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4 The Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Frl July 8, 1949 Published Dilly Except Sunday by th News-Review Company, Inc. Ural strand elm nattar May 1, lM. at the Met Betabarf, Ortfaa, aadar ael ! March t. lilt CHARLES V. STANTON TK EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor Manager Member of the Attoolated Prate, Oregon Newspaper Publlehera Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations Baprtiaalri by WEST-HOLLIDA? CO., INC., efflcea In Naw York, Ckicife, San rranclaea, Lai Anstlci, Seattle, irtland. St. Laala, SUBSCRIPTION KATES In OritonBr Mill rer Tir IS. 00. ! mailt hi H.M. thraa mo a Ilia 11.49, By City Carritr Par yaar 910.00 (la advancai, Ian than na yaar, par mania ii.dd, uuitioa uregan ny aiaii rmt jr mnntfn 1 TV ihr- mnn'h S" IX Remember When ft Used to Make You Drool? FISHING MADNESS By CHARLES V. STANTON S. S. Smiley, The News-Review correspondent at Reeds port, did a little editorializing in a recent report on fishing conduct in the lower river and Winchester Bay. Because his opinions were sound, they were printed under his byline. Some readers may have missed Smiley 'a comments, so we want to repeat them here. He said: Weather condition! ire not generally favorable for email boate to erose the bar with eafety, but fishing le usually good Just Inside the bar, where it It safer to fish. Some upsete occurred near the bar last year, and while no lives were lost, there were tome very narrow esoapet. It it difficult to convince people not familiar with the ocean that the name "Pacific" It only a name at timet and that a ohange In tide or wind can qulokly change smooth water to rough water and email wavee to larger ones. Experienced fishermen try to assist the Coast Guard In watching fishermen who allow themselvee to be caught In 1 dangeroue tpott. Anyone at all familiar with small boats and large waters shudders when he sees the chances some sports anglers take. Fishermen will go out in. overloaded skiffs, putt-putt their way with underpowered motors into open water much too far from shore, where they wouldn't have a chance in the world should a sudden storm arise as so often happens on coastal bays. ' Sports fishermen seem to be subject to a peculiar form of madness when the fish start striking in big water. When the silver salmon are hitting viciously at feathered lures, making their leaping, frenzied runs, and the lordly Chinook takes line off a singing reel with his surging rushes, and the striped bass bulldogs straining tackle, the fisher man seems to lose all sense of personal danger and gives no thought to wind, wave or tide. And we speak from ex perience, because we've suffered that form of insanity many times. We forget that our small skiff lacks sufficient freeboard to ride rough water safely. We overlook the fact that we've gone too far from shore. We pay no attention to the fact that the tide has turned and that the current soon will f overtax the power of our light outboard. , One of the most nerve-wracking tasks the Coast Guard has r is that of shepherding careless fishermen. Time- and again we've seen Coast Guard cruisers go to the rescue of some angler who had ventured too. far onto the bar, or who was being swept out to sea because of motor failure. We've seen the Coast Guard cruising out near the bar warning anglers in small craft away from dangerous water. When the fish are biting, Coast Guard lookouts spend most of their time watching for fishing skiffs in distress. The angling madness which comes when big fish are feeding is exceedingly hard on Coast Guardsmen's nerves. Incidentally, the fact that so few lives are lost, despite the foolish risks taken by anglers is in itself high tribute to the alertness and efficiency of the Coast Guard; which makes light of its many rescues. Another fault of the sports angler in coastal bays is found in lack of courtesy toward commercial operations, Trolling anglers pay little or no attention to sea-going fishing boats, tugs and other commercial craft plying the channel. Heavier vessels must stay within deep-water limits. They cannot be maneuvered to avoid collision with skiffs. Despite tha fact that most of our bays afford ample water for sports fiahing without encroachment upon the main channel, some anglers persist in making themselves a nui sance and a menace to commercial boats while crying to high heaven if endangered by wash from larger ships. Our Reedsport correspondent shows personal perturbation because of the way fishermen at Winchester Bay risk their lives. His words of warning should be heeded by all sports anglers. jlpPf B1J VMmett S. Martin ff) Editorial Comment From The Oregon Press (Aslorian Budget) OUR IDEAS ON THE CVA It is becoming increasingly harder to look at the Columbia Valley administration issue dis passionately and objectively, try. in to analyze Its merits and de ments. The arcuments for anrt amtlnit It are bceomlnR more violent, un reasonable and aimed at preju dice rather than sober thought. Opponents are magnifying the CVA's dangers as a ''super-state" and are going to extreme lengths In branding its proponents as dangerous folk, even to the extent pf hinting they are communists. ; Proponents are claiming, with out basis, the support of a ma jority of the people of the north west and are declaring that the private power companies are the only real opposition and are fi nancing all the opponents. Actually, many of the fantastic arguments Being made on both lidet are simply not true. Actually, we suspect, a major ity of the people in the northwest are neither for nor against CVA. They Just haven't made up their minds. This newspaper believe there is much merit in the Idea of cen tralized federal admlntratlon of trallzed federal administration of with all Its manifold angles and aspects. This newspaper believes also there Is much danger in the crea tion of a big new federal agency with the tremendous economic power that the CVA, as envisaged in the present bill, would wield. This newspaper fears that a CVA with such economic nower would inevitably wlrld political power nui oniy m wwsnington, u. c, but In Oregon, Washington and inano. This newspaper dislikes the fact that the CVA as proposed in the present bill would be answer able only to the president, and the further fact that the local boards of economic advisers provided for in the bill would actually have no power at all they would onlv of fer advice that the CVA adminis trators could accept or reject as iney saw ill. This newspaper believes that If tne i va bill could be amended to provide possible safeguards against misuse of power; If the proposed tnreenian board con d be expanded Into a five- or seven- man. Oman san board: If the CVA could be forbidden to branch out Into fields ol en- deavor of dubious federal Juris diction, such as building "experi mental" Industrial nlants. then a CVA could be beneficial to the northwest and we mleht not un. duly risk our local political Inde pendence by adopting It. nut we cannot endorse the pres ent bill without change. Kstab- lishment of a potent regional au thority, controlled by the central government In Washington, Is a new government venture. It Is one Into which we should move slowly and cautiously, not eager ly and recklessly. The Tennessee Valley authority There was a time when I crossed a deep ravine by means of a narrow, swaying, swinging foot bridge. However much a loved one might wish to walk beside me, It was necessary for both to make the crossing alone. In time the timidity and hesitation was replaced by exhilaration and un concern. Each walked confidently across, knowing tne rest of the family would make It all right. "Raising boys" (girls, too?) is a bit like crossing that bridge. It Is so hard to let go of the youn ger generation and lust have con fidence In them when we do so want to steady them in some way other than by love and faith and confidence! We forget about watching the other end of the bridge, and we look down Into the gully, think ing of possible slips, hazards, in stead of the success. Some times all that is needed in crossed-up family relationships Is to let go of the loved one and let him or her (son, daughter, husband wife) cross the bridge without our meddling assistance. Of course we do not think of It as meddling oh dear me, no! Not when we do it! There are times when a father Is disappointed in sons; the sons are rebelling under a sense of In justice and limitation, of misun derstanding; a mother feels pulled two ways between affec tion for husband and son; and ail are unhappily feeling things are all wrong! Then out of it comes a step for ward In growth for the entire family, for both generations. Par ents need to keep on "growing" too. And with a relieved thankful ness comes the understanding that, after all, the whole thing was simply a case of everybody trying to help everybody else cross the "bridge" and that as soon as each individual walked alone, free of interference, the rough place was left behind. Pad has friendly younger com panions. Mother is thrilled with an escort who enjoys looking down from that grown-up height so much enjoyed these days; and the younger generation regard "Mom and Pop" as not bad at all. Boyhood and young manhood blend in a delightful combination, and happy is the home where they dwell! In the Day's News LETTERS to the Editor (Continued From Page One) has not yet proved itself as an argument either for or against a CVA. We do not yet know what deadening effect it may have on local political functioning, nor what Ideas of dependence on gov ernment it may inculcate In the people of that valley. It has un doubtedly brought economic im provement of the area It serves, but Its ultimate influence is yet unknown. Looking at the CVA proposal from strictly selfish self-interest, one can see where the fishing in dustry on which this community lives would almost certainly be better o(f with it. The CVA bill requires adequate consideration of fishing values in all planning of prolects which is something not guaranteed or ob tained in the present administra tion of Columbia river develop ment. Under It, we would no longer have to fight to prevent construc tion of an Ice Harbor dam with out fishways. We would presum ably not have to fight a Pelton dam planned by private power interests with only scant and un clear thought about the fishery problems involved. It would be easy to endorse a CVA bill which makes specified provision for adequate recogni tion of fishery needs, as does the present bill. But one cannot look at a mat ter of such vast importance to the whole northwest with eyes of self-interest aione. One must consider the total of. feet, economic and political, upon the region. One must consider the dangers Inherent in this nrooosed consolidation and extension of federal power. One must consider the fact that the people who soon- sor this hill, and the administra tion which would establish it if the present congress adopts It. are ardent advocates of the Idea of a growing federal government committed to the Idea of a "wel- lare state. There is a clause In the CVA bill "All members of this board shall be persons who profess a belief In the feasibility and wis dom of this act," This sounds a dangerous note. We think a CVA administered by arden zealots, unconcerned about the possible dangers of this new venture, could create the sort of "super-state" that CVA opponents fear. We would prefer to see a CVA board including a doubting skep tic or two who would require that the need and desirability of any extension of CVA activity Into new fields be proven safe and worthy before attempting it; who would have a CVA act giving them adequate safeguards against too zealous and eager adminis trators, impatient to remake the Pacific northwest overnight. FA. Senator Donnell Opposes Approval Of Atlantic Pact WASHINGTON, July 8. (.T Senator Donnell (R-Mo) Thurs day urged the Senate not to ratify the North Atlantic Pact on the ground that it will obli gate the United States to give military aid to Europe. The Missouri Senator for the first time made It clear he will vote against the 12-nation alli ance. "I have arrived at the con clusion," Donnell said, "that the Senate should not advise and consent to the ratification of the North Atlantic treaty." In effect he accused the State Department of Inconsistency in presenting pact obligations. He quoted Secretary of State Aeheson as saying the pact and the proposed military arms pro gram are separate. Then he read a State Depart ment bulletin of May 1 which said the two programs are "complimentary." Thief Returns Safe, Mended; Keeps $20 Loot ASTORIA, July 8. (.1 The thief was a little bit repentant, anyway, police decided. A 12-foot safe, containing $20. was carried away from the union Oil Company by a robber way bark in October. This week the safe turned up sitting on the oil company's dock. The top, ripped off to get Into the Interior, had been carefully weld ed hark on. No $20, though. nearly eight years of war. But they did found Just the kind of nation they said they would. From that day on, Americans have BEEN THEMSELVES. They have been free to choose. When they have wanted to sound off, they have SOUNDED OFF without first looking fearfully around to see who might be listening. It has been wonderful. It STILL IS wonderful. I pERHAPS It's all the more II wonderful because of the cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, that Is beginning to show above the horizon. If this cloud means what a lot of us think it means, It portends a time when Americans will AGAIN have to think twice before speaking out. Already more than a few Ameri cans, before doing what they would like to do, must say respect fully to the government and to THE MEN WHO COMPOSF. THE GOVERNMENT: "Please, sir, may I do thus and so?" The time Is Just around the corner when farmers must say ."please, sir" to the government before choosing the crops they will be auowea to plant.) FOR a long, long time, our Fourth of July orators climbed up on the platform, with the flags flying and the bands playing and the poeple sitting on hard board benches drinking Dink lemonade and probably eating watermelon ana strewing the rinds around to be fed upon by the flies and the hornets and smelling awful the next day, and MADE THE EAGLE SCREAM. They told us that in all the world there was no nation like i ours, no people as free as we, no people as GOOD as we that to BE AN AMERICAN was a price less privilege reserved for the chosen ones of the earth ANn WE WERE THE CHOSEN ONES OF THE EARTH. It was chesty. It was flamboyant. It wasn't In too good taste. It didn't make us too popular over the earth, for nobody loves a brag gartespecially a cheerful brag gart who seems to hit the Jackpot every time he drops a nickel in the slot. But it was true. We were 'a lucky people, and we knew It IN these days, we're beginning to hear faintly a different klnrf of ttory. It is coming from an oooiy mixed breed of cattle. Some of them have TOO MUCH, and are ashamed of it and try to salve meir consciences bv talking a pinkish brand of Communism. Others are outat-the-shlrttails inn lazy to work for what they want and Intrigued with the Idea of taKing It awav from mm,ML. else who has worked for It. Othen are AGENTS OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, hnii. Ing to overthrow the United states. ME. I think I like the old way best. We were HONEST EXTRO VERTS then, proud of what we had and not ashamed who knew It Criticizes Effects Of Strike Of Meatcutters ROSEBURG We have seen the effects of the meatcutters' strike here in Roseburg for a long time. It not only has re stricted us from buying meat, but has raised the prices. Many people have found cards in their cars advising them not to trade at markets where own er: were doing their own meat cutting and accused of being -uniair- to tne meatcutters. Most of the merchants hand ling meat have been In business here for many years. They are property owners, taxpayers and voters. Some have children who served In the war and now are in the business for themselves. I am sure no one can censure the honesty of these merchants. As lor meeting the union de mands for a raise in wages, it Is not a question whether the demand is $400 per month or $500. It is a question of how much more the public will pay. At present, meat prices are so high that a family, not in the high wage bracket, cannot af ford to buy meat. We hear every day that prices are turning toward normal, where au can aiiora to buy, but under a condition of strikers for wage increases prices cannot drop. We read the advertisements by the Safeway store that the union would not permit them to open their market unless they signed an agreement different than that signed by other markets here. It is strange how much pow er a union leader, who does not live here, has over the approx imately zu.uuu people in this section. Every time we hear of these conditions, we hear someone say tnat it is tne work oi the com munist. This I do not approve. Last year while Jn San Fran cisco I met a Russian who had served five years as an officer in Russian aviation. He had been in most parts of Russia. I travel ed about the Bay district with him for considerable time and, now and again, we saw the ef fects of strikes. I asked him if these conditions would be per mitted in Russia. He said, abso lutely no, and if any person was caught damaging or wasting property, regardless of whether It was government-owned or prlvateiy-owned, he would be sent to prison. No metal or lum ber is wasted. He could not un derstand how all the govern ment merchant ships could be allowed to rot away and he said he had seen vast amounts of our lumber wasted in China. From one who has been for 25 years a union member, D. B. BOONE Roseburg, Ore. Nut Growers To Hear Organization Manager J. E. Trunk, manager of the Northwest Nut Growers, will add ress local walnut and filbert growers on market outlook and demands, Tuedav, July 12, at 8 P. M., in the Riversdale Grange hall. Trunk will spend July 11 and 12 visiting local walnut and filbert growers to become better acquainted with local production problems. Umpqua Valley walnuts and filberts are well known for their superior quality, according to W. C Thurlow, prominent walnut grower in Garden Valley. R. A. Busenbark, Melrose Route, has served for many years as a director of the Northwest Nut Growers and represented lo cal growers on marketing prob lems. All walnut growers and filbert growers in the county are invited to hear Mr. Trunk. 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