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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER I, 1948 FOUR Published Daily Except Sunday by th f News-Review Company, Inc. Entertfl second cl nutter Mjr T, lfl!0, at the poil tfflot Boiaburrt Oregon, uodar et of March 3, 111! CHARLE8 V. STANTON m. EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor Manager Member of the Asioctated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations BtprManlnS by WEST-HOLLID AT CO.. INC., ofrioee In Nw York, Chlcife, Baa Franclico, Loa Angalea, Seattle, PertUnd, St, Louie. SUBSCRIPTION KATES In Orefon By Malt Par Year 18.00, tlx months S4.Bt, three monlha 12.50. By City Carrier Pr yeer 110.00 to adTanoa), less thea ne yaar, per month $1.00. Outside Oregon By Hall Par yaar M-OO, its month 14.79 thra months 11,18. AID SCHOOL CENSUS OUT OUR WAY By CHARLES V. STANTON The Roseburg School District is adopting a unique plan this year to complete its annual census. Because it is vir tually impossible to secure an accurate census by the usual method of sending around enumerators, the district board is offering a reward of 50 cents for each name not already on its census files, with special emphasis on the group between the ages of 4 and G years. State school funds are distributed to districts on a basis of $50 for each person between the ages of 4 and 20 years, inclusive. Each person within the age brackets listed on the census, therefore, means $50 income to the district. Thus, the more accurate the census the greater the income. It was found difficult this year to secure enumerators. At the same time Roseburg's population is changing so rapidly and is growing so fast that a census made today would be obsolete tomorrow. The most difficult problem is that of checking the number of four and five-year-olds. A partial list has been compiled through information furnished by pupils now in the schools ' who have reported the names of brothers and sisters within the age group. Enumerators have made a partial canvass but it is a certainty that many children of pre-school age have been overlooked. To reach this group, the board of directors has authorized publication of the names now on file and is offering 50 cents for each report containing the names of children four and five years of age not on the list. Each report will be checked by an enumerator and payment will be made for each authentic listing. For the age group between high school and 20 years the district probably will take considerable loss. Through school records it is possible to check all graduates and this has been done. But doubtless there are many young people who did not attend the Roseburg schools and who have moved into the district in late years, but who still are under the age of 21 years. At the same time we have a number of new fami lies in the district who have young people attending univer sity or college. The district is entitled to list these persons on its census rolls and receive $50 annually in income for each. While names In this latter category are not being pub lished at present, the district also will pay the 50 cents re ward for each authentic name within the classification under 21 years. This would include persons who have completed high school and who are not now attending a school of higher education, who have legal residence within the district and who have not attended Roseburg schools in the past. It also would include sons and daughters of persons who have re cently become residents of the Roseburg district attending university or college or other educational institution else where, providing the students were not previously enrolled In any of the Roseburg schools. The census already covers former Roseburg students presently enrolled in schools of higher education or who remain residents of the district. What is needed is the names of newcomers within the census age group 4 to 20 years, inclusive. Valuable aid can be given the district if everyone will co operate in assisting collection of names of persons who might otherwise be omitted from the census. In fact, the 50 cents payment for each name offers an opportunity for a profit able venture into census taking. Any interested persons will find City School Superintendent Paul Elliott anxious to co operate in supplying information concerning names on file. Tn tllO Hl'.nl Q Ull llw.n t t.M nnntll.0 in ...in,...! i , i. tin....... ...... ' V.. fc,..t.v . tlllMIVIIUII MlWIld 111 I VI lift iirtniiTn, 1". I ment will he mane to the person first submitting the listing. An advertisement published in The Ncu-x-Rcrirw Tuesday covered in detail the information desired and contained a form for reporting names. Additional report blanks are available through the office of the city school superintendent. : It is to be hoped that residents of the district will coop erate by checking the published list and reporting any omis sions. Neighbors of newcomers doubtless can be of much assistance if they will direct attention of the school board to families having children not now attending the Roseburg schools. At the same time, additional income to the school district will lessen the local tax burden if sufficient names are secured to improve district revenue from the state school fund. This method of chocking a school census, so far as we have been able to learn, is unique and it will be interesting to observe results. By J. R. Williams W THAT POOL DOS I"1" 1 EVEW PEOPLE I 7 MUbl I MINK. II -niBSS 9 I 1IN' 1 1 " j LIGHTEMS TH' JOLT 0 M FU3GERED OUT- OF LANDIMG BY I M WHETHER IT'S ' 37 SPREAPIM' HIS TOES ) I 1 I N EASIER TO TAKE L J THATWAYOMLV ' 1 A LOT OM A LITTLE, V MORE OF HIM y ffpi iHnt ER A LITTLE ON J .i THE BUMPER. :MNM By Viahnett s. Martin j While you with your family were gathering about a table laden with turkey and all the fixings, EJ and I were having a nice picnic lunch In the car, high on point by the road over looking a pretty valley through which meandered a silvery stream. You would think by now that after two years of Douglas County scenery I'd be able to think of It without so much en thusiasm. But It still thrills me! Not wanting to go north after so many times going that way we decided to head south and keep on going until the urge to stop and turn around came. After all, we had three full days and the rest of Thursday! When we came up here we had been so eager to get where we were go ing we had scarcely glanced at the country to the south; we would go look at It now! Then there was the Wolf Creek new highway which, we found, more than lived up to the newspaper accounts of it. And for miles we drove through a thick, Christmas-card snowstorm that was as big a thrill as any thing we could have picked out for ourselves short of seeing loved ones too far away for week end trips. It really snowed! Oh, it was lovely! Estrellita just skim med along, keeping well away from the precipitous edges of that wonderful new stretch of highway! However once EJ had to get out and help with the windshield; Estrellita couldn't keep the snow cleared off; it kept packing each side of the wiper. So finally we came to Medford where the snow lay on the hills and a nice motel had saved a place for us. At least the "No Vacancy" went up right after we drove In. Today we went over to Ashland and surprised some friends who are building a new house high up on the mountain side where Ihey have a view well as wonderful as Douglas county! Now we shall go back to the motel, and have a wonderful time with no chickens to feed, no fires to stuff with wood, nothing to do but read and rest and think how nice It Is to be in the city once more with a home In the coun try waiting for us! And Pretty, we think, will be sitting on the porch, ready to greet us, as she always is. But how explain why we seemed to desert her although Johnny fed her for three and a half days! Oh yes, In case you are feeling sorry for us and on account of that picnic yesterday, which was really delicious, we'll confess we did have turkey after all at the Medford Hotel. And then we talked with my mother down In California, whose voice sounded as if she were sitting across the table from us, and Just about as pleased. 'I hope 'you all' had as happy a Day as we had! He must go overHo the City Hall and pay his fineTN. Then when the town-was filled up with visiting Shrinersrecent ly. the same alley was parked so full of their cars and town cars that we had difficulty in getting into the back yard to get my mother and take her out to do her shopping. We went to the Chief of Police and asked him to have the cars moved as we felt they had no right to park there. He promised to send an officer over immediately but no one ever went there and when we left for home at 4 p. m. the same cars were still parked in the same places. It is all right now to show our visitors every courtesy and treat them well, but why not have a little consideration for a taxpay er and a resident of the city since it was a small sized pup? The way I see it, there is altogether too much partlalitv shown to a tavoreo lew. . If Roseburg wants to be known as a city, why not clean it up and treat everyone alike so we will want to continue to live here and enjoy seeing the old burg grow upr MRS. W. F. COX Roseburg, Ore. Lack of Teachers Serious Problem Faced by Oregon PORTLAND. Dec. 1. UP) A critical shortage of teachers for elementary grades both in Port- iana ana tnrougnout tne state is the gravest single problem fac ing education in Oregon. Dr. Paul Rehmus, superintendent of tne Portland scnool system, told the Stale Board of Higher Educa tion at its regular meeting here Tuesday. The hour-long discussion of the problem bv Dr. Rehmus. Assist ant Superintendent George Edey- ana executives oi tne state sys tem, ended In the appointment Dy rresiaent t.agar smitn oi Dr. Henry Gunn, director of element ary teaclier training, as liasion of ficer to work with city school sys tems on possible solutions. Dr. Rehmus declared that Ore gon is now training elementary teachers at the rate of only one to every five or six needed In this state alone. Nationally the pic ture is worse, with only one to eight being trained, he declared. The superintendent said he does not now see where the Portland School System will get enough teachers for next year's expanded needs. Both he and Dr. Ebey sug gested that a state educational Institution in Portland that would include teacher training might be one solution. Dr. Gunn, reporting on a survey of coast teacher training centers, said figures do not support the claim that teacher training col leges in large cities are more successful in attracting students to the elementary field than those in small towns. He also reported that the Col leges of Education In Oregon at Monmouth, La Grande and Ash land have available capacity to train' 1450 additional students. The three now have 770 enrolled in teacher training work in addi tion to those in junior college curricula. Dr. Gunn said the shortage goes back to more fundamental reasons such as lower salaries for elementary teachers than for those in high schools, a lower status and a heavier work load. Edward Everett spoke two hours at Gettysburg in a speech that is little remembered; Abe Lincoln spoke two minutes In a speech that is known to this day by school children. The Atlantic coastal region has the lowest divorce rate in the country; the mountain division has the highest. t Read I The Loreit I From MILLER'S j RENTAL LIBRARY NO WAITING! Immediate repair service on all makes of home and car radios. We, the Radio Doc tors, are an authorized ra dio service station for Zen ith and General Electric auto radios. Call us. we will pick up, repair and deliver your radio. Radio Doctors 306 N. Stephens Ph. 1023-J HARDWARE- PAINT TOOLS -HOUSEWARES You'll Profit By Buying At Hooplas 906 S Stephens Phone964-J GETOMA PAYSOU SAVWGS PLAN AUTOMATIC SAVING IS SURE SAVING-U.S. SAVINGS BONDS Douglas County State Bank Member Federa I Deposit Insurance, Corp. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) (Navy air transport service) plane, Instead of Chiang's luxuri ous private airship. Will she wear illks and Jewels and furs? Will she stay at the best hotels? If so, her mission will probably fail. Hunger and poverty are the lot of the average Chinese. When their first lady comes to us, as she did before, In silk and furs and jewels the contrast dulls our desire to make sacrifices to help her hold her job. Human nature wonts that way. THERE'S an odd but rather significant little tale In the news. In New York, a Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Moskowltz have an an gelic looking little four-year-old who has developed some strange tricks. A couple ot months ago, she found her daddy's bankroll and started peeling $5 bills off it and scattering them out of the window. The newspaper story adds; "Grateful passershy pocket ed eight of them before mama put an economy program Into effect." After that, the llltle angel stayed good for weeks, but Satur day she had a relapse and dump ed a couple ot diamond rings into the garhage "because mama wasn't wearing them." The maid dumped the garbage into the in cinerator. Papa arrived about that time and singed his hands In an unsuccessful attempt to fish f i the rings out of the flames. After that, he and mama gathered up some friends and went out to a night club where they put on a binge to celebrate papa's 25th birthday. THE reporter who dug up the tale suggests (facetiously, of course) that maybe the little angel was putting on a share-the-wealth program of her own. All of which suggests the thought that wealth regarded as lightly as this particular papa and mama seem to have regarded theirs ought to tie shared. THAT suggests another thought: if wealth Is wrong, WHAT KIND OK WEALTH IS IT THAT IS WRONG? History tells us that most of the world's great social crises (such as the French Revolution) have arisen out of TOO MUCH wealth In too few hands. Wealth NOT put to good use. WHAT Is a good use for wealth? Well, It seems to this writer that the way wealth OUGHT to lie used Is CONSTRUCTIVELY that Is to say, it ought to he put to work creating jobs for more people. Wealth that serves no better use than pandering to the luxury of its owners isn't serving a very laudable purpose. LETTERS to the Editor Clean City, Fair Treatment For Everybody Advocated ROSEBURG Yes. Roseburg is growing and probably will con tinue to grow for some time to come, but you can hear quite a few "old timers" av they would rather have the old town back. Some of the new city ways could certainly take a lesson from the old days. For instance, we didn't have a dump grounds on one of the main streets. Now you have only to go along the street behind the Crea-' son building in the north end of town and there is a pile of cans, botlles, boards, spoiled food, mel on rinds and what not. Every few days this is set on fire and the pile somewhat reduced, but it still remains a fair sized pile of gar bage. And this, mind you, on a street where many out-of-town1 people pass while heading up the North Umpqua. A fine advertise ment for the growing city of Roseburg! I called our city manager on this matter some time ago and, he promised to have the street ! cleaning department look Into it. "Look" is all they have done, for ! it still is there and "smells" in in more ways than one. j Then in the old days we had to keep our weeds cut on the empty ! lots around town or we were fined. Now every fall a notice comes out In the paper to the effect that we must cut our weeds or they will be cut and the Job charged to us. No one pavs ' any attention to this and the weeds; remain the year around on empty i lots all over town. A car coming i down the hill on Avenue A to-; wards East Sixth street cannot see past that corner because of blackberry vines and weeds. Al most every day there is a near; accident there. When someone is badly hurt or perhaps killed. I wonder if that corner will be cleaned up? Also there Is a law against park-' Ing your car In the alley except for loading or unloading purpos es. This law is being twisted and turned and only enforced at rare Intervals. Now. I'll tell vou whv I know, for this is mv pet peeve. : My mother lives on South Rose St.. and the sheet in front of the house is parked full of cars from early mornine 1111 laie at ! night. About two weeks ago my nusnann parKeo in tne alley to deliver some groceries to mv mo ther, who was too ill to go out. On coming out, an officer was in the act of puttln- a ticket on the car. My husband tried to to explain that he had to park there on an errand, but no soap. I Imagine! you cook by pushing buttons ! AUTOMATIC "SPEED COOKING" AT YOUR FINGER TIPS IN THE NEW "PUSH-BUTTON" RANGE Come In today for a demonstration! No faster, easier, cleaner way in the world to cookl Lady, you never saw cooking ease like th! before! Just think! General Electric's famous "Speed Cooking" Calrod units controlled by push buttons! A button (each with Tel-A-Cook light) for each cooking speed. All con trols, 10 inches above working surface. No reaching around hot pans. The cooking speed you want instantly! Four times easier to op erate than rotary switches. Wonderful, work-saving automatic features, too! We can't begin to tell you about them all. 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