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4 Th Nwi-keviw, Ronburg, Of st., Jun 25, .4STftfl!r Dinner Enjoyed Friday Evening Published Dally Except Sunday by the Newt-Review Company, Inc. Entarat itrond clan milter Mar 1, lM. t Ilia Pt allloa at Hataburf, Orafaa. andar set al March 3, 1S71 . CHARLES V. STANTON pi. EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor SAW Manager Member of the Aeeoolated Preee, Oregon Newspaper Publisher! Aseoclatlon, the Audit Bureau of Circulations Beaeeienled br WEBT-HOLLWAf CO., INC., .Ificee In New Hark, Chloaia, Sen Franflua. Lot Anielei, Saallla. Peruana. 81. Leule. SUBSCRIPTION BATES In Oreeen Br Mall rer Tear .M, ! mentlie S4.ua, three month! tt.it. By Cilj Carrier rer year 1I0.M lln aaranca), leie than ana year, par month ll.oa. Outildo Oreian By Mail Per year 00. al ilrpe mnnim : ) I r At A GOOD START By CHARLES V. STANTON The Bureau of Land Management is deserving of commen dation for stipulations contained in the pending contract for nale of timber located in the Rock Creek watershed. The timber is to be gold at oral auction July 12. The purchaser will be required to handle his operation in such manner that siltation will be reduced to a minimum, The stipulations are contained in the contract because the Game Commission's trout hatchery is located on Rock Creek and previous upstream logging operations have seriously interfered with the hatchery. But if the provisions are beneficial on Rock Creek, are they not desirable elsewhere? Would it not be good policy to include the same stipulations in EVERY timber sale contract? The operator will be prevented from washing rock, used for road ballast, in the waters of Rock Creek or its tribu taries. All ditches carrying drainage water must be run into settling or filter bases. Roads must be sloped away from the , direction of natural drainage, which will cause surface water to lose much of its load of silt while seeking an outlet. Head ers and wings will be required on all culverts, thus prevent ing runoff water from coming around ends. These provisions are included because upstream logging on Rock Creek in the past has brought heavy loads of silt into the trout hatchery. Injunctions were threatened at one time against an operator who washed road gravel in Rock Creek. A desist order also was made against an operator who forded tractors and yarders across a shallow part of the stream, dragging logs through the water. Silt stirred up by these operations smothered eggs at the hatchery, fouled feeding and brood ponds and caused con siderable damage. The forthcoming contract contains safeguards against repetition of these conditions. The stipulations are made only because of the presence of the hatchery in the watershed. But the same stipulations should be made in every contract. Room exists for much improvement in logging practices which, to date, have not been overprotective toward other resources. We have lots of resources, so why bother with protection? But because we haven't considered the resources problem, we find our water table lowering year by year, our streams flooding in winter and running dry in summer, our fish and game population deteriorating, and our agricul tural lands damaged. Much not all of this condition could be remedied by improving logging methods, and, more es pecially, by adding to them. One of the first things that happens when trees are re moved is that the topsoil is washed away and the ground opened for continued erosion. This could be stopped with a cover crop. Tons upon tons of silt are carried into streams to smother spawning beds and destroy food production capaci ties, thus reducing fish life. Because water runs off quickly from denuded land, carrying its load of abrasive material, it adds to winter flood crests while doing more erosion damage. This could be prevented through construction of ar tificial upland ponds, marshes and bogs, together with arti ficial filtering and settling basins on all drainage streams. Cover cropping and water retention facilities could be pro vided by the logger before he leaves the show and while he has heavy equipment on the job. He would be compensated by calculating his cost and deducting it from the purchase price of the timber. When a farmer takes a crop off a piece of ground, he pre pares the ground for a new crop. Our present logging prac tice Is to strip off the timber and leave the rest to Mother Nature. The logger Is not doing this through malice, carelessness or negligence. It is done simply because that's the way it always has been done and modern methods call for getting out timber with little thought for the next crop. The Forest Service in recent years has been holding out from timber sale revenues a small amount to be used for reseeding, but heretofore nothing has been withheld for water retention and erosion prevention. Yet water is as essential as soil and sun to new crop growth, while prepara tion of the land would greatly assist Mother Nature in her program of restoration. The Bureau of Land Management hns taken a long step forward in placing anti-siltation provisions in the Rock Creek contract. It is to be hoped that these stipulations will become standard contract features in the future, and that there will be added to them measures to halt erosion, retain water, and speed growth. We believe loggers as a whole would be found very co operative, once they learned to understand the program, for the man who works in the woods quickly learns to love the outdoors and is anxious to preserve its beauty and utility. We intend no criticism of the logger. He cannot be expected to adopt costly practices for which he is not compensated and for which no requirement exists. We believe he would be the first to approve amendments to forestry procedure to com ply with established rules of conservation. MlUMm.mmniHHP'jmmiUiailK'W-amMttlWIia I laWawaaMgffaaM Hill aymalllj lllMlaaaaamaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaal Mr. and Mrs. E. G. High en tertained the Rebekah degree staff, which recently participated in the convention at Coos Bay, at a delightful barbecue steak dinner in the attractive garden at their home on East Lane St., Friday evening. A beautiful silver coffee service was presented by the group to Mrs. W. P. Fredrlckson, captain of the team. Covers were placed for Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Frauen diner, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dent, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur MeGhehey, Mrs. Frank Poole, Mrs. Ethel Swayze, Mrs. Fred Goff, Mrs. Mary Curtis, Mrs. Ada Hanna, Mrs. Glenn Beach, Mrs. Amy Kruse, Mrs. Alvera Peterson, Mrs. Picture by Photo Lab W. P. Fredrlckson, Mrs. Carl Nickens, Mrs. Faye Jensen, Mrs, Minnie South, Mrs. Gene Leonard, Mrs. Louis Neureiter, Mrs. Nina Coon, Mrs. Hazel Reid, Mrs. Mil dred Gardner. Miss V. Vivian Logsdon, Mrs. Mary Alice Mor- tenson ana tne nosi ana nostess, Mr. and Mrs. High. Visiting was enjoyed during the social hour. 22 By Viahnett S. Martin "It's getting so," said con tractor one day, sadly shaking his head, "women don't even want to push a button!" But even so, there are modern pioneers whom wt see every day as we drive along the highways, who are very grateful to push a button on the blessed electric light switch! And there are pio neers who are beginning with the simplicity of the early days. Except The trailer was Just off the highway when I first saw it. It tipped a bit for between it and the wooded slope above it was a ditch. Two cars were parked with it, fore and aft. There seemed to be a consultation of sorts going on up in the woods. Maybe the travelers were think ing of camping there that night? The woods were of the usual kind here. Good sized trees with a tangled undergrowth. The next time I saw the trailer it had been drawn up Into a small clearing, two deep ruts behind It showed Its path. -Trees had been cut. There were stumps all around It the next time I passed. And between two trees was stretched a clothesline on which hung tiny garments. Children lived In the trailer! And that was their new home, no overnight stop. That's all I know of the little story. Just another young couple with cour age and the pioneer spirit mak ing a home in the woods. But in years to come perhaps the descendants of that young couple will be writing the stories handed down to them by grand parents: "In those days my great-grandparents crossed the country to settle in Oregon. They traveled in a trailer which, in those days, was considered quite the last word in travel, in travel on the ground, I mean. Probably 50 miles an hour was the fastest they could travel! "And when they reached the spot they liked, they had to cut down trees to make a place for the trailer. The only heat they had and light, were through wires electrically charged. In those days people were just be ginning to think of using the atom" whatever they will be calling It in years to come! "O Pioneers!" in your trailers and floor-boarded tent, with the same courage, the same hope, the same love and trust In each oth er, the same incentives God bless vou all! ' LOCAL NEWS Attende To Buslnesa Phil Strader of Glide was a business visitor in Roseburg Friday. Here Friday Mr. and Mrs. Gus A. Llndbloom of Dixonville spent Friday in Roseburg on business. Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs. Loy Bflughman of Los Angeles are visiting relatives and friends in Roseburg, Vleltlng Here Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Kilter Jr., of Florence, are spending a few days here visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Ritter Sr. Convalescing Moyia Sehaerer Is reported to be convalescing sat isfactorily at her home on South Deer Crock, following a tonsilec tomy Wednesday. Return To Euaene Mrs. Phi! Evnshenka and children, Dairell and Joy, have returned to their home in Eugene, following sev eral days visiting relatives and friends in Roseburg. Return To Cooe Bay Mr. and Mrs. George Hagnuist have re turned to their home in Coos Bay, following several dnvs in Hose- Imrg visiting the latter' father, Clarence I less. New Pressman Harold Taylor has accepted the position as press man at the News-Review. On Vacation Trip Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Albright, 1124 W. Third St., Roseburg, left today on a brief vacation trip to be spent touring in Canada. On Training Cruise Lyle V. Doris, airman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Doris of Roseburg, is engaged in anti submarine warfare training with Composite Squadron 11, which is based at the Sar. Diego Naval Air Station. Leave For Idaho Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burr and son left Thursday for their home in Homesdale, Ida., following three weeks vacationing in California and a stop in Roseburg to visit Mr. Burr's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Burr. They formerly made their home here. Leave For Coaat Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Berg of Portland have left for coast points, following a stop in Roseburg to visit the tnriru'r s brother and sister-in- law Mr. and Mrs. Horace Berg, in Laurelwood. Visitors Leave Mr. and Mrs. George Sousie have returned to thtir home in Olympia. Wash., following a visit In Roseburg with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bistak. Mr. Sousie was a delegate to the Northwestern district convention ot Lumber Inspectors held there. Trees Halt Plunge Of Auto Containing 4 Boys Four Camas Valley boyi are very thankful for trees. Traveling between Coqullle and Bandon, their pick up truck roll ed off the highway about six miles west of Coqullle and was caught by a row of small trees Just above the water's edge. The driver reportedly was David K. Burks, 15, Winston, and fiassengers, each 14, were Will am George Woods, Nell Gordon Brown, and Robert Reade , Ted- rick. Woods suffered a minor arm Injury when pinned under the cab. The boyi had delivered a load of cherries to Coqullle stores and were heailed for the bearh at Bandon when the accident occurred. GRASS FIRS The Roseburg Fire Department answered a call to Sunvt Lane on the Melrose Road Thursday afternoon to extinguish a grass lire. Leaves For East Earl Henry of Roseburg left Friday for Port land to take the train for ISew York City, where he will spend the next six months working be tween that city and points In the Mlddlewest for the West Coast Lumber Bureau of Grades and Inspections. Will Visit In Norway Miss Esther FJeldscth, hostess at the Hotel Umpqim, and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Skoog of Olympia. Wash., left this week by train from Portland for New York City to sail for Norway. Miss FJcldselh plans to visit her f.imily In Molile. Norway, and exeiis to return to Roseburg the latter part of September. The Skoogs are on a combined business and pleasure trip to Norway and will remain there indefinitelv. Iowa Visitors Here Mr. and Mrs. Donald Smith and daughters, Sharon and Dienese of Shenan doah, Ia are visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. George I.awson and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Howard In Roseburg and at Wins ton wilh Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Floew. They will leave for Me Minnville this weekend to spend a few days at the home o Mr. and Mrs. Leo Howard, before re turning to Iowa. Back From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Row have returned to their home In Rose burg, following a vacation trip and also a stay In San Francisco to attend the summer mart to secure new lines for Mrs. Row's Style Shop. They visited Mrs. Row's cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Hesten Wright, at their ranch at Montgomery Creek, Calif., slopped a few days at Mt. Lassen and In Reno and vlsiled with Mr. Row's brother and sister-in law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Row, in San landro, Calif. They re. turned home via the Redwood Highway. Damages Asked In Elevator's Fall A. J. Hochradel and Post 2468, Veterans of Foreign Wars, are named as defendants in a suit asking $15,000 damages filed in Circuit Court by Robert J. Blum berg, who alleges he sustained in juries In the fall of an elevator Oct. 9, 1947. The elevator was located In the building at 115 W. Washington owned by Hochradel, and in which the V. F. W. operates its post and a cocktail lounge. The plaintiff alleges that he had placed a machine in the elevator cage, and the elevator was being operated by the manager of the post. After It had been hoisted 30 feet up the shaft, the hook came out of the eye-bolt on the top of the cage and the elevator fell to the bottom of the pit. The plaintiff alleges he sustain ed permanent foot injuries, that he suffered pain, mental anguish and lost time to his total damage of $15,000. In the Day's News (Continued From Page One) gain through Intelligent, sensible cooperation. FOR the past decade and a half in this country we have been fighting over federal labor laws. This fight has degenerated into a STRUGGLE FOR POWER, with the Democrats backing too much power for labor and thus forcing the Republicans Into the defensive position of backing too much power for employers. It is bad business. In an all-out fight for dominant power between workers and employers, the economy of the nation is bound to suffer severely. It it beginning to suffer already. It will suffer more as time goes on unless we change our ways and get more sense. Young Wlllkle proposes to the Young Republi cans at Salt Lake City that Re publicans change their ways and go about the solution of the labor employer problem in an Intelli gent and reasonable manner, a a IT Is a fascinating proposal. It offers possibilities of mutual benefit through intelligent, toler ant cooperation, whereas our present trends offer nothing but unceasing and growingly bitter warfare. If you want an example of what unceasing and bitter war fare leads to, look at Europe to day. It lies in ruin because its people have insisted on FIGHT ING FOR DOMINANT POWER instead of working together for mutual benefit. Y CONTEMPT CHARGE Circuit Judge Carl E. Wlm herly has issued an order direct ing Donald 1 Hemingway to appear in court July 8 at 10 a. m. to show cause. If any, whv he should not lie adjudged in contempt of court (or wilful failure to complv with a decree of the court, dated Nov. 1. 194S. The decree was granted In favor opportunity of his wife. Frances Emily Hem ingway, and provides for a prop erty settlement and support money. EARS ago. a strikine and forceful cartoon was circulated rather widely. It depicted two mules haltered together between two shocks of hay. Through a sequence of several pictures, they pulled and hauled and tugged AGAINST EACH OTHER, but got no nearer to the hay they wanted. Then A light dawned on them. One went "bz-z-z-z, bz-z-zz, bz-z-zz" into the other's ear. The other went "bz-z-z-z, bz-z-z-z, bz-z-z-z" back Into his companion's ear. A comprehending grin split their faces and they trotted ami ably together over to one shock of hay and polished it off and then trotted together over to the other shock of hay and put it where it would do the most good. In 1934, average meat consump tion by Americans dropped to 117 pound, compared with 145 nnnnrta In 104$ and 151 )n 1900. If young Philip Willkie, work ing with his fellow young Re. publicans, can make the Republi. can party over In the manner he suggests, I'd like to enlist under his banner. The plan he proposes offers an iportunlty to GET S n M p. "ritrct, worth getting to. I'm fired of biting legs and chewing thumbs and spitting out ears and GETTING NOWHERE. That's about all the present tussle for power between work ers and employers amounts te. Lutheran Chorus1 Sacred Concert Well Received By L. K. P. An audience of more than 300 attended the Lutheran Hour Cho rus sacred concert Thursday eve ning at the Roseburg Senior High School. The Chorus was sponsored by St. Paul's and St. John's Lutheran Churches of Roseburg and Sutherlin, respec tively. Members of the choir wore robes of wine-color with white shirts and black ties. Floor bas kets of mixed flowers decorated the stage. The.audience was most enthusi astic and appreciative in applaud ing every number. "Sing Praises, Ye Faithful," by Bach, and "My Soul,- Awake and Render," were probably the most popular with the audience. As an encore; the Choir sang, "Beautiful Saviour," the Lutheran Hour theme song and as they softly hummed the secona verse, one 01 tne mem-1 bers spoke on the topic of "Bear ing Witness for Christ." Rev. Mr. Kauth, who Is travel-! Ing with the Choir, thanked the audience for such fine support ' and told of the work and accom plishments of the Lutheran Hour J broadcast, which la sent to 26 different countries. , During the intermission, Mrs. ' Florence E. Perkey favored with ' piano selections. i Following a short devotional service this morning at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Choir left : lor Medlord, where it will ore-: sent a concert tonight j In 1900, the average American I ate 151 pounds of meat, or six pounds more than in 1948. I TO TAXPAYERS: The annual meeting of the League will be held at 10:00 A. M.( Tuesday, June 28th, Circuit Court Room, Court House, Roseburg, Oregon, for the consideration of the 1950 Budget, the election of officers and such other business as shall properly come before the meeting. You are vitally interested in the tox picture of Doug las County and it is only by your attendance at the Bud get Meeting of the county that the county officials can know your attitude on tax matters. Make it a point to at tend this meeting. DOUGLAS COUNTY TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE (Signed) R. R. CLARK, President Bank With A Douglas County Institution ' Home Owned Home Operated . Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. a Douglas County State Bank Gems of the Ocean If three peorls were placed on a table before you one simulated, value fifty cents, one cultured, value fifty dollars, and one oriental with a value of one hundred fifty dollars, could you identify each one? Chances are you could pick out the imitation easily, but only on expert with the aid of X-ray appa ratus can distinguish between the cultured and oriental pearls. The treasured oriental or genuine pearl has a natural beginning inside the shell of the pearl oyster, a mollusk twice the size of our edible oyster. The pearl begins when a tiny irritant, usually microscopic in size, becomes lodged in the flesh of the oyster. The oyster proceeds to cover this irritant with layer after layer of nacre, the beautiful translucent pearl coating secreted by the oyster. An oriental pearl a half inch in diameter is nearly a solid pearl. A fine white pearl this size would cost approximately $280. The cultured pearls are propagated artificially. Thanks to the diligence of the Japanese pearl culturists, cultured pearls are obtainable at a reason able price which equal or nearly equal oriental pearls in lustre and beauty. After being sorted by X-ray examination, the healthy, three-year-old pearl oysters are opened and a sphere of mother-of-pearl is inserted into an in cision made in the flesh of the oyster. The oysters are then lowered into the sea in cages to protect them from predators. After several years, they are raised and the pearls removed. The coating of nacre, in this case, is usually not more than one sixteenth-inch thick. A fine, white, cultured pearl a half inch in diameter formed this way would cost about $35. The wearer of cultured peorls should not feel her pearls are "imitations" they are not. In foct there are few oriental pearls sold todoy. Knudtson's have many strands of pearls in varying shades and sizes offered at varying prices depending on your wishes. A pearl necklace has no equal in any wo man's estimations and therefore your choice of peorls should be careful ond thorough. Be sure to shop around when looking for peorls but be sure to sea Knudtson's displays of these rare gems of the ocean. Across from Douglas County State Bank. ' J I WELSH