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FOUR NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13. 1949 4' .4 i '.'.3 '-.vi ""-V-i' "iWvw1;'! pi: .'T.i-'j'V-'!' V-;;.V ' -' 1 : i I . 'J Published Daily Except 8undy by th News-Review Company, Inc. Entire it aeeoiid ilu milter Mr t. 1M. tbt Port M aoieboff, Orcn, andtr act f Mnreh t, 1171 CHARLES V. 8TANT0N gn, EDWIN l KNAPP Editor M.najtr Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations Wiantes bj KI5T-BOI.LIDAT CO, INC., efllon la Naw Tatk, CaleafD, Sao Praaoliaa, Laa Angelas, Saattla, rartlana. Si. Laala. SUBIPHIPTION BATES In Ore(an Br Mall ar Tear II M, tlx aiaaUlt U N, tbraa monlha 12.10. Br Cllj Carrier Par rear I1I.OS (la aoraane), tele Ihaa ena rear, per month 11.00, Outside Oregea Bp Hall Par raar If.M. als aaenthi 11.11, Ihrea mantha (11a. STRIKE AGAINST POLIO They Sort of Fit Together BY DR. E. T. HEDLUND (Oregon Chairman, 1949 March of Dimes) Citizens of Douglas county have their opportunity during the next 18 clays to join the rest of the American people in writing their own ticket against infantile paralysis which has stricken more than 100,000 fellow countrymen in the past six years. The March of Dimes that begins tomorrow and runs through Jan. 31 is providing that opportunity at a time when the realization of the grave polio emergency should have im pressed itself on every mind. It is common knowledge by now that 1948 burdened the nation with an unprecedented num ber of cases, that $17,000,000 was spent on polio patients during the year, that the epidemic aid fund of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis was drained dry and that the 1949 March of Dimes must produce a minimum of $30,000,000 a record. But none of these figures dramatizes the situation to the home folk as clearly as Oregon's own polio statistics. Two hundred twenty Oregonians were hit by polio during 1948. ... Two hundred thousand dollars was spent on the care of polio patients in Oregon during the year Eight coun ties, all of which experienced epidemic polio, found their March of Dimes funds exhausted, and others saw their polio finances depleted to a serious extent. It may seem heartless to talk of dollars and cents when pain and suffering are involved, but you cannot sidestep the cold, factual problem of doctor and hospital bills. Not one family in 10 can afford to pay for full of even partial care of a case requiring more than a nominal hospital stay. March of Dimes funds are paying for the best available medical care and treatment of polio patients throughout the nation regardless of whether they were stricken in 1948 or in previous years. Besides, the March of Dimes finances re search, seeking the final answer as to how to prevent and cure polio Help guarantee a continuation of this vital service. Join in that great humanitarian parade the March of Dimes. as Reporters' Confidence Laws By JAMES THRASHER A year or so ago, two reporters on a Newburgh, N. Y., newspaper bought lottery tickets in that city, wrote a story about it, and thus exposed a racket that had been flourishing under the noses of the local law enforcement officers. Be cause they refused to reveal who had sold them the tickets they were convicted of contempt of court. After a few days in jail they were released on a technicality. But the charge and conviction still stand. This month, Slate Sen. Thomas C. Desmond, who comes from Newburgh, will introduce a bill in the State Legislature which would prevent a repetition of the above episode. If the bill passes, New York will be the twelfth state with a law exempting newspapermen from legal compulsion to disclose news sources. Mr. Desmond has assembled some impressive arguments In favor of his bill. But none seems to us more compelling than the statements given him by attorney generals and police chiefs in the 11 states where newspapermen's confi dence laws are in effect. Not one of them reported a single instance where a re porter, under this legal protection, has obstructed justice. hampered law enforcement, shielded criminals or otherwise taken advantage of his privilege. That is a proud record, but not a surprising one. Certainly no one in the newspaper profession will be surprised. News paper readers should not be, either. The Constitution granted freedom to the press more than 150 years ago. And the reason our press is still free is that generations of news papermen have respected and valued the confidence that was bestowed along with the privilege of freedom. The press has always accepted the duty that goes with its privilege, and carried it out with honor and honesty. There have been inevitable exceptions among individuals through the years. But they have been few. An important function of the press has always been its careful watch on the honesty and vigilance of public officials. The tradition and purpose of this function is to disclose, not conceal. Many newspapermen have risked their lives by courageously exposing graft, corruption, laxity and collu sion, in defiance of threats. Yet there sometimes has to be some concealment in the process of exposure. It often happens that the sources, as well as the-reporters, are potential targets of reprisals by crimals, or others whose misdeeds have been revealed. Hence the general newspaper rule of refusing to disclose news sources when necessity or prudence dictates. There is nothing dishonest in refusing to reveal sources when a question of safety or rightful privacy is involved. The function of the press is to report facts and conditions as they are. It is not its function to arrest, bring to trial or prosecute. In the case of the Newburgh reporters, their job was to inform the public that a racket was operating with out hindrance. It was not their job to point out to the police or to the lottery operators the person who sold them the tickets. We should like to see newspapermen's confidence laws not in 11 or 12 states, but in 48. The history of their pres ent operation justifies a wide adoption. Such laws protect the sanctity of a confidence, whether it is a president's off-the-record disclosure or a tip on graft-taking. They prevent a possible chance of suppression and censorship by law en forcement agents. They reinforce the freedoms already guaranteed to the individual and to the press. J$?fijjj By Viahnett S. Martin j'j--s Makebelleve! Sweet word In a mother's dally routine and Invest ment for the future for both mother and child; child-training and precious memories. "Let's makebelleve " It's such fun, but household tasks do need to be finished, too, and there are so many of them with little folk In the home. But when the kitch en door opens with a flourish and a lilting voice announces, "This elevator Is going UP!" who can help playing, too? So without leaving the sink or the table you tap your heels quickly, for youj mustn't lose the elevator graci ous what If the door closes be fore you get to It? and you dis cuss gravely the proper floor, and the door closes, only to open again with another flourish: "This Is the third floor. You'd better get off here if you're go ing to buy a new hat. Here's where they are." There's more business of heel-tapping . . . and on I he game goes! And so does the housework. ('Playing elevator' prevents lit tle folk from having any fear when they ride In one. And If their attention is directed to see "where Is the light?" they do not mind the sudden movement of the floor beneath. And oh. do let's give the little ones ROOM to enjoy the elevator! and to breathe! t Or perhaps the pots and pans come out of a cupboard and a small boy plays "I'm a big brown bear" like the one he saw In a zoo, and you naturally feed the bear with whatever a bear or a small boy might like to nibble. But you remember It's a bear you're feeding; like as not he will Insist upon nibbling It from your fingers and you'd better take care your fingers don't get nipped! And then as you go on with your 1 tion work you kepp hearing "I'M a big brown bear . . ." and some thing clicks. The Bear Game When Mother does the kitchen work Why I am busy, too: I play that I'm a big, brown bear Like one that's In the zoo. Attempts at Suicide Lead to Jail Guard PORTLAND, Jan. 13 (JPt Po lice have placed a special jail guard over a 29-year-old man who has failed in two attempts to commit suicide. Held on a disorderly conduct charge is Roy Erickson, Stambo, Mich., who was taken off a Pa cific Greyhound bus Tuesday. He had slashed his wrists with a razor blade just before the bus reached Portland. Three hours after he was jailed he was found hanging by the neck. His belt had been used in the suicide attempt. Police said he has refused to explain his reason for the ac- Proclamation On Jaycee Week Issued by Mayor Week of Jan. 14-21 has been proclaimed locally as Jaycee Week by Mayor Albert G. Flegel. The proclamation calls upon local citizens to recognize the contribu tions of the Junior Chamber of Commerce toward civic better ment. Highlight of the week will be the selection of an outstanding young man of the community to , be the recipient of the Junior Chamber's distinguished service 1 award. The week commemorates the founding of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. The mayor's proclamation fol lows: WHEREAS, the civic bodies and service organizations of our community and the departments of the local government recognize the great service rendered to this community by the Roscburg Jun ior Chamber of Commerce: and WHEREAS, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and its affiliated State and Local organizations have set aside the : week of January 14 to 21, 1949, ' to observe the founding of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, i and to commemorate such found-1 ing by the selection of anv out-! standing young man In this com munity as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, and WHEREAS, this organization of young men have contributed materially to the betterment of this community throughout the year, THEREFORE, I, Albert G. Fle gel, mayor of the City of Rose-: oure, ao nereoy proclaim the week of January 14-21, 1949, as JAYCEE WEEK and urge all citizens of our com munity to give lull consideration to the future services of the Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. ALBERT G. FLEGEL, ! Mavor. Jan. 11, 1949. 1 Press Wirephoto Brings Arrest of Impostor LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 An Associated Press wirephoto has resulted in the filing of a charge of impersonating an FBI agent against Maurice Paul Hoi singer, 34, now under arrest at Des Moines. Asst. U. S. Alty. Ray Kinnlson said yesterday that employes of a Hollywood makeup studio saw the photo in a local paper and identified Holslnger as the man who appeared at the studio, claiming to be an FBI agent. Kinnison said Holslnger said he was assigned to a secret mission to China that required he make up as a woman. The studio, Kin nison added, made him up and taught him how to Impersonate a female. More than 25,000 persons read the News-Review daily. Your Best Investment For Future Security... U.S. SAVINGS BONDS They give you so much ... In 10 years you get back four dol lars for every three you put In. Sign up with your firm's Pay roll Savings Plan or through your bank's Bond-a-Month Plan. Douglas County . State Bank Member red en 1 Deposit Insurance. Corp. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) To make a cave that's just the thing I open wide the doors . Where pans are kept, and take them out, And crawl in on all fours. And then I "g-r-r-r"' at mother dear, Who makes believe surprise: She feeds the bear a cooky quick! And that Is very wise. And then when I'm through play ing bear The pans go back, each one: I leave the cupboard very neat, And mother says, "Well done!" Viahnett S. Martin, in "Babyhood" Editorial Comment From The Oregon Press PLYWOOD THE PRODIUY (The Oregonian) During 194H Ihe production of plywood on the Pacific coast passed 2.000,000.000 stiuare feet, to establish an all-time record. Of this huge total the Dougl.'s fir plants of Washington, Oregon anil northern California produced 1.IOO,(XX),000 square feet, in its current Issue the Timtx-i m in of Portland, authoritative journal in (he field, reports that now plants under construction will likely push the 1!49 total to a still greater figure. Plywood, which ordinarily Is made of three strips of eneer fined together, has led to a manu ii'lurlng prodigy. Twenty years aco the output of the Doii'1;is fir region was a mere 27ti.000.000 square feet. In 1939 It cached 1.000,000.000 f-et. In the past decade It has doubled thut figure. One of the reasons for the huge expansion of this industry is the improved glues and methods ot Killing. There is perhaps nothing else in the forest products indus try quite to compare with what powerful and Impervious slues have done for plywood. The Tim berman's current and hnndjome issue, largely devoted to this branch of the Industry, carries scores of whole pages' depicting the seemingly countless uses to which plywood Is being put. Among many other things, it ap parently lends Itself particularly well to construction of the so called modernistic, or functional, typo of buildings. And the rail roads have found it prime for boxcars. The booming aspect of he ply wood Industry has brought here and there a voice of warning, an admonition against untrammeled growth. In this respect, however, the Timberman says the present condition and the outlook are basically sound. It believes the Industry must expand if It is to fill orders more promptly than has been the case In recent times. The years ahead, says this Journal, may well call for more aggressive merchandising, but that is good. "Every major indus try in this country," the Ttniber man reminds its readers, "grew to Its present sle because of com petition and not lack of it." RAF Measure Draws GOP Cry of 'Socialism' WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -t.Vl A far-reaching hill to spur "Invest- ment. Industrial activity and pro duction of goods and services'' with government money was be fore congress today. It seemed almost certain to he 1 come the center of a rousing fight j between Its Democratic backers 1 and Republicans who cried J "Socialism" at a less sweeping program proposed by I'resiitent I Truman. The measure was presented In SELECTIVE AND STANDBY BASIS CALLED FOR BY MR. TRUMAN." Any way you can read it, that seems to Indicate considerable un willingness to shoot. a THERE'S another straw in the Wind: The Washington dispatch goes on: "A noisy bi partisan protest came from some lawmakers from farm states over the endorsement by the President's economic ad visers of flexible farm price sup ports, which might permit de clines In price floors next year . . . they said the Presi dent himself is committed to FULL PARITY for farmers." This is the point: FARMERS HAVE VOTES. A lot of farm states voted Demo cratic on platform promises. They might vote Republican if the Democrats don't deliver. a a ANOTHER weather flag: Senator Maybank (Democrat, from South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Banking Commit tee, proposes a far-flung inquiry Into middle-man operations to find out what causes the wide spread between what a producer receives and what a consumer pays." Here is the political angle on that: THERE AREN'T MANY MID DLEMAN VOTES. If a politician has to ruffle somebody's feathers, the middleman is his safest bet. Besides, a "far-flung Inquiry" of that sort might stall off the evil hour and calm the public down. This is a good political rule: When you get in a tight corner, propose an Inquiry. That is. politi cal First Reader stuff. Warren Opposes Krug In Colorado River Project SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12-P) Governor Earl Warren yesterday came out against Secretary of In terior Krug's plan to use Colorado River water for the Central Ari zona project. At the same time, he renewed his offer to settle the controversy between California and Arizona over division of water of the Colo rado River. He said California was willing to work it out by written agree ment, by arbitration - by suit in the United States Supreme Court, and it would welcome assistance by Krug or Congress In effecting , me sememem. Krug has announced ho favors construction of the Central Ari zona project by the IT. S. Reclama tion Bureau at an estimated cost of $7.38.407.000. The water, from the Colorado River and local sources, would supplement the Ir rigation supply of some 570,000 acres of land near Phoenix. CO-OP TIRES AND TUBES BATTERIES ,Freezone Antifreeze Radiator Hose Defroster Fans Spark Plugs Heaters Fan Belts Co-Op Cheek-Chart Lubrication Service Finest Oils Gasoline Greases Misc. Oils BUY WHERE YOU SHARE IN THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. and S. P. R. R. Tracks NO FIRE DAMAGE When fire appeared to be shooting out from between two joints of pipe at the E. E. Reesen home on Myrtle Street in West Roseburg, the rural Fire Depart ment was called. The firemen stood by until the flames burned down and no damage resulted. DOG OWNERS WARNED I Mrs. George Edes of Yoncalla is contacting owners of dogs. Dog licenses are now on sale and Mrs. hdes warns owners of dogs that they must have licenses for their animals before March 1. I Plywood and Wallboards PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 Engine ... 9 H.P. Wisconsin Built-in Reverse Gear Tires ... 12 x 5:00 14, 20, 26 inch Tiller Bars Order now and be assured of spring delivery TERMS IF DESIRED GREEN'S GARDEN TRACTORS 520 N. Jackson Phone 1003-J r HE chances are, if such an In quiry w as realistic and honest, it would develop the fact that It costs a lot of money, at present dollar values, to distribute goods. Example: If you had to go clear to Southern California or Florida to get j our oranges, it would cost i more than to buy them at the the House and Senate by Rep. i States. Patman (D-Tex.) and Senators Murray (D-Mont) and Sparkman ti'-Aiai. It w ould set up a $15,000,000,000 ; corner grocery. reconstruction finance corpora- i Hon fund to stimulate industry -fHE heat, vou see, Is now on the 1 with loans or giants to reach the ! I r,,.', .u , .. 'high production levels Mr. Tru- i I Pemociats, who are in the man called for In his economic re-1 driver's seat and therefore have port last week. If necessary. to ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY slates or regional agencies could i for where we so hoi row from the fund (o build and i n . ,u' j . operate their ow n Industrial en-' Hpre 19 an0,h" R1! political terprlses. . rule: i ! When he has to face the music, I The average number of fatali- a Democratic politician will ties due to accidents Is nearly : ........ . . loo.noo a vear in the United : ""nDIP J" me same as a Keputv PRICES EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JAN. 14-15 FRESH PRODUCE Potatoes o. s. n,,., 10lb,.43c Carrots Frein 2 bunche, 1 9c Grapefruit t,,,, lge. 2 f0P 19c Rutabagas Lb 6c QUALITY MEATS Wieners Skin,,, , 43c Pork Roasts Ln, , 39c Turkey Tamales E,ch 19c American Cheese Lb 59c D0g FOOd Strongheart, 3 cans 25C 15c Oregon Apricot Preserves Mb. jar Oregon Apple Sauce i l or. can 325c Blue Winner ApriCOtS 2'2 can -25c Stenzel Chili Peppers i2.ox. j0r 19c Whitney's Creamed Honey 14-01. Pk.25c Mean politician. Fancy Foods Delicatessen , JERRY'S , G.J. 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