Roseburq Girl Wins Medal Contest 9 $1 t&r)rl'S SPEECH CONTESTANTS Pictured above as they stop r the summit of the McKenzie pats homeward bound are Roseburg speech representatives to the state W.C.T.U. convention, held last week at Prineville. Left to right, they are: First row, Mrs. Fred L. Southwiclc, state speech director, who accompanied the group; Juanita Thomas, Barbara Marsh, Pearl medal speech winner; second row, Edward Hall, Beverly Niclcell and Galen Crisler.' Barbara Marsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Marsh, Rose burg, was the winner of the Pearl medal contest conducted at the state W.C.T.U. convention in Prineville last week. Miss Marsh was one of five young people who spoke in the contest on the subject, "The Last Entry." "Other Roseburg young people who spoke and their topics were: Galen Crisler, "Rescued"; Ed ward Hall, "Dot Poy Fritz"; Bev erly Nickell, "Just This Once," and Juanita Thomas. "Bars." Mrs. Fred U Southwlck. stale speech contest director of the .1 )VF 1 Perhaps grandmother didn't leave yo. her favorite Jewelry, but Cora effeis this I ?'fcv charming froup of pins, earrings, brace V J K2m5 ,n' ntc'''ce ,n nn1u I'M finished v SWv metal accented with brilliant stones and xgnhwi. dainty seed pearls wjfAJftliM Multi. Amelhyl. Emerald. Topat. Aq". P yejH. 1.00 each 1 . 1 . Plus tax 1 SiauUleJ Jewelry Dept. Main Floor ENLISTS IN ARMY Lyle H. Chancy, 26. Myrtle Creek, after serving four years with Uncle Sam's navy, was en listed into the army this week. It was announced today by MSgt. John F. Rose, recruiter for the army and air force In Rosehurg. C'haney, who served aboard th USS San Carlo during the war as a radarman. has enlisted as a radarman in the anliaircrft artillerv. and has reported to Fort Ora, Calif., where he will be given an assignment to a per manent post. Chaney was graduated from Myrtle Creek High school with the class of 1941. U.S. Supreme Court Should Contain Difference In Social Philosophies By BRUCE BIOSSAT Where does the Supreme Court belong In relation to the racing currents of political, economic and social affairs? Under the U. S. Constitution, the Judiciary is an independent arm of the government, co-equal in authority with the Congress and the presidency. Like those other two branches, it Is part of a sys tem of "checks and balances" designed to prevent the arbitrary, unwise use of political power. Historically, the Supreme Court as the top Judicial agency in America came to exercise its check on the legislative and ex ecutive authority by passing upon the constitutionality of measures enacted Into law. It does not do this as a matter of course, but only when a test is made. Plainly the court is thus in a position to do heavy damage to the enacted program of a par ticular Congress or President. The Supreme Court's smashing blows against the late President Roosevelt's New Deal measuies in the mil-thirties provide a per fect example. Was this carrying "checks and balances" too lar? Mr. Roosevelt thought so. He launched his famous fight to "pack" the high court by adding six extra mem bers who presumably would have been sympathetic to his propos als. He lost that battle but won the war when death and resig nation of sitting justices enabled him to appoint men of his own choosing. The court promptly re versed its stand on the critical issues. Many careful thinkers believed Mr. Roosevelt was basically right in his outlook toward the couit, even though they may not nec essarily have approved his "pack ing" plan. Some quoted famed Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, who said: "The Supreme Court must follow the election returns." But isn't there a danger that a court which follows the elec tion results too closely may so completely take on the color of the party in power that it yields its independence? Both Mr. Roosevelt and Presi dent Truman have elevated cer tain men to the Supreme Court whose chief qualification seems to have been that they were loyal Democrats. Republican presidents undoubtedly have done the same thing. Ordinarily the long tenure en Joyed by high court Justices car ries them through changes in national administration. Hence it is unlikely lhat any party would often get a chance to make over the court in Its own image. But the 16-year hold on the While House represented by the Roosevelt-Truman regime pro vided such an opportunity. That the court does not wholly reflect their views arises from two facts: Some of the appointees did not turn out as expected and one or two were selected deliberate ly for their opposing concepts of government. There is no harder question than how to strike a balance between a court which might block vital social progress and one which would weakly serve as a rubber stamp for a ruling political party. But it seems to us that the sound course lies somewhere in this direction: A president, what ever his own social philosophy, should strive to construct a Su preme Court that generally rep resents a balance between con servative and liberal thinking. In order that these two groups shall not stalemate each other, he should seek to place on the bench one justice whose think Ing falls near the center. This man ideally the chief justice should hold the balance of pow er on the court. He would be a key figure, alert to the needs of progress and yet Jealous of the tribunal's important role as a check upon rash and arbitrary action by other arms of govern ment. He would throw his weight where it would count most for sound but careful advances In human welfare. Russ Propaganda Floods Shanghai SHANGHAI. Oct. J-CPl-Shang-hal has been getting a terrifl: Russian propaganda treatment since the Soviet recognition of the Chinese Communist government. Parades galore, highlighted by pictures of Stalin. Lenin and Mao Tze-tung wended through the streets. Russian films have been shown at Chinese iher.ters. The Soviet has been pictured as China's greatest friend, cham pion of world peace, possessor of the world's greatest army and the country China must follow. So Intense has been the propa ganda treatment that even So viet residents of Shanghai seem flabbergasted. CANTON. Oct. 5 .P The Chi nese Nationalist foreign jfflce today announced it was sever ing relations with Poland and Czechoslovakia and recalling its diplomatic representatives. The announcement came after the two Soviet bloc countries had recognized the Chinese Commu nist regime. Inflation Boosts Money Flow Into Country Banks Bv ROBERT E. GFIGER ' WASHINGTON War time Inflation funneled a lot of money into "grass roots" banks coun try banks patronized by farmers. That's the conclusion of Fred L. Garlock, economist for the United States Department of Agriculture. Garlock says the more Indus trialization and commercialization there was in an area the smaller was the gain in bank deposits. He points to the one-time dust bowl country as his top example. In that region, where farmers are the mainstay, bank deposits are five times what they were be fore the uar. Garlock studied U. S. hank de posits for the years lHIO-'lS. He found that by 1948 bank deposits In the farming coi munltics were almost four times what they were before the war. But in the large industrial centers they were only about 2 13 times the pie-war total. In New York City, the lar gest financial center, thev were only li times the 1940 total. lie gives these reasons, among Thun., Oct. 6, 1949-The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. 11 others, for the gain In country bank deposits: 1. Farm Income Increased rela tively more during the war than did national income as a whole. 2. farmers holdtnes of liauld financial assets (currency, bank deposits and United States sav ings bonds) Increased relatively more than did the holdings of ail individuals and businesses. Inflation Appears At End But now he says conditions are changing and the inflationary pe riod appears near an end. He adds that in years of "reces sion." after the first World War, deposits flowed in large volume from agricultural areas to finan cial centers. Such an effect can be cushioned by moving more Industries to the country communities, he says, giving smaller towns and cities a greater share of the gains from industrialization. Garlock says the country banks appear to be in good condition and that a substantial part of their assets could be converted quickly to cash. This means that unless a very serious emergency arises the banks won't have to call upon their borrowers to pay up loans. I Garlock says. In past depressions I the sudden call for payment of 1 farm loans has Increased the trouble. I Again he points to the former dust bowl as an example. He says i the farmers of the Great Plains I not only have built up their bank deposits to an unusually high level but also have been among the largest buyers of government savings bonds. Policy reserves of U. S. life In surance companies total alnu.t 50 billion dollars. SLABW00D In 12-16 and 24 in. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR Phone 651 W.C.T.U., took the group to Prineville. For everyday comfort ond flattery youll love this California styled lightweight elkskin moccasin. 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