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4 Th News-Review, Roseburg, Ore). Wee1., Aug. 31, 1949 Publishtd Oilly Exept Sunday ty th Nwt-Rvi Company, Inc. MrtJ tt elm Mtlr Mar 1. BMbrg. Oria, 4r Ml Hsrrk . Ull CHARLES V. STANTON -tfT?W EDWIN U KNA Editor Managtr Mimbtf of lha Aaaoclatad Press, Oregon Nswtpapsr Publlihara Association, tha Audit Suraau of Clrculationa ttaratata fcy KEST-HOLMDAt CO, INC. rrir in Naw farfc, Chicaf. Sa raclM Lm Ala. Btalil. PrtUa4. St. Laala. llBll'timuN KATrS la uragaa-llf Mall rar IB.aa, all alha Uraa Maallia . Itr City tafriar rr tar fit. ! .. a Mr. aav maatb tl.S Oaltlda Oraa Br Mall far r M " man tha 14 14. Iiraa aaaalha It H The Only Customer TOURIST IMMUNITY By CHARLES V. STANTON A lady tourist from California writes The b'ewt-Revieiv to complain about a traffic fine imposed at Oakland, Ore. The lady writes: I wfeh le complain agalnet th treatment by torn village police (n tha liltla towna north of ftoseburg. At Oakland, they arraatad ua for turning around at tha and of tha two-block bualnaaa atraat Coat $9.00. My family tell ma they practice fining California and Waahlngton care for every poaalbla Infraction. Yoncalla la another traffio trap, with a woman judge. They are making a good thing out of the highway traffic. I am writing the California papere advlaing motorlata to atay away from Highway . Some Douglas county towna in past years have operated traffic traps as a means of producing municipal revenue. The practice, however, has backfired so viciously and the overall results have been so disastrous that few have at tempted it in recent years. Experience has proven that a town loses more than it gains when it uses police powers to swell the municipal treasury. Looking at the other side of the picture, some out-of-state drivers seem to believe that they should enjoy im munity from local law simply because they are tourists. We have seen tourist drivers park on the wrong side of streets, make reverse turns in the middle of blocks, drive the wrong way on one-way streets, double-park and other wise deliberately flout the law, then' cry loudly about mis treatment of tourists when arrested and fined. We are not, of course, accusing our correspondent of any such deliberate infraction of law, but cite rather a tendency on the part of a minority of out-of-state motorists to ignore law and order while travelling in "the sticks." tt is our opinion that if tourist motorists will travel with the same circumspection as in their own communities, they will be no more subject to arrest than in their home towns. We hope our lady correspondent will also write that state ment to California papers. Some of our Douglas county communities have a difficult traffic problem. Canyonville and Yoncalla are outstanding examples. The highway is a straight route through both towns. Motorists, speeding on highways outside of town, often fail to slow down at municipal boundaries, thus en dangering life and property while sailing through at high speed. Other towns, such as Myrtle Creek, Sutherlin, Oakland and Drain, with sharp curves either inside or outside city limits, still have trouble with speeders, but not to the extent Canyonville and Yoncalla are plagued by fast drivers. Rose burg has speed courses at both north and south entrances, but traffic signals slow movement through the main section of town. Tourists, in our opinion, should have no immunity from penalty for deliberate disregard of established and uniform motor vehicle regulation. On the other hand, no community should impose any penalties upon tourists simply to produce revenue. Experience proves it doesn't pay in the long run, causing much damage to business and reputation. Strictly Opinion: CONGRATULATIONS To the Douglas County Fair board and Umpqua Jockey club for a swell fair and race meet BEST WISHES For the R. H. S. Indians, now girding for the season's football schedule. ORCHIDS To the Umpqua Chiefs, Southern Oregon Baseball league champions. DISGRACEFUL The condition of railroad crossings in Roseburg. REPULSIVE The hideous blue paint on the courthouse steps. REMEMBER Dates of Sept. 4 and 5, Saddle Pals club rodeo at Myrtle Creek, By Viahnett S. Martini) There are io many good usea to which the glass gallon mayon naise Jara may be put that It la surprising any ever find their way to the dump. Of course I didn't think of the Idea, either, until a friend who owns a res taurant asked me one day if she should save some for me? "Good for pickles and lota of things . . . We Just throw them out." Yes, indeed, the glass jars are good for storing small woolens, yarns and other Items. No labels one can see what Is In the Jar at a glance. Could anything be handier? i , When there were babies In our home I always put suds In a gal lon Jar, dropped in their tiny wool les etc., and shook them gently. Rinsed the same way. Per fect way to wash such things. Fine laces, too, and undies that are not tub-able. Perfect for hose, too; no chance of snagging The dry weather means lots of dust In hose; a shaking in a Jar of shds takes rare of that. Of course the Jars make fine storage for pantry items surh as corn meal, sugar, etc. They make cooky Jars, too. Seems to me a young housewife would be de lighted with a dozen, or even half a dozen; the tin tops could be painted and a decal' added. I keep thinking I'll paint the tops of mine one of these days . . . may do it yet! Another helpful 'Invention' for which necessity must take the credit, occurred to me when we had hunted every likely place within fifty miles for a galvan ized tub and pail. Remember the days? Not to be had for love or money! The bricklayers had put silts In the tub (it was all the tub we had, too, for three months, In which to bathe) with shovels or something after assuring me "it would be as good as new" when they finished with it) and I was desperate. In the materials scattered everywhere I saw some putty . . . you guessed It. I packed putty In the silt, and also in two smaller holes In a galvanized pall. That pall has been In almost dally use ever since, sometimes with scald ing water. Never has leaked. nation or any other part. Thus congress should have something to say as to what is done with those projects. But. that is con gress and not a picked trium virate of the president ruling a CVA. This all goes back to the mat ter of the best way to develop the region under our democratic form of government. And the best way still looks the way it has al ways looked. That is: Joint lead ership of development by the people of the region with federal agencies established by congress. Davidson would still have his bureaucracy, accountable to the president, do the job. Editorial Comment From The Oregon Press World "Hop Center" Now In Late Harvest The late crop of hops is being picked and will reach Its peak in the next two or three weeks, ac cording to the Independence Hop Growers, an organization serving the growers of the Independence district. Picking is good because or a normal crop with very light foliage. or the first time In several years the local hop yards have had plenty of pickers for the early crop, but more pickers will be needed in the harvest of the lates during the month of September. Cabins with lights, stoves, fuel and water are supplied at the yards with no charge to the pick ers. Camp stoves and restaurant facilities are available. Some 10.000 additional people assisting in the hop harvest will enjoy the Independence Hop Fi esta being held during the eve nings ol August 31, September 1, 2. and 3. committing a theft, saving he wanted to go back to prison. "It's tough on the outside." he said. Conley told the Montana auth orities he had been unable to hold jobs since he was paroled t: lWti. He was brought back to Stillwater Monday. Parolee Glad To Return To "Home" In Prison STILLWATKR. Minn.. Aug. .11 (.? A 63 year-old parolee from the Minnesota State prison w:is "back home" In hi cell todav with the comment, "It's nice to be back." The prisoner. Charles Conley. who had served 33 years of a life term for the slaying of a Min neapolis woman gave himself to the sheriff at Libby, Mont., after , Margaret Truman Wants ! No More "Missouri Waltz" ST. LOl'IS. Aug. 31 -Ut- Miss Margaret Truman has let It be I known she doesn't like the Ml j sourl Waltz, recently adopted as the official Missouri State song. I While changing trains here en ' route from Independence to New I York, she confided to reporters the new state song won't be In I eluded In her repertoire for a Jj-clly concert tour this fall. "I don't care If I never hear It again." she said. "It was greatly overworked at every' whistle stop during the campaign last fall." VETS OFFERED AID Application forms for special dividends from National Service Life Insurance policies are avail able In the offices of the Douglas County chapter, American Red Cross, armory building, Rose burg. Veterans who wish to make application for these insurance refunds may call at the Red Cross office any time from 8U a.m. to 5 p.m. week days and from 8:30 until 12 noon Saturdays. WHO'LL BE TOP DOG? (Pendleton East Oregonian) The isolationist viewpoint is well expressed by this comment by an anti-administration paper: "It is a terrible Indictment it we again rely upon armament i the chief Instrumentality ol In ternational relations. It Is a le pudiatlon of civilization. It is a death sentence .for human be ings." We did not rely upon arma ment prior to world war II. We tried disarmament. It was wish ful thinking, it caused the death of manv fine Americans. The winhtiil thinking policy U no good and It never has been. The Pilgrims who landed at Ply mouth rock acted more sanely and they survived. When James Buchanan was president he tried wishful thinking and we had four vears of needless civil war. The United States indulged tn hopeful thinking after world wat I and our good war time navy was scrapped. Thereupon tile Japanese and the Hitlerites be gan to plan for conciiest and dur ing the early stages of the bi?; war they made entirely too much headway. They thought they had us licked and could dictate peace at Washington. It. C. Wishful thinking docs not suf fice liecause there are alwavj lawless folk who will prowl it they get the chance. The Boston people learned that when they had a police strike. This is a free country and the isolationists are entitled to have their say but they are crazy when they claim that our resolute for eign policy means a repudiation of civilization. The very existence of civllleJ life depends Un protecting peaceful folk against maraiulers That story is as old as mankind itself. If law abiding peaceful (oik do not have the upr hand and the means of safeguarding them selves the other folks become top dog. That is the problem we fa v today and our firm policy is no; only just and sensible but It is lmerative. Newspai"rs should tell the truth. If they are confused and do not know what It is all about they should at least refrain from saying things that have a ten dency to reduce the sum total of human knowledge. CONFUSED THINKING OF A CVA BOOSTER (Salem Capital Journal) C. Uirard Davidson has long been telling the people of the Pa cilic Northwest ot the "bless ings" of the proposed Columbia Valley Administration. Davidson, who Is assistant sec retary of the interior, has also told those same people of this region that it is not lor them to decide whether or not a CVA should be established out here. The matter ia too big for them. It is up to congress to decide if a CVA is good or bad. At the same time, however, he bounces into Portland with smiles lor the coming hearings on what the people of the region think of a CVA. His position is rather confus ing, isn't it? In one position, he expresses great faith in the people who will receive the "blessings" of a val ley administration, in the next, he says those Pacific Northwest- , el -net's have no need of voting on i a CVA because it is up to th? i in Washington to decide w hat is best for them. And then he i switches into another pose and l declares that a hearing should lie held to get view s on what residents of the region thills about a CVA. j By the time he gives his three different opinions, the people -f the region have reason to becomo ! more leary of this ardent advo cate and his government admin istration that would lie above the states. The CVA would be a "lit tle Washington" for this part of the country. CVA boosters object to the use of the words "suer government," to describe their : scheme. And. if anything, whatever D j vidson says from time to time i seems to confirm the conviction i that what he has In mind is a lit tle bureaucratic world out In these parts answerable to the president. Of course, such a bu reaucracy would be for the "ben ;efit" of the people-hut he doesn't want those people to voie on n. A i A would be too big a thing for them to divide. I In one resect, Davidson has I a point. Congress foots the bill i for the huge development pro 'ects whether In this part of the In the Day's News (Continued From Page One) Newly-Devised Suit Enables One To Live 2 Minutes In Raging Fire CURSE OF BIGNESS (The Oregon Statesman) The department of Justice has started legal proceedings against the Dupont company. It seeks to force it to sell its holdings of stock in General Motora and the Duponts to sell their holdings of stock In the United States Hub ber company which they own in dividually. The offense apparent ly imputed la that of bigness; the Dupont outut la too big, so crac-K it up. The Dupont organization Is large, but it is efficient. It pro duces goods that people want and are willing to pay for. Its re search has introduced many new products (nylon is onei of use to mankind, research which only strong companies could finance. If we recall correctly Duponts took over a big block of CMC stock when the William C. Du rant empire cracked up, and the stock was turned loose. Their purchase stabilizes the CMC en terprise to the benefit of other stockholders and employes of the company. In the case of Li. S. Rubber It was having hard go ng in the depression years, suffering heavy losses in its operations. The entry of Duponts into own ership in the company helped to tide it over and it again became a prosperous enterprise. The Du i.n hve nrofited bv the in vestments of course, but so have thousands of others, and the country too. Speaking of the curse of big ness the greatest offender is the federal government itself which has grown like a beanstalk. It is wasteful and extravagant and sucks out so much in the way of taxes that private economy is Jeopardized. Annual Increase In Taxes Places Louisiana At Top WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that state tax collections in the last year amounted to 300.000.000. "a rise of 7.1 percent over the previous twelve months. Ixnilfiana led the list in tax Increases for the period ending last June 30. Louisiana's state levies Jumped 51 percent. Thirty nine other states showed Increas ed collections. Louisiana state levies now are the hiehest Der canita in the na- Ition. the census report showed. They amount to Si'2 for every man. woman and child. Nebraska had the lowest per capita tax revenue. $3t?. The av erage for all states is $57. but the trend of state collections still is rising. Kxcluding payroll collections for unemployment compensation, which are not strictly, revenues because they are held In trust for payment of benefits later, state taxes yielded a record S7. WO.000.000 In fiscal l!Mi. or 9.5 percent more than In 1!M8. Other states showing a sharp increase in tax collections last year ( including unemployment compensation levies) inchid.nl Oregon. 12.6. State tax collections per canita i showed these among the high est: California S83.41; Colorado J7.V.VS: Michigan $73.06: I'tah SK9.24: Washington $90.07; Ore gon $tW.4. start a fight at moment's notice. That' the kind of world we are living in. e PR example: A dispatch from Dogu Baya- zit, Turkey, tells ua that live Americana are toiling up three mile high Mount Ararat (about the same height aa Mt. Shasta) to see If Noah's ark lies on the ium- mil There have been interesting reports of late about an object up there resembling a boat. BUT, the dispatch continues: 'The Russians have protested strenuously that the search for the Ark Is merely a blind for a SPYING EXPEDITION. Mount Ararat Is on the Turkish-Russian border." IN estimating that statement, make use of your native gump tion. Suppose you were a spy and a darned good one. Suppose you stood ready to risk your life lose it, if need be to gain Infor mation that would aid your coun try vitally in a contest with an enemy (or prospective enemy) nation. Do you reckon you'd be wasting your time climbing a 15,000-foot mountain out In the more or less barren desert that separates Tur key from Russia? I DOUBT it. I'm sure that if I were doing the spying I'd pick a more fertile field. If I were risking my life, I'd want to see more things than I could see climbing a practically uninhabited mountain to find out if Noah's ark was up there. But Russia la Jittery She sees a spy behind every bush. You never can tell what Jittery people will do. And you certainly never can tell what a JITTERY WORLD j will do. THERE ia a new ruckus of some sort down, in Bolivia. Bolivia is a land-locked little country lying along the high back bone of the Andes in South Amer ica. It is rich In tin which is one of the vital raw materials of mod ern industry. It is now-rich in oil enormous oil fields having Just been discovered there. BUT IT IS POOR IN HUMAN RELATIONS. Its smarter, more capable peo ple, who are qualified by educa tion and training to exercise lead ership, have never been Interested in providing the kind of intelli gent leadership that with natural resources such as Bolivia's could make everybody In the country comfortable and prosperous. As a result, people down there are trigger-happy. Having nothing to lose, they are ready to start shooting at the drop of a hat. ... THE older I get, the more it seems to me that the modern world, richer than Croesus in ma terial resources and becoming richer every day In scientific knowledge which lies at the root of utilization of material resources for the welfare of all the people, is PRACTICALLY BANKRUPT IN HUMAN RELATIONS. Any way you look at it, that is a tragedy. By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE Associated Press Science Editor NEW YORK, Aug. 31 You can walk into raging fire, with flames licking your entire body, and live there comfortably for more than two minutea in a new anow-white suit out of the aero medical laboratory. This suit, the first and only one yet made, was ahown to the Aero Medical association here by the laboratory's doctors from Wright Field, Ohio. The purpose is rescue work in the blazing gasoline of wrecked airplanes. The suit withstands 2,000 de grees Fahrenheit for up to three minutes. Then you come out to cool down, but only the suit needs cooling. The anowy suit has 18 layers, which pile up to a thickness of about half an inch. The first two outer layer are fiber-glass, which ia white as driven snow, and the whiteness reflects away some of the heat. The third layer down ia silver foil. The burnished ailver also le flecta the heat, and the metal won't melt even at 2,000 degrees. Then follow layers of glass cloth, in zones of three to four each, Interspersed with alumi num foil. Layer number 17 Is coal black fiber glass coated with neoprene. Black absorbs heat. This layer close to the akin ib- aorbs the heat from your body. The Aero Medical men aay a man can remain comfortable in this auit for over two hours dur ing a heat wave In the pen. Thia seems to be a tip for manufac turer of hot-weather clothes. The final Inner layer ia nylon, not Just because of heat resist ance, but to make it easy to slide Into the suit with fire-regulation speed. Gov Alexander Spotswood waa partially responsible for the con struction of the first Ironworks in Virginia In 1716. In early colonial days, when families made nails at home, 4 good worker could turn out 2,000 small nails a day. Phone 100 If you da net receive your Newa-Review by :1S P.M. eall Harold Mobl.y before 7 P.M. Phone 100 Bonk With A Douglas County Institution Home OwneJ Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Douglas County State Bank FOR PLENTY OF HOT WATER Buy a Collins 30-42-52 Gallons Sixes Complete Bathroom Sets All siies of galvoniied pip Pipe fittings Bath trim Complete line of Water Systems Everything for th Farm and Horn BUY WHERE YOU SHARE !N THE SAVINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY Farm Bureau Co-Operative Exchange ROSEBURG, OREGON Phone 98 Located W. Washington St. and S P. R. R. Tracks ! FROM THE NEWS OF i. The amount of energy you use, not the hot weather, determines the amount of food you need in the summertime. $199 50 Plus Federal Tax BUYS AN ELECTRIC CLARY ADDING MACHINE 'The World's Fastest" CLARY ELECTRIC CASH REGISTERS in stock olio D and L Stationers are the newly appointed agents for Clary Business Macnines. Phone 173-Y for Free Demonstration D & L Stationers Durham and Lewis Office Supplies and Equipment FREE DELIVERY 325 S. Stephens 31 YEARS AGO 7 f " Roseburg Review June 13, 1918. This news story of 1918 doesn't state, but the cannery must have been used to can prunes and other fruits which were grown so abundantly here in the past. Loggers and lumbermen now dominate the scene, where orchardists used to reign supreme. Right now is a good time for us to remind loggers that if their equipment isn't insured they're taking 'way too big a risk. Insure your trucks, donkeys, loaders ond equipment at Tipton-Per-min's. It Pays to Insure in Sura Insurance! Phon. 1277-R f n r St TIPTON PERMIN INSURANCE 214 W. Cass Next door to Pntt rfflet Bin Tipton Carl Permln 7