SECTION 2 Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 1949 200-49 ' ' : ' ' ' ' - '" - " ..' .-;)' -e .--'I- r I , -.,-.. ' j ' V . " f r.. .- : 11 .? Ifefe 1? TRANSMISSION LINE COMPLETED TO TOKETEE The high ten don transmission line, which will carry energy from Copco's To ketee Falls power project to the Dixonville substation at Rose burg, was "heated" Monday. Crews assembled at the Toltetee nd of the 49-mile line to celebrate erection of the last pole by Living Happily In Midst Of Plenty Complex Problem For U. S.i Secy. Brannan Says BLOOMTNGTON. III.. Aug. 25. (. Secretary of Agriculture Brannan said here that living happily In the midst of abund ance is a strangely complex problem for America. For example, he refrred to the problem of handling the mid west's bumper corn crop. Bran nan came here for a farmers' program sponsored by the Panta craph newspaper of Bloomington. He said he found the corn belt's corn crop "a mighty fine sight" but one having "potentialities of an awful headache" in getting it stored, marketed and used wisely. "Two and one-half billion bush els of corn used to be considered a good crop." he said in his pre pared text. "But last year we hail an all-time record corn crop of about three and two-third billion bushels. This year we anticipate a crop almost as large." "Abundance of grain Is here to stay," he added. "Let's be realis FREE Sound Movies Throughout All 3 Days tic about It. We simply, cannot expect our normal corn crop in the future to drop back to a level of approximately two and one half billion bushels. . "We have had an agricultural revolution in this. country a revolution of new varieties, new procedures and the advances of the machine. An agricultural revolution of this nature can no more be turned back than indus try can return to the gas lamp and the 14 hour day." Brannan said bumper crops have brought an 18 months de cline in the purchasing power of agricultural products which, if al lowed to continue, "might be a source of danger to the entire country." He spoke out for his own farm aid plan and said it with the rest of the agricultural stabilization Erogram could serve as a proper rake on this decline, helping ooiVt -f VjS-!? 105 South the traditional ceremony in which to the last tower. Pictures show of the line looking toward Eagle its ceremonial decorations, which both city and farm dweller. Brannan has argued that his plan would aid the buyer of farm produce by allowing prices of perishable foods to find natural level, and that federal subsidies would help keep up farm income at a fair level. Scientists Summoned To Testify In Spy Probe WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. (JP) Two University of California scientists have been subpoenaed by the House Un-American Ac tivities committee to testify next month at hearings on wartime communist activity at Berkeley. Committee counsel Frank P. Tavenner said the scientists are Ken Max ' Manfred and Irving David Fox. Tavenner declined to say what specific information the commit tee seeks from them. He said they have been called to appear in Washington on Sept. 14, although the date may be changed later. The radiation laboratory at Berkeley was a center of atomic research during the war. The committee has taken testimony that a communist cell was estab An Invitation To You From Us Douglas County Fair Grounds JocVson each workman's hat is nailed the assembled crew, a section rock, and the last tower with include the foreman t pants. lished there and had some contact with Soviet espionage agents. SERVES ON CARRIER Harry D. Griffin, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Griffin of Azalea. Is attached to the escort aircraft carrier USS Rendova which has Just been awarded the battle efficiency pen nant and "E" for her general ex cellence throughout the fiscal year July 1. 1948 to June 30, 1949. The award is a competitive one, based on overall battle efficiency. Each department of the ship is graded to determine the vessel's final mark in the competition. SCHOOL FEET Are ACTIVE FEET Tag, sprinting, ond thot long slide . . . into home base can scuff tips, run down soles and heels ... so bring your children's shoes in for reinforcement ot points of extra wear. If their worth wearing they're worth repairing HILL'S SHOE SERVICE 108 E. Washington TOKETEE TO DIXONVILLE Crew's Hats, Foreman's Trousers Adorn Towers As Copco Line Is Energized By CHARLES V. STANTON If anyone saw Marvin Cooley trudging around in his under wear, think nothing of it. Marvin Cooley Is foreman of the construction crew building Copco's transmission line between Toketee halls power projects and the Dixonville substation. Cooley was forcibly removed from his trousers recently and the pants were nailed to a high pole. But that is in line with tradition. Some vears ago there devel oped a curious ceremony amon power company line construction crews. Celebrating the setting of the last pole, as a line is finished, all crew member's hats are nailed to the pole, or poles and woe betide the man who hasn't a hat! That's why Cooley's pants adorn a tall pole at the end of the new Copco line. After placing 659 poles and stringing 147 miles of copper con ductor, the transmission line con struction crew completed the line into Toketee, with a successful test last Monday, when the line was energized from Dixonville. As the three poles were erected to form the final tower at the Toketee end of the line, crew members assembled and. one by one, came forward with tnelr hats to complete the ceremony. Foreman Cooley was all pre pared. He had brought a hat for the occasion. But he had never been seen to wear a hat on the Job. and a hat not connected with the project was unacceptable. Someone suggested the foreman's pants, which explains why Cooley went home in his underwear, if any neighbors are concerned. A lew other devotees of the bared head escaped more easily. They only lost their shirts. Big Task Performed To be known as Line 39, the transmission system between Toketee and Dixonville has been finished considerably ahead of schedule. It traverses 48.9 miles In vir tually a direct line. The road dis tance Is aniiioxlmalolv 80 miles. Between eight and nine million board feet of timber were Cleared from the right of way. Logs were sold to a company still engaged In removing them from the right-of-way and hauling them to mills in the Roseburg area. The crews, averaging from 60 to 125 men, erected 305 towers, CORONADO "HUGE FOOTER" V occupies same AS REGULAR 6 - k Actually 9 Cubic Feet Capacity k 15.42 Square Feat of Shelf Area ir 10-Pound Capacity Meat Freeier ic Makes 8 Pounds of Ice Cubes if 1-Piece Porcelain Interior with Rounded Corners ir Hermetically Sealed Unit ir 3-Yer Warranty Compare It with any other Refrigerator you've seen at $250. Hurry! Supply Is limited. SAVE 27-50! WAS $1150 "CORONADO" WASHER (nl THE WESTS OLDEST erJ UHCiST which Included 659 poles and 380 anchor holes. Twelve different types of towers were built to meet topography, angles, stres. etc. Workmen strung 616,000 pounds of 19-strand copper con ductorwire about as big around as the average thumb. Towers were placed on an average of 852 feet, apart, 6.2 to the mile, but some spans were of greater length, the longest being approxi mately 3.000 feet. Preliminary survey and engi neering started June 10. 1947. That portion of the line from inxonvllie to tne Boundary oi tne Umpqua National forest, a dis tance of 24 miles, was built last ear. The remaining portion was constructed this year. Switches are located at Dixon ville, Rock Creek. Boundary, Steamboat, Perry Wright road, and Ringtail mountain. C C. Archibald, former Copco manager at Roseburg. was con struction superintendent, and Christv" Christiansen was first assistant. Oregon Historical Literature Gift To County's Schools As a gift to the county school system, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Rice have presented conies of Na tional Geographic magazine, dat ing from 1925 through 1941, and copies of the Junior Historical Journal from 1941 through 1946. county superintendent Ken neth Barneburg announced that the magazines have just been re turned to his office, after he had them bound in attractive volumes. The National Geo graphic makes up more than 25 volumes. These will be made available to the county schools for study by the students. The Junior Historical Journal, no longer being published, was edited by Alfred Powers, Port land. A great amount of prehis toric Oregon data, as well as the early history of the Oregon coun try development, Is told In a man ner especially suitable for chil dren, said Barneburg. Antarctic Icebergs are often a mile or more In length, and a few have been found to measure 20 to 30 miles. ' floor space CU. FT. 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Both George Eriekson. senior high principal, and R. R. Brand, Junior high principal, urged stu dents to come prepared to pay tneir lees on the dates specified for registration. Required Fees Listed Compulsory fees for students at both schools include a lock de posit of $.75 for the use of the om where Saw Tik Anderson last week and was reminded of the first time I erf r spoke to him. The missus hsd sent me out one Saturday afternoon to hunt for some blackberries. I took a long hike and couldn't find any. Finally, I esme to Tik's house along that low stretch east of the fork on River Road. "Hi there," I says, "any blackberries around here?" Tlk saya. "There used te be hut I don't know mpch about things that grow wild. Later, I found how Tik supports his family by picking berries. 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Admission Liberalised Student body tickets will be on sale for senior high school stu- 1 dents at a cost of S4 for the year. ine cards will entitle students to free admission to all home athlet ic events. Including five football games and all the home basket ball games. In addition, Principal Eriekson announced that minor sports events will be open to stu dent body ticket holders and will include such activities as boxing, wrestling, baseball, track and tennis. This is the first year these sports have been offered free to ticket holders. They will also re ceive copies of the high school newspaper. The $4 fee was es tablished by last year's student countil. Both the junior and senior high schools require student body membership before students may participate in any athletic events, earn awards, vote, or participate in other activities. About 37 percent of U. S. farms now have telephones. I sit Joe Marsh If They're Wild, They Belong To Tiki been like the rest of folks In town respectful of his right not to tell where "his" berries grew. From where I sit, respecting other folks' rights comes natural in our town ... in America for that matter! Whether it's' a person's right to enjoy a temperate glass of beer or ale, or whether it's Tik Anderson's right to keep secret where his berries are, it's all a big part of a, real democracy 1 1949, VniuJ Siata Breutri Foiuuktiam All light f DRAIN HOSE t - -. 1 44' y-v ! Phone 97 Vfc ...