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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 : ........ . .
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