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:1 4 Tht Newt-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Sat., Oct 29, 1949 Published D illy Except Sunday fy tht - ' 1 Nws-evie Company, Inc. Enttrtd i iflrond oltia mailer Mir . fB,t "lot ftt 1 ' Bosbur(. Oregon, under ot f Wtroh I, I Hi J " CHARLES V. 8TANTON ', -snPia EOWIN L. KNAPP Editor . Manager Member of tho Atsooiated Pre, Oregon Newspaper Puhllihera ,. Asioolation; the Audit Bureau of Circulations Sepreaenleil or H'KST.HOt.UDA CO., INC. otllcee In New ork. Chloeie. San fcranelaoo l.oe AnEelea. Bmltl. rerllatid SI leula. SUUHCKIH'I'ION KArKH In Oregon Ha Mell m Tear W.OO. lla rnonlba a.no three monlne KM B Cily CarrierPer rear IIO. Jl deil. Ijm th on roof, per month 11.00 Oulild Oregon Bv Hell Par rear 10 00 monlha 14 in mree mnnini as. in THE COST OF DELAY By CHARLES V.STANTON Much more will be at stake than the mere annexation of territory when suburban areas vote Tuesday on the matter of union' with the city. The election, in fact, will have effects for good or ill for the next ten years as a minimum. It is possible, for instance, to put a finger on at least $150,000 that will be lost to the community during the en suing 10 years if West Roseburg; residents turn down the annexation proposal. During the same period, and on the - same basis of measurement, West Roseburg residents would ; pay approximately $80,000 in taxes. Municipalities receive 10 per cent of the revenue col lected by the State of Oregon from motor vehicle licenses 'and gasoline taxes together with a share of liquor license revenue. The money is distributed on a per capita basis as determined by the last census. The next census will be made in 1950 and it will be upon that enumeration that the state will distribute funds to the cities for the next 10 years. '.The West Roseburg area proposed for annexation is es ' timated to contain approximately 2,000 persons. Starting 'next year, . allocations to municipalities from state funds i will amount to' $7.25 per capita. Thus an increase of 2,000 , persons would .bring $14,500 annually more to the City of 1 Roseburg than if annexation i refused. Another census jw.ill riot.-be made until'-1960. Thus, if annexation is not i voted,, Roseburg" stands to lose a minimum , of $145,000 during .'the 10-year period an amount which ''easily can be ; raised; to $150,000 considering the -fact', that motor vehicle .registrations and gasoline tax revenue will increase ma terially during the next 10 years. HV' - ; , " ' , " ' ; , The ' West Roseburg. area voting on annexation has an - assessed -valuation of about $500,000, which, tit present r, tax "rates', ' wdtild raise about $8,000 ; annually. Thus, for $8,000 in taxes, Roseburg can gain -an additional $14,500 to $15,000 eatfh. year. If the money is not claimed by Rose- burg it will go to some other municipality,' for the state fund Is distributed to cities only.; I Another' factor 'pertains 'to the business and industrial ' field. A population of 10,000 persons is a "breaking point" for many business and industrial lines.'' Certain organi ; zations will not place an agent or an agency in a city of less than 10,000 population. When a population of 10,000 , is reached, a large number of agencies are made available to existing business firms and a city becomes eligible for I various chain stores and other operations not " otherwise . interested. . " . ', population within the present city boundaries probably amounts to from 7,500 to 8,000. Union with West -Roseburg would bring tho total well over the 10,000 mark. If Miller's Addition and Sleepy Hollow, also voting on annexa tion Tuesday, elect to join the city, the total might well be ; brought to 11,000 or 12,000. i Roseburg's population figure in the 1940 census was j 4,924. If in the 1950 census we can show from 10,000 to , 12,000, the great increase will attract attention in business ' and financial circles which watch growth figures carefully. We can anticipate an immediate favorable reaction in the : growth of industry and business. Research shows that ap j proximately 80 per cent of a city's total tax bill is paid ' by its. business and industrial installations. Therefore, if . Tuesday's elections in West Roseburg and Miller's Addi ' tiori and, Sleepy Hollow are favorable, we can expect during the1 next few years a vastly increased assessed valuation ', from business and industrial sources with a resultant low- ering of the base tax rate. : jlf Tuesday's vote should be unfavorable, these population factors' cannot be corrected until after the 1960 census and ; all potential benefits during the intervening period will be lost.' , ' 1 ,:. We . believe that even the most aggressive of tho op ponents to annexation will admit that the suburban tcrri- ! tory- immediately adjacent to city boundaries will bo forced by necessity for protection to join the municipality within j the next 10 years. Why then, considering the heavy financial loss that would be suffered in the meantime, should union be further j delayed? , I : This probably is our last chance to get under the 1950 census deadline. How to Ruin a Vacation I SAW By Pa'ul Jenk!ns ; .1 ; uc I if -, , , kl , J ELI S. HALL, principal of Rosa school, eyeing a pickled rattle snake which he keeps in his office as a memento of an experience many years ago. At the time In the early Thirties he was scoutmaster in charge of a troop of Scouts on a field trip to Ragged Ridge above Steamboat. Leaving camp In the morning, the boys were so full of vim and vinegar they could hardly restrain them selves to Eli's more sedate pace and he soon found himself bringing up the rear rank. The morning had been chilly, as summer mornings have a way of being in the mountains; but the sun grew warmer and Eli thought it was time to take certain customary precautions. He hollered to the boys to slow up, gather together in the trail and to follow him. After all this had been done and the party's journey resumed with Eli now in the lead, no more than 30 feet had been travelled when buzz-iz-iz! A rattler coiled in the trail and sent out its unmistakeablo challenge. Eli killed it with a club and preserved it in alcohol. Eli likes Roseburg and Rose school and Roseburg likes Eli; ample proof of which statement is attested by his services as principal of Rose an office ha now has held for 26 years. St- w'X V,i Vialmett S. Martin O. S. C. Girl Students In "Choosey" Position EUGENE Tt got your nmn, Rlrls, go to Oregon Stale coIIorp! ' In 'fact, each Rirl at OSC Is en - titled to throe and one-fifth men, and discounting a few who are 1 married, that is a pretty good percentage. OSC records this fall ( show 514H men to 1617 women, a ; bigger ratio of men to women I than at any other major Institu tion of the stale system of higher I education. . ' , A gl at the University of Ore gon can only fairly claim 2.3 men, for there are 4078 men and 17So women. Coeds at the Col- DON'T HOARD COFFEE POKTLAND, Oct. 28.-4.-r Shades of wartime! crici a cof fee w holesaler today. "Please," he told housewives, "don't try to hoard coffee." It seems that ration-romemher- ing customers started a mild run leges of Education have between Ion coffee afier heaiinf that eof- one and two men as their share, fee prices might go ud. And If At Southern Oregon are 485 men i the run reelly gets going, coffee io mo women irkiio oi i. to i; migni get scarce. eastern Oregon, 323 to 245 (1.3 to the men were at war. Oregon Slate's was 3 to 1, with women outnumbering men 1511 to 4t!8. Hut the 115 women at OCE didn't have a chance. The six men en rolled each had 19 women from which to choose. Mickey did have a "30 30" with the Tass creek service station Snokcsmen for two coffee firms ; 1); and Oregon College tf Edu-sald ihore was plenty of It ware- ., ouii.i, u.i ion, miust-u m-re lor normal use. ano : k, ,.k k. ... i m- i a wii i i. nur Five years ago the ratios were appealed to buyers not to demand I ' ', , ""'-' " V. .... " . ' ,' . die direct opposite, for most of 'huge stocks. I his luck, too. 'all, It hadn t been to a taxlder- Marshall Llttlcpage is eleven; his dark hair cut "hitch" fashion, a student at Cmiln school. Sixth grade. Popular. After school he walks up our road to his grand parents, either peacefully escort ing two pretty Utile girls, or It out of favor with them at the moment, even tossing "rocks," very small ones, at the young ladles. I haven't seen them throw any back but However you would never think to see Micky that he had done anything out of the ordinary. Nor had he until recently, during the deer season, when he drilled a black bear it dressed out over 200 poundsneatly through the head. He was quite on his own at the time, having gone on .head of his father, Charles Llttlcpage. to head off any deer In the di rection of his dad who would thus be saved some footwork and at the same time bag a deer. The two were hunting on the Llttlcpage home-place, seme 600 acres or more oft 99, near Shady Brook, In the canyon south of Pass creek. At any late when next the senior Llttlcpage saw his son, his astounded expression must have given Micky the idea his statement hadn't been be lieved. "Sure, I killed a bear. Come and see. I'll show you!" In due time the father stared Incredulously at the heap of black fur. Undoubtedly he had a vivid idea o." what might have hap pened to Micky, had said bear been nicked Instead of neatly shot through the head! But did the eleven-year old Micky have any such thought? A boy with a gun in his hands and something to shoot at don't be silly! "He Just went acrofs '.n front of me I Just shot him." As simple as that. The skin was on exhibition at LETTERS to the Editor Resident Says Street Conditions Are Ignored . ROSEBURG T have b e e n reading with much interest the advantages you have been list ing to the residents of outllylng districts If they will come into the city. , I have owned a residence for 35 years at 715 Bogard St., which is on the corner of Fleser St. and Bogard Ave., which has been In the city all this time and we have failed to see the improvements that you say may be had by coming into the city. This year has been the first time Bogard Ave. has been passa ble in the wintertime since we have lived here. We have paid street assessments on Fleser St.J out tne condition or tnis street Is worse than those streets main tained by the county in the out lying districts.- There Is no sewer system here and the drainage from septic tanks runs down the street. In the winter the water on the street is so deep one cannot go on foot without hip boots and there are no sidewalks to speak of and they are covered with water. ; In an explanation of these con ditions it is said that petitions have lo be entered for street and sewer improvements. Since living here, many petitions for both street improvements and a sewer svstem have been circular. ed in this area but so far they nave oeen ignored. I believe that some action on the conditions within the city would be the best way to con vince those areas you wish to annex that there are advantages. As a city resident who has been hoping for years for im provements, I could recommend a vote In favor of annexation by the residents of these outlying areas. I can go on and on ahout the conditions around here but anyone interested can come and talk to me and I can show them. I am not opposed to annexation but think we should be taken care of first. MARY J. MORGAN Roseburg, Ore. "Truth At Last" RORRnllRfJ T nnrWla.-rl In tho l.icf VL'ni. enma nonnla Inst sons and husbands who gave their lives in the line of duty, honor and country. Now they learn from Major flarrv J Anlnff crankincr hofnra. the Roseburg Klwanis club, Oct. thev were "too dumb to stnv alive." , How irrateful thev must feel to at last know the truth. ROBERT, L. MATTHEWS Roseburg, Ore. Tho northern llahta hai-a hnnn measured at tenet ROH miloe above the earth's surface. mist's first. It occurs to me now that I never thought to ask if the Little- pages got a deer? Who cares, anyhow. Marshall got a bearl INVESTORS STOCK FUND, INC Dividend NoMc ru loar.d ef DfrMton l tMferi Stk Jtm MTrWe-t OtfT -39. 149 t ikortkeWtfi m rmr4 M l OdL 17,1949. ILCtAM.l CARL BEACH. 7on Wrr. Investor tltvwtftMl Skrv.c. In 29 U S. Bank Bldf. Phcma 144J-J Testimony Hits Medical Society In Federal Suit PORTLAND, Oct. 29. UP Three members of the doctors' clinic staff here have been unable to get membership in medical societies, a witness In the govern ment's anti-trust suit testified Thursday. Dr. E. V. Ullman said two ap plied for membership two years ago and the third six months ago, without result. The clinic services the Perma nente Foundation and during the war the staff members were on straight salary from the founda tion, a Kaiser organization, ur. Ullman said that since 1946 the staff members have retained their private practice fees and have received 45 percent of the money paid to the foundation, He testified that he was denied admittance as a member of Ore- gon Physicians' service. It Is the IPS that the government charges the state and county medical so cieties with seeking to build up as a monopoly for pre-paid medi cal care. A physician testified Wednes day he was expelled by the Mult nomah County Medical society in 1937 because he treated members of the National Hospital associa tion. : The physician, Dr. Leland Bel knap, said he applied two years ago for reinstatement but re ceived no answer. Dr. Belknan said that as a re sult of his ouster, he had to pay more for malpractice insurance, could not subscribe to the Ameri can Medical association's journal, was not listed in the doctor's tele ohone exchange and could not care for patients who were mem bers of the Oregon Physicians' Service. He testified also that the late Dr. C. G. Sabln was dropped by the medical society and was asked not to seek appointment as head of St. Vincent's hospital staff, a position he had held previously. Other witnesses told of ores. sure against doctors who worked wnn pre-paid plans, following up testimony by a housewife who out lined her doctor bill troubles. Sing! Day Proclaimed For All Armed Services WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. OT On some old calendars Thursday was Navy day, but not on the new one used by the national defense establishment. As part of the efforts at unifi cation of the armed services, there Is no longer any official designation of Navy day, Army day or Air Force day. Instead there will be one arm ed forces day. Secretary of De fense Johnson has proclaimed it for the third Saturday in May. . Navy day was long an occasion for public visits to ships and sta tions and for speeches praising the sea service. The Navy league said It expect ed many communities to mark to day in the traditional way despite laetf of official designation. There was at least one unoffi cial observance of It at the Pen' gon. G';n. Omar Bradley, who lashed out at "Fancy Dans" of the navy during congressional hear ings on armed . service differ ences, wrote a congratulatory note to Adm. 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