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2 Th Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Mon., Feb. 7, 1949. 1 Tax Program Snarled Finger Tip Pressure on New Gadget Dents Hardest Steel By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE AlBocUted Preai Science Editor KEARNY, N. J. (IP) The pres sure of your linger tip can make a dent in the hardest steel. You can do this with a new device lor testing hardness In the laboratory ol the United : States Steel Corporation. Hard ness usually Is measured by a hammer-like blow. About as much strength as one linger pushing a beer glass will do it the new way. The tester is a diamond, cut so that one side Is a square pyramid. The square is barely visible. It can make three separate dents in the width ol a human hair. Steel is polished until its lace Is as Hat and smooth as glass. This lace shows the outlines ol the grains and crystals that lorm the metal. The diamond is set in a holder about the size ol a man's linger, and pushed by machine against the polished surface. The dia mond always makes a dent, be cause it is so small. The depth ol the dent measures the hard ness. This hardness in a metal is not something that spreads uni formly through the structure. Some ol the particles on the steel surface are very hard, others fairly soft. Dr. J. B. Austin, director ol the Steel Corporation's research, says that the diamond point will dif ferentiate between tiny particles in steel that appear Identical under a microscope. The dia monds show the wearing quali ties of steel, and how to improve resistance of the metal to abra sion. The diamond tests are used Irt learning the strength of welds, also In improving cutting tools. The hair spring ol a watch can be touched with the diamond to give a reading ol hardness not otherwise possible. Minimum Wage Increase Opposed by Lumber Industry WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, The lumber Industry told Con gress yesterday business and prices are on the way down and It can't stand a "dangerous pro gram" to boost the national mini mum wage. Spokesmen lor whole sections of the Industry said an Increase will force thousands of mills to shut down or go bankrupt, lay ofl workers, and cut lumber pro duction. They testified to the House La bor Committee. Before the committee is a bill to hoist the minimum pay rate In interstate businesses from 40 to 75 cents an hour, with arrange ments for pushing it on up to $1 In some cases. This was described as a "dan gerous program" by Walter W. Kellogg of Monroe, La. He spoke for the National Lumber Manu facturers Association and particu larly for the southern hardwood producers. Kellogg said the "escalator pro vision" for moving up to $1 should be abandoned. If It Is kept, he said, there should be a system for reducing the mini mum wage as well as raising It. Blizzard Blankets Almost All Oregon - (Continued from Page One) from visiting his parents at Pros pect. Injured in the bus mishap were Miss Dorothy Hyatt, 44, Redding, Calif., and Mrs. Florence Wil liams, 65, Barnesvllle, Minn. State police said the Greyhound bus overturned on Highway 99 two miles north of Leona while passing a southbound truck. The bus ran off the road onto the soft shpulder and then flipped onto It left side. The driver was identified as Harold Wlllard Ras mussen, Eugene. The accident happened at 9:55 p. m. The other pasengers continued southward In a second bus dis patched from the Eugene term inal. Plows Kopt Busy Mountain passes were hit early. The Santlam Highway was closed early yesterday hy a slide at the summit. Plows kept one-way traf fic moving at Government Camp on Mount Hood, but Tlmberllne Lodge guests were marooned by the 20 inches of snow that had fallen there by mid-day. Traffic over the Willamette Highway was discouraged. The all day long snow gave the Klsmath basin and the Lnkevlew areas their heaviest snow of re cent years. The Lakevlew-Klam-nth Falls road and the Green Springs road to the Rogu Val ley were closed by lale yester day afternoon. By nightfall, high way crews were flagging down all motorists and turning them back from routes leading Into the basin. Southern Pacific trackmen la bored to keep the line open be tween Klamath Falls and OaK rldge. And in eastern Oregon, Union Pacific trains were subject to stop orders at nearest term inals. Plows Bog Down The storm was giving way to light snow or sunshine in most of Oregon today, but the state still struggled with the snowbanks that piled up over the weekend. 'The road conditions in South ern Oregon are the most rugged since 1919," said J. G. Bromley, State Highway Commission resi dent engineer at Grants Pass. Two big snowplows bogged down on the Pacific Highway 40 miles north of Grants Pass. Northbound buses were being stopped at Medfnrd, and flagmen were warning motorists at Grants Pass. Buses were rolling over the Wil lamette Highway and the key U. S. 97 Highway. The latter reop. At State Legislature (Continued from Page One) erty tax for state purposes next year. The opponents also claim they have a majority ot the com mittee on their side. Some committee members de scribed the situation as "hope less," as they fear the session might be even longer than the record 84-day session of 1947. Major Imuoi He'd Up The- Joint Ways and Means Committee, which has the tough task ol making all appropriations, hasn't done anything yet. It can't until the tax committee gets Its bills finished. 'You can't spend money until you know how much is going to come in. Besides the tax bills, power, education and highways are shap ing up as the biggest issues. But nothing has been done about them yet. The power dispute is a three play affair. The three bills would forbid building a power dam on the Deschutes River, let the Gov ernor allocate power in emergen cies, and ask Congress to create a Columbia Valley Authority. The biggest education problem Is whether to Increase state aid for schools from $17,000,000 a year to S32.0O0.00O. An expanded highway program Is the main highway Issue. The Legislature probably will approve the 1-cent a gallon Increase In the gas tax, but there Is much ar- fulng over whether to double the 5 auto license fee. Big Navy Transport Plane Completes Round Trip SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. (IP) The Constitution, giant Navy transport plane, completed its In augural transcontinental round round trip early today, arriving at nearby Moffett Field from Washington. Because of strong headwinds the time ol the return flight to the West Coast was almost double that ol the eastward lllght Thurs day. It took 18 hours and eight min utes to return, including an hour-and-a-hall stop at Olathe, Kan. The plane refueled there. Young & Co. Branch Bank At Sutherlin Opens (Continued from Page One) T. B. Garrison and E. G. Young. In addition to the parent bank at Oakland, an Interest In the Douglas County Stale Bank at Roseburg, and the new branch ooenlne at Sutherlin today, mem bers of E. G. Young and Co. have wide business and property inter ests, are closely Identified with varied agricultural and Industrial activities. Additional details and pictures on page 3. ened at 11 last night, when the storm eased off. Wet snow broke telephone lines between Portland and Tillamook. Income Tax Returns lor business and Indi viduals prepared. Get your maximum refund under the 1948 law. Fast, efficient, eco nomical service. Investigate today don't delay. Phone 12S0-J lor lull Information and cost. Evenings by Appointment. Economical Tax Service 147 Sheridan CO' Drainage Our eonerata pip plont is in full production and our volums will give, you a saving when buying pip. Sizes of pipe A", 6" and 8" A local product giving you metropolitan prices. Shop us for pipe and save. PRE-MIX CONCRETE CO. Phone 620 mi ' W UNION PACIFIC Safely . . . speedily . comfortably . , . regard less of weather. Enjoy a carefree, restful ride on one of Union Pacific's three fine daily trains East economical coaches, comfortable Pull man accommodations, dining and lounge cars. DAILY IIRVICI IAST StKamlliwr "City t ferttantf "rtrttmud " Lv. Portland 5:30p.m. 10:00p.m. 8:30a.m. For eomptfe trtvtl iaformttion, consult GINIKAL PASSCNGIR DIPARTMINT Rem 751 Plttxk Hock rrHJ 5, OftM ULMIOU PACIFBC RAILROAD Mindszer-ry Awaiting Sentence in Hungary (Continued Irom Page One) prayers lor the "persecuted, tor tured, victimized" primate. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, profes sor of philosophy at the Catholic University of America, said In a "Catholic Hour" radio broadcast "A new crime has arisen in the world the crime of believing in God." "If the new crime be to believe In God," he said, "let us all be criminals. If the new treason be to betray Red Nazism, let us all be traitors." The Methodist chaplain of the United States Senate the Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris said In a sermon In Washington "All Christendom Is on trial. . . . The battle is drawn between Christ and anti-Christ." The Rev. Daniel A. Poling, president of the World Christian Endeavor Union, said In Boston the trial is a "rape of justice." Plains Area, Northwest Lashed by New Storm (Continued from Page One) sourl, Idaho and Oregon were at tributed to the weather. Kenneth Bright, 23. of Twin Falls, Ida, died of exhaustion and exposure after he and two companions hiked miles to a farm house from their auto, stalled 'n a snow drift. His companion's condition, was critical. Russell A. Slevens, 25, Montpelller, Ida., died of carbon monoxide fumes while attach ing chains to his tires at Dlamond- vllle, Wyo. An Oregon motorist also died of monoxide fumes after his car stalled in snow near Crat er Lake. At Albuquerque, N.M., J. Faw cett of Boston, general manager of the National Wool Marketing Association, said (he storms In that area had cut 37,000,000 pounds off the nation's estimated 1949 wool clip. MEETING POSTPONED Meeting of the Douglas Coun ty Realty Board scheduled to night at the Umpqua Hotel has been postponed until further no tice. The two principal speakers, Reld Ireland, president, and Tay lor Treeze secretary of the Ore gon State Real Estate Brokers Association, notified the local or ganization they could not come here from Portland because of snow-blccked highways. Snowfall in. Roseburg Crowds All-Time Mark (Continued from Page One) east of here, and 86 Inches at Dia mond Lake. The weather forecast was for intermittent snow flurries today, clearing this afternoon, and most ly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. The weather Bureau reported that 6.8 inches of snow had fal len In Roseburg up to 9:15 this morning. This record is exceeded only by that ol Dec. 29. 1898, when 7.5 inches of snow fell here. Other record snowfalls, since establishment of the Weather Bu reau office in Roseburg in 1885, included: 1893, 51 inches; 1902, 5 inches; 1898, 4.8 inches; 1939, 2.7 Inches. CLASS CANCELED An extension class in the Nat ural History of Oregon, sched uled tonight at Junior High School, has been canceled be cause the Instructor, Dr. Ruth Hobson ol Eugene, is unable to come here due to highway con ditions, said superintendent ol schools Paul S. Elliott. Reorganization Plan Of Government Offered (Continued from Page One) Board and Securities and Ex change Commission which many congressmen have proposed put ting out ol the President's reor ganization reach. The report was the first chap ter of a massive blueprint for fed eral reform which Hoover has said could save the taxpayers "billions" to he handed Congress in 15 installments before March 31. The job Congress gave the com mission was to seek ways of cut ting expenses, preventing over lapping, dropping unnecessary of fices, consolidating those doing the same work, and clearly outlln Ing the activities of the agencies which remained. The commission found that "the United States is paying heavily for a lack of order, a lack of clear lines of authority and responsibil ity, and a lack of effective organi zation," and it said that "to rem edy this situation is the first and essential step in the search for efficiency and economy." Add a little garlic salt to the flour in which chicken for frying is to be rolled for a new and piquant flavor. Paprika also may be added. Plywood ond Wollboordi PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 164 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 SPECIAL 1937 Ford ...$195 1935 Ford ...$175 Corkrum Motors Used Car Lot 230 S. Stephens . ' ctS'A with a new M$k IRONER WsfssAWl MiNssihriATT- Portable Ironette tucks away when not In use. Irons everything. 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On lop of this, tha amount of petroleum products that the average American needs has been increasing each year. Between 1940 and 1948 the annual per capita consumption in the U. S. increased 39. So it's up to the oil companies to see that additional facilities are provided for this increased consumption as well. 3. In the five western states served by Union Oil Company the population has increased about 40 since 1940. In order to supply our share of the requirements of these new people plus the increased requirements of our old custom ersUnion Oil had to spend $192,000,000 on new facilities, modernization of old facilitier and replacements between 1940 and 1948. , t I L1 , ' rief- 4. Approximately 156 million dollars of this money came out of earnings of the company and from funds that had been set aside for replace ment of facilities (deprecation). But the rest had to be secured through outside financing either by borrowing or by the sale of preferred stock. 5. In other words, when all our costs of doing business were met, our employees paid and our stockholders given a reasonable dividend, there wasn't enough cash left over in spite of our so-called high profits of the last two or three years to finance the facilities that had to be added. We had to go outside the company to get the money-a process you can't continue forever. 6. Tho moral of all this is that at today's high costs you have to have high profits if the in cr asing requirements of the American people are to be met For most of those high profits go right back into increased facilities. Any at tempt to "redistribute the wealth" by further taxing those profits will only end in fewer facil ities, less products, higher prices and shortages. HiRh, that is, by accepted accounting practices and today's tax procedures. OF CALIFORNIA INCOtPOIATIQ IN CAllrOINIA. OCfOllt IT, ItfO Th is series, sponsored by the people of Union Oil Company, is dedicated to a discussion of how and uhy American business functions. We hope you'll feel free to send in any suggestions or criticisms you have tooffer. Write: The President, Union Oil Company, Union Oil Building, lot Angeles U, California
