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4 Tht Ntws-Koview, Roseburg, Ort. Sot., Junt IB, 1949 Published Dally Except Sunday by the Newt-Review Company, Inc. KnlaraS fond eliti miMit Mar 1, lha patt eldee It Raiaburf, Onion, under not t( Harch 3, IRIS CHARLES V. STANTON rETot EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor ""ifil"" Manager Member of the Aieoelated Pren, Oregon Newepaper Publishers Aaeoclatlon, the Audit Bureau of Circulations ftaeraaaataa a, WEHT-HOLLIDAr CO., irC. fflfai In Naw Vork, Caleafa, San Fratifltea. Laa Anfalri. Statlla. Parllattt. St. Lauli. ll'BirilPTION RATrS In Orajan H- Mall rar Tfar HH, al manlhl HA Ihraa manlha lt.se. Rr Clta rarrlar Par yaar lie.ne On adranral. lata than na aar. far manlk l.ee, IMilll Oman Br Mall Par jraar l.oe. mantaa S4.U. thraa mantha ll.U. Spy-itls ROGUE ISSUE UP AGAIN By CHARLES V. STANTON The Rogue River battle is In the news again. Petitions are in circulation throughout the state for a referendum on House Bill 395, passed by the last Legisla ture. This bill amends a law adopted in 1929 setting a deadline below which no high dams could be built in the Rogue River. H. B. 395 would move this deadline eight miles down stream to Lewis Creek, where a 250-foot dam is proposed. The referendum, which would bring the matter to a vote of the people in 1950, is being sponsored by sports clubs of the state. On the other side of the controversy are Rogue River reclamation interest and some business groups, granges, and others. Proponents of the proposed Rogue River development are sending out literature intended to discourage signatures to the referendum petition. In this activity they are only exercising the privilege they have to fight for a cause they believe to be right. But we resent the odium they endeavor to place upon the state's sportsmen, and, particularly, the charge that inter ference from outside the immediate Rogue River Valley is unwarranted. A letter received from the president of one of the leading organizations battling for the Rogue River project speaks of "selfish interests from outside the area, and in many cases from outside the Slate of Oregon," and says that orderly progress "is made difficult by well-financed sports men's organizations who have no interest in the economic welfare of Oregon (Italics are ouown). Those statements are neither truthful nor logical. Sportsmen's organizations are not "well-financed." Being affiliated with the Oregon Wildlife Federation and the Izaak Walton League, we know that both organizations exhausted their treasuries during the recent legislative session and will require special fund-raising activities to finance expense of circulating referendum petitions. As to the "selfish interests, from outside the area and from outside the state, residents of the Rogue River Valley can't devote many years of effort in "selling" their glorious sports stream to the world and then expect suddenly to claim exclusive rights. The Rogue River has been most definitely "sold" through widespread publicity and adver tising. After inviting the public to share the stream, it is not now possible to raise bars to participation in any project concerning it The statement that sportsmen have "no interest in the economie welfare of Oregon" obviously is untrue. Con servation of natural resources is the primary purpose for which thousands of sportsmen have developed their organi zations. It is a matter of opinion as to who has the greater interest in the "economie welfare of the state," the sports men desiring to preserve a natural resource or those persons willing to surrender a resource because of the glitter of temporary gold to be gained from a large-scale construction project. The Rogue River development plan is estimated to cost approximately $90,000,000. Anyone familiar with estimates by the Bureau of Reclamation knows that these estimates usually are far below actual cost. The combined assessed tax valuations of Jackson and Josephine counties for 194G, as listed in the Oregon Blue Book, are $50,620,052.45. Naturally, the prospect of having spent in those two coun ties a sum probably double their total assessed valuations has a blinding effect. That the State Game Commission estimates the plan would reduce by $809,000 per year the Rogue River's fishery, which produces from two and one half to three million dollars annually in sports revenue, doesn't stand very tall in comparison with the ninety-million dollar figure, unless one stops to reason that in 12 years the loss in sports income will balance the development expendi ture. The effort also is made by proponents of the Rogue River plan to create the belief that only the Lewis dam is at issue. But the plan involves 15 dams in the upper river area seven on the Rogue and eight on tributaries. As potential development which we may be sure will follow if the Bur eau of Reclamation once gets its hold on the area are five dams on the Central and Ixnver Rogue and two on the Illinois River. One of these dams, Copper Canyon, more than 400 feet high, would be only 21 miles from the mouth. On the other side of the picture we must consider the fact that population in the Rogue River valley has doubled in recent years as in other parts of Western Oregon. Also that tremendous population increase in California is en larging the market for agricultural crops from the' fertile soil of the Rogue Valley, which must have irrigation for production. The answer is not to be found either in the position of radical sportsmen who would halt all use of the river for agriculture, power and flood control, or in the "whole-hog-or-none" attitude of the reclamationist who has no interest in the recreational industry, or in the avarice of those who hope to profit from construction dollars without regard to the future. The answer, rather, must be obtained by a tolerant and understanding study of all factors involved and the most reasonable compromise affording maximum benefits to one resource consistent with minimum damage to th other. taw ?) Viahnelt S. Martin Some years ago a city In which we were Jiving became suddenly determined to beautify itself: the results were amazing! Any other town or city could do the same if there Is one level headed Individ ual In complete charge, with a fairly small committee made up of a number of representatives of the main groups In town, and a larger committee made up of rep resentatives of every group in town. An executive commutes acts as a check on the head of the en terprise so he won't go off the deep end In his enthusiasm, and Is one which can take action without calling the large group, every time they want to decide which color- to recommend Xor the garbage cans. That garbage can business got to be a joke In the executive com mittee! A joke on the head of it. For no matter what we started to talk about, it always seemed he had us discussing the ways and means of getting "all those gar bage cans painted!" And if he did happen to forget, some one of us would with a serious air brjng up that point Major Bate son finally caught on, and laugh ed, too. He was a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, not to mention other activities. Long Beach certainly had a going over that year of the Exposition. No, no, it was the Olympics year In Southern California! In the News-Review recently there was a mention In the edi torial column about beautifying Roseburg. Well, why not? (From the air it is a very pretty city but even so, any city can stand a bit of heautlfyihg!) I was reminded of that when I saw in a recent Better Homes and Gardens that their City Beau tification project will be active again this year. It began in April and ends November 1, 1EK50. The application blanks will be sent to religious, fraternal, civic or any representative group re questing the blank. The entry requirements are simple: A 2,000-word article with good pictures. Before and after pictures. First prize $2,000. Toastmasters Hear Talks On Speech Brevity, Anti-War Thinking, Highway Tour And Tourist Potentialities Roseburg Toastmasters at this week's meeting in Ihe Hotel Unip qua, decided to hold their meet ing next Tuesday at Llmpqua Park, vlih families of the mem bers invited. Carl Fcrmln served as toast masler, and introduced as speak ers Pat Turner, Phil Harlh, Her man Malisoff and John Dentler. Turner opened with the state ment, "We nivd a revolution not one of bloodshed, nor of over throwing the government, but a revolution of thought." Wars have been fought by unlhinking men, directed by leaders who thought themselves "greater than God," he staled. He advised that we, as individuals, Join hands, and go forward as one. Harlh spoke on the tremend ous tourist potentialities of Doug las County, and urged that a project be started in which local citizens would serve as individual greeters to visitors to Ihe city to point out the recreational oppor lunities afforded in this locality. He suggested a "Greeters Club." members of which would take it upon themselves to visit the tour ist camps, auto courts, motels and holds, contact strangers, and sell them upon Ihe recreational op portunities, here, to keep them from going on to more noted places. "Time Is the essence" slated Mattisoff In referring to the im portance of timing speeches. Any one can givp an hour's talk; it's not so easy to speak for half an hour: it's difficult to prepare a lS-mtmitp speech, still harder for 10 minutes, and almost impossi ble to limit oneself to five min utes, he staled. He then proposed the best method for presentation of the shorter talks by leading off with a strong punch line, then taking one or two strong points, sticking to them throughout the speech, and closing with a well chosen, forceful sentence. "Highway SO West" was IVnt ler's talk. He told of a trip he made from Florida to Mississippi, where he entered Highway SO, and continued west. The greatest thrill, he said, was upon arriving at the "great divide" and the West Coast. He described the Northwest as the playground of America. "Let's sell It to the world," he concluded. Allen Clute was general critic, while Jim Turk, Bob Harvie, For rest Losee and Leroy Inman were individual critics. Sally Hilts Variety Show Staged At Vets Hospital Veterans and their friends wit nessed the Sally Hilts Variety show Thursday night at the Vet erans Hospital. The show was sponsored by Ihe I). A. V. Pean Perrine Unit 9, Roseburg Chapter. Dancers in the review included Amelia Montgomery, Lucinda Randall, Caralee Rutherford. Mar garet Taylor, Barbara Bullock and Frieda Fullmer. Piano accom panist was Miss Hetty Jane Jones. Also a part of ihe program was the "Barber Shop Quartet" of Roseburg, members of the S. P. K. H. S. Q. S. A. The quartet included R. E. Meek, H. P. Meek, M. V. C. Kirlch and J. D. Gorthy. "Red" Baldwin of Sutherlin rendered several piano selections and novelty drum scores. New O-C Sales Policy Benefits Lumbermen SALEM, Ore.. June 18..-(.r The Salem District Advisory Board for O. C. lands approved the new sales policy for public domain limber here this week. Cnrier the plan parcels of tim ber that will go up for sale in each year will be given wide pub licity every December, so that lumbermen may plan their opera tions. It is designed to give more lumbermen a chance to bid on on government timber. DAV AuxiliaryTWill Hold Potluck Supper ! The D. A! V. Aux.. Dean Per Irine Unit 9, will hold a potluck 'supper nt the Armory June 27. i at ti p.m. All members are urged j to attend. Members are requested to bring their ow n table service. The regu lar meeting o( the auxiliary will do at i:43 p.m. Popular Bird Bath baths In Chicaqo Is an artificial- ly heated, one-acre year-round ! pool built by Walter E. Olson, ' a nig factory owner. Long Trip Ended By Myrtle Creek Auto Tourists A visit to their place of birth, observing government in action and a luncheon engagement wilh Congressman Harris Ellsworth were highlights of a six weeks' va cation trip by Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weeks and Ronald Hurst, all of Myrtle Creek. Allogelher, 10,000 miles were covered in a motor trip that start ed in Oregon, extended to Yellow slone National Park, then to Ne braska, south to Texas, where the party "just missed" a cyclone by about three hours, into the other Southern states, up to Washing ton, then to Canada and back to Oregon. While In Washington, D. C, the Weeks and Hurst accepted an invitation to lunch with Con gressman Ellsworth In the Capi tol Building restaurant. The Ore gon congressman accompanied the vacationists on a lour of the Cap itol building, after which he pre sented them with passes to the gallery. They heard Ellsworth argue in favor of letting the chairman of Armed Forces Unification com mittee have more "say" in com mittee sessions. Weeks said he was surprised that not more con gressmen were attending the leg islative sessions, "but then, per haps they were out to lunch," Weeks added. In their visit with Ellsworth, Weeks related the congressman inquired how things were going "back home." They also discussed current events. While in Texas, the trio visited Mrs. Week's birthplace, where site lived from 1907 to 1914. Picture snapping and visits with old friends and relatives occupied their time. In Virginia, where Weeks was born, he encountered some diffi culty In finding bis former home, having only lived there a period of four years. After considerable questioning and following "cold trails." he finally located the "ol' homestead." "We never stayed at any place longer than two days." Weeks said. The Myrtle Creek agricul turist was amused when southern ers, who listened to his speech, pointed out they "knew we were not southerners from listening to our Oregon 'brogue.' " Weeks was Impressed with high way travel in Oregon as com pared with other states. "In 10,000 miles, of travel. Ore gon Is Ihe only place where we saw any accidents two to be exact." He pointed out that in all the miles traveled, the Pacific High way was the narrowest and the slowest lor the amount of traffic thereon. All other roads, with a compara ble amount of traffic, are four Age Reduction For Scouts Calls For Budget Boosts The heart! of many boys will leap with joy upon learning of a decision just made by the Nation al Council, Boy Scouts of Ameri ca. The decision, according to Al ton F. Baker, National Council representative from the Oregon Trail Area Council, will change the lower age of the three branch es of scouting. Effective Sept. 1 of this year, the new Cub Scout age will be eight years, the new Boy Scout age will be 11 years, and the new Senior Scout age 14 years. The changes In ages will have far-reaching effects, according to Baker. He pointed out that this will bring many new boys into the program and will have an ef fect all down the line, including the organization of many more scout units of all kinds. A need is seen for stepping up Council budgets to meet both the expected flood of new boys from this change plus the already surging tide of war births. He also said that plans were already underway throughout the Oregon Trail Council territory of Coos, Curr, Lincoln, Douglas, Benton and Lane counties to adequately meet the need. The changes In ages came about through thoroughly democratic processes of the organization, when representatives from all of the 545 Councils in the United States officially convened in Bos ton at their annual meeting re cently. In. addition to the changes in ages another far-reaching change in program was decided upon in which all Senior Scouts will be known as Explorer Scouts. There will be Explorer Air Scouts, Ex plorer Scouts and Explorer Sea Scouts. In each of the divisions of the Scout program boys will auto matically graduate from one di vision to the other. Thus the Cub Scout will graduate on his elev enth birthday to Boy Scout and the Boy Scout will automatically graduate on his 14th birthday to Explorer Scouting. In the Explor er program a young man may choose to be in a separate Explor er unit or he may belong to an Morals Cast Trail From Douglas County Ended SAN FRANCISCO. June 18. (P) A federal Jury yesterday convicted a 28-year-old woman of bringing a 14-year-old girl here from Oregon for prostitu tion. The woman convicted was Ru by Freeman, also known as Shir ley NeLson. She was arrested at Eureka. The young girl, now preg- j nant, told of many visits to hotel roomi here with Orientals, at the woman's direction. Mrs. Freeman was convicted on two counts, of bringing the girl here from Bandon, C o o s I County, by bus, and from Gar- diner, Douglas County, by auto mobile. The court postponed sentencing for one week for a probation report. The maximum sentence could be 15 years in jail and a fine of $1,080. Explorer crew connected with his the latter case, would provide an advisor for These Scouts who at 14 will be designated "young men OI the txptorer progiam. Phone 100 If you do not receive your Newi-Review by 6:15 P.M. call Harold Mobley befor 7 P.M. Phone 100 GLASS GLASS. GLASS All Kinds Be sun to get an estimate from C0EN SUPPLY COMPANY Floed A Mill Sts. Phone 121 lanes wide, Weeks Indicated. Having traveled 10.000 miles. ' Weeks appears to be in a position j to judge. I Bank With A Douglas County Institution Home Owned Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 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Jackson 100JJ Roseb"urg-l886 Rodeo week with all its old-time, western ot mosphere brings back favorite memories of Rose burg in the earlier days. Sixty years ago Rose burg was o typical western small town. Cass and Jackson streets were heavily graveled but even then, wagons sank to their axles during the rainy seasons. On either side of the main streets (Cass and Jackson) board walks abutted business houses. Saloons with their typical swinging doors were common. In an old photograph we see o large livery stable near the center of Washington street between Main and Kane streets. Indians of local tribes including the Umpquat were part of the local seen. Except for sorties of yelling and wild riding in spired by "fir water" they were a serene people who stood about the streets showing little concern for local events and pro ceedings. There ore' many women in Roseburg today who can attest the Indian squaws' interest in the white women's long, blonde tresses truly o novelty to the redskins. Indian women admired the soft, light hair of the white wo men so much they couldn't resist feeling of the hair to test its quality. , Knudtson't Jewelry Store, then "Bryan's Gift Shop," was a part of this era. Established in 1886 by Johnny Bryan, father-in-law of the present owner, the store occupied the location north and adjacent to Miller's Department Store. r" Naturally, wt at Knudtson's don't claim any special distinction because we have been here so long ... we only want to point out that our service for the post 63 years hos always been reliable ond trustworthy our charges rea sonable. We have been rewarded by generous patronage through several generations of Roseburg residents. In the future, as in the past, you can al ways rely on this consistent service to you. lw i?uiPi mi