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4 The News-Review, Roseburg, Or. Sat., Nor. 5, 1949 Published Otlly Exoept Sunday ly the News ""vie Company, Inc. Iiltnl i.oond elm mallBt Mr 1. , " putt ' RvB.Bburg, Ortfoa. BBdr Hi at March f. 187S CHARLES V. STANTON so EDWIN U. KNAPP Editor "smir' Manager Member of the Aeeoolated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publleheri Aeeoolation, the Audit Bureau of Clroulatlone - iwriHilal a WHT-HOLLIDAt CO.. INC.. sfflcii la Nw ark. Caleaia. aa VraaoUes. Lai AbisIbb, Iatlla. Fartlaad. SI CbbIb. iruui i U'.iriu i ...-,. n. Hall Tm MM. .Is maflths I4.S9. IfarM naalBB 11 SB Bj Cll? CarrUr a Mar, Bar noaia bi.to ubiubb nsatbi 14. la tfiraa aaalaa M.7a HOPE YOU LIKE IT By CHARLES Y.STANTON ' Beginning with Monday's edition of The News-Review, readers will find a change in the classified advertisement department. We believe this change will be appreciated be cause it will make it easier for anyone to locate any sec tion idr classification in which he may be interested. But the change makes it necessary that advertising copy be received in The News-Review office not later than 5 p. m. the day preceding publication. No advertising copy can be accepted for publication the same day. : When it becomes necessary to impose limitations of this type, we like to have our readers and advertisers know why the regulation is made. We have found that when people understand the reason for a rule they willingly cooperate. But when some limiting change is made, and they do not understand the reason therefor, they may be resentful. We have had complaints from time to time that it is difficult to find classifications in our classified adver tising pages. Looking for "Help Wanted" advertisements, for instance, readers must search the page at some length to find the heading. Our present system makes it mechan ically impossible to keep the various classifications in the same order each day, as they must be shifted around to fit columns. 1 The new system, starting Monday, will make each de partment easier to find and will keep them in the same order. Each classification will bear a key number, which will appear with the heading. An index to the numbers will appear at the top of the page. "Help Wanted" for instance, will be No. 9. By glancing at the index, then looking for the corresponding number and heading, the reader will be able to locate any classi fication very quickly. Furthermore, each classification will remain in numerical order from day to day. Mechanical make-up will require that classified adver tising be started on a left-hand page instead of a right hand page as previously. To accomplish all this, and at the same time get to press on time with pur early edition, we must advance the copy deadline. This new system, we believe, ship of the classified advertising pages, will be a decided convenience to readers, and will improve the advertising value for the advertiser. We hope you like it. Congratulations to Lieutenant Harrell Apparently an assignment to the Roseburg state police district is a sergeant's last step before moving into the commissioned ranks. In recent years we have seen deserved promotions handed to Paul Parsons, now a captain ; "Skinny" Morgan, lieutenant at Medford, and now Lyle Harrell, who, promoted to lieutenant, is to mand of the Baker district. Each time the commanding officer of our district is transferred we feel keen regret, because we develop quick affection for state policemen. between newspapers and law enforcement officers. We have daily contact with the state police, sheriff's staff and city police. Consequently we come to know the law enforcement officers somewhat intimately. We have never ceased to be impressed by the higli calibre of men who hold commanding positions in the state police department. The sergeants we have had in charge of our Roseburg district have consistently been men of outstand ing character and ability. They have been efficient in their police duties, and most cooperative in the field of public relations. As sergeant in charge of the Roseburg district, Harrell has carried on in full measure the tradition so well established hero. We offer him our congratulations for his well deserved promotion. We sincerely regret his departure, but com mend him highly to those residents of the Baker district he will serve in the future. We anticipate the coming of his successor, Sgt. Holcomb, who, we are confident, will maintain the same high effi ciency and cooperation to which we have so long been accustomed. Editorial Comment . . From Tha Oregon Presi Medford Mail Tribune Wishful Thinking We hope that the Southern Pa clflc will look over the new HDC 1, an all-stainless steel, air-con ditional dlesel powered rail coach, now being shown In the east by the Budd comp-ny, pio neer builders of streamlined trains. And, we hope, the Friendly SP will have the Weed-EuRene route throuRh the Rougue river and Umpqua river valley. In mind when they look over this remark able new car, developed for quick econoniidal main or branch line operations. The RDC-t utilizes a wartime propulsion development known as torque converter, used to pow er tanks, and is driven by twin 275 horsepower dlesel engines. Accommodating 90 passengers, this new coach offers real hob. slbllltles In making more profit able many railroad passenger operations. The use of this type of passcti- rr r' IIO.OB (In minuet), let lBa wri.n-Hr will greatly improve reader be placed as second in com Close cooperation is demanded ger cat should, it seems to us, result in substantial savings over the SP's present heavy and cost ly equipment. Faster, more fre quent through service could thus be provided for an area with a population of nearly 200.000 people. Although plane and bus service through northern Califor nia and southwestern Oregon is good, the public wants, and has every reason to expect, adequate rail transportation. The new Budd dlesel powered car or sim ilar equipment could fill this need. We believe that this tyc of operation would nuicklv be come profitable to the Southern I'acinc in mis if.!' growing area now deprived of satisfactory train service. There is an old proverb that "nothing Is given so profusely as pdvlce," but we DO how that the SP will adapt modern rail transportation methods to this route until such time that main line operations are once moe resumed. I SAW p.-ji,.-r,.,-.,,-r,T-o. BBaBBDUaaaaBeBWBBBBBBB'BBaBBBBBBBBnaaaaaBBBaBa " ' " Jf)t il l mi mm ''iii ii firaVai'iMiaV a '$&0(.h 1 ii 1 1 ii muff fir'" i - " C. E. BOWMAN, Winston rabbit grower,' poses a pedigreed New Zealand doe and buck at his farm near, that town. His New Zealands are of the beef type, the adult does ranging in weight from 10 to 12 lbs., the bucks from 9 to 1 1. All have pedigrees' about the length of the average abstract. .Mr. Bowman, a member of the American Rabbit and Cavy Breeders association and the Umpqua Valley Rabbit Breeders association, owns 84 does. He plans on increasing this number to 500, which he will maintain for breeding purposes. An increase in population is not too much to expect from rabbits, I've always understood, so I guess it will prove the tame with Mr. Bowman's. An Albert field man, who was at his place when I called and who professed much knowledge con cerning rabbits and their habits, claimed that Mr. Bowman could expect his does to produce about 32 young ones per year, at the rate of eight per litter in four litters. I believe he called 'em litters, at any rate that's the general idea. If you do not have one, I am sure you would enjoy a copy of OREGON the Beaver State, a 22 page booklet, beautifully printed, and illustrated with scenic pic tures from the Slate Highway Travel bureau. The .words and music of Oregon State Song arc Included also. "I take pleasure," says Earl T. Ncwbry, secretary of state, In the foreword, "In presenting a copy of It to all to whom Its contents may be of Interest and value." So a request to the sec retary of state will bring It. Under "Oregon nt a Glance" you will find really Interesting statistics about Oregon. When you see what Oregon has, and Is. condensed like that, it amnzos you! It's Just the thing to send to people who have visited Ore gon, or who are thinking about doing so. "Oregon's vast resources can support thousands of additional families. Though there are few sections In which tracts remain to be homesteaded, fine product ive farm properties can still be purchased reasonably, and the state's Industrial growth Is Just Duncan On Fish Gear The Bend Bulletin Because under the Oregon con stitution no law can deal with more than one subject the Init iative measure approved by tne voters last November relating to the taking of salmon on the Col umbia has been declared uncon stitutional. This Is the decision of Circuit judge Duncan, of Mar Inn countv. The law attempted to prohibit both fish traps and drag seines. Judge Duncan says that Winners In Every Conflict i By Paul Jenkins . By ViaJinett S. Martini beginning." In no other place on earth are prosperity and content ment so general. "A mild, enjoyable climate, a friendly citizenry, expansive fields for honest work and achievement, limitless outlets for the occasional natural urge to relax and play, all combine to make Oregon, the Beaver State, a land of golden opportunity." Included in this attractive ex position concerning Oregon is a two-page book-list arranged un der various headings. Such books as arc ' suitable for adolescent reading, or within the reading level down to the fourth grade, arc so marked. This Is helpful to the teacher who wishes to as sign books about Oregon; also to the parent who wishes to choose a gift-book. All are available to YOU. Re quest by mall If you live where there Is no public library; ask your librarian for Information if you live In town. Oregon, the Beaver State also contains a fine, condensed history of Oregon. I hope there will be a copy In every home In the state. seines are legal but traps are not. We suppose there Is something In the decision to explain why It Is that the thing is not the other way around with traps le gal and seines not. More Immed iately, however, there comes to our mind the question whether In a bill prohibiting the use. in trout fishing, of blue uprights and biuwn hackles one or the other would get ruled out under the clause of the constitution in terpreted by the Marion county Jurist. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) earth settles down correspond ingly. If you dig too much dirt out from under the foundation of your house, the house will settle down. THE moral? . Well, It's like this, as I see It: You can't have your cake and eat It, too. . IMMENSE dollar benefits have followed the discovery and de velopment of oil and gas down there. Long Beach has grown from a sleepy village whose prin cipal Industry was catering to the wants of retired Middle Western ers Into a rich and busy Industrial city of a quarter of a million people. This growth has created huge property values. But now, due to the removal and use of the underlying de posits of oil and gas, the surface of the ground is beginning to sink and property values that have been created by the city's growth are endangered. The cost of warding off the dan ger will have to be subtracted from the values that have been built by development of the oil fields. That Is the long and the short of it . Proverbs have been defined as pithy judgments coined out of long human experience. Here are some proverbs with which we are all familiar: What goes up must come down . . . there Is no such thing as something for nothing . . . you can't lift yourself by your own bootstraps . . . you can't vote your self rich. And so on. GETTING away from proverbs and stepping over Into the realm of science, the physicists lay down for us this natural law: "For every action, there Is a corresponding reaction." That Is to say, when you pull the trigger of your scattergun and the primer fires the powder in the shell, resulting in an ex plosion that drives the shot out of the muzzle In the direction .of the duck you're hoping to hit, the gun kicks. You may not like it, but you can't help It unless you cut down the power of the explosion, which reduces your chances of bagging the duck. (Especially if it is a high one.) a a ALONG the same line, the Long Beach area gets big growth out of its oil and gas but removal of them weakens the underpin ning and the ground sinks. It will cost a lot of money to fix the re sulting damage. B B B IN these days, we're hipped with the Idea of voting ourselves all rich and pensioning ourselves off. It will work FOR AWHILE. Just as for awhile removal of oil and gas from under Long Beach semed to be all profit and no loss. In the end, voting ourselves rich and pensioning ourselves off will hit a snag Just as Long Beach property that was made more valuable by oil and gas is now made less valuable by the sinking of the ground caused by removal of the ojl and gas. Bills Are Paid, Report Is Heard At Polio Meeting Bills in excess of $1,000 were approved by the Douglas county chapter of the National Infantile Paralysis foundation at a meet ing Friday noon in the Shalimar. A letter was read acknowledg ing receipt of $1,000 sent to the national foundation to meet emergency needs In other parts of the country. There are at present 10 active polio cases in Douglas county, all occurring since early fall. An ad ditional five old cases are still receiving treatment. Del McKay, Roseburg chair man, reported on a polio confer ence of Oregon and Washington delegates held at Seattle recent ly. He said he had an opportunity to talk with national leaders and learn considerable of the overall nationwide picture in the light against infantile paralysis. He said the Douglas county chapter, which is headed by Al Henninger, was held up to the conference delegates as one of the leading organizations in the two states. McKay was asked to speak before the group .on the situation here. Various methods used In con ducting campaigns were discuss ed at the gathering. McKay said that national leaders stated that research has come a long way to ward perfecting a virus to fight the disease. Viruses have been found to work with certain types of polio, but since there are many types, an effort is being made to find the virus which will combat all types of the disease, he said. Mother Of Quadruplets Jailed For Drunkenness PORTLAND, Nov. 5. -UlP) Mrs. Lucille Tigner, 35, mother of three-year-old quadruplets, be gan serving a 30-day sentence for drunkenness Friday. Judge J. J. Quillin sentenced her after asking, "you certainly don't want your children to be come Juvenile delinquents, do you?" She had been arrested at a bus stop early yesterday morn ing. The father of the quads was In jail two months ago. Mrs. Tigner had charged him with falling to support her. The quadruplets get along, whether the parents are In jail or not. They have a nurse, em ployed by, a milk company. RIB TOLL INCREASED YAKIMA, Nov. 5. fl Justice William O. Douglas laughingly asserted Tuesday: "We may go for a new record if this keeps up." The U.S. Supreme .lourt jurist referred to a new doctors' report that showed he broke 17 ribs, rather than 13, when his horse fell and rolled on him during a Cascade mountain outing last .month. Douglas . still does not know when he will be able to leave the hospital although he occasionally sits up and dons street clothes. SUIT DISMISSED A suit filed by Fred Roundtree, plaintiff, against Louie E. and Edith B. Gillet, co-partners, do ing business as G and B Logging company, was ordered dismissed by Judge Carl E. Wimberly, upon motion of the plaintiff. The mo tion stated the case had been satisfied and settled in full. w r Gracious Dining .Gracious dining requires excellent foods tastefully presented to your guests . . . and the complete holiday dining setting includes lustrous china, glowing silver and sparkling glassware. To assure that your dining setting will pass the most exacting appraisal, choose your holiday silver, china and dining necessities at Knudtson's ... as many have done for generations. across from Douglas County Bank if 4 1: S? d3 t DISCUSSING SALVATION ARMY BUILDING DED CATION at ceremonies held in Roseburg Friday night are V. V. Harpham. left, and Judge D. N. Busenbark, both of Roseburg. Both men are membert of the local Salvation Army board which was pres. ent at the formal dedication of the new building on N. Main street. Thirty Women Take Part In YMCA Craft Meeting About 30 women took part in the first meeting of the YMCA craft classes last Tuesday. Plas ter casting Is the craft which will be carried on until Christmas season. After the first of the year it is planned to have a different craft each month. Any adult, who would like to learn a craft, or crafts, and then will use this knowledge to In struct others In the community, especially the young people, is invited to attend. The expense of the program to the individual will be merely the cost. The meetings, for the present, will continue to be held in the Methodist church social rooms at 7:30 every Tuesday night. Rev. Walter A. MacArthur and Mrs. O. F. Richmond were the leaders last week. Pickets Withdraw From Oregon City Garages OREGON CITY. Nov. 5. UP) Ten garages in the Oregon City area were operating today with out the pickets that paced out side their doors for 15 months. A National Labor Relations board official said the machinists local union had stopped claiming to represent a majority of ga rage employes. "The machinists assured me they would pull off their pickets by midnight Thursday, said Thomas P. Graham Jr., regional director of the NLRB, at Seat tle. The machinists struck July 28, 1948, in a dispute over contract JOBS AVAILABLE We have jobs for trained workers. If you have the training, we have the job. If you don't have the training, come in or call tomorrow Fall enrollment now u.ider way GRANT'S BUSINESS COLLEGE 112 N. Stephens Phone 1535 R V , .,, .'Iff" "? 4 1 nominations. The garages went on operating anyway, under an "open shop system. Convict Returns After Completing His Harvest BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 5. UP) Max L. Galley of Hansen, Idaho, relaxed today in an Idaho pen itentiary cell after completing, his summer harvest. Galley, sentenced to a 14-year term for assault with intent to commit rape, was given a re prieve June 6 to work on his farm. He returned Tuesday, War den L. E. Clapp reported yes terday. . WINDOWS DOORS e FRAMES PAGE LUMBER & FUEL . 164 E; 2nd Ave. S. Phone 242 PHONE 100 between 6.15 and 7 p. m., if you have not received your News Review. Ask Jor Harold Mob'ey. ,t n ia., . m .v,.iyii.,r 5ft . -..'v