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4 The Ntwt-Riw, Roseburj, Ore. Thur., Aug. 4, 194f Publlhd 0 illy Exoept Sunday ry the - Newt-Rtrle Company, Inc. luikirL Orfa. mSm CHARLES V. STANTON -JWW IOWIN L. KNAP Editor Manager Member of th Associated Preaa, Oregon Newapaper Publisher Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulations tprmaUi T IST-HOI.I.IDt co, inc. rnc. im frk. CkteM. Sa nclK. L Km flit. Ilia. rttlUa. SL Limit. UHsi aimoN ATr la om-Br stall rmw rmmt la as. ! ! M a IbtM aiaalks KM Bi CM, c.rrltr r.r f.ml sie.se a aaaaaeak tou Ikaa I rmmt. pmt la ll.aa l.l OiIa B Mall ! Itar ta. nlhs 14.1a. Iira ! tt.Ti MEMORIAL PARKS PLANNED By CHARLES The Umpqua Basin Conservation council's land acquire ment committee reports several memorial parks may soon be established in various parts of Douglas county. The committee has been with the county court in securing land to be set aside for perpetual public use. Members report they have inquiring about the possibility of donating land to the county for recreational use, with assurance that it shall be accepted as a permanent memorial and will be so designated. We have contacted the county court personally concerning the matter and have been assured that any memorial parks will be officially dedicated as such, and we have further assurance, both from the court that each such park shall be marked with an appropriate sign or tablet Oregon's coast highway is widely known for its beautiful memorial state parks. Many people have donated scenic areas to the public. The state has made fine improvements under the supervision of S. H. Boardman, state superintendent of parks. We can think of. no finer tribute than a living memorial to be devoted to public pleasure and welfare throughout all years to come, and it is to be hoped that the land acquire ment program in Douglas county can be advanced by such donations. 3 Ta.. It was through the efforts of the conservation council that the sum of $10,000 was included in the county budget for 1949-50 to buy lands for recreational purposes. The sum of $10,000 is pitifully inadequate, but it can be used to make a start. Interest created in the activity, plus knowledge that a sys tem has been established whereby the county will be made public custodian of lands dedicated to perpetual public use, has interested many'people ill outright donations. Negotiations now are nearing completion for one such donation on the banks of the Umpqua river at a favorite fishing spot. Another donation of land is in prospect in the northern part of Jhe county all In addition to several memorial park sites which may be brought into the program soon. . , ' , . It should be understood by any land donors that no funds currency are available for permanent improvements. It may be nyass'ary to use 'tRA lands In their rustic stats for some years to come. . On the othor hand, s Roseburg business man has interested himself In the program and is proposing to carry a plan before local service 'dubs that labor be donated to make simple improvements to any 'property acquired for recrea tional use. If he is successful, modest improvements may be obtained without cost to the county. It is hoped that it will be possible in future years to expand thet fund sufficiently 'lo permit installations of sanitary facilities, picnic benches, tables and stoves, and to employ a supbrintendent and such assistants as may b necessary to keep al) recreational sites in good shape. There 1a no good reason why the land acquirement project should not grow' into a well-coordinated system of public parks and a' county park department. Frank Taylor, Reedsport hardware merchant, who now heads the conservation council's land committee, brings much experience into the organization. It was largely through his efforts that virtually all unimproved land lying between the highway and river from Scottsburg to Reedsport lias been placed in the state park system and now is open to the public for recreational use. lie has long been promoting the plan of recreational land acquirement and creation of recreational districts. " " Editorial Comment From The Oregon Press A CVA AND UNEMPLOYMENT (The Oregon Statesman) An argument advanced for a CVA though Its pertinence Is open to question. Is I he extent of un employment In the Pacific north west. That was first seized on by Assistant Secretary of the Inter ior C. C.irard Davidson who pick ed up the February figures and said unemployment here was three times as had as elsewhere. Congressman Henry Jackson has continued the line in his recent statement saying. "We have an unemployment situation three times worse than the national av erage." Bob Sawyer of the Bend Bulle tin was the first to point the error in this argument. Much of our employment la 'seasonal.-and last winter being unusually severe caused more unemployment than usual. He said we should get the picture for the whole year and not take statistics or a single month. Last Sunday's New York Times prints a map showing the chango .since January of this year. The picture carries the caption: "The map (hows that the unemploy ment problem is greater in the industrial east than in the mid west and west." In the brightest classification uhowing decrease in claims for unemployment com pensation up to 75 per cent are Ml f fcUrcfc I. II V. STANTON set up to work in cooperation been approached by persons and the conservation council, states of the Pacific northwest. Since frequent comparisons are made with TV A territory one might report that Tennessee and Mississippi are In the second class. Increaae up to AO per cent; Georgia and Kentucky in the third, increaae from 50 to 100 per cent and Alabama In the fourth, Increaae from 100 to 125 per cent. Other factors than power are more determining in the matter of employment. In the northwest If lark of power causes unem ployment the reason is three-fold-1st. the discouragement of pri vate Investment In power gener ating facilities through entrance of the federal government into the field; 2nd, failure of the con gress to move fast enough with appropriations: 3rd. mal-dlstribu-tion of power by Bonneville Pow er administration allotment un der firm contracts of huge blocks of power to aluminum reduction works which give little employ ment per thousand kilowatts. The single sensible argument for a CVA is coordinated plan ning, construction and operation. The proper argument against a CVA is whether this is the proper vehicle to obtain th desired re sult. Ranging off into unemploy ment statistics adds little to the pro-argument; and when the sta tistics are bowled over by later figures the result is devastating. "Because It was a living thing I did not have the heart to throw it away." So the tiny scrap of green in its 41-Inch pot, a legacy from a former tenant, became in time "The Plant In My Window" (Thos. Y. Crowell, N. Y.. 1949) "An Adventure of the Spirit," for Ross Parmenter, veteran, re turned newspaperman, music lover. For five weeks the little plant was sadly neglected while Its new owner struggled to stuff two and a halt rooms of furnishings into the only place he could find to live in New York: A one-room apartment on the 16th floor. Its casement windows opened to the sunless north. One day the philodendron's hu man friend was Impelled, unac countably, to spend two hours drawing in detail the little plant as he taw it then. It was the second time he had felt this urge to draw a living thing. What was th analogy between that rose in a glass of water on th parched, greenless desert, and this bit of green high above the city pavements? And why do w draw, anyway? It would be depriving th reader to an ticipate for him the author's con clusions. Mayor O'Dwyer Of His Services To End Mrs. Roosevelt And NEW YORK. Aug. 4. LV Mayor William O'Dwyer has of fered to act as peacemaker in an effort to settle the controversy between Francis Cardinal Spell man and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt over federal funds for paro chial and other private schools. ine mayor, a Koman catnollc, said yesterday he has "equally great respect for both Cardinal Spellman and Mis. Roosevelt. I) Uwyer declared he could not believe that the stand taken by the President's widow was "the result of bigotry." Cardinal spellman. protesting to Mrs. Roosevelt against her newspaper column opposition to granting federal funds for non public schools, had told her In letter. "Your record of anti-Catholic- Ism stands for all to see . . . documents of discrimination un worthy of an American mother." Mrs. Roosevelt replied to the cardinal, the archbishop of New York, denying anti-Catholic bias and saying God is the final judge of a human being's worth. Mayor O Dwyer, expressing deep regret over the controversy, urged yesterday that mutual friends of the cardinal and Mrs. Roosevelt attempt to reconcile their differences. Asked whether he himself would try to bring about such an understanding, the mayor said "nothing would give me greater happiness." The New York Times said to day "It was reliably reported last night that the mayor had already taken the Initiative in a move to reconcile the differ ences , . . and had mad some progress." WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. .V President Truman said today that he had rejected an offer by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt to resign from her United Nations post. He said she will return to the next general assembly as a dele gate. The President Mid that no A Keg of Dynamite By Viahnett S. Martin Ownership of the plant led Parmenter along unaccustomed paths, needing what newspaper men call "leg-work," and also library and bookstore browsing. He discusses "garden books" in cluding one not usually included In the category, the Book of Genesis. The philodendron unfolded to the watcher the reason why "even those of us who hated th Service have found ourselves un expectedly wishing we were back In uniform." His deduction seems logical and helpful to one who has perhaps not thought through to that point? Since the author reviews con certs for The New York Times (where he has been since 1934 except for his three yean in the army) and also writes a column "ending with Hemidemisemi quavers," It is not surprising that he resorts to music to sum up his experience with the plant and his discoveries in the Adventure of the Spirit. His "spiritual win ter" is past; both he and the thriving plant ar enjoying the spring! It Is the kind of book which thanks to P. B. I am delighted to have read. It is what a friend calls whimsically "A Mending Basket Book!" N. Y. City Offers Dispute Between Cardinal Spellman reference to Mrs. Roosevelt's con troversy with Francis Cardinal Spellman over federal benefits to parochial schools was contain ed in her letter. He described It as the routine formal offer to resign that virtu ally all holders of diplomatic posts send in regularly. A reporter brought up the sub ject at Mr. Truman's weekly news conference. The newsman said he had been told that the widow of the late President had offered to resign her post with the United Nations (she is a mem ber of the human rights com mission) because of her contro versy with the Catholic prelate in New York. Mr. Truman replied promptly that Mrs. Roosevelt offers her resignation every year. In the last case, he said she expressed no reason. Asked if he will ac cept the resignation, Mr. Tru man replied, she's going back .o the t'n.tcd Nations. Sounds Likt Romanct But Gable "Doesn't Think So" l.OS ANGELES. Aug. 4. (.V "Goodbye, sugar," said Paulette Goddard. "Goodbv. honey," said Clark Gable. The scene was Los Angeles airport last night, as Miss God dard left for Mexico City to star in a movie. They arrived In Gable's auto-mot-". then posed for photo graphers. The actress declined to say whether their appearance to gether Indicated a romance, but Gable replied; "1 don't think so. Just say we're a couple of long time friends." Fifty two U. S. Insurance com panics have home offices In Con necticut and more than two mil lion dollars In cash premiums pour into the state daily. Sam Bowe Slated To Head Oregon's American Legion SALEM, Aug. 4. CP) Bus iness sessions of Oregon's 31st an nual American Legion convention got under way today as almost 4,000 delegates crowded the city. Chief interest was on the elec tion of officers, with Sam M. Bowe, a world war II veteran from Grants Pass, the only an nounced candidate for state com mander. But eastern Oregon dele gations were hunting for a candi date to oppose him. The election will be held Saturday. The city breathed easier today after the 40 et 8, fun-making branch of the legion, was through with yesterday's antics. They put on a big noise-making parade, do ing such things as squirting the spectators with fire hoses and throwing their "bombs" at them. HiUsboro's harem, Ashland's bagpipes and Albany's boxcar took top places in the 40 et 8 pfl rfl d?( W. E. Wilklns. La Grande, was elected grand chef de gare of the state 40 et 8, succeeding Dr. M. E. Cooper of Klamath Falls. The title of grand chef de gare is equivalent to president. Two candidates for national le gion commander were here today to do a little politicking in their own behalf. Thev are Erie Cocke, Jr., Dawson, Ga., and James Green, Omaha, Neb., both world war II veterans. They will run at the national convention in Phila delphia late tn August. The sessions of the legion opened formally this morning with a Joint meeting of the le gion and auxiliary, and a special memorial service for dead legion naires. Speakers Included Frank N. Balgrano, Portland, past na tional commander: Governor Douglas McKay and Mayor Rob ert Ellstrom. The Seaside team won the ritual contest of the auxiliary last night Polio On Increase In Washington (By the Associated Press)' Medical forces rallied their strength today tn the fight against polio as the crippling disease made new inroads throughout wasn ington state. An 11-year-old Chewelah school boy, Billy Offerdahl, died yester day in a Spokane nospuai. tie was the third victim there since July 1. Seven other persons were isolated. And at Everett the number of hospitalized cases increased to 10 as doctors diagnosed the ailment of 16-month-old Stephen Eadie, son of Mrs. I. M. Eadie. H. L. McMartin, Snohomish county heal officer, said the situa tion was "serious but not ap proaching an epidemic." Felix Montez, newly appointed state director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis," said in Seattle that emer gency measures are being planned to prepare for the possibility of a sudden Increase in the Everett area. 'The next couple of weeks will tell where poliomyelitis has al ready hit its peak In Snohomish county or whether there is more to come," he explained. Purchase of 14 new Iron lungs for use by the Portland emer gency equipment pool of the na tional foundation, was disclosed. The respirators were bought with $28,000 of March of Dimes funds. Boys Free Impounded Dogs; Capture Adds 16 BARTLESVILLE. Okla.. Aug. 4 .t"v Bartlesville. which went to the dogs earlier this week, was normal again today. The normalcy followed a brisk roundup of dogs freed from the pound by a pair of 3-vear-olds who, poundmaster Claude Smith said, "wanted to see them go home." Smith found the boyi when 14 In the Day's News (Continued From page One) mob seized the U. S. consulate. The members of the mob (claim ing to be former Chinese civilian employees of the U. S. navy) wanted SEVERANCE pay, plus back pay for six months. Severance pay is what you get when you are fired, or quit, or the outfit you're working for folds up. The outfit these Chinese were working for is the United States of America. So far as China Is concerned, the United States fold ed up when the communists took over. That is to say, the communists threw us out of China, and now they want to CHARGE US MONEY for the privilege of being thrown out. a a a ' DO you remember the British naval sloop, the Amethyst, that got badly shot up a while back in a sudden ruckus between the British navy and the commu nist armies? Well, tiw Aineihyst. which had been held more or less as a pris oner under the guns of the com munist armies on the banks of the Yangtze river, slipped out under cover of darkness the other night and Is now safely on her way to Hong Kong. When she arrives, a military honor guard will be waiting for her at the dock. Bands will blare. Fighter planes will dip In salute. Her skipper, with the personal approval of King George, will be awarded the medal of the Dis tinguished Service Order, one of the top British decorations, a a a THIS is the point: The big to-do In Horn? Konu is all because a British naval ves sel which had been badly battered in a brush with Chinese Commu nists (who would be classed hv professional diplomats as revnln. tionary outlaws) succeeded in supping away under cover of nignt ana getting back safe to a British naval station. Time was when the Amihvt would have scorned to escape. one woum nave sat proudly where she was while a rescuing British naval squadron swept majestically up the Yangtze blasting body within range on both banks. i nus have the mighty fallen. LETTERS to the Editor Calkins Road Condition Draws "Plenty Squawk" ROSEBURG I've been a pretty Deaceahlp cmv , ; T. Douglas county about six years "K'J, wan no complaints, but now I want tn mi ? q l. i ... about the condition of Calkins ruao. It looks a shame that a road SO Close to the HIv urith M people using it for transportation, annum De auowea to get In such a deplorable condition. Talk about a nrovinc cn-mmi fr General Motors hasn't a thing on tamins roaa. Two years ago, on moving out here, my car was In good condi tion, but first the set of fog lights were shaken completely off, then springs were broken, and I ex pect the fillings in my teeth to go next. I even went so far as to build a home out here, hoping against hope that the road would be fix ed; but it Just keeps getting worse and worse, with no atten tion whatsoever. I don't suppose this letter will ever be seen by anyone carry ing enough weight to do anything about it, but at least I've let off a little steam. HOWARD BASSON Calkins road Roseburg, Ore. Dry Spell Perils Grazing Lands 'By the Associated Press) The prolonged dry spell in cen tral and eastern Oregon is threat ening damage to grazing land if the dearth of rain continues. Rangers and county agents said grasslands are not yet in critical condition and none of the cattle or sheep are lacking forage. Victor M. Johnson. Umatilla farm agent, said a two-week tour of that county shows the land very dry. but the cattle coming through unharmed. Lambs, how. ever, were shipped two weeks earlier this year and sold 10 to 12 pounds lighter than usual because of the poorer range. Grant County Agent William Farrell said the county's grass crop was a third below normal. First alfalfa cuttings were good, hut the second crop hard hit by the lack of rain. The Baker area rangeland was declared "way below average" bv ( district grazier S. R.- Bennett. A similar situation existed In Lake and Klamath county. Water holes were reported dry Ing out rapidly in the Klamath region, hut cattlemen reported the situation was not critical. of the 36 dogs freed were seen tagging along behind them. Smith and the youths finally caught 30 of them. But today the pound's popula tion was back to 36. "Those extra 16 are new docs." I Smith said, "but I'm satisfied." Zaibatsu Breakup Ends Exploitation Of Japan's Wealth For Benefit Of Few By JAMES D. WHITE . iBy the Associated Praia) There's bound to be a lot of argument over this: Gen. MacArthur announces that he has broken up the Zaibatsu the economic giants of prewar Japan. These tight family trusts were . lundamental part of Japans economic and political fabric. They made and sold everything from needles to battleships. They bought everything from Malayan rubber to American scrap iron. In their heyday most of Japan's banking, heavy industry, and big business both at- home and abroad could be traced to some 11 families through their network of holding companies and subsid iaries. They were meat and drink to the two great Japanese poli tical parties. The Zaibatsu (the name means "finance clique") were a latter day expression of Japan's inna'e feudalism. Instead of splitting each other's skulls open with bit; swords, the family warriors en gaged first In cutthroat competi tion, later in mutual tolerance and cooperation as they skimmed 'he cream off the business of 70,000,000 Japanese. One of the oldest Zaibatsu fam ilies. Mitsui, dates back to the 1600s. It was founded by a pro fessional warrior who turned winemaker. Japan has always been run by powerful families, so her people found it not too strange to be run by family monopolies. When Japan was opened to the outside world about 80 vears ago. the Zaibatsu began pushing their own economic horizons up to and bevond Japan's new frontiers. They made money out of World War I and were ready and wilting to arm the greater Japan. They encouraged miliary aggression when they thought It likely to succeed, advised against it when they thought it wouldn't. Control of Japan was a matter of a balance struck among the relative strengths of the Zaibatsu. the politicians, and the military. The Zaibatsu intermarried with all these other elements as a matter of policy, as well as with the imperial family under whose figurehead rule Japan was se Phone 100 If you do not receive your News-Review by 6:15 P.M. call Harold Mjblty before 7 P.M. Phone 100 GRANT'S BUSINESS COLLEGE 112 N. Stephens Roseburg Courses designed to help you. Class hours arranged for your convenience. Nominal tuition. Phone 1535-R Bonk With A Douglas County Institution Home Owned Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. , Douglas County State Bank LECTURES by Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday, August 6-8:30 P. M. Knights of Pythias Hall 2v home, business or social life don't mi lectures. i f i i i No Admission Charge No Collection cretly governed. War Profitable T Them The Zaibatsu fought among themselves over spoils, and with the army and navy, and with the government. But the quarrelling never was allowed to interfere too long with really big business. At home, the Zaibatsu. usually went along with measures lo con. trol labor and regiment the pev pie. Sometimes they claimed they couldn't help themselves, and it's true some Zaibatsu folks got pushed around by churlish army characters. But as late as 1943 after the tide had turned against Japan and Tojo was trying to take over the nation's economy for a great er war effort the Zaibatsu stop ped cold the mig'.tiest man in Japan. They made money even out of World War II. Personally, most Zaibatsu peo ple are well-educated and very charming individuals. As family firms, however, they stood for one of the most primitive things about Japan regimen. ation of th- nation's wealth for the bene fit of the few. A new soybean product is said to be a glue which becomes wa terproof when heated. Protect Your r'amily with the B. M. A. Polio plan. Call Mr. Lincoln. 938-J-4 o drop card to Box 108 Melrose Route. CARS RECENTLY WRECKED If. you need parts for your car, see us first. 1947 Chevrolet Sedan 1941 Chevrolet Coupe 1941 Dodge Sedan 1940 Dodge Sedan 1942 DeSoto Sedan 1940 Oldsmobile 68 Coupe 1941 Chrysler New Yorker Convertible 1 940 Ford Sedan 1 940 Packard Coupe 1942 Dodge Army Recon car Many more older model ears DOYLE'S SALES AND SERVICE Highway 99 at Garden Valley Phone 611 on Rose Street The Public Is Invited If you hove on oleoholic Droblem in vour i I fS I c I 'i