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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
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4 Ms air iTVdi th country without J fry
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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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3 IS Pacific Bldg.
Phone 39
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War I, trustee of seversl schools, student of world affairs.
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