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4 The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Thuri., Dec 8, 1949 Published D ally Exoept Sunday ly th : 1 Newi-Revie Company, Inc. (SUM uotni ratnr Ms; 1. Ibt pn,t offlo fieslbarf, Orfoa. aadar set ! SUrob t. 1111 J5MARL6 V. STANTON EDWIN L. KNAPP Editor A Manager Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Assooiatlon, the Audit Bureau of Circulations Stnr.il.Ucl bj WIST-HOLLIDAt CO., INU. officii In Naw fork, Cblo, S.b rr.pel... L. Anc.l.i, Stattlt, PorlUad. SI. L.ali. DBSUHIKI'ION ATM In Ur..n Bj Mll rr Ten Is.ss. ) montlu H.. thrx nlki UM. Bj Cllf C.rrl.r P.r re.r HO.nj (In .dT.oc.l, r..r. p.r moats 11.06 Oot.lo. Or.i.n Bt Hll For ' " . month. If.ls. Ihr.. naontho 13.70 LET'S DEMONSTRATE By CHARLES V. STANTON Residents of West Roseburg held several elections before thejr finally approved annexation. But at Monday's forum luncheon program, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, a committee from the West Roseburg Improvement associa tion was present to cite reasons why the area should be annexed, now that they have approved union with the mu nicipality. There still is the bare chance they might not be voted in, because they must be accepted by the City of Roseburg at an election to be held Dec. 13. Mayor Al Flegel expressed fear that too few Roseburg voters would go to the four polling places on election day. While Roseburg has previously voted almost unanimously to accept suburban areas, there, nevertheless, has been a small opposition vote. The mayor pointed out that a small opposition minority might defeat the annexation proposal Unless enough Roseburg residents take the trouble to vote, , We believe the mayor's warning to be timely. Too often we are inclined to think a favorable decision is a foregone conclusion. We permit others to do our voting for us, and. as a result, too few people get to the polls to represent the majority opinion. , . i West Roseburg is entitled to a "hospitality" vote from every resident of the city. We SHOULD show our welcome by the largest vote ever recorded ; not that we are expecting it. We know full well, however, that any opposition votes represent a very small fraction of the total population, and that city residents still are virtually unanimous in favor of accepting suburban districts desiring union. The question js, how many of the favorably inclined will go to the polls and express themselves? How many will "let George do it?" j , The West Roseburg committee indicated an exceptionally good understanding of municipal problems, as well as the many issues their community faces in its development pro cess. From the report on preparations to meet the problems of incorporation, it is evident that planning in the West Roseburg area is' ih competent hands. ! We believe the committee will face a much larger task however, than even its members now anticipate. It js our expectation that West Roseburg, following completion of annexation procedure, will enter upon a period of growth and development far beyond present calculation, i We base this belief upon the present crowded condition of the city proper, where comparatively few desirable loca tions remain available for'new home construction, j As we consider the annexation problem, we can ask why it is that people build homes inside boundaries of a munici pality when cheaper land and better sites are available just outside. The answer, we believe, is obvious-police and fire protection, street lighting, sidewalks, sewers; etc. - These municipal services are to be provided in West Roseburg in the near future. That area is developing some fine resi dential districts. Many fine building sites remain. In fact, the entire area is ideally situated for home construction. School expansion is in that direction. It is close-in, yet suffi ciently remote from noise of industrial activity, highways, railroads, etc., to provide quiet residential conditions. As the Roseburg community continues to grow, West Roseburg will be called upon to accommodate the greater proportion of that growth. .' With the expansion will come many problems and it is good to see that the community has anticipated this fact and placed its planning in the hands of able and interested men.: ! West Roseburg, we expect and hope will bring some new and energetic blood into our community life, stimulat ing us to greater civic endeavor. We rather anticipate that West Roseburg residents, once they get into the swing of municipal partnership, will be demanding action on some of our major development needs and in their new-found en thusiasm will cause us to forge ahead at a more rapid pace than at present. ! Wo only hope that Roseburg residents will heed the appeal of the prospective new members of our family, nrH ijet out to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 13, in sufficient numlo.s to express a real and hospitable welcome. , Read Anything in It, Gentlemen? tin LETTERS to the Editor Editorial On Building , Plant Meets Appreciation ROSEBURG I was particular ly Interested In vour recent ecu torlal about the availability oX building Diana through the ex tension service. In our office we have a lmee farmhouse plan service book with plans of 37 houses Dlus storage unit plans, home freezer plans, kitchen plans, and others. All these are available through the State col lege at a nominal cost. These plans have been care fully selected by housing special ists ana are bdovb me average in being functional and well ar ranged for convenient living. Many of them are add-on type of houses with the additional rooms planned before the house Is built This prevents a lot of the poorly arranged houses result ing from having to add additional space with no basic plan In mind. Thank you for your coopera tion. We hope that this material will result in improved 1 ome plans - a number of Douglas county families. CORINNE McTAGGART County Extension Agent Home Kcono.iilcs Roseburg, Ore. PjPjJ By Viahnett S. Martin jfjr-' The letter is signed "Father Wegner." With it are seals on each of which is a picture of a boy carrying a younger child on his back. Brightly smiling the boy is saying: "He ain't heavy, Father . . . he's m' brother." Truly a heart-tugging picture. On the back of the letter are 14 pictures of boys doing all sorts of things from cutting each other's hair to sawing up meat. The pictures were taken at Boys Town, Nebraska. There, over six thousand boys have been taught a practical trade, learned to gov ern themselves by electing their own officials, found outlet for all the activities and urges of boy hood in sports, hobbles, and use ful work that gives them a sense of accomplishment. There arc accommodations for 1,000 boys now. The boys, to quote from this most Interesting letter, I'are from every race and religious creed, and from every state and section of the country. Some are orphans; others unwanted the victims ot broken homes; and there are some, because they were left to their own resources; took the wrong road. Here at Boys Town they found their first real home, good food and sympathetic care . . . When they left they had a job to go to, and they became useful citizens, a credit to them selves, to Boys Town, and to the Nation." . Five dollars a week will feed and clothe a boy at Boys Town, the letter continues. "We receive no support from any church, state or federal government . . ." "Boys Town, Nebraska," is the postoffice address, too. Such projects - institution seems a less happy word . are doing a wonderful work In the world! Perhaps some Oregonlans are ex-Oklahomans, or at, least remember, as I do, the wonderful Charles Page home In Sand Springs for widows and their children 1 where Individual cot tages do so much to give a real home? I think that idea was one of the finest things "oil" brought into the state. Work done for children goes on and on . . . doesn't It? Administration Of Hospital Analyzed By Alvin C. Knauss Quieting Of Title Demanded In Suit George W. and Gladvs Putnam have tiled suit in circuit court to quiet title on property des cribed as the north one-half of the southwest one-quarter and the southwest one-quarter of the southwest one-quarter and the northwest one-quarter of the southeast one-quarter, all in sec tion 20, township 24 south, range one, west of the Willamette meri dian. The suit asked that Harry Jen kins and other defendants set forth any rights or claims to the above property, adverse to the plaintiffs; that the plaintiffs have a decree confirming and estatn lishlng their title to the property as against any of the defendants. B. J. Bartley and A. H. Bart ley, have filed suit asking judg ment for $1,000, together with in feros tand costs, alleged due on a note signed by Joseph Francis and Harriett Ross and Martha and E. R. Wilson, defendants. Frat Secretary Denies Affiliation Of Delegate MEMPHIS, Tenn. f.T) The executive secretary of PI Kappa Alpha said that Alexander Good man of Baltimore is not a mem ber of his fraternity. Robert C. Lynn, the secretary. said he wanted to make this clear because a resolution offered bv Goodman at the recent national Interf raternlty conference in Washington was not an expres sion of the opinion or policy of the PI Kappa Alpha fraternity. The Associated Press In a dis patch Nov. 2ti listed Goodman as a member of PI Kappa Alpha. He is a member of Phi Alpha. Good man proposed a sharp resolution calling for the "repeal and aholl tlon" of any fraternity constitu tional provision or by-law which "discriminates against any col lege student because of his reli gion, race, color or creed." ! "China Challenge" Film Dated At Sunday Service "China Challenge," a dramatic documentary film of China's hopes and heartaches in the face of today's crisis, will be shown at the Presbyterian church Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The public is Invited. The Salvation Army, St. Paul's Lutheran church and the Pres byterian church will unite for this service. Rev. Willis Erlckson will ren der a vocal solo. The Salvation Army youth band will play, and Bob Nason, who presents the film, will sing a vocal solo. The film in natural color, with narration by Bob Pierce, offers a glimpse into the searing cruci ble of China's suffering; a view of her war-torn refugees, her starving millions, the lepers, the blind children, and the unbear able labor of her overburdened masses. The production was photo graphed by Pierce, who traveled 30,000 miles through China to bring this factual story. In the Day's News (Continued from Page One) people are facing a water short age that has teeth that can AND Will bite. . The bite, the story adds, Is about due. The city's water com missioner says that UNLESS CONSUMPTION IS DRASTIC ALLY CUT (either voluntarily or by RATIONING) water pressure In the mains will be dangerously down by January 1 which is only about three weeks off. The reason pressure In the mains will be down is that there isn't water enough in the reser voirs. For years the people of New York have been warned that they are using too much water. That if they go on using too much wa ter there won't be enough left to go around. But heck! Everytime anybody in New York turned the tap WATER CAME OUT. Wasn't that proof that all this talk about an impending shortage was just ca lamity croaking by a lot of old fossils who hadn't kept up with the world and so don't know that we are living In a new era when everything that anybody wants can be provided by the mere wav ing of a wand at the psychological moment? Of course It was: Doesn't the water continue to run out when you turn the tap? Alvin C. Knauss, manager of the Douglas Community Hospital, Inc., in giving a short analysis of the hospital organization, in vogue in the United States and Canada, stated: "The departments of the hos ganizatlon is the governing board, whose duty it is to see that the hospital renders adequate serv ice to the sick and injured at as low a cost as is consistent with efficiency. "The governing body delegates the actual authority of adminis tration to Its chief executive of ficer, who in the management of the institution is responsible to it and to it alone. Such an officer may be variously designated as superintendent, director, adminis trator or otherwise. "The department of the hos pital, including both in and out patient services, group themselves into two main divisions: those having to do with the professional care of patients, and those con cerned with the business manage ment. "The first division includes 1. the medico-administrative group, comprising medical social service, admission and discharge and medical records; 2. the medical : services, including the attending' and resident staffs and the ad- i junct diagnostic and therapeutic departments; 3. the nursing serv-! Ice, and 4. the dietary service. j "The second division, the bust-1 ness section, includes the organi- i ration for accounting, purchase and supply, mechanical, mainten-1 ance, housekeeping and laundry. ' "Collateral to the main organi zation and responsible to the gov-, erning body for the professional j care of the patients is the "or ganised medical staff, working in 1 coordination and collaboration : with the administrator. The medi cal staff has no authority over . the administrative officer, nor '. should it have access to the gov-: erning body except through him." i LACKS LIGHT, FINED Joseph Arnold Nufer, 36. Win ston, charged with operating a motor vehicle without a stop ! light was fined $10 in Deer Creek 1 Justice court, according to Judge A. J. Geddes. . I IT's the old story of the boy who cried wolf. He kept crying WOLF and the wolf didn't come. So, in time, the people just laughed raucously when they heard him yelling his warnings and said: "Heh! heh! heh! That's Just that sap kid blowing off again. THERE AINT NO. WOLF" But there was a wolf. It came in the course of time and ate everybody up. (KNOW the stock moral to the fable. It is this: "Pay no attention to those who go around bellowing warnings of Turkey Show Banquet f Set For Friday Night "The 18th annual Turkey show banquet and ball will be held at Kennedy's Dutch Mill Friday night, Dec. 9. A big evening of entertainment is planned to follow the banquet which begins at 7:30. Lou Franco and his "Zoo" will be there for an evening of "ClOWnlnc" Mlisir fnl- llannlnn w(!J be provided hy .Inek Foster and his orchestra. . . A "surprise" show will be spread thru out the dancing in Dick Firman will give away cash pi lies in a. novel way. . The banquet, dancing, show and all festivitips are nivn in ihn public. Lower Court Upheld In Baum Vs. Denn Decree The supreme court of Oregon has upheld the lower courts de cree in the case of Claude A. and Hattie L. Baum, respon dents, against Henry and Nora Denn, and others, defendants-appellants and Federal Land bank of Spokane, defendants. The state Supreme court ask ed that the appellants pay all damages, costs and disburse ments awarded against them up on appeal. it was lurther ordered bv the Supreme court that the case be remanded to the lower court from which the appeal was taken. ... Impending calamity with every other breath. They're PHONIES!" Well, there's a lot of truth in that. Those who cry warnings of something that Isn't going to happen are just as reprehensible as those who tell us not to worry our little heads about what is go ing on that papa knows what he is doing and it will all come out hunky-dory in the end. We've had plenty of that kind. One school of politicians tells us that if we put our chips on the other school of politicians we'll come up skinned and bleeding. We've seen that happen over the long years. Still The fact remains that New York's water is finally running short. The time can come when the government will run short of money. PHONE 100 between 6.15 and 7 p. m., if you have not received your News Review. i Ask for Harold Mobley 3 "J j)J (Steal) HAVE YOUR flO'Oli.LAMf mowing! FuUy.J trass break and lish finish, thpSshaie-10'' i id. CHECKED ond save a life ... . . maybe yours! HANSEN MOTOR CO. Oak A Stephens Phons 440 Wh'" o Choose B - ' heavy bafe. refl-ect?f bowlj Now You Can Buy Your BERKSHIRE NYLONS At Goettel's . rs V It's like a. mirage! The in credible sheerness of Berk shire's 15 denier nylons, featured in Color Harmon ics. And even more incred- j ible ... the way they wear . and wear because they're knitted with an exclusive lock-stitch, run resistant ..Ts,) loop that not only makes them last longer but look i u.W sheerer than any other 15 denier nylons you have ever seen. GOETTEL'S 249 N. Jackson Phone 132 J Stephens and Cass- Sts. Phone 97 its i