburg area," said II. N .lacobaon, local lumberman, fol lowing announcement of his ap pointment aa chairman of the major gifts division of the Doug- i las Community Hospital Build I ing fund campaign by H. O. Par geter, general chairman, today. I The campaign for $.100,000 from I public subscription to build a new ! fireproof hospital will open Sept. 15 and close Oct. 6. 'The major gifts division of our campaign organisation la second In Importance only tn the memorial-medical division Mr. jarobson's division will come all the contributions that fall In to the S'J.V) to 51,200 class," Par geter said. "We will be looking with great Interest at the progress of the maor gifts division. Through It. many of the people of Dotig- las County will be able to give tangible evidence of their sup- ! port for this community project." I Jamhsnn pointed out that about (KKl.tKX) people a year are coming 4 to Oregon and the rich timber lands of IXiuglas County are at tracting a good portion. ; Must Plan Foe Suture "However." the new ma lor Ifta chairman added, "we cannot V THE DRINK OR IN THE PACKAGE 7 The Bend Bulletin Results given out after a Port land poll on the question of sell ing hard liquor by the drink are to clone that the promoters of the measure to legalize such sale are given no assurance of an allir- mative majority when the pro posed amendment to Uregon law It voted on at the general elec tion this fall. Upstate as well as big city sampling wat used in testing public opinion, ao that if scientifically done, the poll should be a fair indication of cur rent opinion. The affirmative scored 46 per cent, the negative 44 per rent, leaving 11) per cent who gave no opinion. - It is in this 10 percent that the answer would lie If the issue were to be resolved today snd It must be assumed that the "no opinion" responses include what ever number la against sale of any kind, whether by the glass over the bar or In the original package over the counters ol state liquor stores as at present It is not likely that the 10 per cent is largely made up of those who are simply against liquor and consequently against any method of sale. As the question was phrased, they could express no preference. Their minority It small Indeed, but It It large enough to consti tute a balance of power. The fact that older persons questioned were more Inclined to prefer sale in state stores, while younger ones liked the "over the bar" Idea gives another angle In Inter preting results in reference to the election. Older citizens, it has been our observation, are more likely to visit the polls on elec tion day than are the members of the younger generation. In a poll, such at it under discussion. ! the issue la brought to the indi vidual instead of the individual setting forth on his on account to deal with the Issue. This in It self would tend to change the percentages given to favor con tinuation of the established sys tem. In the foregoing there Is nat urally much that is conjecture. All motorists who violate trsf-! m' "f It msy be Influenced by fie regulations while driving ' remembrance of Oregon's history through the Veterans Administra- in liquor legislation, of local op- S. P. Section Boss Jailed in Slaying Of Negro Worker EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 12 ."P Clarence Edgar Kills, 32, Southern Pacific section gang foreman, awaited possible charges In the Lane County jail today, pending an autopsy and investiga tion In the fatal shooting yester day morning of Earl Bowers, 37-year-old Negro section hand. Jailed here with Ellis after the shooting near Cascade Summit were Gad Williams, 45, who carried an unlicensed .38 caliber Colt automatic when arrested; James Butter, 41, Lloyd Head speth, 27, Robert Lee McCoy, 33, and Samuel Walton, 47, all sec tion hands. The five are being held as material witnesses, with Williams accused of carrying a conceal ed weapon. All claim they had no part In the hostilities. District Attorney C E. Luckey said today that formal charges would not be filed until after the autopsy, which is scheduled today. Headspeth, one of the witnesses, told investigating officers that Ellis fired two shots into Bowers, left the hody In the road, and drove to Abernathy station, where he called state police. Carrier aircraft destroyed 12, 268 of the 1.1,401 Japanese planes credited to U. S. Nsvy and Mar ine Corpt airplanes during Werld Wsr II, a recent Nsvy survey shows. em Psclflc sre finished. The Com pany started building the first 500 Aug. 2 snd "we sre building them at the rate of 12 a day, Perrin said. The Spokane. Portland A Seat tle line Is owned Jointly by North ern Pacific and the Great North ern Railway Company. "Most of the cars will be tent Immediately to the northwest YA Appraisal Of Property For Sale Available Any owner or builder who con templates sale of property to veterans now may obtain a Veter ans Administration appraisal in advance. Clifford Fields, V. A. representative for this area, pointed out today. This service enable the seller to know the V. A.'s "reasonable value" figure before he offers the home, farm or business struc ture to a veteran for purchase with a GI loan, Fields explained. For tale purposes, the apprais al will he valid for 60 days. The prospective seller would pay the usual appraisal fee. During the first months of 1948, Oregon lendert made 1,195 Gl loans amounting to $6,365,673, the VA aide reported. These were covered up to $3,004,401 by government guaranties. "This marks a 55 per cent de cline below GI lending for the year before," he commented. "High prices and building costs, lack of a secondary market for the lenders, and a dwindling ac ceptance of the low 4 per cent interest rate are Ihe chief 'Brakes on the GI program." In Oregon, the VA has approv ed 12.044 loans thus far, includ ing 9,782 on homes, 1,610 on small businesses and 652 on farms. These loans were lor a tofal of $59,702,924. Perrin said. Traffic Rules At Veterans Hospital To be Enforced Municipal Band Dates Concert at Vets Hospital t'nder sponsorship of the State Elks Association, the Roseburg Municipal Band will play con cert at the Veterans Hospital next Monday at 7:30 p. m.. an nounced Fuller Johnson. State Elks veterans entertainment chairman. Under the direction of Lem Bitner. the band will plav an hour's program outside the build ing for the pleasure of the pati ents. The general public will be privileged to attend. Trophy awards for the winning softhall team and players will be made. The Elks, said Johnson, will serve refreshments to all the hos pital patients during the program. lion grounds will be subject to From or revoatlon of the privll- ment reservation, according to an announcement by Dr. John I. llasklns. manager of the Rose burg Veterans Administration Hospital. Speed zones are clear ly marked and the guards have lion days, of the fact that the state voted out saloons well be fore national prohibition. Later. Oregon did vote repeal, but its Knox law uas a compromise which, by minimizing abuses of the right to purchase alcohol, would prevent another reaction to prohibition. Recollection of sa been Instructed to apprehend all loon days is not s pleasant one. violators. ho must then appear ! nor ' " "lor Pleasant to think before the Justice Court, Dr. ' b"ck on ,h' d"" wh,"n ,h elght Hasklns reports. jeenth amendment was In effect. The fir.i nffonu u in ra.i.u in ' We believe that It would be well 10 avuin ine return oi enner ana we would like to believe that the results of the Portland poll may Indicate that this will he the course which Oregon will choose to follow PRUDENTIAL UFI Insurance . HORACE C. BERO ftoeelal Aoent 111 West Oak Offles 712 J Res. trig 1948 CITY DIRECTORIES CAN NOW BE PURCHASED Call at Creason Hotel Friday. Saturday or Monday 12 to 1. or after i, or at 316 Hampton Bldg., Eugene a warning and will be recorded against the vehicle and the driv er. Further violations will neces sitate an appearance before the Justice of the Teace. Continued violations will result In suspen sion of the right to drive through gifts chairman added, "we cannot : . - K" ';,', "' " . V f M , ,..., the hospital grounds. i nope to continue to grow in r . . . .. i.i. ....... .i.r .t.iii.1 Thf roads throng) wealth and attract the skilled workers we need, unless we help to provide one of the basic neces sities of a healthy snd progress ive community-a modern hospi tal with the latest scientific equipment. loitavt demands of the com- ds through the hospl-1 LETTERS to the Editor 1 heie and have sadly failed In find ing Just one good cup of coffee. Haven't the restaurant owners learned yet that the public can still recognire the taste of the cof fee stretiher we us-d during the war? They might ue SOMh cof I fee In their blew, but very little. Now I feel better since I have i blown my top about this very In- tal ares sre not supposed to he s thoroughfare for general public traffic." said Dr. Hasklns. "How ever, we want to cooperate with the community In everv wav possible. If people will observe the posted regulations, we will unity must be met and we must J.'.'!"' Jl, k"p i iiiv tvmyi U1 II lu IIW ui,ll- 11 ' we certainly wish lo do. But If i some patient la inlured by a care less driver, we will he forced to confine the use of roads strictly! to hospital business. Trucks mus't keep out snd cart must use ex treme caution and obey speed regulations." i envision and anticipate tomor row's needs. The Douglas Com munity Hospital program is planned with a view toward easy expansion to accommodate stlil greater population needs of the future" Quality of Coffee In Fat-lna Places Rapped POSFHHRG Ws reading last! fn-sting matter which hat griped t NoI.ln,,n Pacific Railway nlffht about restaurant owners ; me for a long time. soon will start building Ms) new ?aflng the price of coffee to ten I 1 "m on' 'olk, ,nd '"4k ourhos cars for the Spokane, Port- S00 New Box Cars to Be Built for Northwest .SPOKANE, Aug. 1.1 ii.r cents per cup. Now I reslly don't think sny of us would mind paying ten cents for a GOOD cup of Java. Hut where In Roseburg can one gel said GOOD cup of coffee? My husband and I have frequented practically every estlnf plsce piece! MRS. H D YOUNG. Rosehurg, Ore. ! land A Seattle Railway Company. 1 a Northern Pacific official said. I. I. Perrin, 81. Paul, Minn., Northern Pacific advertising LOQGER KILLED MEDFURD, Ore.. Aug. 1.1 ii.f) - Iniuries siiflerrd in a lodging accident were fatal eteidv , to Jim Priskell. 2H, of Rutle Falls. Drukell worked as a "hooker" i tor the Joe liearin Lumber Com pany. He was helping to load a j truck yesterday when a log roll led from a nearby pile lie was me praying minus it sain 10 manager, saio tne rait win oe rrusnea against tnt wheels of a be the only Insect that ran turn I built al Brainard, Minn. They truck. hit head around snd look over j will be started as soon st VX : His widow and two children his thouldert. 1 csrs being constructed for North- survive. Wholesale Prices Hit New High Last Week WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.1 (i.-TM Wholesale prices, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hit an all time high by advanc ing OS per rent In the week end ed August 7. R1.S taid Its index reached 16S.2 Der cent of Ihe lfrJH aver. sge. the previous hlKh was lts 9 on July 17. The present level of the Index Is 1.4 per rent above a month ago and 112 per rent over a year ago. Average wholesale prices for farm products Increased 07 per cent during the Aug. 7 week and wholesale food prices sveraged 1.2 per cent higher. LOST ANGLER SOUGHT SEATTLE. Aug. 1J MT Neal Seats. 71-year-old Leaven worth, Wash., sportsman who knew the ljike WenaU'hee area "like a book." was being sought today by forest rangers snd Chelan County officers. Sears disappeared July 1 w hile on a fishing trip to the lake. Loans on Homes FOR LESS Repay at eny Time Without Penalty UMPQUA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. S5 PER MONTH Rebuild Repair Repaint Add years of service to your Woshing Machine. Material end Workmanship Guoronteesl. Use Bergh Appliance Service's Easv Payment Plan Phone &05 for appointment Payments at Low as $5 PER MONTH RELIABLE day in and day out Douglas County State Bank Member Fniorel ( Deposit Insurant Corp. 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