4 Tht Ntwi-Ravlaw, Roseburg, Ore. Sot., Sept. 10, 1949 Publlthed Diily Excapt Sunday fy th Ntw-vit Company, Inc. mft4 - fim uf Hr 1. tr. ai tha tl(ki ti Rbr(. Ortt. lader tct 4f March t, Utl CHARLES V. STANTON iiTV EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor ljr Managar Mtmber of tha Auociatad Preaa, Oregon Nawapapar Publlthera Association, tha Audit Bureau of Circulation lirMi(i t wiaT-HtiixiDAt CO.. inc. arrif is Nw lark. Cbtcar. Sae) trapciasa Lm AaftUt, Sea It I. rftl Si. Laala. ausac-RirnuN Art la oteia i Mati r tr $. ati m m. hr maatfca l!M Be ( It Carrier Far year ll.M Ha lTirl, In ta aaa rr Mr naala II.M Oauiela Ora T Mall rar raar MM went be M H IHrea enaRtlia 13 1 DANGER FROM "SLEEPERS" By CHARLES V. STANTON Fire fighting officials of forest protective agencies will have "sleepers" on their minds for the next couple of weeks, but the "sleepers" won't be members of their crews. In fact, crew members will be very much alert looking for those same "sleepers." A "sleeper," in forest parlance, is a smoldering fire which may remain in semi-dormant stage for weeks at a time then virtually explode when conditions become just right. "Sleeper" fires nearly always follow severe electrical storms. Lightning will hit an old snag or a down log. The exterior of the snag or log may be damp, but fire will start and burn slowly on the interior. It may smolder for days at a time, never kicking up enough smoke to permit de tection. Then, fanned by a wind, or, on a day of extremely low humidity, the snag or log, having been thoroughly dried by its internal heat, will suddenly burst into flames, usually throwing out sparks like a roman candle, setting fire to sur rounding timber and starting a blaze which will spread with great rapidity, often gaining considerable headway before fire fighters can reach the scene. Undoubtedly "sleeper" fires have been started over much of the forest area during the widespread storms. Accom panying rains will be of assistance in extinguishing many incipient fires, but forest fire fighters will be in a state of apprehension for the ensuing two weeks. Electrical storms usually forest fires each year, but, set by lightning seldom are fires fires set through carelessness or by the incendiarist's torch. A tiny match flipped carelessly out an automobile win dow, a live cigarette butt tossed into roadside litter, or an untended campfire may carry as much, or more, danger as a spectacular and awesome bolt of lightning. We can't stop storms, but we can halt carelessness, and we can, if public opinion becomes fully determined, put an end to the activities of incendiarists. Serviet To Constituents Congressman Harris Ellsworth reports in his most recent letter from the national capital that the message probably will be his last until, after the first of next year. Resident of the Fourth Congressional district, in our opinion, have been extremely' fortunate to have these week ly letters from its representative. It is our understanding that Congressman Ellsworth was the first to initiate this service. Another excellent feature has been the radio transcrip tions prepared by Congressmen Norblad and Ellsworth, dis cussing current legislative problems, particularly those af fecting Oregon. We hear and read much criticism of Congress. The con stant friction between the legislative body and the executive branch makes newspaper headlines almost daily. The execu tive department, employing hundreds of expert publicity directors, succeeds in filling much newspaper space. Con gress has no organized information outlet. It has no system to answer criticism or, more especially, the deliberate un truths and misinterpretations often promulgated by execu- tive department paid spokesmen. We believe that newspaper readers and radio listeners in the Fourth district are in a position to weigh current issues much more intelligently and with less influence from politi cal propaganda because of the weekly letters from Wash ington, as prepared by Congressman Ellsworth, and the regular radio discussions furnished by the two Oregon repre sentatives. More congressmen, in our opinion, should adopt the same procedure for the purpose of keeping constituents informed and bringing about a better understanding of issues. State Board Of Control Will Investigate Entire Oregon State Penitentiary SALEM i.Vt The Slate Board ; Brownlee case followed of Control announced it wouidllhat Brownlee lav In his cell for I Investigate the entire state pent-1 six hours before' receiving medi icnuary wnn a view lowarn ic- organizing It. The board's statement was i made In connection with Its re- port that Oran Brownlee. convict who committed suicide last March 17, died partially because of carelessness and an error of Judgment on the part of the guards in charge. The board promised It would work out plans to prevent such an Incident from hr,piening again. The board said that Brownlee, who came from Lane county, died of loss of blood and a rheu matic heart. Brownlee slashed his wrists In his cell. Declared Insane "There was no question." the board wrote, "that Brownlee was Insane and that both the inmates and the guMris ld rot take him seriously. Twice befoi-e, Brown lee had cut his arm In an effort to be sent to the hosnital. Both times he was sent there and no serious after-effect materialized. The last time that he did this it was viewed es more or less a wolf-wolf procedure. There was an error of judgment on the pan of the guards In charge and some evidence of carelessness." The board's Investigation of the account for the majority of with' only few exceptions, fires as destructive as man-caused cai attention. The Board of Control said its Investigation of the prison would take some time. "In the meantime we have plans under wav to reorganize the entire setup. Particularly that of the medical attention giv en to the inmates. We are not ready, at this time, to disclose the coiTeelions which will be made, hut we can assure the citi zens of the Slate of Oregon that there will be a substantial Im provement In I lie entire organiza tion. "No building has been done at the penitentiary during the last 19 ears. with exception of the new cell block which has Just been completed. It is now possi ble to Improve the conditions at the penitentiary because of this new cell block. We aie also start ing another cell block and possib ly a correct ion block, boi h of : which are vitally needed." I The hoard said It hopes the next ! legislature will provide more! money for all state institutions. The report was signed by ail j three members of the hoard.' iney are governor ixiugias Mo- should be r IKK I IUHir . and tor i Shirley said, "hut Just look, mv Kay. Secretary of Slate Karl T. fireproof construction the costs : hair is still greasx from the swim Newbry, and State Treasurer ' are running $1VM to $19 43 per land I have to diver It up some Walter J. Pearson, 1 square Xoou Add In equipment I how." Miss Seventh Grader from 'years of enjoyment here. Roseburg-1 forgot to ask herl The Crown Zellerbach Lum name was the most patient fish- ber company con:ro;s the lake, erman at Paradise Cove! We promised to bring her some porch that third day, but when we came In she had left. Maybe she will read this and know we kept our promlsp? Young Master Brooks was also a patient fisherman when he was not busy otherwise. He seem ed to be general handyman, lend ing a hand when a boat docked, asking questions which he filed In that alert, eleven year old mind, and out of the mlscel- laneous Information he collected day by day, he was able to an swer, and answer well, just about any question. "113 miles," I think Robert said, "in the Lake Tahkenltch shore line." It is a lovely lake! Except for the not unpleasant putt-putt of a motor the sounds were the quiet wilderness sounds we do so love! The War must have left us with an Intense spiritual need for woods and rivers and lakes we cannot i be casual about Douglas county ! scenery, even after neat ly three ! Editorial Comment From Tha Oregon Press HOSPITALS COST $13,000 A BED! (Eueene Register Card) Latest reports of the I'nited Stales Public Health Service show that average construction costs of hospitals bulll in the las: year have been running $13.1X10 lcr bed -not counting site costs. On 105 general hospital Jobs, tho costs per bed have averaged Sii, nio. Now you can expect to hear a lot of people asking: "How do they get that way? Where does alt this cost come from?" Lane county, which has an es tlmaled minimum shortage of at least 400 hospital beds should listen carefully to some of the j fads put Jorth by the American Hospital Associations little mag azine "Trustee'' in answering lie old argument that hospitals shouldn't cost more than hotels: 1. Hotels and hospitals exist for entirely different purposes. 2. Bed space in a hospital oc- cim'iea onlv total siwcc .11 to '. percent ol siwcc; In a hotel the bed space will be at least bti percent of total. 3. In the best hotel, the ratio clerk. will never exceed 1 employee per A few moments later the home guest; in the poorest hospital n'was pelted with stones. Several will be 2 for 1. I windows were broken. A police 4. Percentage of high skillet patrol was set up in the area, and professional help in a hospi-1 Police and firemen blamed tal is verv hich. ."Juveniles" for setting, up the 5. Hotels have manv sources of Income; hospitals one. fi. Hotels do not have to sup ply operating rooms, laborator ies. X'lay. siecial dieticians anil a vast array of sHVial and tech nical services imperative for hos pitals. The V. S. Public Health Servl e reports that in the hosoilals now under construction it requires M to tvW square feet of overall spaic In relation to each bed. In a hos pilal ward or room the aciu..l space occupied by a bed ts ve v small, hut for each bed through out the institution there must be a swce equivalent to a room 20 teet witie and 20 or 32 feet long - equivalent to a whale of a big living room or the entire spai-e of our news department. Furth eimote the m.1ern hospital An Omen? Wfr cm"-- Bj Viahnett S. Martin t so thpre are only the two resorts. It surprised me that both places were so quiet, although both wpre filled to capacity. Didn't hear a radio, read a paper, or do anything but fish, eat and sleep. The Cove was as quiet as our own woods each night! Even the three men were quiet who put their outboard motor on a rented boat and then lost it overboard. I didn't hear them j say anything but they didn't look especially happy. However, they hauled lt-up by the chain fastened on It, and busied themselves try ing to get the motor started after its ducking. Dampened their day all right. On Saturday afternoon a speed boat scooted around fishing boats a little closer than I liked. It was pulling a board on which a rider was having a marvelous time, now and then losing his balance, but getting back on again. There were miles of open water In the lake and adjoining waters, but they liked company or an audience! I costs (but not sites) and your I overall costs Jump to S1S.S6 and per square foot. Translat ed Into costs per bed they are running from $11.2.t to $14,475 with the average at $12,910. "Can't small towns build more cheaply?" In some cases they can have lower Initial cost, hut It Is gener ally recognized that for general hospital purposes maximum effi ciency cannot be achieved with less than 200. preferably 400 beds. Ojerating cosis throughout the I'nited Slates last year averaged $11.78 per day. It's a til-,,.. ,idous problem In any community but one that can be solved only by facing facts. Whit Neighbors Dous Burning Wooden Cross WASHINGTON'. Sept. 10 (.TV While neighbors doused a blazing wooden cross planted In the yard ' l a Negro family early Friday, daw This was reported by firemen called to the home of Ralph Snped, a navy department mail cross and stoning the house. They said the Sneeds, who recently moved into the neighborhood, were the only negro residents in the bliM'k. It is located about two miles northeast of the capitol. Shirley May France Sails For Massachusetts POVKR. Kngland. Sept. 10 - Shirlev Mav France took one last look t i nlay at the Kngllsh Channel she failed to swim la: week anil then started her trip home to Massachusetts. "It looks heller toiiav and I feel like jumping in." she said. The American teenager was dressed formally in a grey faille gow n and wore a perkv white hal. me nat reels uncominriaoie. In the Day's News I Continued From Page One) great wars had a lot to do with It. Wars are terribly, TERRIBLY destructive, They are like fires that roar beyond all control. They burn up the accumulated savings of generations. When your savings are de stroyed, you are back to raw fundamentals. It is the same with nations. THERE are times when we In- I dine to be irritated with the British. When we feel such Irri tations coming on, let's save this thought: In both wars, the British i thought their LIBERTIES were threatened. On both occasions, wnen tne grim cnoice came, tney didn't hesitate. They threw their property unquestionlngly Into the fight to the death to save their liberties. You can't despise people who do things like that. HOW can we REALLY help the British? Frankly, I don't know. I don't think anybody KNOWS. This much Is certain: We can't WPA them out of It. WPA, continued long enough, rots away the fiber of men's souls. When the fiber of a man's soul is gone, the man himself is gone. There remains only the hollow shell of something that once was admirable. I COME way or other. If the thing I A lh.l D.itl.1. la V.. j tained in the world, we must get I the British back to the point j where, they can produce enough I things themselves to swap for the things they need from others. If that can't be done, the Brit : ish will go on WPA. ! That will be the end of the great chapter in human affairs that was Britain. I IS the thing that was Britain worth savings? I Don't forget this: I The Idea that a man is a man, and as such has certain inallen I able human rights, was born in j England. That gives the British a sentimental claim on us who i have benefited so greatly by that idea. If the time ever comes when I sentiment is utterly disregarded, : this will be a foul world to live In. Rubber Workers Union Accepts Pay Decrease 1 NORWAI.K. Conn. JP Mem ' hers of Local 2S3 I'nited Rubber i Workers of America iCIOi voted ! to accept a decrease In pay a er asing 11 cents an hour from the 1 Norwalk Tire and Rubber com : pany on a trial basis. I The union accepted the propos i ai. agreed on by Us represent. . lives at a negotiation meeting with the company yesterday, by a vote ot 124 to 4S. The decrease will mean cuts in income ranging from two to 13 percent. In effect, this returns the rub ber worker's pay to the level of two vests a so when they wei granted an 11 cents an hour in crease by the company. Officials of the firm, which laid off 3.V) emploves in June, have promised that if business improv es wages will be raised to last year's figure. During maximum production, the company employ ed 700 persons. Europe's Council Ends Session With Rights Bill STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 10 (JP The Council of Europe's Consultative assembly wound up its historic first session Friday shortly after okaying a bill of human rights. During its one-month sitting the 12-nation body approved num ber of recommendations which may help weld the political and ecomonic unity of Europe. The entire session was domin ated by oft repeated assertions that Europe despite Marshall plan aids stands on the brink of economic and political disaster from which it only can be res cued by unity. Since the assembly only has advisory powers, " the human rights measure must be approved by the 12 nations of the European council to become effective. The resolution guaranteeing 10 specific fundamental human free doms passed 65 to one, with 17 attentions. Most of the British, laborite group, who opposed the measure, abstained from voting. British laborite opposition to the proposal for an International court to enforce observance tof human rights was based on fears that such a body might become a sounding board for Communist propaganda. The 10 rights and freedoms were listed as: 1. Security of the person. 2. Exemption from all slavery and servitude. 3. Freedom from all arbitrary arrest, detention and exile. 4. Freedom from all arbitrary interference in private and fam ily life, home and correspond ence. 5. Freedom of thought, con science and religion. 6. Freedom of opinion and ex pression. 7. Freedom of assembly. 8. Freedom of association. 9. Freedom to be united In trade unions. 10. The right to marry and found a family. Employees Accept Cut Of Five Cents Wages CONNEAUT, O., Sept. 10- Union worker- at the Walter A. Goldsmith Co. have decided to accept a five cents hourly wage cut. This was announced today by the company's local of the Inter national Ladies Garment Work ers lAFLi. About 77 employes, nearly all women, work at Gold smith's. Walter Hunt, Inventor of t h e safety pin, sold all rights to his Invention for $400 In 1849. I .fa W Hi -Malts-- ... t ..r 1 ' .milium, " - l ' 'i iii ssm . jew ,- . A one quarter carat gem quality diamond could actually cost him from thirty to one hundred fifty dollars including tox, depending not so much upon where he bought it, but more upon what kind of a diamond it is. Some of the eloims and guarantees that go along with "bargain diamonds" state that the diamond ii fret of "carbon spots, dark spots and other dark in clusions," without saying anything about tha other factors that are more important in determining gem value: color and cutting. Color differences which are only visible to a trained person and inspected with professional apparatus could moke a difference of $25 in the price of a quar ter corat diamond. The best advict that any person with diamond buying esperienc. will air. von is "CHOOSE JEWELERS BEFORE CHOOSING GEMS." We at Knudtson's invite you Across from Douglos County State Bonk Naval Reserve Fighter Plant Disappears In Bay PORT ANGELES, Sept. 10-(IP) A Seattle naval reserve fighter plane and pilot vanished last night from a home-bound three-plane formation over the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A moonlight search by air and water during the night failed to disclose any trace of the missing craft. The heaviest fog of the sea son prevented any resumption f the aerial search this forenoon. A four-mile railroad near Quincv, Mass.. had the first i Iron rails, in the form of thin strap on top of wooden rails. Bank With A Douglas County Institution Home OwneJ Home Operated Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 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