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4 Tht Newi-Rgvlaw, Howburg, Or. Tuei., Nov. 22, 1949 Published D illy Bxoept Sunday ! y th Nwi1elo Company, Inc. ., luml taoaae MU HISIMI 1. B, k,S TSSt CHARLES V. STANTON gf EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor Manager Member of tho Associated Praaa, Oregon Newepaper Publishers Aaaoolatlon, tho Audit Bureau of Clroulatlona - l,lni.M ai WIST-HOLLIDAt CO.. 1NO., efltaei la Haw ;. Caleafa. - traaolM Caa Aotalaa, atmaL-MiPl-lON KAI'KB la Oraiao By alba A ll tfiraa aoalaa . "UNUSUAL" By CHARLES The Central Willamette valley has been getting a taste of smog the kind of smog could develop into one of those killing pollutions encoun. tered recently in some of the nation's industrial areas. It was our first experience drove to Portland last week. was smoke from many sources. Fumes were noticeable in areas having industrial plants. Weather experts explained that the blanket collected be cause of a lack of air movement, with accompanying pres. sures, causing the fog to hug understand how, with the addition of concentrated poison ous fumes from industrial plants, fatalities could result, The smog indirectly did jcause some deaths, because of traffic accidents, but probably hide accidents than if there the extreme hazard, motorists, for the most part, were driving with extraordinary Naturally, the Willamette dangerous, because the area has no smelters , or other in dustrial plants pouring large volumes of poisonous fumes into the atmosphere. In places, . however, ,the concentra tion of smoke was sufficient to be noticeable. " 1 Such conditions are rare, but it should be realized that with further industrial expansion the danger of atmospheric pollution will become increasingly possible. We pollute our waters; we destroy our watersheds; we strip away our forest cover; we erode our lands, and we even pollute the air we breathe. And yet we brag of our intelligence and degree of civilization. ' With our intelligence "and scientific knowledge, we can eliminate all these pollutions and wastes. It is interesting to note that the chemicals being poured into our streams, if recovered by proven methods, can be converted into profitable products. By saving our watershed, we improve income from agricultural lands. By properly managing our forests we stabilize local economies and produce more env ployment. Through conservation methods of land utiliza tion, we vaBtly improve farm income. Yet we permit waste and pollutions to continue. Are we as intelligent as' we think? Maybe this reversal of weather conditions is due to the fact that we have had such a large influx of settlers from California, bringing their "unusual" weather. But normally we expect fog along the coast and better visibility inland. Instead, during the past week, a.large part of the Willam ette valley had its smog blanket while the coastal area bask ed in summer-like weather. : ' Travelling the coast route we found the most ideal con ditions we have, experienced bright sunshine, clear skies, calm seas, high temperatures. Resort towns Sunday were enjoying the kind of crowds they normally anticipate only during the peak of the sum mer tourist season. Every scenic and resort attraction was jam-packed. Restaurants, cafes, hotels and camp grounds were crowded. "No vacancy" signs were posted for the first time since Labor Day. , ' Every fishing hole along the coastal streams was crowd ed with anglers all complaining about low water. Lakes and bays were dotted with trailers, .picking up the tail end of the silvorside salmon run.And highways were compli cated by "Sunday drivers" out to. see the sights, holding up through traffic on sections of crooked road. But who could worry about hurrying when the sun shone bright and warm on slow-rolling breakers along that most beautiful of coastlines? Potato Growers Get Chance To Sell Lower Grades WASHINGTON, W The ag riculture department has approv ed a proposal to grant potato growers In the Idaho-eastern Oregon commercial area greater leeway In disposing of lower grade potatoes. Interstate and foreign ship ments from this area are con trolled under a federal market ing program designed to help stabilize grower price bv keep ing low quality and small pota toes off the market. Burglaries At Eugene Double During Present Year EUGENE, ff The number of burglaries committed in this city have doubled this year. Recent burglaries have only accented what the police have known for some time that there has been a definite postwar mi gration of professional criminals to these fast-growing comparat ively, wealthy Pacific coast states. The extent to which they have found Eugene an Inviting field for their talents is shown Infants' Fingerprinting System Wins Approval PORTLAND, rT A photo graphic systent of fingerprinting Infants and their mother was viewed by the State Board of Health. The system Is an Invention of J. Eueene Ponma. Portland vet eran who hopes the machine will replace Inking of babies' feet for Identification prints. The photo- tea. laauia, rariiane. ai. iaaia. Hall par Taaf SB-flS. all maalba M-. , . WEATHER V. STANTON which, with only little addition, with such a condition as we Intermingled with the fog the ground. It was easy to there were fewer .motor ve had been no fog. Recognizing caution. valley smog was. not overly The department approved am endments to the program which would permit export of some grades and sizes which at pro sent are not permitted to be sold domestically or abroad, and to permit local sales of lower grades under certain conditions. The proposed chances must be pproved bv at least two-thirds of the area's growers voting in a referendum before they can be put Into effect. Interested per sons were given until Dec. 3 to file their views on the proposal. In figures from the records of the Eugene city police. The increase in burglaries this year through the end of October, as compared with the same per iod of last year, has been nearly 100 per cent. For the first ten months of 1!M9 the total hi 158 as against 82 for 19-1S. The "pro fessional touch" has been evi dent in many local cases, accord ing to police chief Keith Jones. graphs are made through a prism. Stanley McDonald, crime lab oratory chief In the sheriff's of fice here, described the machine and the system as "the greatest contribution to fingerprints 1 have seen." It has been under test at the St. Vincent's hospital. Last vear the average Ameri can consumed a half pound of !l And; So; Talk about moving a moun tain! Lookirigglass valley was moved right over into eastern Oregon in 1936. If that is news to you, you can verify it in the Oregon Guide (Binfords & Mort, Portland). The man who accom plished that remarkable feat was H. L. Davis; was given the Pul itzer prize novel award, too for such a high-handed changing about of Oregon geopraphy. Would you call that valley-rust- ling? "State 42" says the Guide, "leads across Looklngglass val ley , . .'Hoy B.. Flourney, Who settled, here In 1850 (are they figuring on a centennial, do you suppose?) was a member of a party of settlers who organized in Polk county for the purpose of exploring southern Oregon. They went as far as Rogue river and the members were greatly impressed by the beauty of the little valley, which was so named because Flournoy thought the green grass appeared to reflect light like a mirror." They had Indian trouble, and how, In Looklngglass valley in MrSaSaWilhelmy Heads Red Cross Service Task Douglas County chapter of the America Keo cross announced the acceptance of the production service cnairmansnip by Mrs. H. E. Wilhclmy, box 26A route 1, Roseburg. Mrs. Wilhclmy has very gener ously agreed to accept the re sponsibility of this program of service, which has as its aim the making of supplementary arti cles oi doming, suppers, Dam robes, bediackets. cushions and other comfort articles for the use of patients in military and veter an hospitals. A large portion of the articles made in the local production room are expressly lor use in me veterans Hospital, Roseburg. Any volunteers who wish to as sist In the sewing and produc tion program are urged to con tact Mrs. Wilhelmy either by let ter to her home address or by telephoning the local chapter i iei. bjz.i Mrs. Wilhelmy. Mrs. Stephen E. Blstran and Mrs. Christine Patrick are currently engaged In hemming tablecloths, making oca Jackets, cushions lor wheel chair patients, and slippers. The ladles meet regularly in the local chapter rooms in the armory on Wednesday afternoons. Mrs. H. Hasbargen of Sutherlin and Mrs. Robert S. Dickson of Myrtle Creek are engaged In a slipper making project in their homes. Critical Illness Fails To End Lauder's Joking STRATHAVEN. Scotland (. Sir Harry Lauder is still crack ing jokes during what may be his last Illness. The old-time Scottish comedian has been dangerously ill lor three months. He has thrombosis (blood clot) in his right leg and a severe kidney ailment, lie is 79, and for manv weeks friends have feared lor his me. But the old man hangs on. The doctors let him smoke his pipe now and again. And he still gets a bang out of wisecracking with his close friend and physician. Dr. John Stewart, and the few other friends who are allowed to see him. A spokesman at his home, how ,!?f By Viahnett 8. MarttnfyS Doci This Is The those days or should I say them lays? Wonder how 'them was the days': Is coming along; Haven't heard lately. Martha Fer guson McKeown, and of course, Mr. McKeown, went research-ing all the way across the country, and then down, the east , coast to Virginia. However, the author did not acquire a black eye as she did in her Alaskan reasearch- lng jaunt.-. She. is probably up to her eyes In proofs now. But where am, I? Oh, yes, having Indian trobule in Looklngglass valley. I should record (copy)thaf "Daniel Hdntley who came . In the fall of 1851 was the first settler. For a time he and H. B. Flour noy were the only settlers in a wide area of country." Then In 1851 along came "Milton and Joseph Huntley, and Robert Yates, J. and E. Sheffield. By 1853 the whole valley Was covered by donation land claims, nine sec tions of plow land being quickly taken." , . We'll have to fight the Indians (Oct.. 28, 1855) on some other day. ever,' said his condition has been unchanged during the last month and there are no grounds yet for any optimism. . , Goss Again Heads National Grange SACRAMENTO. UP) Al bert S. Goss, of Washington, D. C, was reelected to his fifth con secutive two-year term as master of the National Grange. Goss retained the Grange's No. 1 post In secret balloting held by delegates to the organizations' 83rd annual convention here. Only two of the grange's major offices changed hands in the el ections. Franklin C. Nixon, Vlncentown, N. J., was elected chaplain suc ceeding Joseph W. Flchter, Ox ford, Ohio. ' Bryan V. Holmes Milburn Neb. was elected - steward replacing Homer Shride of Emdcn Mo. Grange committees also begin consideration of resolutions some 150 of them. Among the most controversial Is whether to continue to refuse support of the farm product price support plan advocated by Sec retary ot Agriculture cnarles t. Brannan. Goss Is-against the Brannan plan but the delegates have heard Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas (D-Calif.) as well as Brannan, himself, speak In favor of it. The California grange voted support for the pro gram at its convention last week. Asst. Manager Of Bank Found Dead In Wreck OREGON CITY, Nov. 22 (.V) The body of Harry William GilNrtson. 50. assistant manacer of the U. S. National bank at Redmond was brought here yesterday. A passing motor st noticed a wrecked car some 40 feet down an embankment on the Mount Hood Iood highway a mile east of Rhodendron. The Sandy first aid ear, noti fied by the motorist, found Gil bertson dead in the wreckage. His car apparently missed Mile Bridge and crashed-off the road down the embankment. Just when the accident happened was noi aeiermineu. It was at this same bririce that a Bend attorney, Jay Upton, was Wiled in 1938,. Way It Is " In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) and up and up and never would go down. a a a UELL, I can remember, also the If decade of the 1930s. Something had SLIPPED. Prosperity had stubbed its toe, a a IN the clear, vivid light of hind- I sight, we could see that the prosperity of the 1920s hadn't been as SOUND as we thought it was. We discovered that a lot of what vel had thought was true prosperity had really been SPECULATION which is a po lite word for gambling on the future. , Gambllng'prosperity" is never permanent. It never was and It never will be. 1 1929 taught us that. a a a UfORKING, producing. MAK- If ING THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO USE and keeping prices low enough to enable people to afford a lot of them. Trading with each other. Exchanging the things we make for the things other people mane. THAT is prosperity. . , a . a a WE can speculate on the stock markets. We can gamble on the commodity markets. We can vote ourselves rich. We can pen sion ourselves off. We can keep on -spending recklessly while we PILE UP DEBT without making any eiiort to pay It off. But that isn't prosperity. We can kid ourselves about it while It Is going on (just as we did In the years of the late 1920s) but It Just Isn't prosperity. It Is a sleighride. a a a KON'T get me wrong. V As it stands now, the Demo crats are set to run the country as long after this war as the Re publicans did after the Civil War. The leadership of the Republican party is aging, bewildered and demoralized. It hasn't had a truly Ni-W idea In forty years. It Is like old Cato, who could do no more when he arose to the Roman senate than to croak that Carthage must be DESTROYED, Unless the Republican party can be reborn, It is through. a a a BUT I do wish the, Democrats, who assure us they are the only liberals, could revise their ideas about spending and debt. Jefferson, the founder of the party and one of the great liber als of all time, had no delusions about that. I've been quoting hli views on that subject for weeks because I think they ought to be more widely known and accepted. I'm sure the grass over Jeffer son s grave must be stirring and heaving in these modern days of reckless spending and mounting debt. FEE CHALLENGED PORTLAND, (.T) F. Leo Smith, an attorney has challeng ed Portland's new license Xee system. He refused to pay the Attor neys' license fee. and was fined $21 in Municipal court for 'he violation. Smith announced he would appeal the case to Circuit court. The Municipal court set the fine at $21 to allow Smith to ap peal. Smaller fines can not be appealed. . Jaycees Date Annual Award To 1st Citizen . CMtmK Cheer, State .. Meeting Here Planned; Hoover Report On Slate Roseburg Junior Chamber of Commerce members will launch a whole new series of programs plus a repetition of tried spon sored events in the near future, according . to President Glen Scott.-He said that at a Jaycee board meeting last night, it was tentatively aeciaea to noia town meetings, radio forums and talks Delore civic and fraternal organ izations for the purpose of ex plaining what is the Hoover com mission report. Scott said the Junior Chambers of Commerce throughout the na tion have elected to explain the report to the people, with the Idea of getting local citizenry to !n petitions favoring adoption of the report. The petitions will be mailed to Congress for consid eration wnen it meets January 5th. The Jaycee gavel club, an or ganization within the Jaycees will carry the Hoover commission message to townspeople. The club is headed by Chairman Leo oevy. , Roseburg Jaycees will hold their annual distinguished serv ice award banquet at Kennedy's Dutch Mill Jan. 16, at which time the Junior first citizen will be announced. Also, the Jaycee key man award and plaque to the out standing Jaycee of the year will be presented. New officers, to 1 nominated Monday, Nov. 28, will be installed at the annual first citizen's banquet. Charlie Hart is chairman in charge of the affair. otner Plans Made Roseburg Jaycees will launch a campaign to start Jaycee units at Coquille, North Bend and Coos eay, Sicott revealed. Irv Pugh heads the extension committee, which group will do the ground work in preparation for organiz ing new jaycee ceils. Tentative Christmas plans by Roseburg Jaycees will include a repetition of last year's "Hello, Santa" project. Children having last-minute gift wishes may call Santa and Inform him of the fact, according to Scott. Other Christmas activities again to be sponsored by Jay cees include the erection of a Christmas tree in a prominent place in town and lighting of the cross on Mt. Nebo. Jaycee Don Forbes revealed plans to hold the sfate Jaycee meet here are nearly comDleted. The first time Roseburg Jaycees win nave ever nem tne state meet here, Forbes said an. attendance of from 100 to 150 is expected from over the state. Also slated by Jaycees Is a dance featuring "The Dixieland Bob Cats," headed by Nappy La mare. The dance will be held at Kennedy's Sunday, Dec. 4. Ad mission is SI each. Dlus 20 tier- cent tax. Lamare'i Is reported to be a "big name" outfit that pro vides "real gone" entertainment. Wives of Javcees wilL be fetivi at a Christmas party Dec. 19, at a place and time to be announc es later, .President Scott said. . ' 8COTTI3H 8TREAK RAT T STTINT CD4 M V ,a Dr. HflrrV U? 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Roseburg Funeral Home n "Th Chapel of the Roses" Oak and Kane Street Roseburt, Oregon Funeral Tai. 600 Ambulance Sarvic. Vital Statistics Marriage License Applicants ADAMSKI PAWLUK Louis J. Adamski and Aimee Jeanette Pawluk, both of Roseburg. SANDERS ULM William Har vey Sanders Jr., and Vivian Bea trice Ulm, both of Brockway. .. Homer Bulmer, Myrtle Creek, and Rita Gail Maddox, Roseburg. THOMPSON-JACKSON Del mar Wesley Thompson, Canyon ville, and Virginia Lee Jackson, Mill City. TREMBLEY EASTBURN Charles Ernest Trembley and Ol ive Louise Eastburn, both of Cot tage Grove. WHITED-KOMP Clarence Raymond Whited and Bonnie Jean Komp, both of Myrtle Creek. Divorce Decrees Issued ' ALEXANDER Frances from Kenneth Alexander. Plaintiff awarded custody of two minor children with $25 monthly support for each, plus property settle ment. HOWABT) Olive IT frnm Cllf. ford Howard. Plaintiff awarded monthly payments of $60 until 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. 8t:phens Safe Deposit Boxes ; There is no substitute for Safe Deposit. Box pro tection. We invite you to call at bur bank fof details. ' - DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE BANK .; Members-Federal Deposit t ; Insurance. Corporation '. ' Betloti Doift Enow This About 1 ' . ""hSuta" ft yW . A All&WeTt It costs less than Hi a dozen to advertise the big-name brands of - oranges. . , That's only half. the story. Advertising, lowers your cost two ways: Cut the telling costs. And by helping mafu most production possible, lowers the produc tion costs, too. So advertising saves you many times that Mi per dozen. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT PHONE Ciech Grave Diggers Mint Prove Loyalty To Red f . PRAGUE iJP Czechoslova kia now requires that even Its grave diggers prove themselves politically rename towara cue Lomraunuti-mimuiicu g u v . n mt tha nfflnlal . n7ett tl. closed " '--'I The Gazette reported that the Council of Duchcov, in northwest,- Bohemia, w! '-t,i- ""Ty a grave digger. It stated these conditions: 'The man must- be politically reliable and , demons strate a positive attitude towards the peoples democratic regime and under 40 of age." total of $1,600 has been received. Plaintiff's former name. Olive Hohl, restored. ; , ' k PHONE 100 between 6.15 and 7 p. m., if you have not received your News Review. Ask for Harold Mo'- . Phone 1535 R Advertising QuizIVb. 2 How much does it cost per dozen to advertise the well-known brands of oranges? Is it 2ft 3tf hi a dozen? 100 Mrs. L. L. Powen ,11