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THE WAY IT
By CHARLES V. STANTON
. In Lane county, where timber resource have been serious
ly depleted by wasteful cutting, interest in better utilization
methods is much keener than in Douglas county, where
the resource has barely been
The industry's history
conservation and utilization
terial becomes limited. When a productive area starts
.. scraping the bottom of the barrel, operators begin studying
methods of making a small amount of raw material produce
as much profit as resulted from a larger volume used waste-
fully. Many areas, victims of
cies of the lumber industry,
, more income from utilization
after the "cream" had been
they have developed a higher degree of manufacture.
Lane county still has a large supply of timber, but it is
' largely in public domain and
removal, which will reduce the county's total lumber cut
considerably from the present output. Private holdings are
' diminishing rapidly. Realizing that the time soon will come
when industrial income will drop unless offset by new
processes, Lane county industrialists are far more interested
in the subject of utilization than are our operators in
Douglas county.
The Medford Mail Tribune
proposed new process as follows:
A new method of producing charcoal from sawmill wait
will bo demonetrated from August 10 to 20 at Eugene,
where a plant Installed by the Phillipson Retort Manufactur
ing Co., will bo tested under supervision of the Oregon
Foreet Products Laboratory of Oregon State eol'ege.
Th trial run will be watched with Intereet by lumber
' men, metallurgist!, electrolytic engineers, scientists, farm
, . era and others of the Northwest, to say nothing of house
wivee, etorekeepers and others whs now have to contend
with cinders and smoks from mills where waste material
1 la burned In Incinerators or opsn fires.
Wood waste enters the top of the Eugene retort and
drops through three troughs; ths waete being moved by a
screw conveyor system. Air Is excluded and the gas or
smoke resulting from the carbonization process Is con
densed. In three stages the reaction Includes driving off ef
moisturs, decomposition of wood, and subssquent cracking
1 ' of primary tars to form ssoondary charcoal. Distillates, In,
' eluding oils and tars, are driven off as vapors and eon
densed. Charcoal is extremely important to many of our indus
. trial processes, while being used also in poultry feeds and as
. fertilizer. Modern chemistry has found means by which to
extract from charcoal most of the chemicals now being
obtained from coke produced from coal, including those
agents widely used in medicines.
, Much experimentation now is in progress to develop
economical methods of producing charcoal from wood waste
and there is every reason to believe that a profitable in
dustry soon will be in operation utilizing products now being
left in the woods or destroyed in burners or open pits.
As rapidly as these processes become available they should
be put into operation here in Douglas county, where we
have opporunity to be the one exception to the lumber
, industry's long history of wasteful practices. We can, if
we will, bring up our infant industry in the way it should
go, so that it will not depart therefrom or from us.
Pity Tht Poor Confused Salmon
Salmon, we are told by icthylogists, return to their native
waters to spawn and die.
Now the Department of the Interior is planning to alter
; God's creation by a canal, paralleling the Pacific Coast,
't picking up surplus waters from streams of the Pacfic North
west, supplying intermediate areas short in water supply,
and filling domestic, industrial and agricultural needs of
the thirsty Southwest.
Can you imagine the predicament of a salmon trying to
find its way home when it tasted Columbia, I'mpqua and
Rogue river waters pouring out of California bays?
Why the poor things would go crazy swimming around
in circles trying to find the right place for migration.
It might be, however, if we had some Columbia water
poured into the Umpqua, that we could get back some of the
40,000,000 odd eggs stolen from us for the benefit of the
Columbia over a long period of years.
In the Day's News
(Continued From rtige One)
later, when too much power is
held in too few hands too long.
THE Riviera, the narrow strip
along the Mediterranean
where the world's rich come to
show off, is all steamed up over
the theft from the Aga Khan and
his wife, the Begum (better
known to us as Rita's new in
laws) of a lot of money and
Jewels.
The y ga Khsn and the Begum
were starting out in their car for
a little trip to Deauville, another
French show-off place. Bandits
with guns suddenly appeared and
told them to FORK OVER. What
they forked over Is said to have
been worth In excess of a half mil
lion dollars.
That's a lot of money and trin
kets to be carrying around loose.,
Ross-bura, Org. Sot., Aug. 6, 14
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tapped.
shows little attention paid to
until the volume of raw ma
the "cut-out-and-get-out" poll
today have as much or even
of the "skimmed milk" left
taken from the crop, because
is subject to sustained yield
speaks editorially of one such
When some poor devil of a com-
moner loses his life's savings 0f i cluitc the entire field of human
.... civilization. It mav be argued
a few hundred or a few thousand that man became a social, clan
dollars because he Insists on car-' nlsn animal obviously a forlu
... ., ., , . nale development because he
rying it on his hip Instead of put- n(Hil n audience for his Show
ting In the bank, we say he's a ' " tactics.
. . . I So much for the defense, and
sap and what can you expect , admittedly it's all highly specula-
from saps
I'd say the same goes for the
Aga Khan and the Begum.
T
HE Aga Khan's r.-.oney comes
to him In the form of volun
tary contributions from the mem
bers of a sect of which he Is the
head. It seems to me offhand that
those who n,,t .m th. ,..l"ve notning wortnwniie io con
.. ' r ' ' '
nun inn into tne sap category,
along with those who carry too
much money around on their per
sons instead of keeping It In a
safe place.
But since It's their money, I
suppose It's none of my business
what they do with It. (But I still
think I'm entitled to my opinion.)
Tragedy
"I always wanted a red balloon,
It only cost a dime,
But Ma said It was risky;
They broke so quickly;
And besides, she didn't have time.
And even If she did, she didn't
Think they were worth a dime.
We lived on a farm, and I only
went
To one circus and a fair.
And all the balloons I ever saw
Were there.
There were yellow ones and blue
ones
But the kind that I liked, the best
Were red, and I don't see why
She couldn't have stopped and
said
That maybe I could have one
But she didn't--I suppose that
now
You can buy them anywheres,
And that they still sell red ones
At circuses and fairs;
I got a little money saved;
I got a little time;
I got no one to tell me how
And where to spend my dime;
Plenty of balloons But somehow
There's something died Inside of
me
And I don't want one . . .
Now.
Jill Spargur: In Pasque Petals.
Editorial Comment
From The Oregon Press
SHOWING OFF
COSTS 16 LIVES
(Oregon City Enterprise)
Looking at it one way, every
fault is an overgrown or misplac
ed virtue. The Show Offs who
seem so prevalent in this great
North American nation have be
yend douht done a great deal for
II possibly slatting with Eric the
Red, who is supiiosed to have
discovered it. Legend says he
was running away from a mur
der rap, but he didn't get thai
name by hiding his light under
a bushel.
To what extent the Show Off
spirit inspired certain of the Rev
olutionary Fathers must be lctt
to the professional debunkers of
history. One might raise the ques
tion whether anyone ever gets
to the top in this world without
a certain amount of grandstand
ingand that applies to captains
o( Industry, inventors and trail
blazers. Broadening the discussion to In
j tive. On the other sioe of (he pic-
lure the evidence is more con
crete .nd demonstrable. There's
scant need for proof that the
Show Off attitude in its Keeping
I'p with the Joneses phase is ex
tremely wasteful, and that a
great deal of people's time is
wasted when they are forced by
circumstances to listen, or
watch, grandstanders who really
'tribute, either in Informal
ton or
in entertainment.
There Is, however, an angle to
this Show Off business that is
deadly.
In predicting a record toll of
violent death for the most re-1
cent Fourth of July weekend, the Administration." Section 12 (e
National Safety Council warned (lien provides that
against the Show Off spirit, and! "I'pon request by the Admin
In somberly announcing that Its j istration. the Secretary of the
estimates had been exceeded. It rected lo make advances to the
Whittlin'
By Viahnett S. Martin ffZ
(Aberdeen, S. D., printed many
years ago In The Literary Di
gest.) . Mothers can 'do without' things
for themselves, if necessary, but
when it comes to children's "red
balloons" it is hard indeed to
spend the "dime" for something
which common sense stern task
master! says is more necessary.
I wish there were more toys,
especially dolls and trains, made
sturdily so that when the less
expensive things must be bought
the child will not be cheated out
of something rightfully his, by
flimsy toys that go to pieces.
Toys are so wonderful, these
days! But the better ones are
expensive and many young
mothers are pulled between the
desire to please the child, and the
knowledge that the money would
be spent otherwise.
Let's buy toys, especially those
of us who have raised children
and should remember the lesson
learned, with a view to their
wearabillty, and sturdiness, as
well as their eye appeal. Toys
are so important to a child! And
to his parents from the stand
point of habits- resulting from
I heir me.
placed the blame In the same
place and with good reason. At
tention is called to the fact that
of the 711 deaths, 315 were in
traffic, of which a high percent
age probably came about through
Show Off driving; but 236, an un
usually high percentage, were
drownings. And though in Justice
to the families of drowning vic
tims it may be said that many
are purely accidental and un
avoidable, the fact remains that
among so many, a substantial
numler must have resulted from
indiscreet venturing into danger
ous water with which the swim
mers were not qualified lo cope.
Mosl recent, highly dramatic
incident in which the Show Off
urge snuffed out lives wholesale,
is that of the airliner in New
Jersey, which crashed after t
ing disabled in collision with a
stunting, "buzzing'' navy plane.
Sixteen persons died, including
the offending pilot.
Perhaps something can be done
about discouraging the Show Off
from putting on his show In such
fashion that innocent lives are
sacrificed. Of course, that will
require something much more
strenuous than preachment.
WE CONTRADICT THE E. O.
(The Bond Bulletin)
The Pendleton East Oregonian
says:
"The notion that a C. V. A.
board would be an 'autocratic
federal corporation' is nonsensi
cal. The directors will have to
go to Congress and obtain (he
money before they can do any
thing." We think that our Pendleton
contemporary has not read the
CVA bill or. having road It, has
failed lo (ake in its full meaning.
Section 12 (d of S. 1H45 pro
vides for the establishment of a
Columbia Valley Administration
I fund. One of the sources of that
i fund shall be "such amounts as
may be paid into the fund by the
1 1
Treasury Is authorized and dl
Administration from the fund J
such amounts as the Administra
tion may dem necessary to meet
(1) construction costs . . . and (2)
operating costs."
Section 12 (h) provides that
"Receipts of the Administra
tion for each fiscal year, derived
from projects and activities for
which advances are authorized,
may be used for payment of the
costs incurred in connection with
such projects and activities. The
Board shall appraise at least an
nually the Administration's nec
essary working capital require
ments, and after providing out of
such receipts for such require
ments, it shall pay into the fund
such receipts remaining."
The words that we have quot
ed from the bill make it as clear
as anything could be (1) that a
CVA fund is to be established
12) that the CVA board may pay
into that- fund various of its re
ceipts, (3) that the board mav
draw from that fund at will for
construction purposes, (4) that
the board may use its Income
without paying It into the fund
and (S) it may determine for it
self what its working capital re
quirements are.
In short, the directors will not
have to go to Congress and ob
tain the money before they can
do anything.
This is the sort of arrangement
that Secretary Davidson wants.
He wants to avoid what he has
called the politics of the appro
priative process. He wants to be
free from congressional control.
I'ndcr the CVA bill he will be
free.
The eastern timber wolf once
ranged east throughout the At
lantic states as far south as Geor
gia. FRESH WATER IN
A STEADY FLOW
Turn on the witer st one fu
cet or more than one and the
new Balanced-Flow let delivers
the exact volume of frtth water
a full stream or a trickle at
sny or all outlets, up to the ca
pacity of the pump. No waiting,
oo hesitation no spurt, no lag.
Imtantlj mnd automatically ad'
juits ititlf to varying demands for
water w hen faucets are opened
or closed, providing steady, con
tinuous, non-fluctuating stream,
in any volume within pump ca
pacity. No priming. . . . No trouble.
Quiet, easy to install. Low cost.
Capacitv up to 540 gals, per hour,
depending upon suction lilt.
After you've seen this amaiing
new pumping unit, you'll agree
it's the ideal water system for
your shallow well.
Douglas County
Farm Bureau
Cooperative Exchange
Buy Where You Share In
The Earnings
Phone PS
ROSEBVRC, OREGON
wocated W. Washington
no ll.fjlp
Suitcase Serves
As Oxygen Tent
As Twins Arrive
BALTIMORE. Aug. 6. iJfr
"It wasn't anything, said Louis
J. Orefice Thursday night after
he delivered premature twins
and kept them alive in an oxy
gen tent fashioned from a suit
case. The ambulance attendant ar
rived at (he home of Mrs. Ethel
Loraine Lappe, 20, a few sec
onds before she gave birth to the
first child.
"And then.i said Orefice. "the
first thing I knew there was
another one."
Both were girls.
Orefice spanked life Into
them. Seeing their breathing
falter, he looked about for some
thing he could use as an oxy
gen tent.
At Oreflce's suggestion a near
hysterical, 20-year-old George-W.
Lappe produced a suitcase.
Orefice lined It with blankets,
deposited t,he twins inside, then
Inserted a rubber tube leading
from a tank of oxygen carried
in the ambulance.
Both babies were alive when
the ambulance arrived at Johns
Hopkins hospital last nieht. but
one died early today. The othf-r
was said to be in critical condi
tion.
Without Orefice's quick action,
however, doctors said the twins
would have died before he got
mem io me nospllal.
The burly, 200-pound Orefice.
who has delivered 12 other babies
in eight years, said:
u wasn't anything. Just com
mon sense.
Mrs. Esther Geddes To
Tell Children's Story
Story teller for the twice-week-Iv
Y. M. C. A r-hilHron'.
hour next week will be Mrs. Es-
tner i,eddes, according to Mrs.
Beth Warg. Y. M. C. A. youth com
mittee member.
Monday's r'.ory, heard over
KRNR at 4:45, will be the tale of
the "Selfish Giant."
The children's etnrv hniit- mau
be heard every Monday and
-1 1 ujjt sunj.
Phone 100
If you do not receive
your News-Review by
6:1 P.M. call Harold
Mjbley before 7 P.M.
Phone 100
she's a shrewd
shopper
When Mrs. Average House
wife buys a head of lettuce
she has a pretty good eye for
value. When her husband
buys a pair of shoes he's a
pretty shrewd purchoser. For
their everyday purchases of
food and clothing these peo
ple strike good bargains.
These same people consult
their insurance counselors when
they need insurance and their
banker or lawyer when they make
investments, because they know
that these purchases may have
hidden values or pitfalls, they
need the advice of a specialist.
In the same manner, most people buy jewelry from a jeweler in whom
they have confidence, for here again they are confronted with possible hidden
values.
Just any jeweler may carry in his stock nationally advertised lines of
watches which are fair trade priced, let's say, $10 higher than regular so that
ot least $10 may be allowed for the customer's old watch on a "trade in."
A diamond guarantee may state that the diamond is "free from any
dark spots, dark lines or inclusions" and be worthless because it doesn't speci
fy quality of proportion, cutting, polish or freedom from transparent inclu-
sions of other minerals.
At Knudtson's you get advice from competently trained jewelers who
will tell you honestly the desirable as well as the undesiroble features of every
item.
Come In and compare
ACROSS FROM
DOUGLAS COUNTY
STATE BANK
Firt Negligence Charge
Jails Youth At Medford
MEDFORD, Aug. 6.-UD Ed
ward Prefountaine, 20, Foots
creek. Is held here In jail on a
charge of permitting the spread
of a fire.
The charge was filed by Frank
Hamilton, district ' state forest
warden, in connection with a
blaze that blackened 1200 acres
last weekend near Foots creek.
Foresters said the fire occurred
when a youth smoking out bees
failed to put out the flames after
recovering the honey. It took 100
men and three bulldozers to
bring the fire under control.
Prefountaine was unable to post
$100 ball.
Portland Food Supplies
Facing Strike Threat '
PORTLAND, Aug. 5. (. The
Ks8ibllity of a strike that would
tie up most of Portland's food
supplies continued today.
A pay offer, reportedly accept
able to 2,000 AFL warehousemen,
was rejected by the AFL Team
sters' Local 162, preventing -the
unions from reaching a new Joint
agreement with employers.
Jack bcnaict. teamster business
agent, said the offer was for a
5-cent hourly increase until next
rebruarv and cents more
after that until August, 1951.
The men had asked a 17H-cent
increase.
Negotiations are to continue.
Y. M. C. A. Day Camp
Plans Near Completion
Plans are nearly complete for
the Y. M. C. A. "day camp," ac
cording to Alva Laws, Y. M. C. A.
youth committee chairman. ,
The opening date and other
days the program will be offered
will be announced soon, Laws
said.
The day camp will be open to
all youngsters between nine and
14 years of age.
MEETINGS TO OPEN
The Glendale Presbyterian
church is planning a series of spe-
Bank With
A Douglas County Institution
Home OwnecJ Home Operated
t
Member Federal
Deposit Insurance Corp. '"
Douglas County State Bank
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before you buy.
JEWELERS
Bank Bandit To
Face Count When
Senses Regained
COULEE CITY, Wash., Aug. 6.
(P Attempted robbery charges
were filed yesterday against Jack
John Anderson, 3U but .he won't
know about it until he recovers
consciousness. -
He was knocked out by an em
ploye of the National. Bank of
Commerce branch here Wednes
day evening. 1
United States Marshal Wayne
Be zona of Spokane said his con
dition was critical. He is being
treated under guard at a hospital
in Ephrata.
Urban E. Schmidt, manager of
the ban'-, said the "would-be ban
dit threatened us with a gun and
put us down on the floor."
Schmidt said the man Insisted
that the vault safe be opened,
although it was protected by a
time lock.
"He sent me Into the va,ult twice
to open the safe and brought me
out each time and told me to lie
on the floor.
"On the third trip," Schmidt
said "he told me to put my head
against the safe, which I did. He
was about three feet away, and
I Jumped him.
'There wasn't any bravado In
my act. It was sheer desperation."
In the fight that followed,
Schmidt said, he cracked the ban-,
dit over the head with a Distol.
Then another employee, Melvin
Bondelid, hit him with a metal
crank used to close the vault.
The bandit went down and
han't recovered consciousness
fully yet.
Bezona said a warrant would be
served as soon as he comes to.
clal evangelistic meetings to be
gin on Sunday. Aug. 7. Mrs. Mace
of Fortune Branch has promised
me use or ner organ lor tne meet
ings, and Rev. Mr. Howard, the
local pastor; Clif Alson, seminary
student, and David Jones, another
seminary student, will conduct
the meetings.
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