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4 The Newe-KeWew, Rpseburg, Or. Wad., Nov. 30, 1949 ' Published Dilly Exoept Sunday f-y the News-Revie Company, Inc. aleni u Ma elan H.f I. lew. at Ike pert alllce e . BsMbarg, Orf . eaSar Hi el March a, U1I Editor ftSP' Manager Member of tho Ataoclated Pratt, Oreaon Newspaper Publishers Aaaoolatlon, tha Audit Bureau of Clroulatlona ,HUI ar WHT-HOU.IDA? CO.. INC., ellleee IJ N.w fart. Ckleeie. lu VnuliM Lm Anialea, SMtlle. Pocll.na. Sk Leali. UtH a.itti I1.M. B Cilf Carrler-rer reaflie.M lea ai mi . Ij Ue aaa aer. ear raaalk ll.ee Oiltiae 0aa Mall far ar lata, mi alba H.5. Uiraa aiaathi S1.M ENTHUSIASM FOR TURKEYS By CHARLES V.STANTON Shall the Northwest Turkey show, held annually at Rose burg, be continued? This question probably will be answered by the reception given the forthcoming show, Dec. ,6 to 10. . George Routledge, manager, reports that lack of , local interest particularly from the standpoint of attendance and participation has been very discouraging and has caused some sentiment to drop the event. Roseburg business in terests, he states, show little enthusiasm, while the general public apparently s not sufficiently interested to attend. While criticizingthe lack of enthusiasm, Routledge points out that he has had complete cooperation from Roseburg busi ness houses. His every request has been favorably received ant, 'acted upon. Firms have contributed money, prizes, adver tising! etc., when requested to do so, but there is a general apathy Insofar as the show itself is concerned, the manager states. .ry v. . The problem is easy to understand. An exhibit of turkeys,' either live or dressed, holds little Interest for the person not engaged in raising turkeys. To the average individual, all turkeys look alike. Growers and breeders, naturally, understand such fine points as conforma tion stance, 'color, and other factors on ' which birds are Judged, but tl)e person not ' engaged in the industry is interested in a turkey" only as it comes golden brown from ; the oven. Few people find entertainment in walking around wire coops and looking at caged birds representing the best in turkeydom. ' ' : Bui turkey breeders, who have worked hard to bring their birds. to a perfection which permits competition in the world's toughest show, feel that everyone should share their interest and enthusiasm. They are disappointed when so few people turn out to see the exhibits. They do not understand why the Turkey show can't enjoy the same holiday atmosphere as the annual Rodeo. ... The lack of enthusiasm, in our opinion, .does not indicate Ignorance concerning the worth of the show or industry. The fuct that businessmen', willingly give of their money or time wheri'called upon f 0 specific contributions or work indicates realization of the show's merits. . ', , ,' 'Ir the general public is to- be interested in the show, we believe, some entertainment, other than a mere exhibit of turkeys, jffiuSt'be provided. The show, of course, has its annual banquet program usually attended by a capacity crowd ' but otherwise there is nothing of especial interest to attract the person having no knowledge or concern about the actual raising of turkeys and who couldn't possibly determine which birds were superior. ' Breeders and growers have failed to pass their own en ( thusiasm on to others. In fact, there has been a tendency on ; their part to feel their responsibilities at an end when they prepare'and enter their birds for exhibition. They give the impression that they expect all details of their show to be taken oVer by the business interests and everything arranged for them. Every effort, we believe, should be made to keep the Tur key show alive and to develop features more interesting to , the general public. Most competitive shows hire good pub licity men to work up stunts of interest, such as McMinnville's unique plan of flying the prize bird from that show to Turkey ' a very 'successful advertising stunt. A California show hired a troupe of entertainers. At various shows, arrange ments are made for groups of .businessmen to entertain groups of breeders and vice versa. ' It is obvious that the general public cannot be attracted ' in appreciable numbers to a mere display of choice turkeys, i Yet the show has great value in stimulating better breeding and production. The Northwest -Turkey show is largely ; responsible for creation and promotion of the broadbreast : turkey. It has resulted in improvements bringing millions of dollars into the industry throiigh better breeding prac tices, developed entirely through the show' which started in Oakland and was moved to Roseburg.. It is indeed to be hoped that some plan may be originated to develop the kind of enthusiasm and interest the North . west Turkey show deserves. Burning The Mid-Election Oil : v- (JSC, . .,. s,. . , fjjjjlj By Viah4tt S. MMiinjfjsJ Confusion Marks Predictions Of Trend Of Business In Coming Year By RADER WINGET NEW YORK, 7P) If you don't know which way business Is going to go In 1950, you're not the only one who It confused. The season ii here, for the traditional gazing Into the economic crystal ball for a clue to the nation's probable business health In 1950. Plenty Of predictions already have been made. Some of them are flat forecasts that business will go up or down or continue on an even keel. In every case the forecaster voiced his judgment of what's ahead. He might turn out to be wrong, but his opinion Is honest ly based on prevailing conditions. The 20th anniversary' of the big stock market crash of 1929 Stit tne brakes on a lot or pre ictlon this year. Current histor ies ol tne bljf oust recalled lore casts made at that time. Many a man witn a big name said it was only a little flurry, or sug gested that now was the time to buy sound stocks.; The forecast ers of 1929 had a lot Irl common most of them were wrong. .That doesn't mean today's "If you .ever have a fire in the Hue," said the man who cleaned our chimney this week, "throw plenty of salt on the fire. Walt a minute until It burns good. Then throw some water on. That makes a chemical; the steam goes up the chimney and puts out the fire." Good thing to know? But we hope we never have to do it! Another hint: A postal request to tho State library will bring you a book-list folder, "How Do Your Children Grow?" Although I think most emphatically that of first Importance are lots of loving, common sense, and earn est prayerful asking of the Heav enly Father to "show us" . . '. one can often find helpful Ideas in books, and, too, In talking with a teacher familiar with the age group our youngsters may be in. (If you live in town, ask the local librarian, of course; other wise, request from state library.) Was surprised; to learn -there Isn't a ' single member of the Oregon: Audubon society In Rose burg or vicinity. What? No bird lovers? .Leaflet - descrlblng-thelr work for a request-postal. The president, Mr, P. E. Lewis, of Tigard, closed his page In a rec ent issue, of Tha Warbler with this verse: . ; ' Age is a quality of mind. If you 'have left your dreams behind, . v If you no longer look ahead, If your ambition's fifes ' are dead: .r,v -a . 'v Then you are pld.tr But if from life you , take the i best - ..... .- And if In life1 you keep" the Jest, And love you hold; No matter how the years go by, No matter how the birthdays fly. ' ' You are not old. ; . (Author?) . forecasters for 1950 are wrong. But some of them have to be in error because thev mnlrnrilnt each other on major points. Or ai it-tisi seem 10. Most predictions hedge on un foreseen events such as strikes. They really throw forecasting out of gear. That index of industrial pro duction is a basic thermometer measuring the nation's economic health. Continued high production is considered pood A neralstnnt slump means depression. One thing that nearly all fore casters are agreed upon Is voiced by At W. Zelomek, president of the International Statistical bu reau. He savs: "let us almnlv say at the moment we can see no reason to fear an early major depression." Edenbower Scouts Taken On Jaunt To Points Of Interest In Northern Oregon Cities Eight scouts from Edenbower troop No. 133 won a trip to Port land Friday and Saturday,- as a reward for services rendered to the troop. Those making the trip were Don Harrison, Jimmy Hall, William Mehlhaff, Lloyd McComb, Harold Horton, Tommy Kimball, Don Ware', and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Tommy Paulson. In charge of the group were Assistant Scoutmaster Albert Stlngley and scoutmaster Clair Petit. The boys made their first stop at the Salem American Legion building, where they inspected the 40 and 8 boxcar sent to this country by France as an expres sion of gratitude for American contributions of food and cloth ing via the Friendship train. This was followed by a visit to the state capitol building, where the boys were shown through the House and Senate chambers, gov ernor's office, the press room where the car license slips are printed. They also climbed the capitol dome. During the tour the boys shook hands with Governor McKay and Secretary of State Ncwbry. Penitentiary Visited Next was a side trip to the penitentiary, where the warden greeted the boys and posed for a picture with them. A tour of the buildings took them to one of the cell blocks, four stories high, with catwalks in front of the steel-barred doors. The warden said that, as far as could .be ascertained from prison records, only three con victs had at one time been Boy Scouts, and a majority of the in mates had never attended Sun day school or church. The young est prisoner to be admitted, be fore the establishment of the boys' training school, was 10 years of age. The eldest was 96. There are approximately 1.3O0 convicts In the prison at tne pres ent time. Other Cities Visited Upon arrival In Portland, the scouts visited the Meier and Frank building, where they got a thrill from riding on the esca lator. Several of the boys had never been out of the state of Oregon, so they made a quick trip to Vancouver, Wash., next. A scenic drive up Terwllllger boulevard and a visit to the Oaks Amusement Dark brought the day to a close. The night was spent at a motel near Milwau- kle. Art Exhibits Viewed Saturday began with a stop at the Hirsch Museum of Art, where the boys saw exhibits by Yeffe Kimball, lithographs by Picasso, models of the Acropolis and Par thenon, the famous portrait uf Washington, at Yorktown by James Peale, and a collection of Indian1 relics. In another section was an ex hibit of Millicent Rogers jewelry In solid gold set wttli turquoije and moonstones, a collection of Chinese jade, a stone stele from the-Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D., a Roman and Greek display of the 6th and 7th century B.C. and panels1 from the tomb of Queen Hotshepsut. At the Washington park zoo the boys saw polar bears put on an exhibition of swimming and wrestling under water with a rub ber tire. The next stop was at the . bomber station, where the boys made a complete tour of a grounded bomber. The scouts stopped in Oregon City at the McLbughlin house, where they were Interested to find such articles as a musk ox rug, whale oil lamps, a mel dlon ol rosewood, a Kodiak bear mg from Alaska, a Chinese bowl 400 years old, and a 125-year-old velvet carpet from France. The trip was concluded with the long ride home late Saturday afternoon. The boys met with ut most courtesy and consideration everywhere they went, said their scoutmaster. Special privileges were granted them in some in stances. The Hirsch Museum of Art ad mitted them an hour before the usual opening time and provided a special guide to explain the exhibits At the capitol, Gover nor McKay requested that tho dome be opened for their Inspec tion, although It was not the regu lar visiting day. IT C 1 .ni fn. ,t..1U ... produce about two blllon barivls of crude oil and six trillion cubic feet of gas yearly. Toast masters Hear Talks On Various Subjects Roseburg toastmasters ' heard talks ranging froth "Most Em-bari-assing Moment" and "Christmas Season" to "Why an Accident" and "Ability of a Man I Know" at a meeting of the self-betterment group Tuesday night City Manager Matt Slankaid was praised by Forrest Losee lor civic improvements that include street lighting, street signs, :a swimming pool and Umpqua Park improvement. ,. . Jay Sorseth told of his embar rassment while hoisting engines aboard ship. The embarrassing moment came when, with hun dreds of men watching, Sorseth missed the craft and the cable dropped into the ocean.' He was "razzed" for his poor, atm .by his Navy compatriots. , . , " , . : Bob Harvie said accidents can be prevented. They, represent . a real loss to ,the community, he indicated, pointing out that "the nut behind the wheel causes more accidents than, any other nut In the automobile." . Jesus of Nazareth and his abil ity as an orator was Ross New comb's theme Newcomb stated Jesus was commanding, power ful, interesting, simple and not a dramatist. "He spoke to the people in then language," Newcomb said, add ing the first Christian was force ful, persuasive and diplomatic. Table topics chairman Dr. B. Gilpin selected for one minute discussions the subject VWhat in your opinion nas been the most important development in the life of 90-year-old Mrs. Barker?" Guests Introduced included Dr. Dallen Jones, -Dr. W. G. Rowe, Morris Corderman, F.. Gaffney and Jim Embree. Bill Llndsell was evaluator. Critics included H. Matisoff, Mil ton Hard and Robert Allen. De Molay Chapter Plans To Attend Grants Pass Meet A special meeting of the ehnD- ter of De: Molay was held at the Masonic Temple Mondav. No vember 28, at 7:30 p.m. Arrange ments were made to accept an invitation, from the Grants Pass chapter, extended by William Butler, district deputy councillor, Hugh Gillinwater. dad advisor. and Roger Hannum, state senior councillor, to attend an initia tion and conferring of. DeMolay degree, 'fdllowed by & banquet and dance on Saturday.- Dec. 17. This Invitation; had been extend ed personally by these men at the Nov. 10 meeting. - i - Arrangements have been, made to take the members, candidates, advisors .and -friends to Grants Pass, In cars-provided by mem bers. They -will leave .' Roseburg Saturday morning and arrive at Grants Pass in time for lunch. Initiations and conferring of the DeMolay degree will take place in the afternoon, conductrd hv Grants Pass and visiting chap- ier teams, mis win oe lollowed by a banquet and dance, to whicn the girl friends of the visiting members and candidates are in vited as guests of Jobs Daugh ters. Visiting members and girl friends wishing to remain over night at Grants Pass are Invited to do so. The names of those who wish to -remain must be present ed at the next chapter meeting Prospective candidates mav still be voted upon for accept ance at the next regular meeting. Thursday,. Dee. 10; reservations for transportation will be made at this meeting. Also, election of officers for the ensuing quartrr will be held. In the Day's Hews (Continued from Page One) say, when the price of these crops drops to a certain point, ' the government steps In and BUYS ENOUGH of them ' in the open market to hold the price up. That would take care of the staple crops. " Then, under The Brannan plan, the government would determine a FAIR price for perishables (fruits, vegetables, eggs, butter, milk, etc) and after that would let the price of perishables seek Its natural level In' the market and PAY THE PRODUCER THE DIFFERENCE IN CASH. a a It Is the subsidy business that upsets the Grange. It says in Its resolution of condemnation: "The subsidy method is at best a temporary device which will only serve to postpone the time when a sound solution must be reached. . . . "Subsidies are in reality for the benefit of the consumer, but the STIGMA OF DRAWING MONEY OUT OF THE TREASURY .at taches to the farmer. Moreover, subsidies operate to increase the proportions of our colossal na tional debt and are In themselves inflationary." i - THE Brannan plan (which Is the part of the Truman welfare state that is designed to take care of the farmer) dominated the whole Sacramento session of the Grange, at which delegates from 37 states were present. It was supported by Joseph W. Flchter, master of the Ohio State grange, who was also national chaplain, It was opposed by Albert S. Goss, who was concluding his fourth term as national master. After adopting the resolution of condemnation, the delegates pro ceeded to re-elect Goss for a fifth term and then, to make sure that nobody could misunderstand the temper of the organization on the all-important subject of subsidies, it THREW FICHTER OUT as national chaplain and elected a new man. aaa THIS Is my definition 6f the wel fare state: ' Under it, everybody will take In everybody else's washing AND SEND THE BILL TO UNCLE SAM. ' " - , In the, long run, under such a system, nobody will be any bet ter off. ' Evidently the National Grange shares that opinion. 1 a THIS, however, Is the real point: The National Grange has the intelligence to recognize that such a scheme will ultimately wreck our country and our way of life and although the Brannan plan would TEMPORARILY ease, the farmer pain the Grange has the courage'- to speak out decisively against It. Straight thinking Isn't dead In America. GirJ Scout Advisor Conducts Training Mrs. Marjory S. Kifer, com munity advisor to Girl Scout councils and troops in Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska, conducted a leadership training class at the First Christian church Nov. 21 22, for adult Girl Scout members in Douglas county. Those attending Included: Mrs. Junlta Atterburv. Mrs. Meredith Pond,. Mrs. Betty Cor- rcii, mrs. ttiuarea werrington, Mrs. Eunice Haslam, Mrs. Mar garet Porter, and Mrs. Alta Os terhaut, all of Sutherlin; Mrs. W. E. Ott, Jr., Roseburg; Mrs. H. V. Haney, Mrs. Daisy Powell, Mrs. Elsie Myllenbeck. Mrs. Leona Maddux, Mrs. France Lelghton, and Mrs. Mae Shirt cliff, all of Myrtle Creek; and Mrs. Jean smith, Fair Oaks. The course covered troop com mittee woikJn the Girl Scout program, the Brownie scout pro gram, Intermedidate scout pro gram, and ceremonies,- badges, and equipment used by the Girl Scouts.- ARTHUR BOYER , Civil Engineering , - and Surveying - -Room 324 Paclfio Building ' Phone 1413-J ; Safe Deposit Boxes Thera is no substitut for Safe Peposit Box pro,,, tection. We Invite you to call ot our bank for details. "- DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE BANK Member Federal Deposit .. ' . . Insurance Corporation , ' Old fn'ewJ are Mm tusf tV?wcIs -Again nd again patrons ' who hav gon lsewhr for fu 'i nerail trvic return to this firm, whtr oW fashioned virtue of , honesty, sincerity and Kindneii irt "'' " ! tha fortmost considerations. , ' v" ' LOOK FOR THIS SIGN WHEN YOU PAINTING PAINT1NO aME DECOCAT1NG 1 ICONTEJCIOCS AMtKICA THINK OF DECORATING Written contracts and specifications. All estimates and bids free. You art protected when you deal with' , 'K members of the v... ' Painting and Decorating Contractors' of America ; 1. Personal injury or property damage fully covered by Insurance. ,- ,' ' ''r' i'i 2. 3. 4. Monthly payments if desired. Following is d complete list of Painting; Contractors who are members of the Roseburg Chapter Harry Hill . .. Carl Cornell "" Leo Kimball ' , P. H. Paint Co. ' John B. Preston' Spencer & McFadden Kenyon Bros. Tyler Shultz Douglas Paint and Hardware : Don E. Morgan , 1 ' Harold Bk Hall , PHONE 100 . between 615 and 7 ' p. m., if you have net received ' your News Review. Ask for Harold Mob'sy. FROM THE NEWS OF 37 YEARS AGO In I . - J. ' ' -1 ...... "iirt o fce ... Ceo, Tilly ufr a 1. In Roseburg Review, July 4, 1912. Who remembers the old Palace theater? Dees anyone re call Billy Rose's appearance here July 1912? We'd like to know. , At any rate we know there's a treat in store for kids on Saturday . . . it's our anniversary . . . and wo want every kid in town to come to our office for a colorful gas-filled balloon and striped candy cane More details in tomor row's paper. It Pays to Insure in Sure Insurance! Phone 1277-R M l. 411 Tipton TIPTON ' PERMIN INSURANCE 214 W. Cass (Next door to Post Office) 'M iaaaaj J Cart Permln