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4 The Newt-Review, Roieburg, Of Wed., May 11, 194 rrn i Hi?- iM I ' '- ' r I i ft',' I :: i S n M Wi-i-rK W J, : JJL IFF 3 f i? e -., Cs f. ft r iCi. j'H .-"urn. S . , 7 . of '4-- nmmininiiii wiiiiiiiiniiii'ittri'iiiii:'rin-iir(t" f--"-inr-i" ' f" " - ' i SOCIETY CONCERT DATED The Roseburg, Choral Society will at the Veterans Hospital Thursday night of this week for the hos organizing last fall. The members will be presented in white ro novelty selection. (Picture by Master Studio) make its first public appearance in concert Tuesday, May 17, in the Junior High auditorium, A preview program will be given pital patients. Numbering 50 members, the society, directed by Charles A. Ricketts, has been holding weekly rehearsals since bet.. Most of the program numbers will be a cappella, featuring a variety of classic choral numbers, hymns, spirituals and a Detroit Carpenters' Strike In 1837 Called For 10-Hour Day, $2 Pay By HAL BOYLE DETROIT. OF) Auto town sidelights: This metropolis of the motor car has been one of the most swiftly changing cities in America. And the reasons workmen give for going on strike here have changed, too. ' Some 65,000 Ford company workers walked out last week, charging the management had instituted a "speed up." But Detroit's first strike, called 112 years ago by carpenters, R. D. BRIDGES Savings Representative Equitable Savings and Loan Ass'n. Phone 442 Oakland, Or. sought labor's classic goals snorter nours, more pay. That strike was noted by the Detroit Daily Advertiser In Its issue of April 4, 1837, as follows: "Yesterday our streets were paraded by a large company of respectable looking journeymen carpenters, carrying standards bearing this pithy couplet: 'Ten hours a day And two dollars for pay'." Labor relations were hardly a major business headache then, LOOK FOR THIS SIGN WHEN YOU PAINTING AND 1 DECORATINO ICONTPAOOCS iSjAMERKAV THINK OP DECORATING You art protected when you deal with memberi of the Painting and Decorating Contractor! of America 1. Personal injury v oroperty damage fully aovered by insurance, ' 2. Written contracts and specifieations. 3. All estimates and bids free. 4. Monthly payments if desired. Following is a complete list of Painting Contractors who are members of the Roseburg Chapter Harry Hill Carl Cornell Leo Kimball P. A H. Paint Co. John B. Preston Spencer A MoFadden Kenyon Bros. Tyler A Shutli Dougl Paint and Hardware however. There were only nine strikes In the entire United States In 1837. The Ford strike today is sec ond to baseball as a conversa tional topic. Detroit Is currently, the most baseball-mad city in the country. And the name on everybody's lips is Johnny Groth, the sensa tional rookie center fielder for the Detroit Tigers. Fans here regard this wonder lad as Ty Cobb, Base Ruth and Joe Diiyiaggio wrapped up in one parcel. "If Johnny Groth ran for mayor .tomorrow," said one citi zen, "he'd win in a walk." And he probably would. For Detroit is a young man s town. And it worships youth on the way up. Having never seen an assem bly line that web of standing men and moving steel which lies at the heart of American pro ductive genius I rode out to the Chrysler plant to inspect one. It wasn't as much like Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" as I had expected. It was quieter. Two men picked up a metal frame and placed it on a travel ing tread. Two thousand feet and an hour and 20 minutes later the completed car rolled off the as sembly line under Its own power. In between were some 70U separate operations and 500 in spections. Each of the hundreds of workmen performed only a single task. But for every ten men there was a utility worker able to step in and take the place of any of the ten. I asked the guide If the only Job performed by some men all day long was merely to tighten a certain nut as the cars passed. "No," he laughed. "They usual ly screw on the nut as well as tighten it." Believing the buyer's market Is here to stay, Chrysler Is emphasizing "custom tailoring" on Its assembly line. In the old days stock cars were modified to meet customer wishes. Employes at the plant remem- GALVANIZED PIPI ," .. - 14o H" 1 1". 1!V'. In tek DENN WHOLESALE CO. OPIN IVENINtSS Phone 481. R.J! North Umpqun Rd. Glendale Council Discusses City License Measure By MRS. G. B. FOX Glendale City Council held a busy session May 2. Most of the business discussed was routine, but time-consuming, as the Coun cil listened to reports and dis cussed problems. Jack Dillon filed notice of in tention to start a lumber yard in Glendale. Location and date of opening were not disclosed, but it was understood the applicant was to engage in both wholesale and retail business and would handle a full line of lumber and building materials. A first draft of a city license law was read and discussed. Some provisions seemed too drastic and were whittled down before the bill was sent to the city attorney for setting up Iji legal form. Police Chief Orville Miller brought up for discussion the problem of fireworks within the cily limits, asking definite in structions either to prohibit or permit fireworks. He pointed out that, while he could arrest for disorderly conduct in disturbing the peace, this seemed scarcely to answer the question. The prob lem was discussed, but since there were plans for a 4th. of July cele bration which would Include fire works, the subject was tabled pending a decision on the latter. Members of the Council made it plain, however, that the police had authority and obligation to make arrests if fireworks were used in such a manner as to dis turb the peace and security of the townspeople. A request for city aid In plan ning and financing a city 4th of July celebration was made by Ray Cox on behalf of the Cham ber of Commerce. The question was discussed freely but was tabled, pending definite informa tion on prices and types of fire works displays available. The meeting was marked by a business-like attention to detail. Counciimen present were Miller, Drake, Mohr, Bayse, Smith and Stephenson. Councilman W. R. Stephenson was elected by the council to fill the unexpired term of M. C. Stevens, who has moved from Glendale. Also present were Mayor Ed Johnson and City Recorder Don Sayer.- ber, however, two cars that re quired special customing. One was for the late Edward Bowes, radio maestro. It had a built-in bar. The other was for an Ok lahoma oil heiress who wanted a car to match the color of her favorite hair ribbon. It was orchid. Competition Of Federal Utilities Is Assailed SALT LAKE CITY, May 10 (JP) Criticism was voiced yes terday of competitive govern ment operation of rural electrifi cation systems and power facili ties. The opposition was presented at the opening session of the Northwest Electric Light and Power Association Convention. Dr. Adam S. Bennion, vice presi dent of the Utah Power and Light Company, was the speaker. "Both of these developments can be carried forward without seriously threatening the public utility industry," Bennion said. "On the other hand, they can be so operated as to be a real menace the opening wedge in the socialization of this business FLOOR SANDING and FINISHING Estimates Leslie Pf off 320 Ward St. U ,Srta phnn. 1349.J i M NintHluili" ft Phone 1261-R For repairs on your typewriter or adding machines. KEN'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT 631 S. Stephens Gold Ruth The rjrice of gold during the 1849 Gold Rush in California was $18 an ounce. and step number one In the so cialization oi our rauiiuj. 1 nflc IS nu iin:u ... ernment to enter into the com- .... . .. ! j:...Wnfinn petitive ousiness ui uismuuuu,, of power," he added. Backward Bill Bill Robinson of tap dancing fame once claimed he was the world's champion at running backward. Bill made 50 yards In 6 seconds, 75 yards in 8 1-5 sec onds and 100 yards In 13 1 seconds. Bee Keeper There are now more than one million bee keepers in America. All Business Men Need Tlw Pause That Refreshes I BOTTLED UNDEI 1 AUTHORITY OF THE Bottlinq Co COCA-COLA COMPANY If , pan nf Roseburg O 1949, Thi Coca-Cola Compmtf (TftTTJtirj l1 MOST beautiful . . . MOST roomy . . . MOST road-worthy . . . ... i-v I uner -ti ..... j i i e.. i ........if ...iiu ttSli"a,i",f,BS,M,Mt, MOST oll-round performance! See for yourself with a CEO talation Bide m Horn's not just "mow but th most of nil tlin things you wnnt most. The Now Hudson America 4-Most Car! 1. Moil autlfuH The our millions of Americans chose "First for Henutv," Most streninlincHi, lowest-built of all yot with full road clenrnncs. 1. Moit Roomyl Amusing hoed roomf roomiost uonta in any car. 3. Moit Read-worthy, Hudson, with it exclusive "step-down" design and re coased floor, achieves the lowest center of gravity In any stock car. Result safiwt, steadiest rldo evor known! And to this, Htidpun orf the advantages of unit body-and-frame construction. 4. Most Atl-reuntl Ptrttrmtnul Choice of all-new, high-compression Hudson Super-Sii, America s most powerful Six, or the even more powerful Suner Kifjht. Center-Point Steering, Triple Safe H rakes, Fluid-Cushion Clutch, Drive-Master Transmission for auto matic shifting many other l.igk-pcr ' rormafloe, low-upkeep features. OptioMf mt flight trs wof 1909-1949 ... 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